|
2018–19 Atlético Madrid Season
The 2018–19 season was Atlético Madrid's 88th season since foundation in 1903 and the club's 82nd season in La Liga, the top league of Spanish football. Atlético competed in La Liga, Copa del Rey, UEFA Champions League and UEFA Super Cup. The season was the first since 2014–15 without the club's legend striker Fernando Torres who joined japanese club Sagan Tosu (although he returned with the colchoneros in January 2015) and 2010–11 without Gabi, who departed to Al-Sadd SC in the summer of 2018. Kits Players Transfers In Out Pre-season and friendlies Competitions Overview La Liga League table Results summary Results by round Matches Copa del Rey Round of 32 Round of 16 UEFA Champions League Group stage Knockout phase = Round of 16 = UEFA Super Cup Statistics Squad statistics 1Players from reserve t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlético Madrid
Club Atlético de Madrid, S.A.D. (; meaning "Athletic Club of Madrid"), commonly referred to as Atlético Madrid or simply Atlético, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid that plays in La Liga. The club play their home games at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano, which has a capacity of 70,692. Founded on 26 April 1903 as Athletic Club Sucursal de Madrid, the club have traditionally worn red and white vertical striped shirts, being known as ''Los Colchoneros'' ("The Mattress Makers") and ''Los Rojiblancos'' ("The Redwhites"). The club became Atlético de Madrid in 1946 and began a long-standing rivalry with Madrid neighbours Real Madrid, with whom they contest ''El Derbi Madrileño''. They also share a rivalry with Barcelona. Felipe VI, the King of Spain, has been the honorary president of the club since 2003. Atlético are one of the most successful Spanish clubs, having won 11 La Liga titles, including a league and cup double in 1996. Further domestic trophi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spanish Football
Football is the most popular sport in Spain, with 61% of the population interested in it. Spain has some of the most influential teams in Europe (Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atlético de Madrid, Sevilla, Valencia, and others) as well as many players (mostly unprofessional) and teams registered in all categories (1,063,090 players in 21,148 clubs). Moreover, football is the sport that interests the majority of Spanish people (48%) and a total of 67% of the population said they were fans of or had a liking for a particular club. In a survey of the sports habits of the Spanish population made in 2010, football was ranked as the second most popular recreational sport practiced by the population (17.9%). 75.9% said they had purchased tickets to a football match. In addition, 67.3% of the people said they saw all, almost all, many, or some of the football matches broadcast on television. In another survey undertaken in 2014, football practice decreased to 14% of the population, being ove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koke (footballer, Born 1992)
Jorge Resurrección Merodio (; born 8 January 1992), known as Koke (), is a Spanish professional Association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder for and Captain (association football), captains La Liga club Atlético Madrid. He spent the List of one-club men in association football, entirety of his career with Atlético Madrid since making his debut with the first team in 2009, playing a club record of over 675 competitive matches and winning the 2013–14 La Liga, 2013–14 and 2020–21 La Liga, two UEFA Europa League, Europa League titles and two UEFA Super Cup trophies, while he was also a UEFA Champions League, Champions League runner-up in 2014 UEFA Champions League final, 2014 and 2016 UEFA Champions League final, 2016. Koke won the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, 2013 European Championship with the Spain national under-21 football team, Spain under-21 team. He also made his debut for the Spain national football team, full side that year, and represe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Partey
Thomas Teye Partey (born 13 June 1993) is a Ghanaian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for club Arsenal F.C., Arsenal and the Ghana national football team, Ghana national team. Partey began his professional career at Spanish club Atlético Madrid in 2013, going on loan to RCD Mallorca, Mallorca and UD Almería, Almería, and returned to Atlético in 2015, with whom he won the UEFA Europa League and UEFA Super Cup in 2018, as well as appearing in the 2016 UEFA Champions League final. In 2020, he joined Arsenal in a Transfer (association football), transfer worth £45 million (€50 million), becoming List of most expensive association football transfers, the most expensive Ghanaian player of all time. A Ghanaian international, Partey represented his nation at three Africa Cup of Nations (2017 Africa Cup of Nations, 2017, 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, 2019, and 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, 2021) and the 2022 FIFA World Cup. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santiago Arias
Santiago Arias Naranjo (born 13 January 1992) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Bahia and the Colombia national team. Club career La Equidad Arias was a youth product of the La Equidad academy. He was moved into the senior squad during 2009 making his professional debut that same year against Deportes Tolima. He soon became a regular for the Bogotá based club and racked up 28 appearances. His notable performances earned him the opportunity to represent his nation at the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup hosted in Colombia. After a successful spell at his club and internationally, he soon moved to Portugal to join the ranks of Lisbon team Sporting CP. Sporting CP While representing the U20 national Colombian side in 2011, Arias attracted the scouts of Sporting CP. On 1 July 2011, Arias was ultimately signed by Sporting on a 5-year contract for a transfer free of €300,000. He made his debut in Portugal on 6 N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filipe Luís
Filipe Luís Kasmirski (born 9 August 1985) is a Brazilian football manager and former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Defender (association football)#Full-back, left back. He is the current head coach of Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club CR Flamengo, Flamengo. A player of tireless approach also known for his tactical awareness, he spent most of his early professional career in Spain, beginning at Deportivo de La Coruña, Deportivo where he spent four seasons. In 2010 he joined Atlético Madrid, and won four trophies including the La Liga championship in 2013–14 La Liga, 2014. He signed with Chelsea F.C., Chelsea in July of that year for £15.8 million, helping them to both the Premier League and the EFL Cup, League Cup, but lack of game time in London saw him return to Atlético a year later, winning the 2018 UEFA Europa League Final, Europa League and 2018 UEFA Super Cup, Super Cup in his second spell (both in 2018). He then joined Brazili ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain (association Football)
