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ES Troyes AC
Espérance Sportive Troyes Aube Champagne (ESTAC), commonly known as Troyes, is a French professional association football club based in Troyes that competes in Ligue 2. It plays its home matches at the Stade de l'Aube. Founded in 1986, it is the third professional club from the city, after AS Troyes-Savinienne and Troyes AF. The club is part of the City Football Group. History Previous clubs in Troyes (1900–1979) The first ever football club in Troyes was created in 1900, as Union Sportive Troyenne (UST). In 1931, it merged with the AS Savinienne, a club from the suburbs of Troyes, to form the Association Sportive Troyenne et Savinienne (ASTS). The newly formed club became professional in 1935, and joined Ligue 2. The club reached Première Division in 1954–55, under the guidance of manager and former international player Roger Courtois (1952–1963), with players such as Abdelaziz Ben Tifour, Marcel Artelesa or Pierre Flamion. It constituted one of the more glorious ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stade De L'Aube
Stade de l'Aube () is a multi-use stadium in Troyes, France. It is currently used mostly for football (soccer), football matches, by Troyes AC. The stadium is able to hold 20,400 people and was built in 1956. In June 2013, the Stade de l'Aube is the first stadium to build its pitch using the AirFibr hybrid turf technology, developed by the French company Natural Grass. See also *List of football stadiums in France *Lists of stadiums References Football venues in France, l'Aube ES Troyes AC Sports venues in Aube Buildings and structures in Troyes Sports venues completed in 1924 1924 establishments in France {{France-sports-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilija Petković
Ilija Petković ( sr-Cyrl, Илија Петковић, ; 22 September 1945 – 27 June 2020) was a Serbian footballer and manager. Petković was capped 43 times for Yugoslavia, participating in the 1968 European Football Championship, and in the 1974 FIFA World Cup where he scored a goal in a huge 9–0 win against Zaire. He played much of his career in OFK Beograd, with a mid-career stint playing for Troyes. He began his coaching career in 1990 with his original club, OFK Beograd, and he went on to coach numerous other clubs. Initially starting as an assistant, Petković coached his national team from 2000 to 2001 and from 2003 to 2006 – including most notably the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Playing career OFK Beograd When Petković left his hometown Knin for the capital city Belgrade, he had not yet decided if he wanted to play football professionally because, in addition to training and playing with OFK Beograd, he simultaneously enrolled in and eventually completed the Economi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newcastle United
Newcastle United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football league system, English football. Since the formation of the club in 1881, when Newcastle East End F.C., Newcastle East End absorbed the assets of Newcastle West End F.C., Newcastle West End to become Newcastle United, the club has played its home matches at St James' Park. Located in the centre of Newcastle, it currently has a capacity of 52,305. Newcastle United have been a member of the Premier League for all but three years of the competition's history, spending 93 seasons in the top flight as of May 2025, and have never dropped below English football's second tier since joining the Football League in 1893. Newcastle have won four List of English football champions, League titles, six FA Cups, one 2025 EFL Cup final, League Cup and an FA Charity Shield, as well as the 1969 Int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolas Goussé
Nicolas Goussé (born 2 January 1976) is a French former professional footballer who played as a forward who is the assistant coach of Ligue 2 club Annecy. Career Goussé was born in Thouars, France. He helped Troyes become one of the winners of the 2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup. In the final Troyes beat Newcastle United on away goals after the second leg finished 4–4 at St James' Park; Goussé scored one of Troyes' goals. He joined Evian Thonon Gaillard in January 2009. Honours Troyes *UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2001 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ... References External links lequipe.fr* - FC Metz 1976 births Living people French men's footballers Men's association football forwards Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Championnat National players Thouars Foot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fabio Celestini
Fabio Celestini (born 31 October 1975) is a Swiss football manager and former player who was most recently the manager of Swiss Super League club FC Basel. A defensive midfielder, he started and finished his 15-year professional career with Lausanne, and also played for ten years in France and Spain, representing four clubs. He appeared with the Swiss national team at Euro 2004. After retiring as a player, he moved into management and had periods in charge of Lausanne-Sport, Lugano, Luzern, Sion and Basel in Switzerland. Club career Born in Lausanne, Celestini started playing professionally with hometown club FC Lausanne-Sport, then had a four-season spell in France, spending two years each with Troyes AC and Olympique de Marseille. Whilst with the latter he played the 2004 UEFA Cup final, coming on as a substitute in the second half of the 0–2 loss to Valencia CF. Celestini moved to Spain in 2004, playing one season with Levante UD. After the team's immediate relegation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Heurtebis
Tony Heurtebis (born 15 January 1975) is a French footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Stade Rennais, Troyes AC, Stade Brestois and FC Nantes Atlantique. He has been capped for the France under-21 squad. Statistics Honours Troyes AC *UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2001 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ... References External links * 1975 births Men's association football goalkeepers Brittany men's international footballers Footballers from Loire-Atlantique French men's footballers ES Troyes AC players FC Nantes players Ligue 1 players Living people Sportspeople from Saint-Nazaire Stade Brestois 29 players Stade Rennais FC players {{France-footy-goalkeeper-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rafik Saïfi
