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Hugo Gaspar
Hugo Fernando Lucas Gaspar (born 2 September 1982) is a Portuguese volleyball player who plays for Benfica and the Portugal national team. He became the ''Best Scorer'' at the second 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournament in Espinho, where Portugal ended up in second place and missed qualification for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. Honours Sisley Treviso *Italian Volleyball League The Lega Pallavolo Serie A is structured in several levels of importance; the highest of them is ''SuperLega'' (formerly ''Serie A1''). Since the early 1980s, many among the best volleyball players in the world play in Superlega and the overall ...: 2004–05 Vitória Guimarães * Portuguese First Division: 2007–08 * Portuguese Cup: 2008–09 Castelo da Maia * Portuguese Cup: 2009–10 Benfica * Portuguese First Division: 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2018–19 * Portuguese Cup: 2010–11, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19 * Portuguese Super Cup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marinha Grande
Marinha Grande () is a municipality in the Leiria District, Portugal. The population in 2021 was 39,032, in an area of 187.25 km². The city itself has a population of 32,330. It is located right in the middle of the 700-year-old Leiria pine forest covering 100 square kilometres, and near excellent beaches such as Praia da Vieira, Nazaré, and São Pedro de Moel. The present Mayor is Aurélio Ferreira, elected by the independent movement +MPM, a coalition formed by MPM and +Concelho. The municipal holiday is Ascension Day. Parishes Administratively, the municipality is divided into 3 civil parishes ('' freguesias''): * Marinha Grande * Moita * Vieira de Leiria History The Pinhal de Leiria forest was first planted in the 13th century by Dom Afonso III and expanded by Dom Dinis as a barrier against the sands and to supply timber to the maritime industry. In October 2017, a large-scale forest fire devastated about 86% of the area planted with pine trees. Since there, a l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Volleyball League
The Lega Pallavolo Serie A is structured in several levels of importance; the highest of them is ''SuperLega'' (formerly ''Serie A1''). Since the early 1980s, many among the best volleyball players in the world play in Superlega and the overall level of competition is considerably high. Nowadays, the SuperLega is widely considered the best league in the world. Structure As of 2016–17 season, the Italian volleyball championships are parted in this way: *''SuperLega'' (highest level, 12 teams); *''Serie A2'' (second level, 14 teams); *''Serie A3'' (third level, 28 teams); *''Serie B'' (fourth level, 14 teams in 9 rounds); *''Serie C'', organized by regional committees; *''Serie D'', organized by regional committees; *''Prima Divisione'', organized by provincial committees; *''Seconda Divisione'', organized by provincial committees; *''Terza Divisione'', organized by provincial committees. SuperLega SuperLega is the highest level club competition in Italian professional male v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portuguese Men's Volleyball Players
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People From Marinha Grande
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Living People
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1982 Births
__NOTOC__ Year 198 (CXCVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sergius and Gallus (or, less frequently, year 951 '' Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 198 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * January 28 ** Publius Septimius Geta, son of Septimius Severus, receives the title of Caesar. **Caracalla Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (born Lucius Septimius Bassianus, 4 April 188 – 8 April 217), better known by his nickname Caracalla (; ), was Roman emperor from 198 to 217 AD, first serving as nominal co-emperor under his father and then r ..., son of Septimius Severus, is given the title of Augustus. China *Winter – Battle of Xiapi: The allied armies led by Cao Cao and Liu Bei defeat Lü Bu; afterward Cao Cao has him e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 FIVB Men's World Championship
The 2002 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship was the 15th edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held in Salta, Córdoba, Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Santa Fé and San Juan in Argentina from September 28 to October 13, 2002. All times are Argentina Time ( UTC−03:00). Qualification * Due to the clash of dates with the 2002 Asian Games, South Korea withdrew from participating and instead was FIVB give a wildcard to Poland. Pools composition Squads Venues * Estadio Aldo Cantoni (San Juan) – Pool A except Argentina vs. Australia * Estadio Ángel Malvicino ( Santa Fé) – Pool B and J * Luna Park (Buenos Aires) – Argentina vs. Australia, Pool C, G and Final round * Estadio Polideportivo (Mar del Plata) – Pool D * Orfeo Superdomo ( Córdoba) – Pool E, H and Final round * Polideportivo Delmi (Salta) – Pool F and K First round Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D Pool E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portuguese Volleyball Super Cup
