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Jamal Jack
Jamal Jack (born December 17, 1987, in Trinidad and Tobago) is a Trinidadian footballer who last played for KFK Kópavogur in Icelandic fourth division. He plays primarily as a centre back or defensive midfielder. Club career Jamal Jack started his career in his native island of Tobago with Tobago United. In 2010, he moved to the main island of Trinidad to play with San Juan Jabloteh, and later on with St. Ann's Rangers and with Central. He also had a brief loan spell with Alpha United in 2014 to play 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League against Portland Timbers and C.D. Olimpia. In July 2016, Jack joined C.D. Dragon in El Salvador while also playing the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League against Saprissa and once again Portland Timbers. He was so spotted by Pittsburgh Riverhounds which he joined in January 2017, going on to play 28 matches for the USL side. In 2018, Jack moved to Colorado Springs Switchbacks where he made 50 appearances over two seasons. He was inclu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tobago
Tobago, officially the Ward of Tobago, is an List of islands of Trinidad and Tobago, island and Regions and municipalities of Trinidad and Tobago, ward within the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. It is located northeast of the larger island of Trinidad and about off the northeastern coast of Venezuela. It lies to the southeast of Grenada and southwest of Barbados. Etymology Tobago was named ''Belaforme'' by Christopher Columbus "because from a distance it seemed beautiful". The Spanish friar Antonio Vázquez de Espinosa wrote that the Kalina people, Kalina (mainland Caribs) called the island ''Urupina'' because of its resemblance to a big snail, while the Island Caribs, Kalinago (Island Caribs) called it ''Aloubaéra'', supposedly because it resembled the ''alloüebéra'', a giant snake which was supposed to live in a cave on the island of Dominica. The earliest known record of the use of the name ''Tabaco'' to refer to the island is a Spanish royal order issued in 1511. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saprissa
Deportivo Saprissa is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is based in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and play their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá. Their colours are burgundy and white. It is the main team representing the capital, but with the distinction of being massively followed throughout the whole country and overseas. The club was founded in 1935 and has competed in the Costa Rican first division since 1949. The name of the team comes from one of the club's main founders, Ricardo Saprissa Aymá. One of the most popular nicknames for the team (''The Maroon'' ''Monster'') can be traced back to 1987, when the Costa Rican newspaper '' Diario Extra'' gave the team the nickname during a derby, because of the club's enormous following. A reporter commented that the sea of fans in the stands at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá in Tibás wearing purple, and the tremendous noise they were generating, made him feel like he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
