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1997 Copa América
The 1997 Copa America was the 38th edition of the Copa America. It was held in Bolivia from 11 to 29 June. It was organized by CONMEBOL, South America's football governing body. In this edition, Costa Rica and Mexico were the invited teams to bring up the total number of competing teams to 12. The tournament was won by Brazil, who became the first team to hold the Copa América and the World Cup at the same time, a feat they would repeat in 2004. Venues Squads For a complete list of participating squads: '' 1997 Copa América squads'' Match officials Argentina * Horacio Elizondo Bolivia * René Ortubé * Juan Carlos Paniagua Brazil * Antônio Pereira Chile * Eduardo Gamboa Colombia * Rafael Sanabria Costa Rica * Rodrigo Badilla Ecuador * Byron Moreno Mexico * Antonio Marrufo Paraguay * Epifanio González Peru * José Arana Uruguay * Jorge Nieves United States * Esfandiar Baharmast Venezuela * Paolo Borgosano Group stage The teams were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Hernández (footballer, Born 1968)
Luis Arturo Hernández Carreón (born 22 December 1968), commonly known as El Matador, is a Mexican former professional Association football, footballer. He is widely regarded as one of Mexico's most talented strikers. On the international stage, Hernández made 85 appearances and scored 35 goals. He represented Mexico national football team, Mexico at the FIFA World Cup in 1998 and 2002. Along with Javier Hernández, he is Mexico's all-time leading FIFA World Cup goalscorer. Club career In Mexico, Hernández played with a number of clubs, including Querétaro F.C., Cruz Azul, C.F. Monterrey, Club Necaxa, Club América, Tigres UANL, C.D. Veracruz, and Chiapas F.C., Chiapas, and was twice named Mexico's Player of the Year in 1997 and 1998. He also played in Mérida Argentina, when he was signed by South American club Boca Juniors after his brilliant performance in the 1997 Copa América, but he failed to break into the starting line-up and spent the rest of his time on the benc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera
Estadio Ramón "Tahuichi" Aguilera Costas is a multi-purpose stadium in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. It is used mostly for football matches, on club level by Blooming, Oriente Petrolero, Destroyers, and Royal Pari. Inaugurated in 1940, the stadium has a capacity of 38,000 people and was one of the official stadiums for the 1997 Copa America. Organized by the Tahuichi Academy, every year during January this stadium hosts one of the greatest youth football tournaments in the world, the "Mundialito Paz y Unidad." Past participants of the U-15 tournament have included Real Madrid, Benfica, Vasco da Gama, River Plate, Colo-Colo and many youth national teams. History Name Changes At first it was named ''Estadio Departamental de Santa Cruz'', then in 1972 following the death of auto racing legend Willy Bendeck in a local competition, the decision to name the departamental stadium after Willy Bendeck was finalized. In 1979 the Tahuichi Aguilera football academy was invited to an interna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
René Ortubé
René Marcelo Ortubé Betancourt (born December 26, 1964, in La Paz) is a Bolivian former football referee, best known for supervising one match (Sweden-Nigeria in Kobe) during the 2002 FIFA World Cup. He is now director of sports institutes and services in Bolivian capital La Paz La Paz, officially Nuestra Señora de La Paz (Aymara language, Aymara: Chuqi Yapu ), is the seat of government of the Bolivia, Plurinational State of Bolivia. With 755,732 residents as of 2024, La Paz is the List of Bolivian cities by populati .... References Profile 1964 births Sportspeople from La Paz Football in La Paz Bolivian football referees Living people Copa América referees Place of birth missing (living people) 2002 FIFA World Cup referees {{Bolivia-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horacio Elizondo
Horacio Marcelo Elizondo (born November 4, 1963) is an Argentine former international football referee best known for his officiation throughout the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Having achieved all his goals in refereeing, Elizondo retired after the December 2006 match between Boca Juniors and Lanús, 2 years before the compulsory retirement age of 45. Career Elizondo completed studies in physical education, and started refereeing after finishing the AFA course. His debut in the Argentine first division was in the Deportivo Español vs. Belgrano de Córdoba match in 1992. He was named ''international'' in 1994, and directed his first international match on October 9, 1996, between Ecuador and Colombia for the 1998 World Cup qualifications. Among the several international competitions in which he participated are the Copa América of 1997 and 1999, the U-17 World Cup of 1997 and 2005, the U-20 World Youth Championships of 2003 and 2005, the Olympic Games of 2004, and the FIFA Club ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 Copa América Squads
Below are the rosters of the teams that participated in the 1997 Copa América. Group A Argentina Head coach: Daniel Passarella Argentina decided to alphabetically sort the numbers of their squad. This would be the last time they do so. Chile Head coach: Nelson Acosta Ecuador Head cocah: Francisco Maturana Paraguay Head coach: Paulo César Carpegiani Group B Bolivia Head coach: Antonio López Peru Head coach: Freddy Ternero Uruguay Head coach: Venezuela Head coach: Group C Brazil Head coach: Mário Zagallo Colombia Head coach: Hernán DarÃo Gómez Costa Rica Head coach: Horacio Cordero Mexico Head coach: Bora Milutinović Velibor "Bora" Milutinović ( sr-Cyrl, ВелР... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estadio Bermúdez
es:Estadio is the spanish language word for Stadium A stadium (: stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage completely or partially surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit .... The term may be applied to the following: * Estadio (magazine) a sports magazine published in Chile * Specific stadiums in Spanish speaking or Portuguese speaking countriesclick here for a full search {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estadio Jesús Bermúdez
The Estadio Jesús Bermúdez is a multi-purpose stadium in Oruro, Bolivia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and athletics. The stadium has a capacity of 33,000 people, and is the home stadium of GV San José of the Bolivian Primera División and Club San José. History The stadium was opened in 1955. It is named after Jesús Bermúdez, the first goalkeeper of the Bolivia national team. The stadium hosted two games in the 1975 Copa América and the third place match of the 1997 Copa América. On February 20, 2013, a 14-year-old Club San José fan, Kevin Beltrán Spada, was killed during a 2013 Copa Libertadores match against Corinthians The First Epistle to the Corinthians () is one of the Pauline epistles, part of the New Testament of the Christian Bible. The epistle is attributed to Paul the Apostle and a co-author, Sosthenes, and is addressed to the Christian church in C ... at the stadium after being hit in the face by a flare launched by a 17-ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estadio OlÃmpico Patria
Estadio OlÃmpico Patria is a multi-purpose stadium in Sucre, capital of Bolivia. It is currently used for football (soccer), football matches and is the home venue for Universitario de Sucre and Club Independiente Petrolero, Independiente Petrolero, and was used for the 1997 Copa América. The stadium holds 30,700 and was opened in 1992. References {{Bolivia-sports-venue-stub Sports venues completed in 1992 Football venues in Bolivia Multi-purpose stadiums in Bolivia Buildings and structures in Chuquisaca Department, Estadio OlÃmpico Patria Sport in Sucre Buildings and structures in Sucre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oruro
Oruro (Hispanicized spelling) or Uru Uru is a city in Bolivia with a population of 264,683 (2012 calculation), about halfway between La Paz and Sucre in the Altiplano, approximately above sea level. It is Bolivia's fifth-largest city by population, after Santa Cruz de la Sierra, El Alto, La Paz, and Cochabamba. It is the capital of the Department of Oruro and the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oruro. Oruro has been subject to cycles of boom and bust owing to its dependence on the mining industry, notably tin, tungsten, silver and copper. History The city was founded on November 1, 1606, by Don Manuel Castro de Padilla as a silver-mining center in the Urus region. At the time it was named Real Villa de San Felipe de Austria, after the Spanish monarch Philip III. It thrived for a while, but it was eventually abandoned as the silver mines became exhausted. Oruro was reestablished by European Bolivians in the late nineteenth century as a tin mining center. It was named a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sucre
Sucre (; ) is the ''de jure'' capital city of Bolivia, the capital of the Chuquisaca Department and the sixth most populous city in Bolivia. Located in the south-central part of the country, Sucre lies at an elevation of . This relatively high altitude gives the city a subtropical highland climate with cool temperatures year-round. Over the centuries, the city has received various names, including La Plata, Charcas, and Chuquisaca. Today, the region is of predominantly Quechua background, with some Aymara communities and influences. Sucre holds major national importance and is an educational and government center, as well as the location of the Bolivian Supreme Court. Its pleasant climate and low crime rates have made the city popular amongst foreigners and Bolivians alike. Notably, Sucre contains one of the best preserved Hispanic colonial and republican historic city centres in the Western Hemisphere - similar to cities such as Cuzco and Quito. This architectural herita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estadio Departamental Félix Capriles Int
es:Estadio is the spanish language word for Stadium. The term may be applied to the following: * Estadio (magazine) ''Estadio'' was a sports magazine from Chile, that specialized in Chilean football and other sports. It was regarded as the "principal sports publication in Chile" for 41 years, from 12 September 1941 until 5 October 1982, and it published 2,048 ... a sports magazine published in Chile * Specific stadiums in Spanish speaking or Portuguese speaking countriesclick here for a full search {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
