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Defensor Sporting
Defensor Sporting Club is a sports club based in Montevideo, Uruguay. Founded in 1913, Defensor has several sports sections, with football and basketball being the most important and the ones in which the club has achieved significant achievements in Uruguay and internationally. It is the third most highest winning club in Uruguay, with 24 official titles, only surpassed by Peñarol and Club Nacional de Football. The club's best performance at the international stage was in 2014, when they reached the semi-finals of the Copa Libertadores, eventually losing to Club Nacional 2–1 on aggregate. They have won the Uruguayan Championship four times: in 1976, 1987, 1991, and 2007-08. Their 1976 title win was especially notable in Uruguay's football history as it ended 44 years of dominance by Nacional and Peñarol. History Founded on March 15, 1913, as ''Club Atlético Defensor'', the name of the club was changed in 1989 to ''Defensor Sporting Club'' after a merger with ''Sporting Cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estadio Luis Franzini
The Estadio Luis Franzini (or Luis Franzini Stadium) is an outdoor football stadium located in Montevideo, Uruguay. The stadium's maximum capacity is 16,000 people, and it is the home ground of Defensor Sporting. The stadium was closed during the 1997 season for renovations. It reopened on 16 August 1998 with the name ''Nuevo Estadio Luis Franzini''. Renovations included a seating capacity increase and leveling of the playing area. Previously, the land sloped to the west, toward the Rio de la Plata. Situated on municipal land on the Parque Rodo at the intersection of Herrera y Reissig and Sarmiento Streets, the Luis Franzini Stadium is named for the former president of the Uruguayan Soccer Commission (Comisión de Fútbol) and Defensor Sporting Defensor Sporting Club is a sports club based in Montevideo, Uruguay. Founded in 1913, Defensor has several sports sections, with football and basketball being the most important and the ones in which the club has achieved signifi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maxi Pereira
Maxi may refer to: People Given name * Maxi Biancucchi (born 1984), Argentine footballer who plays for Flamengo * Maxi López (born 1984), Argentine footballer who plays in Europe * Maxi Pereira, Uruguayan footballer who plays for SL Benfica * Maxi RodrÃguez (born 1981), Argentine footballer who plays for Newell's Old Boys * Maximiliano Vallejo (born 1982), Argentine footballer who plays for Shahrdari Bandar Abbas FC * Maxi Kleber (born 1992), German basketball player Stage name or nickname * Maxi (singer) (born 1950), Irish radio disc-jockey and producer; actor, journalist, and singer * Maxi Glamour, American drag artist * Maxi Jazz (1957-2022), English musician, rapper, singer-songwriter and DJ; lead vocalist of Faithless * Maxi Priest (born 1961), British reggae vocalist of Jamaican descent * Maxi, a contestant on the series '' Blush: The Search for the Next Great Makeup Artist'' * Glenn Maxwell, Australian cricketer known as "Maxi" Fictional characters * Maxi (Soulcal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MartÃn Cáceres
José MartÃn Cáceres Silva (; born 7 April 1987) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays for Major League Soccer club LA Galaxy and the Uruguay national team. Mainly a centre-back, he can also play on either flank, mostly as a right-back. After starting out at Defensor Sporting, he was bought by Spanish club Villarreal in 2007. In the following years he competed in Spain and Italy, notably winning six Serie A titles with Juventus and the 2009 Champions League with Barcelona. He later had a brief spell in England with Southampton before returning to Italy in 2017; despite his ability, his career has been limited by several injuries. An Uruguay international since the age of 20, Cáceres represented the country in four World Cups, three editions of the Copa América and the 2013 Confederations Cup, winning the 2011 Copa América. Club career Early years Born in Montevideo, Cáceres started his career with his local team Defensor, becoming a regular at a young ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolás Olivera
Andrés Nicolás "Nico" Olivera Olivera (born 30 May 1978) is a Uruguayan former footballer who played as a forward. He started and finished his 20-year professional career with Defensor, going on to collect 500 league appearances mainly in the top divisions in Uruguay, Spain and Mexico. This included a spell with Sevilla, for whom he signed in 1998. Olivera won 28 caps for the Uruguay national team, being part of the squads at the 2002 World Cup as well as the 1997 Confederations Cup. Club career After excelling as a youngster at his first professional club, Defensor Sporting Club, Montevideo-born Olivera moved to Spain and signed for Valencia CF, in January 1998. He was rarely used by the ''Che'' during his five-month spell, but went on to spend the vast majority of the following seven years in the country, starting off with Sevilla FC with which he achieved two La Liga promotions, in 1999 and 2001, scoring 21 goals in 56 games in those seasons combined; on 19 November 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diego Pérez (footballer)
Diego Fernando Pérez Aguado (; born 18 May 1980), nicknamed ''"Ruso"'' (Spanish for ''"Russian"''), is a Uruguayan former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He has played 89 matches for the Uruguay national football team, including the 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2001, 2004, 2007 and 2011 editions of the Copa América. Club career Pérez was born in Montevideo. At the age of 19, Pérez joined one of the clubs of his hometown, Defensor Sporting, soon becoming a first-team regular. He joined a larger club from Montevideo, C.A. Peñarol, in 2003 but only played 13 games with them before being shipped off to France to play for Didier Deschamps' AS Monaco. During his time at Monaco he had to battle for his place in the defensive midfield spot against Lucas Bernardi, Akis Zikos and Gerard López and was especially favored by the manager Francesco Guidolin during the Italian's reign in the 2005–06 season. Bologna On 31 August 2010, he was signed by Italia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gonzalo Vargas
