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2002 UEFA European Under-17 Championship
The 2002 UEFA European Under-17 Championship was the first edition of UEFA's UEFA European Under-17 Championship after changing the name of the competition. Denmark hosted the championship, during 27 April – 10 May. 16 teams entered the competition, and Switzerland defeated France in the final to win the competition for the first time. Squads Qualifying Match Officials A total of 10 referees, 12 assistant referees and 3 fourth officials were appointed for the final tournament. ;Referees * Robert Krajnc * Emil Laursen * Jonas Eriksson * Damien Ledentu * Alan Kelly * Augustus Viorel Constantin * Roberto Rosetti * Luc Wilmes * Gerald Lehner * Zsolt Szabo ;Assistant referees * Bill René Hansen * Mark Simons * Dimitrios Papadopoulos * Anatolie Bodean * Oscar David Martinez Samaniego * Bo Abildgaard * Danny Krasikov * Koray Gencerler * Palle Udsen * Heigo Niilop * Gunnar Gylfason * Darren Drysdale ;Fourth officials * Johnny Rųn * René Christensen * Thomas Vejlgaa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Soriano
Jonathan Soriano Casas (; born 24 September 1985) is a Spanish former professional Association football, footballer who played as a striker (association football), striker. He spent his early career with RCD Espanyol, Espanyol and FC Barcelona, Barcelona, mostly with the respective reserve teams. In January 2012 he moved to FC Red Bull Salzburg, Red Bull Salzburg, where he won four league and cup Double (association football), doubles, also finishing as the Austrian Football Bundesliga's top scorer three times; he totalled 172 goals in 202 matches for the latter club. Soriano earned 25 Cap (sport), caps for Spain national youth football team, Spain at youth level, scoring 27 times. He also played for Catalonia national football team, Catalonia. Club career Espanyol Born in El Pont de Vilomara i Rocafort, Province of Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Soriano emerged through RCD Espanyol's youth ranks. He made his debut with the first team during the 2002–03 La Liga, 2002–03 s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morten Rasmussen (football Striker)
Morten Nicolas Rasmussen (born 31 January 1985) is a Danish former professional footballer, better known as Morten Duncan Rasmussen, who played as a forward. He works as a forward coach at FC Midtjylland. He has played 13 times and scored 4 goals for the Denmark national team. Rasmussen scored 37 goals in 60 matches for various Denmark national youth sides and was named the Danish under-19 Player of the Year in 2003. He is the highest scoring player in the history of the Danish Superliga, scoring 141 goals for Aalborg BK, AGF, Brøndby and FC Midtjylland. Early life Born in Copenhagen, Rasmussen lived in Valby until he was two years old, at which point he and his parents moved to Tilst, 10 km west of Aarhus. Club career AGF Aarhus Rasmussen started his career in the youth scheme of Aarhus top-flight club AGF. While at AGF, he earned the nickname "Duncan" due to a slight physical resemblance of former Scottish international striker Duncan Ferguson,Mads Glenn Wehlast. " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean Doherty (footballer)
Sean Anthony Doherty (born 10 February 1985) is an English former footballer who played as a left-sided midfielder. Spending his youth at the Everton academy, when he was signed by Fulham in 2001 (aged 16) he was considered one of the best young players in England. After a loan spell with Blackpool in 2003, he moved to the Netherlands to play for ADO Den Haag in 2005 – having never made a first team appearance for Fulham. In 2006, he ended up at Accrington Stanley via Port Vale. He spent some time on loan at Southport, before he left for Belgian club Royal Antwerp in 2007. The next year he signed with Irish side Sligo Rovers. He 2010 he joined Marine via Witton Albion, before signing with Colwyn Bay the following year. In 2012, he played for AFC Liverpool and Droyslden, before returning to Marine in February 2013. Club career Doherty started his career at Everton's youth academy before moving to Fulham in July 2001 for an undisclosed fee. After a loan spell with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Smyth
Mark Smyth (born 9 January 1985) is an English football midfield player who plays for Welsh Premier League side Prestatyn Town. Smyth started his career playing for Liverpool. Smyth made one appearance for Liverpool, coming on as a substitute in a Football League Cup quarter final win at Tottenham Hotspur in December 2004. Career He was released from the Anfield club at the end of the 2004/2005 season. He was signed by Accrington Stanley, but he soon moved to Vauxhall Motors. In December 2006 Mark signed for Bangor City in the Welsh Premier, then managed by Steve Bleasdale. He made a dozen league appearances for City by the end of the season and was part of the first team squad again during pre-season 2007–08; he was released in 2008 and had a trial with Chester City before signing for Leigh Genesis F.C. He then moved on again to Cheshire league side Witton Albion, before re-signing for Bangor City in 2009. Mark helped Bangor City win the Welsh Premier League in 2011, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Hogg
Christopher Francis Hogg (born 12 March 1985) is an English former footballer. He was most recently Assistant Head Coach of League One club Milton Keynes Dons. Hogg started his career with the York City youth system in 1997, captaining England at under-15 level. He signed for the FA Premier League team Ipswich Town for a compensation fee of £150,000 in June 2001. Hogg was twice loaned to the Third Division club Boston United before, because of financial restrictions at Ipswich, he was transferred to Hibernian in January 2005. Hogg initially struggled to establish himself in the Hibernian first team, but he started to win a regular place from January 2007 under the management of John Collins. Hogg was made captain at the beginning of the 2009–10 season, after Rob Jones moved to Scunthorpe United. Hogg lost his place in the Hibernian team during the 2010–11 season, however, and subsequently moved to Inverness Caledonian Thistle. Playing career Ipswich Town Born in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mika Ääritalo
Mika Ääritalo (born 25 July 1985) is a Finnish retired international footballer who played as a striker. Career Club career After beginning his senior career in 2002 with hometown club TPS Turku, English Premiership side Aston Villa beat a host of clubs from across Europe to the signing of Ääritalo in January 2003. After failing to make a first-team appearance for Aston Villa, Ääritalo returned to his first club, TPS Turku, in February 2005. In June 2008, Portuguese BWINLIGA club C.D. Nacional were interested in signing Ääritalo, but the deal fell through due to cost and the fact that Ääritalo did not want to move to Portugal. In January 2014, he joined the German 3. Liga side Holstein Kiel on a six-month loan. He has since played for Turun Palloseura, FC Lahti and Kuopion Palloseura. International career Ääritalo made his international debut in 2010. He scored his first international goal on 22 January 2012, in a friendly against Trinidad and Tobago ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Football Federation
The French Football Federation ( FFF; french: Fédération Française de Football) is the governing body of football in France. It also includes the overseas departments ( Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte and Réunion), the overseas collectivities ( New Caledonia, French Polynesia, Wallis and Futuna, Saint Pierre and Miquelon and Saint Barthélemy- Saint Martin), and Monaco. It was formed in 1919 and is based in the capital, Paris. The FFF was a founding member of FIFA and is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the game of football in France, both professional and amateur. The French Football Federation is a founding member of UEFA and joined FIFA in 1907 after replacing the USFSA, who were founding members. History Background Before the FFF was established, football, rugby union and others sports in France were regulated by the Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques (USFSA). Founded in November 1890, the USFSA was initially headquar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farum
Farum is a town on the northeast of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark, 20 km northwest of Copenhagen. The town has a population of 20,312 (1 January 2022).BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from The town is part of . Until 2006, it constituted |
Farum Park
Right to Dream Park, historically known as Farum Park, is a football stadium, located in Farum, Denmark, and is the home ground of FC Nordsjælland. It has a capacity of 10,300 of which 9,800 are seated. Farum Park is the first stadium in the Danish Superliga with an artificial turf, installed in 2012. The grass is from Limonta Sport - a leading company in the production and distribution of synthetic grass for sports. Farum Park is a modern stadium with LED-banners, a hotel with 35 rooms and a fitness center. Farum Park was renamed Right to Dream Park in 2016 as a tribute to the club's partnership with Right to Dream Academy in Ghana. National games Right to Dream Park has three times been used as home ground for the Denmark women's national football team. Further it has been venue of several youth and women's national matches: Attendance average for FC Nordsjælland in Right to Dream Park See also * FC Nordsjælland Football Club Nordsjælland, commonly known as FC No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferdi Elmas
Ferdi Elmas (born 13 February 1985) is a Turkish former professional footballer who played as a winger. Club career Born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Elmas played for Ajax for over nine years in his youth, having come through the ranks of the club's elite Youth Team. He continued his career in Dutch football after transferring to RKC Waalwijk. In 2004, he moved to Çaykur Rizespor, before completing a loan switch to Ankaraspor. During the summer transfer window of 2008, the Istanbul club Galatasaray signed the player on a three-year deal, expiring in June 2011. The transfer was a player-swap, with Uğur Akdemir being the player who left the team. He was released by Galatasaray S.K. after a season after signing and signed a new deal with Turkish First Division team Karabükspor. In 2013, he was playing for FK Baku in the Azerbaijan Premier League. Personal life He qualifies for both Dutch and Turkish citizenship as his mother is Dutch and his father is Turkish. Honours Galata ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Blonk
Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong in rule'. Nicknames include "Richie", " Dick", "Dickon", " Dickie", "Rich", "Rick", "Rico", "Ricky", and more. Richard is a common English, German and French male name. It's also used in many more languages, particularly Germanic, such as Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Icelandic, and Dutch, as well as other languages including Irish, Scottish, Welsh and Finnish. Richard is cognate with variants of the name in other European languages, such as the Swedish "Rickard", the Catalan "Ricard" and the Italian "Riccardo", among others (see comprehensive variant list below). People named Richard Multiple people with the same name * Richard Andersen (other) * Richard Anderson (other) * Richard Cartwright (other) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Collins John
Collins John (born 17 October 1985) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Buitenboys. Born in Liberia, he has represented the Netherlands national team. John notably played in the Premier League for Fulham where he notched up 23 goals in 111 appearances, in all competitions, in a five-year stay at Craven Cottage. He also played in the English football league for Leicester City, Watford, and Barnet, in the Eredivisie for FC Twente and NEC Nijmegen, in Belgium for K.S.V. Roeselare, the United States for Chicago Fire, Azerbaijan for Gabala FC and in Iran for Mes Sarcheshmeh F.C. Career Club John started his professional career at Dutch first division side FC Twente as a 17-year-old, going on to score 11 league goals during one-and-a-half seasons combined. He was signed by Fulham on 31 January 2004, cited by manager Chris Coleman as a way to expand attacking options in the future. He signed for a fee thought to be in the region of £600,000 where he was int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
