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2012–13 Valencia CF Season
The 2012–13 Valencia CF season was the club's 95th season in existence and its La Liga#All-time La Liga table, 26th consecutive season in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football. The season marked the coaching debut of Mauricio Pellegrino, who assumed coaching of the club after the four-year tenure of Unai Emery. Pellegrino was sacked on 1 December and replaced with Ernesto Valverde. Manuel Llorente resigned after almost four years as Valencia president on 5 April 2013. Players :''The numbers are established according to the official websitewww.valenciacf.com' From Valencia Mestalla Out on loan Detailed squad information Notes: (d), debut in first team in an official match Transfers In Total expenditure: €25.8 million Out Total income: €30 million Club Technical staff Sourcebr /> Statistics Player statistics {, class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valencia CF
Valencia Club de Fútbol, S. A. D. (; ), commonly referred to as Valencia CF or simply Valencia, is a Spanish professional Association football, football club based in Valencia, Spain, that currently plays in La Liga, the top tier of the Spanish football league system, Spanish league system. Valencia was founded in 1919 and has played its home games at the 49,430-seater Mestalla Stadium, Mestalla since his opening in 1923. Valencia has won six La Liga titles, eight Spanish Cup, Copa del Rey titles, one Spanish Super Cup, Supercopa de España, and one Copa Eva Duarte. In European competitions, they have won two Inter-Cities Fairs Cups, one UEFA Cup, one UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, two UEFA Super Cups, and one UEFA Intertoto Cup. They have also reached two consecutive UEFA Champions League finals (2000 UEFA Champions League Final, 2000 and 2001 UEFA Champions League Final, 2001). The IFFHS named IFFHS World's Best Club, World’s Best Club to Valencia in 2004. Valencia were also membe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roberto Soldado
Roberto Soldado Rillo (; born 27 May 1985) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a striker. After emerging through Real Madrid's youth system, he went on to appear in only 27 official matches for the first team (four goals). However, he became a more regular La Liga player and scorer for Osasuna, Getafe and Valencia, and secured a £26 million move to Tottenham Hotspur. After two unsuccessful seasons in England, he returned to the Spanish top division with Villarreal; over 13 seasons in the latter competition, he recorded figures of 325 games and 129 goals. An international since 2007, Soldado represented Spain at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup. Club career Real Madrid Born in Valencia, Soldado joined Real Madrid at the age of 15 from native region small club CF Don Bosco. After years of prolific goalscoring with the former's reserves, he made his first-team debut on 23 October 2005 against Valencia, playing 18 minutes in a 1–2 home loss. Previou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sofiane Feghouli
Sofiane Feghouli (; born 26 December 1989) is a professional footballer who plays for the Algeria national team. He mainly operates as a midfielder, but can also play as a winger and as an attacking midfielder. Feghouli made his senior international debut for Algeria in February 2012. He represented Algeria at the 2013, 2015, 2019 and 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (winning the 2019 tournament), as well as the 2014 FIFA World Cup, where he scored Algeria's first goal in the competition since 1986. Personal life Feghouli was born in Levallois-Perret to Algerian parents. His father is from Tiaret, while his mother is from Ghazaouet. He has 4 brothers. Club career Grenoble Feghouli began his career with Grenoble, after French team Paris Saint-Germain decided not to sign him after a trial. For the latter portion of the 2006–2007 season, he was promoted to the first-team squad and given the number 33 shirt. He made his highly anticipated debut, at the age of 17, for the club on 27 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonas (footballer, Born 1984)
Jonas Gonçalves Oliveira (born 1 April 1984), known as Jonas (), is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward. A Brazilian international on twelve occasions, he could also play as an attacking midfielder. Jonas started his career in Brazil with Guarani, later joining Santos, Grêmio ( Bola de Prata in 2010) and Portuguesa before moving to Spanish side Valencia in 2011. Three years later, he joined Benfica in Portugal playing there for 5 seasons, collecting several individual awards since, most notably the Primeira Liga Player of the Year (2015, 2016) and the Bola de Prata (2016, 2018). Moreover, collectively, he won four Primeira Liga titles, one Taça de Portugal, two Taça da Liga and two Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira. Club career Guarani Jonas started his senior career at Guarani in 2005. He made his debut against Santo André. While playing for Guarani, Jonas scored 13 goals, 12 of them in 25 league matches. Santos In 2006, Jonas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain (association Football)
The captain of a association football, football/soccer team, sometimes known as the skipper, is a team member chosen to be the on-pitch leader of the team; they are often one of the older or more experienced members of the squad, or a player that can heavily influence a game or has good leadership qualities. The team captain is usually identified by the wearing of an armband. In the 2024/25 edition of the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game, it was made mandatory for each team to have a captain and for each captain to be identified by the previously traditional but non-mandatory captain's armband. Responsibilities The only official responsibility of a captain specified by the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game is to participate in the Coin flipping, coin toss prior to Kick-off (association football), kick-off (for choice of ends or to have kick-off) and prior to a penalty shoot-out (association football), penalty shoot-out. Captain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Albelda
David Albelda Aliqués (; born 1 September 1977) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, and the manager of Villarreal CF B. He played mainly for local Valencia during his extensive career, being team captain for over a decade and appearing in 480 competitive matches. A Spanish international in the 2000s, Albelda won 51 caps for the country, representing it in two World Cups and at Euro 2004. He later worked briefly as a manager. Club career Born in La Pobla Llarga, Valencian Community, Albelda started his career as a central defender with local UD Alzira and, after having served two separate loans with Villarreal CF, also in the region, returned for good to first professional club Valencia CF in the 1999–2000 season, playing a major role in a squad that was crowned La Liga champions in 2002 and 2004, adding to that the 2004 UEFA Cup; since summer 2001, with Gaizka Mendieta's departure, he was also awarded team captaincy. Alb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adil Rami
Adil Rami (; born 27 December 1985) is a French former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Rami began his football career playing for amateur club Étoile Fréjus Saint-Raphaël, then known as ES Fréjus. Due to playing the sport as only a hobby, he spent three seasons at the club playing in the Championnat de France amateur, the fourth division of French football. In 2006, Rami ascended three divisions after signing with Ligue 1 club Lille. At Lille, Rami developed into a starter, making his professional debut in May 2007. He is nicknamed ''"Shrek"'' by teammates and Lille supporters. In January 2011, Rami joined Spanish club Valencia on a four-year contract. However, he was immediately loaned back to his previous club and was a part of the Lille team which won the league and cup double. Despite constant early inquiries from Morocco prior to his first selection, Rami chose to play for his home country of France. He was in the preliminary list to play for Fra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aly Cissokho
Aly Cissokho (, born 15 September 1987) is a French professional association football, footballer who plays for Thai League 1 club Muangthong United F.C., Muangthong United. He plays as a left-back and has been described as a "sprightly left-back with good speed and stamina". Cissokho began his career playing for local clubs within his hometown, such as Blois Foot 41. In 2004, he signed with professional club FC Gueugnon and spent three years in the club's youth system before making his debut in the 2006–07 Ligue 2, 2006–07 season. He spent only one season at the club and, in June 2008, signed with Portuguese club Vitória F.C., Vitória de Setúbal in the Primeira Liga. After spending only half a season with the club, Cissokho departed Vitória for the league's 2007–08 Primeira Liga, defending champions FC Porto, Porto, where he won the Portuguese 2008–09 Primeira Liga, league and 2008–09 Taça de Portugal, cup Double (association football), double and played in the UE ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diego Alves
Diego Alves Carreira (born 24 June 1985), known as Diego Alves, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Having begun his career at Atlético Mineiro in Brazil, he spent most of it in Spain with Almería and Valencia, making 269 La Liga appearances during the decade he played in Spain, during which time he stopped a record 23 penalty kicks. In 2017 he returned to Brazil, and won several honours with Flamengo, including the Copa Libertadores in 2019. Alves was part of the Brazilian squad which won a bronze medal at the 2008 Olympics, and made his senior international debut in 2011. He represented the latter at the Copa América Centenario. Club career Atlético Mineiro / Almería Alves was born in Rio de Janeiro. Having started professionally at Clube Atlético Mineiro, he moved to UD Almería on 24 July 2007, as the Andalusians had just achieved a first ever promotion to La Liga. Initially the backup to another newly signed, David Cobeño, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unai Emery
Unai Emery Etxegoien (born 3 November 1971) is a Spanish Association football, football Manager (association football), manager and former player who is the manager of Premier League club Aston Villa F.C., Aston Villa. He is widely regarded as one of the best managers in the world. After a career spent playing mostly in Spain's Segunda División, Emery transitioned into coaching after retiring in 2004. He began at Lorca Deportiva CF, Lorca Deportiva, where he achieved promotion to the Segunda División in his first season. He then joined UD Almería, Almería, whom he led to promotion to La Liga for the first time in the club's history. He subsequently moved to Valencia CF, Valencia, leading the team to top-three finishes. After his contract wasn't renewed at Valencia, he moved to FC Spartak Moscow, Spartak Moscow for six months but was sacked due to poor performance, before moving to Sevilla FC, Sevilla in 2013, where he won an unprecedented three consecutive UEFA Europa League, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013–14 Valencia CF Season
The 2013–14 season was Valencia CF, Valencia Club de Fútbol's 96th in existence and the club's La Liga#All-time La Liga table, 27th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. Valencia endured its worst domestic season since 2007–08 La Liga, 2007–08, following a serious hamstring injury to star goalkeeper Diego Alves. Contrary to the previous four seasons under the guidance of Unai Emery, Mauricio Pellegrino, Ernesto Valverde and Miroslav Đukić, Valencia's offence malfunctioned, and in December, Đukić was fired by the club, with successful former San Lorenzo de Almagro, San Lorenzo coach Juan Antonio Pizzi taking over. With Pizzi at the helm, Valencia managed to salvage some respectability by reaching the semi-finals of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League, UEFA Europa League, where they were eliminated by eventual champions Sevilla FC, Sevilla. Following that narrow defeat, Valencia failed to qualify to Europe for the next season for the first time since 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011–12 Valencia CF Season
The 2011–12 season was Valencia CF, Valencia Club de Fútbol's 94th in existence and the club's La Liga#All-time La Liga table, 25th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. The season was the fourth season of Unai Emery in front of team. Squad Players :''The numbers are established according to the official websitewww.valenciacf.com' From Valencia Mestalla Out on loan Detailed squad information Notes: (d), debut in first team in an official match Transfers In Total expenditure: €27,400,000 Out Total income: €40,500,000 Club Current technical staff Sourcebr /> Statistics Player stats {, class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" !width=30, !width=30, Football (soccer) positions, P !width=110, Name !width=30, !width=30, !width=30, !width=30, !width=40, !width=40, !width=40, !width=40, !width=40, !width=40, !width=40, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
