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Pablo Brandán
Pablo Daniel Brandán (; born 5 March 1983) is an Argentine former footballer and manager. Career Brandán was born in Merlo. He won the 2008–09 Liga I edition with Unirea Urziceni, under the coaching of Dan Petrescu. In the same season he was selected the Liga I left back of the year. In September 2010 he signed a contract with Steaua București before follow teammates from Unirea Urziceni: Galamaz, Ricardo, Marinescu, Apostol and Bilașco who signed one week earlier. He was part of the team which played in the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League group stage. In the 2011–12 Liga I season, Brandán began being used as a central midfielder and central defender, although his main post is on the left flank of the defence. Brandán proved to be a playmaker, giving 3 goal assists in the season and 4 assists in the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League, but did not manage to score his first goal for Steaua. In February 2012, he was transferred to Chinese team Liaoning Whowin. In January ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Steaua București
FC Steaua București was a Romanian professional football club of which two current entities are claiming the records. The original ''FC Steaua București'' team was part of the namesake CSA Steaua București sports club and belonged to the Ministry of National Defence. In 1998, the club and facilities were separated from the sports club and taken over by a group of shareholders in a post-Ceaușescu privatisation scheme, allegedly leading to one of the shareholders (Gigi Becali) acquiring full ownership five years later. However, CSA Steaua București sued the football club in 2011, claiming that this was a new entity; the two have since been in a legal conflict regarding the ownership of the Steaua brand and honours, which resulted in multiple court cases and the forced change of the name of ''FC Steaua București'' to FCSB in early 2017. UEFA and LPF are attributing all of the original club history to FCSB. According to the newest court decision, CSA Steaua holds all honours up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argentina National Under-20 Football Team
The Argentina national under-20 football team is the representative of Argentina in FIFA-sponsored tournaments that pertain to that age level. Argentina is the most successful nation in the FIFA U-20 World Cup, winning the competition a record six times. The team has participated in 16 of the 22 World Championship events, since the 1979 edition, which they won. Argentina has also won five South American Youth Championships. Many of Argentina's top players came through the ranks of the youth teams, including Sergio Agüero, Pablo Aimar, Nicolás Burdisso, Esteban Cambiasso, Ángel Di María, Ramón Díaz, Fernando Gago, Diego Maradona, Jorge Burruchaga, Javier Mascherano, Lionel Messi, Juan Román Riquelme, Oscar Ruggeri, Gabriel Calderón, Sergio Goycochea, Sergio Romero, Maxi Rodríguez, Luis Islas, Luciano Galletti, Juan Pablo Sorín, Franco Costanzo, Walter Samuel, Javier Saviola, Jorge Borelli, Leonardo Biagini, Diego Simeone, Carlos Tevez, Erik Lamela, Éver Banega, Manuel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009–10 UEFA Champions League Group Stage
The 2009–10 UEFA Champions League group stage matches took place between 15 September and 9 December 2009. The draw for the eight groups took place on 27 August 2009, at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco. The group stage featured the 22 automatic qualifiers and the 10 winners of the play-off round (five through the Champions Path, five through the Non-Champions Path). After the completion of the group stage, the top two teams in each group advanced to play in the first knockout round, while the third-placed teams dropped down to the UEFA Europa League round of 32. Seedings The draw for the group stage was held in Monaco on 27 August 2009. Seeding was determined by the UEFA coefficients: Pot 1 held teams ranked 1–8, Pot 2 held teams ranked 10–28, Pot 3 held teams ranked 34–64, while Pot 4 held teams ranked 97–190 and unranked teams. Clubs from the same association were paired up to split the matchdays between Tuesday and Wednesday. Clubs with the same pairing letter play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marius Bilașco
Marius Ioan Bilașco (born 13 July 1981) is a Romanian retired footballer, currently he is the sporting director of CFR Cluj. Career In October 2009, he scored his first UEFA Champions League goal in a 4–1 away win against Rangers F.C. On 31 August 2010, he signed a contract with Steaua București alongside teammates from Unirea Urziceni: Galamaz, Ricardo, Marinescu, Apostol, Onofraş, and Brandán. International career International stats Honours Club ;FC Unirea Urziceni *Liga I: 2008–09 ;FC Steaua București *Cupa României: 2010–11 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. I ... References External links * * * * 1981 births Living people People from Sighetu Marmației Romanian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Romania men' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iulian Apostol
Iulian Cătălin Apostol, (born 3 December 1980 in Galaţi) is a former Romanian footballer. Club career On 31 August 2010 he signed a contract with Steaua București alongside teammates from Unirea Urziceni: Galamaz, Ricardo, Marinescu, Bilaşco, Onofraş and next week Brandán Brandán is a surname. Notable people with the name include: *Braian Brandán (born 1998), Argentine footballer * Fernando Brandán (footballer, born 1980), Argentine footballer * Fernando Brandán (footballer, born 1990), Argentine footballer *Pab .... After only three months, Apostol terminated his contract with Steaua. International goals Titles References External links Official FCSB profile * 1980 births Living people Romanian footballers Association football midfielders Romania international footballers Liga I players Liga II players FCM Dunărea Galați players CSO Plopeni players FC Gloria Buzău players FCV Farul Constanța players ASC Oțelul Galați players FC U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurențiu Marinescu
