Laurențiu Marinescu
Laurențiu Nicolae Marinescu (born 25 August 1984) is a former Romanian professional footballer who played as a midfielder and currently he is a fitness coach at Liga I club Petrolul Ploiești. Club career Marinescu was born on 25 August 1984 in Ploiești, Romania, starting to play junior level football at local club, Petrolul. He started to play senior level football for Petrolul during the 2002–03 Divizia B season, helping the team earn promotion to the first division at the end of it. Afterwards on 9 August 2003 he made his Divizia A debut on 9 August 2003 when coach Florin Marin sent him on the field in the 79th minute to replace Daniel Costescu in a 4–1 away loss to Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț. He netted his first goal in the competition in a 5–2 home loss to Gloria Bistrița. At the end of the season the team relegated back to the second division where Marinescu would play for the following five seasons. In 2009, he was transferred by title holders Unirea Urziceni ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ploiești
Ploiești ( , , ), formerly spelled Ploești, is a Municipiu, city and county seat in Prahova County, Romania. Part of the historical region of Muntenia, it is located north of Bucharest. The area of Ploiești is around , and it borders the Blejoi commune in the north, Bărcănești, Prahova, Bărcănești and Brazi communes in the south, Târgșoru Vechi commune in the west, and Bucov and Berceni, Prahova, Berceni communes in the east. According to the 2021 Romanian census, 2021 census, Ploiești is the List of cities and towns in Romania, tenth most populous city in the country with a population of 180,540. The city grew beginning with the 17th century on an estate bought by ruler Michael the Brave from the local landlords, gradually replacing nearby Wallachian fairs of Târgșor, Gherghița, and Bucov. Its development was accelerated by heavy industrialisation during the mid-19th century, with the world's first large-scale oil refinery, petroleum refinery being opened between ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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CSM Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț
Club Sportiv Municipal Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț, commonly known as Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț () or simply as Ceahlăul, is a Romanian Association football, football Club (organization), club based in Piatra Neamț, Neamț County, currently playing in the Liga II. Originally established in 1919, the team's name stems from the nearby Ceahlău Massif. ''Nemțenii'' made their first appearance in the Liga I, Romanian top division in the 1993–94 Divizia A, 1993–94 season. The club plays its home matches in black and yellow kits at the 18,000-seater Stadionul Ceahlăul. History Early years (1919–1961) Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț was founded on 20 October 1919 in the town of Piatra Neamț. The squad of high-school players was strengthened with soldiers from the 15th Infantry Regiment who had returned from the World War I. In 1927, most of the club's players went to college and Ceahlăul went into a period of decline. It played in Liga III, Divizia C during the 1937–38 season, but ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ricardo Vilana
Ricardo Gomes Vilana (born 18 July 1981) is a retired Brazilian footballer. Career Early career Ricardo Vilana was on born 18 July 1981 in São Paulo, Brazil, starting to play football at local club, Portuguesa, afterwards moving to play in the Swiss lower leagues at Malcantone Agno. After his daughter was born, Vilana decided to not play football anymore, instead he played futsal. Unirea Urziceni He was brought back to playing football about two years later, being convinced to sign with Romanian club Unirea Urziceni by his brother-in-law, Alex Leandro who was playing there. Vilana made his Liga I debut on 10 September 2006 when coach Costel Orac sent him on the field in order to replace Alexandru Pojer in the 85th minute of a 2–0 home win over Național București. Ricardo helped the club win the 2008–09 Liga I edition, under the coaching of Dan Petrescu who used him 20 games in which he scored once in a 2–0 away victory against Politehnica Iași. In the following ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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George Galamaz
George Daniel Galamaz (born 5 April 1981) is a Romanian former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Defender (football)#Centre-back, centre-back, currently head of youth development at Liga I club CFR Cluj. Club career He played for Unirea Urziceni. On 31 August 2010, he signed a contract with FCSB, Steaua București, together with his former teammates from Ricardo Gomes Vilana, Ricardo, Laurenţiu Marinescu, Marinescu, Iulian Apostol, Apostol, Marius Bilaşco, Bilaşco and Marius Onofraş, Onofraş: the following week, Pablo Brandán, Brandán also signed. On 30 October 2011, a Romanian football spectator hit Galamaz after running past security on to the pitch during an away game with Petrolul Ploiești. Galamaz was later diagnosed with a broken right cheekbone. International career International stats Honours Sportul Studențesc *Liga II, Divizia B: 2000–01 Divizia B, 2000–01 Dinamo București *Cupa României: 2004–05 Cupa României, 2004� ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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FC Steaua București
Fotbal Club FCSB (), formerly named and still sometimes referred to as FC Steaua București, is a Romanian professional Association football, football club based in Bucharest. It has spent its entire history in the Liga I, the top flight of the Romanian football league system. The original ''Steaua București'' football team was founded in 1947 and belonged to the Ministry of National Defence (Romania), Ministry of National Defence, through the namesake CSA Steaua București sports club. In 1998, the football department and its facilities were separated from the latter and taken over by a group of shareholders in a History of Romania#Transition to free market (1990–2004), post-Ceaușescu privatisation scheme, leading to Gigi Becali, one of the shareholders acquiring full ownership five years later. However, CSA Steaua București has been in conflict with the football club since 2011, claiming that it was a new and separate entity; this resulted in multiple court cases and the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2010–11 UEFA Europa League
