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1975 Copa América
The 1975 edition of the Copa América football (soccer), football tournament was played between 17 July and 28 October. The tournament saw many significant shifts to its format, such as changing its name from South American Championship to Copa América and altering from a round-robin tournament to incorporating a group stage, a knockout round, and a final. Additionally all ten CONMEBOL countries participated for the first time, with defending champions Uruguay national football team, Uruguay receiving a bye into the semi-finals and the rest starting in the group stage. For this tournament there was also no fixed venue, and all matches were played throughout the year in each country. Squads For a complete list of participating squads: see ''1975 Copa América squads'' Group stage The teams were drawn into three groups, consisting of three teams each. Each team played twice (home and away) against the other teams in their group, with two points for a win, one point for a draw, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernesto Díaz
José Ernesto Díaz Correa (13 September 1952 – 4 May 2002) was a Colombian former footballer who played as a midfielder. A Colombian international, he competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics, as well as three editions of the Copa América, earning a runners-up medal and finishing as top scorer in 1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 – Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. .... References 1952 births 2002 deaths Men's association football midfielders Colombian men's footballers Colombia men's international footballers Olympic footballers for Colombia Footballers at the 1972 Summer Olympics 1975 Copa América players Categoría Primera A players Independiente Santa Fe footballers 20th-century Colombian sportsmen Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium {{Colombia-footy-midfielder-st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Kempes
Mario Alberto Kempes Chiodi (, ; born 15 July 1954) is an Argentine former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football)#Striker, striker or Attacking Midfielder, attacking midfielder. A prolific goalscorer, he finished as La Liga's Pichichi Trophy, top goalscorer twice with Valencia CF, Valencia where he amassed 116 goals in 184 league games. He is regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. At international level, Kempes was the focal point of Argentina's 1978 FIFA World Cup, 1978 World Cup win where he scored twice in the 1978 FIFA World Cup Final, final and received the FIFA World Cup awards#Golden Boot, Golden Boot as top goalscorer. He also won the FIFA World Cup awards#Golden Ball, Golden Ball for the player of the tournament, making him one of only three players to have won all three awards at a single World Cup, along with Garrincha in 1962 and Paolo Rossi in 1982. Kempes won South American Footballer of the Year, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cor De León
Cor or COR may refer to: People * Cor people, an ethnic group of Vietnam * Cor (given name), including a list of people with the name * Jon Cor (born 1984), a Canadian actor Places * Cor, Templeport, a townland in County Cavan, Ireland * California State Prison, Corcoran, Kings County, California, U.S. * Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport, Córdoba, Argentina, IATA airport code COR * Corby railway station, UK, station code COR * Corio railway station, Victoria, Australia, station code COR * County Cork, Ireland, Chapman code COR Business and organizations * College of Radiographers (CoR), a charitable subsidiary of the Society of Radiographers * Committee of the Regions (CoR), the European Union's assembly of local and regional representatives * Commonwealth Oil Refineries, an Australian oil company 1920–1952 * Confederation of Regions Party of Canada (CoR), Canadian political party * Contracting Officer's Technical Representative, or Cont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramón Bóveda
Ramón César Bóveda (born 18 March 1949 in Pirané, Argentina) is an Argentine former footballer who played as a winger. As a player, he participated in the 1975 Copa América with Argentina. Honours Rosario Central * Primera División: 2 :: 1971 Nacional, 1973 Nacional Atlético Nacional * Campeonato Profesional: 1 :: 1976 Events January * January 2 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 18 – Full diplomatic ... References External links * 1949 births Living people Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Argentina men's international footballers 1975 Copa América players Argentine Primera División players Categoría Primera A players Rosario Central footballers Atlético Nacional footballers Club Atlético Platense footballers Club Atlético Sarmiento footballer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Zanabria
Mario Nicasio Zanabria (born 1 October 1948 in Santa Fe) is an Argentine former football player, who played as a midfielder. He was in Argentina's squad for the 1975 Copa America. Club career A playmaker, Zanabria made his début in the first division in 1967 with Unión de Santa Fe, where he played until 1969. From 1970 to 1975 he excelled with Newell's Old Boys, winning the Metropolitano in 1974. He then moved to Boca Juniors, where he would play until 1980, and then again in 1982, winning the 1976 ''Nacional'' and ''Metropolitano'', the 1977 and 1978 Copa Libertadores de América and 1978 Intercontinental Cup under coach ''Toto'' Lorenzo. Wearing the #10 jersey, he played a total of 179 matches in all competitions with Boca, scoring 16 goals. In 1981, he played for Argentinos Juniors, and for Huracán in 1983 before retiring. Managerial career After retirement he coached several teams, including Boca Juniors (1986), Club Atlas (1992–1993), Newell's Old Boys (1997), Uni� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Américo Gallego
Américo Rubén "El Tolo" Gallego (born 25 April 1955) is an Argentine football coach and former player. As a midfielder, he played 73 times for the Argentina national team during his playing career. Playing career and Information Gallego said he was taken to Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ... at the age of 5 and played for Club Alianza Sport as a child. He made his debut with Newell's Old Boys at the age of 14. As the age of 19, Gallego debuted in the Argentine league in 1974 as a midfielder for Newell's Old Boys. After a rookie season in which he saw little action, he quickly made a name for himself and was given a starting spot and regular playing time during the 1975 season. Gallego played for Argentina at the 1975 Pan Ame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Killer
