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Beñat San José
Beñat San José Gil (born 24 September 1979), is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a left winger, and is the manager of Bolívar. He is the youngest manager in Gulf and Saudi history to have won a title, the 2013 Saudi Kings Cup at the age of 33 with Al-Ittihad. Playing career Born in San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, San José represented Real Sociedad and Antiguoko as a youth. As a senior, he represented CD Hernani, , Tolosa CF, CD Basconia, Berio FT, Orihuela CF, Saint-Jean de Luz Foot and Pasaia KE, aside from more than a year representing the Spain national beach soccer team. Managerial career San José started his coaching career with Ekintza Ikastola, and joined Real Sociedad's youth teams in 2008, from Antiguoko. In August 2012, he moved abroad, being named manager of the under-21 team of Al-Ittihad FC. In February 2013, San José replaced compatriot Raúl Caneda at the helm of the first team, and finished the campaign in seventh; at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Club Deportivo Universidad Católica
Club Deportivo Universidad Católica is a professional football club based in Santiago, Chile. Founded in 1937 they play in the Primera División, the top flight of Chilean football. The team has played its home games at Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo since 1988. Universidad Católica has won the third most league championships at a national level. In domestic football, the club has won 28 trophies; a record 16 Primera División de Chile titles, 2 Segunda División de Chile, 4 Copa Chile, 4 Supercopa de Chile, a Copa Apertura, a Copa República. In international competitions, Universidad Católica have won a 1 trophies; Copa Interamericana (1994). In 1993, Universidad Católica was the runner-up in the most important international tournament in South America: the Copa Libertadores de América, losing in the finals against the defending Libertadores' Champion São Paulo. Universidad Católica has reached semi-finals in the Copa Libertadores four times (years 1962, 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Association Football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is to score more goals than the opposition by moving the ball beyond the goal line into a rectangular framed goal defended by the opposing side. Traditionally, the game has been played over two 45 minute halves, for a total match time of 90 minutes. With an estimated 250 million players active in over 200 countries, it is considered the world's most popular sport. The game of association football is played in accordance with the Laws of the Game, a set of rules that has been in effect since 1863 with the International Football Association Board (IFAB) maintaining them since 1886. The game is played with a football that is in circumference. The two teams compete to get the ball into the other team's goal (between the posts and under ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Sharq
''Al Sharq'' (Arabic; الشرق; ''The Orient'') is an Arabic pro-government daily newspaper published in Doha, Qatar. The paper is one of the three leading Arabic newspapers in the country in addition to ''Al Raya'' and '' Al Watan''. History and profile ''Al Sharq'' was launched in 1987 and was published by Al Watan Printing and Publishing House under the name of ''Al Khaleej Al Youm'' (Arabic: ''Gulf Today''). Eighteen months after its start it was sold to Dar Al Sharq, and the paper was renamed as ''Al Sharq''. The publisher of the paper which is led by a member of the ruling family, Al Thani, Khalid bin Thani Al Thani, also own the English daily '' The Peninsula'' and Arabic women's magazine ''Sayyidat Al Sharq''. ''Al Sharq'' is based in Doha. As of 2012 the editor and manager of ''Al Sharq'' was Abdul Latif Al Mahmoud. Jaber Al Harami was the editor-in-chief in 2016. In 1996 ''Al Sharq'' started a page on the environmental issues. However, it was ended soon. Then the dai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 King Cup Of Champions
The 2013 King Cup of Champions, or The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup, was the 38th season of King Cup of Champions since its establishment in 1957, and the 6th under the current edition. The top eight in the Professional League competed in the King cup which kicked off on 4 May. Al-Ahli were the defending champion but they were eliminated by Al-Shabab in semifinals. Al-Ittihad won their eighth title after beating Al-Shabab 4–2 in the final, and qualified to the Champions League. Prize money * Final winner: 4,000,000 Saudi Riyals. * Final runners-up: 2,500,000 Saudi Riyals. * Third place: 1,500,000 Saudi Riyals. Participating teams * Number of appearance in King Cup of Champions since the 2008 season. Fixtures and results Bracket Quarter-finals Quarter-finals were played on 4, 5, 8, & 9 May 2013. First leg Second leg Semi-finals Semi-finals were played on 17, 18, 24, & 25 May 2013. First leg Second leg Third place Third place game was playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kings Cup (Saudi Arabia)
The King Cup (sometimes spelled King's), officially known as The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques' Cup ( ar, كأس خادم الحرمين الشريفين), is the Saudi Arabian football knockout cup competition, run by the Saudi Arabian Football Federation. The cup was created in 1957 and was played until 1990. It was re-launched again in 2007 as ''King's Cup of Champions'', and was played by only the top 6 finishers of the Professional League plus the Crown Prince Cup and Federation Cup winners. Since 2014, it was renamed as ''King's Cup'', the competition returned to its roots by implementing the old format. 153 clubs have taken part in the tournament. Qualification and prize money The cup winner will be guaranteed a place in the AFC Champions League. Prize money: * Final winners: 5,500,000 Saudi Riyals. * Final runners-up: 4,000,000 Saudi Riyals. Winners by year Performance by club Trophies Source: Finals Source: References External linksKing CupSAFF RSSSF.co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012–13 Saudi Professional League
