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Aitor Iturriz
Aitor is a Basque masculine given name, created by Agosti Xaho for a Basque ancestral patriarch descending from the Biblical Tubal in his work "The Legend of Aitor" (published in French in the journal ''Ariel'', 1845). Koldo Mitxelena believes that Xaho created it from the Souletin Basque expression ''aitoren semeak'' or ''aitonen semeak'' ("gentry", literally "sons of good fathers" interpreted as "sons of Aitor", ''aita'' meaning "father" and ''on'' meaning "good"Aitor in the Spanish-language Auñamendi Encyclopedia.) After Xaho, it was popularized by the Spanish-language novel '' |
Agosti Xaho
Augustin Chaho in French or Agosti Xaho in Basque was an important Romantic Basque writer. He was born in Tardets (Atharratze in basque), Soule, French Basqueland on 10 October 1811 and died in Bayonne (Baiona in Basque), Labourd 23 October 1858. He is considered a precursor of left-wing Basque patriotism. It is usually said that he studied in Paris with Charles Nodier. In Paris he developed his esoteric thought. He wrote ''Travel to Navarre during the insurrection of the Basques (1830-1835)'' (1836, in French, on his experiences in the First Carlist War, which he interprets as an ethnic war of Basques against Spain that would bring about a basque republic.), ''The Legend of Aitor'' (in which he invented a national creation myth, that had great acceptance for some time) Azurmendi, J. 2020: ''Pentsamenduaren historia Euskal Herrian'', Andoain, Jakin. pp.341–342. and ''Azti-Begia'' (''The Soothsayer's Eye'' in Souletin Basque). He was a republican supporter, and became counc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Club ( eu, Bilboko Athletic Kluba; es, Athletic Club de Bilbao), commonly known as Athletic Bilbao or just Athletic, is a professional Association football, football club based in the city of Bilbao in the Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Country of Spain. They are known as ''Los Leones'' (The Lions) because their stadium was built near a church called ''San Mamés'', which was named after Saint Mammes of Caesarea, Saint Mammes, an early Christian thrown to the lions by the Roman Empire, Romans. Mammes pacified the lions and was later made a saint. The team plays its home matches at the San Mamés Stadium. Its home colours are red and white-striped shirts with black shorts. Athletic are the fourth most successful club in ''La Liga'' with eight titles to their name. In the table of ''Copa del Rey'' titles, Athletic is second only to Barcelona, having won it 23 times. It is also the most successful Basque football club in both league and cup titles won. The cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aitor Tornavaca Fernández
Aitor Tornavaca Fernández (born 24 March 1976), known simply as Aitor, is a Spanish former footballer who played mainly as a left midfielder. He amassed Segunda División totals of 328 games and 16 goals over 11 seasons, representing five clubs, mainly Recreativo de Huelva. He added 105 matches and five goals in La Liga, where he appeared for Recreativo and Sporting de Gijón. Club career Aitor was born in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, Basque Country. During his early career he played almost exclusively in the Segunda División, representing Sporting de Gijón, CD Leganés, Levante UD, Real Jaén and SD Eibar and moving to Recreativo de Huelva for the 2004–05 campaign. He appeared in two La Liga games with the first club, scoring against Real Valladolid in a 4–2 home win on 29 October 1995. At ''Recre'', Aitor was first choice from the start, being instrumental in the Andalusian side's 2006 promotion and also a regular in the top tier (never played less than 30 league matches ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arenas Club De Getxo
Arenas Club de Getxo is a Spanish football club based in the town of Getxo, near Bilbao, in the autonomous community of Basque Country. Founded in 1909, it currently plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 2, holding home games at Campo Municipal de Gobela, with a 2,000-seat capacity. They were winners of the 1919 Copa del Rey, beating FC Barcelona 5–2. It was among the pioneering clubs of Spanish football, and in 1928 was a founding member of La Liga, alongside neighbouring Athletic Bilbao, Real Sociedad and Real Unión. Only Real Unión has remained a consistent rival since then due to both of their downfalls from the top flight. History Origins of local football The area of Greater Bilbao was deeply connected to Britain due to its iron ore mines and industry. Don Manuel, a priest in the local parish of the Las Arenas neighborhood, would gift balls to local children during Catechism lessons. Some of these boys would go on to study in England and learn about the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aitor Ramos
Aitor Ramos Leniz (born 11 June 1985) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a forward for Bermeo FT. Club career Ramos was born in Bilbao, Biscay. After playing with modest Basque clubs in his early career (although he was part of Athletic Bilbao's youth system from ages 11 to 14), he joined Bilbao Athletic for the 2007–08 season, with the reserves competing in the Segunda División B. Ramos made his first-team debut on 16 January 2008, coming on as a substitute for Tiko during the 1–1 away draw with RCD Espanyol in the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey. His first La Liga appearance came on the 27th in the home fixture against FC Barcelona (45 minutes played, same result), and he went on to play seven competitive matches throughout the campaign, but was mainly registered for the B side. In July 2008, Ramos was released by Athletic, joining Écija Balompié in the third tier. Still in the lower leagues, he returned to his native region after just one season, successively re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aitor Pérez
Aitor Pérez Arrieta (born 24 July 1977) is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer who currently rides for the Gios Deyser-Leon Kastro team. Pérez has also ridden for UCI ProTour teams , and . Major results * 2007 Giro d'Italia The 2007 Giro d'Italia was the 90th running of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It took place from 12 May to 3 June 2007. The race began in Sardinia and finished in Milan, and featured five mountain top finishes, of which one wa ... – 32nd * GP Internacional do Oeste RTP – 1 stage (2005) References External links * Cyclists from the Basque Country (autonomous community) Spanish male cyclists 1977 births Living people People from Goierri Sportspeople from Gipuzkoa {{Spain-cycling-bio-1970s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aitor Osa
