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2006–07 In Argentine Football
2006–07 season of Argentine football was the 116th season of competitive football in Argentina. Torneo Apertura (''"Opening"'' Tournament) "Championship" playoff Boca Juniors and Estudiantes de La Plata ended up tied in points at the end of the 19 weeks of regular season. Tournament rules establish that, unlike any other position on the table, if two or more teams are equal in points at the end of play, goal difference does not count and a playoff game is required. Estudiantes won that match and was crowned as champion. Top scorers Relegation :There is no relegation after the Apertura. For the relegation results of this tournament see 2006–2007 in Argentine football#Relegation 2, below. Torneo Clausura (''"Closing"'' Tournament) By matchday 8th, seven coaches were already fired by their respective teams Top scorers Relegation "Promoción" playoff Teams and schedules will be decided based on average after the end of the ''Closing'' tournament. Club Atl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boca Juniors
Club Atlético Boca Juniors () is an Argentine sports club headquartered in La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its professional football team which, since its promotion in 1913, has always played in the Argentine Primera División. The team has won 73 official titles, the most by any Argentine club. National titles won by Boca Juniors include 35 Primera División championships,Campeones de la Primera División on AFA website and 16 domestic cups. Boca Juniors also owns an honorary title awarded by the |
Colón De Santa Fe
Colón may refer to: Places ;Argentina * Colón, Entre RÃos * Colón Department, Córdoba * Colón Department, Entre RÃos * Colón, Buenos Aires ;Colombia * Colón, Nariño * Colón, Putumayo * Colón Department (Colombia) ;Costa Rica * Ciudad Colón ;Cuba * Colón, Cuba ;El Salvador * Colón, La Libertad ;Honduras * Colón Department (Honduras) ;Mexico * Colón, Querétaro ;Panama * Colón, Panama * Colón Province ;Puerto Rico * Plaza Colón, in Mayagüez ;Spain * Plaza de Colón (Madrid) * Colón (Metrovalencia), station in Valencia ;Uruguay * Colón Centro y Noroeste, barrio of Montevideo * Colón Sudeste, barrio of Montevideo * Colón, Uruguay, village in Lavalleja Department ;Venezuela * Colón, Venezuela * Colón Municipality, Zulia in Zulia State Football teams * Club Atlético Colón, from Santa Fe, Argentina * Colón Fútbol Club, a Uruguayan club Other uses * Colón (surname) * Colón (currency) ** Costa Rican colón, currency of Costa Rica ** Salva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gonzalo HiguaÃn
Gonzalo Gerardo HiguaÃn (; born 10 December 1987) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a striker. Nicknamed ''El Pipita'' or ''Pipa'', HiguaÃn was a prolific striker, known for his eye for goal, strong physique, and offensive movements. HiguaÃn started his career with Argentine club River Plate, before a transfer to Real Madrid in January 2007 for €12 million. His time in Spain saw him win several domestic honours, including three La Liga titles, and score 107 goals in 190 league appearances. He joined Italian side Napoli for €40 million in July 2013, where he won the Coppa Italia during his first season. In the 2015–16 season, he scored 36 league goals, winning the ''Capocannoniere'' title and equalling Gino Rossetti's 87-year-old record for goals in an Italian top-flight season. As a result of his goal scoring exploits in Naples, Italian champions Juventus signed him for €90 million in 2016, becoming one of the highest football transfers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santiago Silva (footballer, Born 1980)
Santiago MartÃn Silva Olivera (born 9 December 1980) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Aldosivi. His nickname is ''El Tanque (The Tank)''. Career Silva started his career in Uruguay playing for Central Español, River Plate Montevideo and Defensor Sporting. He then had his first spell outside the country playing with Brazilian side SC Corinthians. However, after half a year he returned to Uruguay to play for Nacional (where he won the 2002 Uruguayan Primera División), and a second period with River Plate. Subsequently, Silva had two European spells with German Energie Cottbus and Portuguese S.C. Beira-Mar. In 2005, he had his first spell in Argentina playing half a season for Newell's Old Boys. After half a year back in Uruguay with his first team, Central Español, Silva returned to Argentina to play for Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata in 2006. Three years after his period at Gimnasia, the Uruguayan forward admitted to the press that the team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claudio Fernando Graf
Claudio Fernando Graf (born 31 January 1976) is an Argentine football coach and former player who played as a forward. Career Born in a family of Volga German origin, in the city of BahÃa Blanca, Graf has played for a number of clubs in Argentina including Liniers de BahÃa Blanca, Banfield, Racing Club, Quilmes, Independiente, Colón de Santa Fe, Chacarita Juniors, and Litex Lovech in Bulgaria. During the Apertura 2004 he scored a goal with his butt for Chacarita Juniors against Club Atlético Independiente. Chacarita Juniors won 3-0 that day. With Lanús he scored a hat-trick against Rosario Central. After that game the club's fans started calling him ''San Graf'' (in English: "St. Graf"). In late 2009, he joined Ecuadorian club LDU Quito. He was part of the squad that won the 2009 Copa Sudamericana. In January 2010, he joined Chilean champion Colo Colo, where he played the 2010 Copa Libertadores. He played with San MartÃn de San Juan until released in July 2012. Manage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Montenegro
Daniel Gastón Montenegro Casella (born 28 March 1979) is an Argentine former footballer who played mainly as an attacking midfielder. He spent most of his professional career with Huracán and Independiente, having several spells with both clubs over 21 years. He appeared three times for Argentina, in the 2000s. Club career Born in Buenos Aires, Montenegro began his professional career at Club Atlético Huracán in 1997. He subsequently signed for Club Atlético Independiente, going on to represent the club on three different spells and teaming up with sibling Ariel in the first. In the 1999 January transfer window, Montenegro moved to France with Olympique de Marseille, being loaned several times by the Ligue 1 side for the duration of his contract, mostly to teams in Spain (Real Zaragoza – where he contributed four matches to their conquest of the Copa del Rey – and CA Osasuna, both in La Liga). He then played in quick succession for Independiente and Club Atlético Ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federico HiguaÃn
