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AD Alcorcón
Agrupación Deportiva Alcorcón S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Alcorcón, in the autonomous community of Madrid. Founded in 1971, it currently plays in Primera Federación, holding home matches at the Municipal de Santo Domingo, with a 5,100-seat capacity. History Founded in 1971 by Dionisio Muñoz Jerez. The founding act of the club was signed on 20 July that year. Alcorcón spent roughly its first 30 years of existence in between the fourth division and the regional leagues. Alcorcón played its first match on 8 September 1971 against Atlético Madrid (youth team) and lost it 0:2. In 2000–01, it made its Segunda División B debut, finishing in 12th place, and spending the following seasons immersed in mid-table positions. The 2003–04 season Alcolcórn led by coach Raúl González finished in 10th position in Segunda División B. In 2008–09, a third place in the regular season meant Alcorcón was allowed to appear in the promotion play-offs for the f ...
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Estadio Municipal De Santo Domingo
The Estadio Municipal de Santo Domingo is a football stadium located in Alcorcón, Community of Madrid, Spain. It is currently the home ground of AD Alcorcón. Owned and operated by the municipality, its first match dates from 19 May 1999, with the celebration of a friendly fixture with Real Madrid Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional Football club (association football), football club based in Madrid. The club competes in La Liga, th .... References External links Estadios de España Football venues in the Community of Madrid AD Alcorcón Sports venues completed in 1999 Buildings and structures in Alcorcón 1999 establishments in Spain {{Spain-sports-venue-stub ...
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Irun
Irun (, ) is a town of the Bidasoaldea region in the province of Gipuzkoa in the Basque Autonomous Community, Spain. History It lies on the foundations of the ancient Oiasso, cited as a Roman- Vasconic town. During the Spanish Civil War, the city was site of the 1936 Battle of Irun, which ended with a strategic victory for the Nationalist forces. Geography and transport One of the biggest towns in Gipuzkoa, its location on the border between Spain and France, across the Bidasoa river from Hendaye, has made Irun into a commercial and logistic centre. Irun railway station is a major break-of-gauge where the SNCF rails meet the broad gauge Renfe ones. Currently Irun has a fairground with a modern exhibition and telecommunication facilities, just some 100 metres away from the actual border at the Santiago Bridge (river Bidasoa). Irun is part of the conurbation of Txingudi bay with Hondarribia and Hendaye; the town is also within the area of the Eurocité Basque ...
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Esteban Granero
Esteban Félix Granero Molina (; born 2 July 1987) is a Spanish former professional footballer. Known as ''El Pirata'' ("The Pirate"), he could play as a central or an attacking midfielder. He emerged through Real Madrid's youth academy, but made a name for himself in La Liga with Getafe, following which he returned to his previous club, winning three major titles but being sparingly played over the course of three seasons. In the Spanish top division he also represented Real Sociedad and Espanyol, achieving totals of 264 games and 18 goals. Granero represented Spain at under-21 level, appearing in the 2009 European Championship. Club career Real Madrid Born in Madrid, Granero joined ranks of Real Madrid when he was just eight years old, and quickly began displaying his footballing talent. In one season, he scored 83 goals in the under-10 division and, in 1999, captained the under-12 side that won the International Football-7 tournament held at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barc ...
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Guti (footballer)
José María Gutiérrez Hernández (born 31 October 1976), known as Guti, is a Spanish former professional association football, footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. During his career, he played almost exclusively for Real Madrid CF, Real Madrid – appearing in 542 official games and serving as Captain (association football), vice-captain – helping the club to win 15 trophies, most notably three UEFA Champions League, Champions League titles and five La Liga championships. He also competed in Turkey with Beşiktaş J.K., Beşiktaş. Guti played 13 times with Spain national football team, Spain, making his debut in 1999. He worked as a Manager (association football), manager after retiring. Club career Real Madrid Born in Torrejón de Ardoz, Community of Madrid, Guti began playing for Real Madrid CF, Real Madrid's ''cantera'' in 1986, initially as a Forward (association football)#Striker, striker but being later moved to Midfielder, midfield, and remained there ...
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Mahamadou Diarra
Mahamadou Diarra (born 18 May 1981) is a Malian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He served as captain for the Mali national team. Club career OFI Crete Diarra started his professional career at Greek club OFI at the age of 17, being signed after recommendation of his elder brother Harouna, who had joined the club a year earlier. After a single season at Greece and being watched by clubs such as Barcelona and Milan, he decided to join Dutch club Vitesse. Vitesse Diarra made his debut for Vitesse on 13 August 1999. During his tenure at the club, his playing style was compared to Ruud Gullit and attracted interest from Juventus, then coached by Carlo Ancelotti. During the summer of 2002, after receiving offers from many European clubs, Vitesse sold Diarra to Lyon by €4 million, although the player favoured a move to Ajax to rejoin his old manager Ronald Koeman. Diarra played a total of 69 league matches and scored nine times for the Arnh ...
