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Álvar Gimeno
Álvar Gimeno Soria (; born 15 December 1997) is a Spanish professional rugby union footballer who plays as a Centre (rugby union), centre for Spanish rugby club Ciencias Sevilla CR and the Spain national rugby union team, Spain national team. In his youth career, he was selected to play in the 2016 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy, World Rugby Under 20 Championships for Spain national under-20 rugby union team, Spain and took part in CAU Rugby Valencia age grade representatives teams during secondary school. Early life Álvar Gimeno Soria was born on 15 December 1997 in Valencia, the son of Yolanda Soria and Toni Gimeno. Gimeno and his parents migrated to New Zealand when he was twelve-years-old after his father pursued the sport rugby union in the country. Settling in Christchurch, he attended St Thomas of Canterbury College where he excelled in sports playing for the Burnside, Christchurch, Burnside under-12 rugby side and being personally coached by former Spain international, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valencia
Valencia ( , ), formally València (), is the capital of the Province of Valencia, province and Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Valencian Community, the same name in Spain. It is located on the banks of the Turia (river), Turia, on the east coast of the Iberian Peninsula on the Mediterranean Sea. It is the Ranked lists of Spanish municipalities, third-most populated municipality in the country, with 825,948 inhabitants. The urban area of Valencia has 1.5 million people while the metropolitan region has 2.5 million. Valencia was founded as a Roman Republic, Roman colony in 138 BC as '. As an autonomous city in late antiquity, its militarization followed the onset of the threat posed by the Spania, Byzantine presence to the South, together with effective integration to the Visigothic Kingdom of Toledo in the late 6th century. Al-Andalus, Islamic rule and acculturation ensued in the 8th century, together with the introduction of new irrigation syst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
