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Gordon Braun
Gordon Braun (born 25 July 1977) is a Luxembourgish retired footballer who played as a Forward (association football), forward. He spent his club career entirely within his own country, with Union Luxembourg, AS Jeunesse Esch, Jeunesse Esch and F91 Dudelange, in two spells at each of the last two. Braun represented the Luxembourg national football team, Luxembourg national team on 34 occasions, starting with a 2–0 friendly loss at home to Cameroon on 31 May 1998. His one goal for the country came in his 32nd match, a 4–3 loss to Latvia national football team, Latvia on 8 September 2004 in 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA), 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification, also at the Stade Josy Barthel. Braun ran for a place on the board of directors of the Luxembourg Football Federation in 2011. He is the son of Nico Braun, also an international striker, who played abroad for clubs such as FC Schalke 04, Schalke 04 of Germany. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Braun, Gordon Living ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forward (association Football)
Forwards (also known as attackers) are outfield positions in an association football team who play the furthest up the pitch and are therefore most responsible for scoring goals as well as assisting them. As with any attacking player, the role of the forward relies heavily on being able to create space for attack. Attacking positions generally favour irrational players who ask questions to the defensive side of the opponent in order to create scoring chances, where they benefit from a lack of predictability in attacking play. Team formations normally include one to three forwards. For example, the common 4–2–3–1 includes one forward. Less conventional formations may include more than three forwards, or none. Striker The normal role of a striker is to score the majority of goals on behalf of the team. If they are tall and physical players, with good heading ability, the player may also be used to get onto the end of crosses, win long balls, or receive passes and retain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
