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2011–12 1. FC Köln Season
The 2011–12 1. FC Köln season began on 31 July 2011 against SC Wiedenbrück 2000, Wiedenbrück 2000 in a 2011–12 DFB-Pokal, DFB-Pokal 1st round match. They club played its home matches at the RheinEnergieStadion. For the season, the club hired Ståle Solbakken as its new head coach. The board of directors announced their resignation at the annual general meeting. Speculation concerning Lukas Podolski's future at 1. FC Köln has been written about a lot during the season. 1. FC Köln were eliminated from the 2011–12 DFB-Pokal, DFB-Pokal in the 2nd Round. The club was in tenth place halfway through the season. The club went to Portimão, Portugal, during the winter break. Unfortunately, the team had an alarming slump in form in the second half of the season, coinciding with news that their star player Lukas Podolski had signed for Arsenal F.C., Arsenal on 30 April and would join the team on 1 July. They were officially relegated from the Bundesliga after their 4–1 home loss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RheinEnergieStadion
RheinEnergieStadion, formerly Müngersdorfer Stadion () or Müngersdorfer Stadium, is a German football stadium in Cologne. It was built on the site of the two previous Müngersdorfer stadiums. It is the home of the local 2. Bundesliga team, 1. FC Köln. The stadium was one of eight stadiums to host UEFA Euro 1988, with USSR beating Netherlands 1-0 and Italy beating Denmark 2-0 in the group stage. It was one of five stadiums hosting both the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup and 2006 FIFA World Cup, hosted the 2020 UEFA Europa League Final behind closed doors, and was one of ten host stadia for UEFA Euro 2024. Local energy company RheinEnergie AG currently holds the naming rights to the stadium; hence it was known as the Stadion Köln for the final. History Under the terms of the Treaty of Versailles (1919), the fortifications of Cologne were removed, thus allowing for the building of a new structure in the surrounding area. The new construction enabled the city to create 15,000 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petit (Portuguese Footballer)
Armando Gonçalves Teixeira (; born 25 September 1976), known as Petit, is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, currently manager of Primeira Liga club Rio Ave. He received the moniker ''Petit'' because of his small frame, and also because he was born in France. He also became known as '' Pitbull'' by supporters because of his fierce approach, in addition to a powerful outside shot. After helping Boavista win their first and only Primeira Liga championship, he went on to amass more than 200 official appearances for Benfica, winning another three major titles. He also spent several seasons in Germany with 1. FC Köln, but his later years were marred by injury problems. A Portugal international during the 2000s, Petit represented the nation in two World Cups – finishing fourth in the 2006 edition – and as many European Championships. He started working as a manager in 2012, with Boavista, and led five other top-flight tea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Schaefer (football Manager)
Frank Schaefer (born 26 October 1963, in Cologne) is a German football manager. He took over as head coach of Bundesliga team 1. FC Köln on 24 October 2010. He resigned 27 April 2011. On 12 April 2012, he took over as the head coach for 1. FC Köln again and this time until the end of the season. FC Köln was relegated to 2nd Bundesliga. Coaching career record *1.Frank Schaefer was interim head coach. Holger Stanislawski Holger Stanislawski (born 26 September 1969) is a German football manager and former player. Managerial career FC St. Pauli Stanislawski became interim manager of FC St. Pauli on 22 November 2006 after Andreas Bergmann was sacked by the club. ... was hired as head coach on 14 May 2012. References 1963 births Living people Sportspeople from Cologne 1. FC Köln managers Bundesliga managers 2. Bundesliga managers German football managers {{Germany-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ESPN Soccernet
