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Gamlakarleby Bollklubb
Gamlakarleby Bollklubb is a Finland, Finnish Association football, football club from Kokkola (''Gamlakarleby'' in Swedish). It currently plays in the Finnish Second Division (''Kakkonen''), which is the third-highest level in Finnish football. GBK play their home games at the Keskuskenttä in Kokkola, which has the capacity to accommodate around 3,000 people. GBK is a bilingual club that organises its activities in both Finnish and Swedish. Club history Year 1920 IV (Idrottens vänner) and GUIK (Gamlakarleby Ungdomsförenings Idrottsklubb) joined their teams and the new club Gamlakarleby Idrottsförenig (GIF) was founded. Year 1921 the sponsor of GIF, August Kyntzell, had visited England and seen Stoke City playing in their red and white striped dress. Kyntzell became fond of the costumes and decided that his team (GIF and later GBK) would play in the same colours. In the summer of 1921 GIF appeared in red and white striped costumes. 19 February 1924 GIF changed its name to G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Etherington
Matthew Etherington (born 14 August 1981) is an English professional Manager (association football), football manager and former Association football, footballer who is currently Under-21 assistant at Southampton F.C., Southampton. As a player, Etherington played as a Midfielder#Winger, winger, most notably in the Premier League for Tottenham Hotspur F.C., Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United F.C., West Ham United and Stoke City F.C., Stoke City. Born in Truro, Cornwall, Etherington began his footballing career at Peterborough United and was a stand-out performer for ''the Posh'', which attracted the attention of Premier League clubs. He joined Tottenham Hotspur F.C., Tottenham Hotspur in 2000, along with Simon Davies (footballer, born 1979), Simon Davies. He struggled at Tottenham and left for West Ham United F.C., West Ham United in 2003. At the East London club, Etherington showed his true form and became a vital player for ''the Hammers''. However, he had personal problems relat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Association Football Clubs Established In 1924
Association may refer to: *Club (organization), an association of two or more people united by a common interest or goal *Trade association, an organization founded and funded by businesses that operate in a specific industry *Voluntary association, a body formed by individuals to accomplish a purpose, usually as volunteers * Non profit association, a body formed by individuals to accomplish a purpose without any profit interest *Collaboration, the act of working together Association in various fields of study *Association (archaeology), the close relationship between objects or contexts. * Association (astronomy), combined or co-added group of astronomical exposures *Association (chemistry) *Association (ecology), a type of ecological community *Genetic association, when one or more genotypes within a population co-occur *Association (object-oriented programming), defines a relationship between classes of objects *Association (psychology), a connection between two or more concep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Defunct Bandy Clubs In Finland
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Defunct may refer to: * ''Defunct'' (video game), 2014 * Zombie process or defunct process, in Unix-like operating systems See also * * :Former entities * End-of-life product * Obsolescence Obsolescence is the process of becoming antiquated, out of date, old-fashioned, no longer in general use, or no longer useful, or the condition of being in such a state. When used in a biological sense, it means imperfect or rudimentary when comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football Clubs In Finland
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' generally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly called ''football'' include association football (known as ''soccer'' in Australia, Canada, South Africa, the United States, and sometimes in Ireland and New Zealand); Australian rules football; Gaelic football; gridiron football (specifically American football, arena football, or Canadian football); International rules football; rugby league football; and rugby union football. These various forms of football share, to varying degrees, common origins and are known as "football codes". There are a number of references to traditional, ancient, or prehistoric ball games played in many different parts of the world. Contemporary codes of football can be traced back to the codification of these games at English public schools during the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Facebook
Facebook is a social media and social networking service owned by the American technology conglomerate Meta Platforms, Meta. Created in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg with four other Harvard College students and roommates, Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz, and Chris Hughes, its name derives from the face book directories often given to American university students. Membership was initially limited to Harvard students, gradually expanding to other North American universities. Since 2006, Facebook allows everyone to register from 13 years old, except in the case of a handful of nations, where the age requirement is 14 years. , Facebook claimed almost 3.07 billion monthly active users worldwide. , Facebook ranked as the List of most-visited websites, third-most-visited website in the world, with 23% of its traffic coming from the United States. It was the most downloaded mobile app of the 2010s. Facebook can be accessed from devices with Internet connectivit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toró
Rafael Ferreira Francisco (born 13 April 1986) usually known by the nickname Toró, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an 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. ... for Finnish club GBK. External links * *Guardian Stats Centre* {{DEFAULTSORT:Toro 1986 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Fluminense FC players CR Flamengo footballers Clube Atlético Mineiro players Figueirense FC players Esporte Clube Bahia players SC Sagamihara players Anápolis Futebol Clube players Goiás Esporte Clube players HIFK Fotboll players FF Jaro players GBK Kokkola players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players J3 League players Veikkausliiga playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Carlsson (footballer)
David "Tulle" Carlsson (born March 7, 1983) is a Swedish footballer. Career Carlsson played a total of six seasons at IFK Mariehamn in Finland after his arrival from Swedish Älvsjö AIK FF. He scored both goals in the play-off final when IFK Mariehamn was promoted to the Veikkausliiga in 2004. He also scored second most goals in the league in his first season in the top flight (14 goals in 25 matches). In 2006 Carlsson went on a short-term loan to HJK Helsinki at the end of the season, but returned to Mariehamn. He managed to score one goal while in Helsinki. On November 17, 2008, it was announced that Carlsson would join newly promoted Brommapojkarna, his former club, for the 2009 season in the Swedish top flight. He ended his career in Gamlakarleby Bollklubb Gamlakarleby Bollklubb is a Finland, Finnish Association football, football club from Kokkola (''Gamlakarleby'' in Swedish). It currently plays in the Finnish Second Division (''Kakkonen''), which is the third-highes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Corcoran (soccer)
Christopher Corcoran (born March 30, 1983, in Weymouth, Massachusetts) is a retired American soccer player. He is currently employed in FF Jaro's academy. Early life Corcoran grew up in Marshfield, Massachusetts, where he attended Marshfield High School. Career College career He then entered St. John's University, playing on the men's soccer team from 2001 to 2004. He finished his four seasons with twelve goals in seventy-five games. Professional career In 2002, he played for the Cape Cod Crusaders of the fourth division Premier Development League during the collegiate off season. In 2003, he spent the summer with the Brooklyn Knights. On January 14, 2005, the MetroStars selected Corcoran in the 3rd round (25th overall) in the 2005 MLS SuperDraft. Corcoran had difficulty recovering from two broken feet from his final game at St. John's and never saw first team time. He did play nine games with the reserves before being released on November 15, 2006. That winter, he had tria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawrence Smith (footballer, Born 1985)
Lawrence Smith (born March 16, 1985) is an American soccer player, who plays for GBK. ReferencesGuardian Football 1985 births Living people American men's soccer players American expatriate men's soccer players Expatriate men's footballers in Finland Veikkausliiga players Ykkönen players Vaasan Palloseura players Kokkolan Palloveikot players Men's association football forwards Soccer players from South Carolina GBK Kokkola players {{US-footy-forward-1980s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
