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1994 FIFA World Cup Squads
Below are the squads for the 1994 FIFA World Cup final tournament in the United States. Greece, Italy, Saudi Arabia and Spain were the only countries who had all their players selected from domestic clubs, while the Republic of Ireland and Nigeria had no players from domestic clubs. Saudi Arabia were the only team with no players from European clubs. The players' age, caps and clubs are as of June 16, 1994 (the tournament started on June 17). Group A Colombia Head coach: Francisco Maturana Romania Head coach: Anghel Iordănescu Switzerland Head coach: Roy Hodgson United States Head coach: Bora Milutinović Note: many of the squad were contracted full-time to US Soccer for the 1993–94 season, as the squad played frequent friendlies in preparation for hosting the tournament. Group B Brazil Head coach: Carlos Alberto Parreira Note: Raí capta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 FIFA World Cup
The 1994 FIFA World Cup was the 15th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national soccer teams. It was hosted by the United States and took place from June 17 to July 17, 1994, at nine venues across the country. The United States was chosen as the host by FIFA on July 4, 1988. Despite soccer's relative lack of popularity in the host nation, the tournament was the most financially successful in World Cup history. It broke tournament records with overall attendance of 3,587,538 and an average of 68,991 per game, marks that stood unsurpassed as of 2022 despite the expansion of the competition from 24 to 32 teams starting with the 1998 World Cup. Brazil were crowned the winners after defeating Italy 3–2 in a penalty shoot-out at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California near Los Angeles, after the game had ended 0–0 after extra time. It was the first World Cup final to be decided on penalties. The victory made Brazil the first nation to win four World Cup titles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adolfo Valencia
Adolfo José Valencia Mosquera (born 6 February 1968) is a Colombian retired footballer who played as a striker. Nicknamed ''El tren'' (train) due to his powerful physique, he played in seven countries – having one-year spells in Germany and Spain's top flight – and represented Colombia at two World Cups. Club career Born in Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca, Valencia started playing with Independiente Santa Fe, where his stellar performances earned him a transfer to Germany's FC Bayern Munich. In his sole season (although he still played the first game of 1994–95), he was instrumental in helping the Bavarians clinch the Bundesliga title, and finished as the team's top scorer alongside Mehmet Scholl, with 11 goals. Valencia also played one season in Spain, with Atlético Madrid, where he was involved in a serious incident with irascible club president Jesús Gil, while vastly underperforming overall: after a La Liga match at CD Logroñés, the latter said that "The black ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras
Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras (), commonly known as Palmeiras, is a Brazilian professional football club based in the city of São Paulo, in the district of Perdizes. Palmeiras is one of the most popular clubs in South America, with around 18 million supporters and more than 80,000 affiliated fans. Despite being primarily a football club, Palmeiras competes in a number of different sports. The football team plays in the Campeonato Paulista, the state of São Paulo's premier state league, as well as in the Brasileirão Série A, the top tier of the Brazilian football league system. Palmeiras was founded by Italian immigrants in 1914, as "Palestra Itália" (). However, the club changed its name on 14 September 1942, as a result of Brazil joining the Allies in the Second World War against Italy ("Itália" in Portuguese) and the Axis powers. Since then, Palmeiras has won 15 top-tier national competitions, including a record 11 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, 4 Copas do Brasil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freddy Rincón
Freddy Eusebio Rincón Valencia (; 14 August 1966 – 13 April 2022) was a Colombian professional footballer who played 84 games for the Colombia national team between 1990 and 2001. A versatile midfielder, he was capable of playing on the left, in the centre or as an attacking midfielder. At club level he played for Independiente Santa Fé, América de Cali (Colombia), Napoli (Italy), Real Madrid (Spain), Palmeiras, Santos, and Corinthians (Brazil). Club career Rincón began his professional career at Independiente Santa Fé in 1986, winning the Copa Colombia in 1989 with the capital club, as well as gaining national acclaim for his performances. With América de Cali he won the Colombian Championship in 1990 and 1992. It was his performances at the 1994 World Cup that prompted Parma to sign the Colombian midfielder. However the three foreigner rule meant he was loaned out to Napoli, and was eventually sold onto Real Madrid for the 1995-96 season. Rincón spent the lat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Club Deportivo Los Millonarios
Millonarios Fútbol Club is a professional Colombian football team based in Bogotá, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at the El Campín stadium. Millonarios was initially created in 1937 by students from the Colegio Mayor de San Bartolomé. After the team initially was unsure about which name it would want to use: Unión and Juventud were originally favoured, it got under the influence of the city administration of Bogotá and operated as ''Club Municipal de Deportes''. Millonarios was formally founded on June 18, 1946, thanks to the efforts of Alfonso Senior Quevedo, who became the first chairman. Considered to be one of the strongest clubs from Colombia, it is one of the most consistent clubs in the country. Millonarios has won 15 league titles, 3 Copa Colombia and a Superliga Colombiana, making it the second most successful team in Colombia. They have also been crowned continental champions by winning the Copa Simón Bolívar in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Óscar Cortés (footballer)