Gonzalo Vargas Abella (born 22 September 1981) is a Uruguayan former football striker. He last played for Rampla Juniors. Vargas is nicknamed ''Turbo'' because of his explosive dribbles and high speed sprints. Career Club He also played for Defensor Sporting (2002–2004) and the Argentine team Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata (2005–2006). On 31 August 2007, Vargas signed for FC Sochaux-Montbéliard on loan from AS Monaco. On June 23, 2008, he was presented as the new forward for F.C. Atlas, following Bruno Marioni's departure from the club. He was given the number 9 jersey. Vargas returned to Argentina to play for Argentinos Juniors on loan for the 2010-11 Argentine Primera División season. National team He has been capped by the Uruguay national side 10 times, and he has scored 3 goals. International goals , - , 1, , May 23, 2006, , Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, , , , 1–0, , 2–0 (W), , Friendly , - , 2, , May 23, 2006, , Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, , , , 2†... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DarÃo Silva
DarÃo Debray Silva Pereira (born 2 November 1972) is a Uruguayan retired professional association football, footballer who played as a striker (association football), striker. After making a name for himself in his country and in Italy with Cagliari Calcio, Cagliari, he spent the following seven years of his career in Spain – scoring 48 La Liga goals in 163 games, mostly for Málaga CF, Málaga – before moving to England. He suffered a serious car accident shortly after leaving Portsmouth F.C., Portsmouth, which caused him to lose a leg and effectively end his career. Amongst other tournaments, Silva represented Uruguay national football team, Uruguay at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, 2002 World Cup, winning nearly 50 Cap (sport), caps. Club career Peñarol and Cagliari Born in Treinta y Tres in the Treinta y Tres Department, namesake department, Silva began his career in 1991 with Defensor Sporting (having been a Boca Juniors player for six hours previous to that), signing shor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcelo Tejera
Marcelo Tejera (born August 6, 1973) is a former Uruguayan footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Tejera made his debut for the Uruguay national team in a friendly match against Mexico (1–1 draw) on November 20, 1991 in Veracruz, substituting Gabriel Cedrés Néstor Gabriel Cedrés Vera (born March 3, 1970, in Minas Minas or MINAS may refer to: People with the given name Minas * Menas of Ethiopia (died 1563) * Saint Menas (Minas, 285–309) * Minias of Florence (Minas, Miniato, died 250) * Minas ... in the 75th minute. References External links * 1973 births Living people Uruguayan footballers Uruguay international footballers Uruguay under-20 international footballers Uruguay youth international footballers Association football midfielders Uruguayan expatriate footballers Uruguayan Primera División players Liga MX players Serie A players La Liga players Segunda División players Argentine Primera División players CategorÃa Primera A p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrés Fleurquin
Andrés José Fleurquin Rubio (born 8 February 1975) is a Uruguayan retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. Club career Born in Montevideo, Fleurquin started playing football with local Defensor Sporting. In 1999 he moved abroad for the first time, joining SK Sturm Graz in Austria and being regularly used by the club during two and a half Bundesliga seasons, with two runner-up league finishes. In August 2001, Fleurquin signed for Galatasaray SK in Turkey, being a very important first-team unit as the side won another Süper Lig championship. After one year in France with Stade Rennais F.C. he moved to Spain, where he would remain for the following seven years. Fleurquin started in Segunda División with Córdoba CF. For 2004–05 he continued in that level and Andalusia, but eventually attained La Liga promotion with Cádiz CF, being immediately relegated back with the player appearing in 30 matches and scoring once – on 2 October 2005, in a 1–1 home draw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sebastián Abreu
Washington Sebastián Abreu Gallo (; born 17 October 1976) is a Uruguayan football manager and former player who played as a striker. He is the current manager of Peruvian club Universidad César Vallejo. He is best known for his record of appearing for 32 teams in 11 countries during his professional career. Nicknamed ''Loco'' ( Madman in Spanish), the prolific scorer for club and national team initially retired in 2021 after a four-month stint with Sud América, but later that same year came out of retirement with Olimpia de Minas. A Uruguayan international for more than 15 years, Abreu represented his country in two World Cups and three Copa América tournaments, winning the latter in 2011. Playing career Club Early career Born in Minas, Lavalleja Department, Abreu played in numerous clubs throughout the Americas (Uruguay, Argentina, Mexico and Brazil). He also had an unsuccessful stint with Spain's Deportivo de La Coruña, which loaned him several times for the duration ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergio Daniel MartÃnez
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Sergio may refer to: * Sergio (given name), for people with the given name Sergio * Sergio (carbonado), the largest rough diamond ever found * ''Sergio'' (album), a 1994 album by Sergio Blass * ''Sergio'' (2009 film), a documentary film * ''Sergio'' (2020 film), a biographical drama film * Sergio, the mascot for the Old Orchard Beach Surge baseball team See also *Hurricane Sergio (other) The name Sergio has been used for four tropical cyclones in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. * Tropical Storm Sergio (1978) – threatened Baja California. * Hurricane Sergio (1982) – never threatened land. * Hurricane Sergio (2006) – never threate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
