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La Plata Derby
The La Plata derby (Clásico Platense or Clásico de La Plata in Spanish) is one of the most fiercely contested derbies in Argentine football. It is played between local clubs Estudiantes and Gimnasia y Esgrima. The first official derby took place as part of the 1916 Argentine Primera División championship on August 27, 1916. On that occasion, Gimnasia won 1–0 over Estudiantes, with an owngoal by Ludovico Pastor. The largest victory in a derby was on October 15, 2006, when Estudiantes thrashed Gimnasia by 7-0 in the 11th fixture of the 2006–07 season. According to several studies related to social research in football, La Plata is one of the few cities in the country where the local clubs surpass Boca Juniors and River Plate in number of supporters. The other cities are Rosario, Santa Fe, Córdoba, Rafaela and San Miguel de Tucumán. History Since their first meeting, both clubs have played 180 matches, including not only Primera División games but domestic cups and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gastón Fernández
Gastón Nicolás Fernández (born 12 October 1983) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a forward. He spent most of his senior club career in Argentine Primera División side Estudiantes. Club career Nicknamed ''La Gata'' (''The Cat''), Fernández began his professional career with River Plate. After a stint with Racing and another season back with River, in 2006 he was loaned to Monterrey. When the contract was finished, Monterrey declined to pay the nearly two million dollars to permanently buy Gastón, thus prompting him to return to River Plate in December 2006. However, Daniel Passarella, then River's head coach, believed the team had enough strikers. Fernández was therefore sold to San Lorenzo de Almagro. In San Lorenzo ''La Gata'' revindictated his career. He was the leading scorer of the team that won the 2007 Clausura championship. He then spent one year in Mexico with Tigres de la UANL. In 2008, Fernández returned to Argentina to pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estadio Ciudad De La Plata
The Estadio Único Diego Armando Maradona (''One-of-a kind Diego Armando Maradona Stadium'', formerly Estadio Ciudad de La Plata) is a multi-purpose stadium located in the city of La Plata, Argentina. It is also known popularly as the Estadio Único (''One-of-a kind Stadium'') and is owned by Buenos Aires Province, administered jointly by the provincial government, the Municipality of La Plata, and the football clubs Estudiantes de La Plata and Gimnasia y Esgrima de la Plata. Opened on June 7, 2003, the stadium was considered "the most modern of Latin America",Todo listo para la reinauguración del Estadio Ciudad de La Plata Los Andes, 17 Feb 2011 even without having completed all ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nacional Championship
The Campeonato Nacional was one of the two football tournaments that formed the Primera División season (along with the Metropolitano championship) since 1967. The Nacional championship was played annually until its last edition in 1985. The Nacional took place in the second half of the year while the Metropolitano took place in the first half of the year. History The Nacional championship was created by an initiative of then president of Argentine Football Association, Valentín Suárez, with the purpose of adding clubs outside Buenos Aires that competed in regional leagues.Adiós a los torneos cortos, una modalidad a contramano de las ligas más importantes del mundo by Carlos B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boca Juniors
Club Atlético Boca Juniors () is an Argentine sports club headquartered in La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its professional football team which, since its promotion in 1913, has always played in the Argentine Primera División. The team has won 73 official titles, the most by any Argentine club. National titles won by Boca Juniors include 35 Primera División championships,Campeones de la Primera División on AFA website and 16 domestic cups. Boca Juniors also owns an honorary title awarded by the |
Enrique Vidallé
Enrique Bernardo Vidallé (born 7 May 1952 in Canals, Córdoba) is a former Argentine football goalkeeper. He played for a number of clubs in Argentina and Palestino in Chile. Vidallé came through the Boca Juniors youth system to make his professional debut in 1972, he stayed at the club until his move to Chilean team Club Deportivo Palestino in 1975. Vidallé played a number of games for the Argentina national football team including appearances at the 1979 Copa América. Vidallé played for Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata in the late 70s and for their fiercest rivals Estudiantes de La Plata in the early 80s. Between 1982 and 1983 he played for Club Atlético Huracán before joining Argentinos Juniors in 1984. Vidallé was part of the Argentinos Juniors team that won back to back league championships in the Metropolitano 1984 and the Nacional 1985. They then went on to win the Copa Libertadores 1985, with Vidallé facing a penalty shootout in the final. Argentinos went on to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Héctor Vargas
Héctor Vargas (born 15 March 1959) is an Argentinian soccer, football manager who has worked primarily in the Liga Nacional de Honduras and is currently manager of Real C.D. España, Real España. Club career As a player, Vargas started his career at Estudiantes de La Plata, Estudiantes, before having spells at Club Atlético Temperley, Temperley, Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata, Gimnasia and in Colombia. Managerial career Vargas alo started his managerial career at Estudiantes de La Plata, Estudiantes, before moving to Honduras to take charge of Pumas UNAH, Universidad in 1997. He then managed C.D.S. Vida, Vida, Pumas UNAH, Universidad again, Platense F.C., Platense and from 2007 Comayagua F.C., Hispano. He returned at Platense in May 2009. In January 2012 he was appointed manager of C.D. Victoria, Victoria, where he stayed until 4 December 2013 when he was appointed manager of C.D. Olimpia. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gastón Sessa
