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Marku
Marku is an Albanian surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Albion Marku (born 2000), Albanian footballer * Antonio Marku (born 1992), Albanian footballer * Florian Marku (born 1996), Albanian boxer * Herald Marku (born 1996), Albanian footballer * Jimmy Marku (born 1974), Albanian-born British strongman competitor * Kristi Marku (born 1995), Albanian footballer * Mark Marku (born 1991), Albanian singer * Mark Marku (politician), Albanian politician * Rovena Marku (born 1987), Albanian swimmer * Taulant Marku (born 1994), Albanian footballer See also * Marcus (name) Marcus is a masculine given name of Ancient Roman pre-Christian origin derived either from Etruscan ''Marce'' of unknown meaning or referring to the god Mars. Mars was identified as the Roman god of War. The name is popular in Europe, particula ... {{Surname Albanian-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcus (name)
Marcus is a masculine given name of Ancient Roman pre-Christian origin derived either from Etruscan ''Marce'' of unknown meaning or referring to the god Mars. Mars was identified as the Roman god of War. The name is popular in Europe, particularly in Sweden, Norway, Italy and Germany, and increasingly, in the Netherlands. It is also popular in English language countries, although less common than the shortened variation 'Mark', associated with the Gospel writer Mark the Evangelist. There are other variants. Marcus ranks in the top 100 most popular boy names in Australia, Canada, England, Scotland, Sweden, and Wales since the 1990s, as well as the top 200 most popular boy names in the US since the 1960s. Marcus developed as a patronymic or toponymic surname in Italy, southern France, and Spain around 1000 A.D., attributable to religious monasteries and sanctuaries named Sanctus Marcus (or its many variants). The surname was used as an identifier for the area of origin. The firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Marku
Mark Xhon Kastriot Marku (born 6 December 1991) is an insurance broker living in Switzerland. He rose to fame after taking part in the third season of '' Hrvatska traži zvijezdu'', where he finished third overall. Mark used this fame to start his business as an insurance broker, and later adding loans mediation as a service also. Biography Mark Xhon Kastriot Marku was born on 6 December 1991 in Prizren, to a Catholic family of musicians. He grew up, finished his elementary and the Lorenc Antoni music high school in his hometown and moved to Zagreb, Croatia for his university studies. After a career in music where he gained fame by signing up for '' Hrvatska traži zvijezdu'' (Croatia searches a star), the Croatian version of '' Idols, Mark Marku pursued his career in becoming a broker, focusing on insurance and loans''. In 2022, Marku became an independent insurance broker with a vast number of clients. Marku opened a business calledKredi dhe Sigurime ne Zvicer offering ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florian Marku
Florian Marku is an Albanian professional boxer and former kickboxer and mixed martial artist. He has held the IBF International welterweight title since September 2021, and the WBC welterweight title since August 2022. Professional boxing career Marku made his professional debut on 1 December 2018, scoring a first-round technical knockout (TKO) victory against Nikola Janicievic at the Beste Event Halle in Ulm, Germany. In November 2020, after compiling a record of 7–0 (5 KOs), he signed a promotional contract with Eddie Hearn's Matchroom Sport. The following month, Marku faced Jamie Stewart at The SSE Arena in London. The bout served as part of the undercard for Anthony Joshua vs. Kubrat Pulev and was televised live on Sky Sports Box Office. In a fight which saw Marku drop his opponent to the canvas with a punch to the body in the second round, the result was controversially announced as a draw, with referee Marcus McDonnell scoring the bout 76–76. Marku returned to The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio Marku
Antonio Marku (born 24 March 1992) is an Albanian footballer who plays as a left back for KF Vëllaznimi in Kosovo. Career Early career Marku began playing football with the youth teams of his local team Vllaznia Shkodër but in 2010 due to his university studies he moved to Tirana, where he began playing for Dinamo Tirana. He was part of the Dinamo Tirana U-19 side for the 2010–11 season where he was the team captain. Marku made his professional debut against Flamurtari Vlorë on 20 April 2011 in a 6–2 loss, coming on as a substitute in the 57th minute for Nurudeen Orelesi. He was then promoted to the starting line-up for the 2011–12 season because of Dinamo's extreme financial difficulties which resulted in nearly all of the senior players to leave the club in the summer. In the summer of 2013 he joined FK Kukësi. Vllaznia Shkodër On 24 January 2016, during the first leg of the quarter-finals of the 2015–16 Albanian Cup against Skënderbeu Korçë, Marku suffered a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Marku
Jimmy Marku (Albanian language, Albanian: ''Xhimi Marku''; born 27 August 1974) is an Albanian-born British people, British strongman (strength athlete), strongman competitor. Early life Jimmy Marku was born 27 August 1974 in Lac, Albania. He then moved to England where he pursued his strongman career. Strongman career Marku burst on to the higher echelons of the strongman circuit when he won the England's Strongest Man competition in 2006. He went on to compete at the UK's Strongest Man (known as the "UKSC" because it is run by the UK Strength Council) that year where he came third behind Glenn Ross and Terry Hollands. In 2007 he repeated his feat of winning the England's Strongest Man. In that same year he competed at both the Britain's Strongest Man ("BSM") finals and in the UKSC where he went one better than in 2006, coming second (again to Glenn Ross). That year he participated in the qualifying round of the 2007 World's Strongest Man contest, finishing third by half a poin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herald Marku
