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David González (footballer, Born 1982)
David González Giraldo (born 20 July 1982), known as David González, is a Colombian football manager and former player who played as a goalkeeper. He is the current manager of Categoría Primera A club Millonarios. Playing career Born in Medellín, González began his career at his hometown club Independiente Medellín. In 2002, at the age of 20, he became the youngest goalkeeping champion in the history of Colombian football. In 2006, he moved to Deportivo Cali, before going to Çaykur Rizespor, where he spent two seasons. In 2009, he spent a short time at Club Atlético Huracán in Argentina before becoming a free agent. González has played over 300 professional club games in South America and Turkey along with the SPL and the English Championship. Manchester City At the end of 2009 he had a trial with Manchester City, which proved successful, and signed in January 2010. González was not named, in Manchester City's 25-man squad for the 2010–11 season but became the firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independiente Medellín
Deportivo Independiente Medellín, also known as Independiente Medellín or DIM, is a Colombian professional football club (association football), football club based in Medellín that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at Estadio Atanasio Girardot, which seats 40,943 people, and is also shared with city rivals Atlético Nacional. The team is dubbed "El Poderoso de la Montaña" (Mighty of the Mountain) due to Medellín's geographical location high in the Andes mountains, and as a reference to the many amateur titles it won in its early years. Founded in 1913 as the second oldest club in Colombia, Independiente Medellín has won the Categoría Primera A six times: in 1955 Campeonato Profesional, 1955, 1957 Campeonato Profesional, 1957, 2002 Categoría Primera A season, 2002–II, 2004 Categoría Primera A season, 2004–I, 2009 Categoría Primera A season, 2009–II, and 2016 Categoría Primera A season, 2016–I, and the Copa Colombia three t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colombia National Football Team
The Colombia national football team (), nicknamed ''Los Cafeteros,'' represents Colombia in men's international Association football, football and is managed by the Colombian Football Federation, Federación Colombiana de Fútbol (), the governing body for football in Colombia. They are a member of CONMEBOL and are ranked 14th in the FIFA World Rankings as of April 2025. The team are nicknamed ''Los Cafeteros'' due to the Coffee production in Colombia, coffee production in the country. The national team has been a symbol of nationalism, pride and passion for many Colombians worldwide. Colombia is known for having a passionate fan base, and the team's dances during goal celebrations have been symbolic. The Colombian team has participated in six FIFA World Cups: 1962 FIFA World Cup, 1962, 1990 FIFA World Cup, 1990, 1994 FIFA World Cup, 1994, 1998 FIFA World Cup, 1998, 2014 FIFA World Cup, 2014 and 2018 FIFA World Cup, 2018. In the 2014 edition held in Brazil, the team achieved its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 CONMEBOL Men Pre-Olympic Tournament
The 2004 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament began on 7 January 2004, and is the 12th CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament. This was the 4th tournament is open to players under the age of 23 without any other restriction. There is no qualification stage and all 10 member of CONMEBOL automatic qualified. The winner and the runner-up qualified for 2004 Summer Olympics. Players born on or after 1 January 1981 were eligible to play in this competition. Host nation and venues On 16 July 2002, during a meeting of the CONMEBOL Executive Committee, Chile was named as the host country of the tournament at the request of the Football Federation of Chile. This decision was ratified a year later, on 7 August 2003. It was the first time that Chile hosted the CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament. On 22 August 2003, the Football Federation of Chile proposed five host cities, with Concepción (Group A), La Serena and Coquimbo (both of Group B) as host cities of the first stage matches, while Viña del Mar and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Watford F
Watford () is a town and non-metropolitan district with Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough status in Hertfordshire, England, northwest of Central London, on the banks of the River Colne, Hertfordshire, River Colne. Initially a small market town, the Grand Junction Canal encouraged the construction of paper-making mills, print works, and brewery, breweries. While industry has declined in Watford, its location near London and transport links have attracted several companies to site their headquarters in the town. Cassiobury Park is a public park that was once the manor estate of the Earls of Essex. The town developed next to the River Colne on land belonging to St Albans Abbey. In the 12th century, a charter was granted allowing a market, and the building of St Mary's Church, Watford, St Mary's Church began. The town grew partly due to travellers going to Berkhamsted Castle and the royal palace at Kings Langley. A mansion was built at Cassiobury House, Cassiobury in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scottish Premier League
The Scottish Premier League (SPL) was the Scottish football league system, top-level league competition for professional Association football, football clubs in Scotland. The league was founded in 1998, when it broke away from the Scottish Football League (SFL). It was abolished in 2013, when the SPL and SFL merged to form the new Scottish Professional Football League, with its top division being known as the Scottish Premiership. A total of List of Scottish Premier League clubs, 19 clubs competed in the SPL, but only the Old Firm clubs of Glasgow—Celtic F.C., Celtic and Rangers F.C., Rangers— won the league championship. Background For most of its history, the Scottish Football League had a two divisional structure (Divisions One and Two) between which clubs were promotion and relegation, promoted and relegated at the end of each season. However, by the mid-1970s, this organisation was perceived to be stagnant, and it was decided to split into a three divisional structure ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shane Higgs
