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1998 Supercopa De España
The 1998 Supercopa de España was a Football in Spain, Spanish association football, football competition, played over two legs on 18 August and 22 August 1998. It was contested by Mallorca, who were Spanish Cup runners-up in 1997–98 Copa del Rey, 1997–98, and Barcelona, who won the 1997–98 La Liga, 1997–98 Spanish League as well as the 1997–98 Spanish Cup. Match details First leg Second leg See also *1998–99 La Liga *1998–99 Copa del Rey *1998–99 FC Barcelona season *1998–99 RCD Mallorca season References List of Super Cup Finals 1998 RSSSF.com 1998–99 in Spanish football cups, Supercopa de Espana Final FC Barcelona matches, Supercopa de Espana 1998 RCD Mallorca matches, Supercopa de Espana 1998 Supercopa de España Association football matches in Spain August 1998 sports events in Europe August 1998 in Spain Football competitions in Barcelona 1990s in the Balearic Islands 1990s in Barcelona 1998 in Catalan sport {{spain-footy-co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RCD Mallorca
Real Club Deportivo Mallorca, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D. (, , ''Royal Sporting Club Mallorca''), commonly known as Real Mallorca or RCD Mallorca, is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in Palma de Mallorca, Palma on the Mallorca, island of Mallorca in the Balearic Islands. Founded on 5 March 1916, they currently compete in La Liga, holding home games at the Estadi Mallorca Son Moix with a 23,142-seat capacity. The club had its peak in the late 1990s and early 2000s, reaching a best-ever third place in La Liga in 1998–99 La Liga, 1999 and 2000–01 La Liga, 2001 and winning the Copa del Rey in 2003 Copa del Rey final, 2003 following final defeats in 1991 Copa del Rey final, 1991, 1998 Copa del Rey final, 1998 and 2024 Copa del Rey final, 2024. Mallorca also won the 1998 Supercopa de España and reached the 1999 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final. Mallorca traditionally play in red shirts with black shorts and socks. History The early years Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xavi (footballer, Born 1980)
Xavier Hernández Creus (born 25 January 1980), commonly known as Xavi Hernández () or simply Xavi, is a Spanish professional Manager (association football), football manager and former Football player, player who most recently managed La Liga club FC Barcelona, Barcelona. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players all time, Xavi is renowned for his exceptional passing, vision, and positioning. Xavi spent most of his playing career at Barcelona. With the initial management guidance by Pep Guardiola and using the tiki-taka football philosophy, Xavi was part of a widely lauded midfield combination trio with Andrés Iniesta and Sergio Busquets; from 2008 to 2015 the trio together were instrumental in FC Barcelona's exceptional on-field successes in 7 seasons, winning five La Liga titles, three Copa del Rey titles and three UEFA Champions League titles, including two continental Treble (association football), trebles (all three titles simultaneously) in 2008–09 FC Barcelona s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Héctor Cúper
Héctor Raúl Cúper (; born 16 November 1955) is an Argentine football manager and former player who was most recently head coach of the Syria national team. As a player, he was a defender who spent most of his career at Ferro Carril Oeste, where he played 463 games. His nickname was "Cabezón" ("Big head"). He made his managerial breakthrough at Mallorca, reaching the Copa del Rey final in 1998 and the final of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup a year later, as well as a best-ever third-place finish. In two years at Valencia, he reached the UEFA Champions League final twice, earning a move to Italy's Internazionale in 2001. Cúper also managed Betis and Racing Santander in La Liga, and Parma in Serie A. He later coached the national teams of Georgia, Egypt, Uzbekistan and DR Congo, taking the second of those countries to the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations final and a place at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Personal life Cúper's great-grandfather was an Englishman whose surname was Coope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lluís Carreras
Lluís Carreras Ferrer (born 24 September 1972) is a Spanish retired footballer who played mostly as a left-back but also as a defensive midfielder, currently a manager. He started his professional career with Barcelona, without much success, and went on to amass La Liga totals of 169 matches and eight goals in representation of six other clubs. He added 149 games and 25 goals in the Segunda División, over six seasons. After retiring, Carreras became a coach and guided Sabadell to promotion to Segunda División in his first full season. After three years there, he also managed Mallorca, Zaragoza and Gimnàstic de Tarragona, all of them in the Spanish second tier. Playing career Born in Sant Pol de Mar, Barcelona, Catalonia, Carreras was a product of FC Barcelona's famed youth system, '' La Masia''. He made his first-team debut on 4 April 1993 in a 3–0 home win against CD Logroñés, in what would be his only La Liga match of the season. After two loans with interest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonardo Biagini
Leonardo Ángel Biagini (born 13 April 1977) is an Argentine retired footballer who played as a striker. Most of his professional career was spent in Spain where he arrived at the age of 18, going on to represent six clubs in more than one decade with totals of 244 games and 43 goals, 145 matches and 18 goals being in La Liga. He was part of Atlético Madrid's squad when they conquered the double in 1996, although he did not feature prominently with the team. In 2007, in his 30s, he returned to his country. Football career Born in Arroyo Seco, Santa Fe, Biagini started his career at Newell's Old Boys in the Primera División, in 1993. In 1995, he was a main part of the Argentina under-20 team that won the FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Biagini signed for Atlético Madrid at just 18, being an important attacking element as the capital club won the double in his first year. He was mainly and regularly used as a substitute for compatriot Juan Esnáider and Kiko during his s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ariel López (footballer, Born 1974)
