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Gerardo Flores Zúñiga
Gerardo Flores Zúñiga (born 5 February 1986) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a right-back. Personal life He is married to Mexican singer, professional sports trainer, and model, Gaby Sanchez, who is a member of the Mexican pop group, La Nueva Banda Timbirirche. The couple met in 2015, announced their engagement after 6 months of dating, and later married in a civil ceremony in early 2016. They live in Guadalajara, Mexico. Club career Zacatepec Gerardo Flores began his football career with cross town club Zacatepec FC in Morelos, Mexico. During his stay at Zacatepec, he would be called to the Mexican squad that would participate in the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship held in Finland by coach Julio Grondona. Gerardo Flores played only one match with Zacatepec, in a quarter final game of the Clausura 2004 season versus Club Leon. Cajeteros de Celaya Gerardo Flores played a single match for Cajeteros de Celaya in the Primera A's Apertura 2004 s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xochitepec
Xochitepec is a ''municipio (Mexico), municipio'' (Municipalities of Mexico, municipality) of the Mexican state, state of Morelos, in central Mexico. Xochitepec is also the name of its principal township and seat of the municipal government. It is located approximately 13 km (8.1 mi) to the south of the capital of Morelos, Cuernavaca, on the southern outskirts of that city's greater metropolitan area. The municipality reported 68,984 inhabitants in the year 2015 census. 1.65% of the population speak an indigenous language. The toponym ''Xochitepec '' comes from the Nahuatl language, meaning "on the hill of flowers". The name may refer to a buried pyramid located at Kilometer 92 along the Mexico City-Acapulco highway, or it could refer to a hill in the center of the city that serves as the pedestal for a public clock. History Prehispanic History Excavations in Zazacatla show the area was inhabited between 800-500 BCE. Xochicalco was inhabited from A.D. 200, with its peak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finland
Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, opposite Estonia. Finland has a population of 5.6 million. Its capital and largest city is Helsinki. The majority of the population are Finns, ethnic Finns. The official languages are Finnish language, Finnish and Swedish language, Swedish; 84.1 percent of the population speak the first as their mother tongue and 5.1 percent the latter. Finland's climate varies from humid continental climate, humid continental in the south to boreal climate, boreal in the north. The land cover is predominantly boreal forest biome, with List of lakes of Finland, more than 180,000 recorded lakes. Finland was first settled around 9000 BC after the Last Glacial Period, last Ice Age. During the Stone Age, various cultures emerged, distinguished by differen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, the top tier of Spanish football league system, Spanish football. Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally worn a white home kit since its inception. The Title of honour, honorific title 'Real' is Spanish for "Royal" and was bestowed to the club by Alfonso XIII, King Alfonso XIII in 1920 along with the crown in the club crest. Real Madrid have played their home matches in the 78,297-capacity Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid since 1947. Unlike most European sporting clubs, Real Madrid's members (''socios'') have owned and operated the club throughout its history. The official Madrid anthem is the "Hala Madrid y nada más", written by RedOne and Manuel Jabois. The club is one of the most widel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 FIFA Club World Cup
The 2014 FIFA Club World Cup (officially known as the FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2014 presented by Toyota for sponsorship reasons) was the 11th edition of the FIFA Club World Cup, a FIFA-organised international club association football, football tournament between the winners of the six continental confederations as well as the host nation's league champions. It was hosted by Morocco for the second consecutive season, and played from 10 to 20 December 2014. FC Bayern Munich, Bayern Munich could not defend their title having been eliminated in the semi-finals of the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League by eventual winners Real Madrid CF, Real Madrid. The Spanish side went on to beat Mexico's Cruz Azul 4–0 in the Club World Cup semi-finals, before defeating San Lorenzo de Almagro, San Lorenzo 2–0 in the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup Final, final to give them their first Club World Cup title. Including the 1960 Intercontinental Cup, 1960, 1998 Intercontinental Cup, 1998 and 2002 Intercont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CONCACAF Champions League
The CONCACAF Champions Cup, formerly known as CONCACAF Champions League (2008–2023), is an international association football competition organized by CONCACAF as its top continental tournament for clubs from North America, Central America, and the Caribbean. The champions automatically qualify for the FIFA Club World Cup and the FIFA Intercontinental Cup. The tournament currently uses a knockout format; it had a group stage prior to the 2018 edition. Unlike its European and South American counterparts, the winners of the CONCACAF Champions Cup does not automatically qualify for the following edition of the tournament. The title has been won by 30 clubs, 14 of which have won the title more than once. Liga MX from Mexico is the most successful league, with 40 titles in total. The second most successful league is the Liga FPD from Costa Rica, with six titles in total. Club América and Cruz Azul are the most successful club in the competition, winning seven titles eac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Copa MX
