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1999 South American U-20 Championship
The 1999 South American Youth Championship (Sudamericana sub-20) is a football competition contested by all ten U-20 national football teams of CONMEBOL. The tournament was held in Argentina between January 5 and January 25, 1999, the 23rd time the competition had been held and the 2nd to take place in the country. Argentina finished undefeated, winning their 3rd trophy. Format The teams are separated in two groups of five, and each team plays four matches in a pure round-robin stage. The three top competitors advance to a single final group of six, wherein each team plays five matches. The top four teams in the final group qualify to the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship. Squads For a list of all the squads in the final tournament, see 1999 South American Youth Championship squads. The following teams entered the tournament: * (host) * * * * * * * * * First group stage Group A Results ---- ---- ---- ---- Group B Results ---- ---- ---- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luciano Galletti
Luciano Martín Galletti (; born 9 April 1980) is an Argentine retired footballer who played as a right winger. In a professional career that lasted 14 years he played mostly in Spain, with Zaragoza and Atlético Madrid, but also represented Olympiacos, winning five major titles with the latter club. He was also retired from 2010 to 2013, before returning to active with OFI Crete. An Argentina international in the 2000s, Galletti appeared with the national team at the 2005 Confederations Cup. Club career Early years and Italy Born in La Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Galletti's career began with Estudiantes de La Plata, where his father Rubén Horacio played as a right-wing forward during the 1970s. He scored once in 24 games in his second season in the Primera División. In January 1999, Galletti joined Parma A.C. in Italy, but failed to break into the first team, moving in the following transfer window to another club in the country, Serie B's S.S.C. Napoli – loaned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Arango
Juan Fernando Arango Sáenz (born 16 May 1980) is a Venezuelan former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He spent the better part of his professional career in La Liga with Mallorca, appearing in 196 official games, and also played several years with Borussia Mönchengladbach for which he signed at the age of 29. Arango was Venezuela's record holder in international caps and goals for several years, scoring 22 times in 129 matches between 1999 and 2015. He represented the nation in six Copa América tournaments. Club career Early years and Mallorca Arango's parents hailed from Colombia, having immigrated to Venezuela before he was born, in the city of Maracay. He started playing as a professional at the age of sixteen with Nueva Cádiz FC, which ascended to the Venezuelan Primera División the following season under the name Zulia FC. The following year, Arango joined Caracas FC but, after six months playing with the team he was bought by Mexico's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Pizarro
David Marcelo Pizarro Cortés (born 11 September 1979) is a Chilean former professional footballer who last played as a midfielder for Chilean Primera División club Universidad de Chile. He is usually deployed as a central midfielder, although he can also operate in a holding role in front of the back-line, in a more attacking position in the hole behind the strikers, or even as a deep-lying playmaker. An intelligent and technically gifted player, who possesses significant physical strength in spite of his diminutive stature, and an ability to dictate play in midfield, Pizarro is known in particular for his vision, range of passing, dribbling skills, and ability from set pieces. Pizarro began his career in Chile with Santiago Wanderers, and later also played for Universidad de Chile in his home country; he later had spells with several Italian clubs, and also briefly played on loan with English side Manchester City in 2012, before returning to Chile in 2015. During his stay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolás Córdova
Nicolas Andrés Córdova San Cristóbal (, born 9 February 1979) is a Chilean football manager and former Association football, footballer. He is the manager of Al-Rayyan SC, Al-Rayyan. Playing career Córdova began his career in Colo-Colo of Chile in the top flight. He played from 1997 until 2001 playing 54 matches and scoring three goals. In the 2004–05 season, he played A.S. Livorno Calcio, Livorno. In September 2008, he was signed for U.S. Grosseto F.C., Grosseto. At international level, he represented Chile U20 in the 1999 South American U-20 Championship, 1999 South American Championship, and to the Chile national football team, Chile senior team five times. He also won the L'Alcúdia International Football Tournament, L'Alcúdia Tournament in 1998, alongside players such as Claudio Maldonado and Luis Mena (Chilean footballer), Luis Mena. International goals Coaching career Córdova began his professional managerial career with the Chile national under-20 football te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brazilian Football Confederation
The Brazilian Football Confederation ( pt, Confederação Brasileira de Futebol; CBF) is the governing body of football in Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area .... It was founded on Monday, 8 June 1914, as , and renamed Confederação Brasileira de Desportos in 1916. The football confederation, as known today, separated from other sports associations on 24 September 1979. Between 1914 and 1979 it was the governing body, or at least the international reference, for other olympic sports, such as tennis (until the Brazilian Tennis Confederation, CBT was founded in 1955), Sport of athletics, athletics (until the Brazilian Athletics Confederation, CBAt was founded in 1977), handball (until 1979), Swimming (sport), swimming and waterpolo. It currently has the most win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Eugênio Simon
