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Franko Kovačević
Franko Kovačević (born 8 August 1999) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Slovenian club Celje. Club career Born in Koprivnica, Kovačević grew up in the city of Križevci. At the age of 10, he joined the youth academy of Varaždin, before switching to Bjelovar a year later. According to him, he started taking football seriously and started "serious training" during his stint at Bjelovar. At the age of 15, he switched to the academy of Rijeka. After having spent one year at the club, he was called by German club Bayern Munich's manager Carlo Ancelotti to train with their team. In spite of the club expressing their interest in him, he joined Hajduk Split on 16 June 2018 and was promoted to the first team. On 24 August 2017, Kovačević made his first team debut, coming on as an 85th-minute substitute for Hamza Barry in a 1–1 draw against English club Everton in the UEFA Europa League. On 3 March 2018, he made his league debut, coming as a substit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koprivnica
Koprivnica () is a city in Northern Croatia, located 70 kilometers northeast of Zagreb. It is the capital and the largest city of Koprivnica-Križevci County. In 2011, the city's administrative area of 90.94 km2 had a total population of 30,854, with 23,955 in the city proper. Population The list of settlements in the Koprivnica municipality is: * Bakovčica, population 321 * Draganovec, population 506 * Herešin, population 728 * Jagnjedovec, population 344 * Koprivnica, population 23,955 * Kunovec Breg, population 641 * Reka, Koprivnica, Reka, population 1,507 * Starigrad, Koprivnica-Križevci County, Starigrad, population 2,386 * Štaglinec, population 466 Geography Koprivnica (German language, German: ''Kopreinitz'', Hungarian language, Hungarian: ''Kapronca'') is situated at a strategic location – on the slopes of Bilogora and Kalnik (mountain), Kalnik to the south and river Drava to the north. Its position enabled it to develop numerous amenities for th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croatia National Under-17 Football Team
The Croatia national under-17 football team represents Croatia in international football matches for players aged 17 or under. It is governed by the Croatian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Croatia. It is a member of UEFA in Europe and FIFA in global competitions. The team's colours reference two national symbols: the Croatian checkerboard and the country's tricolour. They are colloquially referred to as the ''Mali vatreni'' ('Little Blazers'). So far, the ''Mali vatreni'' qualified for nine UEFA European Under-17 Championships. Croatia's greatest success in the tournament was third place in 2001. The team also finished fourth in 2005. Croatia also participated in three FIFA U-17 World Cups since its independence, in 2001, 2013 and 2015, being eliminated in quarter-finals in 2015, its biggest success so far in this tournament. Recent results and fixtures The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regionalliga Südwest
The Regionalliga Südwest ('Regional League Southwest') is the fourth tier of the German football league system in the states of Hesse, Baden-Württemberg, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland. It is one of five leagues at this level, together with the Regionalliga Bayern, Regionalliga Nordost, Regionalliga Nord and the Regionalliga West. The league was formed in 2012, when the clubs from the Regionalliga Süd, except those from Bavaria, were joined by the clubs of the Regionalliga West from Saarland and Rhineland-Palatinate.DFB-Bundestag beschließt Reform der Spielklassen DFB website. 22 October 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2010 History [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
Turn- und Sportgemeinschaft 1899 Hoffenheim e.V. (), commonly known as TSG Hoffenheim (), are a German professional association football, football club based in Sinsheim. Originally founded in 1899 as a gymnastics club, Hoffenheim came into being in their modern form in 1945. A fifth division side in 2000, the club rapidly advanced through the German football league system with the financial backing of alumnus and software mogul Dietmar Hopp, and in 2008 Hoffenheim was promoted to the top tier Bundesliga. Despite never winning a major trophy, they have experienced success. In the 2017–18 season, Hoffenheim finished third in the Bundesliga (their best to date), qualifying for the UEFA Champions League group stage for the first time. Since 2009, Hoffenheim have played their home games at the Rhein-Neckar-Arena (known as PreZero Arena for sponsorship reasons), having previously played at the Dietmar-Hopp-Stadion from 1999. History The modern-day club was formed in 1945, when gym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UEFA Europa League
The UEFA Europa League (UEL), usually known simply as the Europa League, is an annual association football, football club competition organised since 1971 by the UEFA, Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European football clubs. It is the second-tier competition of UEFA competitions, European club football, ranking below the UEFA Champions League and above the UEFA Conference League. Introduced in 1971 as the UEFA Cup, it replaced the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. From the 2004–05 UEFA Cup, 2004–05 season a group stage was added before the knockout phase. The competition took on its current name in 2009–10 UEFA Europa League, 2009, following a change in format. The 2009 re-branding included a merge with the UEFA Intertoto Cup, producing an enlarged competition format, with an expanded group stage and a change in qualifying criteria. In the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League, 2024–25 season, the group stage was replaced with an expanded league phase of 36 te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Everton F
