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Cristian Martins Cabral
Cristian Martins Cabral (born 28 August 1979), simply known as Cristian, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Career Early career Cristian started his professional career on Velo Clube, a club from Rio Claro, São Paulo. During the period of 1999-2004 he got some highlight while playing the Campeonato Paulista, which lately earned him spells in other traditional clubs such as Guarani, Juventus and Ituano. Playing for Ituano, where he played the Campeonato Brasileiro Serie B, he started to get the spotlights. In 2004, he was then sold to Paraná. Paraná Hired by the club, Cristian soon started to highlight himself in the team, where he played the Campeonato Paranaense, Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A and Copa Sudamericana of that year. Besides of Paraná's only regular season in Serie A, it was in the club where his career was launched on national range. Due to his performance and regularity on that year, he was nominated for Bola de Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uruguaiana
Uruguaiana is a city and municipality in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. It is located on the eastern shore of the Uruguay River bordering Argentina. Opposite to Uruguaiana, and joined to it by a road/railway bridge, lies the Argentine city of Paso de los Libres, Corrientes. North of Uruguaiana lies the Brazilian municipality of Itaqui, connected by a bridge constructed by the British in 1888 over the Ibicuí River. The municipality also borders the municipalities of Alegrete, Barra do Quaraí and Quaraí, and, also, Uruguay, making it one of the few international triple-border municipalities of Brazil. The city marks the southernmost point reached by the Paraguayans in the Paraguayan War; after being taken without resistance, it was recaptured after a six-week siege that effectively ended the phase of Paraguayan offensive operations. Nowadays, Uruguaiana represents the biggest in population and arguably most important municipality of the sparsely populated western ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Associação Atlética Ponte Preta
Associação Atlética Ponte Preta (), commonly referred to as Ponte Preta or just Ponte, is a Brazilian association football club based in Campinas, São Paulo state. Ponte currently plays in the Série C, the third tier of Brazilian football, as well as in the Campeonato Paulista Série A1, the top tier of the São Paulo state football league. Founded on August 11, 1900, Ponte Preta is the second-oldest football club established in Brazil still in activity, with the oldest being Sport Club Rio Grande in Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul. They are also one of the first to use black players, leading to their nickname ''Macaca'' (lit. emalemonkey). Ponte's biggest rival is Guarani. Matches involving the two clubs, falling under the name '' Derby Campineiro'' and first played on March 24, 1912, are usually preceded by days of provocations and sometimes fights in Campinas. History Ponte Preta was founded on August 11, 1900, by Colégio Culto à Ciência students Miguel do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bola De Prata (Brazil)
The ''Bola de Ouro'' (Golden Ball) is an annual award given each year, since 1973, by Brazilian sports magazine ''Placar'' to the best player in the Campeonato Brasileiro. A group of sports journalists watch every match of the competition and rate players 1 to 10 based on their performance. At the end of the season, the players with the best average rating in each position are awarded the ''Bola de Prata'' (Silver Ball), and the player with the best overall average rating is the recipient of the Bola de Ouro. The awards were first given in 1973, but since the 1970 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A the magazine had started to evaluate players. The 1971 winner, Dirceu Lopes, received the award in the 2013 edition. Since the 1975 edition Placar also started to award a Bola de Prata to the top goalscorer of the competition. The players with most Bola de Ouro wins are Falcão, Toninho Cerezo, Zico, Roberto Costa and César Sampaio, each of them having won the award twice. Both Pel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (; English: "Brazilian Championship A Series"), commonly referred to as the Brasileirão (; English: "Big Brazilian" or "Great Brazilian"), the Série A or the Brazilian Série A (to distinguish it from the Italian Serie A), is a professional association football league in Brazil and the highest level of the Brazilian football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B. In 2021, the competition was chosen by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics, IFFHS as the strongest national league in South America as well as the strongest in the world. Due to historical peculiarities and the large geographical size of the country, Brazil has a relatively short history of nationwide football competitions. The main and most prestigious competitions were the State football leagues in Brazil, state championships, run in each of the Brazilian states, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Copa Sudamericana
The 2004 Copa Nissan Sudamericana was the 3rd edition of CONMEBOL's secondary international football tournament. It was won by Argentine club Boca Juniors, who defeated Bolívar of Bolivia Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America. The country features diverse geography, including vast Amazonian plains, tropical lowlands, mountains, the Gran Chaco Province, w ... to win their first title. First stage Argentina Preliminary , - !colspan="5", Argentina 3A Preliminary , - !colspan="5", Argentina 4A Preliminary Brazil Preliminary First round , - !colspan="5", Brazil 1A Preliminary , - !colspan="5", Brazil 2A Preliminary , - !colspan="5", Brazil 3A Preliminary , - !colspan="5", Brazil 4A Preliminary Second round , - !colspan="5", Brazil 5A Preliminary , - !colspan="5", Brazil 6A Preliminary , - !colspan="5", Brazil 7A Preliminary , - !colspan="5", Brazil 8A Preliminary Ecuador/Cienciano/ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
The 2004 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A was the 48th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. The competition was won by Santos, coached by Vanderlei Luxemburgo. Runners-up were Atlético Paranaense, which led the competition for 11 weeks and lost the title in the penultimate round. The other teams qualified for the Copa Libertadores were from the state of São Paulo, São Paulo and Palmeiras. The highest goal scorer was Washington (Atlético Paranaense), who scored 34 goals and broke the tournament's record. Beginning two seasons were four teams would be relegated and only two promoted so the tournament would have 20 teams by 2006, the four teams relegated to the second division were Criciúma, Guarani, Vitória and Grêmio. Format For the second consecutive season, the tournament was played in a double round-robin system. The team with most points at the end of the season will be declared champion. The bottom four teams will be relegated and will play in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Campeonato Paranaense
The Campeonato Paranaense is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Paraná. It is run by the Paraná Football Federation (FPF). List of champions Notes * In 1924 Internacional and América merged into the Club Athletico Paranaense. * In 1971 Britânia, Ferroviário and Palestra Itália merged into the Colorado Esporte Clube. * In 1971 Água Verde and Savóia merged into the Esporte Clube Pinheiros. * In 1989 Colorado and Pinheiros merged into the Paraná Clube. * In 2002 Iraty won the official championship; clubs playing in the Copa Sul-Minas Copa Sul-Minas was a Brazilian football competition that ran between 2000 and 2002, with teams from the three Southern states of Brazil, plus the Southeastern state of Minas Gerais. It is a successor competition to the 1999 Tournament called Copa ... did not compete in this but instead played for the 'super championship', which was won by Atlético. Titles by team Teams in bold stil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
The football (soccer) Campeonato Brasileiro Série B 2004, the second level of Brazilian National League, was played from April 23 to December 11, 2004. The competition had 24 clubs and two of them were promoted to Série A and six were relegated to Série C. In the first round, each team played against each other, much like what happens in Série A. However, in contrast to Série A, each team played against the other only once. Therefore, each team played 23 games, 12 home and 11 away (or the opposite). The eight best ranked teams advanced to the second round, where they were divided in two groups of four. Teams in each group played against each other home and away. The two best ranked teams in each group advanced to the final round. Those four teams were put in a single group, and played against each other home and away. Brasiliense finished the final phase group with most points and was declared 2004 Brazilian Série B champions, claiming the promotion to the 2005 Série ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Campeonato Paulista
The Campeonato Paulista Série A1, commonly known as Campeonato Paulista, nicknamed Paulistão, is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. Run by the São Paulo State Football Federation (FPF), the league is contested by 16 clubs and typically lasts from January to April. Rivalries amongst four of the best-known Brazilian teams ( Corinthians, Palmeiras, Santos and São Paulo) have marked the history of the competition. The Campeonato Paulista is the oldest established league in Brazil, being held since 1902 and professionally since 1933. Format Campeonato Paulista is held annually by the Federação Paulista de Futebol (São Paulo State Football Federation), or FPF, amongst teams residing within the state of São Paulo. After 2016, 16 clubs compete at the highest championship level (Série A1). In a new format started in 2015, the 16 teams are divided into four groups of four, however, teams of the same group don't play again ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rio Claro, São Paulo
Rio Claro is a city in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The elevation is 613 m. It was incorporated as the village of '' São João Batista do Ribeirão Claro'' in 1827, and this incorporation is celebrated every year on June 24 as a municipal holiday. The name was changed later to ''Rio Claro''. Starting in the 19th century, Rio Claro attracted large numbers of immigrants from European countries, especially from Germany, Switzerland and Italy, but also from Spain, Portugal, some Eastern European countries, and a substantial community of Christian Arabs from the then Ottoman Empire (mostly Syrian and Lebanese). Japanese immigrants arrived later. There is also a large population of Afro-Brazilians. Rio Claro used to play a very important role in the railway system of São Paulo state. Image:HortoFlorestalRioClaro 4248.jpg, Horto Florestal "Edmundo Navarro de Andrade" en Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brazil Image:Horto Navarro de Andrade 2.jpg, Picture of the forest park of Edmundo N ... [...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] |
Associação Ferroviária De Esportes
Associação Ferroviária de Esportes, commonly referred to as simply Ferroviária, is a Brazilian association football club in Araraquara, São Paulo. They currently play in the Série B, the second tier of Brazilian football, as well as in the Campeonato Paulista Série A2, the second tier of the São Paulo state league. Founded on April 12, 1950, Ferroviária is the only Araraquara club to reach the Campeonato Paulista first division. The club's best campaign in that competition was in 1959, when it finished in the third position. It is also the only club of the city to have competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B. The club competed in this competition in 1995. They play in carmine shirts, white shorts and socks. History The club was founded on April 12, 1950, by engineers of Estrada de Ferro Araraquara (meaning ''Araraquara Railroad''). Antônio Tavares Pereira Lima was chosen as the club's first president. Initially the club's colors were to be blue and white, like ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
