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Recreativo De Huelva
Real Club Recreativo de Huelva, S.A.D. () is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football club based in Huelva, Andalucia, Spain. Founded on 23 December 1889, they are the oldest football club in Spain, and currently play in , holding home games at ''Estadio Nuevo Colombino'', which has a 21,670 seating-capacity. Team colours are white shirts with blue vertical stripes and white shorts. History Background Huelva was introduced to football by the British employees of the Rio Tinto Company Limited (RTCL), who began to arrive in 1873 to work at the copper mines of Rio Tinto (river), Rio Tinto. Huelva thus became the home to a vast British colony, among whom a certain William Bice stood out, as he was the one who began organizing the first "kick-abouts" between the club's members, which were possibly the very first kick to a Ball (association football), football ball on Spanish soil. This colony eventually gave birth to a club in 1878, the Rio Tinto English Club (known in Huelv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sevilla FC
Sevilla Fútbol Club () is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in Seville, Andalusia, that competes in La Liga, the Spanish football league system, top flight of Spanish football. The club was formed on 25 January 1890, making it Spain's oldest sporting club solely devoted to football. The Scottish-born Edward F. Johnston, Edward Farquharson Johnston was one of Sevilla's founders, also becoming their first president. On 14 October 1905, the club's articles of association were registered in the Civil Government of Seville under the presidency of the Jerez-born José Luis Gallegos Arnosa. Sevilla are also the most successful football club in Andalusia in terms of titles, with eighteen Andalusian Cups, one La Liga title in 1945–46 La Liga, 1945–46, five Copa del Rey, Spanish Cup titles (1935 Copa del Presidente de la República, 1935, 1939 Copa del Generalísimo, 1939, 1947–48 Copa del Generalísimo, 1948, 2006–07 Copa del Rey, 2007 and 2009– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estadio Nuevo Colombino
Estadio Nuevo Colombino is a multi-purpose stadium in Huelva, Spain. It is currently used mostly for football (soccer), football matches and is the home ground of Recreativo de Huelva. Football was first introduced to Spain in Huelva and it still hosts the annual Trofeo Colombino, one of the traditional curtain-raisers to the Spanish football season. With a capacity of 21,670 seats, it is the List of stadiums in Spain#Current Stadiums, 30th-largest stadium in Spain and the 6th-largest in Andalusia. Opened in November 2001, it replaced Estadio Colombino. Estadio Nuevo Colombino hosted a Spain National Football Team, Spain international match on 15 November 2014, a European Championship Qualifying match against Belarus national football team, Belarus. References External links Estadios de Espana Recreativo de Huelva Multi-purpose stadiums in Spain Football venues in Andalusia Buildings and structures in the Province of Huelva Sport in Huelva Sports venues completed in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miner
A miner is a person who extracts ore, coal, chalk, clay, or other minerals from the earth through mining. There are two senses in which the term is used. In its narrowest sense, a miner is someone who works at the rock face (mining), face; cutting, blasting, or otherwise working and removing the rock. In a broader sense, a "miner" is anyone working within a mine, not just a worker at the rock face. Renowned as one of the most dangerous jobs in the world - and for good reason. Cave-in, Cave-ins, Explosion, explosions, Firedamp, toxic air, and extreme temperatures are some of the most perilous Mining accident, hazards observed to take place in underground mining, as well as the Health and environmental impact of the coal industry, overall long-term health effects of underground mining conditions. In some countries, miners lack social guarantees and in case of injury may be left to cope without assistance. In regions with a long mining tradition, many communities have developed cu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Alcock (footballer)
William Jonathan Alcock (1860 – 3 January 1930) was an Irish footballer who was the first captain of Spanish club Recreativo de Huelva, leading his side in the first official football match in Spain in 1890, and later led the club to its first-ever piece of silverware in 1904. Early life Born in 1860 in Cork, Alcock moved to Huelva in 1888, after being hired as head of the Groceries Department in the second warehouse of the Rio Tinto Company Limited. Whilst there, he opened a pub in the street currently known as ''Avenida de Italia''. Playing career Alcock was not one of the founding members of Recreativo de Huelva in December 1889, but he had a chalet near ''Hotel Colón'', the place where it had been founded. He thus quickly became linked with the club, and just three months later, on 8 March 1890, he already was the team captain when the club faced Sevilla FC at the Hipódromo de Tablada (horse racing track), which ended in a 2–0 loss. This match is now considered to be t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tablada Aerodrome
The Tablada Aerodrome, formerly known as the Tablada hippodrome, was a sports venue in the city of Seville, Spain. The venue was formed and reformed numerous times in its existence, being a historical fundamental piece in several categories such as Equestrianism (1880–89), serving as the home to the first horse races in the city, football (1890–1899), hosting the first match in Spanish football on 8 March 1890, recreation (1900–1909), and Aviation (1910–1941), such as the first military air raid. Early history The immense plain of Tablada, located to the south of Seville, was owned by the City Council and was the place where the cattle used to supply meat for the city's markets and also where the inhabitants of the city could freely carry the cavalries and other livestock. Equestrianism In the second half of the 19th century, however, its use was expanded to cover other types of activities: A pigeon shooting range was installed, and the Seville Horse Racing Society built ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Official Football Match In Spain
The first official football match in Spain between two sides playing under the rules of the English FA was contested between the two oldest clubs in Spain, Recreativo de Huelva and Sevilla FC, on 8 March 1890, held at the Hipódromo de Tablada in Seville. All the players were British, except for two Spanish players on each team, Huelva's Guillermo Duclós and Coto, and Sevilla's Mandy and Isaias White, the latter being the club's secretary and the one who wrote the letter inviting Huelva for a match. Sevilla FC became the first team to ever win an organized match in Spanish football history with its 2–0 victory, thanks to goals by Rickson and "Clown Yugles", a player so-called due to his appearance on the pitch in "night dress". Other possible firsts Modern football was introduced to Spain in the late 19th century by a combination of mostly British immigrant workers and visiting sailors. In 1873, a large group of British workers arrived in both Huelva and Vigo, two cities o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seville
Seville ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Spain, Spanish autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the Guadalquivir, River Guadalquivir, in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula. Seville has a municipal population of about 701,000 , and a Seville metropolitan area, metropolitan population of about 1.5 million, making it the largest city in Andalusia and the List of metropolitan areas in Spain, fourth-largest city in Spain. Its old town, with an area of , contains a UNESCO World Heritage Site comprising three buildings: the Alcázar of Seville, Alcázar palace complex, the Seville Cathedral, Cathedral and the General Archive of the Indies. The Seville harbour, located about from the Atlantic Ocean, is the only river port in Spain. The capital of Andalusia features hot temperatures in the summer, with daily maximums routinely above in July and August. Seville was founded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward F
Edward is an English male name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements '' ēad'' "wealth, fortunate; prosperous" and '' weard'' "guardian, protector”. History The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-Saxon England, but the rule of the Norman and Plantagenet dynasties had effectively ended its use amongst the upper classes. The popularity of the name was revived when Henry III named his firstborn son, the future Edward I, as part of his efforts to promote a cult around Edward the Confessor, for whom Henry had a deep admiration. Variant forms The name has been adopted in the Iberian peninsula since the 15th century, due to Edward, King of Portugal, whose mother was English. The Spanish/Portuguese forms of the name are Eduardo and Duarte. Other variant forms include French Édouard, Italian Edoardo and Odoardo, German, Dutch, Czech and Romanian Eduard and Scandinavian Edvard. Short forms include Ed, Eddy, Eddie, Ted, Teddy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isaias White
Isaías White Méndez (2 June 1869 – 1914) was a Spanish footballer who is widely regarded as one of the most important figures in the amateur beginnings of Sevilla FC, being one of its founders in 1890, and then serving the club as its first secretary, from which he organized the first official football match in Spain, where he scored a goal to help Sevilla become the first team in Spanish football history to win an official match. Early life Isaias White was born in Seville on 2 June 1869, as the fourth child and only son of Maria Méndez Montes and Isaiah White Lewis, and was baptized on 12 June of that year in the parish church of San Vicente in Seville. His father was an English engineer from Gloucestershire and co-owner of the ''Portilla, White, y Cía'', which was "one of the most important mechanical engineering and metal construction companies in Spain in the second half of the 19th century". In the General Census of the Population of Seville in August 1875, Isaias wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Provincia, Huelva 30 Marzo 1890
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José Muñoz Pérez
José Muñoz Pérez (7 April 1869 – 7 September 1921) was a Spanish sports journalist who co-founded Recreativo de Huelva in 1889. Early life and education José Muñoz Pérez was born in Huelva on 7 April 1869, as the son of Josefa Pérez Ortiz (1842–1916) and Francisco Muñoz Morales (1838–1878), founder of the Muñoz Printing Press, which later became the property of his widow and sons. His father was an editor of the Huelva newspaper La Provincia (Huelva), ''La Provincia'' since its inception in 1873, and who had also previously edited another newspaper, ''El Porvenir de Huelva'', which began in 1869. In the 1870s, the family lived at number 14 ''Calle Concepción'', where they also had a printing press. In his youth, Muñoz spent several years studying in England, so he spoke English perfectly, and in 1887–88, he sent several articles to ''La Provincia'' from London. Later, his brother Francisco, who also studied in London, did the same trick in 1899–1900. Sporting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro Nolasco De Soto
Pedro Nolasco de Soto y Colom (20 January 1848 – 26 July 1908) was a Spanish civil engineer who was named co-president of Recreativo de Huelva in its second-ever meeting in 1889. Early life and education Pedro Nolasco de Soto was born in Seville on 20 January 1848, as the first-born son of Maria Luisa Colom y Colom and Cádiz-born Ricardo de Soto y Lavaggi, a banker. As the son of a well-off family from Seville, Nolasco de Soto completed his studies abroad, doing so at the Catholic Institute in Liverpool in the 1860s, together with two of his cousins from Jerez de la Frontera, such as . He then studied Civil Engineering in Madrid, where he was the second-best of his class in 1869, and where he obtained his diploma in 1871. Professional career After graduating, Nolasco de Soto carried out several public works projects in the province of Seville throughout the 1870s, which included the construction of a bridge over the Guadalquivir, the construction of the Seville-Huelva railway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