Gastón Alejandro Sessa (born 15 April 1973 in La Plata) is a retired Argentine professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He last played for Villa San Carlos in Argentina. Club career Sessa started his career with local club Estudiantes in 1993 before moving down a division to join Huracán Corrientes in 1995. His first major honour as a player came in the 1995/1996 season when he helped Huracán win promotion to the Primera División Argentina by winning the Primera B Nacional. After one season playing with Huracán in the Primera he moved to Rosario Central and then Racing Club. In 1999, he joined River Plate where he was part of the squad that won back to back the Apertura 1999 and Clausura 2000 championships. He was a substitute for Roberto Bonano in both tournaments. In 2000, he rejoined Racing for another season before moving on to Vélez Sársfield. In 2004, he had a loan spell with UD Las Palmas in Spain before returning to Velez. In 2005, he helped Vele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Pighín
Daniel Pighín (born 4 September 1962) is a retired Argentina, Argentine association football, football midfielder who played for several clubs in Argentina and Mexico, including Club Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata, Estudiantes de La Plata and Club Atlas. Career Born in Margarita, Santa Fe Province, Pighín played 14 seasons of top-flight club football. References External links Argentine Primera Statistics * 1962 births Living people People from Vera Department Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Argentine Primera División players Liga MX players Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata footballers Estudiantes de La Plata footballers Club Atlético Colón footballers Rosario Central footballers Atlas F.C. footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Footballers from Santa Fe Province {{Argentina-footy-midfielder-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ricardo Infante
Ricardo Roberto Infante (21 June 1924 – 14 December 2008) was an Argentine Association football, football player and manager who played as a Forward (association football)#Striker, striker. He was the second-highest-scoring player in the history of Estudiantes de La Plata and the sixth-highest-scoring player in the professional era of the Primera División Argentina. Career Infante made his professional debut in 1942 for Estudiantes de La Plata, Estudiantes, he scored his first goal for the club on 1 August 1943 in a 2–2 draw with Chacarita Juniors. Infante went on to score 180 goals for the club in 328 games. One of Infante's greatest moments came on 19 September 1948 in a game against Rosario Central, with Estudiantes already winning 2–0 Infante scored a goal with a right-footed rabona from 35 metres out. Infante left the club in 1953 after their relegation from the Primera División, he joined Club Atlético Huracán where he played until 1956. He then returned to Es ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio García Ameijenda
Antonio García Ameijenda (born 11 February 1948 in Cabanas, Spain) is a Spanish former footballer 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 ... and coach. He was an offensive playmaker. As a coach, he was a longtime member of the coaching staff of Hector Veira. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Ameijenda, Antonio 1948 births Living people Association football midfielders Spanish footballers Argentine footballers Spanish emigrants to Argentina San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers UD Salamanca players La Liga players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Copa Centenario De La AFA
The Copa Centenario de la AFA was an official Argentine football cup competition contested by teams playing in Primera División. The championship was organized by the Argentine Football Association in 1993 in order to celebrate its 100th anniversary. The winner of this tournament was the Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP), who defeated River Plate in the final match. History Its model being based on the Coppa Italia, or the Spanish Copa del Rey, all the squads of Primera División who participated in the 1992–93 season (except for Talleres de Córdoba and San Martín de Tucumán), played home and away matches with their classic rivals ('derby matches') during the first phase. Afterwards, teams played two other rounds (winners' and losers' bracket), following a system of "double elimination". Gimnasia y Esgrima was the winner on the winners' bracket, while River Plate won the losers' bracket. The final match was played in January 1994 at Gimnasia's venue, Carmelo Zerillo Stadium. Gim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Copa De Competencia Británica
The Copa de Competencia Británica George VI was an official Argentine football cup competition, played from 1944 to 1948. It was contested by teams participating in Primera División. The format was a single-elimination tournament and the first editions (1944 and 1945) allowed four semifinalist teams to play the "Copa de la República". The fourth edition was abandoned in the first stage and therefore the Argentine Football Association declared there was not a champion. The trophy was named after King George VI and donated by the ambassador of the United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the European mainland, continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ... in Argentina. Champions Finals Topscorers Source: [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
