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Paolo Maldonado
Paolo Freddy Maldonado Farje (born 12 August 1973) is a Peruvian association football, football manager and former player who manages Universitario (women). Early life As a child, Maldonado aspired to become an engineer, before becoming a professional footballer. Playing career Maldonado was nicknamed "Manzanita". During his career, he won five league titles and the 2003 Copa Sudamericana. During his career, he was known as a locker room prankster. Managerial career After retiring from professional football, Maldonado became a manager. Style of play Maldonado was known for utilizing his short height to take on opposing players. Personal life Maldonado grew up supporting Peruvian side Club Universitario de Deportes, Universitario, a club he would later play for. References Living people 1973 births Peruvian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Peru men's international footballers Cienciano footballers Club Universitario de Deportes footballers Xanthi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Association Football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is to score more goals than the opposition by moving the ball beyond the goal line into a rectangular framed goal defended by the opposing side. Traditionally, the game has been played over two 45 minute halves, for a total match time of 90 minutes. With an estimated 250 million players active in over 200 countries, it is considered the world's most popular sport. The game of association football is played in accordance with the Laws of the Game, a set of rules that has been in effect since 1863 with the International Football Association Board (IFAB) maintaining them since 1886. The game is played with a football that is in circumference. The two teams compete to get the ball into the other team's goal (between the posts and under t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
