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2007 Copa América Squads
Below are the rosters of the teams that participated in the 2007 Copa América. Unlike the World Cup and European Championship, squads were 22-man, with many opting to take only two goalkeepers. Group A Bolivia Head coach: Erwin Sánchez Peru Head coach: Julio César Uribe Uruguay Head coach: Óscar Tabárez Venezuela Head coach: Richard Páez Group B Brazil Head coach: Dunga Chile Head coach: Nelson Acosta Ecuador Head coach: Luis Fernando Suárez * * ''Replaced Luis Caicedo on 15 June 2007 due to injury.'' Mexico Head coach: Hugo Sánchez * * ''Replaced Jared Borgetti on 26 June 2007 due to injury.'' Group C Argentina Head coach: Alfio Basile * ''Replaced Oscar Ustari on 18 June 2007 due to injury.'' Colombia Head coach: Jorge Luis Pinto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Copa América
The 2007 Campeonato Sudamericano Copa América, known simply as the 2007 Copa América or 2007 Copa América Venezuela, was the 42nd edition of the Copa América, the South-American championship for international association football teams. The competition was organized by CONMEBOL, South America's football governing body, and was held between 26 June and 15 July in Venezuela, which hosted the tournament for the first time. The competition was won by Brazil (they were also the defending champions), who beat Argentina 3–0 in the final. Mexico took third place by beating Uruguay 3–1 in the third-place match. Brazil thus won the right to represent CONMEBOL at the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup. Competing nations As with previous tournaments, all ten members of CONMEBOL participated in the competition. In order to bring the number of competing teams to twelve, CONMEBOL invited Mexico and the United States, the two highest ranking CONCACAF teams in the FIFA World Rankings. Just a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aris Thessaloniki F
Aris or ARIS may refer to: People * Aris (surname) Given name * Aris Alexandrou, Greek writer * Aris Brimanis, ice hockey player * Aris Christofellis, Greek male soprano * Aris Gavelas, Greek sprinter * Aris Howard, Former President of the Jamaican Athletics Administration Association * Aris Konstantinidis, Greek architect * Aris Maliagros, Greek actor * Aris Poulianos (born 1924), Greek anthropologist and archaeologist * Aris Spiliotopoulos (born 1966), Greek politician * Aris Tatarounis (born 1989), Greek basketball player * Aris Velouchiotis (1905–1945), Greek guerrilla fighter in the 1940s * Aris Xevghenis (born 1981), Greek footballer Fictional characters * Aris Kristatos, in the James Bond film ''For Your Eyes Only'' Places * A settlement in the Windhoek Rural constituency of Namibia * Arış, Azerbaijan * Aris, Bern, a village in the municipality of Reichenbach im Kandertal in the Swiss canton of Bern * Aris, Messenia, a municipality in Greece, next to a river by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Strongest
Club The Strongest is a Bolivian professional football club based in La Paz, that currently plays in the Bolivian Primera División. Founded in 1908, their team colours are yellow and black. Although they have a home ground, Estadio Rafael Mendoza, (capacity: 15,000), they play most of their games at the Estadio Hernando Siles, Bolivia's national ground (capacity: 42,000). The club is the oldest active football club in Bolivia and the only team to have played continuously in the country's top division for longer than a century. The club was well represented in the Bolivian squad at the 1994 FIFA World Cup, the last such tournament in which the national team participated, by Marcelo Torrico, Gustavo Quinteros, Óscar Sánchez and José Melgar. History Early Years The Strongest was founded on 8 April 1908 by a group of 12 students and were originally known as "The Strong Football Club", before later becoming "The Strongest Football Club", or ''El Club Mas Fuerte'' in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miguel Ángel Hoyos
