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Pulpo Luiza1
Pulpo is the Spanish word for "octopus". It may also refer to: Nickname * Antonio Alfonseca (born 1972), Dominican former Major League Baseball relief pitcher nicknamed "El Pulpo" * Gilberto "Pulpo" Colón Jr. (born 1953), American pianist, composer, arranger, producer and band leader * Norberto Esbrez (1966-2014), Argentine tango dancer, choreographer and teacher nicknamed "El Pulpo" * José Luis Quiñónez (born 1984), Ecuadorian footballer nicknamed "El Pulpo" * Pulpo Romero (born 1984), Spanish football goalkeeper * MartÃn Zúñiga (born 1970), Mexican soccer analyst, sports anchor and former Major League Soccer goalkeeper nicknamed "El Pulpo" * Eduardo Simián (1915-1995), Chilean football goalkeeper, Politician, nicknamed "Pulpo" during his playing career Other uses * , a US Navy submarine chaser transferred to the Argentine Navy and renamed ARA ''Pulpo'' * '' ¡Pulpo!'', a 1997 album by Glaswegian lo-fi rock indie band Urusei Yatsura * United Fruit Company The United Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio Alfonseca
Antonio Alfonseca (; ; born April 16, 1972) is a Dominican former relief pitcher. He last pitched in Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Phillies in . Alfonseca also played for the Florida Marlins (–, ), the Chicago Cubs (–), the Atlanta Braves (), and the Texas Rangers (). He is known for having an extra digit on each hand and foot. Biography Alfonseca was originally signed by the Montreal Expos as a non-drafted free agent in July . On December 13, 1993, he was taken by the Florida Marlins from the Montreal Expos in the 1993 expansion draft. He made his debut during the 1997 season, and his rookie campaign saw him win a World Series ring with the Marlins. His best year was in with the Marlins, when he led the National League in saves with 45, and won the National League Rolaids Relief Man of the Year. At the end of the season, Alfonseca had surgery to repair a herniated disc. Subsequently, the Marlins asked Alfonseca to lose 15 pounds to help to relieve stres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilberto "Pulpo" Colón Jr
Gilberto is the Iberian and Italian version of the originally Norman-French given name ''Gilbert'', used in Italian, Portuguese and Spanish languages. In Galician, it's spelled Xilberto or Xilberte. ''Gilbert'' is ultimately derived from the Germanic words gisel (meaning pledge or hostage) and beraht (meaning bright). It can be used as a given name or surname. Gilberto may refer to: Given name Footballers * Gilberto Galdino dos Santos (born 1976), Brazilian football player, commonly known as Beto * Gilberto Alves (born 1950), Brazilian footballer, commonly known as Gil * Gilberto Ribeiro Gonçalves (born 1980), Brazilian international footballer, commonly known as Gil * Gilberto da Silva Melo (born 1976), Brazilian footballer, commonly known as Gilberto * Gilberto Oliveira Souza Junior (born 1989), Brazilian football player, commonly known as Gilberto * Felisberto Sebastião da Graça Amaral (born 1982), Angolan footballer, commonly known as Gilberto * Gilberto Moraes Jú ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norberto Esbrez
Norberto Esbrez (November 22, 1966 - July 16, 2014) was an Argentine tango dancer, choreographer and teacher. A dancer and teacher of tango nuevo, he was known as ''El Pulpo'' or ''octopus'' for his fluid and intricate leg moves. Esbrez created and named several tango movements including: ocho loco, sentada girada, elevador, or el elástico. He explored the concept of trap sacadas (sacadas con agarre) and enganches into innovative variations. His style was so well known that when the dancer starts combining several leg moves that look like Pulpo's it is being called ''pulpeadas''. He developed the concept of suspension as a tool to generate the control and fluidity that is part of his dance. He worked for theaters and show-places in Buenos Aires, such as: Teatro San Martin, Teatro Astral, Teatro Opera, Cafe Tortoni, El Viejo Almacen, La Ventana, Casablanca. He taught in Brazil as a member of the ''Academia Argentina de Tango''. One of Esbrez's partners was Luiza Paes - they were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Luis Quiñónez
José Luis Quiñonez Quiñonez (born May 29, 1984) is an Ecuadorian footballer. He currently plays as a midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ... for Emelec in the Ecuadorian Football League. Playing style Quiñonez was given the nickname ''El Pulpo''http://www.eltelegrafo.com.ec/deportes/noticia/archive/deportes/2010/04/22/El-_1820_Pulpo_1920_-va-por-el-triunfo-en-Uruguay.aspx (The Octopus) by Emelec's fans because of his intelligence on the field, speed, great marking skills and long legs. He is an overall good player that sometimes is also used as a center back and has also scored some goals both from distant shots and headers. References 1984 births Living people Footballers from Guayaquil Ecuadorian men's footballers Men's association football mid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pulpo Romero
