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List Of Association Football Families
This is a list of association football families. The countries are listed according to the national teams of the senior family member if the other family member played for a different country. If the senior members of the given member did not play international football, the family will be listed according to nationality (e.g., the Trézéguets). ;Families included on the list must have: # at least, one member of the family is capped by a national team on the senior level or an important person in the game of football (e.g., notable coaches, referees, club chairmen, etc.) # a second member must be a professional player or capped by a national team on the senior level. Father–son play in the same match * Alec Herd, David Herd (footballer), David Herd — Stockport County, (1950–51 season) * Ian Bowyer, Gary Bowyer — Hereford United, (1989–90 season) * Henrik Larsson, Jordan Larsson — Högaborgs BK, (2013 season) * Rivaldo, Rivaldinho — Mogi Mirim Esporte Clube, Mog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Association Football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular field called a Football pitch, pitch. The objective of the game is to Scoring in association football, score more goals than the opposing team by moving the ball beyond the goal line into a rectangular-framed Goal (sport), goal defended by the opposing team. Traditionally, the game has been played over two 45-minute halves, for a total match time of 90 minutes. With an estimated 250 million players active in over 200 countries and territories, it is the world's most popular sport. Association football is played in accordance with the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game, a set of rules that has been in effect since 1863 and maintained by the International Football Association Board, IFAB since 1886. The game is pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Persija Jakarta
Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Jakarta ( 'Indonesian Football Association of Jakarta'), abbreviated as Persija (), is an Indonesian professional Association football, football club based in the Indonesian capital city of Jakarta. Persija Jakarta is one of the most successful football clubs in Indonesia with 2 Liga 1 (Indonesia), Indonesian League titles and 9 Perserikatan titles. It has never been in a lower league since a nationwide competition started in 1930, fifteen years before Indonesia became an independent country. Persija is one of the founders of the Football Association of Indonesia, Indonesian football association PSSI, along with six other clubs. Persija's rivalry with fellow PSSI founder Persib Bandung, referred to as the Indonesian El Clásico, Derbi Indonesia, has gone on for decades, occasionally marred by violence. History Foundation and early years Persija has roots that predate the current Indonesian state, which declared independence in 1945. Its forerunne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Najem
David Najem (Dari: داوید نجم; born May 26, 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for the Afghanistan national team. Najem grew up in Clifton, New Jersey and attended Paramus Catholic High School, where he set school career records for both goals and points. Career Early career Najem was a member of the New York Red Bulls Academy since the age of 14 and played with the U-23 team during his college career. He attended Paramus Catholic High School, where he captained the team for two seasons and set the school record for career goals scored with 54. In 2010, Najem enrolled at Columbia University, and played four seasons with the men's soccer team. During his senior year in 2013, he was awarded as the Ivy League Offensive player of the year, tallying five goals and six assists. Eintracht Bamberg After graduating from Columbia, Najem went on trial with lower division clubs in Germany and eventually signed with FC Eintracht Bamberg from the Regiona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faysal Shayesteh
Faysal Shayesteh (; born 10 June 1991) is an Afghan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for I-League club Sreenidi Deccan and the Afghanistan national team. Youth career Born in Kabul, Shayesteh moved to the Netherlands and played in the youth academy of FC Twente, until he signed with Heerenveen in 2010. Club career Heerenveen Shayesteh, 18-years old then, joined Heerenveen in the summer of 2010. He signed a contract until the summer of 2012. Etar In February 2013, Shayesteh joined Bulgarian A PFG club Etar 1924. On 2 March, he made his league debut in a 2–1 home win over Montana, coming on as a substitute in the 88th minute. Songkhla United In October 2013, Shayesteh made a transfer move to Thailand football club Songkhla United after his contract expired with Etar. He was given shirt number 10. He left Songkhla after they relegated in 2015. Pahang In July 2016, Shayesteh announced on Facebook that he joined Pahang. It was also an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qays Shayesteh
Qays Shayesteh (born 22 March 1988) is an Afghan former professional footballer who plays as a midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in t ... for Tubantia Hengelo. He has also played for Twente (youth club), Heracles Almelo, Veendam, Emmen, VV Glanerbrug and DETO. International career Shayesteh is a former youth international for the Netherlands. He represented the Afghanistan national team from 2011 until 2017, making five appearances. References External links * Qays Shayestehat '' Voetbal International'' 1988 births Living people Footballers from Kabul Afghan men's footballers Dutch men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Afghan refugees Afghanistan men's international footballers Netherlands men's youth international footb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estonia National Football Team
The Estonia men's national football team () represents Estonia in international football matches and is controlled by the Estonian Football Association, the governing body for football in Estonia. Estonia's home ground is Lilleküla Stadium in the capital city Tallinn. The national team's first ever match was held against Finland in 1920 and resulted in 6–0 defeat. Estonian footballers have participated only once in the Olympic Games, when they played a single match in the 1924 Olympic Games' final tournament in Paris, France. They were defeated 1–0 by the United States in first round. During World War II, in 1940, Estonia was invaded and occupied by the Soviet Union, and there was no possibility of fielding a national football team again until the country restored full independence in August 1991. After the end of the 1944–1991 Soviet occupation, Estonia's first FIFA-recognised international match was with Slovenia on 3 June 1992, a 1–1 draw at home in Tallinn. Est ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iceland National Football Team
The Iceland national football team () represents Iceland in men's international Association football, football. The team is controlled by the Football Association of Iceland, and have been a FIFA member since 1947 and a UEFA member since 1957. The team's nickname is ''Strákarnir okkar'', which means ''Our Boys'' in Icelandic language, Icelandic. The team enjoyed success in the second half of the 2010s. In the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA), qualifying rounds for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Iceland reached the playoffs before losing to Croatia national football team, Croatia. Iceland reached its first major tournament, UEFA Euro 2016, after a qualification campaign which included home and away wins over the Netherlands national football team, Netherlands. After reaching the knockout stages of Euro 2016, Iceland UEFA Euro 2016 knockout phase#England vs Iceland, defeated England in the round of 16, advancing to the quarter-finals, where they lost to host nation France nati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arnór Guðjohnsen
Arnór Guðjohnsen (born 30 April 1961) is an Icelandic former professional footballer who played as a striker. He spent seven years with Belgian club Anderlecht and was the top scorer in the 1986–87 season. He is the father of striker Eiður Guðjohnsen and the grandfather of striker Sveinn Aron Guðjohnsen. His younger son, also named Arnór, signed for Swansea City in July 2017, at the age of 16. Club career Starting his career at Víkingur in Iceland, Arnór also played for Valur and Stjarnan, Lokeren and Anderlecht in Belgium, Bordeaux in France, Häcken and Örebro in Sweden. Arnór took the final penalty of the 1984 UEFA Cup final shootout which was saved by Tottenham's Tony Parks. International career Arnór is the father and agent of striker Eiður Guðjohnsen. Arnór and Eiður are the only father and son to play for a national football team during the same game, in a match on 24 April 1996 in which Iceland beat Estonia 3–0 in Tallinn. Arnór was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eiður Guðjohnsen
Eiður Smári Guðjohnsen (transliterated as Eidur Smari Gudjohnsen; born 15 September 1978) is an Icelandic professional football coach and former player who played as a forward. Eiður saw his greatest success in England and Spain with Chelsea and Barcelona respectively, where he won the UEFA Champions League and La Liga with the latter and the League Cup and Premiership twice with the former. Along with two spells at Bolton Wanderers fourteen years apart, he also played in Iceland, the Netherlands, France, Greece, Belgium, China, Norway and India in a club career lasting 23 years. He is regarded by many to be the greatest Icelandic footballer of all time. Eiður is the son of Arnór Guðjohnsen, who was also an Icelandic international footballer. He made his full international debut for Iceland as a substitute for his father in 1996, scoring 26 international goals in 88 caps between 1996 and 2016. He was the captain of the Iceland national team until Ólafur Jóhannesson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Atlético Cearense
Futebol Clube Atlético Cearense, commonly known as Atlético Cearense, is a Brazilian football club based in Fortaleza, Ceará state. The club was formerly known as Uniclinic Atlético Clube and Centro de Treinamento Uniclinic. History The club was founded on 7 March 1997 as ''Centro de Treinamento Uniclinic'', and played their first senior tournament took place in 1998, as they featured and won the Campeonato Cearense Second Level. In 2002, after finishing ninth in the year's Campeonato Cearense, Uniclinic suffered relegation. The club returned to the top tier in 2004, after finishing second in the 2003 Second Division. In 2008, they were renamed to ''Uniclinic Atlético Clube'', and once again suffered relegation in the Cearense. The club spent the next five seasons in the second level, suffering relegation to the Campeonato Cearense Third Level in 2013. Uniclinic won the third division in 2014, and achieved a second consecutive promotion in 2015 after finishing second in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedrinho (footballer, Born 2004)
Pedro Henrique Farias Alves de Araújo (born 4 February 2004), simply known as Pedrinho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Atlético Cearense. Career Pedrinho played in the youth sectors of several teams: Portuguesa, Serrano and Bangu in Rio de Janeiro, Jaciobá and Desportivo Aliança in Alagoas, and Tirol in Ceará. In 2024, with Desportivo Aliança, he began his professional career playing for the club in the 2024 Campeonato Alagoano. In 2025, he was signed by FC Atlético Cearense. Son of former player Magno Alves, he saw his father return from retirement to play alongside him, a feat also accomplished by Rivaldo and Rivaldinho in 2014–15 for Mogi Mirim, and Romário and Romarinho in 2024 at America-RJ. See also *List of association football families This is a list of association football families. The countries are listed according to the national teams of the senior family member if the other family member play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magno Alves
Magno Alves de Araújo (born 13 January 1976) is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is also known by his nickname ''O Magnata'' (The Magnate). Career Magno Alves was born in Aporá, Bahia, Brazil. Between 1998 and 2003, he made 265 appearances and scored 111 goals for Fluminense as a striker, winning the Rio State Championship in 2002. Alves' most famous match was against Santa Cruz. as he scored 5 goals, earning the nickname ''Magnata''. After a short stint in the Korean Professional Football League (K-League), Alves joined Oita Trinita of the Japan Professional Football League (J1 League). In 2006, he joined J1 League champion, Gamba Osaka, as a replacement for the team's former ace striker Clemerson de Araújo Soares, who left the team for family reasons. He joined Saudi Arabian side Al-Ittihad after being sent away by Gamba Osaka due to disciplinary problems. In July 2010, he signed a contract with Brazilian club Ceará. He sco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
