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Marco (given Name)
Marco is an Italian masculine given name of Etruscan language, EtruscanPallotino, pp. 29, 30; Hendrik Wagenvoort, "The Origin of the Ludi Saeculares" in ''Studies in Roman Literature, Culture and Religion'' (Brill, 1956), p. 219 et passim; John F. Hall III, "The Saeculum Novum of Augustus and its Etruscan Antecedents", ''Aufstieg und Niedergang der römischen Welt'' II.16.3 (1986), p. 2574. and Latin origin, derived from Marcus (name), Marcus. It derives from the Roman mythology, Roman god Mars (mythology), Mars. It has also Germanic languages, Germanic origin from the element "marah". A–L *Marco Alcaraz, Filipino actor, model, and former varsity basketball player *Marco Alessandrini, Italian politician *Marco Amelia, Italian footballer *Marco Amenta, Italian director and producer *Marco Andreolli, Italian footballer *Marco Andretti, American racing driver *Marco Arment, American web developer *Marco Asensio, Spanish footballer *Marco Ballini, professional footballer in Thailan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marco Polo
Marco Polo (, , ; 8 January 1324) was a Venetian merchant, explorer and writer who travelled through Asia along the Silk Road between 1271 and 1295. His travels are recorded in ''The Travels of Marco Polo'' (also known as ''Book of the Marvels of the World '' and ''Il Milione'', ), a book that described to Europeans the then mysterious culture and inner workings of the Eastern world, including the wealth and great size of the Mongol Empire and China in the Yuan Dynasty, giving their first comprehensive look into China, Persia, India, Japan and other Asian cities and countries. Born in Venice, Marco learned the mercantile trade from his father and his uncle, Niccolò and Maffeo, who travelled through Asia and met Kublai Khan. In 1269, they returned to Venice to meet Marco for the first time. The three of them embarked on an epic journey to Asia, exploring many places along the Silk Road until they reached Cathay (China). They were received by the royal court of Kublai Khan, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marco Alcaraz
Marco Antonio Faylona Alcaraz (; born July 12, 1983) is a Filipino actor, model, and former varsity basketball player at San Sebastian College-Recoletos. His first movie was '' Aishite Imasu 1941: Mahal Kita'' with Dennis Trillo. He wed on July 8, 2012, to the former beauty queen and the winner of the 2005 Miss International, Precious Lara Quigaman Precious Lara San Agustin Quigaman-Alcaraz (; born 3 January 1983) is a Filipino actress, multi-product endorser and beauty queen who won the Miss International 2005 beauty pageant held in Tokyo, Japan. She is the fourth Filipino to have won th .... Filmography Television Movies References Filipino male models Filipino men's basketball players San Sebastian Stags basketball players Male actors from Cebu Sportspeople from Cebu Cebuano people 1983 births Living people People from Cebu {{Philippines-actor-stub ABS-CBN personalities GMA Network personalities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marco Belinelli
Marco Stefano Belinelli (; born 25 March 1986) is an Italian professional basketball player and the team captain for Virtus Bologna of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroLeague. He was selected 18th overall in the 2007 NBA draft by the Golden State Warriors. In 2014, he won the NBA championship with the San Antonio Spurs, becoming the first Italian player to do so. He won the Three-Point Contest during the 2014 NBA All-Star Weekend. He played in the 2007, 2011, 2013, 2015, and 2017 editions of the FIBA EuroBasket and the 2006 and 2019 editions of the FIBA World Championship with the Italian national basketball team. Professional career Virtus and Fortitudo Bologna (2002–2007) Belinelli played in the Italian Serie A and the EuroLeague for Virtus Bologna and Fortitudo Bologna. In 2004, he lost the EuroLeague Finals against Maccabi Tel Aviv, and in 2005, he won the Serie A title with Fortitudo. NBA (2007–2020) Golden State Warriors (2007–2009) After being selected # ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marco Van Basten
Marcel "Marco" van Basten (; born 31 October 1964) is a Dutch football manager and retired professional player, who played for Ajax and AC Milan, as well as the Netherlands national team, as a striker. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport, he scored 300 goals in a high-profile career, but played his last match in 1993, at the age of 28, due to an injury which forced his retirement two years later. He was later the head coach of Ajax and the Netherlands national team. Known for his close ball control, attacking intelligence, impeccable headers, and spectacular strikes and volleys, Van Basten was named FIFA World Player of the Year in 1992 and won the Ballon d'Or three times, in 1988, 1989 and 1992. At club level, he won three Eredivisie titles and the Cup Winners' Cup with Ajax, and four Serie A titles and three European Cups with Milan. With the Netherlands, Van Basten won UEFA Euro 1988 where he earned the Golden Boot, scoring five goa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marco Antonio Barrero
Marco Antonio Barrero Jordán (born January 26, 1962 in Santa Cruz de la Sierra) is a Bolivian retired football goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o .... Career He played for several clubs, including Wilstermann, Bolívar, The Strongest and Guabirá. Between 1987 and 1999, Barrero obtained a total number of 32 caps for the Bolivia national team. - RSSSF References External links * 1962 births[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marco Antonio Barrera
Marco Antonio Barrera Tapia (born January 17, 1974) is a Mexican former professional boxer who competed from 1989 to 2011. He held multiple world championships in three weight classes, including the WBO junior featherweight title twice between 1995 and 2001, the ''Ring'' magazine, the lineal and the WBC featherweight titles between 2001 and 2003, and the unified WBC and IBF super featherweight titles between 2004 and 2007. Barrera is well known for his trilogy with fellow Mexican legend Érik Morales, his duology with Manny Pacquiao, and his rivalry with Naseem Hamed and Juan Manuel Márquez. BoxRec currently ranks him No.89 in its ranking of the greatest pound for pound boxers of all time. ESPN ranked Barrera as number 43 on their list of the 50 greatest boxers of all time. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2017. Amateur career As an amateur, Barrera had a record of 104–4 and was a five-time Mexican national champion. Before losing his firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marco Banderas
