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El Mago
''El Mago'' (Spanish for "the magician") or ''Mago'' is a nickname given to: * Pablo Aimar (born 1979), Argentine retired footballer * Guido Alvarenga (born 1970), Paraguayan former footballer * Thiago Alcântara (born 1991), Spanish-Brazilian football player * Javier Báez (born 1992), Puerto Rican Major League Baseball player * Héctor Blondet (1947–2006), Puerto Rican basketball player * Alberto Pedro Cabrera (1945–2000), Argentine basketball player * Rubén Capria (born 1970), Argentine retired footballer * Guillermo Coria (born 1982), Argentine tennis player * Alcides Escobar (born 1986), Venezuelan Major League Baseball player * Walter Gaitán (born 1977), Argentine retired footballer * Enrique García (Argentine footballer) (1912–1969), Argentine footballer * Mágico González (born 1958), Salvadoran retired footballer * Juan Martín Hernández (born 1982), Argentine rugby union player * Pablo Hernández (footballer, born 1985), Spanish footballer * Miguel Án ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nickname
A nickname is a substitute for the proper name of a familiar person, place or thing. Commonly used to express affection, a form of endearment, and sometimes amusement, it can also be used to express defamation of character. As a concept, it is distinct from both pseudonym and stage name, and also from a title (for example, City of Fountains), although there may be overlap in these concepts. Etymology The compound word ''ekename'', literally meaning "additional name", was attested as early as 1303. This word was derived from the Old English phrase ''eac'' "also", related to ''eacian'' "to increase". By the 15th century, the rebracketing, misdivision of the syllables of the phrase "an ekename" led to its rephrasing as "a nekename". Though the spelling has changed, the pronunciation and meaning of the word have remained relatively stable ever since. Conventions in various languages English nicknames are generally represented in quotes between the bearer's first and last name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergio Markarián
Sergio Apraham Markarián Abrahamián (born 1 November 1944) is a Uruguayan-Argentine former football coach of Armenian descent. In 2015, he was the head coach of the Greece national football team. Early life Markarián lived in Argentina during most of his childhood and adolescent years, from 7 to 18 years of age. He played football as a left center back defender until he was 17 years of age. Never making it to professional football, he entered into university studies and started working in a large fuel distribution company in Uruguay, eventually reaching the post of general manager. It was the Uruguay loss against Holland in the 1974 FIFA World Cup which spurred Markarian to realise that coaching football was his vocation. Markarian abandoned his well-paid post as general manager, taking many risks, even when facing criticism from colleagues and friends, in order to dedicate his life to coaching professional football. Markarian lost status and spending power and endured ten d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Brujo (other)
''El Brujo'' (Spanish for the "wizard", "warlock", "sorcerer" or "witch doctor") can refer to: Nickname * Amancio Amaro (born 1939), Spanish former footballer * Manuel Fleitas Solich (1900–1984), Paraguayan football player and coach * José López Rega (1916-1989), Argentina's Minister of Social Welfare * Dámaso Rodríguez Martín (1945-1991), Spanish serial killer * José Andrés Martínez (born 1994), Venezuelan soccer player * Ramiro Mendoza (born 1972), former Major League Baseball pitcher * Juan Quarterone (born 1935), Argentine footballer * Cuco Valoy (born 1937), Dominican singer Other uses * El Brujo, an archaeological site in Trujillo, La Libertad Province, Peru * ''El brujo Located in the Chicama Valley, the El Brujo Archaeological Complex, just north of Trujillo, La Libertad Province, Peru, is an ancient archaeological site that was occupied from preceramic times. Considering the broad cultural sequencing, th ...'', a 1977 Spanish comic book See also * Bruj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Maga (other)
La Maga (Spanish feminine for "the magician") may refer to: * Luciana Aymar (born 1977), Argentinian field hockey player * Magaly Quintana (1952–2019), Nicaraguan feminist historian and activist * a protagonist in the 1963 novel ''Hopscotch'' by Julio Cortázar * a character in the Venezuelan telenovela '' Calypso'', which debuted in 1999 * a figure in Colombian mythology - see Muelona * ''La Maga'', a 2015 series on Tiin Tiin was a Mexican pay television channel owned by Televisa. It was available in Mexico and Latin America. It focused on children and teen series, soap operas and movies. History Tiin was launched on September 5, 2011 and aired films, series, a ..., a now-defunct Mexican pay television channel See also * El Mago, the masculine form of the phrase {{DEFAULTSORT:Maga, La Nicknames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Magician (nickname)
As a nickname, The Magician may refer to: * Kenny Belaey (born 1983), Belgian mountain bike trials cyclist * John Dodson (fighter) (born 1984), American mixed martial artist * Antonio Esfandiari (born 1978), Iranian-born American poker player and former stage magician * Raymond Goethals (1921-2004), Belgian football coach. * Jared Jordan (born 1984), American basketball player * Ali Karimi (born 1978), Iranian coach and retired footballer * Stanley Matthews (1915–2000), English footballer * Chris Melling (pool player) (born 1979), British pool player * Shaun Murphy (born 1982), English snooker player * Jonathon Power (born 1974), Canadian squash player * Efren Reyes (born 1954), Filipino pool player * Fabrice Santoro (born 1972), French tennis player * Robert Wagner (darts player) (born 1965), Norwegian darts player * Dayne Zorko (born 1989), Australian rules footballer * an alias of Merlyn (DC Comics) Merlyn (Arthur King), otherwise known as the Dark Archer, is a supervillai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jorge Valdivia
Jorge Luis Valdivia Toro (, born 19 October 1983) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Product of Colo-Colo youth ranks, Valdivia had an impressing loan spell at Universidad de Concepción during his debut season in 2003. Then after another two loan spells in Europe, he definitely joined Colo-Colo in 2005 winning one year later the Torneo Apertura title, before moving to Palmeiras. Since joining Brazilian club, he spent seven years playing for Verdão — interrupted by his spell at Al Ain — and has appeared in more than 100 games, winning one Paulistão in 2008, a Copa do Brasil in 2012 and a Série B title in 2013. A Chilean international between 2004 until 2017, he was an integral member of the 2015 Copa América winning squad (the first ever achieved by his national team in its history), having previously appeared in two past editions (2007 and 2011) and in the 2010 and 2014 World Cups. During his years active, Valdivia h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasilios Tsiartas
