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Natalio Pescia
Natalio Agustín Pescia (January 1, 1922 – November 11, 1989) was an Argentine football midfielder, born in Dock Sud district of Avellaneda Partido. He played his entire club career for Boca Juniors in Argentina. Pescia played a total of 364 games for Boca in all competitions scoring 7 goals for the club. He also won 7 championships with the club, 3 domestic leagues, 2 national cups and 2 international cups. He was part of a historic midfield line, along with Carlos Sosa and Ernesto Lazzatti. Biography Pescia was selected by Boca Juniors at 12 years old, starting at the 7th. division. He debuted in the senior squad on August 30, 1942, when Boca was beat by Chacarita Juniors by 2-1. The next season, Pescia was part of one of the most remembered midfield lines in the history of the club, along with Carlos Sosa and Ernesto Lazzatti between 1943 and 1947 when Boca Juniors won the 1943 and 1944 domestic leagues, apart from one Copa Ibarguren, one Copa de Competencia Britán ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourth-largest country in the Americas, and the eighth-largest country in the world. It shares the bulk of the Southern Cone with Chile to the west, and is also bordered by Bolivia and Paraguay to the north, Brazil to the northeast, Uruguay and the South Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Drake Passage to the south. Argentina is a federal state subdivided into twenty-three provinces, and one autonomous city, which is the federal capital and largest city of the nation, Buenos Aires. The provinces and the capital have their own constitutions, but exist under a federal system. Argentina claims sovereignty over the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, and a part of Antarctica. The earliest recorded human prese ... [...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] |
Alberto Armando
Alberto José Armando (February 4, 1910 – December 28, 1988) was an Argentine businessman and football manager. He was the president of club Boca Juniors from 1954 to 1955, and from 1960 to 1980. With Armando as president, Boca Juniors gained international recognition after winning its first Copa Libertadores (1977 and 1978) and the first Intercontinental Cup in 1977. The Boca Juniors stadium was renamed in his honour in December 2000 by then President Mauricio Macri. Life and career Armando was born in Santa Fe, Argentina, in 1910, and raised in nearby San Francisco, Córdoba. He married María Mercedes Crespo and became affiliated with the Boca Juniors football club in the 1940s, when he became known as ''El Puma''. Armando was elected president of Boca Juniors in early 1954, succeeding Daniel Gil. The team had struggled since its last First Division title, in 1944, though Gil's tenure could boast the enlargement and modernization of the La Bombonera stadium. Armando's brie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portugal National Football Team
The Portugal national football team ( pt, Seleção Portuguesa de Futebol) has represented Portugal in international men's Association football, football competition since 1921. The national team is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF), the governing body for football in Portugal. Portugal's home matches are played at various stadiums throughout Portugal, and its primary Training ground (association football), training ground and technical headquarters, Portuguese Football Federation, Cidade do Futebol, is located in Oeiras, Portugal, Oeiras. The head coach of the team was most recently Fernando Santos (footballer, born 1954), Fernando Santos, who stepped down after the 2022 FIFA World Cup, 2022 World Cup, and the captain is Cristiano Ronaldo, who also holds the team records for most caps and most goals. Portugal's first participation in a major tournament finals was at the 1966 FIFA World Cup, 1966 World Cup, which saw a team featuring Ballon d'Or winner Eus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1947 South American Championship
The 1947 South American Championship was the 20th South American Championship for national teams, and was organized by CONMEBOL. It marked the first time Ecuador hosted the tournament, which hosted all the matches in Estadio George Capwell in Guayaquil. Argentina won the tournament to obtain their ninth South American title. Brazil withdrew from the tournament. Format Each team played the teams in a single round-robin tournament, earning two points for a win, one point for a draw, and zero points for a loss. The team with the most points at the end of the tournament will be crowned the champions. Squads For a complete list of participating squads see: '' 1947 South American Championship squads'' Venues Final round ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Result Goal scorers 8 Goals * Nicolás Falero 6 Goals * Alfredo Di Stéfano * Norberto M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bolivia National Football Team
