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Football At The 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's Team Squads
The women's football tournament at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens was held from 11 to 26 August 2004. The women's tournament was a full international tournament with no restrictions on age. The ten national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 18 players, including two goalkeepers. Additionally, teams could name a maximum of four alternate players, numbered from 19 to 22. The alternate list could contain at most three outfielders, as at least one slot was reserved for a goalkeeper. In the event of serious injury during the tournament, an injured player could be replaced by one of the players in the alternate list. Only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament. The age listed for each player is on 11 August 2004, the first day of the tournament. The numbers of caps and goals listed for each player do not include any matches played after the start of the tournament. The club listed is the club for which the player la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football At The 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's Tournament
Women's Olympic Football tournament was held for the third time at the 2004 Summer Olympics. The tournament featured 10 women's national teams from six continental confederations. The 10 teams were drawn into two groups of three and one group of four and each group played a round-robin tournament. At the end of the group stage, the top teams from each group advanced to the knockout stage, beginning with the quarter-finals and culminating with the gold medal match at Karaiskakis Stadium on 26 August 2004. Qualification Several qualification tournaments were held to determine the participating nations. Venues The tournament was held in five venues across five cities: *Karaiskakis Stadium, Athens *Pankritio Stadium, Heraklion *Pampeloponnisiako Stadium, Patras *Kaftanzoglio Stadium, Thessaloniki *Panthessaliko Stadium, Volos Seeding Originally, the tournament was planned to form two groups of five teams in the group stage, then play a knockout stage by four teams (two top teams ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NTV Beleza
is a women's football team which plays in Japan's WE League. History The club was founded as named ''Yomiuri SC Ladies Beleza'' as women's club of Yomiuri SC (currently ''Tokyo Verdy'') by Yomiuri Shimbun in 1981.verdy.co.jp Its team name, "Beleza", is Portuguese for "beauty". It was a founding member of the league in 1989 and is the only Japanese women's club to have never been relegated. In 1999, the club was transferred to and the club name was changed to ''NTV Beleza''. In 2000, the team name was changed to ''Nippon TV Beleza''. In September 2009, Nippon TV withdrew from management. However the club name remains ''Nippon TV Beleza'', because the club sig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yayoi Kobayashi
is a former Japanese football player. She played for Japan national team. Club career Kobayashi was born in Tama on September 18, 1981. She played for Nippon TV Beleza from 1997 to 2014. In her 18 seasons, she played 223 matches in L.League. The club won L.League championship 8 times and 2nd position 10 times. She also became top scorer in 2000 season and she was selected Best Eleven in 2000 and 2001. National team career On March 24, 1999, when Kobayashi was 17 years old, she debuted and scored a goal for Japan national team against France. She was a member of Japan for 1999, 2003 World Cup and 2004 Summer Olympics. She also played at 2001, 2003 AFC Championship and 2002 Asian Games The 2002 Asian Games ( ko, 2002년 아시아 경기대회/2002년 아시안 게임, Icheoni-nyeon Asia gyeonggi daehoe/Icheoni-nyeon Asian Geim), officially known as the XIV Asian Games ( ko, 제14회 아시아 경기대회/제14회 아시안 .... She played 54 games and scored 12 goals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miyuki Yanagita
is a former Japanese football player. She played for Japan national team. Club career Yanagita was born in Chigasaki on April 11, 1981. When she was a high school student, she played for NTV Beleza. In 2000, she graduated from high school and she joined Tasaki Perule FC. In 2006, she moved to Urawa Reds. She retired end of 2012 season. She played 239 matches at 3 clubs in L.League and she was selected Best Eleven 3 times (2006, 2009 and 2010). National team career In December 1997, when Yanagita was 16 years old, she was selected Japan national team for 1997 AFC Championship. At this competition, on December 5, she debuted and scored a goal against Guam. She was a member of Japan for 1999, 2003, 2007 World Cup, 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nippon Sport Science University
, abbreviated as , is a private university in Setagaya, Tokyo and Aoba-ku, Yokohama. The precursor of the school was founded in 1893, and it was chartered as a university in 1949. The school is known for the many famous athletes among its alumni. Organization Schools and Faculties *Faculty of Sport Science **Department of Physical Education **Department of Health Science **Department of Martial Arts **Department of Lifelong Sports and Recreation *School of Childhood Sport Education **Department of Childhood Sport Education *Faculty of Medical Science **Department of Judo Therapy and Medical Science **Department of Emergency Medical Science. Graduate Schools *Master's and Doctoral Degree Programs, Graduate School of Health and Sport Science Research Centers *Comprehensive Sport Science Research Center ::The Comprehensive Sport Science Research Center publishes the open access journal"NSSU Journal of Sport Sciences" *Research Institute for Sport Science: RISS *Sports Training Cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karina Maruyama
