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Igor Picușceac
Igor Picușceac (born 27 March 1983) is a Moldovan Association football, football coach and a former player who played as a Striker (association football), striker. He is the current head coach of Moldovan Liga club FC Milsami Orhei, Milsami Orhei. International career Picușceac scored his first goal for Moldova national football team, Moldova in a 2–1 defeat to Israel national football team, Israel in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA), 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier match. Scored in 47th second of match, this is the fastest goal ever scored by Moldova in any match. Coaching career In October 2020 he was hired as a manager of FC Akron Tolyatti, Akron Tolyatti. Honours ;Sheriff Tiraspol *Moldovan National Division, Divizia Națională Champion: 2008–09 Moldovan National Division, 2008/2009 *Moldovan Cup: 2008/2009 International goals References External links * * * 1983 births Living people Footballers from Tiraspol Moldovan men's footballers Mold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiraspol
Tiraspol (, ; also /; , ; , ) is the capital and largest city of Transnistria, a breakaway state of Moldova, where it is the third-largest city. The city is located on the eastern bank of the Dniester River. Tiraspol is a regional hub of culture, economy, tourism, and light industry, such as furniture and electrical goods production. The modern city of Tiraspol was founded by the Russian generalissimo Alexander Suvorov in 1792, although the area had been inhabited for thousands of years by varying ethnic groups. The city celebrates its anniversary every year on 14 October. Etymology The toponym consists of two ancient Greek words: , ''Tyras'', the Classical antiquity, Ancient name for the Dniester River, and ''polis'', i.e., a city (state). History Classical and medieval history Tyras (), also spelled ''Tiras'', was a Greek colonisation, colony of the Greek city Miletus, probably founded about 600 BC, situated some from the mouth of the Tiras River (Dniester). Of n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Akzhayik
FC Akzhaiyk (, ) is a Kazakhstani professional association football, football club, based in Oral, Kazakhstan, Oral, current member of the Kazakhstan First Division. History Names *1968: Founded as ''Uralets'' *1993: The club was renamed ''Uralets-Arma'' for sponsorship reasons *1997: The club was renamed ''Zhangir'' *1998: The club was renamed ''Naryn'' *1999: The club was renamed ''Batys'' *2004: The club was renamed ''Akzhayik'' Domestic history Honours *Kazakhstan First Division **Champions (1): 2015 Kazakhstan First Division, 2015 Current squad Managers * Boris Zhuravlyov (2003–04) * Bauyrzhan Baimukhammedov (2006) * Andrey Chernyshov (29 January 2010 – 30 June 2011) * Jozef Škrlík (16 February 2012 – 31 December 2012) * Poghos Galstyan (27 February 2013 – 4 June 2013) * Ljupko Petrović (14 July 2013 – 14 July 2014) * Sergei Volgin (14 July 2014 – 17 June 2015) * Talgat Baysufinov (17 July 2015 – ?) * Artur Avakyants (2016 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lagos
Lagos ( ; ), or Lagos City, is a large metropolitan city in southwestern Nigeria. With an upper population estimated above 21 million dwellers, it is the largest city in Nigeria, the most populous urban area on the African continent, and one of the fastest-growing megacity, megacities in the world. Lagos was the national capital of Nigeria until the Government of Nigeria, government's December 1991 decision to move their capital to Abuja, in the centre of the country. Lagos is a major African financial center, financial centre and is the economic hub of Lagos State and Nigeria at large. The city has a significant influence on commerce, entertainment, technology, education, politics, tourism, art, and fashion in Africa. Lagos is also among the top ten of the world's fastest-growing cities and Urban area, urban areas. In 2024, Time Out (magazine), Time Out magazine ranked Lagos as the 19th best city to visit in the world. A megacity, it has the second-highest Gross domestic pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chișinău
