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2012 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship Squads
The 2012 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship was an international football tournament that was held in the United States from 22 March to 2 April 2012. The eight national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of twenty players, two of whom had to be goalkeepers. The final lists were published by CONCACAF. The age listed for each player is on 22 March 2012, the first day of the tournament. A flag is included for coaches who are of a different nationality than their own national team. Players marked in bold have been capped at full international level. Group A El Salvador Coach: Mauricio Alfaro Canada Coach: António Fonseca, Tony Fonseca United States Coach: Caleb Porter Cuba Coach: Raúl González (football manager, born 1968), Raúl González Triana Group B Honduras Coach: Luis Fernando Suárez Panama Coach: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship
The 2012 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship was the thirteenth edition of the CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship, CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying, the quadrennial, international, age-restricted association football, football tournament organized by CONCACAF to determine which men's under-23 national teams from the North America, North, Central America and Caribbean region qualify for the Football at the Summer Olympics, Olympic football tournament. It was held in the United States, from 22 March and 2 April 2012. Mexico Olympic football team, Mexico won the tournament for the sixth time, following a 2–1 victory after extra time over Honduras national under-23 football team, Honduras. As the top two teams, Mexico and Honduras both qualified for the Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament, 2012 Summer Olympics in United Kingdom as the CONCACAF representatives. Qualification Qualified teams The following teams qualified for the final to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Larin
Alexander () is a male name of Greek origin. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Aleksander, Oleksandr, Oleksander, Aleksandr, and Alekzandr. Related names and diminutives include Iskandar, Alec, Alek, Alex, Alexsander, Alexandre, Aleks, Aleksa, Aleksandre, Alejandro, Alessandro, Alasdair, Sasha, Sandy, Sandro, Sikandar, Skander, Sander and Xander; feminine forms include Alexandra, Alexandria, and Sasha. Etymology The name ''Alexander'' originates from the (; 'defending men' or 'protector of men'). It is a compound of the verb (; 'to ward off, avert, defend') and the noun (, genitive: , ; meaning 'man'). The earliest attested form of the name, is the Mycenaean Greek feminine anthroponym , , (/Alexandra/), written in the Linear B syllabic script. Alaksandu, alternatively called ''Alakasandu'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minnesota Stars FC
Minnesota ( ) is a state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario to the north and east and by the U.S. states of Wisconsin to the east, Iowa to the south, and North Dakota and South Dakota to the west. It is the 12th-largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd-most populous, with about 5.8 million residents. Minnesota is known as the "Land of 10,000 Lakes"; it has 14,420 bodies of fresh water covering at least ten acres each. Roughly a third of the state is forested. Much of the remainder is prairie and farmland. More than 60% of Minnesotans (about 3.71 million) live in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area, known as the "Twin Cities", which is Minnesota's main political, economic, and cultural hub and the 16th-largest metropolitan area in the U.S. Other minor metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas include Duluth, Mankato, Moorhead, Rochester, and St. Cloud. Minnesota, which d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Janssen
Adam is the name given in Genesis 1–5 to the first human. Adam is the first human-being aware of God, and features as such in various belief systems (including Judaism, Christianity, Gnosticism and Islam). According to Christianity, Adam sinned in the Garden of Eden by eating from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. This action introduced death and sin into the world. This sinful nature infected all his descendants, and led humanity to be expelled from the Garden. Only through the crucifixion of Jesus, humanity can be redeemed. In Islam, Adam is considered ''Khalifa'' (خليفة) (successor) on earth. This is understood to mean either that he is God's deputy, the initiation of a new cycle of sentient life on earth, or both. Similar to the Biblical account, the Quran has Adam placed in a garden where he sins by taking from the Tree of Immortality, so loses his abode in the garden. When Adam repents from his sin, he is forgiven by God. This is seen as a guidance for h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
António Fonseca
António Manuel Tavares "Tony" Fonseca (born 30 January 1965) is a Portuguese former Association football, footballer who played as a Defender (association football)#Full-back, left back, and a technical director for the Canadian Soccer Association. Over 11 seasons, he amassed Primeira Liga totals of 199 games and two goals, representing in the competition S.L. Benfica, Benfica, Vitória S.C., Vitória de Guimarães and C.F. Estrela da Amadora, Estrela da Amadora. He finished his career in Canada, where he started working as a manager in 1999. Club career Born in Lisbon, Fonseca played youth football for five clubs, finishing his grooming at local S.L. Benfica, Benfica. From 1983 to 1987 he competed in the Segunda Liga, after which the former bought him from F.C. Tirsense, Tirsense. During his three-year tenure with Benfica, Fonseca was first-choice in the 1988–89 Primeira Divisão, 1988–89 campaign as the team won the Primeira Liga championship and also reached the final ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viborg FF
Viborg Fodsports Forening (), also known as Viborg FF or VFF for short, is a Danish professional association football, football club based in the Central Denmark Region, Central Jutland city of Viborg, Denmark, Viborg. They compete in the Danish Superliga, the top tier of Danish football league system, Danish football. Nicknamed De Grønne (''The Greens''), the club was originally founded on 1 April 1896. After more than 100 years of existence, the club won their first and only major trophy in 2000, lifting the 1999–2000 Danish Cup, Danish Cup. History Viborg Fodsports Forening was established on 1 April 1896. The club originally encompassed several sports, including cricket, gymnastics, boxing, and others. Football was not initially a sport included within the club; however, the club won ''Mesterrækken'' in 1924, which was highest football league on the Jutland peninsula in Denmark at the time. By 1929, as other sports had separated into other independent organizations, foo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrés Flores
Andrés Alexander Flores Mejía (born 31 August 1990) is a Salvadoran professional football manager and former player. He is the current assistant coach of Portland Timbers 2 in the MLS Next Pro. Club career Nicknamed ''Ruso'', Flores was signed by top Argentine side River Plate and played for River Plate's Reserves team in 2006–2008. He impressed in Argentina, but was unable to stay due to his age. Upon returning to El Salvador he signed with A.D. Isidro Metapán in 2009. During his time with the club Metapán enjoyed the greatest period in its history capturing four domestic titles, the last one in December 2011. On 29 January 2012, Flores signed to first division Danish club Viborg FF. Due to injury he only played one league game, but played several games in the Danish Cup, where he scored two goals. He did not renew his contract with Viborg and went back to El Salvador to play with Metapán. New York Cosmos On 18 July 2014, the New York Cosmos announced that Flores wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juventud Independiente
Club Deportivo Juventud Independiente, also commonly known as Juventud Independiente, is a professional Salvadoran football club, based in San Juan Opico, La Libertad, El Salvador. Founded on 7 September 1943, holding home matches at Complejo Municipal. The one time primera division side enjoyed its greatest successes in the 2010s, but following financial troubles and selling their spot to Luis Ángel Firpo, the club currently plays in the 4th division, Tercera División. History The beginning In 1940, Vicente Rocha a community leader, decided to begin an elaborate health project for the young people in his community of opico and realised quite quickly that forming a football club would help his cause. He shared his vision with a group of people which included Vicente Trujillo and Benjamín Hernández. After raising the necessary funds, they baptized the club as a Unión. The club recruited their players from the local schools and due to the age of their players being under ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darwin Cerén
Darwin Adelso Cerén Delgado (born 31 December 1989) is a Salvadoran professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Primera División club Águila, which he captains, and the El Salvador national team. He is the most capped player in El Salvador history. Club career Juventud Independiente Cerén began his professional career with Juventud Independiente in 2009. Prior to joining Juventud, Cerén was attending university when his father lost his job. Unable to afford school, Cerén dropped out and started working at a brick-making company. While working there, he attended a tryout for Juventud and earned a contract. Originally he continued to work for the brick company while playing for Juventud, but soon quit to focus fully on a career in football. Along with his brother Óscar, he helped them earn promotion from the second division to the first division, with both brothers scoring in the final. In total, he made 87 appearances for the club and scored 15 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Cuéllar
Jimmy may refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''Jimmy'' (2008 film), a 2008 Hindi thriller directed by Raj N. Sippy * ''Jimmy'' (1979 film), a 1979 Indian Malayalam film directed by Melattoor Ravi Varma * ''Jimmy'' (2013 film), a 2013 drama directed by Mark Freiburger * "The Jimmy", a 1995 episode of the sitcom ''Seinfeld'' * "Jimmy", a 2002 episode of ''Static Shock'' * "Jimmy", a 1989 episode of Quantum Leap Songs * "Jimmy" (song), a song by M.I.A. from the 2008 album ''Kala'' * "Jimmy", a song by Irving Berlin, see also List of songs written by Irving Berlin * "Jimmy", a song by Tones and I from her EP '' The Kids Are Coming'' * "Jimmy", a song by Tool from their 1996 album ''Ænima'' * "Jimmy", a song by dutch artist Boudewijn de Groot * "Jimmy", a song by Jay Thompson for the 1967 film ''Thoroughly Modern Millie'' Other arts and entertainment * ''Jimmy'' (musical), a 1969 musical * Jimmy Awards, annual awards given by the Broadway League to high ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Léster Blanco
Mark Léster Blanco Pineda (born January 17, 1989, in Soyapango, El Salvador) is a Salvadoran professional footballer who plays as a forward. Club career Blanco came through the youth ranks at the ''Fútbol Blanco Sport'', and made his debut at Second Division side Atlético Marte in 2004. After a year and another at Telecom, he joined Nejapa and later moved on to Chalatenango on loan before returning to Atlético Marte. He joined Isidro Metapán for the Clausura 2010. Blanco was crucial in the Clausura 2010 final of the Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador, when he scored two of the three goals to give Isidro Metapán their fourth title in its history. He was on a trial with Norwegian club Kongsvinger in January 2012, and the club wanted to sign Blanco. However, nothing happened until the Norwegian transfer window closed on 31 March, but Kongsvinger announced on 30 May that Blanco would join them on loan from 1 August until the end of the season in November. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners
The Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners (also known as CSUB Roadrunners, and now in the process of being rebranded as the Bakersfield Roadrunners) are the intercollegiate athletic teams representing California State University, Bakersfield, located in Bakersfield, California. The Roadrunners compete at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I level as a member of the Big West Conference. Nickname Bakersfield's official team nickname is the "Roadrunners". In November 1970, thirty-three nicknames were put to a student vote. The final vote was between Roadrunners and El Cid with "Roadrunners" winning. History The university is currently an NCAA Division I school, after previously competing at the Division II level and in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). The Roadrunners began the transition process in 2006 and became a full Division I member in July 2010. Following a period as one of a tiny number of Division I independents, CSU Bakers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
