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Sporting Clube Da Praia
Sporting Clube da Praia, short form: Sporting Praia ( Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK as well as Badiu: ''Sporting Klubi di Praia'') is a professional football club that plays in the Santiago South Premier Division in Cape Verde. It is based in the capital city of Praia in the island of Santiago, one of the unrelegated clubs in the south of the island along with three of the city's four historically mightiest clubs including Académica, Boavista and CD Travadores. Along with Académcia, Boavista, Desportivo, Travadores and Vitória, it is one of several teams that share the same ground, Estádio da Várzea, which has a capacity of 8,000. Sporting has won six championships since independence and a few before independence. The first title was won in the summer of 1962 before independence. Sporting recently won the 2017 national title. Its current president is Carlos Daniel Caetano and its manager is Lito, who once played for Portuguese clubs as footballer. Sporting Pra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lions
The lion (''Panthera leo'') is a large cat of the genus ''Panthera'' native to Africa and India. It has a muscular, broad-chested body; short, rounded head; round ears; and a hairy tuft at the end of its tail. It is sexually dimorphic; adult male lions are larger than females and have a prominent mane. It is a social species, forming groups called ''prides''. A lion's pride consists of a few adult males, related females, and cubs. Groups of female lions usually hunt together, preying mostly on large ungulates. The lion is an apex and keystone predator; although some lions scavenge when opportunities occur and have been known to hunt humans, lions typically don't actively seek out and prey on humans. The lion inhabits grasslands, savannas and shrublands. It is usually more diurnal than other wild cats, but when persecuted, it adapts to being active at night and at twilight. During the Neolithic period, the lion ranged throughout Africa and Eurasia from Southeast Europe to In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boavista FC (Cape Verde)
Boavista Futebol Clube ( Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: ''FK Boavista'' or ''FK Boabista'', ''Boavista'' or ''Boavista Futibol Klubi'') is a football club that had played in the Premier division and plays in the Santiago Island South Zone League in Cape Verde. It is based in the city of Praia in the island of Santiago. The team has only reached a few of these games before and after independence. Its current president is Luis Manuel Semedo who once coached Boa Vista's Académica Operária. and its manager is Nelito Antunes. Boavista Praia is one of the most successful football (soccer) club in Cape Verde, having won about 18 official titles, 6 are national titles and 12 are regional titles. Its nicknames are ''As Panteras'', also the nickname of Porto's Boavista F.C., the other nickname is ''Boavista'', the club name. Not commonly used is ''Os Axadrezados (The Chequered ones)'' which is also Porto's Boavista FC nickname. History The club was founded on July 5, 1939, San ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stopira
Ianique dos Santos Tavares (born 20 May 1988), commonly known as Stopira, is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays for Hungarian club Fehérvár FC as a left-back. Club career Stopira was born in Praia. In 2008, he signed for Portugal's C.D. Santa Clara from local Sporting Clube da Praia, playing just six matches in his first season but being first choice in the following, as the Azores team competed in the Segunda Liga. On 10 July 2010, after a thwarted transfer to Primeira Liga club Vitória de Guimarães, Stopira signed a four-year contract with Deportivo de La Coruña in Spain, with 75% of his right being owned by IberSports. He spent his only season, however, with the reserves in the Segunda División B. Stopira joined newly-promoted C.D. Feirense ahead of the 2011–12 campaign, on a one-year deal. He made his debut in the Portuguese top flight on 20 August 2011, coming on as a late substitute in a 3–1 away loss against S.L. Benfica. In the summer of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Platini (Cape Verdean Footballer)
Luís Carlos Almada Soares (born 16 April 1986), commonly known as Platini, is a Cape Verdean professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Midfielder#Winger, winger. He spent five years of his professional career in Portugal in addition to playing in seven other countries, and chose his name in honour of France national football team, French international Michel Platini. Platini made his international debut for Cape Verde national football team, Cape Verde in 2012, and represented the country at two Africa Cup of Nations tournaments. Club career Portugal Born in Praia, Cape Verde, Platini started playing football for the local team Sporting Clube da Praia, making his debut in 2006. He moved to Portugal in 2008, joining Associação Académica de Coimbra – O.A.F., Associação Académica de Coimbra. Platini never appeared officially for the Students, who loaned him to two Portuguese Second Division clubs in consecutive seasons, G.D. Tourizense and Sertanense ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fredson Jorge Ramos Tavares
Fredson Jorge Ramos Tavares (born 25 July 1982), known as Fock, is a Cape Verdean footballer who plays for Batuque FC as a goalkeeper. Club career Born in São Vicente, Fock started playing for Real Júnior Tarrafal, Sporting Clube da Praia and CS Mindelense. In 2010, he had his first experience abroad, joining a host of compatriots at AD Ceuta in the Spanish third division and being the most utilised player in his position in his first and only season. Fock returned to his country in 2011, going on to spend two years with Batuque FC. International career Fock won his first cap for Cape Verde in 2009. On 24 May of the following year he appeared in a friendly in Covilhã with Portugal – who was preparing for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scorpion Vermelho
Clube Desportivo Scorpions Vermelho de Santa Cruz is a football (soccer) club that plays in the Santiago Island League (North), Santiago Island League North Zone of the Grupo Centro Sul in Cape Verde. The team is based in the town of Santa Cruz, Cape Verde, Santa Cruz in the southeastern part of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde, Santiago and plays at Estádio Municipal 25 de Julho west of town. Since the implementation of the two tier regional system in 2015, Scorpion Vermelho are one of ten unrelegated clubs of northern Santiago. Along with Tarrafal's Beira-Mar and Varandinha, it is considered being the most popular club of the North Zone. It may became the North Zone's top five clubs in 2016. History The club was founded in 2003, the club was formed in the late 1990s. It is named after a red scorpion as there is on the island, the Cape Verde red scorpion (''Hottentotta caboverdensis'') which is the island's and the country's only scorpion founded and listed in the endangere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GD Varandinha