Carlos Eugênio Simon (born 3 September 1965) is a Brazilian ex-FIFA football referee. He is also a journalist and he works for Fox Sports Brasil since 2012. Simon has been an international referee since 1998 and his first international game was between Ecuador and Peru. He was a referee in the 2002 FIFA World Cup, 2006 FIFA World Cup, and 2010 FIFA World Cup. During the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Simon officiated at three matches. He was selected for the 2010 FIFA World Cup and was chosen to officiate the match between England and the United States on 12 June. Biography Carlos Simon was born on the small town of Braga, Rio Grande do Sul, on 3 September 1965. He is a first cousin of tennis player Marcos Daniel. He earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul. He completed his postgraduate education on sports science, specializing in soccer. Simon became a referee for the CBF in 1993, and for the FIFA in 1997. He participated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colombian Football Federation
The Colombian Football Federation (in es, Federación Colombiana de Fútbol) is the governing body of football in Colombia. It was founded in 1924 and has been affiliated to FIFA since 1936. It is a member of CONMEBOL and is in charge of the Colombia national football team. Presidents * 1936: Carlos Lafourie Roncallo * 1948: Bernardo Jaramillo García * 1951: Eduardo Carbonell Insignares * 1957: Efraín Borrero * 1957: Rafael Fernández * 1958: Efraín Borrero * 1961: Pedro Nery López * 1962: Luis Benedetti Gómez * 1964: Eduardo Carbonell Insignares * 1964: Alfonso Senior Quevedo * 1971: Eduardo Carbonell Insignares * 1975: Alfonso Senior Quevedo * 1982: León Londoño Tamayo * 1992: Juan José Bellini * 1995: Hernán Mejía Campuzano (interim) * 1996: Álvaro Fina Domínguez * 2002: Óscar Astudillo Palomino * 2006: Luis Bedoya Giraldo * 2015-present: Ramón Jesurún, Ramón Jesurún Franco References External links FCF Website [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felipe Russi
Felipe is the Spanish variant of the name Philip, which derives from the Greek adjective ''Philippos'' "friend of horses". Felipe is also widely used in Portuguese-speaking Brazil alongside Filipe, the form commonly used in Portugal. Noteworthy people with this name include: Politics * Felipe Calderón, former President of Mexico * Felipe I of Spain * Felipe II of Spain * Felipe III of Spain * Felipe IV of Spain * Felipe V of Spain * Felipe VI of Spain, King of Spain * Felipe de Marichalar y Borbón, nephew of the Spanish king * Felipe Herrera, Chilean economist * FELIPE may refer to the Popular Liberation Front in Spain Sports * Felipe Paulino (born 1983), Dominican-Venezuelan baseball pitcher * Felipe Alou (born 1935), Dominican baseball player and manager * Felipe Contepomi (born 1977), Argentine rugby union player * Felipe Drugovich (born 2000), Brazilian racing driver * Felipe Franco, Brazilian water polo player * Felipe Kitadai (born 1989), Brazilian Olympic medalist judo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leandro Sequera
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Leandro may refer to: * Leandro (given name), a male name, including a list of people with the name * ''Ero e Leandro'', a 1707 cantata by George Frideric Handel * San Leandro, California * San Leandro Creek See also *Leandra (other) Leandra is a genus of plant in the family Melastomataceae. Leandra may also refer to: * Leandra, Mpumalanga, a settlement in Gert Sibande District Municipality in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa The given name Leandra may refer to: * Lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
César Balbin
Cesar, César or Cèsar may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * ''César'' (film), a 1936 film directed by Marcel Pagnol * ''César'' (play), a play by Marcel Pagnolt * César Award, a French film award Places * Cesar, Portugal * Cesar River, a river within the Magdalena Basin of Colombia * Cesar River, Chile * Cesar Department, Colombia Other uses * César (grape), an ancient red wine grape from northern Burgundy * French ship ''César'' (1768), ship of the line, destroyed 1782 * Recife Center for Advanced Studies and Systems (C.E.S.A.R), in Brazil * Cesar, a brand of dog food manufactured by Mars, Incorporated People with the given name * César (footballer, born May 1979), César Vinicio Cervo de Luca, Brazilian football centre-back * César (footballer, born July 1979), Clederson César de Souza, Brazilian football winger * César Alierta (born 1945), Spanish businessman * César Augusto Soares dos Reis Ribela (born 1995), Brazilian footballer * César Azpilic ... [...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] |
Jorge Larrionda
Jorge Luis Larrionda Pietrafesa (born 9 March 1968) is a retired FIFA football referee from Uruguay who has officiated at international matches since 1998. He officiated at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, where he took charge of four matches, including a semifinal between Portugal and France. He is known as a strict referee who shows a high number of cards. Larrionda is also well known in South America, having participated in countless matches of continental competitions such as the Copa Libertadores and the Campeonato Uruguayo. He retired from refereeing in 2011. Career Prior to the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Larrionda officiated 34 games internationally in matches in the 2001 Copa America, 2002 World Cup qualifying matches for CONMEBOL and CONCACAF, the 2003 Confederations Cup, the 2004 Olympics, the 2004 Libertadores Cup, the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship and Under-17 World Championship, and 2006 World Cup CONMEBOL qualifying matches. Larrionda was selected as a referee for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