Ariel Maximiliano López (born 5 April 1974 in Lanús) is a former Argentine football player. López played for Club Atlético Lanús Club Atlético Quilmes and San Lorenzo in his native country. He was transferred to the Argentine giant River Plate but the transaction was cancelled for a supposed knee injury. In 1996, he was the top scorer in the Clausura tournament. López has also played for RCD Mallorca and Hércules CF in Spain, as well as Genoa C.F.C. in Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b .... Whilst at Mallorca he helped them to the 1999 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final, for which he was an unused substitute. He finished his career, in 2007, playing for UNAM Pumas External links * * 1974 births Living people Footballers from Lanús Argentine m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vicente Engonga
Vicente Engonga Maté (born 20 October 1965) is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played mainly as a central midfielder but occasionally as a sweeper. He played for six clubs in his career, having his longest and most successful spell at Mallorca despite arriving there aged 32. In total, he appeared in 327 La Liga matches and scored eight goals over 11 seasons. Engonga was a Spanish international for two years, and represented the team at Euro 2000. Club career Born in Barcelona, Catalonia of Equatorial Guinean descent, Engonga spent his childhood in the Cantabria region, where his father was a footballer. He started his senior career with local lower league side Gimnástica de Torrelavega, and then joined CF Sporting Mahonés. In 1991, Engonga moved to Real Valladolid in La Liga. In his first year the club were relegated to the Segunda División and he left for RC Celta de Vigo, with whom he was a finalist in the 1994 Copa del Rey. Engonga was bought by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain (association Football)
The captain of a association football, football/soccer team, sometimes known as the skipper, is a team member chosen to be the on-pitch leader of the team; they are often one of the older or more experienced members of the squad, or a player that can heavily influence a game or has good leadership qualities. The team captain is usually identified by the wearing of an armband. In the 2024/25 edition of the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game, it was made mandatory for each team to have a captain and for each captain to be identified by the previously traditional but non-mandatory captain's armband. Responsibilities The only official responsibility of a captain specified by the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game is to participate in the Coin flipping, coin toss prior to Kick-off (association football), kick-off (for choice of ends or to have kick-off) and prior to a penalty shoot-out (association football), penalty shoot-out. Captain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paco Soler
Francisco Manuel "Paco" Soler Atencia (born 5 March 1970) is a Spanish former football central midfielder and manager. He only played with Mallorca during his career, amassing La Liga totals of 168 matches and three goals over nine seasons and spending 14 years with the first team. He subsequently became a coach. Club career A hard-nosed player, Soler was born in Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, and spent his entire career with local club RCD Mallorca. He made his first-team debut in the 1990–91 season, and went on to make 419 competitive appearances for them. In 1996–97, Soler was instrumental in helping Mallorca return to La Liga, and also appeared regularly the following campaign as the team finished fifth. He was named on the substitutes bench for the final of the 1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. In his final two years, however, Soler played almost no part in the side's lineups, and retired after 2003–04 at the age of 34. Subsequently he took up coac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ariel Ibagaza
Ariel Miguel Santiago Ibagaza (born 27 October 1976) is an Argentine professional Association football, football Manager (association football), manager and former player. Nicknamed ''El Caño'', his usual position was attacking midfielder, and he was well known for his technique and vision. He spent the vast majority of his professional career in Spain – where he represented mainly RCD Mallorca, Mallorca – and amassing La Liga totals of 343 matches and 33 goals over 12 seasons. Playing career Born in Buenos Aires, Ibagaza began his professional career with Club Atlético Lanús, and moved in July 1998 to RCD Mallorca in Spain alongside teammate Gustavo Siviero (another Argentine, Carlos Roa, had done the same move 1997–98 La Liga, the previous season), being part of the Balearic Islands side that finished third in 1998–99 La Liga, his first year, narrowly missing on UEFA Champions League 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League, group stage entry. In the 2000–01 La Liga, 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miquel Soler
Miquel Soler Sarasols (born 16 March 1965) is a Spanish former professional footballer. Mainly a left-back who could also operate as a wide midfielder, his career spanned two La Liga decades (with 652 competitive matches), and he was the only player to represent both Barcelona and Madrid main clubs. Soler appeared for Spain at Euro 1988. After retiring, he worked briefly as a manager. Club career Born in Girona, Catalonia, Soler was a RCD Espanyol youth graduate, making his first-team – and La Liga – debut in the 1983–84 season and becoming first-choice following a loan to neighbouring CE L'Hospitalet. In his fourth year, as the club finished third after the second stage, he appeared in 41 out of 42 games and scored two goals, going on to help it to reach the final of the 1987–88 UEFA Cup, netting in the 3–0 home win in the first leg as the ''Pericos'' eventually lost on penalties against Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Subsequently, Soler joined FC Barcelona, winning th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustavo Siviero
Gustavo Lionel Siviero (born 13 September 1969) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a central defender, currently the manager of RCD Mallorca B. He made 98 La Liga appearances, mainly for Mallorca but also Albacete, and began coaching in 2010, mainly in the Spanish lower levels. Playing career Club Born in Laguna Paiva, Santa Fe Province, Siviero began playing professionally with Club Atlético Colón, moving in 1991 to Colombia with América de Cali. After only one season, he returned to his country and joined San Lorenzo de Almagro. Siviero then spent two seasons apiece with Newell's Old Boys and Club Atlético Lanús, always in the Primera División. In summer 1998, he signed with La Liga club RCD Mallorca alongside Lanús teammate Ariel Ibagaza (another Argentine, goalkeeper Carlos Roa, had done the same move the previous campaign); possessing an Italian passport, he did not count as a non-European Union player. In his first year, acting as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