Chișinău ( , , ; formerly known as Kishinev) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Moldova, largest city of Moldova. The city is Moldova's main industrial and commercial centre, and is located in the middle of the country, on the river Bîc, a tributary of the Dniester. According to the results of the 2014 Moldovan census, 2014 census, the city proper had a population of 532,513, while the population of the Municipality of Chișinău (which includes the city itself and other nearby communities) was 700,000. Chișinău is the most economically prosperous locality in Moldova and its largest transportation hub. Nearly a third of Moldova's population lives in the metro area. Moldova has a Moldovan wine, history of winemaking dating back to at least 3,000 BCE. As the capital city, Chișinău hosts the yearly national wine festival every October. Though the city's buildings were badly damaged during the World War II, Second World War and earthquakes, a rich a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moldovan Cup
Cupa Moldovei (), officially known as Cupa Orange Group, Orange for sponsorship reasons, is a association football, football competition, held annually in Moldova. The winner qualifies for the UEFA Europa League first qualifying round. Finals The finals were: Goalscorers Soviet time winners * 1945: FC Zimbru Chișinău, Dinamo Chişinău – Tiraspol XI 2:1 * 1946: FC Zimbru Chișinău, Dinamo Chişinău – Spartak Chişinău 3:2 * 1947: FC Zimbru Chișinău, Dinamo Chişinău – FC Dinamo Bender, Dinamo Bender 3:0 * 1948: Bender XI – FC Tighina, Burevestnik Bender 2:1 * 1949: Lokomotiv Chişinău – Spartak Bălți 2:1 * 1950: FC Tighina, Burevestnik Bender – Krasnoe Znamya Chişinău 9:0 * 1951: Trud Chişinău – Krasnaya Zvezda Tiraspol 8:0, 3:2 * 1952: Dinamo Chişinău – Krasnoe Znamya Chişinău 6:1 * 1953: Dinamo Chişinău – FC Tighina, Burevestnik Bender 2:1 * 1954: Lokomotiv Ungheni – FC Tighina, Burevestnik Bender 5:2 * 1955: FC Tighina, Burevestn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008–09 Moldovan National Division
The 2008–09 Moldovan National Division () was the 18th season of top-tier football in Moldova. The season started on 2 July 2008 and ended on 17 May 2009. Just prior to the start of the season, FC Politehnica Chișinău withdrew from the competition, causing the league to play with 11 teams this year. Further, CSCA-Steaua Chișinău merged with Rapid Ghidighici. The new club play under the name CSCA-Rapid Chișinău. Clubs Promotion and relegation Due to the withdrawal of FC Rapid Ghidighici in mid-November 2007, no teams were relegated to Moldovan "A" Division. Promoted to Moldova's top-tier football were FC Academia UTM Chișinău. League table Results The schedule consists of three rounds. During the first two rounds, each team played each other once home and away for a total of 20 matches. The pairings of the third round were then set according to the standings after the first two rounds, giving every team a third game against each opponent for a total of 30 gam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moldovan National Division
The Moldovan Liga, officially known as Liga 7777.md for sponsorship reasons, is an association football league that is the top division of Football in Moldova, Moldovan football league system. The competition was established in 1992, when Moldova became Independence of Moldova, independent from the Soviet Union. It was formed in place of former Soviet republican competitions that existed since 1945. Before the Soviet occupation of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina in 1940, clubs from modern Moldova competed in the Football in Romania, Romanian football competitions, particularly Nistru Chișinău. There are currently eight teams in the competition. At the end of the season, the bottom club is relegated to Moldovan Liga 1, Liga 1 and replaced by the lower league's champion. FC Sheriff Tiraspol, Sheriff Tiraspol – located in Transnistria – is the most successful league club with 21 titles, followed by FC Zimbru Chișinău, Zimbru Chișinău with eight wins and FC Milsami Orhei, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Jerusalem Post
''The Jerusalem Post'' is an English language, English-language Israeli broadsheet newspaper based in Jerusalem, Israel, founded in 1932 during the Mandate for Palestine, British Mandate of Mandatory Palestine, Palestine by Gershon Agron as ''The Palestine Post''. In 1950, it changed its name to ''The Jerusalem Post''. In 2004, the paper was bought by Mirkaei Tikshoret, a diversified Israeli media firm controlled by investor Eli Azur (who in 2014 also acquired the newspaper ''Maariv (newspaper), Maariv''). ''The Jerusalem Post'' is published in English. Previously, it also had a French edition. The paper describes itself as being in the Politics of Israel, Israeli political political center, center, which is considered to be Centre-right politics, center-right by Far-right politics in Israel, international standards; its editorial line is critical of political corruption, and supportive of the separation of religion and state in Israel. It is also a strong proponent of greater in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unimedia
