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1978 FIFA World Cup Qualification (CONCACAF)
The 1977 CONCACAF Championship, the seventh edition of the CONCACAF Championship, was held in Mexico from 8 to 23 October. Mexico, as the host nation, easily secured a third title and a place in Argentina '78 since the tournament also served as qualification to the World Cup. The North, Central American and Caribbean zone was allocated 1 place (out of 16) in the final tournament. Qualification Venues Final round ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Mexico qualified for the 1978 FIFA World Cup. Goalscorers ;6 goals * Víctor Rangel ;4 goals * Hugo Sánchez ;3 goals * Buzz Parsons * Elmer Rosas ;2 goals * Mike Bakić * Luis Ramírez Zapata * Norberto Huezo * Felix McDonald * Mario René Alfaro * José Emilio Mitrovich * Sergio Rivera * Leintz Domingue * Alfred Jiménez * Javier Cárdenas * Javier Guzmán * Raul Isiordia * Edwin Schal * Remie Olmberg ;1 goal * Bob Lenarduzzi * Brian Budd * Mágico ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Víctor Rangel (Mexican Footballer)
Víctor Rangel Ayala (born 11 March 1957) is a Mexican former Association football, footballer, currently manager of Atlético Mexiquense of the Mexican Primera Division A. Career Born in Mexico City, Rangel played club football for Club Deportivo Guadalajara, Club León, Atlético Potosino and Ángeles de Puebla. He won a gold medal in football at the 1975 Pan American Games. He scored 3 goals at the 1976 Summer Olympics, 1976 Olympic Games and he scored 1 goal for the Mexico national football team in the 1978 FIFA World Cup. He played as a Forward (association football), forward. After he retired from playing, Rangel became a football manager. He led Club Tijuana until December 2007. He was appointed manager of Ascenso MX, Primera "A" club Atlético Mexiquense in June 2008. Notes References External links * * * 1957 births Living people Mexican footballers Mexico international footballers Mexican football managers Association football forwards Olympic footbal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Budd
Brian "Budgie" Budd (April 8, 1952 – June 11, 2008) was a Canadian professional soccer player best known for winning the '' World Superstars'' competition three years in a row from 1978 to 1980. He was also a soccer sportscaster. Early years Born in Toronto and raised in Delta, British Columbia to an Atlantic Canadian couple, Brian was the second of four children and only son. Budd was an all-around athlete in his youth. He was a competitive swimmer and was training to be a figure skater until he quit at age 14. He did not focus on soccer until he was 19 years old. College and professional career Budd won a CIAU championship medal as a member of the UBC Thunderbirds in 1974. Budd played seven seasons in the North American Soccer League. He began his career with the Vancouver Whitecaps in 1974 in the team's inaugural season and remained with the squad until 1978, when he was acquired by the Colorado Caribou in that team's only season. After languishing on the bench and pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norberto Huezo
José Norberto Huezo Montoya (born 6 June 1956) is a retired football player from El Salvador who represented his country at the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain. Club career Huezo started his career at UES and played for ANTEL before joining Atlético Marte in 1976. He then played in Mexico, but returned to Marte only to try his luck abroad again when he moved to Spanish side Palencia. He also played for Cartagena FC but returned to Marte again in 1985. He left after a year for Costa Rican outfit Herediano with whom he won a league title and then for Guatemalan side Jalapa. He finished his career at FAS. International career Nicknamed ''Pajarito'' (little bird), Huezo participated in the 1975 Pan American Games hosted in Mexico. El Salvador competed in a group with Brazil, Nicaragua Nicaragua (; ), officially the Republic of Nicaragua (), is the largest country in Central America, bordered by Honduras to the north, the Caribbean to the east, Costa Rica to the south, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Javier Cárdenas (footballer)
Javier Cárdenas Martínez (8 December 1952 – 25 June 2022) was a Mexican football midfielder who played for Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ... in the 1978 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Deportivo Toluca. References External links [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federación Costarricense De Fútbol
The Costa Rican Football Federation ( es, Federación Costarricense de Fútbol, FCRF), also known as FEDEFUTBOL or FEDEFUT, is the official association football governing body in Costa Rica and is in charge of the Costa Rica national football team and the Costa Rica women's national football team. History On June 13, 1921, the Liga Nacional de Fútbol was created by Liga Deportiva Alajuelense, Club Sport Cartaginés, Club Sport Herediano, Club Sport La Libertad, Sociedad Gimnástica Española de San José, Club Sport La Unión de Tres Ríos and Sociedad Gimnástica Limonense to direct and organize football in Costa Rica. In 1931, the league was centralized and renamed Federación Deportiva de Costa Rica, then Federación Nacional de Fútbol and then in the 1970s to Federación Costarricense de Fútbol (FEDEFUTBOL). Association staff See also * Costa Rica national football team * Costa Rica women's national football team * Costa Rica national under-23 football team * Costa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Paulino Siles
Luis Paulino Siles Calderón (born December 13, 1941 in San José) is a Costa Rican lawyer, civil engineer and former association football referee. He is known for officiating two matches (Brazil vs Scotland and Poland vs Belgium) in the 1982 FIFA World Cup. He also officiated at the 1980 and 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the sec .... The Apertura tournament of the 2017–18 Liga FPD season was dedicated to him. References External linksProfile 1941 births Sportspeople from San José, Costa Rica Costa Rican football referees FIFA World Cup referees Living people 1982 FIFA World Cup referees Olympic football referees {{CostaRica-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Remie Olmberg