Rafik Saïfi (; born 7 February 1975) is an Algerian retired professional football player who played as a forward or as an attacking midfielder. Club career Saifi began his football career at CM Bordj El Kifane. It was there where he got a name for himself as a goal scorer at the age of 17. He went on to represent two other small teams, IRB Sougueur and IB Khémis El Khechna, before making his big move to MC Alger in his home city. There he helped the team win the Algerian league title before moving to France in 1999 at the age of 24 to join Troyes AC. He stayed with Troyes for five seasons, including the 2003–04 season after their relegation to Ligue 2. Moving back into Ligue 1 with a transfer to newly promoted FC Istres in 2004, Saïfi played 35 matches before leaving following the club's relegation. In 2005, he joined AC Ajaccio, also newly promoted, and suffered a third relegation in four years. Saïfi moved to FC Lorient, yet another newly promoted club, in the sum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jérôme Rothen
Jérôme René Marcel Rothen (born 31 March 1978) is a French former professional footballer who played as a winger. He is a football pundit. Rothen won 13 caps for the France national football team. He represented his country at the UEFA Euro 2004 and won the FIFA Confederations Cup with France in 2003. At club level, Rothen won the Coupe de France once and the Coupe de la Ligue twice with Paris Saint-Germain. He also won the Coupe de la Ligue with Monaco. Rothen was a skilled winger who specialised in free kicks, crossing and passing. Club career Early career Rothen underwent training at the famous Clairefontaine Football Academy in France. He started his career with Caen. He then moved to Troyes AC where he played under manager Alain Perrin. Monaco Rothen was bought by AS Monaco on 1 January 2002 for €5 million. With Monaco, Rothen won the Coupe de la Ligue in 2003. He also helped the club reach the final of the Champions League in May 2004, where they lost ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Intertoto Cup
The UEFA Intertoto Cup (from , "between" and , " betting pool"),Most precisely, from (football pool); cf. originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition between European clubs. The competition was discontinued after the 2008 tournament. The tournament was founded in 1961–62, but was only taken over by UEFA in 1995. Initially, the tournament ended with a single champion, who received the Intertoto Cup. Starting in 1967, the tournament ended with a number of group winners (7 to 14 winners), who received cash prizes. When UEFA took on the tournament, it became a qualifier for the UEFA Cup, with 2 to 11 Intertoto winners advancing to the second qualifying round of the UEFA Cup. Any club who wished to participate had to apply for entry, with the highest placed clubs (by league position in their domestic league) at the end of the season entering the competition. The club did not have to be ranked directly below the clubs which had qualified ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AS Cannes
Association Sportive de Cannes Football (; commonly referred to as AS Cannes or simply Cannes) is a French association football club based in Cannes. The club was formed in 1902 as a sports club and currently plays in the Championnat National 2, the fourth tier of French football. Cannes plays its home matches at the Stade Pierre de Coubertin, located within the city. The team is managed by Damien Ott. The club was one of the founding members of the first division of French football and finished runners-up in the league's inaugural season. The club's highest honour to date was winning the Coupe de France in 1932. Cannes last played in Ligue 1 in the 1997–98 season and are currently serving the longest stint of any club in the National division, having been in the league since the 2001–02 season. The club has most notably served as a springboard for several prominent French football players such as Zinedine Zidane, Patrick Vieira, Johan Micoud, Gaël Clichy, Sébasti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammed Bradja
Mohamed Bradja (born 16 November 1969) is a football coach and former player who is the assistant head coach of Ligue 1 club Troyes. A centre-back, he spent his entire playing career with Troyes. Born in France, he represented Algeria at international level, participating at the 2002 African Cup of Nations. Club career Born in Troyes, Bradja began playing football at his hometown club. Due to the lack of stability after the bankruptcy of Troyes Aube Football, he left in 1986 to join US Valenciennes as a trainee. After two seasons, failing to win a professional contract, Bradja returned to Troyes and to the newly created Troyes AC, at regional level. He helped the club in achieving promotions from National 2 to Ligue 2 in only six years. He gained a professional contract with the club, and, three years after, secured the promotion of the club to the French top flight, Ligue 1, for the first time in almost 20 years. Even if he played less during the next seasons, he kept his plac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slađan Đukić
Slađan Đukić (; born 21 December 1966) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is best remembered for his time at Troyes, helping the club become the UEFA Intertoto Cup joint winners in 2001. Career Đukić started out at Proleter Banatski Karlovac, making his first-team debut at the age of 18. He also played for Vršac, before joining OFK Kikinda. In the 1991 winter transfer window, Đukić was transferred to Partizan, making 13 appearances and scoring one goal for the Belgrade side in the remainder of the 1990–91 Yugoslav First League. He was subsequently sent out on loan to Zemun and Budućnost Titograd during the 1991–92 Yugoslav First League. The next season, Đukić returned to OFK Kikinda, as the club played in the First League of FR Yugoslavia. In 1993, Đukić moved abroad to France and signed with Championnat National 1 side Brest, scoring 22 goals over the next two seasons. He then spent two years with Lorient in the Fren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