ESPN FC (formerly ESPN SoccerNet) is a website and a U.S. television studio program covering soccer that is broadcast daily over the streaming service ESPN+. ESPN FC's origin was a website owned by ESPN Inc. Originally established in 1995 as SoccerNet, the website was acquired by ESPN in 1999. The domain ESPNFC.com now redirects to soccer news coverage on ESPN.com. History Originally titled SoccerNet, the website was established by Greg Hadfield and his then-teenage son Tom in 1995, initially providing live score updates, tables and news articles. Greg, at that time, worked for the ''Daily Mail'' and in order to gain capital, effectively rescinded ownership of the site to his bosses in return for £40,000 and a revenue sharing scheme. In 1999, Buena Vista Internet Group (BVIG) acquired a controlling interest of 60 percent in SoccerNet from the Daily Mail and General Trust for £15M. Television program ESPN eventually launched a U.S. television studio program on ESPNews, ESPN2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volker Finke
Volker Finke (born 24 March 1948) is a German former football manager and a former player. He was the coach of SC Freiburg for 16 years. Coaching career Early career Finke was a player–coach for TSV Stelingen from 1 July 1974 to 12 February 1986. He was head coach of TSV Havelse from 13 February 1986 to 9 October 1990. Finke was head coach of SC Norderstedt. SC Freiburg Finke became head coach of SC Freiburg on 1 July 1991. His first match as head coach of Freiburg was a 2–1 win against 1860 Munich. Freiburg finished in third place 1991–92 2. Bundesliga season and were knocked out of the 2nd round of the German Cup. Freiburg started the 1992–93 season with a 2. Bundesliga match against VfB Oldenburg on 11 July 1992, which finished in a 2–2 draw. Freiburg won the 2. Bundesliga in the 1992–93 season, won promotion to the 1993–94 Bundesliga, and were knocked out of the German Cup in the second round. Freiburg started the 1993–94 season with a first round m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Local
''The Local'' is a multi-regional, European digital news publisher targeting expats, labour migrants and second home owners. It has nine local editions: The Local Austria, The Local Denmark, The Local France, The Local Germany, The Local Italy, The Local Norway, The Local Spain, The Local Sweden and The Local Switzerland. Each site, while alike in appearance, has separate editorial teams, each focused on its respective market. The parent company The Local Europe AB, has its headquarters in Stockholm Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately ..., Sweden. History ''The Local'' was founded in Stockholm in 2004 by Paul Rapacioli, formerly a director of reed.co.uk and managing editor James Savage, formerly a radio journalist and PR consultant. Rapacioli was managing director fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UTC+01
+01:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +01:00. In ISO 8601, the associated time would be written as 2019-02-07T23:28:34+01:00. This time is used in: *Central European Time *West Africa Time *Western European Summer Time **British Summer Time **Irish Standard Time Central European Time (Northern Hemisphere winter) Principal cities: Berlin, Budapest, Frankfurt, Munich, Hamburg, Cologne, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart, Leipzig, Dortmund, Essen, Bremen, Hanover, Mainz, Rome, Milan, Naples, Venice, Florence, Palermo, Turin, Genoa, Vatican City, San Marino, Paris, Marseille, Bordeaux, Nantes, Lyon, Lille, Montpellier, Toulouse, Strasbourg, Nice, Monaco, Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Seville, Málaga, Bilbao, A Coruña, Granada, Andorra, Vienna, Salzburg, Innsbruck, Zürich, Geneva, Bern, Bellinzona, Lausanne, Lucerne, St. Gallen, Brussels, Antwerp, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Luxembourg, Valletta, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Oslo, Warsaw, Prague, Zagreb, Tirana, Sarajevo, Pristina, Pod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central European Time
Central European Time (CET) is a standard time of Central, and parts of Western Europe, which is one hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The UTC offset, time offset from UTC can be written as UTC+01:00. It is used in most parts of Europe and in several African countries. CET is also known as Middle European Time (MET, German: :de:Mitteleuropäische Zeit, MEZ) and by colloquial names such as Amsterdam Time, Berlin Time, Brussels Time, Budapest Time, Madrid Time, Paris Time, Stockholm Time, Rome Time, Prague time, Warsaw Time or Romance Standard Time (RST). The 15th meridian east is the central axis per UTC+01:00 in the world system of time zones. As of 2023, all member state of the European Union, member states of the European Union observe summer time (daylight saving time), from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October. States within the CET area switch to Central European Summer Time (CEST, UTC+02:00) for the summer. The next change to CET is scheduled ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Pezzoni
