2021–22 ACF Fiorentina Season
The 2021–22 season was the 95th season in the existence of ACF Fiorentina and the club's 18th consecutive season in the top flight of Football in Italy, Italian football. In addition to the 2021–22 Serie A, domestic league, Fiorentina participated in this season's edition of the 2021–22 Coppa Italia, Coppa Italia. Following last season's disappointment results, Giuseppe Iachini was let go at the end of the season. Gennaro Gattuso was initially hired to be the team's manager in the early summer, but parted ways 23 days after his appointment following disagreements on transfer policy and agent's influence. Vincenzo Italiano was hired from Spezia Calcio, Spezia as the team's next manager. Players Squad information :''Appearances include league matches only'' Other players under contract Out on loan Transfers In Loans in Out Pre-season and friendlies Competitions Overall record Serie A League table Results summary ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2021–22 In Italian Football
The 2021–22 season was the 120th season of competitive football in Italy. National teams Men Italy national football team =Friendlies= =2021 UEFA Nations League Finals= =2022 FIFA World Cup qualification= Group C Second round =UEFA Euro 2020 = Knockout phase Final =2022 Finalissima= = UEFA Nations League = Group 3 Women Italy women's national football team = Friendlies = =2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification= Group G =2022 Algarve Cup= Final League season Men Promotions and relegations (pre-season) Teams promoted to 2021–22 Serie A, Serie A *Empoli F.C., Empoli *U.S. Salernitana 1919, Salernitana *Venezia F.C., Venezia Teams relegated from 2020–21 Serie A, Serie A *Benevento Calcio, Benevento *Parma Calcio 1913, Parma *F.C. Crotone, Crotone Teams promoted to 2021–22 Serie B, Serie B *Como Calcio, Como (Group A) *Perugia Calcio, Perugia (Group B) *Ternana Calcio, Ternana (Group C) *U.S. A ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Goalkeeper (association Football)
The goalkeeper (sometimes written as goal-keeper, abbreviated as GK, keeper, keeps, or goalie) is a association football positions, position in association football. It is the most specialised position in the sport. The goalkeeper's main role is to stop the opposing football team, team from Scoring in association football, scoring a 'Football pitch#Goals, goal' (i.e. putting the football (ball), ball over the Goal_(sports)#Association_football, goal Goal line (association football), line). This is accomplished by having the goalkeeper move into the trajectory of the ball to either catch it or direct it further from the vicinity of the goal line. Within the penalty area, goalkeepers are allowed to use their hands, giving them (outside throw-ins) the sole rights on the field to handle the ball. The goalkeeper is indicated by wearing a different coloured kit (association football), kit from their teammates and opposition. The back-pass rule is a rule that disallows handling passes b ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Aleksa Terzić
Aleksa Terzić ( sr-cyr, Алекса Терзић; born 17 August 1999) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg and the Serbia national team. Club career Red Star Belgrade Born in Belgrade, Terzić grew up in Mladenovac, where he also started playing football in the local club. In 2010, he moved to Red Star Belgrade, and passed the whole youth categories. He signed his first, three-year professional contract in November 2016. In early 2017, he was marked as one of the top club's prospects by general director Zvezdan Terzić. He was licensed for the 2017–18 season with first squad, and played with youth team until team until the end of a calendar year respectively. In early 2018, after training with senior squad during the winter-break, Terzić moved on loan to the Serbian League Belgrade side Grafičar Beograd for the rest of season. Following the end of the League Belgrade campaign, in which he made 10 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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FK Partizan
Fudbalski klub Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Партизан, ; ), often referred to in English as Partizan Belgrade, is a Serbian professional Football club (association football), football club based in Belgrade. It forms a major part of the JSD Partizan multi-sport club. The club plays in the Serbian SuperLiga and has spent its entire history in the top tier of Yugoslav and Serbian football, winning a total of 46 official trophies, finishing in the Yugoslav First League, Yugoslav league all-time table as second. Its home ground is the Partizan Stadium, where the team have played since 1949. Partizan holds records such as playing in the first UEFA Champions League, European Champions Cup match on 4 September 1955–56 European Cup, 1955, as well as becoming the first club from Southeast Europe to reach the European Champions Cup final, when it did so in 1965–66 European Cup, 1966. Partizan was the first Serbian club to compete in the group stage of the UE ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nikola Milenković
Nikola Milenković ( sr-cyr, Никола Миленковић, ; born 12 October 1997) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Nottingham Forest and the Serbia national team. Club career Early career Milenković grew up in Žarkovo, a neighbourhood of Belgrade where his family lived. After having a successful trial, he was enrolled in the academy roster of OFK Žarkovo. Milenković had an excellent start to his youth career, as he surpassed his teammates in both training and games. OFK Žarkovo's youth coach Nikola Jelić observed Nikola's attributes and recommended him to FK Teleoptik – a farm club of FK Partizan – where Milenković, aged 15, would go on to sign for after a successful trial. Milenković was then among thirty other youth players who were approved to come for trials with Partizan. Only five passed, and Milenković was one of them. Partizan 2015–16 season Passing the youth categories of Partizan, Milenković was loane ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Delfino Pescara 1936
Delfino Pescara 1936, commonly referred to as Pescara, is a professional football in Italy, Italian football club based in Pescara, Abruzzo. The club was formed in 1936 and currently plays in Serie C, but will play in Serie B in the 2025–26 season following a win against Ternana Calcio, Ternana in promotion play-offs. Pescara has competed in seven seasons in Serie A, 1977–78 Serie A, 1977–78, 1979–80 Serie A, 1979–80, 1987–88 Serie A, 1987–88, 1988–89 Serie A, 1988–89, 1992–93 Serie A, 1992–93, 2012–13 Serie A, 2012–13 and last participated in 2016–17 Serie A, 2016–17. The team's official colors are white and light blue varied between either azure or sky blue, manifested in striped shirts with white socks and shorts. History Aside from a spell in Serie B in the 1940s, Pescara had a relatively undistinguished history until promotion to Serie B in 1974. With players like Giorgio Repetto and Bruno Nobili in the midfield, they managed to win their first ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Cristiano Biraghi
Cristiano Biraghi (; born 1 September 1992) is an Italian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football)#Full-back, left-back for Serie A club Torino FC, Torino, on loan from ACF Fiorentina, Fiorentina, and the Italy national football team, Italy national team. Club career Youth years Born in Cernusco sul Naviglio, Province of Milan, Milan, Lombardy, Biraghi began his career with Inter Milan, Internazionale, playing in their youth teams from 2005 onwards. For the Football in Italy, 2007–08 season he spent time at A.C. Pro Sesto, Pro Sesto alongside his club compatriots and youth products. He started his career as a midfielder but later became a Defender (association football), left back. He played a few friendlies for the club and participated in their 2010 summer tour, scoring a goal in the Pirelli Cup, helping them to a 3–0 victory over Manchester City F.C., Manchester City. Inter Milan Biraghi made his first team debut ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Club Atlético River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate is an Argentine professional sports club based in the Belgrano, Buenos Aires, Belgrano neighborhood of Buenos Aires. Founded in 1901, the club is named after the English name for the city's estuary, Río de la Plata. River's home stadium, Estadio Monumental (Buenos Aires), Monumental, is the largest in South America. River had the highest average home attendance of any association football club in the world in 2023 with 84,567. With more than 350,000 members at the end of 2023, River is one of the List of sports clubs by membership, largest sports clubs by membership. River Plate is also considered one of the ''Big Five (Argentine football), Big Five'' of Football in Argentina, Argentine football, along with Club Atlético Independiente, Independiente, San Lorenzo de Almagro, San Lorenzo, Boca Juniors, and Racing Club de Avellaneda, Racing Club. Although a Multi-sports club, multi-sport club, River Plate is best known for its professional association f ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Defender (association Football)
In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Defenders fall into four main categories: centre-backs, full-backs, sweepers, and wing-backs. The centre-back and full-back positions are most common in modern formations. The sweeper and wing-back roles are more specialised, often limited to certain formations dependent on the manager's style of play and tactics. Centre-back The centre-back (also known as a central defender or centre-half, as the modern role of the centre-back arose from the centre-half position) defends in the area directly in front of the goal and tries to prevent opposing players, particularly centre-forwards, from scoring. Centre-backs accomplish this by blocking shots, tackling, intercepting passes, contesting headers and marking forwards to discourage the opposing team from passing to them. Centre-backs are often tall and positioned ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lucas Martínez Quarta
Lucas Martínez Quarta (born 10 May 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Argentine Primera División club River Plate and the Argentina national team. Club career On 5 October 2020, Martínez Quarta signed a five-year contract with Serie A club Fiorentina. On 7 March 2021, he scored his first goal in a 3–3 draw against Parma. On 26 October 2023, he netted his first goal in European competitions and provided an assist in a 6–0 victory over Čukarički in the Europa Conference League. On 3 June 2024, he extended his contract with the club until 2028. On 7 January 2025, Martínez Quarta returned to River Plate, departing Fiorentina after four-and-a-half seasons. International career On 5 September 2019, Martínez Quarta debuted for the Argentina national team in a friendly 0–0 draw against Chile, playing the full 90 minutes. In June 2024, Martínez Quarta was included in Lionel Scaloni's final 26-man Argentina squad for the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jagiellonia Białystok
Jagiellonia Białystok () is a Polish professional football club based in Białystok that plays in the Ekstraklasa, the top level of Polish football. The club was founded in 1920 by soldiers in the 42nd Infantry Regiment Reserve Battalion in Białystok. Jagiellonia play their home games at the Chorten Arena. Jagiellonia is the most accomplished football club of north-eastern Poland. The club won the Polish Cup and Super Cup in 2010 and qualified to play in the third round qualification of the UEFA Europa League, their first appearance in European tournaments. The club's most successful season was the 2023–24 Ekstraklasa when they were crowned champions for the first time in the club's history. History The establishment of the club Jagiellonia Białystok was founded by soldiers in the Reserve Battalion of the 42nd Infantry Regiment on May 30, 1920. The team's original name was shortened to ''KSBZ 42 PP''. Their first game was played on 30 May 1920 against Kresowcy Białys ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bartłomiej Drągowski
Bartłomiej Drągowski (; born 19 August 1997) is a Polish professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper for Super League Greece, Greek Super League club Panathinaikos F.C., Panathinaikos, and the Poland national football team, Poland national team. He began his career with Polish side Jagiellonia Białystok where he made over 60 appearances before joining ACF Fiorentina, Fiorentina in 2016. Early and personal life Dragowski was born on 19 August 1997 in Białystok, Poland. He is in relationship with Agnieszka Abram. Club career Jagiellonia Białystok An academy graduate of the former club himself, Drągowski made his Ekstraklasa debut at the age of 16 in a 4–4 draw with Korona Kielce on 27 May 2014. Following his performance during the match, he was named the division's Best Goalkeeper, Discovery of the Season and voted third-best player overall. He ultimately made 69 appearances for the club across all competitions, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |