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Santiago Salcedo
Santiago Gabriel Salcedo González (born 6 September 1981), nicknamed "Sa-Sa", is a Paraguayan association football player currently playing for General Caballero JLM in Primera División Paraguaya. Salcedo is the maximum goal scorer in the history of the Primera División Paraguaya,https://www.m.d10.ultimahora.com/sasa-se-queda-san-lorenzo-y-sera-dirigido-su-hermano-n2925187.html/amp and Paraguayan football with 152 goals, ahead of Hernan Rodrigo Lopez (127), Juan Eduardo Samudio (119) and Fredy Bareiro (112). Salcedo ranked number 10 in a list of the most expensive players in Paraguayan football for 2015 published by ''Diario Extra''. Career Salcedo was the top scorer of the 2005 Copa Libertadores playing for Paraguayan side Cerro Porteño. He scored nine goals in the competition. The striker then played for FC Tokyo of Japan, but was loaned in the second half of 2006 to Newell's Old Boys of Argentina, after having problems with his coach Alexandre Gallo at FC Tokyo. Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asunción
Asunción (, , , Guarani: Paraguay) is the capital and the largest city of Paraguay. The city stands on the eastern bank of the Paraguay River, almost at the confluence of this river with the Pilcomayo River. The Paraguay River and the Bay of Asunción in the northwest separate the city from the Occidental Region of Paraguay and from Argentina in the south part of the city. The rest of the city is surrounded by the Central Department. Asunción is one of the oldest cities in South America and the longest continually inhabited area in the Río de la Plata Basin; for this reason it is known as "the Mother of Cities". From Asunción, Spanish colonial expeditions departed to found other cities, including the second foundation of Buenos Aires, that of other important cities such as Villarrica, Corrientes, Santa Fe, Córdoba, Santa Cruz de la Sierra and 65 more. Administratively, the city forms an autonomous capital district, not a part of any department. The metropolitan area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paraguay National Football Team
The Paraguay national football team ( es, Selección de fútbol de Paraguay) represents Paraguay in men's international football competitions, and are controlled by the Paraguayan Football Association (Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol). Paraguay is a member of CONMEBOL. The Albirroja has qualified for eight FIFA World Cup competitions (1930, 1950, 1958, 1986, 1998, 2002, 2006 and 2010), with their best performance coming in 2010 when they reached the quarter-finals. A regular participant at the Copa América, Paraguay have been crowned champions of the competition on two occasions (in 1953 and 1979). Paraguay's highest FIFA World Rankings was 8th (March 2001) and their lowest was 103 (May 1995). Paraguay was awarded second place with Best Move of the Year in 1996 for their rise in the FIFA Rankings. The national team's most successful period was under the coaching of Argentine Gerardo Martino, who was awarded with the South American Coach of the Year in 2007 and took Paraguay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosario Derby
The Rosario derby ("Clásico Rosarino") is one of the most fiercely contested football rivalries in Argentine football. It is played between the two main teams from Rosario, Newell's Old Boys and Rosario Central. It is widely regarded as the most important Argentine derby outside of Buenos Aires and the Buenos Aires Province. History The first Rosario derby was played on June 18, 1905; it resulted in a 1–0 win for Newell's Old Boys with a goal from Faustino González. The clubs continued to play each other in the "Liga Rosarina de Fútbol" for many years. In 1939 the two clubs were admitted to the Argentine Primera, and the first game at this level resulted in a 1–1 draw on June 18, 1939. Experts claim that the Mexican Monterrey derby holds similarities with the Rosario derby. The teams are crosstown rivals from cities away from the capital and have very passionate fans. Rosario Central has the edge over Newell's, with 91 wins compared to 76 counting every encounter. Rosar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosario Central
Club Atlético Rosario Central () is a sports club based in Rosario, Argentina, that plays in the Argentine Primera División. The club was officially founded on December 24, 1889, by a group of railway workers, taking its name from the English-owned Central Argentine Railway company. One of the oldest Argentine and Latin American teams, it is considered a pioneer in its hometown and the only one of current Santa Fe province teams to have won an international title organised by CONMEBOL, the Copa Conmebol, won by the club in 1995.http://www.futbolsantander.com/es/actualidad/noticias/?noticia=625 Originally a member of the Rosario's Football Association, the club affiliated itself to the Argentine Football Association (AFA) in 1939. Since then, Rosario Central has won the Argentine Primera Division four times, with the last domestic title won in 1986–87. In addition, Rosario Central won six National cups, with the 2018 Copa Argentina being its most recent achievement. Also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007–08 Argentine Primera División
The Apertura 2007 saw much success for the smaller teams in Argentine football. The eventual champions Lanús won the title for the first time in their history, the first maiden champions since Argentinos Juniors in 1984. Second place went to Tigre, a club playing their first season in the Argentine Primera since 1980 and making their best finish ever in the top flight. Third place went to Banfield, completing an extremely unlikely top three. Another small club, Arsenal won the 2007 Copa Sudamericana, the first major title in their history, making them the first Argentine club other than Boca Juniors to win an international competition since San Lorenzo won the Copa Sudamericana 2002. Another feature of the Apertura was the number of managerial changes, by the end of the Apertura there had been 12 managerial changes. The Clausura 2008 was won by River Plate, their first title since 2004. For the first time the 380 games of the season were broadcast live on television ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandre Gallo
