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Héctor Canteros
Héctor Miguel Canteros (born 15 March 1989) is an Argentine football midfielder who currently plays for CSA, on loan from Argentine Primera División club Platense. He previously played for Vélez Sarsfield, Villarreal, Flamengo, Chapecoense and Ankaragücü. Early life Canteros was born and raised in ''Villa Pirelli'', a shanty town of the City of Buenos Aires. He started playing youth football in Vélez Sársfield at the age of 10. Career Vélez Sarsfield Canteros started his professional career for Vélez Sársfield on 8 February 2009, coming on as a substitute in his team's 0–0 draw with Independiente for the first fixture of the 2009 Clausura. He played only one more game in that tournament, the 8th fixture against Banfield, that his team went on to win. During the 2011 Clausura, and due to Leandro Somoza's departure from Vélez, Canteros started playing more regularly for the first team. He scored his first professional goal in a 2–3 defeat to Quilmes. In t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South America's southeastern coast. "Buenos Aires" can be translated as "fair winds" or "good airs", but the former was the meaning intended by the founders in the 16th century, by the use of the original name "Real de Nuestra Señora Santa María del Buen Ayre", named after the Madonna of Bonaria in Sardinia, Italy. Buenos Aires is classified as an alpha global city, according to the Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC) 2020 ranking. The city of Buenos Aires is neither part of Buenos Aires Province nor the Province's capital; rather, it is an autonomous district. In 1880, after decades of political infighting, Buenos Aires was federalized and removed from Buenos Aires Province. The city limits were enlarged to include t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield
Club may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Club'' (magazine) * Club, a ''Yie Ar Kung-Fu'' character * Clubs (suit), a suit of playing cards * Club music * "Club", by Kelsea Ballerini from the album ''kelsea'' Brands and enterprises * Club (cigarette), a Scottish brand of cigarettes * Club (German cigarette), a German brand of cigarettes * Club Med, a holiday company Food * Club (soft drink) * Club Crackers * Club sandwich * Club (biscuit), a brand of biscuits manufactured by Jacob's (Ireland) and McVitie's (UK) Objects * Club (weapon), a blunt-force weapon * Golf club * Indian club, an exercise device * Juggling club * Throwing club, an item of sport equipment used in the club throw * Throwing club, an alternative name for a throwing stick Organizations * Club (organization), a type of association * Book discussion club, also called a book club or reading circle * Book sales club, a marketing mechanism * Cabaret club * Gentlemen's club (traditional) * Health cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Nantes
Football Club de Nantes (; Gallo: ''Naunnt''), commonly referred to as FC Nantes or simply Nantes (), is a French professional football club based in Nantes in Pays de la Loire. The club was founded on 21 April 1943, during World War II, as a result of local clubs based in the city coming together to form one large club. From 1992 to 2007, the club was referred to as FC Nantes Atlantique before reverting to its current name at the start of the 2007–08 season. Nantes play in Ligue 1, the first division of Football in France. Nantes is one of the most successful clubs in French football, having won eight Ligue 1 titles, four Coupe de France wins and attained one Coupe de la Ligue victory. The club is famous for its ''jeu à la nantaise'' ("Nantes-style play"), its collective spirit, mainly advocated under coaches José Arribas, Jean-Claude Suaudeau and Raynald Denoueix and for its youth system, which has produced players such as Marcel Desailly, Didier Deschamps, Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrei Girotto
Andrei Girotto (born 17 February 1992) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or defensive midfielder for Saudi Pro League club Al-Taawoun. Club career Girotto was born in Bento Gonçalves, Rio Grande do Sul, he made his senior debut with Metropolitano in 2010. After a short loan stint at Hercílio Luz in 2011, he established himself as a starter and played key role during the 2013 Campeonato Catarinense, helping his side to qualify for the Série D. On 26 April 2013, Girotto moved to América Mineiro, signing a contract until December 2014. He made his debut for the club on 1 June by starting in a 1–0 Série B away win against Palmeiras, and scored his first goals on 5 July after netting his team's all goals in a 2–2 home draw against Paraná. On 20 December 2014, Girotto signed a one-year contract with Série A club Palmeiras. He made his debut in the category on 1 July, coming on as a late substitute for Arouca in a 2–0 home win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arena Condá
Arena Condá is a stadium in Chapecó, Brazil. It has a capacity of 20,089 spectators. It is the home of Brazilian Série A club Associação Chapecoense de Futebol. The Arena Condá was inaugurated on 1 February 2009. The inaugural match occurred in the 2009 Campeonato Catarinense The Campeonato Catarinense de Futebol, known as Campeonato Catarinense or simply Catarinense, is the main competition of association football from state of Santa Catarina, in Brazil. History The Campeonato Catarinense top level has had several ..., against Brusque, which ended in a 4–1 victory. Nenén was responsible for scoring the first goal at the Arena and the highest attendance until now was in the match against the Grêmio, in 2014, with a crowd of 19,175 people. Layout Number of seats: 1,560 Social grandstand capacity: 4,099 East grandstand capacity: 6,718 South grandstand capacity: 3,650 North grandstand capacity: 4,062 References Conda Associação Chapecoense de Futebol ... [...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] |
Botafogo De Futebol E Regatas