Shane Peter Higgs (born 13 May 1977) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He made 306 appearances in the Football League and Football Conference between 1996 and 2012, most notably spending ten years at Cheltenham Town. Career Early career Born in Oxford, Oxfordshire, Higgs began his career as a trainee at Bristol Rovers. He joined York City on loan in September 1995, but failed to make any appearances for the team. He made his league debut for Rovers on 19 November 1996 in a 2–1 defeat to Burnley. However, he was unable to stake a regular claim and was given a free transfer to non-League Worcester City in 1998, after making 10 appearances for Rovers. Cheltenham Town Higgs spent a single season with Worcester, before being signed by Cheltenham Town for £10,000 in 1999, after impressing in an FA XI v Southern Football League representative match in 1998. He spent nearly four years as reserve to Steve Book, making only a handful of appearan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kasper Schmeichel
Kasper Peter Schmeichel (born 5 November 1986) is a Danish professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper for Scottish Premiership club Celtic F.C., Celtic and the Denmark national football team, Denmark national team. Schmeichel began his career with Manchester City F.C., Manchester City, but had loan spells with Darlington F.C., Darlington, Bury F.C., Bury and Falkirk F.C., Falkirk before he made his first-team debut. Although Schmeichel appeared to have made the City number 1 shirt his own at the start of the 2007–08 season, the emergence of Joe Hart resulted in Schmeichel being loaned to Cardiff City F.C., Cardiff City. The signing of Republic of Ireland international Shay Given in 2009 meant that Schmeichel fell even further down the pecking order at City, and he was allowed to link up with former manager Sven-Göran Eriksson at Notts County F.C., Notts County. He spent only one season with the Magpies as, while it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gunnar Nielsen (Faroese Footballer)
Gunnar Nielsen (born 7 October 1986) is a Faroese retired professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Nielsen played for HB, Boldklubben Frem, Gøtu Ítróttarfelag, Blackburn Rovers, Manchester City, Wrexham, Tranmere Rovers, Silkeborg, Motherwell, Stjarnan and FH, and the Faroe Islands national football team at all age levels. Club career Born in Tórshavn, Nielsen was signed by Blackburn Rovers for a "small" undisclosed fee on 2 July 2007 from BK Frem. Nielsen, who was on trial with Rovers in May, told the club website: "I am very pleased – it is a massive chance for me just to develop. I'm glad the manager and staff believe in me and I won't let them down." He transferred Motherwell of the Scottish Premier League on a six-month loan on 8 August 2008, before returning to Blackburn on 30 December 2008. Nielsen signed for Manchester City on a two-and-a-half-year contract in 2009 and joined Conference National side Wrexham on loan shortly afterwards. He made his de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shay Given
Séamus John James Given (born 20 April 1976) is an Irish former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper. Widely regarded as one of the greatest Irish goalkeepers of all time and – in his prime – one of the best Premier League goalkeepers, he is the second-most capped Republic of Ireland national football team, Republic of Ireland player, with 134 caps (a tally exceeded only by Robbie Keane). Given began his career at Celtic F.C., Celtic; however, he never made a first-team appearance. Released by Celtic, he was signed by Blackburn Rovers F.C., Blackburn Rovers on a free transfer in 1994. Whilst on loan from Blackburn, he was part of both the Sunderland A.F.C., Sunderland team who won the Football League First Division title in 1995–96 in English football, 1995–96 and the Swindon Town F.C., Swindon Town team who won the Football League Second Division title that same season. He was signed by Newcastle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuela to the east and northeast, Brazil to the southeast, Peru and Ecuador to the south and southwest, the Pacific Ocean to the west, and Panama to the northwest. Colombia is divided into 32 Departments of Colombia, departments. The Capital District of Bogotá is also the List of cities in Colombia by population, country's largest city hosting the main financial and cultural hub. Other major urban areas include Medellín, Cali, Barranquilla, Cartagena, Colombia, Cartagena, Santa Marta, Cúcuta, Ibagué, Villavicencio and Bucaramanga. It covers an area of 1,141,748 square kilometers (440,831 sq mi) and has a population of around 52 million. Its rich cultural heritage—including language, religion, cuisine, and art—reflects its history as a co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Categoría Primera A
The Categoría Primera A (), commonly referred to as Liga BetPlay Dimayor due to Sponsor (commercial), sponsorship by online betting company BetPlay, is a professional association football league in Colombia and the highest level of the Colombian football league system. A total of twenty clubs compete in the league's regular season. ''División Mayor del Fútbol Profesional Colombiano'', better known as División Mayor del Fútbol Profesional Colombiano, DIMAYOR, organizes the competition and operates the league system of promotion and relegation for both Categoría Primera A and Categoría Primera B leagues. Since its foundation in 1948, sixteen teams have been crowned as Colombian football champions. The most successful club is Atlético Nacional with 18 titles. The league was ranked as the 11th strongest national league in the world at the end of 2023 by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics. History Before 1948 there was no professional football leagu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