The Bolivia national football team ( es, Selección de fútbol de Bolivia), also known as ''La Verde'', has represented Bolivia in international football since 1926. Organized by the Bolivian Football Federation (FBF), it is one of the ten members of FIFA's South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL). After playing in the 1930 and 1950 World Cups, they have qualified just once, in 1994, where they were eliminated in the group stage. Bolivia have never advanced past the first round of any World Cup, and have only scored one goal, in 1994. Despite their World Cup performances, Bolivia won the Copa América at home in 1963, and finished runners-up in 1997, which they also hosted. At the 2015 Copa América in Chile, they advanced to the quarter-finals for the first time since 1997, after defeating Ecuador 3–2. This also ended a winless streak in the Copa América, with their last win being on 28 June 1997, when they defeated Mexico 1–0 in the semi-finals. History Boliv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1946 South American Championship
The nineteenth edition of the South American Championship in football was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 12 January to 10 February. This tournament, an ''extra'' edition with no trophy handed to the winners, is considered official by CONMEBOL. The participating countries were Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru withdrew from the tournament. Venues Squads Final round Each team played against each of the other teams. Two points were awarded for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a defeat. ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Result Goal scorers 7 Goals * José M. Medina 5 goals * Ángel Labruna * Norberto Méndez * Zizinho 4 goals * Juan Villalba 3 goals * Heleno * Araya * Atilio Cremaschi 2 goals * Adolfo Pedernera * Juan C. Salvini * Miguel Peredo * Chico * Jair 1 goal * Vicente De la Mata * Félix Loustau * Rinaldo Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Copa América
The Copa América ( en, America Cup) or CONMEBOL Copa América, known until 1975 as the South American Football Championship (''Campeonato Sudamericano de Fútbol'' in Spanish and ''Campeonato Sul-Americano de Futebol'' in Portuguese), is the top men's football tournament contested among national teams from South America. It is the oldest still-running continental football competition, as well as the third most watched in the world. The competition determines the champions of South America. Since the 1990s, teams from North America and Asia have also been invited to compete. Since 1993, the tournament has generally featured 12 teams—all 10 CONMEBOL teams and two additional teams from other confederations. Mexico participated in every tournament between 1993 and 2016, with one additional team drawn from CONCACAF, except for 1999, when AFC team Japan filled out the 12-team roster, and 2019, which featured Japan and Qatar. The 2016 version of the event, Copa América Cente ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1945 South American Championship
The eighteenth edition of the South American Championship was held in Santiago, Chile from 14 January to 28 February. This tournament was an ''extra'' edition, with no trophy handed to the winners, but considered official by CONMEBOL. The participating countries were Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia (for the first time), Ecuador, and Uruguay. Paraguay and Peru withdrew from the tournament. Squads For a complete list of participating squads see: '' 1945 South American Championship squads'' Venues Final round Each team played against each of the other teams. Two points were awarded for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a defeat. ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Result Goal scorers 6 goals * Norberto Méndez * Heleno 5 goals * Ademir * Juan Alcántara * Atilio García 4 goals * Rinaldo Martino * René Pontoni * Guillermo Clavero * Vícto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Club Olimpia
Club Olimpia is a Paraguayan sports club based in the city of Asunción. The club promotes the practice of various sports with most importance given to the football, rugby and basketball sides, the former being the highest priority and most successful. They were founded on July 25, 1902 by a group of young Paraguayans, and the name stems from the idea of its principal founding member, William Paats, a Dutchman based in Paraguay, who is considered the father of Paraguayan football for having introduced the practice of the sport in the South American country. Internationally, the club is referred to as Olimpia Asunción in order to distinguish itself from Latin American football clubs of the same name. Olimpia have won a record 46 Primera División titles to date, including a unique record run of winning the league six consecutive times. The only Paraguayan club to win a CONMEBOL title, Olimpia have won three Copa Libertadores, and been runners-up four times, as well as two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paraguay
Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. It has a population of seven million, nearly three million of whom live in the capital and largest city of Asunción, and its surrounding metro. Although one of only two landlocked countries in South America (Bolivia is the other), Paraguay has ports on the Paraguay and Paraná rivers that give exit to the Atlantic Ocean, through the Paraná-Paraguay Waterway. Spanish conquistadores arrived in 1524, and in 1537, they established the city of Asunción, the first capital of the Governorate of the Río de la Plata. During the 17th century, Paraguay was the center of Jesuit missions, where the native Guaraní people were converted to Christianity and introduced to European culture. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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