Football Association Of Cuba
The Asociación de Fútbol de Cuba is the official governing body of the sport of football in Cuba including the National Team. The league is composed of one amateur division with total of 8 teams. Association staff Notable former players * Yénier Márquez most-capped player of the Cuban national team * Eduardo Sebrango Vancouver Whitecaps, later Montreal Impact * Mario Inchausti (3 June 1915 – 2 May 2006) was a Cuban footballer who played in Spain for Real Zaragoza, Real Betis and Real Madrid, before retiring in 1942 due to injury. * Héctor Socorro scorer of three goals in the 1938 FIFA World Cup helping Cuba reach the quarterfinals where they lost to Sweden. See also *Cuba National Football Team References External links Cubaat the FIFA website Cubaat CONCACAF site CONCACAF member associations Football in Cuba Football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''foot ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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CONCACAF
The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football,, ; french: Confédération de football d'Amérique du Nord, d'Amérique centrale et des Caraïbes, . Dutch uses the English name. abbreviated as CONCACAF ( ; typeset for branding purposes since 2018 as Concacaf), is one of FIFA's six continental governing bodies for association football. Its 41 member associations represent countries and territories mainly in North America, including the Caribbean and Central America, and, due to geopolitical reasons, three nations from the Guianas subregion of South America— Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana (an overseas region of France). The CONCACAF's primary functions are to organize competitions for national teams and clubs, and to conduct the World Cup and Women's World Cup qualifying tournaments. The CONCACAF was founded in its current form on 18 September 1961 in Mexico City, Mexico, with the merger of the NAFC and the CCCF, which made it one of ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sports Governing Bodies In Cuba
Sport pertains to any form of competitive physical activity or game that aims to use, maintain, or improve physical ability and skills while providing enjoyment to participants and, in some cases, entertainment to spectators. Sports can, through casual or organized participation, improve participants' physical health. Hundreds of sports exist, from those between single contestants, through to those with hundreds of simultaneous participants, either in teams or competing as individuals. In certain sports such as racing, many contestants may compete, simultaneously or consecutively, with one winner; in others, the contest (a ''match'') is between two sides, each attempting to exceed the other. Some sports allow a "tie" or "draw", in which there is no single winner; others provide tie-breaking methods to ensure one winner and one loser. A number of contests may be arranged in a tournament producing a champion. Many sports leagues make an annual champion by arranging games in a r ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Football In Cuba
association football, Football in Cuba is run by the Asociación de Fútbol de Cuba. The association administers the Cuba national football team, national football team, as well as the Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol de Cuba, Campeonato Nacional. Football is the second most popular sport in Cuba after baseball. It has been very popular among young people and the new generations in Cuba. History The first recorded football match in Cuba was in 1901. Football has struggled as sport in Cuba since Baseball is the number sport in the country. Since the 21st Century football has enjoyed a surge of popularity amongst the youth since Raúl Castro eased restrictions media, allowing international football to be televised starting with the 2010 world cup. La Liga and particularly Real Madrid and Barcelona are popular amongst the youth. Professional football Professional sports have been forbidden by the Cuban government since 1961, but in 2016, Maikel Reyes became the first Cuban to be a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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CONCACAF Member Associations
The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football,, ; french: Confédération de football d'Amérique du Nord, d'Amérique centrale et des Caraïbes, . Dutch uses the English name. abbreviated as CONCACAF ( ; typeset for branding purposes since 2018 as Concacaf), is one of FIFA's six continental governing bodies for association football. Its 41 member associations represent countries and territories mainly in North America, including the Caribbean and Central America, and, due to geopolitical reasons, three nations from the Guianas subregion of South America—Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana (an overseas department and region, overseas region of French Fifth Republic, France). The CONCACAF's primary functions are to organize competitions for national teams and clubs, and to conduct the FIFA World Cup, World Cup and FIFA Women's World Cup, Women's World Cup qualifying tournaments. The CONCACAF was founded in its current form on 18 September 1961 i ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1938 FIFA World Cup