Laurențiu Nicolae Marinescu (born 25 August 1984) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a midfielder. In August 2010 he signed a contract with Steaua București alongside teammates from Unirea Urziceni: Galamaz, Vilana, Apostol, Bilaşco, Onofraş and Brandán. International career Laurențiu Marinescu played one friendly game at international level for Romania, when coach Victor Pițurcă introduced him at half-time to replace Dorin Goga in a 4–0 victory against Turkmenistan played in January 2012. Honours Petrolul Ploiești *Divizia B: 2002–03 *Cupa României: 2012–13 *Supercupa României: Runner-up 2013 Unirea Urziceni *Liga I: Runner-up 2009–10 Steaua București *Cupa României: 2010–11 Voluntari *Cupa României: 2016–17 *Supercupa României: 2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Gre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ricardo Gomes Vilana
Ricardo Gomes Vilana (born 18 July 1981) is a retired Brazilian footballer. Career Unirea Urziceni He was brought to Urziceni by his brother-in-law, Alex Leandro who was playing there. Ricardo won the 2008–09 Liga I edition with Unirea Urziceni, under the coaching of Dan Petrescu. He was also part of the team which played in the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League group stage. Steaua București In August 2010 he signed a contract with Steaua București alongside teammates from Unirea Urziceni: Galamaz, Marinescu, Apostol, Bilaşco, Onofraş and Brandán. On 4 September 2010 he made his Liga II debut for Steaua II București against Juventus București, Steaua II won, 1–0 with his goal. On 26 September 2010 he made his Liga I debut for Steaua București. On 4 May 2011 he terminated contract with Steaua by mutual agreement. FC Andorra On 23 August 2013 he signed a contract with FC Andorra. Honours ;Unirea Urziceni *Liga I: 2008–09 ;Steaua București *Cupa Românie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Galamaz
George Daniel Galamaz (born 5 April 1981 in București) is a former Romanian football defender (sweeper/centre-back). Career In 2009–10 Liga I, 2009–2010 season, he was selected the Defender (football)#Centre-back, central defender of the Year. He played for Unirea Urziceni. On 31 August 2010, he signed a contract with FC Steaua București, Steaua București, together with his former teammates from Ricardo Gomes Vilana, Ricardo, Laurenţiu Marinescu, Marinescu, Iulian Apostol, Apostol, Marius Bilaşco, Bilaşco and Marius Onofraş, Onofraş: the following week, Pablo Brandán, Brandán also signed. On 30 October 2011, a Romanian football spectator hit Galamaz after running past security on to the pitch during an away game with Petrolul Ploiești. Galamaz was later diagnosed with a broken right cheekbone. International career International stats Honours ;Sportul Studențesc *Liga II, Divizia B: 2000–01 Divizia B, 2000–01 ;Dinamo București *Romanian Cup: 2004–05 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Left Back
In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either side to their left and right, but can be played in threes with or without full-backs. Defenders fall into four main categories: centre-back, sweeper, full-back, and wing-back. The centre-back and full-back positions are essential in most modern formations. The sweeper and wing-back roles are more specialised for certain formations dependent on the manager's style of play and tactics. Centre-backs are usually tall and positioned for their ability to win duels in the air. Centre-back The centre-back (also known as a central defender or centre-half, as the modern role of the centre-back arose from the centre-half position) defends in the area directly in front of the goal and tries to prevent opposing players, particularly centre-forwards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liga I
The Liga I (; ''First League''), also spelled as Liga 1, is a Romanian professional league for men's association football clubs. Currently sponsored by betting company Superbet, it is officially known as the SuperLiga. It is the country's top football competition, being contested by 16 clubs which take part in a promotion and relegation system with the Liga II. The teams play 30 matches each in the regular season, before entering the championship play-offs or the relegation play-outs according to their position in the regular table. The Liga I was established in 1909 and commenced play for the 1909–10 campaign, being currently on the 29th place in UEFA's league coefficient ranking list. It is administered by the Liga Profesionistă de Fotbal, also known by the acronym LPF. Before the 2006–07 season, the competition was known as ''Divizia A'', but the name had to be changed following the finding that someone else had registered that trademark. The best performer to date ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Petrescu
Daniel Vasile Petrescu (; born 22 December 1967) is a Romanian football manager and former player, who is currently in charge of Liga I club CFR Cluj. As a player, Petrescu was deployed as a full-back or a winger and represented Premier League teams Sheffield Wednesday, Chelsea, Bradford City and Southampton. He notably played in the 1989 European Cup final with Steaua București and won the 1998 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup with Chelsea. Petrescu also played in Serie A with Genoa, as well as having spells with Foggia and Olt Scornicești. He earned 95 caps for the Romania national team, being selected in two World Cup squads, in 1994 and 1998, and in two European Championships, in 1996 and 2000. Petrescu became player-assistant manager to Walter Zenga at Național București towards the end of his playing career, and has since had an extensive career as a head coach in Poland, Russia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, China and Turkey, in addition to his native country. His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unirea Urziceni
Asociația Sportivă Fotbal Club Urziceni, commonly known as FC Urziceni (), is a Romanian professional Association football, football Club (organization), club based in Urziceni, Ialomița County which currently plays in fourth division, Ialomița County. Unirea became Divizia A Final Tables, national champions in 2009, at the end of their 2008–09 Liga I, third season in the Liga I, top-flight. The club was founded in 1954, and spent the majority of its history in the lower tiers of the Romanian league system. In 2006 they reached Liga I for the first time, and received national praise for their results at this level. At the end of their second season in the top division they earned qualification to Europe, and one year later they claimed the domestic title. In 2010, the team's owner withdrew financial support and Urziceni was forced to sell most of its players to pay debts, leading to relegation at the end of the 2010–11 Liga I, 2010–11 season. In the summer of 2011, own ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