Miguel Ángel Hoyos Guzmán (born March 11, 1981, in Santa Cruz de la Sierra) in a Bolivian former football defender who last played for Nacional Potosí. Club career Hoyos began his career with hometown club Oriente Petrolero where he played as a starter between 2002 and 2006. The following year he went to The Strongest on a loan. In 2008, he returned to Oriente to play for another season. Subsequently, Hoyos awoke the interest of popular club Bolívar and he agreed to join the team for the 2009 season, on 21 September 2009 he was suspended after testing positive for dexamethasone in an anti-doping test. He signed for Israeli side Hapoel Tel Aviv on 22 January 2010,De ridder and Hoyos sign for Hapoel but on 26 January 2010 just 4 days after he signed for club the team decided to release him. On ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Club Real Potosí
Club Real Potosí is a Bolivian football club based in Potosí. Founded on 1 April 1988, in 2022 it will play in the Potosí Football Association Championship, after being relegated from the Bolivian Primera División in 2021, holding home games at Estadio Víctor Agustín Ugarte, with a 32,000-seat capacity. History Real Potosí was founded on 1 April 1988, as Fútbol Academy of Real Potosì. They subsequently merged with ''Banco Minero of Bolivia (Bamin)'', which was founded on 20 October 1941. The club played their first continental competition, the Copa Libertadores, in 2002. They were drawn with Peñarol of Uruguay, El Nacional of Ecuador, and San Lorenzo de Almagro of Argentina. Even though they came in last place, they beat San Lorenzo 1-0 and thrashed Peñarol 6-1. The reason for the strange one-sided result was most likely due to the high elevation of the stadium (4,000 metres), since the team had lost the away leg 4-0. In 2007 Real Potosi became champion of the ''A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edemir Rodríguez
Edemir Rodríguez Mercado (born October 21, 1984 in Santa Cruz de la Sierra) is a Bolivian football defender who plays for Club Always Ready. Career In June 2012, Rodriguez joined FC Baku in the Azerbaijan Premier League. Rodríguez has been capped for the Bolivia national team 4 times. Career statistics Club International ''Statistics accurate as of match played 10 November 2016'' Honours ;Club Bolívar *Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano: 2011 File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrate ... References External links * * 1984 births Afro-Bolivian people Living people Footballers from Santa Cruz de la Sierra Bolivian footballers Bolivian expatriate footballers FC Baku players Club San José players Club Bolívar players Club Real Potosí players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oriente Petrolero
Club Deportivo Oriente Petrolero () is a Bolivian football club based in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia. They play at the 38,000-capacity Estadio Tahuichi Aguilera. Oriente have been Bolivian champions five times, Copa Aerosur winners two times. They have also been successful in South America, by being the second Bolivian team to make the quarter-finals in Copa Libertadores. The club had their first major success in 1971, when they won the league championship. Oriente Petrolero won several cup competitions during the 1980s, but after that did not win another major title until 1989. The past decade has been the most successful period in Oriente's history, capped by winning La Liga titles in 2001, and 2010. They have a longstanding rivalry with fellow Santa Cruz team Blooming. History While still in the Association of Santa Cruz, an amateur club was formed on the basis of a neighborhood team called 'Oriente', composed solely of employees of the YPFB oil company. On 5 Novembe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergio Galarza
Sergio Daniel Galarza Solíz (born August 25, 1975, in La Paz) is a Bolivian former footballer, who played as a goalkeeper. He last played for Sport Boys Warnes. Club career His former clubs include Real Santa Cruz, Blooming, Bolivar, Wilstermann, Oriente Petrolero and Guabirá. He played professionally from 1997 to 2014. International career Galarza also capped for the Bolivia national team 29 times from 2000 to 2013. He was the starting goalkeeper for Bolivia in the first two games during Copa América 2007. He represented his country in 11 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and was a non-playing squad member at the 1999 Confederations Cup. Personal life He is the oldest son of football manager and former goalkeeper from the 1970s, 1980s and early 1990s, Luis Galarza, who was the starting goalkeeper for Bolivia national football team during Copa America 1989 Copa or COPA may refer to: COPA COPA may refer to: * Computer Operator Programming Assistant. trade of ITI ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Club Aurora
Club Aurora is a football club from Cochabamba, Bolivia, that plays in the División de Fútbol Profesional, the top tier of Bolivian football. The club was founded May 27, 1935, and plays its home games at the Estadio Félix Capriles. Achievements National honours * First Division – Professional Era: 2 ::1963, 2008-C ::Runners-up (4): 1960, 1961, 1964, 2004-A * Copa Simón Bolívar: 2 ::2002, 2016–17 ::Runners-up (1): (2000) *Copa Aerosur: ::Runners-up (2): 2004, 2011 Performance in CONMEBOL competitions *Copa Libertadores: 2 appearances ::1964 – First Round ::2009 – First Round *Copa Sudamericana: 4 appearances ::2004 – Preliminary Round ::2011 – Round of 16 ::2012 – Second Round ::2015 – First Round Current squad Managers * Mario Ortega * Julio César Baldivieso (July 1, 2008 – July 24, 2009), (April 2, 2011 – Nov 2, 2011) * Jorge Habegger (Jan 5, 2012 – Feb 13, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diego Cabrera
Diego Aroldo Cabrera Flores (born August 13, 1982, in Santa Cruz de la Sierra) is a Bolivian football striker. He currently plays for Always Ready. Club career He played at club level for Oriente Petrolero, Blooming, Bolívar, The Strongest, Aurora, Universitario de Sucre and Guabirá in Bolivia, as well as Cerro Porteño from Paraguay. He also spent a couple of years in the Colombian Professional League with Cúcuta Deportivo, Independiente Medellín, Deportivo Pasto, Deportes Tolima and Itagüí. In 2007 Cabrera was elected as the "Football Player of the Year" by the Bolivian sports media, thanks to the impressive displays he had while playing for Cúcuta Deportivo. In 2009, he was loaned to Independiente Medellín. During the first semester Cabrera had great performances in both, the domestic tournament and Copa Libertadores. However, due to some differences with his coach, he decided to leave the club. In early 2012 Cabrera joined Bogota's Independiente Santa Fe. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Club Blooming
Club Social, Cultural y Deportivo de Blooming, commonly known as Blooming, is a Bolivian professional football club from Santa Cruz de la Sierra that currently plays in the Bolivian Primera División. Founded in 1946, its home colours are sky blue, white and navy. They play at the Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera (38,000 seats). Its main rival is Oriente Petrolero, also from Santa Cruz. When they face each other in the local derby also known as "clásico cruceño", it is considered one of the most important matches in Bolivian football due to the fanaticism and passion of its fans, as well as, the intensity of the match itself. History 1946 to 1970s On 1 May 1946, a group of young men led by Humberto Vaca Pereyra Montaño, agreed to establish a new football club after the rupture of a previous team they had put together called "Blue Sky". In their quest to find a name, they looked for inspiration in the city of Santa Cruz's flourishing youth; therefore, they decided to name the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joselito Vaca
José "Joselito" Vaca Velasco (born August 12, 1982 in Santa Cruz de la Sierra) is a Bolivian footballer. He currently plays as an attacking midfielder for Blooming in the Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano (Bolivian Professional League). Club career Vaca joined Oriente Petrolero in 1999 at the age of 17, and played 33 games for the team his first year. In 2000, he was named the Best Player in the Bolivian League, as he helped lead Petrolero to a second-place finish in the league and concomitant Copa Libertadores berth. Following the 2000 season, Vaca signed with Major League Soccer, and was selected fifth overall by the Dallas Burn in the 2001 MLS SuperDraft. His second season was Vaca's best, as he played right midfield for the Burn, and was named to the All-Star team. Vaca played a significant number of minutes in 2003. A trade to the MetroStars for a conditional draft pick in the 2003 offseason did little to change Vaca's performance. In four years in MLS, his n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
