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2013–14 Hannover 96 Season
The 2013–14 Hannover 96 season is the 118th season in the club's football history. In 2013–14 the club plays in the Bundesliga, the premier tier of German football. It is the club's eleventh season in this league, having been promoted from the 2. Bundesliga in 2002. Off-season Hannover made five new signings over the summer period—Salif Sané from Nancy, Edgar Prib from Greuther Fürth, Leonardo Bittencourt from Borussia Dortmund, and youngsters Konstantin Fuhry from Stuttgart under-19's and Florian Ballas from Nürnberg II. Hannover also lost Sérgio Pinto to Levante and both Mohammed Abdellaoue and Konstantin Rausch to Stuttgart. Additionally, Mario Eggimann left to join Union Berlin, Sofian Chahed left on a free transfer and Johan Djourou returned to Arsenal before signing on loan at rivals Hamburger SV. During the winter break, rumours arose regarding the situation of manager Mirko Slomka due to the team's recent poor form, and on 27 December, he was fired. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hannover 96
Hannoverscher Sportverein von 1896, commonly referred to as Hannover 96 (), Hannover, HSV or simply 96, is a German professional football club based in the city of Hanover, Lower Saxony. They played in the Bundesliga for a total of 30 years between 1964 and 2019 and currently play in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier in the German football league system, having been relegated from the Bundesliga, Germany's first tier, after finishing 17th in the 2018–19 season. Hannover 96 was founded in 1896. Hannover have won two German championships and one DFB-Pokal. Hannover's stadium is the HDI-Arena. Hannover 96 has a long-standing rivalry with Eintracht Braunschweig. History Foundation to WWII The club was founded on 12 April 1896 as Hannoverscher Fußball-Club 1896, upon the suggestion of Ferdinand-Wilhelm Fricke, founder of the Deutscher FV 1878 Hannover. Their initial enthusiasm was for athletics and rugby; football did not become their primary interest until 1899. Most of the m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Football League System
The German football league system, or league pyramid, refers to the hierarchically interconnected league system for Football in Germany, association football in Germany that in the 2016–17 Season (sports), season consisted of 2,235 Sports_league, leagues in up to 13 levels having 31,645 Sports club, teams, in which all Division (sport), divisions are bound together by the principle of promotion and relegation. The top three Professional sports, professional levels contain one division each. Below this, the semi-professional and Amateur sports, amateur levels have progressively more parallel divisions, which each cover progressively smaller geographic areas. Teams that finish at the top of their division at the end of each season can rise higher in the pyramid, while those that finish at the bottom find themselves sinking further down. Therefore, in theory, it is possible for even the lowest local amateur club to rise to the top of the system and become List of German football ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Eggimann
Mario Eggimann (born 24 January 1981) is a Swiss former footballer who played as a defender. He also earned caps for the Swiss national team. Club career Born in Brugg, Switzerland, Eggimann began his career with local side FC Küttigen before moving to bigger local rivals FC Aarau where he began his professional career making his professional debut in 1998. He played at Stadion Brugglifeld for FC Aarau until 2002 when he headed to Germany to play in the Bundesliga for Karlsruher SC. In the 2006–07 season Eggimann was made captain as Karlsruher SC were champions of the 2. Bundesliga. In March 2008, Eggimann exercised a clause in his contract by moving to Hannover 96 for €1.4 million. He signed a contract until June 2013. After the end of the 2014–15 season, Eggimann did not receive an extension of his expiring contract with Union Berlin, having only earned 17 caps caused by multiple injuries since his arrival in 2013. In October 2015, Eggimann announced his retirem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Konstantin Rausch