Everton may refer to: Places Australia *Everton, Victoria * Electoral district of Everton, Queensland Canada * Everton, Ontario South Africa *Everton, part of Kloof, KwaZulu-Natal United Kingdom * Everton, Bedfordshire, England * Everton, Hampshire, England * Everton, Liverpool, a district of Liverpool, England ** Everton (ward), a Liverpool City Council Ward * Everton, Nottinghamshire, England United States * Everton, Arkansas * Everton, Indiana * Everton, Missouri Sport * Everton F.C., an English football club based in Liverpool, England * Everton F.C. (women), an English women's football team playing in the FA Womens Super League *Everton Tigers, previous name of the Mersey Tigers, a defunct basketball franchise once owned by the football club * Everton de Viña del Mar, a Chilean football team named after the original British football team * Everton F.C. (Trinidad and Tobago), a former Trinidad and Tobago football team People Given name * Éverton Barbosa da H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamza Barry
Hamza Barry (born 15 October 1994) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Club career Valletta After playing for native side Gambia Ports Authority, Barry joined Maltese side Valletta in 2013. On 18 August 2013, Barry made his Valletta debut in a 2–1 victory over Mosta, playing the full 90 minutes. A few weeks later, Barry scored his first Valletta goal in a 3–2 defeat against Hibernians, scoring Valletta's second. In the 2014–15 campaign, Barry went on to score twelve times in twenty-eight league games, with a brace against four different teams; Pietà Hotspurs, Qormi, Sliema Wanderers and Tarxien Rainbows. by the end of 2014/15 playing season, Hamza was chosen by the Malta FA as the best young player of the year. Apollon Limassol On 1 July 2015, after impressing with Valletta, Barry joined Cypriot side Apollon Limassol on a one-year deal after rejecting a new deal in Malta. Maccabi Netanya (loan) On 14 August 2015, Barry was sent out on loa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlo Ancelotti
Carlo Ancelotti (; born 10 June 1959) is an Italian professional football manager and former player who is the manager of the Brazil national team. Nicknamed "Carletto" in Italy and "Don Carlo" in Spain, he is regarded as one of the greatest football managers of all time. Ancelotti has won the UEFA Champions League five times, a record for a manager, and is the only manager to take part in six Champions League finals. Ancelotti is also the only manager to win league titles in all of Europe's top five leagues. He has won the FIFA Club World Cup three times and has won the UEFA Super Cup five times, a record for a manager. As a player, Ancelotti won two European Cups with AC Milan in 1989 and 1990, making him one of seven people to have won the European Cup/Champions League as both a player and a manager. He played as a midfielder and began his career with Italian club Parma, helping the club get promoted to Serie B in the 1978–79 season. He moved to Roma the following sea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Bayern Munich
Fußball-Club Bayern München e. V. (FCB, ), commonly known as Bayern Munich (), FC Bayern () or simply Bayern, is a German professional sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. They are most known for their men's professional association football, football team, who play in the Bundesliga, the top tier of the German football league system. Bayern are the most successful club in German football and are among List of football clubs by competitive honours won, the world's most decorated, having won a record 34 List of German football champions, national titles, including eleven consecutive titles from 2013 to 2023 and a record 20 DFB-Pokal, national cups, alongside numerous European titles. Bayern Munich was founded in 1900 by eleven players, led by Franz John. Although Bayern won its first national championship in 1932 German football championship, 1932, the club was not selected for the Bundesliga during Introduction of the Bundesliga, its inception in 1963. The club found suc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HNK Rijeka
Hrvatski nogometni klub Rijeka (), commonly referred to as HNK Rijeka, is a Croatian professional association football club from the city of Rijeka. HNK Rijeka competes in Croatia's top division, Croatian First Football League, Supersport HNL, of which they have been members since its foundation in 1992 and is the 2024-25 Croatian Football League, current champion. During the reconstruction of Stadion Kantrida, their traditional home ground, they have been based at Stadion Rujevica. Rijeka's traditional home colours are all white. The club was founded in 1904, with the football team being active at last since 1906, and following the tumultuous political changes that swept the border city of Rijeka in the following decades, it changed its name to U.S. Fiumana in 1926, to S.C.F. Quarnero in 1946, to NK Rijeka in 1954, and finally HNK Rijeka in 1995. Rijeka is the third-most successful Football in Croatia, Croatian football club, having won two Croatian First Football League, Croati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winger (association Football)
In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As #Central midfielder, central midfielders often go across boundaries, with mobility and passing ability, they are often referred to as deep-lying midfielders, play-makers, box-to-box midfielders, or holding midfielders. There are also attacking midfielders with limited defensive assignments. The size of midfield units on a team and their assigned roles depend on which Formation (association football), formation is used; the unit of these players on the pitch is commonly referred to as the midfield. Its name derives from the fact that midfield units typically make up the in-between units to the Defender (association football), defensive units and Forward (association football), forward units of a F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
