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Ninrod Medina
Ninrol Edgardo Medina Torres (born 26 August 1976) is a Honduran retired football defender. He is current manager of Honduran Segunda Division side Arsenal de Roatán. Club career Medina came through the youth ranks at F.C. Motagua and first moved abroad to play in Mexico for Tigrillos Saltillo. He returned to Motagua after a year, but then again crossed the border to play in Costa Rica, where he played for Deportivo Saprissa alongside compatriot Amado Guevara, and another three years in Mexico. He joined Honduran side Vida in 2006 and finished his career as captain of Victoria. He scored 2 league goals for Motagua. International career Medina played for Honduras at the 1995 FIFA World Youth Championship in Qatar. Playing in central defense, Medina made his senior debut for the Honduras against Turkey on June 11, 1995. By 1999 he became a regular starter in the squad, playing next to Samuel Caballero and Reynaldo Clavasquín in the three-man defensive lineup favore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Ignacio, Francisco Morazán
San Ignacio () is a municipality in the Honduran department of Francisco Morazán José Francisco Morazán Quesada (; born October 3, 1792 – September 15, 1842) was a Central American politician who served as president of the Federal Republic of Central America from 1830 to 1839. Before he was president of Central America h .... Municipalities of the Francisco Morazán Department {{Honduras-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liga Nacional De Fútbol De Honduras 2008-09 Apertura
Liga or LIGA may refer to: People * Līga (name), a Latvian female given name * Luciano Ligabue, more commonly known as Ligabue or ''Liga'', Italian rock singer-songwriter Sports * Liga ACB, men's professional basketball league in Spain * Liga Deportiva Alajuelense, football club from Costa Rica commonly known as "La Liga" * Liga Deportiva Universitaria, Ecuadorian professional football club based in Quito * Liga Elitelor, a system of youth Romanian football leagues covering the under-17 and under-19 age groups * Liga Femenina de Baloncesto, women's professional basketball league in Spain * Liga MX, highest professional division of the Mexican football league system * Liga Portugal, highest professional division of the Portuguese football league system * Liga Portugal 2, second highest professional division of the Portuguese football league system * Liga I, highest professional division of the Romanian football league system * Liga 1 (Indonesia), highest professional division of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guatemala National Football Team
The Guatemala national football team ( es, Selección de fútbol de Guatemala) represents Guatemala in men's international football and is controlled by the ''Federación Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala''. Founded in 1919, it has been affiliated to FIFA since 1946, and it is a member of CONCACAF. The team has made three Olympic tournament appearances, competing at the 1968, 1976, and 1988 Olympic Games. Guatemala have never qualified for the finals tournament of the World Cup, although they have reached the final round of qualification on four occasions. Guatemala won the 1967 CONCACAF Championship and the 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup. The team's best performance in a CONCACAF Gold Cup was in 1996, when they finished fourth. Guatemala has also earned a bronze medal at the 1983 Pan American Games in Caracas, Venezuela. The national team kits are supplied by Umbro. Past kit suppliers include Atletica, Adidas and Puma. History Beginnings Guatemala created its first soccer team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup
The 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the seventh edition of the Gold Cup, the association football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF). For the first time since 1993, the tournament was held in more than one country, with games played in both United States and Mexico. The games were played in Mexico City, Miami, and for the first time in a northern U.S. city, Foxborough. The format of the tournament stayed the same as in 2002: twelve teams were split into four groups of three, the top two teams in each group would advance to the quarter-finals. Colombia and Brazil were invited, with the latter sending an Under-23 team. The United States' Landon Donovan put four past Cuba in the quarterfinals in a 5–0 win, but the defending champions went out to Brazil in the semi-finals. The South Americans scored a goal in the 89th minute and added a penalty in extra time to win 2–1. Mexico won their first championship since 1998, beating Brazil 1–0 i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup
The 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the fifth edition of the Gold Cup, the soccer championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF), and the 15th overall CONCACAF tournament. It was held in Los Angeles, Miami, and San Diego in the United States. The format of the tournament changed from 1998; it was expanded to twelve teams, split into four groups of three. The top two teams in each group would advance to the quarter-finals. Peru and Colombia were invited from CONMEBOL, and the Republic of Korea were invited from AFC. With all three games in Group D ending in ties and Canada tied with the Republic of Korea on every tiebreaker, a coin toss was used. Canada won and advanced to the quarter-finals. They went on to win their first and to date only Gold Cup title. In the quarter-finals, Canada upset defending champions Mexico in golden goal extra time 2–1. They defeated Trinidad and Tobago in the semi-finals 1–0 after Craig Forrest saved a first-half penalt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 UNCAF Nations Cup
The 1999 UNCAF Nations Cup was a UNCAF Nations Cup held in San Jose, Costa Rica in March 1999. The host team won the tournament's final group. Costa Rica then qualified automatically, alongside second-placed Guatemala and third-placed Honduras for the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup. Squads :For a complete list of all participating squads see '' UNCAF Nations Cup 1999 squads'' Stadium First round All games were played in San José, Costa Rica. Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Final round ---- ---- Champions *''Costa Rica, Guatemala and Honduras qualified automatically for the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup. El Salvador entered a play-off for qualification with Canada, Haiti and Cuba.'' All Star Team As voted for by the CONCACAF technical Commission. A squad rather than an eleven was selected: Goalkeepers: * Wilmer Cruz * Erick Lonnis Defenders: * Jervis Drummond * Julio Girón * José Hernández * Ninrod Medina * Erick Miranda * Milton Reyes Midfielders: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 UNCAF Nations Cup
