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Mirko Stojanović
Mirko Stojanović (born 11 June 1939 in Zagreb) is a Croatian retired footballer. In his career, he made four international appearances for the Yugoslavia national team. Playing career Club While playing for NK Dinamo Zagreb he won the 1959–60 Yugoslav Cup. In 1963–64 while at Red Star Belgrade he won both the Yugoslav First League title and his second Yugoslav Cup. After moving to the United States he won the titles with Oakland in 1967, Dallas in 1971 and an indoor title with San Jose in 1975. International Stojanović made his debut for Yugoslavia in a November 1961 friendly match away against Japan, coming on as a 46th-minute substitute for Milutin Šoškić, and earned a total of 4 caps, scoring no goals. He was an unused substitute for Yugoslavia at the 1962 FIFA World Cup, in which they placed fourth. His final international was a May 1964 friendly away against Czechoslovakia. Managerial career He was the original coach of the Oakland Stompers before being fired ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zagreb
Zagreb ( ) is the capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Croatia#List of cities and towns, largest city of Croatia. It is in the Northern Croatia, north of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb stands near the international border between Croatia and Slovenia at an elevation of approximately above mean sea level, above sea level. At the 2021 census, the city itself had a population of 767,131, while the population of Zagreb metropolitan area is 1,086,528. The oldest settlement in the vicinity of the city was the Roman Andautonia, in today's Šćitarjevo. The historical record of the name "Zagreb" dates from 1134, in reference to the foundation of the settlement at Kaptol, Zagreb, Kaptol in 1094. Zagreb became a free royal city in 1242. In 1851, Janko Kamauf became Zagreb's List of mayors of Zagreb, first mayor. Zagreb has special status as a Administrative divisions of Croatia, Croatian administrative ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1963–64 Yugoslav Cup ...
The 1963–64 Yugoslav Cup was the 17th season of the top football knockout competition in SFR Yugoslavia, the Yugoslav Cup (), also known as the "Marshal Tito Cup" (''Kup Maršala Tita''), since its establishment in 1946. Round of 16 In the following tables winning teams are marked in bold; teams from outside top level are marked in ''italic'' script. Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final See also * 1963–64 Yugoslav First League *1963–64 Yugoslav Second League References External links 1963–64 Yugoslav Cup detailsat Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation {{DEFAULTSORT:1963-64 Yugoslav Cup Yugoslav Cup seasons Cup Yugo Yugo (), also known as the Zastava Yugo, Zastava Koral (, sr-Cyrl, Застава Корал) and Yugo Koral, was a subcompact car, subcompact hatchback manufactured by Zastava Automobiles from 1980 until 2008, originally a Socialist Federal R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Footballers From Zagreb
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 league, and rugby union. It has been estimated that there are 250 million association football players in the world, and many play other forms of football. Career Jean-Pierre Papin has described football as a "universal language". Footballers across the world and at almost any level may regularly attract large crowds of spectators, and players are the focal points of widespread social phenomena such as association football culture. Footballers usually begin as amateurs and the best players progress to become professional players. Normally they start at a youth team (any local team) and from there, based on skill and talent, scouts offer contracts. Once signed, some learn to play better football and a few advance to the senior or professi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1939 Births
This year also marks the start of the World War II, Second World War, the largest and deadliest conflict in human history. Events Events related to World War II have a "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 ** Coming into effect in Nazi Germany of: *** The Protection of Young Persons Act (Germany), Protection of Young Persons Act, passed on April 30, 1938, the Working Hours Regulations. *** The small businesses obligation to maintain adequate accounting. *** The Jews name change decree. ** With his traditional call to the New Year in Nazi Germany, Führer and Reich Chancellor Adolf Hitler addresses the members of the National Socialist German Workers' Party (NSDAP). ** The Hewlett-Packard technology and scientific instruments manufacturing company is founded by Bill Hewlett and David Packard, in a garage in Palo Alto, California, considered the birthplace of Silicon Valley. ** Philipp Etter takes over as President of the Swiss Confederation. ** The Third Soviet Five Year P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czechoslovakia National Football Team
The Czechoslovakia national football team (, ) represented Czechoslovakia in men's international Association football, football from 1919 to 1993. The team was controlled by the Czechoslovak Football Association, and the team qualified for eight World Cups and three European Championships. It had two runner-up finishes in FIFA World Cup, World Cups, in 1934 FIFA World Cup, 1934 and 1962 FIFA World Cup, 1962, and won the UEFA European Championship, European Championship in the 1976 European Football Championship, 1976 tournament. At the time of the dissolution of Czechoslovakia at the end of 1992, the team was participating in 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 4, UEFA qualifying Group 4 for the 1994 FIFA World Cup, 1994 World Cup; it completed the remainder of this campaign under the name Representation of Czechs and Slovaks (RCS, , ) before it was disbanded. Both the Czech Republic national football team, Czech and Slovakia national football team, Slovak national t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1962 FIFA World Cup