Remie Jacques Olmberg (born August 28, 1950) is a retired Surinamese footballer who played as a defender for SV Robinhood in the Hoofdklasse, and the Suriname national team. He was the team captain for SV Robinhood for a decade during one of the club's most successful periods, having won three national titles and finishing as runners-up in the CONCACAF Champions Cup on three occasions as well. He also won the Surinamese Footballer of the Year award twice. Career Early career Olmberg began to play football at age eight under the tutelage of Jules Coblijn (SV Robinhood) and Saften (SV Voorwaarts). He played for the Froweinschool in the Mulo competition, before moving to the George Streepy Stadion playing in the youth ranks of S.V. Robinhood. In 1966 he was selected to play for the Suriname national youth team to compete in the Kingdom Games leaving an impression on then Dutch national team head coach George Kessler. SV Robinhood In 1969 Olmberg made his debut for the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Bakic
Mike may refer to: Animals * Mike (cat), cat and guardian of the British Museum * Mike the Headless Chicken, chicken that lived for 18 months after his head had been cut off * Mike (chimpanzee), a chimpanzee featured in several books and documentaries Arts * Mike (miniseries), a 2022 Hulu limited series based on the life of American boxer Mike Tyson * Mike (2022 film), a Malayalam film produced by John Abraham * ''Mike'' (album), an album by Mike Mohede * ''Mike'' (1926 film), an American film * MIKE (musician), American rapper, songwriter and record * ''Mike'' (novel), a 1909 novel by P. G. Wodehouse * "Mike" (song), by Elvana Gjata and Ledri Vula featuring John Shahu * Mike (''Twin Peaks''), a character from ''Twin Peaks'' * "Mike", a song by Xiu Xiu from their 2004 album '' Fabulous Muscles'' Businesses * Mike (cellular network), a defunct Canadian cellular network * Mike and Ike, a candies brand Military * MIKE Force, a unit in the Vietnam War * Ivy Mike, the fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buzz Parsons
Les "Buzz" Parsons (born 16 December 1950) is a Canadian former soccer player who played at both professional and international levels as a midfielder. During his career in North America with the Vancouver Whitecaps, Parsons was affectionately known as "White Shoes", owing to the white boots he wore. After retiring as a player, Parsons later became a professional soccer coach. Career Club career Parsons played youth football in England with Huddersfield Town and Ipswich Town, but he never made a senior league appearance for either team. Parsons returned to Canada to play with the Vancouver Spartans and Vancouver Eintracht, winning the Challenge Cup with Eintracht in 1971. He also played with Vancouver Italia ( Columbus FC) in 1972–1974. He spent one year (1975) studying and playing at Simon Fraser University, netting 21 goals. Parsons later played in the North American Soccer League for the Vancouver Whitecaps between 1976 and 1982, scoring 17 goals in 106 appearances. Parson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asociación Uruguaya De Fútbol
The Uruguayan Football Association ( es, Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol — ) is the governing body of football in Uruguay. It was founded in 1900, as The Uruguayan Association Football League, and affiliated to FIFA in 1923. It is a founding member of CONMEBOL and is in charge of the national men's team and the national women's team, as well as the Uruguayan football league system. Presidents Chronological list of A.U.F. presidents Association staff Tournaments organized * Primera División * Segunda División * Campeonato Uruguayo Femenino Men's football The AUF organizes the national football tournament, two professional divisions (First Division and Second Division), and the third category (Amateur Second Division), involving amateur teams from Montevideo metropolitan area. Amateur clubs from the rest of the country are organized by the Interior Football Organization (OFI), federation affiliated to the AUF, but independently. Women's football In Women's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramón Barreto
Ramón Ivanoes Barreto Ruiz (14 September 1939 – 4 April 2015) was a Uruguayan professional association football Referee (association football), referee. He is the only referee in the history of the FIFA World Cup to have been appointed to two consecutive Final matches: in 1974 in Munich, and in 1978 in Buenos Aires. Barreto was first selected as a World Cup Finals referee in Germany. There he was given charge of the highly publicised fixture between East Germany and West Germany in Hamburg. Besides the two World Cups, Barreto is notable in England as the man who sent off Trevor Cherry in the game between England and Argentina at the Estadio Alberto J. Armando, Bombonera during England's tour of South America in 1977. He was also an official at the 1975 Copa América and at the Football at the 1976 Summer Olympics, 1976 Olympics. Barreto was selected for his second World Cup in 1978 in Argentina. It was there that he was appointed match referee for the repeat of the 1974 Fina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arsène Auguste
Arsène Auguste (3 February 1951 – 20 March 1993) was a Haitian international footballer who represented Haiti in the 1974 FIFA World Cup. He played professional club football with Racing Club Haïtien in Haiti and New Jersey Brewers, Tampa Bay Rowdies and Fort Lauderdale Strikers in the United States. Auguste scored the game-winning goal in the 66th minute of a 2–0 victory for Tampa Bay in the Soccer Bowl '75. In 1978 and 1980 he was part of the losing side in the Soccer Bowl finals, once each with Tampa Bay and Fort Lauderdale. On both occasions his side fell to the New York Cosmos, by scores of 1–3 and 0–3, respectively. In 1986, he again signed with the Rowdies, then playing in the American Indoor Soccer Association. Auguste played in 15 World Cup qualifying matches for Haiti from 1973 to 1981, the last of these being a 1–1 draw with Mexico in the 1981 CONCACAF Championship in Tegucigalpa. He died of a heart attack on 20 March 1993 while mowing his yard in Miami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