Konstantin Viktorovich Rausch (russian: Константин Викторович Рауш, german: Konstantin Rausch; born 15 March 1990) is a former professional footballer who played as a left-back. Born in Germany, he represented the country at various youth levels before switching allegiance to the Russia senior national team. Early life Rausch was born in Kozhevnikovo, Tomsk Oblast, Russian SFSR to ethnic German parents. His family emigrated to Germany from Russia in 1996. His first friend in Germany could not pronounce "Konstantin" and instead called him "Kocka", a nickname still used by his teammates and coaches. Rausch is dual citizen of Russia and Germany. Club career Early career Shortly after moving to Germany, Rausch started playing football at the local club, TuS Lachendorf. At the age of twelve he received an offer to join the youth team of Bundesliga side Hannover 96. He decided he was not mature enough for such a big club and instead joined another local si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammed Abdellaoue
Mohammed "Moa" Abdellaoue ( ar, محمد عبد اللاوي; born 23 October 1985) is a retired Norwegian footballer who played as a forward. He started his career with Skeid and Vålerenga before moving to Germany where he played for Hannover 96 and VfB Stuttgart. After returning to Vålerenga he ended his career due to knee problems. At international level, Abdellaoue represented the Norway national team. In 2020 he became an employee—a '' miljølærer''—at a school in Grorud Valley in Oslo. He was raised in the Sinsen neighborhood. His younger brother striker Mustafa Abdellaoue, known as "Mos", is also a professional footballer who plays as a striker. Club career Early career Abdellaoue was born in Oslo and played for Hasle-Løren and Skeid as a youth player. Before joining Skeid's first team squad in 2003 he had to have corrective surgery to his left foot due to the fact he was born with only four toes, something which was never a hindrance before top flight football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Levante UD
Levante Unión Deportiva, S.A.D. (, ca-valencia, Llevant Unió Esportiva ) is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football club in Valencia, in the Valencian Community, namesake autonomous community. Founded on 9 September 1909, Levante play in Segunda División, holding home games at Ciutat de València Stadium.http://files.laliga.es/pdfs_estadios/estadio-ciutat-de-valencia.pdf History Early years (1909–1935) Levante UD was formerly registered as Levante FC, Levante Football Club on 9 September 1909 (celebrating its 100th anniversary on 9 September 2009). Levante Union Deportiva (Football Club) has the eastern region of the Iberian Peninsula as its namesake. Levante is Spain's east coast, the coast where the sun always rises (rise in Spanish being levantar). Levante UD's name is likewise attributed to the Levant wind that comes from the east and reminiscent of the Levante beach in La Malvarrosa, where Levante Football Club (as Levante Union Deportiva was origina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sérgio Pinto (footballer, Born 1980)
Sérgio Ricardo da Silva Pinto (born 16 October 1980) is a Portuguese former professional association football, footballer who played as a winger (association football), right winger. Having spent more than one decade playing in Germany, mainly with FC Schalke 04, Schalke 04 and Hannover 96, he possessed German nationality law, dual nationality. He amassed Bundesliga totals of 212 matches and 21 goals, over ten seasons. Club career Early years and Schalke Born in Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto District, Pinto played four years with FC Porto's youth teams, moving to Germany at the age of 12 with his family and settling in the North Rhine-Westphalia town of Haltern am See. He then continued his football grooming at TuS Haltern. In 1999, Pinto made his Bundesliga debut with FC Schalke 04 after playing four years at the club as a youth, appearing twice for the first team in the 1999–2000 Bundesliga, 1999–2000 season, the first game being a 3–2 away loss against Bayer 04 Leverkusen, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florian Ballas
Florian Ballas (born 8 January 1993) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Jahn Regensburg. Club career In the summer of 2013, Ballas joined Hannover 96 from 1. FC Nürnberg. In January 2014, Ballas joined 3. Liga club 1. FC Saarbrücken on loan. In January 2015, Ballas signed for FSV Frankfurt from Hannover 96. In June 2016, Ballas left FSV Frankfurt, signing a three-year contract with Dynamo Dresden. In March 2018, he extended his contract with Dresden by a further two years. Following the expiry of Ballas' contract in the summer of 2020, he joined 2. Bundesliga The 2. Bundesliga ( ) is the second division of professional football in Germany. It was implemented 11 years after the founding of the Fußball-Bundesliga as the new second division for professional football. The 2. Bundesliga is ranked below ... team Erzgebirge Aue on a two-year contract. International career Ballas is a one-time youth international for Germany, at the U19 le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VfB Stuttgart
Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V., commonly known as VfB Stuttgart (), is a German sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club's football team is currently part of Germany's first division, the Bundesliga. VfB Stuttgart has won the national championship five times, most recently in 2006–07, the DFB-Pokal three times and the UEFA Intertoto Cup a record three times. The football team plays its home games at the Mercedes-Benz Arena, in the Neckarpark which is located near the Cannstatter Wasen, where the city's fall beer festival takes place. Second team side VfB Stuttgart II currently plays in the Regionalliga Südwest, which is the second highest division allowed for a reserve team. The club's junior teams have won the national U19 championships a record ten times and the Under 17 Bundesliga six times. A membership-based club with over 72,000 members, VfB is the largest sports club in Baden-Württemberg and the eighth-largest football club in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Konstantin Fuhry
The first name Konstantin () is a derivation from the Latin name '' Constantinus'' ( Constantine) in some European languages, such as Russian and German. As a Christian given name, it refers to the memory of the Roman emperor Constantine the Great. A number of notable persons in the Byzantine Empire, and (via mediation by the Christian Eastern Orthodox Church) in Russian history and earlier East Slavic history are often referred to by this name. "Konstantin" means "firm, constant". There is a number of variations of the name throughout European cultures: * Константин (Konstantin) in Russian (diminutive Костя/Kostya), Bulgarian (diminutives Косьо/Kosyo, Коце/Kotse) and Serbian * Костянтин (Kostiantyn) in Ukrainian (diminutive Костя/Kostya) * Канстанцін (Kanstantsin) in Belarusian * Konstantinas in Lithuanian * Konstantīns in Latvian * Konstanty in Polish (diminutive Kostek) * Constantin in Romanian (diminutive Costel) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonardo Bittencourt
Leonardo Jesus Loureiro Bittencourt (born 19 December 1993) is a German professional footballer who plays for Werder Bremen as a midfielder. Personal life Bittencourt was born in Leipzig, Germany. He is the son of Franklin Bittencourt, a Brazilian former professional player who played in Germany, and is now active as a coach. Club career He began his career with Energie Cottbus. On 1 December 2011, it was announced that Bittencourt had signed a four-year contract with Borussia Dortmund, effective from 1 July 2012. He moved to Hannover 96 at the end of the 2012–13 season. On 13 July 2015, Bittencourt joined 1. FC Köln on a four-year deal keeping him at the club until 2019. On 28 April 2018, he played as Köln lost 3–2 to SC Freiburg which confirmed Köln's relegation from the Bundesliga. After the team's relegation, Bittencourt was transferred to TSG 1899 Hoffenheim for a fee of €6 million. On 2 September 2019, SV Werder Bremen announced the signing of Bittencourt on a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
Spielvereinigung Greuther Fürth (), commonly known as Greuther Fürth (), is a German football club based in Fürth, Bavaria. They play in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of the German football league system, following relegation from the Bundesliga in the 2021–22 season. Founded in 1903, the most successful era for Greuther Fürth came in the pre-Bundesliga era in the 1910s and 1920s, when the club won three German championships in 1914, 1926, and 1929 respectively and finished as runners-up in 1920. In the 2012–13 season, the club played in the Bundesliga for the first time, having won promotion from the 2. Bundesliga; it was relegated back to the 2. Bundesliga at the end of the season. On 23 May 2021 they were promoted back to the Bundesliga for the second time. Upon placing 18th in the Bundesliga table in the 2021–22 season, they were relegated back to 2. Bundesliga. History Spielvereinigung Fürth The origins of ''SpVgg Fürth'' are in the establishment on 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
