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Lucas Biglia
Lucas Rodrigo Biglia (; born 30 January 1986) is an Argentine former professional Association football, footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. Formerly of Argentinos Juniors and Club Atlético Independiente, Independiente, he spent seven seasons with RSC Anderlecht, Anderlecht, where he made 312 appearances in the Belgian Pro League, winning four league titles. He later spent four seasons with Italian side S.S. Lazio, Lazio, before joining Milan in 2017, spending three seasons with the ''Rossoneri'', leaving in 2020. Biglia's first senior international call-up for Argentina national football team, Argentina was in 2011 and he previously played for the Argentina national under-20 football team, Argentina U20 national team, who won the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship. He represented his nation at two FIFA World Cups, reaching the final of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, 2014 edition of the tournament, and in three Copa América tournaments, winning runners-up medals in the 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argentina National Football Team
The Argentina national football team (), nicknamed ''La Albiceleste'' (), represents Argentina in men's international Association football, football and is administered by the Argentine Football Association, Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (), the governing body of football in Argentina. It has been a member of FIFA since 1912 and a founding member of CONMEBOL since 1916. It was also a member of Panamerican Championship#Panamerican Football Confederation, PFC, the unified confederation of the Americas from 1946 to 1961. They are the reigning world champions, having won the 2022 FIFA World Cup, most recent FIFA World Cup in 2022, earning their third star shown by the team's crest. Overall, Argentina has appeared in a List of FIFA World Cup finals, FIFA World Cup final six times, a record equaled by Italy national football team, Italy and surpassed only by Brazil national football team, Brazil and Germany national football team, Germany, they also appeared in the Football at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIFA U-20 World Cup
The FIFA U-20 World Cup is the biennial football world championship tournament for FIFA members' men's national teams with players under the age of 20. The competition has been staged every two years since the inaugural tournament in 1977 when it was hosted by Tunisia under the tournament name of FIFA World Youth Championship until 2005. In 2007 the name was changed to its present form. FIFA bills the men's Under-20 World Cup as "the tournament of tomorrow's superstars." Diego Maradona, Lionel Messi and Paul Pogba are previous winners of the official player of the tournament award, and Erling Haaland was the top scorer at the 2019 edition. The reigning champions are Uruguay, which won their first title at the 2023 tournament in Argentina. History In the twenty-three editions of the tournament held, twelve nations have won the title. Argentina U20 is the most successful team with six titles, followed by Brazil U20 with five titles. Portugal U20 and Serbia U20 have both won ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cristian Leiva
Cristian Gustavo Leiva (born 26 September 1977) is an Argentine football midfielder 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 t ... who plays for Americo Tesorieri. External linksStatisticsat Guardian Stats CentreCristian Leiva at Football Lineups* Argentine men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Club Atlético Banfield footballers Cruz Azul footballers Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata footballers R.S.C. Anderlecht players Royal Charleroi S.C. players Club Olimpia footballers Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba footballers San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers Arsenal de Sarandí footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Paraguay Sportspeople from La Rioja Province, Argentina 1977 births Living people Argentine Primera División players Belgian Pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolás Frutos
Nicolás Alejandro Frutos Cortino (born 10 May 1981) is an Argentine football coach and retired player. A striker during his playing career, he is an assistant coach for Major League Soccer club D.C. United. Club career Early career Born in Santa Fe, Frutos started playing for Unión de Santa Fe and was later bought by San Lorenzo. Later, Spanish club Las Palmas signed him, but after an unsuccessful season of only one goal Argentina's Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata brought him back. He again found his level, catching Independiente's attention, whom he joined for the Apertura 2004, scoring 19 goals in 28 matches. Frutos was as of 23 October 2005 the top scorer of the Apertura 2005 with nine goals in 11 matches, but he lost that position because he was not able to play for Independiente for the rest of the season. Anderlecht Frutos obtained a transfer from Independiente on 21 October 2005 but was only allowed to play for Anderlecht starting in January 2006. In his first s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolás Pareja
Nicolás Martín Pareja (born 19 January 1984) is an Argentine former professional Association footballer, footballer who played as a Defender (association football)#Centre-back, central defender. After starting out at Argentinos Juniors he went on to spend most of his career with FC Spartak Moscow, Spartak Moscow and Sevilla FC, Sevilla, winning two UEFA Europa League, Europa League trophies with the latter club. He was hindered by several injuries. Pareja won the Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics, 2008 Olympic tournament with Argentina national under-23 football team, Argentina. Club career Argentinos Juniors Born in Buenos Aires, Pareja started playing for Argentinos Juniors. He scored his first goal in the Argentine Primera División, Primera División on 10 February 2006, in a 2–1 win against Club Atlético Independiente. Anderlecht R.S.C. Anderlecht acquired Pareja in 2006 for Euro, €2 million as a replacement for Vincent Kompany, and the former went on to be a tea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Club Atlético Lanús
