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2004–05 Deportivo De La Coruña Season
During the 2004–05 Spanish football season, Deportivo de La Coruña competed in La Liga. Season summary Deportivo suffered a slump and finished eighth. The club also suffered poor form in the Champions League, finishing bottom of their group with only two points and no goals scored. This was a stark contrast to the form the club had shown in Europe the previous season when they reached the Champions League semi-finals. Kit Deportivo's kit was manufactured by Joma Joma Sport, S.A. is a Spanish sports clothing and shoes brand. History Joma was founded in 1965 by Fructuoso López to produce shoes for general use. The brand name comes from the given name of Fructuoso's first born son (José Manuel). In 196 ... and sponsored by Fadesa. Squad :''Squad at end of season'' Left club during season Competitions La Liga League table UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round Group stage References {{DEFAULTSORT:2004-05 Deport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deportivo De La Coruña
Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña (), commonly known as Deportivo La Coruña () or simply Depor, is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in the city of A Coruña, Galicia, that competes in the Segunda División, the second tier of Spanish football league system. Founded in 1906 as ''Club Deportivo de la Sala Calvet'' by Federico Fernández-Amor Calvet, Deportivo have won the La Liga title once, in the 1999–2000 La Liga, 1999–2000 season, and finished as runner-up on five occasions. The club have also won the Copa del Rey, Spanish Cup twice (1994–95 Copa del Rey, 1994–95 and 2001–02 Copa del Rey, 2001–02), three Supercopa de España, Spanish Super Cups (1995, 2000 and 2002), and the now defunct Concurso España (1912). The ''Blue and Whites'' were a regular fixture in the top positions of La Liga for the best part of 20 years, from 1992 to 2010, finishing in the top half of the table in 16 out of 19 seasons, and are ranked 12th in the all-t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aldo Duscher
Álvaro 'Aldo' Pedro Duscher (born 22 March 1979) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a defensive midfielder. He is the current manager of the Paraguay national under-20 team. Renowned for his physical presence on the pitch, Duscher also held an Austrian passport, and spent most of his professional career in Spain, playing in 338 official matches for four clubs – most notably at Deportivo. Over 11 seasons, he amassed La Liga totals of 247 games and five goals. He also had a two-year spell in Portugal with Sporting. Club career Born in Esquel, Chubut Province, Duscher made his professional debut in 1996, with Newell's Old Boys. In 1998, the 19-year-old moved to Europe to play for Sporting CP, where he won the Primeira Liga in his second season. Duscher was then signed by Deportivo de La Coruña, for a price of €13 million. After just five La Liga appearances in his first year he featured more in the following years, as a complement and future ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Luque
Albert Luque Martos (born 11 March 1978) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a left winger or striker. His 14-year professional career was mainly associated with Mallorca and Deportivo, and he amassed La Liga totals of 248 matches and 61 goals over 11 seasons. He also had spells in the English Premier League with Newcastle United and the Dutch Eredivisie with Ajax. A Spain international in the first half of the 2000s, Luque represented the nation at the 2002 World Cup and Euro 2004. Club career Mallorca Born in Terrassa, Barcelona, Catalonia, Luque was a lifelong supporter of FC Barcelona, and started out in football on trial with them, but was released by the C team when he was 19. He was then taken by RCD Mallorca and assigned to their reserves, but eventually broke into the main squad after a successful loan spell at Málaga CF. In 2000–01, Luque scored nine goals for Mallorca, helping the Balearic Islands side qualify for the UEFA Champions League for th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Víctor Sánchez (footballer, Born 1976)
Víctor Sánchez del Amo (born 23 February 1976) is a Spanish Association football, football Manager (association football), manager and former player who played as a right midfielder. He is the head coach of Slovenian PrvaLiga club NK Olimpija Ljubljana, Olimpija Ljubljana. His Cross (association football), crossing ability was among the qualities that brought him international recognition with Spain national football team, Spain, and especially Deportivo de La Coruña, Deportivo. He started his career with Real Madrid CF, Real Madrid and went on to win a total of seven major titles between the two clubs; over 11 seasons in La Liga, where he also represented Racing de Santander, he amassed totals of 310 matches and 49 goals. After five years as an assistant, Sánchez began working as a manager in 2015. Club career Real Madrid Sánchez was born in Madrid. Being a product of the famous Real Madrid CF, Real Madrid youth system, he made his first-team debut on 25 May 1996 in 1995 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roberto Acuña
Roberto Miguel Acuña Cabello (; born 25 March 1972) is a Paraguayan former footballer. Nicknamed "''El Toro"'' (The Bull) due to his strength and dominating presence, he operated mainly as a central midfielder. He spent several years as a professional in Spain at Zaragoza and Deportivo, appearing rarely for the latter club. Acuña played 100 times for Paraguay, representing the nation in three World Cups and four Copa América tournaments. Club career Acuña was born in Avellaneda, Buenos Aires, Argentina, emigrating to Paraguay (his father's origin country) at a young age and starting playing for Club Nacional in 1989. After five years, he decided to acquire the country's citizenship to play for the national team, eventually becoming the second most capped player in Paraguay's history, second only to Carlos Gamarra. Afterwards, Acuña played four seasons back in Argentina, with Argentinos Juniors, and Boca Juniors, before moving to Europe in 1997 where he si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joan Capdevila
Joan Capdevila Méndez (; born 3 February 1978) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a left-back. Over 15 seasons in La Liga, he amassed totals of 410 matches and 36 goals, mainly for Deportivo and Villarreal. In a 21-year senior career, he also played in Portugal, India, Belgium and Andorra. Capdevila won 60 caps for Spain, and was part of the squads which won Euro 2008 and the 2010 World Cup. Club career Early years and Deportivo Born in Tàrrega, Lleida, Catalonia, and a product of Espanyol's youth system, Capdevila started playing football as a forward, and he made his debut for its first team during the 1998–99 season in a 2–2 La Liga draw at Athletic Bilbao. He joined Atlético Madrid the following year. After the ''Colchoneros'' relegation, Capdevila signed with Deportivo de La Coruña in the summer of 2000, and would be a regular fixture in the team as left-back, first competing with Enrique Romero then as the undisputed first choice. On ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jorge Andrade
Jorge Manuel Almeida Gomes de Andrade (; born 9 April 1978) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. After playing two years with Porto, he went on to represent Deportivo de La Coruña (169 official appearances in five seasons) and Juventus, appearing rarely for the latter club due to injury. Andrade earned more than 50 caps for Portugal, representing the country at the 2002 World Cup and Euro 2004 and helping it finish second in the latter tournament. Club career Early career Andrade was born in Lisbon. He made his professional debut with his hometown club Estrela da Amadora in 1997, helping it to two consecutive eighth Primeira Liga places as well as participation in the 1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup. He immediately caught the eye, and after that was on the move north to Porto, being the team's most used player in the 2001–02 edition of the UEFA Champions League at 15 matches (of a possible 16) as they reached the second group phase ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustavo Munúa
Gustavo Adolfo Munúa Vera (born 27 January 1978) is a Uruguayan former Association football, footballer who played as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper, recently Manager (association football), manager of Argentine club Club Atlético Banfield, Banfield. After starting out at Club Nacional de Football, Nacional he spent most of his professional career in Spain, mainly at Deportivo de La Coruña where he could never be a starter in six seasons. He also played in the country for Málaga CF, Málaga and Levante UD, Levante, being first choice and appearing in 151 La Liga matches over one decade. An Uruguay national football team, Uruguayan international for six years, Munúa represented the country at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, 2002 World Cup. As manager, he had two spells at Nacional and also worked in the top divisions of Ecuador and Argentina. Playing career Club Nacional Born in Montevideo, Munúa started his career at local Club Nacional de Football, where he won ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lionel Scaloni
Lionel Sebastián Scaloni (, ; born 16 May 1978) is an Argentine professional football manager and former player who is the current manager of the Argentina national team. Under his leadership, Argentina achieved the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Scaloni is regarded as one of the best men’s national coaches in the world.https://www.fifa.com/en/articles/scaloni-honoured-with-best-fifa-mens-coach-award-ancelotti-guardiola ''Scaloni honoured with Best FIFA Men's Coach award''. FIFA.com, 27 February 2023. A versatile player, he operated as a right-back or right midfielder. Born in Pujato, Santa Fe, Scaloni debuted as a player for Newell's Old Boys in 1995. He spent most of his professional career in Spain, mainly at Deportivo de La Coruña, where he won the 1999–2000 Spanish league title and the 2001–02 Copa del Rey. In total, he amassed 258 games and 15 goals over 12 seasons in La Liga with three different teams. He also played for several years in Italy, with Lazio and Atalanta, bef ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro Munitis
Pedro Munitis Álvarez (born 19 June 1975) is a Spanish retired footballer who played mainly as a forward, currently a manager. His professional career was mainly associated with Racing de Santander – he also represented Real Madrid for two years – and he played 447 La Liga matches over 17 seasons, scoring 43 goals. A Spain international in the late 1990s/early 2000s, Munitis represented the country at Euro 2000. Playing career Club Born in Santander, Cantabria, Munitis played in three separate periods for hometown Racing de Santander. He first appeared with its first team on 22 January 1995, in a 0–0 home draw against Real Sociedad. After a loan to Badajoz (Segunda División) and scoring 14 goals in 72 league games with Racing from 1998 to 2000, Munitis attracted attention from La Liga giants Real Madrid, who signed him for £6.8 million. He was relatively used in his two-year spell at the capital club, helping it to one league and the 2001–02 UEFA Champions Leag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fran (footballer, Born 1969)
Francisco Javier González Pérez (; born 14 July 1969), known as Fran, is a Spanish retired professional footballer. He spent his entire career with Deportivo, as a left midfielder with skill and field vision, helping the club win the first La Liga title in its history. Fran represented Spain at Euro 2000. Club career Fran, one of the most notable players in Deportivo de La Coruña's history, was born in Carreira, Santa Uxía de Ribeira, Galicia, and was promoted to the first team in 1988, making his La Liga debut on 31 August 1991 in a 2–1 away loss against Valencia CF. Quickly established, he only missed eight league games in his first five seasons – also scoring on 24 occasions – while already being captain.¿Qué fue de Fran, el capit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diego Tristán
Diego Tristán Herrera (born 5 January 1976) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a striker. At his peak, he was considered amongst the best players in his position in Europe, displaying a vast array of skills: dribbling, shot accuracy, aerial ability and off-the-ball movements. He was best known for his Deportivo de La Coruña spell, where he spent six years, often overshadowed by physical and personal problems. Over eight La Liga seasons, Tristán amassed totals of 227 matches and 95 goals, being top scorer in 2001–02. He appeared with the Spain national team at the 2002 World Cup. Club career Early years Born in La Algaba, Province of Seville, Tristán came through the youth ranks of local Real Betis, going on to finish his sporting development with the reserves of Mallorca. After one season in the Segunda División, he made his La Liga debut in 1999–2000, scoring against Numancia on 12 September 1999. He ended his first top-flight campai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