The Portuguese Volleyball Super Cup or Supertaça de Portugal is an annual Portuguese volleyball competition played by the champions of the Campeonato Nacional de Voleibol and the winners of the Taça de Portugal de Voleibol. It is organized by the Federação Portuguesa de Voleibol and its first edition (won by Benfica) took place in 1990. Sporting CP won the next three, with Castêlo da Maia and Sporting de Espinho dominating the next eight years, winning four titles each. In 2002, the tournament was interrupted and only resumed in 2010, with Castêlo da Maia winning its fifth. From 2011 to 2016, Benfica won six Supertaças in a row, becoming the most honoured club in the competition, currently with 12 trophies. History The competition was created in 1989 by the Portuguese Volleyball Federation, to serve as " curtain-raiser" for the season, in similar fashion to what other Super cup's do. Its first winner was Leixões, the national and cup champions, completing a treble. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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The Portuguese Volleyball Cup () is the men's volleyball cup in Portugal. It is played by teams of all Portuguese divisions, and is organized by the Portuguese Volleyball Federation. The current holders are S.L. Benfica, who have won a record 21 cups. Winners Titles by club References {{DEFAULTSORT:A1 Volleyball League (Portugal) Portugal Cup A cup is an open-top vessel (container) used to hold liquids for drinking, typically with a flattened hemispherical shape, and often with a capacity of about . Cups may be made of pottery (including porcelain), glass, metal, wood, stone, pol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portuguese Volleyball First Division
The Portuguese Volleyball First Division ( Portuguese: ''Campeonato Nacional de Voleibol – I Divisão'') is the top men's volleyball league in Portugal. The competition, which is organised by the Portuguese Volleyball Federation, was called Honor Division (Divisão de Honra) in 1983–84 and 1986–88. Between 1997 and 2011, the League was divided into two different series, A1 and A2. Since the 2014–15 season, the competition's champions are called ''Elite Champions'', while the ''First Division Champion'' title is disputed between the 4 losers of the play-off's first round. List of champions ;Portuguese Champions *1946–1947 : Instituto Superior Técnico *1947–1948 : Instituto Superior Técnico *1948–1949 : Instituto Superior Técnico *1949–1950 : Instituto Superior Técnico *1950–1951 : Instituto Superior Técnico *1951–1952 : Instituto Superior Técnico *1952–1953 : Instituto Superior Técnico *1953–1954 : Sporting CP *1954–1955 : Instituto Superior Téc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) competed in 28 sports and 302 events, one event more than those scheduled for the 2004 Summer Olympics. This was the first time China had hosted the Olympic Games, and the third time the Summer Olympic Games had been held in East Asia, following the 1964 Summer Olympics, 1964 Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, and the 1988 Summer Olympics, 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. These were also the second Summer Olympic Games to be held in a communist state, the first being the 1980 Summer Olympics in the Soviet Union (with venues in Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russia, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Ukraine, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Byelorussia, and Estonian Soviet Socialis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esmoriz Ginásio Clube
Esmoriz Ginásio Clube is a volleyball team based in Esmoriz, Portugal, that plays in the Portuguese first division. Achievements * Portuguese Volleyball League A1: 2 1982/83, 1983/84 * Portuguese Volleyball Cup The Portuguese Volleyball Cup () is the men's volleyball cup in Portugal. It is played by teams of all Portuguese divisions, and is organized by the Portuguese Volleyball Federation. The current holders are S.L. Benfica, who have won a record 21 ...: 1 1981/82 Volleyball clubs in Portugal {{Volleyball-team-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