Herald Marku (born 18 May 1996) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Vllaznia Shkodër. Club career International career Albania U17 Marku received his first Albania under-17 call-up by manager Džemal Mustedanagić for a friendly tournament developed in August 2012 in Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S .... References 1996 births Living people People from Laç Albanian footballers Association football midfielders FK Partizani Tirana players KF Tërbuni Pukë players 1. FC Frankfurt players KS Kastrioti players KF Vllaznia Shkodër players Kategoria Superiore players Kategoria e Parë players Albanian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Germany Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Germany ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albion Marku
Albion Marku (born 14 October 2000) is an Albanian professional footballer who currently play as a central midfielder for Albanian club Dinamo Tirana Futboll Club Dinamo Tirana is an Albanian professional football club based in the country's capital Tirana. They play in the Kategoria e Parë, the second tier of Albanian football, in the 2022–23 season. Founded in 1950 during the communist r ... . References 2000 births Living people People from Rrëshen People from Mirditë People from Lezhë County Albanian footballers Albanian expatriate footballers Association football midfielders KF Shënkolli players FK Kukësi players KF Mirdita players Shkëndija Tiranë players NK Lokomotiva Zagreb players KF Laçi players Kategoria Superiore players Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia Expatriate footballers in Croatia Albania international footballers {{Albania-footy-midfielder-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Marku (politician)
Mark Marku is a member of the Assembly of the Republic of Albania for the Democratic Party of Albania The Democratic Party of Albania ( sq, Partia Demokratike e Shqipërisë, PD or PDSH) is a conservatism in Albania, conservative list of political parties in Albania, political party in Albania. It has been the largest opposition party in the c .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Marku, Mark Living people Democratic Party of Albania politicians Members of the Parliament of Albania Year of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rovena Marku
Rovena Marku (born 21 May 1987 in Shkodër) is an Olympic freestyle swimmer from Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ..., who represented her native country at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics. At the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, she set a new Albanian record in 50 m freestyle of 28.15 – she held the previous mark at 28.79. She finished 58th in Olympics 2008. from the 2008 Olympics website; retrieved 2009-07-03. She also swam at the 2007 World Championships in the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristi Marku
Kristi Marku (born 13 April 1995 in Durrës) is an Albanian football player who plays for Gloria Buzău. International career Under-21 He received his first Albania under-21 call up by Skënder Gega in September 2014 for a friendly against Romania on 8 October, where he was an unused substitute in the 3–1 loss. He was called up in March for Albania's opening 2017 European Under-21 Championship qualifier against Liechtenstein Liechtenstein (), officially the Principality of Liechtenstein (german: link=no, Fürstentum Liechtenstein), is a German-speaking microstate located in the Alps between Austria and Switzerland. Liechtenstein is a semi-constitutional monarchy ... on 28 March 2015. Club statistics Club References External links * 1995 births Living people Footballers from Durrës Albanian footballers Albania youth international footballers Albania under-21 international footballers Association football defenders KF Teuta Durrës players FC Rosen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taulant Marku
Taulant Marku (born 14 June 1994 in Pukë) is an Albanian football player who currently plays for Korabi in the Albanian First Division Albanian may refer to: *Pertaining to Albania in Southeast Europe; in particular: **Albanians, an ethnic group native to the Balkans **Albanian language **Albanian culture **Demographics of Albania, includes other ethnic groups within the country .... References 1994 births Living people People from Pukë Association football forwards Albanian footballers Shkëndija Tiranë players KF Tërbuni Pukë players KS Kastrioti players KF Korabi Peshkopi players Kategoria Superiore players Kategoria e Parë players Kategoria e Tretë players {{Albania-footy-forward-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strongman
In the 19th century, the term strongman referred to an exhibitor of strength or similar circus performers who performed feats of strength. More recently, strength athletics, also known as strongman competitions, have grown in popularity. These competitions are now composed of a variety of events in which competitors have to move the highest weights possible, the winner being the one having the highest tally across all events. Description In the first half of the 20th century, strongmen would perform various feats of strength such as the bent press (not to be confused with the bench press, which did not exist at the time), supporting large amounts of weight held overhead at arm's length, steel bending, chain breaking, etc. They needed to have large amounts of wrist, hand, and tendon strength for these feats, as well as prodigious oblique strength. In the late 20th century the term ''strongman'' evolved to describe one who competes in strength athletics – a more modern ec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