The captain of a association football, football/soccer team, sometimes known as the skipper, is a team member chosen to be the on-pitch leader of the team; they are often one of the older or more experienced members of the squad, or a player that can heavily influence a game or has good leadership qualities. The team captain is usually identified by the wearing of an armband. In the 2024/25 edition of the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game, it was made mandatory for each team to have a captain and for each captain to be identified by the previously traditional but non-mandatory captain's armband. Responsibilities The only official responsibility of a captain specified by the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game is to participate in the Coin flipping, coin toss prior to Kick-off (association football), kick-off (for choice of ends or to have kick-off) and prior to a penalty shoot-out (association football), penalty shoot-out. Captain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diego Godín
Diego Roberto Godín Leal (born 16 February 1986) is a Uruguayan former professional Association football, footballer who played as a centre-back. Regarded as one of the best defenders of his generation, he started out at C.A. Cerro, Cerro and three years later was transferred to Uruguayan Primera División, Primera División side Club Nacional de Football, Nacional. He then spent the majority of his career in Spain, representing Villarreal CF, Villarreal and Atlético Madrid and winning eight titles with the latter club, including the La Liga championship in the 2013–14 La Liga, 2013–14 season. He also played in Italy with Inter Milan and Cagliari Calcio, Cagliari, in Brazil with Clube Atlético Mineiro, Atlético Mineiro and in Argentina with Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield, Vélez Sarsfield, retiring in 2023. A Uruguay national football team, Uruguay international from 2005 to 2022, Godín is the country's Uruguay national football team#Most appearances, all-time most-cap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio Adán
Antonio Adán Garrido (; born 13 May 1987) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. A youth product of Real Madrid, where he acted mainly as a backup, he spent most of his career with Betis. He totalled 129 La Liga matches for those two clubs, as well as Atlético Madrid for whom he signed in 2018. Abroad, he featured for Cagliari in Serie A, and won two Primeira Liga titles with Sporting CP. All youth levels comprised, Adán won 39 caps for Spain. Club career Real Madrid A Real Madrid youth graduate, Madrid-born Adán was the first-choice goalkeeper for its C side in the 2005–06 season, playing 36 games and conceding 29 goals. He also started three times for the ''Juvenil'' team which won the Champions Cup of the category, keeping a clean sheet in the tournament. The following campaign, Adán was selected for the first team's United States tour in August 2006. He served as backup to captain Jordi Codina in Real Madrid Castilla, until the latter's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Sadd SC
Al Sadd Sports Club () is a Qatari sports club based in the Al Sadd (Qatar), Al Sadd district of the capital city Doha. It is best known for its association football team, which competes in the top level of Qatari football, the Qatar Stars League. Locally, it is known primarily by the nickname ''"Al Zaeem"'', which translates to "The Leader". It is known as the best team in Qatar and is the only Qatari team that has won the AFC Champions League in Asia. In addition to football, the club has teams for Team handball, handball, basketball, volleyball, table tennis, and athletics. Al Sadd is the most successful sports club in the country, and holds a national record of 64 official football championships. The origin of Al Sadd's conception began with Al-Attiyah family members who excelled in football but did not wish to join any of the existing football clubs. After consulting the minister of Youth and Sports, the family, led by Ali Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah, decided to found the club on 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabi (footballer, Born 1983)
Gabriel Luis Fernández Arenas (; born 10 July 1983), known as Gabi (), is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, currently manager of Segunda División club Real Zaragoza. He made 429 La Liga appearances, mostly in two spells at Atlético Madrid interspersed with a period at Zaragoza, winning domestic and European silverware with the former; during his ten-year stint at the club, he amassed competitive totals of 417 matches and ten goals. He also competed professionally in Qatar, with Al Sadd. Gabi represented Spain at youth level. Club career Atlético Madrid Gabi was born in Madrid. A product of Atlético Madrid's youth system, he was seldom used during his debut season with the ''Colchoneros first team. After a loan to another club in the capital, Getafe CF, Gabi would make 52 La Liga appearances for the club from 2005 to 2007, scoring his only goal in a 1–1 away draw against RCD Espanyol on 9 April 2006. Zaragoza In early Feb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010–11 Atlético Madrid Season
The 2010–11 season was the 105th season in Atlético Madrid's history and their 74th season in La Liga, the top division of Spanish football. It covers a period from 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011. Atlético Madrid competed for their tenth La Liga title and participated in the UEFA Europa League as holders, entering in the Group stage due to their seventh-place finish in the 2010–11 La Liga. They also entered the Copa del Rey in the quarter-finals, where they were eliminated by eventual winners Real Madrid. This season was the first since 2003–04 without Pablo Ibáñez who departed for English club West Bromwich Albion. Kits Supplier: Nike / Main Sponsor: Kia Motors / Back Sponsor: Kyocera / Shorts Sponsor: Paf Transfers In (summer): Filipe Luís: €12m from Deportivo La Coruña Diego Godín: €8m from Villarreal Fran Mérida: Free from Arsenal Diego Costa: From Valladolid Mario Suárez: From RCD Mallorca In (winter): Juanfran: €4m from Osasuna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