Grupo Desportivo Varandinha (also in the Capeverdean Crioulos of ALUPEC or ALUPEK and São Vicente Crioulo) is a football (soccer) club that plays in the Santiago Island League North Zone in Cape Verde. The team is based in the town of Tarrafal in the northern part of the island of Santiago in Cape Verde. Since the implementation of the two tier regional system in 2015, Varandinha are one of ten unrelegated clubs of northern Santiago. Its current head coach is Badau. Along with Tarrafal's Beira-Mar and Santa Cruz's Scorpion Vermelho, it is considered being the most popular club of the North Zone. Logo Its logo colors features the front gate with peach-tanned citadel and wooden gates. Inside the logo has the club name in a red tag, on top of the gate are the first two acronyms G and D. The shield rim is orange, outside below has a blue tag reading the foundation date. Inside the shield, on top is a blue balcony railing with white poles inside, on top is the golden crown and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felisberto Cardoso
Felisberto Cardoso, nicknamed Beto, is a Cape Verdean football coach. Career Beto was coach of Sporting Clube da Praia starting in around 2008 for a few years, he would lead his team to win the 2009 Championships and later the 2010 regional championships for the Santiago South Zone, the club that season finished as a finalist in the 2010 edition. He was appointed interim manager of the Cape Verde national team in February 2014, alongside Men Ramires. He was later named as acting coach in January 2016, becoming manager permanently in March 2016. He came back to coach Sporting Praia once more from September 2014 until October 2015. His second management was not as successful as the previous as the club finished second with 34 points for the season behind Boavista FC. Achievements As manager: ::Cape Verdean Football Championships winner: 2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronny Souto
Walder Alves Souto Amado, known as Ronny (born 7 December 1978) is a Cape Verdean footballer who plays professionally in for CS Fola Esch. He previously played in Cape Verde for SC Praia and in Luxembourg for CS Oberkorn and F91 Dudelange. International career He received a call-up against Luxembourg in May 2008 to prepare for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification, in which he played all 6 qualifying matches. He was named to the Cape Verde squad for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations. He retired from international football after his participation at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations The 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, also known as the Orange Africa Cup of Nations South Africa 2013 for sponsorship reasons, held from 19 January to 10 February 2013, was the 29th Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa organized .... References External links * * 1978 births Living people Sportspeople from Praia Cape Verdean footballers Cape Verde international footballers 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eduardo Moreira Fernandes
Eduardo Moreira Fernandes (born August 21, 1977), better known as Vargas Fernandes is a Capeverdean footballer who played as a midfielder. Career His first club was Sporting Clube da Praia in his native country, he would lead to win the 1998 regionals. In 2000, he played in Portugal, starting in Gil Vicente in the Portuguese SuperLiga. He played as a midfielder there with different clubs, in the 2004-05 season, he played with FC Alverca which was in the lower Liga de Honra (Honour League). With the club, Vargas Fernandes reached in the second tier Segunda Liga, but released him due to financial problems. He was one of the first Capeverdeans to play with a Finnish club up north in Tampere and played with Tampereen Peli-Pojat-70 which was in the Second Division, he scored two goals, a season later he spend the next four seasons in Portugal, after his return, he played in Moreirense, Portimonense, Gondomar and Olvieirense, of the goals he scored, he only scored a goal with Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piguita
Carlos Ilídio Moreno Gomes (born 7 December 1970), known as Piguita, is a Cape Verdean retired footballer who played as a central defender. Club career Piguita was born in Praia. He arrived in Portugal at the age of 22 from Sporting Clube da Praia, suffering two consecutive Primeira Liga relegations with F.C. Famalicão and S.C. Beira-Mar. After one year in the third division with Portimonense SC, Piguita signed for S.C. Covilhã Sporting Clube da Covilhã, commonly known as just Sporting da Covilhã, is Portuguese association football, football club from the city of Covilhã that plays in the second-tier Liga Portugal 2. The club was founded in 1923. Their nickname is the ... in the second level. He went on to remain with the club for 11 years, appearing in nearly 300 competitive matches and achieving three promotions to division two. Piguita retired at nearly 40, after three seasons with four teams in Portuguese amateur football. References External links * {{DEFAULTSO ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sporting Clube De Portugal
Sporting Clube de Portugal, founded Sporting Club de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP, often known abroad as Sporting Lisbon , is a Portuguese professional sports club based in Lisbon. It is best known for the professional football team playing in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football. Founded on 1 July 1906, Sporting is one of the " Big Three" clubs in Portugal that have never been relegated from Primeira Liga, along with rivals Benfica and Porto. Sporting are nicknamed ''Leões'' (Lions), for the symbol used in the middle of the club's crest, and ''Verde e Brancos'' (Green and Whites), for the shirt colour that are in (horizontal) stripes. Their home ground has been the Estádio José Alvalade, built in 2003, which replaced the previous one, built in 1956. The club's anthem is called "''A Marcha do Sporting''" ("Sporting's March", written in 1955) and its supporters are called ''Sportinguistas''. Sporting are the second largest sports ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
