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Alas (surname)
Alas is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Dennis Alas (born 1985), Salvadoran footballer *Jaime Alas (born 1989), Salvadoran footballer * José Inocencio Alas (born 1934), Salvadoran Roman Catholic priest *Kevin Alas (born 1991), Filipino basketball player *Leopoldo Alas (1852–1901), Spanish writer *Louie Alas Francisco Luis "Louie" Alas (born October 10, 1963) is a Filipino basketball head coach. He is the former head coach of the Letran Knights in the National Collegiate Athletic Association, and Philippine Patriots in the ASEAN Basketball League. He ... (born 1963), Filipino basketball coach See also * Sibel Alaş (born 1973), Turkish singer {{surname, Alas Spanish-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dennis Alas
Dennis Jonathan Alas Morales (born 10 January 1985 in San Salvador) is a Salvadoran former association football player. He was banned for life in 2013, for match fixing while playing for the El Salvador national football team. He is the older brother of El Salvador national team member Jaime Alas. Club career Nicknamed ''Pitbull'', Alas came through the youth ranks at Academia La Chelona and joined San Salvador F.C. in 2001. After sparking interest with his Gold Cup performance, Alas trained with MLS club CD Chivas USA in contemplation of a potential move there. Nothing came of this and he return to El Salvador. On December 27, 2007, it was announced that Dennis Alas had signed a one-year contract with USL-2 side Real Maryland F.C. On July 14, 2008, it was announced by Real Maryland F.C. have terminated Dennis Alas’ contract by mutual consent with the player. The Salvadoran international played a total of 14 games and scored 3 goals and was also selected to the USL-2 team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaime Alas
Jaime Enrique Alas Morales (born 30 July 1989) is a Salvadoran professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga Nacional club Municipal and the El Salvador national team. Club career Alas' professional career began in July 2006, at the age of 16, when he signed a contract with the now defunct Salvadoran club San Salvador. Shortly after, he moved to Argentina to play in the reserves of River Plate. He spent four years at the club before returning in 2010 to El Salvador to join Luis Ángel Firpo. On 29 June 2012, Alas signed a contract with Rosenborg until the end of the 2015-season. He joined the club when the Norwegian transfer window opened on 1 August 2012. He made his debut in a Europa League Qualification match against Servette. Alas only played a total of seven matches for Rosenborg until he in July 2013 signed a loan deal with the San Jose Earthquakes that lasted until the end of the season in December. After he returned from loan, he transferred to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Inocencio Alas
José Inocencio "Chencho" Alas (born 1934 in Chalatenango, El Salvador), one of ten children. He was a Catholic priest for many years, a friend to Archbishop Óscar Romero, and an advocate of peasant rights. Alas founded the Foundation for Self Sufficiency in Central Americabr> and is currently the director of the Foundation for Sustainability and Peacemaking in Mesoamerica. He lives in the U.S. state of Texas with his wife. His brother is Monseñor Higinio Alas, a well known bishop in Costa Rica. Biography Following study of theology and philosophy in El Salvador, Canada, Rome, Belgium, and Ecuador he began working as a priest in his native country in 1961. While working in the Mejicanos slum of San Salvador, he founded the Cursillos de Cristiandad movement in El Salvador. In 1968, he became parish priest of Suchitoto, and founded the first Christian base communities, rooted in Liberation Theology and the reforms of the Second Vatican Council of 1965 in Medellín Conf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Alas
Kevin Louie Platon Alas (born November 13, 1991) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the NLEX Road Warriors of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was drafted second overall by the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters in the 2014 PBA draft. Early life and amateur career Alas attended Grade School at Blessed Trinity School in Las Piñas and began playing organized basketball when he was in the 5th grade. The following year, he transferred to Letran where he would soon engage in more competitive tournaments. He would eventually make the Letran Squires lineup during his 2nd year in high school. Along with his brother, Junjun, and Mythical Five member John Noble, Kevin helped lead the Squires to the NCAA Juniors Finals in 2007 where they got swept in two games by a powerhouse San Sebastian Staglets team that featured Ryan Buenafe and Arvie Bringas. The following season, his last with the Squires, Letran made it back to the finals setting up a rematch with Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leopoldo Alas
Leopoldo Enrique García-Alas y Ureña (25 April 1852 – 13 June 1901), also known as Clarín, was a Spanish realist novelist born in Zamora. His inflammatory articles, known as ''paliques'' (“chitchat”), as well as his advocacy of liberalism and anti-clericalism, made him a formidable and controversial critical voice. He died in Oviedo. Biography Alas was born in Zamora, from Asturian parents who moved to that city. He spent his childhood living in León and Guadalajara, until he moved to Oviedo (Asturias) in 1863. There he studied for the ''Bachillerato'' (Secondary Education) and began his law studies. He lived in Madrid from 1871 to 1878, where he began his career as a journalist (adopting the pen-name "Clarín" in 1875) and he graduated with the thesis ''El Derecho y la Moralidad'' (''Law and Morality'') in 1878. He taught in Zaragoza from 1882 to 1883. In 1883 he returned to Oviedo to take up a position as professor of Roman law. Above all, Clarín is the autho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louie Alas
Francisco Luis "Louie" Alas (born October 10, 1963) is a Filipino basketball head coach. He is the former head coach of the Letran Knights in the National Collegiate Athletic Association, and Philippine Patriots in the ASEAN Basketball League. He was also a former coach of Mobiline from 2000 to 2001 in the Philippine Basketball Association. Playing career Alas' basketball career began in Adamson University in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines where he played for the school's team Adamson Falcons. In the PABL, he played for ESQ, Purefoods, Philips Sardines and Burger Machine. He also used to work in the Philippine Sports Commission. Coaching career His first coaching job was with the Saint Francis of Assisi Baby Doves in Las Piñas. Afterwards, he moved to Las Piñas College. For a time, Alas used to be an assistant coach in Adamson University. PBA and MBA He had started as an assistant coach for Purefoods Corned Beef Cowboys under Eric Altamirano ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sibel Alaş
Sibel Alaş (born 13 February 1975) is a Turkish pop music singer and translator. She graduated from American Culture and Literature Department in Istanbul University. Her first hit was 'Adam' (Man) from her album of the same name in 1995. She was both the vocalist and dancer of Yonca Evcimik before starting her solo career. She released second album, ''Fem'' (Not opened rose in Turkish or short of female in English) in 1996. She had a break in her music career after releasing the album ''Çocuk'' ("Child" in Turkish) in 1998 due to marrying her manager Zeki Aköz in 1996, and because of her disease, aneurysm. In 1998, she adopted a two-year-old daughter named Tuğçe. In 2005, after being diagnosed with arteriovenous malformation, Alaş underwent a brain surgery. She released her fourth album, ''Carpe Diem'' ("Seize the day" in Latin) in 2006. After translating ''Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet'' to Turkish in 2008, she translated ''A Game of Thrones'' by George R. R. M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