Alexandre Tadeu Gallo (born 29 May 1967), known as Alexandre Gallo or just Gallo, is a Brazilian football coach and former player who played as a defensive midfielder. He is the current head coach of Londrina. Career Gallo started his career as a player in Botafogo-SP (city of Ribeirão Preto, state of São Paulo), in 1986. He played for several clubs like Vitória, Santos, São Paulo, Botafogo and Atlético Mineiro, and ended his career playing for Corinthians, in 2001. Coaching career After his retirement as a player, he became assistant-coach, working with coach Carlos Alberto Parreira in Corinthians, in 2002. Also, he worked as assistant-coach with Darío Pereyra in Grêmio in 2003 and with Wanderlei Luxemburgo in Santos in 2004. In 2004, he started his career as head-coach with the club Villa Nova. Still in 2004 he was invited by the famous Brazilian coach Vanderlei Luxemburgo to work with him as assistant-coach in Santos club; winning together the title of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourth-largest country in the Americas, and the eighth-largest country in the world. It shares the bulk of the Southern Cone with Chile to the west, and is also bordered by Bolivia and Paraguay to the north, Brazil to the northeast, Uruguay and the South Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Drake Passage to the south. Argentina is a federal state subdivided into twenty-three provinces, and one autonomous city, which is the federal capital and largest city of the nation, Buenos Aires. The provinces and the capital have their own constitutions, but exist under a federal system. Argentina claims sovereignty over the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, and a part of Antarctica. The earliest recorded human prese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 Copa Libertadores
The 2005 Copa Libertadores was the 46th edition of the Copa Libertadores. The champion also qualified for the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship. It was the first time ever that two teams from the same country reached the final. This year's tournament was also the first Copa Libertadores to employ the away goals rule in knockout ties. São Paulo Futebol Clube, São Paulo won the tournament, becoming the first Brazilian team to win the cup on three occasions. Preliminary round 12 teams from 11 football associations dispute 6 places in the Group Stage. Team #1 was home in the first leg. Group stage The six winners from the preliminary round join the other twenty-six teams in the group stage. The top 2 teams in each group advanced to the knockout stage. Tiebreakers, if necessary, are applied in the following order: #Cumulative goal difference. #Total goals scored. #Away goals scored. #Sorting Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 Group 6 Group 7 Group 8 K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fredy Bareiro
Fredy José Bareiro Gamarra (born 27 March 1982) is a Paraguayan former football (soccer), footballer. Bareiro is one of very few footballers to have participated in back-to-back finals of the Copa Libertadores, playing for Club Olimpia, Olimpia Asunción in the 2013 Copa Libertadores Finals, 2013 final and for Club Nacional, Nacional Asunción in the 2014 Copa Libertadores Finals, 2014 final. He is the fourth maximum goal scorer of Football in Paraguay, Paraguayan football with 112 goals. Bareiro has represented Paraguay at Paraguay national under-20 football team, under-20, Paraguay national under-23 football team, under-23, and Paraguay national football team, full international level, participating at the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship, 2004 CONMEBOL Men Pre-Olympic Tournament, 2004 Copa América and the Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics, 2004 Summer Olympics, earning silver medals at the latter. Club career 12 de Octubre F. C. 2001 season During the 2001 Paraguay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Eduardo Samudio
Juan Eduardo "El Magico" Samudio Serna (born 14 October 1978 in Asunción) is a former Paraguayan footballer. He held the record for most goals scored in the Paraguayan first division with 108 goals, and is the third maximum goal scorer of Paraguayan football with 119 goals, ahead of Fredy Bareiro (112). Career Samudio started his career in the youth divisions of Libertad and made his debut in 1996. While in Libertad the team got relegated to the 2nd division in 1998 but Samudio stayed in the team and helped in obtaining the promotion to 1st division in 2000. After the promotion, Libertad saw success in their return to first division and won two national championships back to back in 2002 and 2003 and was the topscorer of the Paraguayan league in 2002 and 2004. In 2007, he had a brief stint in Mexico playing for Querétaro FC and returned to Paraguay to play for Guaraní Guarani, Guaraní or Guarany may refer to Ethnography * Guaraní people, an indigenous people from So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football In Paraguay
Football is by far the most popular sport in Paraguay. Paraguay's national team has played at eight FIFA World Cup competitions and has won two Copa América tournaments. Olimpia Asunción is the country's most successful club in domestic and international competitions. Paraguay's football leagues are divided into four divisions. In 2020, Paraguay's top-tier was ranked 8th in the world by the IFFHS. History Football arrived to Paraguay in the late 1800s. There are differing versions as to how this happened. The most commonly held account is that of William Paats. This account has much primary source documentation (newspaper articles) As this version goes, football was first introduced in Paraguay by Dutchmen, Dutchman William Paats, who moved from the Netherlands to Asunción (the capital of Paraguay) in 1888. During a trip to Buenos Aires Paats bought a Association football ball, football and brought it back to Asunción in order to teach the sport, which was unknown among Para ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
