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Atlético Clube De Portugal
Atlético Clube de Portugal is a Portuguese sports club based in the parish of Alcântara, in the west side of Lisbon. The club was established on 18 September 1942 through the merger of two local clubs from Alcântara: Carcavelinhos Football Club and União Foot-Ball Lisboa. In addition to football, the club has sections for futsal and basketball. Historically, it also had sections for field hockey, swimming, sport fishing, cycling, table tennis, rugby, volleyball, gymnastics, triathlon, and handball. History Atlético Clube de Portugal was formed when two clubs from west Lisbon, Carcavelinhos and União, merged to create a stronger team. The merger was formalised on the night of 18 September 1942, during a grand session held in the Cinema Promotora, owned by the Sociedade Promotora de Educação Popular, in Alcântara. A decade of great success The early years of Atlético Clube de Portugal were marked by significant success. By combining the talent and resources of two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Estádio Da Tapadinha
Estádio da Tapadinha is a football stadium located in Lisbon, Portugal. With a seating capacity up to 4,000 people, it is the home ground of both Atlético Clube de Portugal and Benfica women's football team. Construction Prior to 1925 Benfica lent its pitch to Carcavelinhos. That year, the Benfica Board decided to end the lease at the end of the season, forcing Carcavelinhos to find another pitch. The Board of Carcavelinhos decided to construct its own pitch and locate it next to the Alvito quarry, in Alcântara. António Faustino conceived the Campo da Tapadinha, with help from Sousa Lino and Rodrigues Graça. The construction was managed by the members and athletes of Carcavelinhos, and the field was inaugurated on 26 June 1926. The inaugural game was between Carcavelinhos and Sporting, and ended with a 4-3 victory for the "Lions". The first goal was made by Carlos Domingues, forward for Carcavelinhos. Increase of the stands: The Stadium The idea for the transforma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Gymnastics
Gymnastics is a group of sport that includes physical exercises requiring Balance (ability), balance, Strength training, strength, Flexibility (anatomy), flexibility, agility, Motor coordination, coordination, artistry and endurance. The movements involved in gymnastics contribute to the development of the arms, legs, shoulders, back, chest, and Abdomen, abdominal muscle groups. Gymnastics evolved from exercises used by the Ancient Greece, ancient Greeks that included skills for mounting and dismounting a horse. The most common form of competitive gymnastics is artistic gymnastics (AG); for women, the events include floor (gymnastics), floor, vault (gymnastics), vault, uneven bars, and balance beam; for men, besides floor and vault, it includes still rings, rings, pommel horse, parallel bars, and horizontal bar. The governing body for competition in gymnastics throughout the world is the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG). Eight sports are governed by the FIG, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Gifford Miller
Alan Gifford Miller (born November 6, 1969) is the former Speaker of the New York City Council who represented the 5th district. Barred from seeking reelection due to term limits, the Democrat ran unsuccessfully in the Democratic primary for the opportunity to run against incumbent Republican Mayor, Michael Bloomberg in November 2005. Early life and education Miller grew up in New York City with mother Lynden B. Miller, a prominent landscape designer, and father Leigh Miller, who was a political appointee to Presidents Kennedy and Johnson. Miller attended St. Bernard's School, a Manhattan day school for young boys. He graduated from Middlesex School and Princeton University, earning a degree in political science. Following his graduation from Princeton in 1992, Miller joined the staff of Representative Carolyn B. Maloney, a Democrat who represents the New York 14th Congressional District, which overlaps Council District 5. Council District 5 represents of the Up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Record (Portuguese Newspaper)
''Record'' is a Portuguese sports newspaper, founded in 1949 by Manuel Dias, published in Lisbon. Although it covers most sports, football is the focal point of it, and almost always is the only sport referred to on the cover. History and profile ''Record'' was founded by Manuel Dias. Dias was a newspaper vendor as well as an athlete. Dias participated the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu .... In 1949, Dias would enter the national lottery in Portugal and would win 40 contos. Dias would use these funds to establish the ''Record'' newspaper. The first edition of the newspaper was published on 26 of November 1949 and was sold on a weekly basis. Over the 63 years, ''Record'' have had a difficult times and gone through becoming ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
A Bola
''A Bola'' (; ) is a Portuguese language, Portuguese sports newspaper published in Lisbon. History and profile ''A Bola'' was founded in 1945 by Cândido de Oliveira, Ribeiro dos Reis and Vicente de Melo and was then published twice a week. It became a daily newspaper in 1995. Although its subtitle is "newspaper of all sports", its content is mainly about association football, football. Since the 1952–53 Primeira Liga, 1952–53 season, it hands the Bola de Prata (Portugal), Bota de Prata award to the Primeira Liga's top goalscorer. It is the most popular newspaper among Portuguese emigrants abroad and is widely read in the Portuguese-speaking African countries, former Portuguese colonies in Africa. From 2006, it is also printed in Newark, New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey, an American city with a large Portuguese American, Portuguese population. In 2012, they launched the television channel A Bola TV. In 2023, Ringier, Ringier Sports Media Group acquired the company. Player ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Impresa
