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2012 Superclásico De Las Américas
The 2012 Superclásico de las Américas – Copa Doctor Nicolás Leoz was the second edition of the Superclásico de las Américas. Brazil won 4–3 on penalties after a 3–3 draw on aggregate and conquered their second title. The first leg was played at Estádio Serra Dourada, Goiânia, which Brazil won, 2–1. The second leg was originally scheduled to be played on October 3, 2012, at the Estadio Centenario in Resistencia, Chaco, but was postponed due to a power failure in the stadium. Both the CBF and AFA agreed on a new date for the match, and it was decided to be held on November 21, 2012 at La Bombonera, Buenos Aires. Venues Matches First leg , valign="top", , style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;", ---- Second leg , valign="top", , style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;", References {{DEFAULTSORT:Superclasico de las Americas 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 in Brazilian football 2012–13 in Argentine football 2012 File:2012 Events C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Superclásico De Las Américas
The Superclassic of the Americas ( pt, Superclássico das Américas, es, Superclásico de las Américas), is an annual friendly football match between the national teams of Argentina and Brazil. Established in 2011 and organized by CONMEBOL, the ''Superclásico de las Américas'' is a successor of the Roca Cup The Roca Cup ( es, Copa Roca) was a football competition contested between Argentina and Brazil national teams from 1914 to 1976 on irregular basis. The Copa Roca was the first trophy, official or unofficial, ever won by a Brazilian national team ..., a similar competition held from 1914 to 1976. Format The competition was played over two legs in 2011 and 2012: one leg in Argentina, the other in Brazil. The team that hosts the first leg will alternate with each edition; the location of the first leg in the first edition was determined by a draw of lots. The country that accumulates the most points after both legs will win the competition, followed by goal differenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estadio Centenario (Resistencia)
Estadio Centenario is a multi-use stadium in Resistencia, Argentina. It is used mostly for football matches, but also for rugby union, and hosts the homes matches of Sarmiento de Resistencia. The stadium was designed with a capacity of 25,000 spectators. In 2013, it was announced that Argentina would play the opening game of their 2014 Season at the Estadio Centenario. The game would be the first of their two Admiral Brown Cup games against Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea .... References Football venues in Argentina Resistencia, Chaco Sarmiento de Resistencia {{Argentina-sports-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dedé (footballer, Born 1988)
Anderson Vital da Silva, commonly known as Dedé (; born 1 July 1988) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a centre back. Club career Vasco da Gama After a spell in Campeonato Carioca for Volta Redonda in 2009, Dedé was loaned with a buy-out clause to Vasco da Gama. In Vasco da Gama, Dedé won his first title as a professional, the Brasileirão Série B in 2009, despite not having had many chances in the first team. In 2010, Dedé started the year on the bench and had very few chances to show his skills at Vasco da Gama. However, in a game against Vitória, in the quarter-final of the Copa do Brasil, Dedé was selected due to the lack of available defenders and subsequently had his contract (which would end in a month) renewed until the end of 2010. He played very well and after a string of solid and impressive displays, became the defensive backbone of Vasco da Gama, becoming a fan favourite, heavily cheered by Vasco da Gama's supporters. In October 2010, the buy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Réver
Réver Humberto Alves de Araújo (born 4 January 1985), simply known as Réver, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Atlético Mineiro. Mainly a centre-back, he can also play as a defensive midfielder. He has won the Bola de Prata and Prêmio Craque do Brasileirão twice each. Club career Paulista Born in Ariranha, São Paulo, Réver started his career at Paulista, a Série B football club based in Jundiaí, and was promoted to the first team in 2004. He was a part of the Paulista Championship runner-up squad and contributed to the major title of the club, the 2005 Brazilian Cup. Réver soon became an important first teamer alongside Marcio Mossoró and Victor and attracted many other big Brazilian clubs. Despite the bad campaign in the Libertadores in 2006, he stood out and went on loan to Al-Wahda, a football club based in Abu Dhabi. Grêmio In early 2008, after the relegation to the Série C and the Campeonato Paulista poor campaign, Paulista so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucas Marques (footballer, Born 1988)
Lucas Rios Marques (born 26 March 1988), sometimes known as just Lucas, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a right back. Career Born in Passos, Minas Gerais, Lucas Marques made professional debut for Figueirense against Palmeiras in a 1–2 away defeat on 20 May 2007 in Campeonato Brasiliense. On 29 December 2010, he signed a five-year contract with Botafogo. On 20 September 2012, Lucas Marques debut for Seleção in the victory against Argentines for 2–1, at Estádio Serra Dourada, in Goiânia, by Superclásico de las Américas. Palmeiras On 16 December 2014, the right-back signed a three-year contract with Palmeiras. In March 2019, he joined Botafogo-SP on loan. Games for Brazilian team Honours Club ;Botafogo *Campeonato Carioca: 2013 *Taça Rio: 2012, 2013 *Taça Guanabara: 2013 ;Palmeiras *Copa do Brasil: 2015 ; Fluminense *Taça Guanabara: 2017 Brazil *Superclásico de las Américas: 2012 Individual * Campeonato Carioca Team of the year: 2017 File:201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fábio Santos (footballer, Born 1985)
Fábio Santos Romeu (born 16 September 1985 in São Paulo), known simply as Fábio Santos, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a left back for Corinthians in the Campeonato Brasileiro. Fábio Santos has a reputation for being a penalty kick specialist. Club career São Paulo Fábio Santos started his career for São Paulo as a youth player. He was promoted to first team in 2003 and feature in the major club's honours in this period, including the Copa Libertadores and FIFA Club World Cup. Despite of his lack of playing time during this period, he out on loan to J1 League giants Kashima Antlers. Loan years He spend the 2006 season playing for Kashima Antlers, making 20 appearances and scoring three goals. In 2007, Fábio returned to Brazil to play for Cruzeiro, but failed to gain a spot in first team and was released in May. After that, he agreed a one-year loan deal with Ligue 1 side AS Monaco. In August 2008, he returned again to Brazil after failing to impres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jefferson (footballer, Born 1983)