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Royston Drenthe
Royston Ricky Drenthe (born 8 April 1987) is a Dutch former professional association football, footballer. Although primarily a left winger, he has also played as a left-back. Drenthe started his professional career with Eredivisie side Feyenoord in 2005, having graduated from the club's youth academy. He made 37 appearances for the side before switching to La Liga club Real Madrid C.F., Real Madrid in 2007. During his five years in Madrid, he made 65 appearances for the club, spending time on loan at Hércules CF, Hércules and Premier League side Everton F.C., Everton, making 19 and 27 appearances for those clubs respectively. He then joined Russian Premier League side FC Alania Vladikavkaz, Alania Vladikavkaz in February 2013 on a free transfer, making six appearances in a brief spell at the club, before he joined Reading F.C., Reading in June 2013. In January 2015, he joined Kayseri Erciyessor, before moving to UAE Arabian Gulf League, UAE Pro League side Baniyas Club in Septe ...
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Christoph Metzelder
Christoph Tobias Metzelder (born 5 November 1980) is a German former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Most of his professional career, which was spent mostly at Borussia Dortmund, was blighted by injuries. He did manage, however, to appear 47 times for the Germany national team, representing the country at two World Cups and Euro 2008. Metzelder also played three seasons apiece for Real Madrid and Schalke 04, amassing Bundesliga totals of 178 matches and four goals over one full decade. Career Borussia Dortmund Metzelder was born in Haltern, North Rhine-Westphalia. In the summer of 2000 he signed with Borussia Dortmund from SC Preußen Münster, and he was an instant success. At the end of his first season in the Bundesliga he won his first cap for Germany, playing the second half of a 5–2 friendly win in Hungary on 15 August 2001. The second campaign at Dortmund brought Metzelder the 2002 national title and 14 matches with Germany, all the way to ...
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Raúl Albiol
Raúl Albiol Tortajada (born 4 September 1985) is a Spanish professional association football, footballer who plays as a central defender. He spent most of his career with Valencia CF, Valencia, Real Madrid CF, Real Madrid and Villarreal CF, Villarreal, winning five major titles between the first two teams and the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League with the third. He amassed La Liga totals of 394 matches and eight goals over 16 seasons, and also played several years in the Italian Serie A with SSC Napoli, Napoli. A Spain national football team, Spain international since 2007, Albiol represented the country in two FIFA World Cup, World Cups and as many UEFA European Championship, European Championships, winning three tournaments including the 2010 FIFA World Cup, 2010 World Cup. Club career Valencia Born in Vilamarxant, Valencian Community, Albiol started playing football with two modest clubs in his native region, moving to local giants Valencia CF, Valencia before celebrating his 10 ...
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Álvaro Arbeloa
Álvaro Arbeloa Coca (; born 17 January 1983) is a Spanish former footballer, currently manager of Real Madrid Castilla. He predominantly played as a right-back, and occasionally on the left side. He started his professional career with Real Madrid, playing mostly with the reserves. In 2006 he moved to Deportivo, joining Liverpool after half a season and going on to appear in 98 official matches over three Premier League seasons. In 2009, he returned to Real Madrid for a fee of £5 million, spending seven years there and winning eight major titles, including the 2011–12 edition of La Liga and two Champions League titles. Arbeloa earned 56 caps for Spain, representing the country at the 2010 World Cup, Euro 2008 and Euro 2012 and winning all three tournaments. Club career Real Madrid Arbeloa was born in Salamanca, Castile and León, relocating with his family to Zaragoza at the age of four. He started playing football at local Real Zaragoza, joining Real Madrid's youth sys ...
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Jerzy Dudek
Jerzy Henryk Dudek (born 23 March 1973) is a Polish former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper. After beginning his career in his home country, he went on to have successful spells in the Netherlands and England, winning the UEFA Champions League, Champions League with Liverpool F.C., Liverpool in 2005 UEFA Champions League final, 2005 and appearing in 186 official matches for the club over six seasons. He also spent four years at Real Madrid CF, Real Madrid. Dudek played 60 times for Poland national football team, Poland – the second most-Cap (sport), capped player in his position for several years – representing the nation at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, 2002 World Cup. Club career Early years Born in Rybnik, Dudek began playing football at 12 for Concordia Knurów, Górnik Knurów. Six years later, he made his senior debut with the renamed Concordia in the II liga, third division, where he set a record ...
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The Guardian
''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in Manchester in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'' and changed its name in 1959, followed by a move to London. Along with its sister paper, ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Guardian Media Group, owned by the Scott Trust Limited. The trust was created in 1936 to "secure the financial and editorial independence of ''The Guardian'' in perpetuity and to safeguard the journalistic freedom and liberal values of ''The Guardian'' free from commercial or political interference". The trust was converted into a limited company in 2008, with a constitution written so as to maintain for ''The Guardian'' the same protections as were built into the structure of the Scott Trust by its creators. Profits are reinvested in its journalism rather than distributed to owners or shareholders. It is considered a newspaper of record in the UK. The editor-in-chief Katharine Viner succeeded Alan Rusbridger in 2015. S ...
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Copa Del Rey
The , commonly known as , or (in English) the Spanish Cup or King's Cup, and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–1936) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–1976), is an annual knockout football competition in Spanish football, organized by the Royal Spanish Football Federation. The competition was founded in 1903, making it the oldest Spanish football competition played at a national level. Copa del Rey winners qualify for the following season's UEFA Europa League. If they have already qualified for Europe through their league position, the Europa League spot is given to the highest-placed team in the league who has not yet qualified (until 2014 this place was awarded to the Copa runners-up, unless they too had already qualified via the league). Barcelona is the most successful club in the competition, having won 32 titles. Athletic Bilbao has the second-most wins with 24, while Real Madrid is third with 20. Barcelona is also the most recent winn ...
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