Unimedia is a Moldovan news site. It was founded in 2007 by Tudor Darie, Dumitru Ciorici, Vasile Galușca and Sergiu Gălușca. As of March 2013, they claim to have 120,500 daily visits and 500,000 daily page views. On 30 June 2009, Radio Free Europe described it as "a largely pro-opposition media outlet", the Moldovan opposition back then being composed by the parties opposed to the Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova and to Vladimir Voronin Vladimir Voronin (; born Vladimir Bujeniță, 25 May 1941) is a Moldovan politician. He was the third President of Moldova#Republic of Moldova (1991–present), President of Moldova from 2001 until 2009 and has been the leader of the Party of .... Unimedia was integrated to New Media Group in January 2008. After, in January 2010, Unimedia was transferred to Interact Media. Political pressure In April 2008, Unimedia was summoned to surrender the IP addresses of commentators to the authorities. Unimedia refused, arguing that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification (UEFA)
The European zone of qualification for the 2010 FIFA World Cup saw 53 teams competing for 13 places at the finals in South Africa. The qualification process started on 20 August 2008, nearly two months after the end of UEFA Euro 2008, and ended on 18 November 2009. The qualification process saw the first competitive matches of Montenegro. Denmark, England, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, and Switzerland qualified in the first round by winning their groups. France, Greece, Portugal, and Slovenia qualified via the second round play-offs. Format Teams were drawn into eight groups of six teams and one group of five teams. The nine group winners qualified directly, while the best eight second-placed teams contested home and away play off matches for the remaining four places. In determining the best eight second placed teams, the results against teams finishing last in the six team groups were not counted for consistency between the five and six team groups. See ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Israel National Football Team
The Israel national football team () represents Israel in men's international Association football, football, and is governed by the Israel Football Association. They have been members of the European Confederation UEFA since 1994. Israel qualified for the FIFA World Cup for the first time in 1970 FIFA World Cup, 1970. They also won the 1964 AFC Asian Cup, before a #Muslim and Arab countries boycotting Israel, forced relocation to UEFA. History Early history Football has a long tradition in Sports in Israel, Israel. The game was originally introduced during the time of the Ottoman Empire. The Palestine Football Association was formed in August 1928, and joined FIFA in June 1929, but at the time the association was made up of Arab and Jewish clubs as well as clubs of British policemen and soldiers serving in the region during the British Mandate. The Mandatory Palestine national football team made its debut against Egypt national football team, Cairo (''Egypt'') in 1934 FIF ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moldovan Liga
The Moldovan Liga, officially known as Liga 7777.md for sponsorship reasons, is an association football league that is the top division of Moldovan football league system. The competition was established in 1992, when Moldova became independent from the Soviet Union. It was formed in place of former Soviet republican competitions that existed since 1945. Before the Soviet occupation of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina in 1940, clubs from modern Moldova competed in the Romanian football competitions, particularly Nistru Chișinău. There are currently eight teams in the competition. At the end of the season, the bottom club is relegated to Liga 1 and replaced by the lower league's champion. Sheriff Tiraspol – located in Transnistria – is the most successful league club with 21 titles, followed by Zimbru Chișinău with eight wins and Milsami Orhei with two wins. Petrocub Hîncești, Dacia Chișinău and Tiraspol also won the title on one occasion each. Clubs ;2025– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
