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Zvonimir Kožulj
Zvonimir Kožulj (; born 15 November 1993) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga I club Universitatea Craiova. Kožulj started his professional career at Široki Brijeg, who loaned him to Vitez in 2013 and to Branitelj in 2014. In 2016, he joined Hajduk Split. Two years later, he was transferred to Pogoń Szczecin. After unsuccessful stints with Turkish sides Gaziantep and Eyüpspor, Kožulj signed with Bruk-Bet Termalica in 2022 but never made an appearance due to an injury picked up shortly after joining. A former youth international for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kožulj made his senior international debut in 2016. Club career Early career Kožulj came through Zrinjski Mostar's youth academy, which he left in 2011 to join Široki Brijeg. He made his professional debut against Čelik Zenica on 30 March 2013 at the age of 19. In the summer of 2013, he was sent on a six-month loan to Vitez. On 24 August 2013, he scored his first professional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bosnia And Herzegovina National Under-21 Football Team
Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 national football team is made up by players who are 21 years old or younger and represents Bosnia and Herzegovina in international football matches at this age level. The national U21 team has never qualified for a major tournament, but has had a couple of near misses, including in 2006, when they played Czech Republic during the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification playoffs but lost on aggregate. The Czechs won 2–1 at home, while the result was a 1–1 draw in Sarajevo. Competitive record UEFA European U21 Championship record 2023 UEFA European U21 Championship Qualifiers ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Recent results and forthcoming fixtures 2021 2022 Personnel Current technical staff Coaching history Players Current squad The following players were called up for friendly game against Bulgaria on 25 November 2022. ''Caps and goals correct as of 25 November 2022 after the g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Association Football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is to score more goals than the opposition by moving the ball beyond the goal line into a rectangular framed goal defended by the opposing side. Traditionally, the game has been played over two 45 minute halves, for a total match time of 90 minutes. With an estimated 250 million players active in over 200 countries, it is considered the world's most popular sport. The game of association football is played in accordance with the Laws of the Game, a set of rules that has been in effect since 1863 with the International Football Association Board (IFAB) maintaining them since 1886. The game is played with a football that is in circumference. The two teams compete to get the ball into the other team's goal (between the posts and under t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan National Football Team
The , nicknamed the , represents Japan in men's international Association football, football. It is controlled by the Japan Football Association (JFA), the governing body for football in Japan. Japan was not a major football force until the end of the 1980s, with a small and amateur team. For a long time in Japan, football was a less popular sport than Baseball in Japan, baseball and sumo. Since the 1990s, when Japanese football became fully professionalized, Japan has emerged as one of the most successful teams in Asia; they have qualified for the last seven FIFA World Cups with knockout stage appearances in 2002 FIFA World Cup, 2002, 2010 FIFA World Cup, 2010, 2018 FIFA World Cup, 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup, 2022, and won the AFC Asian Cup a record four times, in 1992 AFC Asian Cup, 1992, 2000 AFC Asian Cup, 2000, 2004 AFC Asian Cup, 2004 and 2011 AFC Asian Cup, 2011. The team also finished second in the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup and the 2019 AFC Asian Cup. Japan remains ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirin Cup
The is an association football tournament organised in Japan by the Kirin Brewery Company. The host, Japan, is a participant in every edition. The tournament was founded in 1978 then known as Japan Cup (International competition which national teams and clubs participated in), and was last held in its full form in 2022. From 1992 onwards, the format was changed to a round robin national team competition. The first nation to win the competition was Argentina. Japan are the tournament's most successful team with eleven titles, followed by Peru with three titles. As of 2022, the current cup holders are Tunisia. Since the start of the international competitions in 1992, the tournament has hosted a variety of teams from South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. Out of the South American members of CONMEBOL who have been invited (Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Uruguay and Peru), Peru have been the most successful (three titles). Out of the European invitees, there ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spain National Football Team
The Spain national football team ( es, Selección Española de Fútbol) has represented Spain in international men's football competitions since 1920. It is governed by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain. Spain is one of eight national teams to have been crowned world champions, having participated in a total of 16 of 22 FIFA World Cups and qualifying consistently since 1978. Spain also won three continental titles, having appeared at 11 of 16 UEFA European Championships. Spain currently competes in League A of the UEFA Nations League alongside the other top teams of Europe. Their best result was in the 2020–21 season where they reached the final, losing to France. Spain is the only national team to win three consecutive major titles, including two back-to-back European Championships in 2008 and 2012, while becoming the first European team to win a FIFA World Cup held outside of Europe in 2010. From 2008 to 2013, Spain won t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Exhibition Game
An exhibition game (also known as a friendly, a scrimmage, a demonstration, a preseason game, a warmup match, or a preparation match, depending at least in part on the sport) is a sporting event whose prize money and impact on the player's or the team's rankings is either zero or otherwise greatly reduced. In team sports, matches of this type are often used to help coaches and managers select and condition players for the competitive matches of a league season or tournament. If the players usually play in different teams in other leagues, exhibition games offer an opportunity for the players to learn to work with each other. The games can be held between separate teams or between parts of the same team. An exhibition game may also be used to settle a challenge, to provide professional entertainment, to promote the sport, to commemorate an anniversary or a famous player, or to raise money for charities. Several sports leagues hold all-star games to showcase their best players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croatia National Football Team
The Croatia national football team ( hr, Hrvatska nogometna reprezentacija) represents Croatia in international Association football, football matches. It is governed by the Croatian Football Federation (HNS), the governing body for football in Croatia. It is a member of UEFA in Europe and FIFA in global competitions. The team's colors reference two national symbols: the Croatian checkerboard and the Flag of Croatia, country's tricolour. They are colloquially referred to as the ('Blazers') and ('Checkered Ones'). Since 1994, the have qualified for every major tournament with the exception of UEFA Euro 2000, Euro 2000 and the 2010 FIFA World Cup, 2010 World Cup. At the FIFA World Cup, Croatia has finished second once (2018 FIFA World Cup, 2018) and third on two occasions (1998 FIFA World Cup, 1998, 2022 FIFA World Cup, 2022), securing three World Cup medals. Davor Šuker won the FIFA World Cup Golden Boot, Golden Shoe and the FIFA World Cup Silver Ball, Silver Ball in 1998, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jagiellonia Białystok
Jagiellonia Białystok () is a Polish football club based in Białystok that plays in the Ekstraklasa, the top level of Polish football. The club was founded in 1920 by soldiers in the Reserve Battalion in Białystok. Jagiellonia play their home games at Stadion Miejski. The club won the Polish Cup and Super Cup in 2010 and qualified to play in the third round qualification of the UEFA Europa League. It was the club's first appearance in the European cup. The club's most successful seasons were the 2016–17 and 2017–18 seasons when they finished 2nd in the Ekstraklasa. In 2009, the club was involved in a corruption scandal that almost resulted in their relegation to the II liga; however, instead of being relegated the club was deducted 10 points in the following season. In the 2018–19 season, Jagiellonia Białystok drew an average home league attendance of 9,458. History The establishment of the club Jagiellonia Białystok was founded by soldiers in the Reserve Battalio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miedź Legnica
Miedź Legnica is a Polish professional football club, based in Legnica, Poland, that competes in the Polish Ekstraklasa. Miedź was founded in 1971. The club's manager is Wojciech Łobodziński. In 2018, Miedź Legnica achieved promotion to the top flight for the first time in club's history. After a three-year absence from the top flight, they were promoted again at the end of the 2021–22 season after winning the league. Current squad ' ' ' Out on loan Honours League * I liga: **Winners (2): 2017–18, 2021–22 Cups * Polish Cup: **Winners (1): 1991–92 * Polish Super Cup: **Runners-up (1): 1992 European competitions :''Miedź Legnica scores are given first in all scorelines.'' Notable players Had international caps for their respective countries. Players listed in bold represented their countries while playing for Miedź. ;Poland * Grzegorz Bartczak (2013–2020) * Andrzej Bledzewski (2011–2015) * Marci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HNK Cibalia
Hrvatski nogometni klub Cibalia, commonly known as Cibalia Vinkovci or simply Cibalia, is a Croatian football club from the town of Vinkovci in eastern Croatia. Cibalia currently play in the Prva NL, Croatia's second tier league. Their stadium is located in the south part of their home town and can hold 10,000 spectators. The name Cibalia comes from the Roman settlement called ''Colonia Aurelia Cibalae'' which was the precursor of the present-day town of Vinkovci. In the period from 1945 to 1990 the club was called NK Dinamo Vinkovci. History The club was founded in 1919 as ''HGŽK Cibalia Vinkovci'', and in 1925 the team merged with local rivals RŠK Sloga. In the 1930s the club was coached by Bane Sekulić, Károly Nemes and Rajmond Breznik."FK Bačka Mol", page 92 After World War II the club was banned by the new Communist regime. After the war re-established clubs Sloga and OFD Graničar merged and formed ''NK Dinamo Vinkovci'' which began competing within the Yugoslav foot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Politehnica Iași (2010)
Asociația Club Sportiv Municipal Politehnica Iași (), commonly known as Politehnica Iași or simply Poli Iași, is a Romanian professional Association football, football Club (organization), club based in the city of Iași, Iași County, which plays in the Liga II. The team was formed in 2010 as ''ACSMU Politehnica Iași'', and regard themselves as the continuation of the original FC Politehnica Iași (1945), FC Politehnica Iași which was dissolved the same year; however, the club does not currently hold the record of the old entity. Between 2011 and 2016, it was rebranded as ''CSM Studențesc Iași'', but returned to the name of Politehnica afterwards. Politehnica Iași began competing in the second tier and made its first Liga I appearance in the 2012–13 Liga I, 2012–13 season. In the 2017–18 Liga I, 2017–18 campaign, it equalled the best result of its predecessor after finishing sixth in the Romanian league championship. The club plays in white and blue Kit (associ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016–17 UEFA Europa League
The 2016–17 UEFA Europa League was the 46th season of Europe's secondary club association football, football tournament organised by UEFA, and the eighth season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League. The 2017 UEFA Europa League Final, final was played between AFC Ajax, Ajax and Manchester United F.C., Manchester United at the Friends Arena in Solna Municipality, Solna, Sweden. Manchester United beat Ajax 2–0 to win their first title. With this victory, they became the fifth club – after Juventus F.C., Juventus, AFC Ajax, Ajax, FC Bayern Munich, Bayern Munich and Chelsea F.C., Chelsea – to have UEFA club competition records and statistics#List of teams to have won the three main European club competitions, won all three major European trophies (UEFA Champions League, European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League, and the now-defunct UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Cup Winners' Cup). Manchester United qualified for the 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
