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Piqué (surname)
As a surname, Piqué may refer to: * Gerard Piqué (born 1987), Spanish footballer * Josep Piqué (born 1955), Spanish politician and businessman * Lorenzo Piqué (born 1990), Dutch footballer * Marco Piqué (born 1980), Dutch-Surinamese kickboxer * Mitchell Piqué (born 1979), Dutch footballer See also * Piquer (surname) * Piquet Piquet (; ) is an early 16th-century plain-trick card game for two players that became France's national game. David Parlett calls it a "classic game of relatively great antiquity... still one of the most skill-rewarding card games for two" but ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Pique (surname) Catalan-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerard Piqué
Gerard Piqué Bernabeu (, ; born 2 February 1987) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He is considered one of the best defenders of his generation. Initially a highly promising student at La Masia, Piqué joined Manchester United in 2004. He returned to Barcelona in 2008 under Pep Guardiola's leadership and helped the club win trebles in 2008–09 and 2014–15. He is one of only four players to have won the UEFA Champions League two years in a row with different teams, the others being Marcel Desailly, Paulo Sousa and Samuel Eto'o. Piqué also represented Spain 102 times, making his debut on 11 February 2009. He played an integral role on the Spanish teams that won the 2010 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2012. He retired from the national team after the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Club career Early career Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Piqué started his career playing for FC Barcelona's youth teams as a defensive midfielder, but before he sign ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josep Piqué
Josep Piqué i Camps (born 21 February 1955 in Vilanova i la Geltrú) is a Spanish politician of the right-leaning Spanish People's Party (PP) who represented Barcelona. Pique was initially a member of the Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia (PSUC) but left the grouping and subsequently joined the Union of the Democratic Centre. Political career Between 1986 and 1988, Piqué served as Director General of Industry under the Convergence and Union government of Catalonia. After the People's Party election in 1996, Piqué was appointed Spanish Minister for Industry as an independent member. He served as Spain's foreign minister from 2000 to 2002. In this capacity, he steered Spain’s foreign policy during its six-month presidency of the Council of the European Union. As part of a cabinet reshuffle, he was replaced by Ana de Palacio y del Valle-Lersundi and instead took over the Ministry of Science and Technology, which oversees the telecommunications industry. At the time, he was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorenzo Piqué
Lorenzo Piqué (born 17 September 1990) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Kozakken Boys. Club career In his youth, Piqué played for Feyenoord, but never made his debut. He played most of his games for the reserve team, Jong Feyenoord. In 2009, Piqué was transferred to ADO Den Haag, where he signed a contract until the summer of 2010. Because of the injury of his cousin, Mitchell Piqué, he played many friendly games in the pre-season as left-back. He made his debut in the 3–0 loss to Ajax on 27 September due to an injury of Ahmed Ammi. In the 2010–11 season, Piqué mainly played in the reserve team of ADO, partly due to depth and competition at the centre back position from the likes of Ramon Leeuwin and Christian Supusepa. On 1 August 2011, Piqué moved to FC Volendam, where he signed a one-year deal. In September 2012, he initially moved to fifth-tier Hoofdklasse club ASWH, but the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) declared h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marco Piqué
Marco "The Sniper" Piqué (born January 9, 1980) is a Surinamese-Dutch welterweight kickboxer, fighting out of Team Snipers in The Hague, Netherlands. He is the current World Full Contact Association Muay Thai middleweight world champion, WMC intercontinental champion, and a two-time K-1, K-1 MAX regional tournament finalist. Biography and career Originally from Suriname, Piqué has fought the majority of his fights in the Netherlands. He won his first title in 2003 when he defeated Alviar Lima via split decision to claim the W.P.K.L. Dutch national Muay Thai title. Over the next couple of years Piqué claimed the W.F.C.A. Benelux title and the W.P.K.L. European title as well as losing to legendary Thai fighter Jongsanan Fairtex in Las Vegas Valley, Las Vegas in a bid to win Fairtex's I.K.K.C. world title belt. Throughout 2006 Piqué started to regularly face some of the world's best middleweight kickboxers, losing to Buakaw Por. Pramuk, Şahin Yakut and Giorgio Petrosyan, the l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitchell Piqué
Mitchell Piqué (born 20 November 1979 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch-Surinamese former footballer who played as a left back. Career His former clubs are Excelsior Rotterdam, Ajax Amsterdam, FC Twente, Cambuur Leeuwarden, Excelsior, ADO Den Haag and Willem II. At Ajax he scored once; his goal coming in a 2-0 win at RKC Waalwijk on 13 October 2001. Personal life Mitchell's younger cousin Lorenzo played with him at ADO Den Haag Alles Door Oefening Den Haag (), commonly known by the abbreviated name ADO Den Haag (), is a Dutch association football club from the city of The Hague. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following relegation f .... References 1979 births Living people Dutch footballers Excelsior Rotterdam players AFC Ajax players FC Twente players HFC Haarlem players TOP Oss players SC Cambuur players RBC Roosendaal players ADO Den Haag players Willem II (football club) players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piquer (surname)
Piquer is a Spanish surname, and may refer to: * Andrés Piquer (1711–1772), Spanish physician, philosopher, logician and writer * Bernardo López Piquer (1799–1874), Spanish painter * Concha Piquer (1908–1990), Spanish singer * Francisco Piquer Chanza (1922–2009), Spanish actor * Juan Piquer Simón (1935-2011), Spanish film director * Vicente Piquer (1935-2018), Spanish retired footballer See also * Piqué (surname) As a surname, Piqué may refer to: * Gerard Piqué (born 1987), Spanish footballer * Josep Piqué (born 1955), Spanish politician and businessman * Lorenzo Piqué (born 1990), Dutch footballer * Marco Piqué (born 1980), Dutch-Surinamese kickboxer ... {{surname, Piquer Spanish-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piquet (other)
Piquet is a card game. Piquet may also refer to: People *Georges Jules Piquet (fl. 1880s), French Governor General for Inde française in the Second French Colonial Empire under Third Republic *Jean-Baptiste Marie de Piquet, Marquess of Méjanes (1729-1786) French aristocrat * Laurence Piquet (fl. 1980s-present), French female television personality *Nelson Piquet (born 1952), Brazilian Formula One driver *Nelson Piquet Jr. (born 1985), Brazilian race car driver *Pedro Piquet (born 1998), Brazilian race car driver * René-Émile Piquet (born 1932), French politician Sports * Piquet Racing (fl. 1992), a British Formula 3000 racing team set up by Nelson Piquet and Nigel Stepney *Piquet GP (2007-2009; formerly ''Minardi Piquet Sports'') motorsports team, created from the merger of ''Piquet Sports'' (founded 2000) and ''GP Racing'' (founded 1997) * Piquet Sports (2000-2007) motorsports team founded by Nelson Piquet Sr., that merged in 2007 into ''Piquet GP'' Other uses * Alternative ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