Vasilios Tsiartas ( el, Βασίλειος Τσιάρτας; born 12 November 1972) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Although he was famed for his lackadaisical playing style, his ability was never in question and he was in many ways the epitome of a classic "number 10" player. ''"El Mago"'', as was his nickname, was naturally left-footed but was just as dangerous with his right foot. A great football mind, a literally world-class vertical pass, amazing set-up and amazing long-range shots. His racing flaw was his lack of speed, which, however, was overshadowed by his great technical skills. Also characteristic of the incredible potential of his left foot is the fact that in addition to the many goals he scored with free kicks, long and short shots and penalties, sometimes in his career he scored with direct corner kicks. Thus, Tsiartas was the main set piece taker for the national and his club team. He was an important member of Gre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Silva
David Josué Jiménez Silva (born 8 January 1986) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for La Liga club Real Sociedad. Silva plays mainly as a central or an attacking midfielder but can also play as a winger or second striker. He is predominantly a left-footed player and his passing ability and possession-retaining qualities have earned him the nicknames "Merlin" and "El Mago" from his teammates and fans. He is considered to be one of the greatest midfielders of his generation. Silva spent seven years of his professional career with Valencia CF, appearing in more than 160 games and winning a Copa del Rey in 2008. In the summer of 2010, he moved to Manchester City and has since appeared in over 400 matches. With them he has won two FA Cups, five League Cups and four Premier League titles. He is regarded as one of Manchester City's greatest ever players alongside Billy Meredith, Bert Trautmann, Colin Bell and Sergio Agüero. Silva has been named in the PFA Team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Shepherd (basketball)
Sam Shepherd (born April 21, 1953 in La Grange, North Carolina), also known as El Mago, is an American/Venezuelan former professional basketball player who played for professional Venezuelan teams in the 1992 Summer Olympics and world games in 1990, and for Colombian professional teams. He also went to two NBA camps for Washington Bullets tryouts and ABA Baltimore Claws. Throughout his long professional career, he scored more than 30,000 points and won more than 20 International Tournaments, in addition to holding the record for 20 years for most three-pointers made in a game 14 and more than 25 games scoring more than 50 points only player to average 52 points in tournament with Brazil, Dominican Republic, and Colombia. Basketball career He attended Delaware State University, where he excelled in basketball for the Hornets. He is member of Delaware State University sports Hall of Fame and Hall of Fame in South America and Hall of Fame North Lenoir High school . He played until ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro Septién
Pedro Septién Orozco (March 21, 1916 – December 19, 2013) was a Mexican sports broadcaster. He was nicknamed ''El Mago'' (Spanish for "The Wizard"). Septien was famous in Mexico due to his vast knowledge about Major League Baseball. He worked for Televisa during most of his career in TV. He was also known as the play-by-play announcer for the Tigres del México The Quintana Roo Tigers (), formerly known as the Mexico (City) Tigers () are a professional baseball team in the Mexican League based in Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico. The team is part of the Southern Division (). The team has won twelve champio ... baseball team. Pedro Septién died at his home in Mexico City, of pneumonia. Movies Septién acted in several movies, as a sports broadcaster: *''La venganza de Huracán Ramirez'' (1967) *''El hijo de Huracán Ramírez'' (1966) *''Juventud sin Dios'' (1962) *''Piernas de oro'' (1958) *''Pepito as del volante'' (1957) *''Huracán Ramírez'' (1953) *''Una calle entre tú ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franklin Salas
Franklin Agustín Salas Narváez (born 30 August 1981) is an Ecuadorian former professional footballer who played as a forward. His nickname is ''El Mago'', meaning ''wizard'' or ''magician''. Club career Salas began his career in the youth ranks of LDU Quito, and in 2000 made his debut with the senior side. Noted for his skillful dribbling skills and his pace, his hard shot from 25 yards won the award for the goal of the tournament in the 2005 Copa Sudamericana. In late 2006, Salas had a trial with PSV Eindhoven, but Ronald Koeman did not offer him a contract. On 16 July 2007, Salas was presented along with Argentine Hernán Barcos and Colombian Mauricio Molina, as the three new South American players for Red Star Belgrade, former European Cup champions. In 2008, Salas made a return to LDU Quito after a bad run with the Serbian club. After half-a-year on loan at Imbabura, Salas joined Godoy Cruz in the Argentine Primera División. International career Salas was called for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alejandro Sabella
Alejandro Javier Sabella (; 5 November 19548 December 2020) was an Argentine football player and manager. Born in Buenos Aires, he began his playing career with River Plate in his home country before moving to England in 1978 to play for Sheffield United. Known as "Alex" while in England (an anglicised version of his real name), Sabella then had a spell with another English side, Leeds United, before returning to South America and representing Estudiantes, Grêmio, Ferro Carril Oeste and Irapuato. After retiring from playing, Sabella became a coach and began a long association with fellow countryman and close friend Daniel Passarella, serving as his assistant manager during Passarella's spells managing Argentina, Italian club Parma, Uruguay, Mexican club Monterrey and Corinthians in Brazil. The duo finally returned to River Plate for whom they had both played before Sabella struck out on his own to become manager of Estudiantes in his own right, winning the Argentine Primera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
