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Eduardo Allax
Eduardo Allax Scherpel, sometimes known as just Eduardo (born 2 July 1977) is a Brazilian professional football manager and former player who is the current head coach of Macaé. Eduardo Allax played as a goalkeeper and began his career in 1998 with Portuguesa do Rio. He was noted for scoring a header while playing for Bangu over Fluminense, in the final minutes of extra time during the 2002 Campenato Carioca semifinal, however, the goal was controversially invalidated. Eduardo would score again in 2003, this time for Atlético Mineiro. He is one of the most capped goalkeepers for Náutico, playing for the club between 2006 and 2009. Club career Eduardo Allax made his senior debut for Portuguesa from Ilha do Governador. After a brief stint at Anápolis in 1998, he moved to Bangu, thanks to his agents and recommended by coach Alfredo Sampaio. He was one of the top players of the Moça Bonita team during the Torneio Rio-São Paulo and the 2002 Campeonato Carioca. During ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rio De Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a beta global city, Rio de Janeiro is the sixth-most populous city in the Americas. Part of the city has been designated as a World Heritage Site, named "Rio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea", on 1 July 2012 as a Cultural Landscape. Founded in 1565 by the Portuguese, the city was initially the seat of the Captaincy of Rio de Janeiro, a domain of the Portuguese Empire. In 1763, it became the capital of the State of Brazil, a state of the Portuguese Empire. In 1808, when the Portuguese Royal Court moved to Brazil, Rio de Janeiro became the seat of the court of Queen Maria I of Portugal. She subsequently, under the leadership of her son the prince regent João VI of Portugal, raised Brazil to the dignity of a k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sociedade Esportiva Do Gama
Sociedade Esportiva do Gama, commonly referred to as Gama, is a Brazilian professional club based in Gama, Distrito Federal founded on 15 November 1975. It competes in the Campeonato Brasiliense, the top flight of the Distrito Federal state football league. Gama is the second-best ranked team from the Federal District in CBF's national club ranking, behind bitter rivals Brasiliense. History Until the early 1970s, the city of Gama was known only to its amateur teams. This movement has grown more and more the city's desire to have its first professional football club. Founded in 1975 by Hermínio Ferreira Neves, the Sociedade Esporte do Gama was the first professional team in the city. The founder was president of the amateur team Minas Atlético Clube. Formed initially with players of the most diverse amateur teams of the city, Gama soon gained the support of the local population. They played their first professional game on February 21, 1976. With the support of Mr. Valmir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
The 2002 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, known as Troféu Visa Electron by sponsorship reasons, was the 46th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. It began on August 10, 2002, and reached its end on December 15, 2002. It was the last championship with a knockout stage. The competition was won by Santos. Format The 26 teams played against each other once. The eight best placed teams qualified to the quarter-finals, in which the eight-placed team played against the first-placed team, the seventh-placed team played against the second-placed team, the sixth-placed team played against the third-placed team, and the fifth-placed team played against the fourth-placed team. The quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals were played over two legs. The four worst teams in the first stage were relegated to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B of the following year. First Stage standings Final stage Finals Santos: Fábio Costa; Michel, Preto, Alex and Léo, Paulo Almeida, Renato ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wagner Fernando Velloso
Wagner Fernando Velloso (born 22 September 1968), is a Brazilian former professional footballer and former manager who currently works as a pundit for Bandeirantes. Known for his agility and quick reflexes, Velloso is considered one of the best goalkeepers of his generation. Throughout his career, he played mainly for Palmeiras and Atlético Mineiro, with brief spells for Santos, União São João and Atlético Sorocaba. Player career Palmeiras Born in Araras, São Paulo, Velloso was a product of Palmeiras' youth system, and made his debut for ''Verdão'' in a friendly match on 28 August 1988 at the age of 19, in a 6–1 win against Operário de Ponta Grossa. He was the team's third-choice goalkeeper, behind Zetti and Ivan, who were both out due to injury. The young keeper was considered a key player during the 1989 season. Velloso lost the starting spot to Ivan midway through the 1990 season. Not getting too much playing time and following the acquisition of Carlos, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edmar Gomes Rodrigues
Edmar Gomes Rodrigues (born 27 March 1981 in João Pinheiro), commonly known as Edmar or Edmar Dida is a retired Brazilian professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Career Edmar began his career at the youth ranks of Atlético Mineiro. He was nicknamed Dida due to his looks, similar to fellow goalkeeper Dida. He was promoted to the senior 1999 squad, and had a brief loan spell at Democrata before returning to Atlético. On 21 January 2002, Edmar got arrested for cocaine possession. He served as an understudy to Velloso for three seasons before getting his maiden appearance for ''Galo'' on 11 August 2002, starting in a 2–1 home loss to Corinthians. He played in four more matches for the club before being replaced during the 25 August match against Palmeiras, leaving the game at half time due to injury. After being relegated to third-string behind Velloso and Eduardo, Edmar had short spells at Tupi, Estoril and Corinthians Alagoano, before leaving for Bahia in D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maracanã Stadium