Daniel Pedro Killer (born 31 December 1949) is an Argentine former professional football defender who was part of the Argentina squad that won the 1978 FIFA World Cup. Daniel and his brother Mario were part of the Rosario Central team that won the Primera Division Argentina Nacional championship of 1973. Killer started his career in 1970 with his home town club; Rosario Central where he was joined by his brother Mario in 1972. Daniel's other clubs included Racing Club Vélez Sársfield, Estudiantes de Río Cuarto, Unión in Argentina. Killer also played for Rosario Central's fiercest local rivals, Newell's Old Boys. Daniel Killer also had a short spell in Colombia with Bucaramanga, he finished his career in the lower leagues with Argentino de Rosario. He owns and manages a small indoor soccer complex on the west side of his hometown. Honours Rosario Central *Primera Division Argentina: Nacional 1971, Nacional 1973 Argentina *FIFA World Cup: 1978 Events Janua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uruguayan Football Association
The Uruguayan Football Association ( — ) is the governing body of association football, football in Uruguay. It was founded in 1900, as The Uruguayan Association Football League, and affiliated to FIFA in 1923. It is a founding member of CONMEBOL and is in charge of the Uruguay national football team, national men's team and the Uruguay women's national football team, national women's team, as well as the Uruguayan football league system. History In 1900, Albion F.C. sent invitations to Central Uruguay Railway Cricket Club, Uruguay Athletic Club, and Deutscher Fussball Klub; the four teams were founding members. Presidents Chronological list of A.U.F. presidents Association staff Tournaments organized * Uruguayan Primera División, Primera División *Copa Uruguay * Uruguayan Segunda División, Segunda División * Campeonato Uruguayo Femenino Men's football The AUF organizes the national football tournament, two professional divisions (First Division and Second ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramón Barreto
Ramón Ivanoes Barreto Ruiz (14 September 1939 – 4 April 2015) was a Uruguayan professional association football referee. He is the only referee in the history of the FIFA World Cup to have been appointed to two consecutive Final matches: in 1974 in Munich, and in 1978 in Buenos Aires. Barreto was first selected as a FIFA World Cup referee in Germany. There he was assigned to referee the highly publicised fixture between East Germany and West Germany in Hamburg. Besides the two World Cups, Barreto is notable in England as the man who sent off Trevor Cherry in the game between England and Argentina at the Bombonera during England's tour of South America in 1977. He was also an official at the 1975 Copa América and at the 1976 Olympics. Barreto was selected for his second World Cup in 1978 in Argentina. It was there that he was appointed match referee for the repeat of the 1974 Final between West Germany and the Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, info ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belo Horizonte
Belo Horizonte is the List of largest cities in Brazil, sixth-largest city in Brazil, with a population of around 2.3 million, and the third largest metropolitan area, containing a population of 6 million. It is the List of cities in South America, 13th-largest city in South America and the Largest cities in the Americas, 18th-largest in the Americas. The metropolis is anchor to the Greater Belo Horizonte, Belo Horizonte metropolitan area, ranked as the List of metropolitan areas in Brazil, third most populous metropolitan area in Brazil and the List of metropolitan areas in the Americas, 17th most populous in the Americas. Belo Horizonte is the capital of States of Brazil, the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil's List of Brazilian states by population, second-most populous state. It is the first planned modern city in Brazil. The region was first settled in the early 18th century, but the city as it is known today was planned and constructed in the 1890s to replace Ouro Preto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mineirão
Mineirão (; , named after its large structure), officially known as Governador Magalhães Pinto Stadium (, ; , named after Magalhães Pinto), is an association football stadium in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Owned by the state of Minas Gerais, it is used by Clube Atlético Mineiro and by Cruzeiro Esporte Clube. It served as a venue in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup and the 2014 FIFA World Cup. It also hosted some matches of the football tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. The stadium has a seating capacity of 66,658 spectators. History Background The project to construct the Mineirão predated the stadium's opening by more than 25 years. In the 1940s, a modest movement began, involving managers, entrepreneurs, athletes and journalists. The idea was to build a field in Belo Horizonte to that matched the evolution of Minas Gerais' football up to that point. The top three teams in the state capital had their stadiums, but they were cramped and uncomfortable, and no longer s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julio Asad
Julio Daniel Asad (; born 7 June 1953) is an Argentine former football player and manager. He played as a midfielder, and participated with Argentina in the 1975 Copa América. Asad was nicknamed "El Turco" due to his Syrian and Lebanese ethnicity. In Argentina, Arabs were mistakenly called Turks, since they came to Argentina with Ottoman Turkish documents in the 1900s. After he retired from professional football, he became a manager. He has coached clubs in Argentina, Ecuador, Saudi Arabia, and El Salvador. He is the uncle of Omar Asad, who was also a successful player for Vélez in the 1990s.100 x 100 El Turco Asad", Diego Borinsky, El Gráfico, número 4398, maio de 2010, pp. 24-35 Honours Manager Club Deportivo Riestra * Champion: 1985 Defensores de Belgrano * Champions: 1991–92 Club Leandro N. Alem * Champions: Clausura 1996 Centro Deportivo Olmedo * Champions: 2000 Club Deportivo Cuenca * Champions: 2004 Al-Nassr * Federation Cup: 2007 Personal * Coach Of The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
