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Fernando Castro Santos
Fernando Castro Santos (born 20 February 1952) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a defender, and a retired manager. During his career, he worked in several clubs in his country as well as in Portugal. Football career Born in Poio, Province of Pontevedra, Santos began working as a manager at only 30 with local Pontevedra CF, before moving to Galician neighbours SD Compostela in 1989. During his six-year spell at the latter club, he led it from the fourth division to La Liga. After helping ''Compos'' retain their top flight status in the 1994–95 season, Santos stayed in the region, signing with Celta de Vigo and remaining there for two years. He started 1997–98 in Portugal with S.C. Braga, being sacked after a few months (the side eventually reached the domestic cup final) and returning to his country with Sevilla FC, in the second level. Leaving Sevilla in summer 1999 after the team's top flight promotion, Santos spent the following years at CD Tenerife, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poio
Poio is a municipality in Galicia, Spain in the province of Pontevedra. Poio is located in the North shore of the Ría de Pontevedra, between Sanxenxo and the provincial capital, Pontevedra. The municipality is adjacent with Meaño, Meis, Pontevedra and Sanxenxo and offers a rich fusion of mountain and sea areas. Tambo island, an uninhabited island located in the middle of the Pontevedra estuary, officially belongs to Poio but it is under the control of the Spanish Navy and disembarkment is not allowed. Geography Poio has an approximate area of . Its highest peak is Mount Castrove, high and from where one can see views of the Pontevedra and Arousa estuaries. The views also spotlight the Alto de Raxó and Samieira. Its coast of more than is full of beautiful beaches with quiet waters. Tambo island has an area of and its highest peak is high. Demography Poio is a dormitory area of the city of Pontevedra. It has a growing market due to its proximity to the urban center (only ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galicia (Spain)
Galicia (; gl, Galicia or ; es, Galicia}; pt, Galiza) is an autonomous community of Spain and historic nationality under Spanish law. Located in the northwest Iberian Peninsula, it includes the provinces of A Coruña, Lugo, Ourense, and Pontevedra. Galicia is located in Atlantic Europe. It is bordered by Portugal to the south, the Spanish autonomous communities of Castile and León and Asturias to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and the Cantabrian Sea to the north. It had a population of 2,701,743 in 2018 and a total area of . Galicia has over of coastline, including its offshore islands and islets, among them Cíes Islands, Ons, Sálvora, Cortegada Island, which together form the Atlantic Islands of Galicia National Park, and the largest and most populated, A Illa de Arousa. The area now called Galicia was first inhabited by humans during the Middle Paleolithic period, and takes its name from the Gallaeci, the Celtic people living north of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diego Castro
Diego Castro Giménez (; born 2 July 1982) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left winger. He amassed La Liga totals of 226 games and 43 goals over eight seasons, mainly representing Getafe (four years) and Sporting de Gijón (three). In 2015 he transferred to Perth Glory, going on to spend six years with them in the A-League. Club career Málaga and Sporting Castro was born in Pontevedra, Galicia. After starting out professionally with local Pontevedra CF ( third division) he moved to Málaga CF, but spent almost three seasons mainly registered with the Andalusians' reserves; in December 2005, he appeared in two consecutive home losses for the main squad, against CA Osasuna (2–1) and Real Madrid (2–0). After both Málaga teams dropped down a level in 2006, Castro moved to Sporting de Gijón in division two, being an essential first-team element from the start (20 league goals in his first three seasons combined – with the Asturians achieving La Liga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marca (newspaper)
''Marca'' (), stylised as ''MARCA'', is Spain's national daily sport newspaper owned by Unidad Editorial. The newspaper focuses primarily on football, in particular the day-to-day activities of Real Madrid, FC Barcelona, and Atlético Madrid. Also, It has daily and fresh information about influencers, Instagram Girls, an infamous programme first dates, and other Pink press. It has a daily readership of over 2,500,000, the highest in Spain for a daily newspaper, and more than half of sports readership, as of 2007. Since February 2001, there has also been an association 24-hour/day sports radio station, Radio Marca. In 2010, the TV channel MARCA TV was launched, before being closed in 2013. History and profile ''Marca'' was founded on 21 December 1938, at the height of the Spanish Civil War, in nationalist-held San Sebastián. Its founding editor was Manuel Fernández Cuesta, uncle of businessman Nemesio Fernández-Cuesta. On 3 September 1987 Luis Infante became the editor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ángel Viadero
Ángel Eduardo Viadero Odriozola (born 3 January 1969) is a Spanish football coach, who is currently in charge of Lleida Esportiu. He spent the great majority of his career managing in Segunda División B, leading both Racing Santander and their reserves in the league. Career Viadero was born in Santander, Cantabria. He began his managerial career in the reserve team of hometown club Racing de Santander, twice being relegated from Segunda División B but both times winning promotion instantly back from Tercera División. In June 2008, he switched to SD Ponferradina on a one-year contract, also in the third division. In February 2009, Viadero was dismissed from Ponfe, despite the side sitting in third and therefore in the promotion play-off places. He returned to work in July at SD Eibar, but was replaced by the returning Manix Mandiola in late April 2010. Weeks later he was confirmed at Pontevedra CF for the new season, losing seven of his first ten matches and his job in Oct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Mota (Portuguese Footballer, Born 1964)