Federico Fernando HiguaÃn (; born 25 October 1984) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a forward and attacking midfielder. He is currently the head coach for MLS Next Pro club Inter Miami II. He played 157 games and scored 35 goals in the Argentine Primera División for River Plate, Nueva Chicago, Independiente, Godoy Cruz and Colón between 2003 and 2012. He also had brief spells in Turkey with BeÅŸiktaÅŸ J.K. and Mexico with Club América in 2007–08. In 2012, he signed for Columbus Crew SC for a club-record US$650,000, and won the MLS Newcomer of the Year Award in his first season. He made nearly 200 appearances and scored over 50 goals for the club, helping them to the Eastern Conference title in 2015. Early life HiguaÃn was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the son of the Argentine former footballer Jorge HiguaÃn. HiguaÃn has three brothers, Nicolas, Lautaro and Gonzalo, also a footballer. Club career Early career HiguaÃn signed with R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariano Pavone
Hugo Mariano Pavone (born 27 May 1982) is an Argentine former professional footballer who last played for Quilmes Atlético Club as a striker. Club career Estudiantes Born in Tres Sargentos, Buenos Aires Province, Pavone left his childhood club Boca Juniors at the age of 14, and went on to feature for Estudiantes de La Plata in the Argentine Primera División during seven years (11 comprising youth). His first notable achievement there was scoring 16 goals in the 2005 edition of the ''Clausura'', being crowned the competition's top scorer; furthermore, he was the joint top scorer of the 2006 Copa Libertadores with five goals. Pavone was selected by sports newspaper Olé as the best player in the 2006 ''Apertura'' tournament, where he helped Estudiantes win the championship playing 17 games and scoring 11 goals. These included his team's first and last goals of the tournament, against Quilmes Atlético Club and his "alma mater" Boca Juniors respectively; he also excelled at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MartÃn Palermo
MartÃn Palermo (; born 7 November 1973) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a striker. He is the current manager of Platense. Palermo played for Boca Juniors and the Argentina national team. A prolific goalscorer, he is Boca Juniors' all-time top scorer with 236 goals, and is placed 7th among all-time Primera División top scorers with 227 goals in 408 matches. Palermo also played in Argentina for Estudiantes de La Plata and in Spain for Villarreal, Real Betis, and Alavés. During his playing career, he was nicknamed ''Loco'' (, en, crazy) and ''Titán'' (, en, titan). In a 2008 poll, Boca Juniors fans chose him as the greatest idol in the club's history In 2012, Carlos Salvador Bilardo recommended him to direct Estudiantes de La Plata "He can direct it, he is a man from the club. Whenever I recommended someone for Estudiantes, with Sabella and Simeone they came out champions" Club career Born in La Plata, Palermo began his career at Estud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Óscar Cardozo
Óscar René Cardozo MarÃn (; born 20 May 1983) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Club Libertad and the Paraguay national team. Known for his powerful left-foot shot and free-kick skills, he first gained attention whilst playing for Newell's Old Boys, which led to a move to Benfica in 2007. He scored nearly 200 official goals for the Portuguese club and won eight major titles, including the 2010 national championship, where he also was the top scorer, and the domestic treble in the 2013–14 season. He then spent two years with Trabzonspor in Turkey before joining Olympiacos. Nicknamed "Tacuara" (from "Takuára" – ''Big cane'' in Guarani), Cardozo gained more than 50 caps for Paraguay, representing the nation at the 2007 Copa América, 2010 FIFA World Cup and 2019 Copa América. In 2006 and 2009, he was named Paraguayan Footballer of the Year. Early life Cardozo is the son of Rosa MarÃa, who claimed that "Óscar has been a very good ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mauro Zárate
Mauro MatÃas Zárate (; born 13 March 1987) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward Argentine Primera División club Club Atlético Platense Zárate started his career with Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield, Vélez Sarsfield in his native country, playing three years for the team and winning the Argentine Primera División, Primera División title in the 2004–05 Argentine Primera División#Torneo Clausura, 2005 Clausura tournament. He later signed for Qatari side Al Sadd SC, Al-Sadd in 2007, where he played only six months before transferring on loan to Birmingham City F.C., Birmingham City in England. However, after Birmingham's Promotion and relegation, relegation, Zárate was loaned out again, this time to S.S. Lazio, Lazio in Italy, where he won the Coppa Italia. His move to Lazio was then made permanent for a fee of around €20 million, with a €60 million buy-out clause. After a loan at Inter Milan and a brief return to Vélez Sarsfield, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodrigo Palacio
Rodrigo Sebastián Palacio Alcalde (; born 5 February 1982) is a Argentine basketball player and former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is the son of José Ramón Palacio, a historic player of Club Olimpo during the 1980s. Palacio holds a Spanish passport, allowing him to be counted as an EU player. At international level, Palacio has represented the Argentina national team at two FIFA World Cups and a Copa América, winning runner-up medals at the 2014 World Cup and the 2007 Copa América. Beyond his qualities as a footballer, Palacio is also known for his rattail braid hairstyle. Club career Early career At age 12, he joined Bella Vista de BahÃa Blanca's youth academy, and made his first team debut aged 17 in 2002, in a Torneo Argentino B (fourth division) match. Palacio began his professional career as a 20 year old in 2002, when he signed for Huracán de Tres Arroyos of the Primera B Nacional (second division). He made his debut on 25 August 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