Óscar Cortés may refer to: * Óscar Cortés (footballer, born 1968), Colombian football defender * Óscar Cortés (footballer, born 2003), Colombian football midfielder for Lens {{hndis, Cortes, Oscar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mauricio Serna
Mauricio Alberto "Chicho" Serna Valencia (born 22 January 1968) is a Colombian former professional footballer who played 51 games for the Colombia national team between 1993 and 2001 ''Chicho'' Serna played for a number of clubs, including Deportivo Pereira, Atlético Nacional, Boca Juniors (Argentina), Puebla F.C. (Mexico), Chacarita Juniors (Argentina) and Talleres Córdoba (Argentina). He was often cheered by Boca's fans with "''Chicho, Chicho, Chicho. Huevo, Huevo, Huevo''", referring to his compelling style of play. Career Serna was born in Medellín. At Boca, he played 96 league games, scoring two goals. He played a total of 123 games for the club in all competitions. Serna played for the Colombia national team and was a participant at the 1994 FIFA World Cup and at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. After retirement In February 2021, Serna was hired in a role at Boca Juniors, as a link between the Soccer Council and the coaches of the clubs youth department. On 17 Augu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Víctor Aristizábal
Víctor Hugo Aristizábal Posada (born 9 December 1971) is a Colombian retired professional footballer who played as a striker. He scored 15 goals in 66 games for the Colombia national team between 1993 and 2003. Club career Aristizábal was born in Medellín, Antioquia. He started his career in Atlético Nacional, and played there from 1990 to 1996 only interrupted by a short spell with Valencia CF in 1994. Winning the Colombian league twice with Nacional, he eventually moved to play in Brazil. He played for São Paulo and Santos before spending two seasons at Nacional and Deportivo Cali. In 2002, he once again moved to Brazil, and played for EC Vitória, Cruzeiro and Coritiba. Aristizábal is the all-time top foreign goalscorer in the Brazilian league. He is also the all-time Colombian goalscorer with 348 goals, of which about 200 goals were scored with Atlético Nacional, club which he is also the top goalscorer. He is the only player that has won six championship with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Carlos Perea
Luis Carlos "Coroncoro" Perea (born 29 December 1963) is a Colombian former professional footballer who played as a central defender. Club career Perea was born in Turbo. During his career he played mainly with Independiente Medellín, where he would debut in 1983, and Atlético Nacional, but also had brief spells with Atlético Junior and Deportes Tolima. Abroad, Perea represented Toros Neza in Mexico, and he won the 1989 Copa Libertadores with Nacional. He moved to the United States in 1999, intending to sign with the Miami Fusion or Tampa Bay Mutiny; he did not join either club and retired from playing, but began working as a player development coach at the Miami Strike Force. International career Over seven years, Perea played 78 games and scored two goals for the Colombia national team. This included six appearances at the 1990 and the 1994 FIFA World Cups combined. Perea participated in four Copa América finals, and netted his first international goal in the 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonel Álvarez (footballer, Born 1965)
Leonel de Jesús Álvarez Zuleta (born 29 July 1965) is a Colombian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He played 101 times for the Colombia national team between 1985 and 1997, making him the third most capped player in Colombian international football. He also served as head coach of the Colombia national team in 2011. Álvarez is the only coach to have been champion twice with Independiente Medellín. He is the current manager of Peruvian club Cienciano. Club career Álvarez was born in Remedios, Colombia. He began his career with Independiente Medellín in 1983. In 1989, he was part of the Atlético Nacional team that won the Copa Libertadores in 1989. He won a Colombian league title with América de Cali in 1990 and another in 1995. He has also played for Veracruz of Mexico and Real Valladolid of Spain. Álvarez signed with Major League Soccer before the league's inaugural 1996 season, and was allocated to the Dallas Burn. In his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Once Caldas
Once Caldas S.A., simply known as Once Caldas, is a professional Colombian football team based in Manizales, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at the Palogrande stadium. They were the surprise winners of the Copa Libertadores in 2004. The club was founded in 1961 after the merger of Deportes Caldas and Deportivo Manizales (also known as Once Deportivo). History In 1950, Deportes Caldas won the Campeonato Profesional, as the Colombian professional football league was named at the time. Once Caldas was founded in 1959 after the fusion of Once Deportivo and Deportes Caldas. Once Deportivo was founded in 1930 while Deportes Caldas was founded at the end of the 1940s. However, both teams, for various reasons, went defunct. Carlos Gómez Escobar was in favor of reviving Deportes Caldas, but Eduardo Gómez Arrubla's idea was to bring back Once Deportivo. Thanks to the mediation of Dr. Hermán Bueno Ramirez, the three co-founders arrived ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Néstor Ortiz
Nestor Ortiz Mena (born September 20, 1968) is a former Colombian football player who played defense. He played much of his career for Once Caldas. He was a member of the Colombia national football team that participated in the 1994 FIFA World Cup The 1994 FIFA World Cup was the 15th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national soccer teams. It was hosted by the United States and took place from June 17 to July 17, 1994, at nine venues across the country. The United States .... References * 1968 births Living people Men's association football defenders Colombian men's footballers Colombia men's international footballers 1994 FIFA World Cup players Once Caldas footballers Deportes Tolima footballers Millonarios F.C. players Deportivo Pasto footballers Independiente Santa Fe footballers Carabobo F.C. players Deportivo Anzoátegui players Categoría Primera A players Colombian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Ve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