The 2012–13 Saudi Professional League (known as the Zain Professional League for sponsorship reasons) was the 37th season of the Saudi Professional League, the top Saudi professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1976. The season began on 2 August 2012 and ended on 27 April 2013. Al-Shabab were the defending champions. The league was contested by the 12 teams from the 2011–12 season as well as Al-Shoulla and Al-Wehda, who joined as the promoted clubs from the 2011–12 First Division. They replace Al-Ansar and Al-Qadisiyah who were relegated to the 2012–13 First Division. On 14 April, Al-Fateh won their first League title, with 2 games to spare, following a 1–0 home win over Al-Ahli. Al-Fateh became the seventh club to win the Pro League. This is considered by many to be one of the greatest shocks in Saudi football history, especially considering that Al-Fateh were promoted to the Pro League for the first time only four years ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Riyadh (newspaper)
''Al Riyadh'' (Arabic: الرياض) is a Riyadh-based, pro-government Saudi daily newspaper. Its sister paper was ''Riyadh Daily'' that was in circulation between 2003 and 1 January 2004. ''Al Riyadh'' is one of the dominant papers in Nejd. History and ownership ''Al Riyadh'' is the first daily newspaper that was published in Arabic in Riyadh. Its first issue was published on 11 May 1965 with a limited number of pages. Later, it became a daily publication with 52 pages, 32 pages of which were colored pages. Its current issues are with 80-100 pages. The paper is published in broadsheet format. ''Al Riyadh'' is also pioneer in other aspects. It is the first Saudi paper that included caricatures which were drawn by Ali Kharjy, a then-leading caricaturist. It is argued that ''Al Riyadh'' gained popularity among the public due to these caricatures at the end of the 1960s. ''Al Riyadh'' is also the first Saudi newspaper to open a women's bureau. ''Al Riyadh'' is owned and publis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raúl Caneda
Raúl Caneda Pérez (born 21 January 1969) is a Spanish football manager. Caneda holds both the UEFA Pro and UEFA "A" coaching licenses and has coached a number of professional football teams across the world Including Real Sociedad and UD Almería. His brother David is also a football manager. Managerial career In February 2012, Saudi Arabian club Al Ittihad announced that Raúl Caneda had joined the club on an 18 months contract This was announced after the sacking of Slovenian manager Matjaz Kek. The club hired Caneda based on the fact that they thought he had a similar philosophy to that of Barcelona FC manager Pep Guardiola, with Caneda having worked closely with him throughout his career. Guardiola wrote about him, in the preface of the book about Deportivo La Coruña's former player Fran, as being:"a privileged football mind I've had the pleasure to learn from". Caneda arrived at the Asia giant after four consecutive 2-0 defeats . He made his debut with a brilliant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Diario Vasco
''El Diario Vasco'' (English: ''The Basque Daily'') is a Spanish morning daily newspaper based in San Sebastián, Basque Country. History and profile ''El Diario Vasco'' was founded in 1934 by the Sociedad Vascongada de Publicaciones, led by conservative writers such as Juan Ignacio Luca de Tena or Ramiro de Maeztu. The paper has its headquarters in San Sebastián. Following the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War in 1936, ''El Diario Vasco'' supported the Nationalist faction and was closed by the Republican government for two months until San Sebastián was conquered by the Nationalists. In 1945 the paper was bought by the Falange-controlled holders of '' El Correo Español'', which then changed its name from El Pueblo Vasco SA to Bilbao Editorial SA. ''El Diario Vasco'' is currently owned by Grupo Vocento which also owns '' ABC'', ''El Correo'' and '' Las Provincias'', among the others. ''El Diario Vasco'' has a neutral political stance. The paper publishes ten editions thr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spain National Beach Soccer Team
The Spain national beach soccer team represents Spain in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the RFEF, the governing body for football in Spain. Results and fixtures The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled. ;Legend 2021 Players Current squad The following players and staff members were called up for the 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. :Head coach: Cristian Mendez Lacarcel :Assistant coach: Jesus Sanchez Requena Competitive record Beach Soccer World Championships FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Honours *FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup: **Runner-up: 2003, 2004, 2013 **Third place: 2000 *Euro Beach Soccer League: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2006 **Runner-up: 2002, 2014, 2018 *Euro Beach Soccer Cup: 1999, 2008, 2009, 2014 **Runner-up: 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004 **Third place: 2003 *Mundialito de Futebol de Praia: 2013 **Runner-up: 1997, 2004, 2012, 2018 **Thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mundo Deportivo
''Mundo Deportivo'' (; meaning ''Sports World'' in English) is a Spanish nationwide daily sports newspaper published in Barcelona. History and profile ''Mundo Deportivo'' was first published on 1 February 1906, as a weekly newspaper, and since 1929 daily. It is the oldest sports newspaper still published in Spain, and the second one in Europe, after the Italian '' La Gazzetta dello Sport'' which was founded in 1896. It is published in Barcelona and is owned by Grupo Godó. The group also owns ''La Vanguardia''. ''Mundo Deportive'' focuses primarily on the performances of FC Barcelona, but also covers the Spanish basketball league ( ACB), Grand Prix motorcycle racing and Formula One car racing, amongst others. Both ''Mundo Deportivo'' and ''Sport'' are the predominant sources of sports news in Catalonia Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a '' nationality'' by its Statute of ... [...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 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