The 1938 FIFA World Cup was the third edition of the World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for senior men's national teams and was held in France from 4 June until 19 June 1938. Italy defended its title in the final, beating Hungary 4–2. Italy's 1934 and 1938 teams hold the distinction of being the only men's national team to win the World Cup multiple times under the same coach, Vittorio Pozzo. It would be the last World Cup until 1950 due to the disruption from World War II. Host selection France was chosen as host nation by FIFA in Berlin on 13 August 1936. France was chosen over Argentina and Germany in the first round of voting. The decision to hold a second consecutive tournament in Europe (after Italy in 1934) caused outrage in South America, where it was believed that the venue should alternate between the two continents. This was the last World Cup to be staged before the outbreak of the Second World War. Qualification Because of anger ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Héctor Socorro
Héctor Socorro Varela (26 June 1912 – 1980) was a Cuban footballer. International career He represented Cuba at the 1938 World Cup in France, scoring three goals in the two matches against Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and .... References External links * 1912 births 1980 deaths Association football forwards Cuban footballers Cuba international footballers 1938 FIFA World Cup players {{Cuba-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mario Inchausti
Mario Inchausti Goitia (3 June 1915 – 2 May 2006) was a Cuban footballer. Club career Born in Caibarién, Cuba, he emigrated to Spain aged 10 and played for Real Zaragoza, Real Betis Real Betis Balompié, known as Real Betis () or just Betis, is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1907, it plays in La Liga. It holds home games at the Estadio Benito Vill ... and Real Madrid, before retiring in 1942 due to injury. References External links Player profile at LFP(archived 10 September 2007) Player profile at Weltfußball.de 1915 births 2006 deaths People from Caibarién Cuban people of Spanish descent Cuban people of Basque descent Spanish people of Cuban descent Association football goalkeepers Cuban footballers Real Zaragoza players Real Betis players Real Madrid CF players Cuban expatriate footballers Cuban expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate footballers in Spain La Liga play ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Eduardo Sebrango
Eduardo Sebrango Rodríguez (born 13 April 1973) is a retired Cuban footballer. Career Club Sebrango started his career in Cuba with his hometown team, Sancti Spíritus where he played with the club for 14 seasons as both a youth and a senior player. Vancouver 86ers Sebrango immigrated from Cuba to Canada in 1998, and was subsequently signed by the Vancouver 86ers of the then A-League. He scored 18 goals and recorded 10 assists for Vancouver before being signed by Hershey Wildcats in 2001. Montreal Impact In 2002 Sebrango was signed by Montreal Impact, and in his first season he scored 18 goals in 28 games and was named to the USL First Division All-Star Team. In 2004 Sebrango helped the Impact lift the USL First Division championship trophy as the Impact defeated the Seattle Sounders 2–0 on 18 September. During the regular season, Sebrango contributed eight goals and three assists. In total Sebrango appeared in 83 games, notching 36 goals and six assists making him the s ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Yénier Márquez
Yénier Márquez Molina (born 3 January 1979) is a Cuban former footballer who played as a defender. He is the Cuba national team's most capped player of all-time. Club career Born in Corralillo, Márquez he his senior debut with FC Villa Clara in 1999. In 2013, Marquez was the Cuban league's top goalscorer with 16 and in 2014 he was voted Cuban footballer of the year. He played for Antiguan side Green Bay Hoppers. International career Nicknamed ''El Croqui'', he made his international debut for Cuba in a May 2000 FIFA World Cup qualification against Barbados, and has earned a total of 126 caps, scoring 16 goals. He represented his country in 19 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches. He played in five FIFA World Cup qualification campaigns and at eight CONCACAF Gold Cups. His final international was a July 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup match against Guatemala. Personal life Since football players are not allowed to play professionally in Cuba, Márquez also had a job as motorcycle ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Antonio Alvarez (referee)
Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language-speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular male baby names in the United States since the late 19th century and has been among the top 200 since the mid 20th century. In the English language it is translated as Anthony, and has some female derivatives: Antonia, Antónia, Antonieta, Antonietta, and Antonella'. It also has some male derivatives, such as Anthonio, Antón, Antò, Antonis, Antoñito, Antonino, Antonello, Tonio, Tono, Toño, Toñín, Tonino, Nantonio, Ninni, Totò, Tó, Tonini, Tony, Toni, Toninho, Toñito, and Tõnis. The Portuguese equivalent is António (Portuguese orthography) or Antônio (Brazilian Portuguese). In old Portuguese the form Antão was also used, not just to differentiate between older and younger but also between more and less important. In Galician ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pablo Elier Sánchez
Pablo Elier Sánchez Salgado is a Cuban football manager, currently managing Cuba. Managerial career From 2013 to 2018, Sánchez was manager of Cuban club FC Pinar del Río, Pinar del Río. In July 2019, Sánchez was appointed manager of Cuba Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbea ... after previously being in a physical trainer capacity for the country. Managerial Statistics References Date of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Cuba national football team managers Cuban football managers {{Cuba-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |