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Borna Sosa
Borna Sosa (; born 21 January 1998) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a left-back or a left-wing back for Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart and the Croatia national team. Career Dinamo Zagreb Sosa was born in the Prečko neighbourhood of Zagreb to Herzegovinian Croat parents from Gradac, near Posušje. He was a youth player for Dinamo Zagreb. He was given his Prva HNL debut for Dinamo by coach Zoran Mamić on 7 March 2015 in a 2–0 home win over Zagreb, starting and playing the full 90 minutes. On 10 May 2016, he played full 90 minutes in the Croatian Cup Final as Dinamo defeated Slaven Belupo 2–1. He made his European debut on 12 July 2016, when coach Zlatko Kranjčar substituted him for Alexandru Mățel in the 66th minute of the 2–1 victory over Vardar in Skopje in the Champions League second qualifying round. Over the course of four seasons at Dinamo, Sosa made 41 appearances and six assists for his hometown club. VfB Stuttgart On 14 May 2018, Sosa s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VfB Stuttgart
Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V., commonly known as VfB Stuttgart (), is a German sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club's football team is currently part of Germany's first division, the Bundesliga. VfB Stuttgart has won the national championship five times, most recently in 2006–07, the DFB-Pokal three times and the UEFA Intertoto Cup a record three times. The football team plays its home games at the Mercedes-Benz Arena, in the Neckarpark which is located near the Cannstatter Wasen, where the city's fall beer festival takes place. Second team side VfB Stuttgart II currently plays in the Regionalliga Südwest, which is the second highest division allowed for a reserve team. The club's junior teams have won the national U19 championships a record ten times and the Under 17 Bundesliga six times. A membership-based club with over 72,000 members, VfB is the largest sports club in Baden-Württemberg and the eighth-largest football club in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bundesliga
The Bundesliga (; ), sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bundesliga () or 1. Bundesliga (), is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of the German football league system, the Bundesliga is Germany's primary football competition. The Bundesliga comprises 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga. Seasons run from August to May. Games are played on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. All of the Bundesliga clubs qualify for the DFB-Pokal. The winner of the Bundesliga qualifies for the DFL-Supercup. Fifty-six clubs have competed in the Bundesliga since its founding. Bayern Munich has won 31 of 59 titles, as well as the last ten seasons. The Bundesliga has seen other champions, with Borussia Dortmund, Hamburger SV, Werder Bremen, Borussia Mönchengladbach, and VfB Stuttgart most prominent among them. The Bundesliga is one of the top national leagues, ranked third in Europe according to UEFA's league coeffi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016–17 UEFA Champions League Qualifying Phase And Play-off Round
The 2016–17 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round began on 28 June and ended on 24 August 2016. A total of 56 teams competed in the qualifying phase and play-off round to decide 10 of the 32 places in the group stage of the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League. All times are CEST (UTC+2). Round and draw dates The schedule of the competition was as follows (all draws were held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, unless stated otherwise). Format In the qualifying phase and play-off round, each tie was played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scored more goals on aggregate over the two legs advanced to the next round. If the aggregate score was level, the away goals rule would be applied, i.e., the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs advances. If away goals were also equal, then 30 minutes of extra time would be played, divided into two 15-minute halves. The away goals rule would be again appli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skopje
Skopje ( , , ; mk, Скопје ; sq, Shkup) is the capital and largest city of North Macedonia. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre. The territory of Skopje has been inhabited since at least 4000 BC; remains of Neolithic settlements have been found within the old Kale Fortress that overlooks the modern city centre. Originally a Paeonian city, Scupi became the capital of Dardania in the second century BC. On the eve of the 1st century AD, the settlement was seized by the Romans and became a military camp. When the Roman Empire was divided into eastern and western halves in 395 AD, Scupi came under Byzantine rule from Constantinople. During much of the early medieval period, the town was contested between the Byzantines and the Bulgarian Empire, whose capital it was between 972 and 992. From 1282, the town was part of the Serbian Empire, and acted as its capital city from 1346 to 1371. In 1392, Skopje was conquered by the Ottoman Turks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FK Vardar
FK Vardar Skopje ( mk, ФК Вардар Скопје), or simply Vardar, is a football club based in the capital city of Skopje, North Macedonia, North Macedonia. The club was founded in 1947 and currently competes in the Macedonian Second Football League. They are the most successful club in Macedonian football, having won eleven Macedonian First Football League, Macedonian First League titles, five Macedonian Football Cup, Macedonian Cups, two Macedonian Football Supercup, Macedonian Super Cups, and one Yugoslav Cup. In 2017, they became the first Macedonian club to qualify for European competitions. History Beginning After WW2 FK Vardar was established with the merger of city rivals Pobeda Skopje, FK Pobeda(1919) and Gragjanski Skopje, FK Makedonija(1922), in the hall of cinema "Vardar" on 22 July 1947. The foundation assembly had decided the club's color to be blue and it was, but already at the next assembly the decision was changed to red and white. FK Pobeda has compete ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandru Mățel