Maracanã Stadium ( pt, Estádio do Maracanã, standard Brazilian Portuguese: , local pronunciation: ), officially named Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (), is an association football stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The stadium is part of a complex that includes an arena known by the name of Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, ''Maracanãzinho'', which means "The Little Maracanã" in Portuguese. Owned by the Rio de Janeiro (state), Rio de Janeiro state government, the stadium is now managed by the clubs Clube de Regatas do Flamengo, Flamengo and Fluminense FC, Fluminense. It is located at the Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Maracanã neighborhood, named after the Maracanã River (Rio de Janeiro), Rio Maracanã, a now canalized river in Rio de Janeiro. The stadium was opened in 1950 to host the 1950 FIFA World Cup, FIFA World Cup, in which Brazil was Uruguay v Brazil (1950 FIFA World Cup), beaten 2–1 by Uruguay in the deciding game, in front of a still standing record attendance of 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfredo Sampaio
Alfredo Sampaio (born 23 May 1958) is a Brazilian professional football manager and former player. He is the current manager of Madureira. Playing career He served for 15 years as a defender. He began his career playing futsal. Then played football with the America Football Club in Rio de Janeiro, with his father, who was involved with the club. Yet passed by São Cristóvão and Bonsucesso. Post-playing career Always addressed small teams of Rio de Janeiro as São Cristóvão, Bangu, Portuguesa, America, Itaperuna, Entrerriense, Friburguense and Madureira. The Avaí acted in large part of the 2007 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B where his team placed 15th. In 2008, voltaou coach of Madureira, but left the club to be sought to be auxiliary of Romário, who to put an end to fulfil his contract with the Vasco da Gama, and as an assistant coach of Romario and then took over the command of the team. In 2009, he returned to be coach of Madureira and Cabofriense. in the year 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
The 2003 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A was the 47th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. The first edition with only a double round-robin and no playoffs, it began on March 29, 2003, and reached its end on December 14. The competition was won by Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, who completed a treble. Format The 24 teams played against each other twice. At the season finale, the team with the most accumulated points (3 for each win, 1 for a draw, none for a loss) was declared champion. The two worst teams were relegated to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B of the following year. Standings Results Top scorers References External links Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2003 at RSSSF {{DEFAULTSORT:Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A 2003 2003 in Brazilian football leagues 2003 File:2003 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The crew of STS-107 perished when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during reentry into Earth's atmosphere; SARS became an epidemic in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 Campeonato Carioca
The 2002 edition of the Campeonato Carioca kicked off on January 26 and ended on June 27, 2002. It is the official tournament organized by FFERJ (Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, or Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation. Only clubs based in the Rio de Janeiro State are allowed to play. Eighteen teams contested this edition. Due to multiple schedule conflicts with the Rio-São Paulo tournament that year, the big teams used mostly reserve teams in the first phase. Fluminense won the title for the 29th time, however, due to an incident in the semifinals, the title remained under dispute until 2009. Entrerriense, CFZ, Cabofriense, Serrano, Portuguesa, São Cristóvão and Itaperuna were relegated. System The tournament was divided in five stages: * Preliminary tournament: The five worst teams of the 2001 championship joined the champions and the runner-up of the Second Level; each team played against each other in a double round-robin format, and the best t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fluminense FC
Fluminense Football Club (), known as Fluminense, is a Brazilian sports club best known for its professional football team that competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the first tier of Brazilian football and the Campeonato Carioca, the state league of Rio de Janeiro. The club is based in the neighbourhood of Laranjeiras since its foundation, in 1902. Fluminense is the oldest football club of Rio de Janeiro. The club was founded on 21 July 1902 and Oscar Cox was its first elected president. Fluminense have since been crowned national champions four times, most recently in the 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the team have also won the 2007 Copa do Brasil, the 1999 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C and the 1952 Intercontinental Cup. In 1949, Fluminense became the first football club in the world to receive the Olympic Cup, awarded annually by the International Olympic Committee to an institution or association with a record of merit and integrity in actively develo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football Player
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby league and rugby union. It has been estimated that there are 250 million association football players in the world, and many play the other forms of football. Career Jean-Pierre Papin has described football as a "universal language". Footballers across the world and at almost any level may regularly attract large crowds of spectators, and players are the focal points of widespread social phenomena such as association football culture. Footballers generally begin as amateurs and the best players progress to become professional players. Normally they start at a youth team (any local team) and from there, based on skill and talent, scouts offer contracts. Once signed, some learn to play better football and a few advance to the senior or prof ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
