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Estadio Bardín
The Estadio Bardín () was a football field in Alicante that existed between 1932 and 1954, serving as the second playing field of Hércules CF. History Early history ''Estadio Bardín'' was inaugurated on 18 September 1932, replacing ''La Viña'' as the new stadium of Hércules, which had just been proclaimed champion of the Tercera Division, but lost in the promotion play-offs. ''La Viña'' was an enclosed field that had become too small for Hércules, so Renato Bardín Mas, then treasurer of Hércules, faced with the need for a larger football pitch, convinced his father René Bardín Deville, a French businessman based in Alicante, to build said stadium on some land he owned located in the Benalúa ravine, next to the Army barrack (currently the Alipark neighborhood). The ribbon of the Real Madrid, which lined-up with the likes of Ricardo Zamora, Jacinto Quincoces, and Jaime Lazcano; Madrid logically won 2–0 with goals from Páez (own goal) and Carles Bestit (footballer) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alicante
Alicante (, , ; ; ; officially: ''/'' ) is a city and municipalities of Spain, municipality in the Valencian Community, Spain. It is the capital of the province of Alicante and a historic Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean port. The population of the city was 337,482 , the second-largest in the Valencian Community. Toponymy The name of the city echoes the Arabic name ''Laqant'' (), ''al-Laqant'' (اللَّقَنْت) or ''Al-qant'' (), which in turn reflects the Latin ''Lucentum'' and Greek root ''Leuké'' (or ''Leuka''), meaning "white". History The area around Alicante has been inhabited for over 7,000 years. The first tribes of hunter-gatherers moved gradually from Central Europe between 5000 and 3000 BC. Some of the earlier settlements were made on the slopes of Mount Benacantil. By 1000 BC, Ancient Greece, Greek and Phoenician traders had begun to visit the eastern coast of Spain, establishing small trading ports and introducing the native Iberian tribes to the alpha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valencian Community
The Valencian Community is an Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Spain. It is the fourth most populous Spanish Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community after Andalusia, Catalonia and the Community of Madrid with more than five million inhabitants.Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid, 2020. Its eponymous capital Valencia is the third largest city and metropolitan area in Spain. It is located along the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean coast on the east side of the Iberian Peninsula. It borders Catalonia to the north, Aragon and Castilla–La Mancha to the west, and Region of Murcia, Murcia to the south, and the Balearic Islands are to its east. The Valencian Community is divided into three Provinces of Spain, provinces: province of Castellón, Castellón, province of Valencia, Valencia and province of Alicante, Alicante. According to Valencia's Statute of Autonomy, the Valencian people are a ''nationalities and regions of Spain, "historical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spanish Peseta
The peseta (, ) was the currency of Spain between 1868 and 2002. Along with the French franc, it was also a de facto currency, ''de facto'' currency used in Andorra (which had no national currency with legal tender). Etymology The name of the currency derives from ''peceta'', a Catalan Language, Catalan word meaning ''little piece,'' from of the Catalan word ''peça'' (lit. ''piece'', "coin"). Its etymology has wrongly been attributed to the Spanish ''peso''. The word ''peseta'' has been known as early as 1737 to colloquially refer to the coin worth 2 ''reales provincial'' or of a peso. Coins denominated in "pesetas" were briefly issued in 1808 in Barcelona under French occupation; see Catalan peseta. Symbol Traditionally, there was never a single symbol or special character for the Spanish peseta. Common abbreviations were "Pta" (plural: "Pts), "Pt", and "Ptas". A common way of representing amounts of pesetas in print was using superior letters: "Pta" and "Pts". Common ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hércules CF
Hércules de Alicante Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. () is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team in Alicante, in the Valencian Community. Founded on 25 October 1922, it currently plays in Primera Federación and plays its home games at the 29,500-capacity Estadio José Rico Pérez. History First years Hércules CF has been documented since 1914, although not officially registered until 26 September 1922, alongside ''Mercantil de Cartagena'', ''Federación Levantina'', and others. Its founder was Vicente Pastor Alfosea, dubbed "El Chepa", who named the club after the legendary Greek hero Hercules, who was a strong and invincible man, two characteristics that Pastor wanted to see reproduced in his team. In its early days, the club played in various locations, the foothills of la montañosa, the lands of l'Hort del tio Ron, the campo de Benalúa or the facilities of the Alicante Recreation Club. At first, the team played in white and red striped shirts and black pants. ... [...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] |
Campo De La Viña
The Campo de La Viña was a football stadium in the city of Alicante, Spain, that existed between 1919 and 1974, and which served as the first home ground of Hércules CF between 1927 and 1932, and then again between 1954 and 1974. History First steps Inaugurated on 30 January 1919, Campo de La Florida became the home ground of Club Natación Alicante, founded by Casimiro de la Viña, being later renamed as Campo de La Viña in honour of its builder Prudencio de la Viña. Natación quickly became the most important football team in Alicante in the 1920s, and midway through that decade, they began sharing its field with its new subsidiary Hércules CF, who thus began to grow into prominence. Following an incident in a match against Valencia CF in February 1927, the Valencian Football Federation penalized Natación with a fine, but rather than taking it, the team was dissolved, and instead of forming a new club, the players of Natación joined Hércules, who in turn adopted their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renato Bardín
Renato Bardín Mas was a Spanish sports leader who served as the president of Hércules CF between 1944 and 1945. Early life Renato Bardín was born in Alicante, as the son of María del Rosario Mas and Théophile Bardín, a French businessman and promoter of the wine industry, who had settled in Alicante at the end of the 19th century due to its climate and the quality of its vineyards. Bardín served as the honorary consul of France in Alicante for several years, replacing his father, with the work of both helping to strengthen ties between France and Spain. Sporting career On 3 August 1919, Bardín, together with Casimiro de la Viña and Marcelo Agudo, was one of the founders of Club Natación Alicante, being subsequently elected as the first treasurer of the club, which soon became the best team in Alicante. He went on to become its president in 1925, but following a severe fine from the Valencian Football Federation, the club's board decided to dissolve the team on 25 A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