Alexandru Mățel (born 17 October 1989) is a Romanian former professional footballer who played mainly as a right back and currently the team manager of Liga I club Farul Constanța. Club career Early career and Astra He began his career at Farul Constanța, and after a loan spell for Delta Tulcea he joined Astra Giurgiu, with which he recorded his European competitions debut. He won Cupa României and Supercupa României with Astra, before signing with Croatian champions Dinamo Zagreb Dinamo Zagreb In January 2015, Mățel signed a -year contract with Croatian champions Dinamo Zagreb. He made his debut for the club on 7 February 2015 in a 2–1 victory against Lokomotiva Zagreb and played 13 matches in the 2014–15 season as Dinamo secured both the league title and the cup. FC Hermannstadt On 9 February 2019 he signed a contract with Liga I side FC Hermannstadt. Universitatea Craiova On 2 September 2019 he signed a contract with Liga I side Universitatea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zlatko Kranjčar
Zlatko "Cico" Kranjčar (; 15 November 1956 – 1 March 2021) was a Croatian professional football manager and player. Kranjčar started his career as a player with Dinamo Zagreb where he won the Yugoslav First League in 1981–82, then Yugoslav Cup twice in 1980 and 1983. He later became the manager of the club which is now part of independent Croatia and went on to win Croatian First League in 1995–96 and 1997–98 and the Croatian Cup twice in 1996 and 1998. Kranjčar also played for Rapid Wien where he had success winning the Austrian Bundesliga twice in 1986–87 and 1987–88; the Austrian Cup in 1984, 1985 and 1987; and the Austrian Supercup in 1986, 1987 and 1988. Kranjčar was appointed manager of the Croatia national team and took them to the 2006 World Cup. He also had a short spell with the Montenegro national team. In 2009 he went to Iran and managed Persepolis. While there he had two spells with Sepahan where he went on to win the Iran Pro League in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NK Slaven Belupo
Nogometni klub Slaven Belupo ( en, Slaven Belupo Football Club), often referred to as NK Slaven Belupo, Slaven Belupo or simply Slaven, and known internationally as NK Slaven Koprivnica, is a Croatian professional football club based in the city of Koprivnica in the north of the country. They play their home matches at Gradski stadion in Koprivnica. History The first football club in Koprivnica was founded in June 1907, when a student team was formed and named ''Đački nogometni klub'', which is Croatian for ''Students' Football Club''. The name Slaven first appeared when a sports club named ''HŠK Slaven'' was founded by the members of the Friedrich family on 20 August 1912 and this is considered to be the foundation date of the present-day club. The club won the Croatian championship in 1920, which was one of the Yugoslav regional championships. Slaven was subsequently renamed ''HŠK Victorija'', but disbanded six years later due to financial difficulties. Subsequently, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NK Zagreb
Nogometni klub Zagreb (''Zagreb Football Club''), commonly known as NK Zagreb or simply Zagreb (), is a Croatian amateur football club based in the Croatian capital city of Zagreb. It currently competes in the fifth tier league competition of Croatian football league system, ''Četvrta nogometna liga Središte Zagreb podskupina A'' in Croatian (''Fourth football league Region Zagreb division A'') since the 2021–22 season and the revision of league in preparation for structure reorganization in a men's league system of Croatian football league system starting from 2022–23 which also led to labeling changes for the league levels. The club was founded in 1908 as HŠK Zagreb, meaning Hrvatski športski klub Zagreb (''Croatian Athletic Club Zagreb''). After World War II NK Zagreb had a considerable success in former Yugoslavia being enlisted as a notable club (at least 10 top-flight seasons or at least one title) in Yugoslav First League. Zagreb played a total of 18 seasons in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoran Mamić
Zoran Mamić (; born 30 September 1971) is a Croatian professional football manager and former player, and convicted fraudster. He was most recently the manager of Croatian First Football League club Dinamo Zagreb. He is a wanted criminal in Croatia, and is on the Interpol wanted fugitives list. Mamic was previously manager of Dinamo Zagreb, Al-Nassr, Al Ain and Al-Hilal. In his first season with the UAE club, he won the first double in the club's 50th year history; UAE Pro-League and UAE President's Cup. He also worked as the director of football at Dinamo Zagreb. Club career Mamić played for Dinamo Zagreb between 1989 and 1996, after which he went on to spend nine years playing for various clubs in Germany. Between 1996 and 1998, he made 45 Bundesliga appearances and scored four league goals for Bochum. In 1998 he moved for two seasons to Bayer Leverkusen, but only made 15 Bundesliga appearances for the club without scoring a goal. He then returned to Bochum for the 2000 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014–15 Croatian First Football League
The 2014–15 Croatian First Football League (officially known as the MAXtv Prva Liga for sponsorship reasons) was the 24th season of the Croatian First Football League, the national championship for men's association football teams in Croatia, since its establishment in 1992. The season started on 18 July 2014 and ended on 30 May 2015. The league was contested by 10 teams. Dinamo Zagreb were the defending champions, having won their ninth consecutive title in 2013–14. Teams The following is a complete list of teams who will contest the 2014–15 Prva HNL. Stadia and locations Personnel and kits Managerial changes League table Results First round Second round Relegation play-off At the end of season, ninth placed Istra 1961 qualified for a home and away relegation playoff tie against Sesvete, runners-up of the 2014–15 Croatian Second Football League. However, Sesvete's managing board decided not to contest the tie, as their home stadium in Sesvete faile ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