This page details the 1997 UNCAF Nations Cup, played in Guatemala. Squads :For a complete list of all participating squads see '' UNCAF Nations Cup 1997 squads'' Preliminary round Venue First round Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Final round ---- ---- Champions * ''Costa Rica, Guatemala and El Salvador qualified automatically for 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup.'' All-star team * Erick Lonnis * Harold Wallace * Mauricio Wright * Wilfredo Iraheta * Martín Machón * Juan Manuel Funes * Luis Diego Arnáez * Amado Guevara * Juan Carlos Plata * Rolando Fonseca * Wilmer Velásquez ReferencesRSSSF archives {{DEFAULTSORT:Nations Cup [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 FIFA World Cup
The 2002 FIFA World Cup, also branded as Korea Japan 2002, was the 17th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial Association football, football world championship for List of men's national association football teams, men's national teams organized by FIFA. It was held from 31 May to 30 June 2002 at sites in South Korea and Japan, with its 2002 FIFA World Cup Final, final match hosted by Japan at Nissan Stadium (Yokohama), International Stadium in Yokohama. A field of 32 teams qualified for this World Cup, which was the first to be held in Asia, the first to be held outside of the Americas or Europe, as well as the first to be jointly-hosted by more than one nation. China national football team, China, Ecuador national football team, Ecuador, Senegal national football team, Senegal, and Slovenia national football team, Slovenia made their World Cup debuts. The tournament had several upsets and surprise results, which included the defending champions France national football team, Franc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 Copa América
The 2001 Copa América was held in Colombia, from 11 to 29 July. It was organised by CONMEBOL, South America's football governing body. Colombia won the tournament for the 1st time without conceding a goal. Brazil national football team, Brazil were the defending champions who were knocked out from the tournament by Honduras national football team, Honduras after suffering a 0–2 defeat in the quarter-final. There is no qualifying for the final tournament. CONMEBOL's ten South American countries participate, along with two more invited countries, making a total of twelve teams competing in the tournament. Originally, Mexico national football team, Mexico and CONCACAF 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup, Champions Canada men's national soccer team, Canada were invited. Prior to the tournament, three meetings were held by CONMEBOL authorities who were concerned about potential security issues in Colombia. On 1 July they announced the cancellation of the tournament. Venezuela offered to host t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIFA World Cup Qualification
The FIFA World Cup qualification is a competitive match that a national association football team takes in order to qualify for one of the available berths at the final tournament of the (men's) FIFA World Cup. Qualifying tournaments are held within the six FIFA continental zones, each organized by their respective confederations: AFC (Asia), CAF (Africa), CONCACAF (North and Central America and the Caribbean), CONMEBOL (South America), OFC (Oceania), and UEFA (Europe). For each World Cup, FIFA decides the number of places in the finals allocated to each of the zones, based on the numbers and relative strengths of the confederations' teams. As a courtesy, the host receives an automatic berth selection, as has happened with the immediate past tournament winner during much of the competition's history. All other finalists are determined on a standalone qualifying round achievement without regard to previous achievements. History The berths for the inaugural 1930 tourname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramón Maradiaga
Ramón Enrique Maradiaga Chávez (born 30 October 1954) is a retired Honduran football player and manager. Club career Nicknamed ''Primitivo'', Maradiaga has played as a midfielder amongst others for F.C. Motagua as well as Salvadoran giants Águila and Alianza. He also had half a season in Europe, playing 15 games in the Spanish Segunda División for Tenerife in 1984. He scored 23 goals in total for Motagua, making him one of the most prolific midfielders in the club's history. He finished his career at Tela Timsa after the 1991–1992 season and took the reins at the club the next season, also changing their name to Petrotela. International career A stocky defensive midfielder, Maradiaga represented Honduras at the 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship. He went on to play for his country in 24 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and he was captain of the Honduras squad that took part in the 1982 FIFA World Cup. Managerial career After his playing career ended, he ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reynaldo Clavasquín
José Reynaldo Clavasquín Bejarano (born 28 January 1972 in Puerto Cortés) is a retired Honduran football defender and current manager. Club career Clavasquín started his career at hometown club Platense before joining F.C. Motagua in 1998 before the start of the 1998 Clausura. He scored the 1998 Clausura golden goal against Olimpia from a free-kick to make Motagua champions after a 13-year wait. He scored in the 1999/2000 Final. In September 2000 he went abroad to play for Scottish Premier League side Dundee United but left the club citing personal reasons in October 2000. He then moved to the Austrian Second Division outfit BSV Bad Bleiberg, where he lined up alongside compatriots Juan Manuel Cárcamo and Francisco Pavón. International career Clavasquín made his debut for Honduras in a March 1999 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Belize and has earned a total of 35 caps, scoring 3 goals. He has represented his country in 17 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