Edgard Fabián Etchenique Picardo (born 13 October 1967), known professionally as Marco Banderas, is a Spanish pornographic actor of Uruguayan origin. Early life Banderas was born in Uruguay and raised in Barcelona. He speaks Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Catalan. Career Banderas and his wife, Lisa DeMarco, worked at the Bagdad Sex Club for three years where they were approached by Nacho Vidal during the Barcelona International Erotic Film Festival. He entered the adult film industry in 2005 under the stage name Marco Duato. He became frustrated with the surname because it was often misspelled as "Duarte", so he changed it to "Banderas". Banderas launched his own production company, Hot Zone Productions, in April 2007, signed a distribution deal with American Xcess in August, and released the company's first film, ''Marco Banderas’ Crazy Dreams'', in September. In October 2013, he launched his own website, marcobanderas.xxx. In January 2008, sex toy A sex toy is an o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marco Ballini
Marco Ballini ( th, มาร์โค บัลลินี, born 12 June 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Thai League 1 club Chiangrai United. Born in Italy, he has represented Thailand at youth level. Personal life Ballini was born in Bologna to an Italian father and a Thai mother from Udon Thani. Honours International ;Thailand U-23 * AFF U-22 Youth Championship runner-up: 2019 File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ... References 1998 births Living people Footballers from Bologna Italian people of Thai descent Marco Ballini Italian footballers Marco Ballini Association football defenders Alfonsine FC 1921 players Marco Ballini Marco Ballini Marco Ballini Serie D players Marco Ballini Italian expatriate footballers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marco Asensio
Marco Asensio Willemsen (; born 21 January 1996) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a winger and attacking midfielder for La Liga club Real Madrid and the Spain national team. After starting out at Mallorca, Asensio signed with Real Madrid in November 2014, being consecutively loaned to his former club as well as Espanyol. Upon his return, he has gone on to win several honours, including three Champions League and three La Liga trophies. Asensio made his senior debut for Spain in 2016, representing them at the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup. Early life Born in Palma, Majorca, Balearic Islands to a Dutch mother and a Spanish father, Asensio joined RCD Mallorca in 2006 from CF Platges de Calvià. His mother, Maria Willemsen, died of cancer when he was 15. Asensio struggled with growth deficiencies in his knees during his youth, which only subsided when he was a teenager. Club career Mallorca After being scouted by Real Madrid and FC Barcelona, Asensio made his s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marco Arment
Marco Arment (born June 11, 1982) is an American iOS developer and web developer, podcaster, technology writer and former magazine editor. As a developer, he is best known for being chief technology officer for Tumblr and creating Instapaper and Overcast. Early life and education Arment was born in Columbus, Ohio. He attended Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania and graduated in 2004 with a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science. Career Arment worked as lead developer and chief technology officer (CTO) of the Tumblr microblogging platform and social networking website from its inception in February 2007 until September 2010, when he left to concentrate fully on Instapaper, a tool for saving web pages to read later. Arment announced on April 25, 2013, that he had sold the controlling interest in Instapaper to Betaworks. In December 2006, he launched a blog at Marco.org. As of July 2014, the blog received more than 500,000 page views per month. Between November ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marco Andretti
Marco Michael Andretti (born March 13, 1987) is an American auto racing driver who drives the No. 98 car for Bryan Herta Autosport, Andretti Herta Autosport part-time in the IndyCar Series. He is the third generation of the famous Andretti racing family. He is the 2022 SRX Series champion. Early career Marco was born to Sandra and eventual IndyCar champion Michael Andretti. Marco's paternal grandfather is Italian American Mario Andretti, a highly successful racing driver, who raced professionally for four decades and had success in the United States and all over the globe in various categories of racing, including winning the List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions, Formula One Drivers' Championship in . Other Andretti family members also have had success in various categories of racing. Andretti won eight races in the 2003 Skip Barber, Barber Formula Dodge Eastern Championship, and was champion in the Barber National and Southern class the following year. Still barely ou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marco Andreolli
Marco Giancarlo Andreolli (born 10 June 1986) is a retired Italian professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Club career Padova and Internazionale Andreolli began playing with Padova's youth system before being signed by Inter in 2003. He made his Serie A debut against Reggina in May 2005, aged 18, and made two more appearances in the 2005–06 Serie A. On 29 November 2006, during a Coppa Italia match against Messina, Andreolli scored his first professional goal in the 6th minute. Inter won this game 4–0. Roma On 27 July 2007 he signed with Roma on a co-ownership deal as part of the agreement that brought Cristian Chivu to Inter, he was tagged as €3M for half of the rights. He spent the second half of the 2007–08 season on loan to Vicenza in Serie B. His transfer was later fully acquired by Roma during the 2008 summer transfer window, for free, and Andreolli was subsequently loaned out to newly promoted Serie B side Sassuolo for the entire 2008–09 season i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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