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2000 Nova Supersports Cup
The 2000 Nova Supersports Cup was an association football friendly tournament competition hosted by Greek premium sports network Nova Sports in 2000, held in Athens. The tournament occurred between 4 and 5 August 2000 with the participation of Greek Alpha Ethniki club AEK Athens F.C., AEK Athens, SV Werder Bremen, Werder Bremen from the Bundesliga, SK Rapid Wien, Rapid Wien from the Austrian Football Bundesliga, Austrian Bundesliga and Brescia Calcio, Brescia from the Serie A, which eventually won the tournament. Teams The teams who accepted the invitations are: * AEK Athens F.C., AEK Athens – Alpha Ethniki (host) * SK Rapid Wien, Rapid Wien – Austrian Football Bundesliga, Austrian Bundesliga * Brescia Calcio, Brescia – Serie A * SV Werder Bremen, Werder Bremen – Bundesliga Venue All the games were played at the Nikos Goumas Stadium a 27,729 seat multi-use venue, home ground of hosts AEK Athens F.C., AEK Athens. The ground has been demolished in June 2003. Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brescia Calcio
Brescia Calcio, commonly referred to as Brescia (), is an Italian football club based in Brescia, Lombardy, that currently plays in . The club holds the record for total number of seasons (64) and consecutive seasons (18, from 1947–48 to 1964–65) in Serie B, which they have won four times. Their best finish in Serie A came in the 2000–01 season when they placed eighth. At the beginning of the 21st century, led by the 1993 Ballon d'Or winner Roberto Baggio, the club also qualified for the Intertoto Cup twice, reaching the final in 2001 but being defeated on the away goals rule by Paris Saint-Germain. During this era, Pep Guardiola, future highly decorated manager, also played for the club. The team's colours are blue and white. Its stadium is the 19,550-seater Stadio Mario Rigamonti. They have a long-standing rivalry with Atalanta from nearby Bergamo. History The team was founded in 1911 as Brescia Football Club, joining the ''Terza Categoria'' division the same ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florin Răducioiu
Florin Valeriu Răducioiu (born 17 March 1970) is a Romanian former football striker, who played for Dinamo București, A.C. Milan, Brescia Calcio, West Ham United, RCD Espanyol, VfB Stuttgart and AS Monaco. He played for Romania at the 1990 FIFA World Cup hosted by Italy, the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the United States, and England's UEFA Euro 1996. Club career Răducioiu was a product of Dinamo București. Mircea Lucescu, former Dinamo coach, saw his skills and, as a feature of his philosophy towards football to promote young players, gave Răducioiu the chance to play at the highest level at the age of 17 years. By the beginning of 1988–1989, Răducioiu was first-choice in Lucescu's team. He made an impressive debut in European football by reaching the quarterfinals of the 1988–89 Cup Winners' Cup (ousted by U.C. Sampdoria in the quarterfinals, on away goals) and finishing second in the league. By 1989–90, Răducioiu was one of Romania's finest players, and that yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio Filippini
Antonio Filippini (born 3 July 1973) is an Italian football coach and a former player who played mainly as a defensive midfielder, currently in charge as head coach of Genoa Women of Serie B. He played in several teams with his twin brother, Emanuele, and spent most of his extensive career with Brescia, amassing Serie A totals of 303 games and 12 goals over the course of 11 seasons. Football career Filippini was born in Brescia. Having emerged through hometown Brescia Calcio's youth system he stayed there for eight professional seasons, after having started – on loan – with amateurs Ospitaletto, the first of many teams he shared with his sibling Emanuele. The pair made their Serie A debut on 31 August 1997, in a 1–2 away loss against Inter Milan. In January 2004, Filippini moved to the Serie B with U.S. Città di Palermo. He was crucial to the Sicilians' promotion, with 21 matches in only five months. After a solid campaign with S.S. Lazio and a year with lowly Treviso F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andi Herzog
Andreas "Andi" Herzog (born 10 September 1968) is an Austrian former footballer and manager who last managed Admira Wacker. As a player, he played as an attacking midfielder, most notably for Werder Bremen. A full international between 1988 and 2003, he won 103 caps and scored 26 goals for the Austria national team. He represented his country at the 1990 and 1998 FIFA World Cups. Club career Born in Vienna, Austria, Herzog started his career at local giants Rapid Vienna, but was sent out on loan to city rivals First Vienna during 1987–88. That move proved to be successful and he was soon recalled to Rapid to start the 1988–89 season. He made his name at Rapid in the next years to secure a move to Bundesliga side Werder Bremen where he would spend eight years, divided in two periods by a season at Bayern Munich where he won the UEFA Cup, beating Girondins de Bordeaux in a two-legged final. After returning to Rapid in 2002, he decided to end his career with Major League Socc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Stalteri
Paul Andrew Stalteri (born October 18, 1977) is a Canadian former professional soccer player who played as a defender or midfielder. He spent most of his professional career in Germany, winning the league and cup double with Werder Bremen in the 2003–04 season. Stalteri also played football in the Premier League for Tottenham Hotspur and Fulham. A regular for the Canada national team, Stalteri made a national record 84 appearances at the senior level, scoring 7 goals. He was part of the squad that won the CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2000. He currently serves as an assistant coach for Toronto FC. Early life Stalteri was born to an Italian father and a Guyanese mother. While growing up, Stalteri says his favourite player was Paolo Maldini and the first live football match he ever saw was Toronto Blizzard. He also considered Physical Education to be his favourite subject. While playing youth soccer in Ontario with the Malton Bullets, won a Robbie International Soccer Tournament ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marco Bode
