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Aílton (footballer, Born 1977)
José Aílton da Silva (, born 8 September 1977), known as just Aílton, is a Brazilian former professional footballer, who operated as an attacking midfielder and also as a left midfielder or winger in the same zone. Product of the youth ranks of Bragantino, he started his professional career in 1996 with Palmeiras. He then moved to Deportivo Italia, after a brief spell at Etti Jundiaí. He is a Mexican naturalized citizen. Career Early career His playing career started in 1997 at Palmeiras, then in 1998 he moved to Etti Jundiaí-SP. By 1999 he was ready to move on and was signed by Venezuela's Deportivo Italia, helping them to the league title. He was then signed by Mexican club Club Atlas, subsequently being sold to Club Leon in the country's second division. His next move, a brief, unsuccessful spell with A.S. Bari in Italy was ended by Pumas. UNAM Pumas In his return to Mexico at Pumas his skills helped the club win the Mexican League titles and, in 2004, Santiago ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alagoas
Alagoas () is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil and is situated in the eastern part of the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region. It borders: Pernambuco (N and NW); Sergipe (S); Bahia (SW); and the Atlantic Ocean (E). Its capital is the city of Maceió. It has 1.6% of the Brazilian population and produces 0.8% of the Brazilian GDP. It is made up of 102 Municipalities of Brazil, municipalities and its most populous cities are Maceió, Arapiraca, Palmeira dos Índios, Rio Largo, Penedo, União dos Palmares, São Miguel dos Campos, Santana do Ipanema, Delmiro Gouveia, Coruripe, and Campo Alegre, Alagoas, Campo Alegre. It is the second smallest Brazilian state in area (larger only than Sergipe) and it is List of Brazilian states by population, 16th in population. It is also one of the largest producers of sugarcane, coconuts, and natural gas in the country. Alagoas also has oil exploration, mostly of onshore deposits. Initially, the territory of Alagoas constituted the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Left Midfielder
In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundaries, with mobility and passing ability, they are often referred to as deep-lying midfielders, play-makers, box-to-box midfielders, or holding midfielders. There are also attacking midfielders with limited defensive assignments. The size of midfield units on a team and their assigned roles depend on which formation is used; the unit of these players on the pitch is commonly referred to as the midfield. Its name derives from the fact that midfield units typically make up the in-between units to the defensive units and forward units of a formation. Managers frequently assign one or more midfielders to disrupt the opposing team's attacks, while others may be tasked with creating goals, or have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 Copa Sudamericana
The 2005 Copa Sudamericana, also known as the 2005 Copa Nissan Sudamericana de Clubes for sponsorship reasons, was the 4th edition of the international football cup competition played annually by clubs of CONMEBOL, and starting with this edition invited teams from CONCACAF. Boca Juniors Club Atlético Boca Juniors () is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is best known for its men's professional Association football, football team which, since its promotion in 1913 ... successfully defended the Sudamericana trophy, winning the tournament for the second time. First stage , - !colspan="5", Chile/Peru Preliminary , - !colspan="5", Bolivia/Ecuador Preliminary , - !colspan="5", Paraguay/Uruguay Preliminary , - !colspan="5", Colombia/Venezuela Preliminary Second stage , - , - , - , - , - , - , - , - , - , - Knockout rounds Finals ---- External links Official siteOfficial rules {{Copa Su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Copa Sudamericana
The CONMEBOL Sudamericana, also known as Copa Sudamericana (; ), is an annual international club football competition organized by CONMEBOL, the governing body of football in South America, since 2002. It is the second-most prestigious club competition in South American football. CONCACAF clubs were invited between 2004 and 2008. The CONMEBOL Sudamericana began in 2002, replacing the separate competitions Copa Merconorte and Copa Mercosur (that had replaced Copa CONMEBOL) by a single competition. Since its introduction, the competition has been a pure elimination tournament with the number of rounds and teams varying from year to year. The CONMEBOL Sudamericana is considered a merger of defunct tournaments such as the Copa CONMEBOL, Copa Mercosur and Copa Merconorte. The winner of the Copa Sudamericana becomes eligible to play in the Recopa Sudamericana, the South American supercup. They gain entry to the next edition of the Copa Libertadores, South America's premier club c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trofeo Santiago Bernabéu
The Santiago Bernabéu Trophy () is dedicated to the memory of long-time Real Madrid CF, Real Madrid president Santiago Bernabéu (footballer), Santiago Bernabéu. It is a friendly tournament organised each year by Real Madrid at the beginning of the season, somewhere around the end of August or the beginning of September. From 1979 to 1982, in 1984 and in 1986 it was contested by four teams, with semi-finals, third place match and final. In 1983, 1985 and since 1987 only one match between Real Madrid and an invited team was played. The 2002 tournament again consisted of four teams, on the special occasion of Real Madrid's centenary as the team was founded on 6 March 1902. Finals Note: In case of a draw, the winner was decided on penalty shoot-out (association football), penalties. Titles by team Top goalscorers References External links Trofeo BernabeuaRec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation {{DEFAULTSORT:Trofeo Santiago Bernabeu Real Madrid CF Spanish footb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 In Association Football
The following are the association football events of the year 2004 throughout the world. Events *5 January – Manager Mark Wotte leaves Dutch club Willem II Tilburg and becomes technical director at Feyenoord Rotterdam. *29 January – Dutch club Volendam sacks manager Henk Wisman. Former player Johan Steur is named interim-manager. *2 February – South Korean Club Anyang Cheetahs move to Seoul and change their name to FC Seoul. *14 February – Tunisia beat Morocco 2–1 to clinch the first African Cup of Nations in the country's history. *29 February – Middlesbrough beat Bolton Wanderers 2–1 to win the League Cup, the club's first cup in their 128-year history. *17 March – Real Zaragoza beat Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey final 3-2 after extra time. *25 April – FA Premier League – Arsenal clinch the Premier League title, their second in three years, with four games still to play. *29 April – San Marino record their first ever win, a 1–0 victory over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liga MX
Liga MX, also known as Liga BBVA MX for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Mexico and the highest level of the Mexican football league system. Formerly known as Liga Mayor (1943–1949) and also as Primera División de México (1949–2012), it has 18 participating clubs, with each season divided into two short tournaments, ''Apertura'' from July to December and ''Clausura'' from January to May. The champions are decided by a final phase called ''"liguilla"''. Since 2020, promotion and relegation has been suspended, which is to last until 2026. The league currently ranks first in CONCACAF's league ranking index. According to the International Federation of Football History & Statistics, IFFHS, Liga MX was ranked as the 10th strongest league in the first decade of the 21st century. According to CONCACAF, the league – with an average attendance of 25,557 during the 2014–15 Liga MX season, 2014–15 season – draws the largest crowds on averag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