Copa MX, also known as Copa Corona MX for sponsorship reasons, was an association football competition in Mexico and the domestic cup tournament for clubs at the highest and second levels of Mexican football league system. Formerly known as Copa México (1942–1963, 1970–1997) and also as Copa Presidente (1963–1970), the first season of the professional era was held in 1942–43. The cup tournament was not held in several years (1976–1988, 1992–1994, 1997–2012) and currently the competition has been paused since the 2019–20 edition. It was the first tournament that included teams from different parts of Mexico and was considered a prestigious competition, especially during its earlier years of existence. The purpose of the competition was to determine a national cup champion, thus distinguishing it from the national league championship. Its format was different from the local leagues as well, as it employed direct elimination and culminated in a final match. Amér ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Primera División De México Clausura 2009 Liguilla
Primera may refer to * Nissan Primera, a car * Primera Air, a former airline * Primera división (other), multiple top division football leagues * Primera, Texas, a town in Cameron County, Texas * Alí Primera Ely Rafael Primera Rosell (31 October 1941–16 February 1985) known artistically as Alí Primera, was a Venezuelan musician, composer, poet, and political activist. He was born in Coro, Falcón State, Venezuela and died in Caracas. He was o ..., Venezuelan musician, composer, poet, and political activist * Spanish Primera, Spain's highest football competition {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Copa Libertadores
The 2008 Copa Libertadores de América was the 49th edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's premier annual international club tournament. This marked the first year the competition was sponsored by Spanish bank Grupo Santander, Santander. As such, the competition is officially the 2008 Copa Santander Libertadores de América for sponsorship reasons. The draw took place on December 19, 2007, in Asunción. Ecuadorian club Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito, LDU Quito won the competition for the first time in a final decided on penalties. It is the first time a team from Ecuador has won the competition. LDU Quito earned a berth in the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup and 2009 Recopa Sudamericana. Qualified teams Thirty-eight teams qualified for the competition, with twenty-six teams directly qualifying to the Second Stage and twelve entering in the First Stage. Seven countries sent their Apertura champions and Clausura champions for their first two berths. The remaining berth, or be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Club Atlas
Atlas Fútbol Club is a Mexican professional football club based in Guadalajara. The club currently plays in Liga MX, the top division of Mexican football. The club was founded in 1916, it plays home matches at Estadio Jalisco. Atlas has won three league titles and four domestic cups. ''Los Rojinegros'' had their golden era in the 1950s and 60s, but recently they became one of the few "bicampeones" (back-to-back champions) of Mexican football. Atlas has a rivalry with city rivals C.D. Guadalajara called '' El Clásico Tapatío''. History Atlas was founded in a bar in Guadalajara, Mexico, where a few friends recalled their friends experience while studying at the Ampleforth College in North Yorkshire, England. In August 1916, Alfonso and Juan José "Lico" Cortina, Pedro "Perico" and Carlos Fernández del Valle, the three Orendain brothers and Federico Collignon (who had studied in Berlin) finally decided to set up a football team. They chose the name "Atlas" based on the Tita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Club Necaxa
Impulsora del Deportivo Necaxa S.A. de C.V. (); often simply known as Club Necaxa, is a Mexican professional Association football, football club based in Aguascalientes (city), Aguascalientes. It competes in Liga MX, the top division of Mexican football league system, Mexican football. It was founded on August 21, 1923 in Mexico City by the Scottish-born engineer William H. Frasser. In 2003, it changed its headquarters to the city of Aguascalientes, in the Aguascalientes, state of the same name. The team plays its home games at Estadio Victoria. The club has 12 titles in its record (three in the League, four in the Copa MX, Mexico Cup, two in the Campeón de Campeones, Champion of Champions, one in the Supercopa MX, Mexican Super Cup, one in the CONCACAF Champions Cup and one in the CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup), as well as well as four Ascenso MX, Promotion League titles and two as winners of the promotion series. It was the first team to win the double in Mexico, winning the Leagu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miguel Herrera
Miguel Ernesto Herrera Aguirre (born 18 March 1968), popularly referred to by his nickname "Piojo" (Spanish for "louse"), is a Mexican professional football manager and former player. He is the current manager of the Costa Rica national team. A former defender, Herrera began his career playing with second division side Deportivo Neza in 1985, then transferring to Tecos UAG in 1987, and making his debut in the Primera División in 1988. After a brief period with Santos Laguna, in 1989 Herrera transferred to Atlante and went on to play for the club on three occasions, winning his only league championship as a player during the 1992–93 season. He also had a notable spell with Toros Neza, making over 100 appearances for the club from 1995 till 1999. He retired with Atlante in 2000. Herrera was also a Mexican international, earning 14 caps and participated in the 1993 Copa América tournament in which Mexico finished runner-up. As a manager, Herrera was in charge of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Club De Futbol Monterrey
Club de Fútbol Monterrey Rayados, A.C., simply known as Monterrey or by its nickname Rayados, is a Mexican professional football club based in the Monterrey metropolitan area, Nuevo León, that plays in Liga MX, the top division of Mexican football. Founded in 1945, it is the oldest active professional club from the northern part of Mexico. Since 1999 the club has been owned by FEMSA, Latin America's largest bottling company. Its home games have been played in Estadio BBVA since 2015. The team's nickname of ''Rayados'' (The Striped-Ones) stems from the club's traditional navy blue striped uniform. The uniform is reflected in the club's current crest, which is also decorated with stars above the crest representing the club's league titles and stars below representing continental. Monterrey has won five league titles, three domestic cups, and five CONCACAF Champions League titles (notably, three consecutive tournaments in 2011, 2012 and 2013). In 2020, Monterrey became the secon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