Francisco José Andrés Romero (born 28 October 1987), known as Pulpo Romero or simply Pulpo, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Othellos Athienou as a goalkeeper. Club career Born in Albacete, Castile-La Mancha, Pulpo was an Albacete Balompié youth graduate. He made his senior debuts with Atlético Tarazona in 2006, in Tercera División. On 17 August 2008 Pulpo first arrived in Segunda División B, after joining Real Murcia Imperial. On 18 July 2010 he moved to CD Leganés, also in the third division. Pulpo acted as a backup to Rubén Falcón during his first and only season at the Madrid side. On 16 July 2011 he signed for fellow league team Orihuela CF, again featuring sparingly. In August 2012 Pulpo moved abroad for the first time in his career, joining Cypriot First Division side Doxa Katokopias F.C. Late in the month he was loaned to fellow league team AEK Larnaca F.C., with Alexandre Negri Alexandre Negri (born 27 March 1981) is a Brazilian former professi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MartÃn Zúñiga
Martin Roberto Zúñiga Hernandez (born 6 August 1970), better known as "El Pulpo" Zúñiga (The Octopus), is a Mexican professional soccer game analyst, sports anchor and former Major League Soccer goalkeeper. He is most recognized for his involvement in 1st division Mexican Soccer or Liga MX and MLS. He was capped with the Mexico national football team. Martin retired from the league in 2005 after consecutive knee injuries. He is sought after for his expert MLS analytics, currently serving as an analyst and host for Fox Deportes. Early life Born to Cruz Roberto Zúñiga Castañeda, a petroleum plant operator, and Maria Reina Hernandez de Zúñiga, Martin and his family moved to Nuevo Leon when he was 5 years old after his father was transferred to the petroleum plant located in Monterrey. Although Monterrey offered an assortment of youth baseball leagues, soccer became Martins main focus as he became submerged in local soccer youth leagues. Youth Leagues His skills and his dete ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eduardo Simián
Juan Eduardo Simián Gallet (16 November 1915−14 December 1995) was a Chilean footballer and politician who served as minister of State during Eduardo Frei Montalva's government. Simián is considered a historical player of Club Universidad de Chile. Football career Club career Simián began his career at Club Universidad de Chile aged 20 while he was doing his BA in mining engineering at the University of Chile, where he graduated in 1938. During the 1938 Primera División de Chile season, he was part of the Universidad de Chile champion team which obtained the First Division title under the orders of the player-coach Luis Tirado. Simian's impressive performances led the press to consider him as one of the best players of early Chilean football. In 1940, Simián stopped his football career after obtaining a scholarship from the Production Development Corporation (Corfo) to research in the US on geological exploration, geophysics, and drilling of exploration wells. Once ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
¡Pulpo!
''¡Pulpo!'' is a collection of singles and B-sides by Glaswegian lo-fi rock indie band Urusei Yatsura, released in 1997.Urusei Yatsuraat Discogs Discogs (short for discographies) is a database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. While the site was originally created with a goal of becoming the la ...'' Track listing #"Strategic Hamlets" - 2:37 #"Down Home Kitty" - 3:39 #"Pampered Adolescent" - 5:54 #"Kozee Heart" - 3:12 #"Miramar" - 3:03 #"Saki & Cremola" - 5:17 #"Fake Fur" - 3:05 #"Silver Krest" - 3:17 #"Got the Sun" - 4:00 #"Nova Static" - 3:06 #"Revir" - 4:05 #"The Power of Negative Thinking/The Love That Brings You Down" - 10:45 original release dates: 1995 3, 8, 9 1996 12 1997 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11 References {{DEFAULTSORT:Pulpo 1997 compilation albums Urusei Yatsura (band) compilation albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Fruit Company
The United Fruit Company (now Chiquita) was an American multinational corporation that traded in tropical fruit (primarily bananas) grown on Latin American plantations and sold in the United States and Europe. The company was formed in 1899 from the merger of the Boston Fruit Company with Minor C. Keith's banana-trading enterprises. It flourished in the early and mid-20th century, and it came to control vast territories and transportation networks in Central America, the Caribbean coast of Colombia and the West Indies. Although it competed with the Standard Fruit Company (later Dole Food Company) for dominance in the international banana trade, it maintained a virtual monopoly in certain regions, some of which came to be called banana republics – such as Costa Rica, Honduras, and Guatemala. United Fruit had a deep and long-lasting impact on the economic and political development of several Latin American countries. Critics often accused it of exploitative neocolonialism, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