The 2010–11 UEFA Europa League was the second season of the UEFA Europa League, Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 40th edition overall including its predecessor, the UEFA Cup. It began on 1 July 2010, with the first qualifying round matches, and concluded on 18 May 2011, with the final at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Republic of Ireland, between Porto and first-time finalists Braga. This was the first all-Portuguese final of a European competition and only the third time that two Portuguese teams faced each other in Europe, following Braga's elimination of Benfica in the semi-finals. Porto defeated Braga 1–0, with a goal from the competition's top goalscorer Radamel Falcao, and won their second title in the competition, after victory in the 2002–03 UEFA Cup. Atletico Madrid were the defending champions but were eliminated in group stage. Association team allocation A total of 194 teams from 53 UEFA associations participated in the 20 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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HNK Hajduk Split
Hrvatski Nogometni klub Hajduk Split, commonly referred to as Hajduk Split (), is a Croatian professional Association football, football Football team, club based in Split, Croatia, Split, that competes in the Croatian First Football League, Croatian First League, the top tier in Croatian football. Since 1979, the club's home ground has been the 33,987-seater Stadion Poljud. The team's traditional home colours are white shirts with blue shorts and blue socks. The idea to form a football club was started by a group of Split students who were studying in Prague. After observing a game between SK Slavia Prague, Slavia and AC Sparta Prague, Sparta Prague, the group gathered at the U Fleků tavern and talked of creating a football club at home. When they returned to Split, they put their plan in motion and Hajduk was founded on 13 February 1911. Between the early 1920s and 1940, Hajduk regularly participated in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia Yugoslav First League, national championship. Fo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2010–11 UEFA Champions League
The 2010–11 UEFA Champions League was the 56th season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 19th under the UEFA Champions League format. The final was held at Wembley Stadium in London on 28 May 2011, where Barcelona defeated Manchester United 3–1. Internazionale were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Schalke 04 in the quarter-finals. As winners, Barcelona earned berths in the 2011 UEFA Super Cup and the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup. Association team allocation A total of 76 teams participated in the 2010–11 Champions League, from 52 UEFA associations (Liechtenstein organised no domestic league competition). Associations were allocated places according to their 2009 UEFA country coefficient, which took into account their performance in European competitions from 2004–05 to 2008–09. Below is the qualification scheme for the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League: *Associations 1–3 each had four teams qualify *Associations 4� ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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FC Zenit Saint Petersburg
Football Club Zenit (, ), also known as Zenit Saint Petersburg or simply Zenit, is a Russian professional association football, football club based in Saint Petersburg. Founded in 1925 (or in 1914, according to some Russian sources), the club plays in the Russian Premier League. They won the 2007 Russian Premier League, 2007, 2010 Russian Premier League, 2010, 2011–12 Russian Premier League, 2011–12, 2014–15 Russian Premier League, 2014–15, 2018–19 Russian Premier League, 2018–19, 2019–20 Russian Premier League, 2019–20, 2020–21 Russian Premier League, 2020–21, 2021–22 Russian Premier League, 2021–22, 2022–23 Russian Premier League, 2022–23 and the 2023–24 Russian Premier League, 2023–24 seasons of the Russian Premier League, as well as the 2007–08 UEFA Cup and the 2008 UEFA Super Cup. The club is owned and sponsored by the Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom. The team plays its home matches at the Krestovsky Stadium, Gazprom Arena. In March ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2009–10 UEFA Europa League
The 2009–10 UEFA Europa League was the first season of the UEFA Europa League, Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA. The competition was previously known as the UEFA Cup, which had been in existence for 38 years. Spain's Atlético Madrid won the tournament for the first time, beating Fulham – who were playing in their first European final – at the Volksparkstadion, home ground of Hamburger SV, in Hamburg, Germany. Shakhtar Donetsk were the defending champions, but were eliminated by eventual finalists Fulham in the round of 32. Association team allocation A total of 192 teams from 53 UEFA associations participated in the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League. Associations were allocated places according to their 2008 UEFA country coefficient, which took into account their performance in European competitions from 2003–04 to 2007–08. Below is the qualification scheme for the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League: *Associations 1–6 each entered three teams ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Anfield
Anfield is a Association football, football stadium in the area of Anfield (suburb), Anfield, Liverpool, England, which has been the home of Liverpool F.C. since its formation in 1892. The stadium has a seating capacity of 61,276, making it the List of football stadiums in England, fifth largest stadium in England. It was originally the home of Everton F.C., Everton from 1884 to 1891, before they moved to Goodison Park after a dispute with the club president. The stadium has four stands: the Spion Kop (stadiums), Spion Kop, the Main Stand, the Sir Kenny Dalglish Stand and the Anfield Road End. The record attendance of 61,905 was set at a match between Liverpool and Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C., Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1952. The ground converted to an all-seater stadium in 1994 as a result of the Taylor Report, which reduced its capacity. Two gates at the stadium are named after former Liverpool managers: Bill Shankly and Bob Paisley. Both managers have been honoured with sta ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Liverpool F
Liverpool is a port City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. It is situated on the eastern side of the River Mersey, Mersey Estuary, near the Irish Sea, north-west of London. With a population of (in ), Liverpool is the administrative, cultural and economic centre of the Liverpool City Region, a combined authority, combined authority area with a population of over 1.5 million. Established as a borough in Lancashire in 1207, Liverpool became significant in the late 17th century when the Port of Liverpool was heavily involved in the Atlantic slave trade. The port also imported cotton for the Textile manufacture during the British Industrial Revolution, Lancashire textile mills, and became a major departure point for English and Irish emigrants to North America. Liverpool rose to global economic importance at the forefront of the Industrial Revolution in the 19th century and was home to the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, firs ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |