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2002–03 Sporting De Gijón Season
The 2002–03 Sporting de Gijón season was the fifth consecutive season of the club in Segunda División after its last relegation from La Liga. Overview On 7 October 2002, Pepe Acebal was sacked as manager, after earning only two points in the first five games. Antonio Maceda replaced him and, despite not winning any game until the round 11, he managed the team until the end of the season. On 7 March 2003, due to the incidents during the match against Numancia at El Molinón, the Spanish Committee of Sporting Discipline agreed the closure of the stadium for one game. This match, played against Almería, on 7 June 2003 at Antonio Amilivia stadium in León. Diario de León; 30 May 2003 was the first one of Real Sporting played as home team out of El Molinón. ...
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Sporting De Gijón
Real Sporting de Gijón, S.A.D. (), commonly known as Real Sporting, Sporting Gijón, or simply Sporting (although in an international context this can lead to confusion with Sporting Clube de Portugal) is a Spanish football club from Gijón, Principality of Asturias. Founded on 1 July 1905, it plays in La Liga Santander. Known as ''Los Rojiblancos'' because of their red and white striped jerseys, their home ground is El Molinón stadium, the oldest professional football ground in Spain, in use since at least 1908. Traditionally their red and white shirts are accompanied by blue shorts with the socks recently also being blue. Its Asturian name is ''Real Sporting de Xixón''. The most important milestones of the club were in the 1970s and 1980s, when it finished as runner-up of the 1978–79 La Liga and played two finals of the Copa del Rey in 1981 and 1982. Real Sporting is also one of only nine Spanish teams that have never played below the second division. Its local rival ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chus Bravo
Jesús Manuel 'Chus' Bravo Suárez (born 3 May 1979 in Gijón, Asturias) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a central defender In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s .... References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bravo, Chus 1979 births Living people Footballers from Gijón Spanish men's footballers Men's association football defenders Segunda División players Segunda División B players Sporting de Gijón B players UP Langreo footballers Sporting de Gijón players Mérida UD footballers Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa players Caudal Deportivo footballers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