Aitor Osa Eizaguirre (born September 9, 1973) is a Spanish former road bicycle racer. He is an older brother of Unai Osa. He was involved in the Operación Puerto doping case. Major results ;1996 : 6th Overall Vuelta a La Rioja : 9th GP Villafranca de Ordizia ;1997 : 4th Overall Vuelta a los Valles Mineros : 6th Subida al Naranco : 7th GP Villafranca de Ordizia ;1998 : 3rd Subida al Naranco ;1999 : 7th Overall Vuelta a Burgos : 7th Subida a Urkiola ;2000 : 2nd Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León : 3rd Overall G.P. Portugal Telecom ::1st Stage 3 : 6th Overall Tour of the Basque Country : 6th Klasika Primavera : 9th Overall Critérium International ;2001 : 5th Subida al Naranco : 9th Overall Vuelta a España ;2002 : 1st Overall Tour of the Basque Country ::1st Stage 3 : 1st Mountains classification Vuelta a España : 1st Stage 2 Vuelta a La Rioja : 1st Stage 4 Volta a Portugal : 2nd Subida al Naranco : 3rd Overall Vuelta a Aragón : 5th Gran Premio Miguel Induráin ;2003 : 2nd L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sevilla FC
Sevilla Fútbol Club () is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville, the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. It plays in Spanish football's top flight, La Liga. Sevilla have won the UEFA Europa League six times, the most of any club. It is Spain's oldest sporting club solely devoted to football. The club was formed on 25 January 1890, with the Scottish born Edward Farquharson Johnston as their first president. On 14 October 1905, the club's articles of association were registered in the Civil Government of Seville under the presidency of the Jerez-born José Luis Gallegos Arnosa. Sevilla FC has a long-standing rivalry with cross-city rivals Real Betis. Sevilla FC is also the most successful football club in Andalusia in terms of titles, with eighteen Andalusian Cups, one national league title in 1945–46, five Spanish Cup titles ( 1935, 1939, 1948, 2007 and 2010), one Spanish Super Cup ( 2007), a record six UEFA Cups/U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aitor Ocio
Aitor Ocio Carrión (born 28 November 1976) is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a central defender. In a 18-year senior career, in which he amassed La Liga totals of 173 matches and five goals, he played mainly for Athletic Bilbao (seven years, two spells) and Sevilla (four), winning three major titles with the latter club, including two UEFA Cups. Club career Born in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, Ocio made his debut in La Liga with CA Osasuna during the 2000–01 season, after second division spells with SD Eibar and Albacete Balompié. He then came to prominence with Athletic Bilbao, who had loaned him to all three clubs. Ocio joined Sevilla FC in summer 2003 on a three-year deal, going on to play a somewhat important part on a squad that won four titles (one Copa del Rey, two UEFA Cups and one UEFA Super Cup) in two seasons. During his four-year spell he was the Andalusian's vice-captain behind Javi Navarro, and had a best personal output of 23 games an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cádiz CF
Cádiz Club de Fútbol, S.A.D., known simply as Cádiz, is a Spanish professional football club based in Cádiz, Andalusia. Founded in 1910, the club competes in the La Liga, holding home games at Nuevo Mirandilla, with a seating capacity of 20,724. Salvadoran legend Mágico González played for the club during the 1980s/1990s, and is widely recognized as the best player to ever play for the team. Between 1929 and 1977, Cádiz played in either the second or third tier of Spanish football. In 1977, Cádiz achieved promotion to La Liga for the first time. Since then Cádiz has played fourteen seasons in the first tier, as well as spending several at the second level. History The first documented game of Cádiz CF was played against Cádiz Sporting Club on Thursday, 8 September 1910. Cádiz CF won it 1–0. Two days later on 10 September 1910, several Cádiz citizens appealed to Civil Government to register a club under the name Cádiz Foot-Ball Club. One of the founders was Jos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aitor Núñez
Aitor Salvador Núñez Martín (born 2 October 1987) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a right-back. Club career Núñez was born in Madrid. After starting out as a senior at local Atlético Madrid, playing two Segunda División B seasons with its reserves, he joined CD Tenerife in the summer of 2009. On 23 September of that year, he made his La Liga debut in a 1–0 home win against Athletic Bilbao, appearing in only five league matches as the Canary Islands team were eventually relegated. After a further top-flight appearance, with Rayo Vallecano Rayo Vallecano de Madrid, S.A.D. (), often abbreviated to Rayo (Spanish for "thunderbolt"), is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid, in the neighbourhood of Vallecas. Rayo was founded on 29 May 1924, and currently compete in La Lig ..., Núñez returned to the lower leagues of his country, where he represented a host of clubs. References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nunez, Aitor 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad de Fútbol, S.A.D., more commonly referred to as Real Sociedad (; ''Royal Society''), La Real in Spanish, Erreala in Basque, is a Spanish professional sports club in the city of San Sebastián, Basque Country, founded on 7 September 1909. It plays its home matches at the Anoeta Stadium. Real Sociedad won the Liga title in 1980–81 and 1981–82, and finished runner-up in 1979–80, 1987–88, and 2002–03. The club has also won the Copa del Rey three times, in 1909, 1987 and 2020. It contests the Basque derby against rivals Athletic Bilbao. Real Sociedad was a founding member of La Liga in 1929; its longest spell in the top flight was for 40 seasons, from 1967 to 2007. Traditionally the club followed a policy ( similar to that of its rival Athletic) of signing only Basque players, before signing Republic of Ireland forward John Aldridge in 1989. While a strong Basque contingent has been retained among its players, nowadays both non-Basque Spaniards an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