is a Japanese ''tarento'' and former football player. She played for the Japanese national team. Since her retirement, Maruyama has been active as a television personality, represented by the talent agency Horipro. Club career Maruyama was born in Ota, Tokyo on 26 March 1983. After graduating from Nippon Sport Science University, she joined TEPCO Mareeze in 2005 and was assigned to the section of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. Maruyama was selected as the L. League's Best Young Player for the 2005 season. She played in the L. League until the 2009 season. She left the league in 2010 to play for the Philadelphia Independence in the United States. In September, she returned to Japan and joined JEF United Chiba. In 2012, she moved to Speranza FC Osaka-Takatsuki (later ''Konomiya Speranza Osaka-Takatsuki''). She retired at the end of the 2016 season. National team career In August 2002, Maruyama was selected to the Japan U-20 national team to play in the 2002 U-19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speranza F
Speranza is the Italian word for ''hope''. It could refer to one of several things: People * Alessandro Speranza, an Italian composer * Giovanni Speranza, an Italian soccer player * Guy Speranza, a US singer with the band Riot * M. Grazia Speranza, Italian applied mathematician and operations researcher * Norma Jean Speranza, the birth name of US pop singer Jill Corey * Sandro Finocchio Speranza, the birth name of Sandro Finoglio, a Venezuelan TV show host * A pseudonym used by the Irish poet Jane Wilde Films * ''Il viale della speranza'', a 1953 Italian drama film directed by Dino Risi * ''La grande speranza'', a 1954 anti-war film * '' Due soldi di speranza'', a 1952 film directed by Renato Castellani * '' Il Cammino della speranza'', a 1950 Italian language drama film directed by Pietro Germi Other * ''Speranza'' (moth), a genus of geometrid moths * Speranza (festival), an annual youth festival of the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi * Speranza Motors, a brand used b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aya Shimokozuru
is a former Japanese football player. She played for Japan national team. Club career Shimokozuru was born in Nagaokakyo on 7 June 1982. In 1999, she joined Matsushita Electric Panasonic Bambina (later ''Speranza FC Takatsuki'') from youth team. In 2005, she graduated from Kansai University and moved to Tasaki Perule FC. She was selected Best Eleven in 2005, 2006. However, in 2008, the club was disbanded due to financial strain and she retired. In May 2009, she came back at Speranza FC Takatsuki. In 2010, she moved to TEPCO Mareeze. However, the club was disbanded for Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in 2011. She moved to new club Vegalta Sendai and played as captain. She retired end of 2013 season. National team career In April 2004, Shimokozuru was selected Japan national team for 2004 Summer Olympics qualification. At this competition, on 18 April, she debuted against Vietnam. She was a member of Japan for 2004 Summer Olympics. She also played at 2006, 2008 Asian Cup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yasuyo Yamagishi
is a former Japanese football player. She played for Japan national team. Club career Yamagishi was born in Saitama Prefecture on 28 November 1979. After graduating from high school, she joined Prima Ham FC Kunoichi (later ''Iga FC Kunoichi'') in 1998. She played 131 matches in L.League and she was selected Best Eleven 5 times (1999, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004). In 2007, she moved to INAC Leonessa. She retired end of 2008 season. National team career In December 1998, when Yamagishi was 19 years old, she was selected Japan national team for 1998 Asian Games. At this competition, on 8 December, she debuted against Thailand. She played at 1999, 2001, 2003 AFC Championship and 2002 Asian Games. She was also a member of Japan for 2003 World Cup and 2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mio Otani
is a former Japanese Association football, football player. She played for Japan women's national football team, Japan national team. Club career Otani was born in Koka, Shiga, Koka on May 5, 1979. After graduating from high school, she joined Tasaki Perule FC in 1998. She became top scorer for 3 years in a row (2001 L.League, 2001 and 2003 L.League, 2003). In 2003 season, she was also selected MVP awards and the club won L.League championship. In 2005 L.League, 2005 season, she became top scorer again. However, the club was disbanded in 2008 due to financial strain. So, she retired end of 2008 season. She scored 150 goals in 180 matches in L.League. She was also selected Best Eleven for 3 years in a row (2001 L.League, 2001-2006 L.League, 2006). National team career On May 31, 2000, Otani debuted for Japan women's national football team, Japan national team against Australia women's national soccer team, Australia. She was a member of Japan for 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup, 2003, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