Impresa Sociedade Gestora de Participações Sociais SA () is a Portuguese Mass media, media Conglomerate (company), conglomerate, headquartered in Paço de Arcos, in Oeiras Municipality, Portugal, Oeiras municipality. It is the owner of SIC (Portugal), SIC TV channel, and ''Expresso (jornal), Expresso'' newspaper, among other leading media, like several magazine publications. A third online business segment was launched under the name Impresa Digital. The company, which was founded by Francisco Pinto Balsemão, is listed on the Euronext Lisbon stock exchange. History The origins of Impresa goes back to 1972. In 1991 the company established a holding company, the Balsemão group. Next year it started the first private television channel, Sociedade Independente de Comunicação, SIC, in Portugal. In 2011 the company established Media Rumo SA in Angola. Television * Sociedade Independente de Comunicação, SIC * SIC Notícias * SIC Mulher * SIC Radical * SIC K * SIC Caras * SIC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Correio Da Manhã (Portugal)
''Correio da Manhã'' (, ) is a Portuguese daily newspaper from Portugal. Published in Lisbon, it is the most circulated daily newspaper in Portugal. History and profile ''Correio da Manhã'' was established in 1979. The paper is based in Lisbon. It is owned by the Cofina group and is published by its subsidiary. The company acquired the paper in 2000. Its sister newspaper is '' Jornal de Negócios''. Both papers are published in tabloid format A tabloid is a newspaper format characterized by its compact size, smaller than a broadsheet. The term originates from the 19th century, when the London-based pharmaceutical company Burroughs Wellcome & Co. used the term to describe compres .... The newspaper focuses mainly on crime, scandals and attention-grabbing headlines. It has a populist stance. Circulation ''Correio da Manhã'' is regarded as the most read general newspaper in the country. In the period of 1995–1996 the paper had a circulation of 69,000 copies, makin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Sociedade Anónima Desportiva
Sociedade Anónima Desportiva ("Public limited sports company") is a special type of public limited company ( SA) in Portugal. The new legal status was introduced in the 1990s to improve financial management and transparency in sports clubs. Many Portuguese football and basketball clubs add the suffix SAD to the end of their official name. See also * List of football clubs in Portugal * Sociedad Anónima Deportiva Sociedad anónima deportiva ("Public limited sports company") is a special type of Spanish public limited company (known as in Spain). The new legal status was introduced in 1990 to improve financial management and transparency in sports clubs ... * Sociedade Anônima do Futebol References Law of Portugal Sports organisations of Portugal Sports terminology Corporate law Legal entities Types of business entity {{business-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Henrique Ben David
Henrique de Sena Ben David (5 December 1926 – 4 December 1978) was a Portuguese footballer who played as a striker. He spent most of his career with Atlético Clube de Portugal Atlético Clube de Portugal is a Portuguese sports club based in the parish of Alcântara, in the west side of Lisbon. The club was established on 18 September 1942 through the merger of two local clubs from Alcântara: Carcavelinhos Football .... References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ben David, Henrique 1926 births 1978 deaths Cape Verdean people of Jewish descent Sportspeople from Mindelo Portuguese sportspeople of Cape Verdean descent 20th-century Portuguese sportsmen Cape Verdean men's footballers Portuguese men's footballers Men's association football forwards Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players G.D. Fabril players Atlético Clube de Portugal players Portugal men's international footballers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
José Henrique
José Henrique Rodrigues Marques (born 18 May 1943), known as José Henrique, is a retired Portuguese footballer. A goalkeeper, he was best known for his successful spell at Benfica, being nicknamed ''Zé Gato'' (Joe Cat). He appeared in 299 official games with the club, winning 11 major titles. Club career Born in Arrentela, Seixal, Setúbal, José Henrique first played at Amora (three seasons), then with Seixal and Atlético (one apiece), all clubs in the Lisbon area. Subsequently, he signed with local Benfica, where he would remain the following 13 years – he had already played youth football there for two years; he also had a short stint with the Toronto Metros, in the North American Soccer League. In Benfica's back-to-back Primeira Liga wins from 1971 to 1973, José Henrique was instrumental in helping the squad attain its defensive record: 60 matches with only one loss and 29 goals conceded. He had to share first-choice duties in the next years with another club g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Germano De Figueiredo
Germano Luís de Figueiredo (23 December 1932 – 14 July 2004), simply known as Germano (), was a Portuguese footballer who played as a central defender. He spent most of his professional career with Benfica, appearing in 131 official matches and winning eight major titles, including two European Cups. Germano represented Portugal at the 1966 World Cup. Club career Born in Alcântara, Lisbon, Germano started playing with local Atlético Clube de Portugal, spending seven of his nine seasons in the Primeira Liga. In the summer of 1960 he moved to neighbouring S.L. Benfica, where he remained the following six years, being a leading defensive unit of the sides that won four national championships and two European Cups (against FC Barcelona and Real Madrid CF, Real Madrid); in the latter competition's 1964–65 European Cup, 1964–65 edition, he was placed Goalkeeper (association football), in goal following his teammate's Costa Pereira injury in 1965 European Cup final, the fin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Carlos Gomes (footballer, Born 1932)
Carlos António do Carmo Costa Gomes (18 January 1932, in Barreiro – 18 October 2005, in Lisbon) was a Portuguese footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was also a football manager. Career He started his career in Barreirense, before being transferred to Sporting, in 1950, aged 18, where he was the substitute of another legendary goalkeeper, João Azevedo. In just a year, he was the number 1 of the Sporting team, where he played until 1957/58, and was a four-time national champion (1951/52, 1952/53, 1953/54 and 1957/58) also winning the Cup of Portugal in 1958. During the golden years of his career, he played 18 times for the National Team. His first game, on 22 November 1953, was a friendly match against South Africa, which Portugal won 3–1. His last game, on 7 May 1958, was a 1–2 defeat by England; another friendly match. After his demands were refused by Sporting, he moved to Spain, where he represented Granada and Real Oviedo. He returned to Portugal, to p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