Jefferson de Oliveira Galvão, simply known as Jefferson (born 2 January 1983), is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Having begun his career at Cruzeiro and spent time on loan at Botafogo, Jefferson then spent four seasons in the Turkish Süper Lig in service of Trabzonspor and Konyaspor before returning to Botafogo. He is one of the eight footballers with the most appearances Botafogo club history, with 459 between the years of 2003 to 2005 and 2009 to 2018. A former world champion at under-20 level, Jefferson made his senior debut for Brazil in 2011 and was named in their squads for two Copa América tournaments, the 2014 FIFA World Cup and their victory at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup. Club career Early career/Brazil Born in São Vicente, São Paulo, Jefferson was an amateur sprinter before joining Ferroviária's youth setup in 1995, aged 12. He was a forward during his starts at the club, but was reconverted to goalkeeper in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Manuel Martínez
Juan Manuel Martínez (born October 25, 1985), nicknamed ''Burrito'' (in English, "Little Donkey"), is an Argentine football forward who plays for Almirante Brown. He also holds a Portuguese passport. Martínez is best known for his agility, pace on the ball and brilliant dribbling skills. Club career Martínez made his professional debut for Vélez Sársfield on October 1, 2003, in a 2–1 win over Talleres de Córdoba, for the Clausura tournament. Later, he was part of the 2005 Clausura winning squad, playing 13 games and scoring 1 goal. The goal he scored was Vélez's first in that championship, in the fourth match day victory over Lanús (2–1). After his first period at Vélez, Martínez was loaned to Argentinos Juniors. With his new team, he played 10 games during the 2005 Apertura, suffering a knee injury in the 11th fixture that left him out for almost the entire rest of the season. He returned for the last game of the 2006 Clausura, coming on as a substitute on a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neymar
Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior (born 5 February 1992), known as Neymar, is a Brazilian professional association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain F.C., Paris Saint-Germain and the Brazil national football team, Brazil national team. A prolific goalscorer and renowned playmaker, he is regarded as one of the best players in the world. Neymar has scored at least List of world association football records#Goals and goalscoring records, 100 goals for three different clubs, making him one of three players to achieve this. Neymar came into prominence at Santos FC, Santos, where he made his professional debut aged 17. He helped the club win two successive Campeonato Paulista championships, a Copa do Brasil, and the 2011 Copa Libertadores; the latter being Santos' first since 1963. Neymar was twice named the South American Footballer of the Year, in 2011 South American Footballer of the Year, 2011 and 2012 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paulinho (footballer, Born July 1988)
José Paulo Bezerra Maciel Júnior (born 25 July 1988), known as Paulinho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sport Club Corinthians Paulista. He is also a former Brazil international, making 56 caps between 2011 and 2018. Club career Early career Paulinho began his playing career with Pão de Açúcar, joining the youth squad in 2004. After failing to break through into the first team, Paulinho joined Lithuanian side FC Vilnius in 2006. He played well for the club during his two seasons in Lithuania, scoring five goals from 38 domestic appearances, but at the end of the 2007 LFF Lyga campaign, FC Vilnius were relegated to the second division and Paulinho left the club where he moved to Poland, signing for Ekstraklasa side ŁKS Łódź. Following one season in Poland where Paulinho made 17 league appearances, he returned to Brazil and his first club Pão de Açúcar in the summer of 2008. After a single successful season, Paulinho was on the mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Bombonera
The Alberto José Armando Stadium is a football stadium located in La Boca, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Widely known as La Bombonera (; en, The chocolate box) due to its shape, with a "flat" stand on one side of the pitch and three steep stands round the rest of the stadium. The stadium is owned by Boca Juniors, one of Argentina's top football clubs. The unusual shape of the stadium has led to it having excellent acoustics and the Boca support being nicknamed " La Doce". The pitch at La Bombonera is the minimum size required under FIFA regulations – 105m × 68m. The stadium is widely regarded as one of the most emblematic stadiums of the world, and has been declared of public interest by the Government of Buenos Aires autonomous city. The stadium, as well as being the home of Boca Juniors, who have over 16 million fans (the highest in Argentina), is also used as a concert venue. Past performers at ''La Bombonera'' have included Lenny Kravitz, Elton John, James Blunt, the Bee Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argentine Football Association
The Argentine Football Association ( es, Asociación del Fútbol Argentino, ; AFA) is the governing body of football in Argentina based in Buenos Aires. It organises the main divisions of Argentine league system (from Primera División to Torneo Regional Federal and Primera D), including domestic cups: Copa Argentina, Copa de la Liga Profesional and the Trofeo de Campeones de la Liga Profesional. The body also manages all the Argentina national teams, including the Senior, U-20, U-17, U-15, Olympic and women's squads. Secondly, it also organizes the women's, children, youth, futsal, and other local leagues. The AFA also organised all the Primera División championships from 1893 to 2016–17. From the 2017–18 season the "Superliga Argentina", an entity which was administrated independently and had its own statute, took over the Primera División championships. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
