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Pallo Manuel (TPV), Finnish football club playing in Tampere
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Pallo may refer to: People * Alimamy Pallo Bangura, politician in Sierra Leone * Jackie Pallo (1926–2006), English professional wrestler * Jorge Pallo, American actor * Pallo Jordan (born 1942), South African politician Football clubs * Aseman Pallo (AsPa), Finnish football club based in Aura; see Bertrand Okafor * Käpylän Pallo (KäPa), Swedish football club from the Käpylä district of Helsinki * Pallo-Iirot, Finnish football club based in Rauma * Tampereen Pallo-Veikot Tampereen Pallo-Veikot (TPV) is a Finnish football club, based in Tampere. The club plays in the Kakkonen, the third highest level of football in Finland. It is the second largest football club in the Pirkanmaa region in terms of active members, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alimamy Pallo Bangura
Alimamy Pallo Bangura is a politician in Sierra Leone. Over the past 12 years, Bangura has played a major role in Sierra Leonean politics and was a member of the Revolutionary United Front Party, where he replaced rebel leader Foday Sankoh following Sankoh's May 2000 arrest and 2002 electoral disqualification. His posts have included: Ambassador to the United Nations from Sierra Leone (1994–1996); Foreign Minister (1997–1998); Minister of Energy and Power (1999–2001); and Secretary General of the Revolutionary United Front Party (2002–2007). He also ran for president in 2002 alongside former cabinet minister Peter Vandy, but the pair only received 1.7% of the presidential vote, while the RUF received only 2.2% of the parliamentary vote. Education Bangura holds a master's degree from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. Political beliefs The RUF was made famous for its brutal war tactics that included kidnapping and torture. However, Bangura so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackie Pallo
Jackie "Mr TV" Pallo (born Jack Ernest Gutteridge; 12 January 1926 – 11 February 2006) was an English professional wrestler, a star of British televised wrestling in its 1960s and 1970s heyday, when the sport had a regular 40-minute slot before the Saturday afternoon football results on ITV. Wrestling career Gutteridge was born in Islington and had been a sports teacher. He became a wrestler and was billed from Highbury, North London and was regarded as one of the first stars of British professional wrestling. During his career, his most famous rivalry was an 11-year-long battle with perhaps the greatest villain in British wrestling history, Mick McManus. In 1973, Pallo made two unsuccessful attempts to beat McManus for the European Middleweight Championship. Pallo was a risk-taking athlete on the one hand but pushed credibility to the limits at other times owing to his over-the-top cockiness. Fans rejoiced in his sit-on back breaker and arm lever, his aeroplane spin, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jorge Pallo
Jorge Luis Pallo is an American actor of Hispanic descent. He is known for his role as Marc Molina on ''The Secret Life of the American Teenager'' and for his appearance on ''Sabrina the Teenage Witch''. He also appeared in ''Murder in Mexico: The Bruce Beresford-Redman Story'' and played Ignacio "Iggy" Loca on Syfy’s ''The Lost Room''. Early life Born Jorge Luis Christian Pallo in Queens, New York, he of Puerto Rican and Ecuadorian parentage. Pallo was raised by single mother and once aspiring singer Pat Pallo. Though his mother could never figure out how to pursue a career in the entertainment industry, she encouraged all of her children to pursue their dreams by enrolling them in extra-curricular activities such as guitar, theatre, and dance. Armed with this support, he made his debut in the middle school production of "The Nutcracker". He later starred in high school productions of "Into the Woods" and "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum". After high school, P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pallo Jordan
Zweledinga Pallo Jordan (born 22 May 1942) is a South African politician. He was a member of the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress, and was a cabinet minister from 1994 until 2009. Early life Jordan is the son of the academics Archibald Campbell Jordan and Phyllis Ntantala-Jordan. Like his parents, Jordan was active in the Non-European Unity Movement against apartheid. He then joined the ANC and went into exile, studying in Britain and the United States.Zweledinga Pallo Jordan Political career Jordan worked for the ANC in London and in |
Bertrand Okafor
Berthrand Okafor (born 4 January 1990) is a Finnish- Nigerian footballer. He currently plays for Aseman Pallo, on loan from Atlantis FC. Career In January 2008, Okafor along with his teammate Kelechukwu Nnajiofor moved from AsPa to Atlantis FC. In December 2008, Okafor left the team on loan to ECO F.C. Lagos and returned in April 2010 to Atlantis FC. After one month with Atlantis FC Atlantis FC is a Finnish football club, based in Helsinki. It currently plays in the third tier of Finnish football (''Kakkonen''). History The club was founded in late 1995 when Johanneksen Dynamo (founded 1980) and FC Norssi (founded 1985) me ..., he was loaned out to his first Finnish club, Aseman Pallo. References 1990 births Living people Finnish men's footballers Atlantis FC players Expatriate men's footballers in Finland Nigerian men's footballers Nigerian expatriates in Finland Men's association football defenders {{Finland-footy-defender-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Käpylän Pallo
Käpylän Pallo or KäPa for short, is a football (soccer) club from the Käpylä district of Helsinki. The club currently plays in the Kakkonen, the third tier of the Finnish league system. KäPa play their home matches at the Max Westerberg Areena in Käpylän liikuntapuisto. Background The club played 21 seasons in the Kakkonen (Second Division), the third tier of Finnish football, in 1979, 1983–89, 1997–2007 and from 2009 to 2012. KäPa played one season in the Ykkönen (First Division), the second tier of Finnish football, in 2008 and one season in the Kolmonen, the fourth tier of Finnish football, in 2012. They are expected to beat inter turku. KäPa was the first club in Finland to organise football leagues for youth players. The teams in these leagues were named after English League clubs and some teams even received their shirts as gifts from the English clubs they were named for. It has youth teams in a wide range of age groups, and it is the organiser of Finlan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pallo-Iirot
Pallo-Iirot (abbreviated P-Iirot) is a football club from Rauma in Finland. The club was formed in 1930 and their home ground is at the Äijänsuon stadion. The men's first team currently plays in the Kakkonen. The Chairman of Pallo-Iirot is Tarmo Salvi. Background The club was known as Iirot when it was established in 1930 and it has since taken a number of forms: * Iirot Rauma until 1968 * Hakrit Rauma from 1969 to 1981 (merger with Lukko Rauma) * Pallo-Iirot Rauma since 1982 In the 1940s, the club also played bandy for a few years. At the beginning of the 1990s the leading football clubs in Rauma, namely Rauman Pallo and Pallo-Iirot, merged to form Rauman Pallo-Iirot. A few years later the name reverted to Pallo-Iirot. The other club based in the town is FC Rauma. Since 1982 Pallo-Iirot has played 14 seasons in the Ykkönen (First Division), the second tier of Finnish football, in the periods 1984–85, 1991, 1993–2001 and 2004–05. They also have had six spells i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |