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Pako Ayestarán
Francisco Martín "Pako" Ayestarán Barandiarán (born 5 February 1963) is a Spanish Association football, football Manager (association football), manager and coach who is the assistant head coach at Premier League club Aston Villa F.C., Aston Villa. He spent 11 years as Assistant coach, assistant to Rafael Benítez at clubs including Valencia CF, Valencia and Liverpool F.C., Liverpool. He has subsequently worked in Mexico, Israel, Portugal, and at Valencia and UD Las Palmas, Las Palmas in La Liga. Career Ayestarán was born in Beasain, Gipuzkoa, and had a short stint as a youth player at Real Sociedad. After starting his career as a physical fitness, fitness coach, he was appointed Rafael Benítez's Assistant coach, assistant at CA Osasuna, Osasuna, and remained behind the manager at CF Extremadura, Extremadura, CD Tenerife, Tenerife, Valencia CF, Valencia and Liverpool F.C., Liverpool. Valencia In 2001, Ayestarán followed Rafael Benítez to Valencia, joining as assistant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beasain
Beasain is a town and municipality located in the Goierri region of the province of Gipuzkoa, in the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country, northern Spain. It has an important industry of railway vehicles and related equipment ( CAF) that exports its production around the world. In 2015 it had a population of 13,980 inhabitants. Notable people * Karlos Arguiñano (born September 6, 1948) is a Spanish chef. * Pako Ayestarán (born 5 February 1963) is a Spanish football manager, former Head Coach of Valencia CF. * Gorka Elustondo (born 18 March 1987) is a Spanish football player, currently playing for Rayo Vallecano Rayo Vallecano de Madrid, S.A.D. (), often abbreviated to Rayo (Spanish for "thunderbolt"), is a Spanish professional football club based in the Villa de Vallecas district of Madrid. The club competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish foot ... References External links Official website "Beasain" ''Auñamendi Eusko Entziklopedia'' Muni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Physical Fitness
Physical fitness is a state of health and well-being and, more specifically, the ability to perform aspects of Outline of sports, sports, occupations, and daily activities. Physical fitness is generally achieved through proper nutrition, moderate-vigorous physical exercise, and sufficient rest along with a formal recovery plan. Before the Industrial Revolution, fitness was defined as the capacity to carry out the day's activities without undue fatigue or lethargy. However, with automation and changes in lifestyles, physical fitness is now considered a measure of the body's ability to function efficiently and effectively in work and leisure activities, to be healthy, to resist hypokinetic diseases, to improve immune system function, and to meet emergency situations. Overview Fitness is defined as the quality or state of being fit and healthy. Around 1950, perhaps consistent with the Industrial Revolution and the treatise of World War II, the term "fitness" increased in wester ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006–07 UEFA Champions League
The 2006–07 UEFA Champions League was the 15th season of UEFA's premier European club football tournament, the UEFA Champions League, since it was rebranded from the European Cup, and the 52nd season overall. The final was contested by Milan and Liverpool on 23 May 2007. Beforehand, the match was billed as a repeat of the 2005 final, the only difference being that the 2007 final was to be played at the Olympic Stadium in Athens, Greece. Milan won the match 2–1 to claim their seventh European Cup, with both goals coming from Filippo Inzaghi. Dirk Kuyt scored for Liverpool. Barcelona were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Liverpool in the first knockout round. Association team allocation A total of 73 teams from 49 UEFA member associations participated in the 2006–07 UEFA Champions League. Liechtenstein (who did not have their own domestic league) as well as the 2 lowest-ranked federations, Andorra and San Marino, did not participate. Montenegro, which did ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 FA Community Shield
The 2006 FA Community Shield was the 84th staging of the FA Community Shield, an annual association football, football match played between the winners of the Premier League and FA Cup. The match was played between 2005–06 FA Cup winners Liverpool F.C., Liverpool and 2005–06 Premier League champions Chelsea F.C., Chelsea on 13 August 2006 at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff. Chelsea were appearing in the competition for the sixth time, while Liverpool were making their 21st appearance. It was the final Community Shield to be held at the Millennium Stadium following the reconstruction of Wembley Stadium. Chelsea, the Shield holders, qualified for the match as a result of winning the Premier League, which was their second successive List of English football champions, league championship. Liverpool entered the competition after winning the 2006 FA Cup Final, FA Cup final against West Ham United F.C., West Ham United 3–1 on Penalty shoot-out (association football), penalties. W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005–06 FA Cup
The 2005–06 FA Cup was the 125th staging of the world's oldest football competition, the FA Cup. The competition began on 20 August 2005, with the lowest-ranked of the 674 entrants competing in the Extra preliminary round. For the top 44 clubs, the FA Cup began in the third round in January. Ties are all single-legged and take place at the stadium of the club drawn first. If scores are level at the end of a match, it is replayed at the away club's stadium, usually 10 days later. If the scores are still level, extra-time and penalties (if necessary) are used to determine a winner. However, from the semi-finals onwards, the ties take place at a neutral stadium, and there are no replays. That is to say, extra-time and penalties are played if necessary to determine a winner in a single match. At the special request of England national team manager Sven-Göran Eriksson, the quarter-finals (i.e., 6th round proper) were held on weeknights (they would normally take place at weekends ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 UEFA Super Cup
The 2005 UEFA Super Cup was an association football match between Liverpool F.C., Liverpool of England and PFC CSKA Moscow, CSKA Moscow of Russia on 26 August 2005 at Stade Louis II, Monaco, the annual UEFA Super Cup contested between the winners of the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League, UEFA Cup. Liverpool were appearing in the Super Cup for the fifth time, having won the competition in 1977 European Super Cup, 1977 and 2001 UEFA Super Cup, 2001. CSKA Moscow were appearing in the Super Cup for the first time, the first Russian team to appear in the competition. The teams had qualified for the competition by winning the two seasonal European competitions. Liverpool won the 2004–05 UEFA Champions League, defeating Italian team A.C. Milan 3–2 in a penalty shoot-out (association football), penalty shoot-out after the match had finished 2005 UEFA Champions League Final, 3–3. CSKA Moscow won the 2004–05 UEFA Cup, beating Portuguese team Sporting CP 2005 UEFA Cup Final ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