José Mota may refer to: * José Mota (footballer, born 1919) (1919–?), Portuguese football forward * José Mota (footballer, born 1964), Portuguese football player/manager *José Mota (baseball) (born 1965), Dominican baseball player/broadcaster *José Mota (comedian) José Sánchez Mota (born 30 June 1965), better known as José Mota, is a Spanish comedian and actor. He was member, with Juan Antonio Muñoz, Juan Muñoz, of the comedy duo ''Cruz y Raya'' between 1989 and 2007, and later he started a solo care ... (born 1965), Spanish comedian and actor * José Mota (footballer, born 1979), Brazilian football forward {{hndis, Mota, José ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002–03 Primeira Liga
The 2002–03 Primeira Liga was the 69th edition of top flight of Portuguese football. It started on 25 August 2002 with a match between Varzim and Paços de Ferreira, and ended on 1 June 2003. The league was contested by 18 clubs with Sporting CP as the defending champions. Porto won the league and qualified for the 2003–04 UEFA Champions League group stage, along with Benfica, who qualified for the third round. Sporting and União de Leiria qualified for the 2003–04 UEFA Cup. In opposite, Varzim, Santa Clara and Vitória de Setúbal were relegated to the Segunda Liga. Faye Fary was the top scorer with 18 goals. Promotion and relegation Teams relegated to Segunda Liga * Salgueiros * Farense *Alverca Salgueiros, Farense and Alverca, were consigned to the Segunda Liga following their final classification in 2001–02 season. Teams promoted from Segunda Liga *Moreirense * Académica de Coimbra * Nacional The other three teams were replaced by Moreirense, Académica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mundo Deportivo
''Mundo Deportivo'' (; meaning ''Sports World'' in English) is a Spanish nationwide daily sports newspaper published in Barcelona. History and profile ''Mundo Deportivo'' was first published on 1 February 1906, as a weekly newspaper, and since 1929 daily. It is the oldest sports newspaper still published in Spain, and the second one in Europe, after the Italian '' La Gazzetta dello Sport'' which was founded in 1896. It is published in Barcelona and is owned by Grupo Godó. The group also owns ''La Vanguardia''. ''Mundo Deportive'' focuses primarily on the performances of FC Barcelona, but also covers the Spanish basketball league ( ACB), Grand Prix motorcycle racing and Formula One car racing, amongst others. Both ''Mundo Deportivo'' and ''Sport'' are the predominant sources of sports news in Catalonia Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a '' nationality'' by its Statute of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998–99 Segunda División ...
The 1998–99 Segunda División season saw 22 teams participate in the second flight Spanish league. Málaga CF, CD Numancia, Sevilla FC and Rayo Vallecano were promoted to Primera División. RCD Mallorca B, Barcelona B, Hércules CF and CD Ourense were relegated to Segunda División B. Teams Teams by Autonomous Community Final table Results Promotion playoff First Leg Second Leg {{DEFAULTSORT:1998-99 Segunda Division Segunda División seasons 2 Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = '' Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Segunda División
The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Segunda División, commercially known as LaLiga SmartBank for sponsorship reasons, is the men's second professional association football division of the Spanish football league system. Administrated by the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional, it is contested by 22 teams, with the top two teams plus the winner of a play-off promoted to LaLiga and replaced by the three lowest-placed teams in that division. History This championship was created in 1929 by the Royal Spanish Football Federation. The league has been national, single-table except for a period from 1949 to 1968 in which it was regionalized into two North and South groups. Since 1984 it has been organized by the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional. In 2006, the ''Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional'' agreed to a ten-year sponsorship agreement with the banking group BBVA. Segunda División was thereby rebranded as 'Liga BBVA'. Two years later, as the BBVA sponsorship was exten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taça De Portugal
The Taça de Portugal (; "Cup of Portugal") is an annual association football competition and the premier knockout tournament in Portuguese football. For sponsorship reasons, it has been known as Taça de Portugal Placard since the 2015–16 season. Organised by the Portuguese Football Federation since it was first held in 1938, the competition is open to professional and amateur clubs from the top-four league divisions. Matches are played from August–September to May–June, and the final is traditionally held at the Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, near Lisbon. The winners qualify for the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira (or the runners-up, in case the winners are also the league champions) and the UEFA Europa League (unless they already qualify for the UEFA Champions League through league placing). Before 1938, a similar competition was held since 1922 under the name Campeonato de Portugal ( en, Championship of Portugal), which determined the national champions from among the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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