Marco Bode (born 23 July 1969) is a German former professional Association football, footballer. A list of one-club men in association football, one club man, Bode spent his entire professional career at SV Werder Bremen, Werder Bremen. He played as a winger (association football), left winger and forward (association football), forward. Club career Bode played his first football with home club VfR Osterode, before moving to the amateur team of SV Werder Bremen, Werder Bremen in 1988. He was discovered by Otto Rehhagel and soon moved to the professional team. Between 1989 and 2002 he was active in 379 games for Werder, in which he scored 101 goals, making him the then-record Bremen goal-scorer. He has since been overtaken by fellow Werder Bremen legend Claudio Pizarro. Despite some offers by major European clubs such as FC Bayern Munich, Bayern Munich, he remained loyal to Werder Bremen, retiring somewhat early after the 2002 FIFA World Cup, 2002 World Cup. Bode also won renown b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rade Bogdanović
Rade Bogdanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Раде Богдановић; born 21 May 1970) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a striker. Early life Born in Sarajevo to a father employed as a driver at Energoinvest and a homemaker mother, Bogdanović was raised in the suburb of Tilava. He attended the Primary School in the Vraca neighbourhood and was a fan of Hajduk Split in his youth. Youth football at FK Željezničar The youngster began playing organized football at the age of twelve, getting invited to try out for hometown FK Željezničar's youth system in June 1982 after being noticed at a local primary school tournament by the club scout and former goalkeeper Ruda Bulić. After passing the tryout, Bogdanović was attached to the Željezničar cadet (under-16) squad coached by Duško Bajić; among the youngsters joining the club's youth system at the same time was Goran Gutalj. Progressing up the age groups within Željezničar's youth system, Bogdan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zeljko Radovic
Zeljko Radovic (born 6 April 1974 in Vienna) is an Austrian retired football player. International career Radovic is former member of the Austria national football team and earned his only cap in 2000 in the qualification to the FIFA World Cup 2002. Coaching career Radovic ended his career in 2011. From 2011 to March 2019 he worked as a youth coach at SK Rapid Vienna Sportklub Rapid Wien (), commonly known as Rapid Vienna, is an Austrian football club playing in the country's capital city of Vienna. Rapid has won the most Austrian championship titles (32), including the first title in the season 1911–12, .... In March 2019 he took over the Rapid's reserve team, which played in the Regionalliga Ost. He led the team to promotion to the 2nd division in 2020. Shortly before the start of the 2020/21 season, he terminated his contract with Rapid in September 2020. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Wagner (footballer, Born 1975)
Michael Wagner (born 18 December 1975) is an Austrian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie .... He made ten appearances for the Austria national team. Career statistics References Living people 1975 births Austrian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Austria men's international footballers FK Austria Wien players SC Freiburg players SK Rapid Wien players FC Admira Wacker Mödling players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Bundesliga players Austrian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Germany {{austria-footy-midfielder-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michalis Kasapis
Michalis Kasapis ( el, Μιχάλης Κασάπης; born 6 June 1971) is a Greeks, Greek former professional Association football, footballer who played as a left back and a later manager. In 1995 he was voted as the second best Greek footballer and as one of the 22 best European players in 2001–02, he played in the Europe XI after he was called by the Johan Cruyff and he is considered one of the best Greek left backs to ever play the game. Club career Kasapis started his career in 1988, playing for Levadiakos F.C., Levadiakos. He played five seasons for the club of Livadeia, where he became the captain of Greece national under-19 football team, Greece U19, before earning a transfer to AEK Athens F.C., AEK Athens in the summer of 1993 for 50 million drachmas. In his first season at AEK, he played as a left midfielder, being the only youngster of the roster that Dušan Bajević, Bajević used as a starter and the very next season he played to a left back, where and established ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demis Nikolaidis
Themistoklis "Demis" Nikolaidis ( el, Ντέμης Νικολαΐδης; born 17 September 1973) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a striker. He was the forty second president of AEK Athens, and is considered one of the finest footballers Greece has produced. In his early childhood and teenage years he lived in the city of Alexandroupoli, in the northeast part of Greece. In a sterling career with Ethnikos Alexandroupolis, Apollon Smyrnis, AEK Athens and Atlético Madrid, Nikolaidis earned his reputation as a "born goalscorer", scoring prolifically for club and country. His power, pace and skill on the ball have been widely praised. Club career Early years In his teenage years he played for Ethnikos Alexandroupolis, the local team of his hometown. The scouts of several teams had seen his progress from these years, earning him a move to Athens. He made his professional debut at the age of 20 at Apollon Athens. With Apollon, he reached the Greek Cup final o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasilios Tsiartas
Vasilios Tsiartas ( el, Βασίλειος Τσιάρτας; born 12 November 1972) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Although he was famed for his lackadaisical playing style, his ability was never in question and he was in many ways the epitome of a classic "number 10" player. ''"El Mago"'', as was his nickname, was naturally left-footed but was just as dangerous with his right foot. A great football mind, a literally world-class vertical pass, amazing set-up and amazing long-range shots. His racing flaw was his lack of speed, which, however, was overshadowed by his great technical skills. Also characteristic of the incredible potential of his left foot is the fact that in addition to the many goals he scored with free kicks, long and short shots and penalties, sometimes in his career he scored with direct corner kicks. Thus, Tsiartas was the main set piece taker for the national and his club team. He was an important member of Gre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