Botafogo (local/standard alternative Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: ) is a beachfront neighborhood ('' bairro'') in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is a mostly upper middle class and small commerce community, and is located between the hills of Mundo Novo, Dona Marta (which separates it from Laranjeiras) and São João (which separates it from Copacabana). The word Botafogo also refers to a Latin American ballroom dance move, named so because the area of Botafogo is where it originated. Etymology Botafogo was named after João Pereira de Sousa Botafogo (1540–1627), who was responsible for the galleon ''Botafogo'''s artillery. Because of that, he received the nickname "Botafogo" and included it in his family name. When he went to live in Brazil, the Portuguese Crown granted him the land known today as Botafogo. The name literally means "set it on fire" in Portuguese (a reference to the ''Botafogo'' galleon's artillery power). In the mid-19th century, English language spea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sporting Clube De Portugal
Sporting Clube de Portugal, founded Sporting Club de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP, often known abroad as Sporting Lisbon , is a Portuguese professional sports club based in Lisbon. It is best known for the professional football team playing in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football. Founded on 1 July 1906, Sporting is one of the " Big Three" clubs in Portugal that have never been relegated from Primeira Liga, along with rivals Benfica and Porto. Sporting are nicknamed ''Leões'' (Lions), for the symbol used in the middle of the club's crest, and ''Verde e Brancos'' (Green and Whites), for the shirt colour that are in (horizontal) stripes. Their home ground has been the Estádio José Alvalade, built in 2003, which replaced the previous one, built in 1956. The club's anthem is called "''A Marcha do Sporting''" ("Sporting's March", written in 1955) and its supporters are called ''Sportinguistas''. Sporting are the second largest sports ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elias Mendes Trindade
Elias Mendes Trindade (born 16 May 1985), known simply as Elias, is a Brazilian former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Midfielder#Central midfielder, central midfielder. Career Early career Born in São Paulo, Elias was a Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras, Palmeiras youth graduate, and played as a Forward (association football), forward at the club. In December 2005, after a short stint at ''Verdão''s Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras B, B-team, he signed for Clube Náutico Capibaribe, Náutico. Elias made his debut for ''Timbu'' on 15 January 2006, starting in a 1–0 Campeonato Pernambucano away loss against Serrano Futebol Clube (PE), Serrano. On 20 January, after just one further match, he was released. Elias spent the rest of the 2006 season playing for amateur sides Leões da Geolândia and Estrela Vermelha, and subsequently joined Esporte Clube São Bento, São Bento for the 2007 season, where he moved back to a midfielder role and impressed for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quilmes Atlético Club
Quilmes Atlético Club () is an Argentine sports club based in the Quilmes district of Greater Buenos Aires. Established in 1887 (although the date of foundation is still under dispute), Quilmes is the oldest club of Argentina still competing in championships organised by the Argentine Football Association. Quilmes' football team currently plays in Primera B Nacional, the second division of the Argentinian football. In the top division of Argentine football, Quilmes has won three titles, including two Primera División championships and one Copa de Honor MCBA. Quilmes also won five second division titles. The club also has a women's football team, competing at the third division. Apart from football, Quilmes' main sport is field hockey, which both teams, women's and men's, have won many titles at their respective Torneo Metropolitano championships. Quilmes has also a field hockey stadium, "Estadio Nacional" with a capacity of 6,000 seats. Other sports practised at the club ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leandro Somoza
Leandro Daniel Somoza (born 26 January 1981) is an Argentine football coach and former player who played as a defensive midfielder. Club career Somoza began his professional career playing for Vélez Sársfield in the Argentine Primera in 2001. He played for the club for five years, and was a key player in the 2005 Clausura tournament winning team. In 2006, Somoza was transferred to La Liga club Villarreal CF on a five-year contract. He joined fellow countrymen Juan Román Riquelme, Gonzalo Rodríguez, Rodolfo Arruabarrena, Fabricio Fuentes and Mariano Barbosa. However, Somoza spent only one season with Villarreal, being loaned in August 2007 to Real Betis. The Argentine midfielder was presented to the media on 14 August and made his first appearance in a friendly against Real Zaragoza two days later. His first competitive debut came in the season against Recreativo Huelva, on 26 August. After his second season in Spain, Somoza returned to Argentina for the 2008–09 seas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010–11 Argentine Primera División Season
The 2010–11 Primera División season was the 120th season of top-flight professional football in Argentina. A total of 20 teams competed in two championships —the Apertura and Clausura— over the course of the season, which started on August 6, 2010 and ended on June 30, 2011, one day prior to the start of the 2011 Copa América, held in Argentina. Club information Twenty clubs participated in the 2010–11 season. Chacarita Juniors and Atlético Tucumán were relegated at the end of the 2009–10 season. They were replaced by Olimpo and Quilmes, both of whom were promoted from the Primera B Nacional. Rosario Central and Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) played in the relegation/promotion playoffs against All Boys and Atlético de Rafaela, respectively, to determine the other two teams for this season. Following those matches, Gimnasia stayed in the Primera División, while Rosario Central was relegated and replaced by All Boys. During the season, Estudiantes used Estadi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
