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Saša Gajser
Saša Gajser (born 11 February 1974) is a Slovenian professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He was internationally capped for Slovenia, earning 27 appearances between 1999 and 2003. Club career Gajser started his professional career with Maribor in 1992. He stayed there for three seasons, making 22 appearances in all competitions. Later, he had spells with the second division sides Drava Ptuj and Ljubljana. After a season at Beltinci, he signed with Rudar Velenje. He stayed there for two seasons, appearing in 64 league matches and scoring 6 goals before leaving for KAA Gent. After three seasons in Belgium, he moved to Olympiakos Nicosia. International career Gajser made his debut for Slovenia in a February 1999 friendly match against Switzerland in Oman. He earned a total of 27 caps until his final match in 2003. With Slovenia, Gajser played at the 2000 UEFA European Football Championship and the 2002 FIFA World Cup The 2002 FIFA W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ptuj
Ptuj (; , ; ) is the List of cities and towns in Slovenia, eighth-largest town of Slovenia, located in the traditional region of Styria (Slovenia), Styria (northeastern Slovenia). It is the seat of the City Municipality of Ptuj, Municipality of Ptuj. Being the oldest recorded city in Slovenia, it has been inhabited since the late Stone Age and developed from a Roman military fort, located at a strategically important crossing of the Drava River along a prehistoric trade route between the Baltic Sea and the Adriatic Sea, Adriatic. History Early history Ptuj is the oldest recorded town in Slovenia. There is evidence that the area was settled in the Stone Age. In the Late Iron Age it was settled by Celts.''PtujTourism.si''.The History of Ptuj. Accessed November 8, 2006. First mentions By the 1st century BC, the settlement was controlled by Ancient Rome as part of the Pannonian province. In 69 AD, Vespasian was elected Roman Emperor by the Danubian legions in Ptuj, and the first wri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Exhibition Game
An exhibition game (also known as a friendly, scrimmage, demonstration, training match, pre-season game, warmup match, or preparation match, depending at least in part on the sport) is a sporting event whose prize money and impact on the player's or the team's rankings is either zero or otherwise greatly reduced. Exhibition games often serve as "warm-up matches", particularly in many team sports where these games help coaches and managers select and condition players, before the competitive matches of a league season or tournament. If the players usually play in different teams in other leagues, exhibition games offer an opportunity for the players to learn to work with each other. The games can be held between separate teams or between parts of the same team. An exhibition game may also be used to settle a challenge, to provide professional entertainment, to promote the sport, to commemorate an anniversary or a famous player, or to raise money for charities. Several sports le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Footballers From Ptuj
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby league, and rugby union. It has been estimated that there are 250 million association football players in the world, and many play other forms of football. Career Jean-Pierre Papin has described football as a "universal language". Footballers across the world and at almost any level may regularly attract large crowds of spectators, and players are the focal points of widespread social phenomena such as association football culture. Footballers usually begin as amateurs and the best players progress to become professional players. Normally they start at a youth team (any local team) and from there, based on skill and talent, scouts offer contracts. Once signed, some learn to play better football and a few advance to the senior or profession ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1974 Births
Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; following Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir's resignation in response to high Israeli casualties, she was succeeded by Yitzhak Rabin. In Europe, the invasion and occupation of northern Cyprus by Turkish troops initiated the Cyprus dispute, the Carnation Revolution took place in Portugal, the Greek junta's collapse paves the way for the establishment of a parliamentary republic and Chancellor of West Germany Willy Brandt resigned following an espionage scandal surrounding his secretary Günter Guillaume. In sports, the year was primarily dominated by the FIFA World Cup in West Germany, in which the hosts won the championship title, as well as '' The Rumble in the Jungle'', a boxing match between Muhammad Ali and George ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997–98 Slovenian Football Cup
The 1997–98 Slovenian Football Cup was the seventh season of the Slovenian Football Cup, Slovenia's football knockout competition. Qualified clubs 1996–97 Slovenian PrvaLiga members *Beltinci *Celje * Gorica *Koper * Korotan Prevalje *Maribor * Mura * Olimpija * Primorje * Rudar Velenje Qualified through MNZ Regional Cups *MNZ Ljubljana: Elan, Vevče, Domžale *MNZ Maribor: Železničar Maribor, Dravograd, Pohorje *MNZ Celje: Šentjur, Dravinja *MNZ Koper: Ilirska Bistrica, Branik Šmarje *MNZ Nova Gorica: Renče, Idrija *MNZ Murska Sobota: Goričanka, Bakovci, Serdica *MNZ Lendava: Nafta Lendava, Turnišče *MNZG-Kranj: Triglav Kranj, Lesce *MNZ Ptuj: Drava Ptuj, Aluminij, Dornava First round The first round matches took place on 27 July and 10 August 1997. Round of 16 The round of 16 matches took place on 24 September 1997. Quarter-finals The first legs of the quarter-finals took place on 22 and 29 October, and the second leg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1993–94 Slovenian Football Cup
The 1993–94 Slovenian Football Cup was the third season of the Slovenian Football Cup, Slovenia's football knockout competition. Qualified clubs 1992–93 Slovenian PrvaLiga members *Beltinci *Celje * Gorica *Izola *Koper * Krka *Ljubljana *Maribor * Mura * Nafta Lendava * Naklo * Olimpija * Rudar Velenje * Slovan * Steklar *Svoboda *Zagorje * Železničar Maribor Qualified through MNZ Regional Cups *MNZ Ljubljana: Rudar Trbovlje, Šmartno Ljubljana *MNZ Maribor: Dravograd, Rače *MNZ Celje: Šmartno ob Paki *MNZ Koper: Jadran Dekani *MNZ Nova Gorica: Primorje *MNZ Murska Sobota: Veržej, Rogašovci *MNZ Lendava: Turnišče *MNZG-Kranj: Jesenice, Lesce *MNZ Ptuj: Drava Ptuj, Aluminij First round The first round matches took place on 22 and 23 September 1993. Round of 16 The round of 16 matches took place on 26, 27 October and 2 November 1993. Quarter-finals The first legs of the quarter-finals took place on 10 November, and the secon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991–92 Slovenian Football Cup
The 1991–92 Slovenian Football Cup was the first season of the Slovenian Football Cup, Slovenia's football knockout competition, and the last that was played by the old rules from SR Slovenia. All Slovenian clubs competed in their regional MNZ Cups, with eight winners securing their place in the quarter-finals of the Slovenian Cup. From there on clubs played by the East/West system to the final. MNZ Cup Finals (round of 16) , colspan="3" style="background-color:#D0D0D0" align=left, MNZ Ljubljana , - , colspan="3" style="background-color:#D0D0D0" align=left, MNZ Maribor , - , colspan="3" style="background-color:#D0D0D0" align=left, MNZ Lendava and MNZ Murska Sobota , - , colspan="3" style="background-color:#D0D0D0" align=left, MNZ Koper , - , colspan="3" style="background-color:#D0D0D0" align=left, MNZ Celje , - , colspan="3" style="background-color:#D0D0D0" align=left, MNZ Nova Gorica , - , colspan="3" style="background-color:#D0D0D0" align=left, MNZ Kranj , - , colspan= ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slovenian Football Cup
The Slovenian Football Cup (, ) is the top knockout tournament of Slovenian football and the second most important football competition in Slovenia after the Slovenian PrvaLiga championship. The cup was established in 1991 following the breakup of Yugoslavia. Since 2020, it has been known as Pokal Pivovarna Union after its headline sponsor, the Union Brewery. As of 2025, a total of 18 clubs have reached the cup final, with 12 of them winning the title; the most successful side in the history of the competition is Maribor, who have triumphed 9 times in their 15 cup final appearances. They are followed by Olimpija (1945), Koper, and Olimpija (2005), who won four titles each. Primorje hold the record for most appearances in the final without winning the title, finishing as runners-up in three consecutive finals between 1996 and 1998. Aluminij, Nafta 1903 and Gorica are the only sides from outside the top flight which managed to reach the cup final, having finished as runners-u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muscat
Muscat (, ) is the capital and most populous city in Oman. It is the seat of the Governorate of Muscat. According to the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI), the population of the Muscat Governorate in 2022 was 1.72 million. The metropolitan area includes six provinces, called , and spans approximately . Known since the early 1st century CE as a leading port for trade between the west and the east, Muscat was ruled successively by various indigenous tribes, as well as by foreign powers such as the Persians, the Portuguese Empire and the Ottoman Empire. In the 18th century, Muscat was a regional military power: its influence extended as far as East Africa and Zanzibar. As an important port town in the Gulf of Oman, Muscat attracted foreign traders and settlers such as the Persians, the Balochs and the Sindhis. Beginning in 1970, after the accession of Qaboos bin Said as the Sultan of Oman, Muscat experienced rapid infrastructural development; it developed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex
The Sultan Qaboos Stadium at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex (), also known locally as Boshar (), is a government-owned multi-purpose stadium in the Boshar district of Muscat, Oman. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It has facilities for athletics too and has also staged field hockey matches. The stadium originally had a capacity of over 40,000, but after recent renovations the capacity was reduced to 28,000. It is the home stadium of the Oman national football team. The Qaboos Stadium was used as the main stadium in the 19th Arabian Gulf Cup in 2009, and was also used in the 13th Arabian Gulf Cup competition in 1996. The Complex has strong security, in addition to over 10,000 parking slots. In field hockey Field hockey (or simply referred to as hockey in some countries where ice hockey is not popular) is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with 11 players in total, made up of 10 field players and a goalk ..., th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 FIFA World Cup
The 2002 FIFA World Cup, also branded as Korea/Japan 2002, was the 17th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial Association football, football world championship for List of men's national association football teams, men's national teams organized by FIFA. It was held from 31 May to 30 June 2002 at sites in South Korea and Japan, with its 2002 FIFA World Cup final, final match hosted by Japan at Nissan Stadium (Yokohama), International Stadium in Yokohama. During the opening ceremony, the championship was declared opened by President of South Korea Kim Dae-jung. A field of 32 teams qualified for this World Cup, which was the first to be held in Asia, the first to be held outside of the Americas or Europe, as well as the first to be jointly hosted by more than one nation. China national football team, China, Ecuador national football team, Ecuador, Senegal national football team, Senegal and Slovenia national football team, Slovenia made their World Cup debuts, with Senegal being the o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