Kevin Pezzoni (born 22 March 1989) is a German former professional footballer who played as a defender. He was capped by various German youth national teams including the Germany U21. His normal position is defense, although he can also play in midfield. Career Pezzoni spent five years at the Blackburn Rovers youth academy, along with other German youth players Mahmadi Keita and Sergio Peter before signing for 1. FC Köln in January 2008. Pezzoni played 90 games for Köln, scoring three goals, before he had his contract terminated by mutual agreement with 1. FC Köln on 1 September 2012 after incidents with hooligan supporters of the club. Pezzoni started training for a Hertha BSC after his release. On 21 December 2012, it was revealed that Pezzoni had signed with 2. Bundesliga side FC Erzgebirge Aue. Pezzoni's contract was dissolved in January 2014 and he signed a new contract with 3. Liga side 1. FC Saarbrücken. After Saarbrücken were relegated at the end of the 2013†... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sebastian Freis
Sebastian Freis (born 23 April 1985) is a German former professional footballer who played as striker. Club career Before joining Karlsruher SC in 1999, Freis played as a youth member for SC Wettersbach. His debut for Karlsruhe came on 15 October 2004, in a 2. Bundesliga match against Rot-Weiss Essen where Freis immediately scored a hat-trick. Altogether he made 78 appearances and 22 goals in the 2. Bundesliga and played an important role in the 2006–07 season, when Karlsruhe gained promotion to the Bundesliga. In July 2009, he moved to 1. FC Köln. In January 2015, he moved to 2. Bundesliga club Greuther Fürth on a free transfer, signing a contract until 2017. At the end of the 2016–17 season, he was released. In August 2017, Freis joined 2. Bundesliga side Jahn Regensburg as a free agent, agreeing to a two-year contract. In 2019, when his contract ran out, he decided end his career. International career On 10 October 2006, he made his Germany U21 national team debu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Babak Rafati
Babak Rafati (; born 28 May 1970) is an Iranian-German former football referee. As of February 2010, he has officiated more than 150 matches in the Bundesliga and the 2. Bundesliga. As of November 2011, he has officiated 84 top-flight German league games. Suicide attempt Rafati was scheduled to referee a Bundesliga match on 19 November 2011 between 1. FC Köln and 1. FSV Mainz 05, but never arrived, leading to the match's abandonment after a replacement could not be found. He was later found in his hotel room, having attempted suicide, and was rushed into intensive care Intensive care medicine, usually called critical care medicine, is a medical specialty that deals with seriously or critically ill patients who have, are at risk of, or are recovering from conditions that may be life-threatening. It includes p .... He confirmed that he was suffering from depression, and that would like to return to refereeing after he finished undergoing therapy. Incidentally, his debut of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolfgang Overath
Wolfgang Overath (; born 29 September 1943) is a former West German footballer. A true one-club man, Overath spent his entire professional career at 1. FC Köln. He represented his country three times in World Cup finals, culminating in 1974 with the 2–1 victory over the Netherlands on home soil. Primarily an attacking midfielder, Overath was known for his passing ability, technique and outstanding left foot. Career Overath at the left, upright An attacking midfielder, Overath started playing football at SSV Siegburg, but spent the majority of his career at 1. FC Köln, appearing 765 times between 1962 and 1977 and scoring 287 goals. He won the inaugural Bundesliga with 1. FC Köln in 1964, overall he appeared in the first 14 seasons of the newly formed top-flight, and the German Cup in 1968. At European club level he played 71 matches (11 goals) for 1. FC Köln. He currently holds the all-time appearances record of the club (549 official matches played). In total, Ove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