The 1962 FIFA World Cup was the 7th edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for senior men's national teams. It was held from 30 May to 17 June 1962 in Chile. The qualification rounds took place between August 1960 and December 1961, with 56 teams entering from six confederations, and fourteen qualifying for the finals tournament alongside Chile, the hosts, and Brazil, the defending champions. Brazil successfully defended their World Cup title, defeating Czechoslovakia 3–1 in the final in the Chilean capital Santiago. They became the second team, after Italy in 1934 and 1938, to win the World Cup twice consecutively; no team has since achieved the feat. Host nation Chile finished third, defeating Yugoslavia 1–0 in the third-place play-off. The tournament was marred by violence between players on the pitch and a toxic atmosphere; it included the first-round match between Chile and Italy (2–0), which became known as the Battle of S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milutin Šoškić
Milutin Šoškić (Serbian Cyrillic: Милутин Шошкић; 31 December 1937 – 27 August 2022) was a Serbian professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is considered one of FK Partizan's greatest players. Biography He was born in Jablanica, a village near Peć from father Jeremija, a royal officer and mother Radunka. He spent World War II in exile in the Serbian Patriarchate of Peć. Playing career Šoškić started training football when he was 11 in Red Star, for which he played six months, but because of a small misunderstanding with the host of the stadium, he decided to continue his career at Partizan where he spent most of his career. Soon after, Šoškić was called to play for Yugoslavia youth team. After performing well at Partizan he was invited to play for the Yugoslavia national team. Šoškić inherited the position of Vladimir Beara as a new goalkeeper. For Yugoslavia he played 50 games. The first major competition that Šoškić played ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan National Football Team
The , also known by the nickname , represents Japan in men's international Association football, football. It is controlled by the Japan Football Association (JFA), the governing body for football in Japan. Prior to the late 1980s, Japan's national football team was largely amateur, with the sport less popular domestically than Baseball in Japan, baseball or sumo. Since the early 1990s, following the full professionalization of the sport, Japan has emerged as one of Asia's leading teams. The national team has qualified for every FIFA World Cup since 1998 FIFA World Cup, 1998 (including an automatic berth as co-hosts of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, 2002 tournament alongside South Korea national football team, South Korea), advancing to the knockout stage in 2002, 2010 FIFA World Cup, 2010, 2018 FIFA World Cup, 2018, and 2022 FIFA World Cup, 2022. Japan has also won a record four AFC Asian Cup, Asian Cup titles, in 1992 AFC Asian Cup, 1992, 2000 AFC Asian Cup, 2000, 2004 AFC Asian Cup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Exhibition Game
An exhibition game (also known as a friendly, scrimmage, demonstration, training match, pre-season game, warmup match, or preparation match, depending at least in part on the sport) is a sporting event whose prize money and impact on the player's or the team's rankings is either zero or otherwise greatly reduced. Exhibition games often serve as "warm-up matches", particularly in many team sports where these games help coaches and managers select and condition players, before the competitive matches of a league season or tournament. If the players usually play in different teams in other leagues, exhibition games offer an opportunity for the players to learn to work with each other. The games can be held between separate teams or between parts of the same team. An exhibition game may also be used to settle a challenge, to provide professional entertainment, to promote the sport, to commemorate an anniversary or a famous player, or to raise money for charities. Several sports le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1975 NASL Indoor Tournament
In early 1975, the North American Soccer League (1968–84), North American Soccer League hosted its first league-wide indoor soccer tournament over the course of seven weeks. All but four NASL teams participated. Overview Though the Dallas Tornado had won the NASL's 1971 NASL Professional Hoc-Soc Tournament, 1971 Hoc-Soc Tournament and the Atlanta Apollos staged two league sanctioned pilot matches at the Omni Coliseum, Omni in 1973, the birth of the modern game in North America can be traced to 1974, when three indoor exhibitions against the touring CSKA Moscow, Soviet Red Army of Moscow club took place. The games were played on a field the size of a hockey rink, with goals 4 feet high by 16 feet wide. Much like hockey, matches were played in three 20 minute periods, allowed free substitution, and featured six man sides (five field players and a goalkeeper). The Soviets beat an outmatched NASL All-Star team 8–4 on February 7 at Toronto's Maple Leaf Gardens. The second game agai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Jose Earthquakes (1974–88)
The San Jose Earthquakes are an American professional soccer club based in San Jose, California. The Earthquakes compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference. Originally known as the San Jose Clash, the franchise began play in 1996 as one of the charter members of the league. The Earthquakes took part in the first game in MLS history, defeating D.C. United 1–0. The Earthquakes have won two MLS Cup titles (2001, 2003) and two Supporters' Shields (2005, 2012). In 2002, the team played in its first CONCACAF Champions Cup, making it to the quarterfinals. The team holds a fierce rivalry with the LA Galaxy known as the ''California Clásico''. In 2005, the then-owner of the Earthquakes, Anschutz Entertainment Group, announced plans of the team relocating to Houston due to failing efforts to secure a soccer-specific stadium in San Jose. The organization in Houston would be considered an expansion team by the league, eventually becoming the Houston D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