Club Atlético Lanús () is an Argentina, Argentine sports club based in Lanús, a city of the Buenos Aires Province. Founded in 1915, the club's main sports are association football, football and basketball. In both sports, Lanús plays in Argentina's top divisions: Argentine Primera División, Primera División (football) and Liga Nacional de Básquet (basketball). Domestic football major titles won by the club include two Argentine Primera División, Primera División championships, the 2016 Copa Bicentenario, Copa Bicentenario and one Supercopa Argentina. At international level, Lanús has won one Copa CONMEBOL, and one Copa Sudamericana. The so-called "Southern Classic" ("Clásico del Sur"), considered a modern classic in Argentine football, is contested against Club Atlético Banfield, ''Banfield'', and thanks to the good results of both in recent years it is also considered one of the most attractive clásicos of Primera División. Apart from football, Lanús hosts many o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huracán De Tres Arroyos
Club Atlético Huracán (usually Huracán de Tres Arroyos) is an Argentine football club based in the city of Tres Arroyos, in Buenos Aires Province. The club is the biggest of Tres Arroyos City, and one of the largest in Southern Buenos Aires Province The club were founded 3 January 1923 and plays in the Torneo Federal C which is the fifth division of the Argentine league. They played in the first division during the 2004–2005 season. For 2007/2008, the club had to play in the Argentino A because they got relegated during the previous season. Current squad Titles *Torneo Argentino A: 1 ::2000-01 See also *List of football clubs in Argentina *Argentine football league system The Argentine football league system include tournaments organised by the Argentine Football Association. Clubs affiliated to the body compete in the tournaments, which are split into categories or divisions. Rules establish a system of promot ... References External linksOfficial Site ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Talleres De Córdoba
Club Atlético Talleres (; ), mostly known simply as Talleres ( in Rioplatense Spanish, Rioplatense accent and or in Cordobés Spanish, Cordobés accent; ), is an Football in Argentina, Argentine professional sports club based in the city of Córdoba, Argentina, Córdoba. The institution is mostly known for its association football, football team, which currently plays in the Argentine Primera División. Talleres was three times runner-up of the First Division (1977, 2023, and 2024), and two times runner-up of the Copa Argentina (2020 and 2022). They won an international tournament in 1999, the Copa CONMEBOL, Copa Conmebol (now Copa Sudamericana). "La T" participated in many recent editions of the Copa Sudamericana as well as the Copa Libertadores, the highest level football competition in South America, in which they reached the Quarter-Finals in 2022. "La T" also invests actively on its Academy, which has nurtured a number of well-known footballers: José Luis Cuciuffo, Dan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba
Club Deportivo Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba is an Argentine sports club from Godoy Cruz, Mendoza. The club is best known for its Association football, football team, which plays in the Argentine Primera División, Primera División, the top level of the Argentine football league system. Other activities practised at Godoy Cruz are basketball, team handball, field hockey, tennis and volleyball. History Godoy Cruz was born as an institution in 1921. It all started when a group of friends gathered in the "Victoria Bar" (located opposite the departmental square at that time), decided to found a club, taking advantage of the boom at the time. Thus was born on 1 June 1921, the Club Sportivo Godoy Cruz with the novice presidency of Don Romero Garay. The club was officially founded on 21 June 1921 under the name "Sportivo Godoy Cruz", and changed to its current name on 25 April 1930 after the fusion with "Deportivo Bodega Antonio Tomba". In 1959, Godoy Cruz' stadium, the Estadio Feliciano ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Copa América Centenario
The Copa América Centenario (, , ; literally ''Centennial America Cup'') was an international men's soccer tournament that was hosted by the United States in 2016. The competition was a celebration of the centennial of CONMEBOL and the Copa América, and was the first Copa América hosted outside South America. The tournament was a commemorative version of Copa América (not the 45th edition). It was held as part of an agreement between CONMEBOL and CONCACAF as a special edition between the usual four-year cycle, and featured an expanded field of sixteen teams (an increase from the usual twelve), with all ten teams from CONMEBOL and six teams from CONCACAF. Despite the tournament being an official iteration of the Copa América, the winner did not receive an invitation to the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup due to the commemorative nature of the tournament, although eventual winner Chile had already qualified through its 2015 victory. Chile became the fourth nation to win at least ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belgian Pro League
The Belgian Pro League (; ; ), officially the Jupiler Pro League () for sponsor Jupiler, is a professional association football league in Belgium and the highest level of the Belgian football league system. Contested by 16 clubs from the 2023–24 season until 2025–26 when it will expand to 18 teams from 2026–27 onwards, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Challenger Pro League. Seasons run from late July to late March, with teams playing 30 matches each in the regular season, and then entering Play-offs I (also known as the ''Championship Playoff'', ''title playoffs'' or ''Champions' play-offs''), Play-offs II (also known as the ''Europa League playoff'' or ''Europe play-offs'') or Play-offs III (also known as the ''Relegation play-offs'') according to their position in the regular season. Play-offs I are contested by the top-six clubs in the regular season, with each club playing each other twice. The teams finishing in 15th and 16th place are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RSC Anderlecht
Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht, commonly abbreviated to RSC Anderlecht (, , ) or RSCA (, , ), is a Belgian professional association football, football club based in Anderlecht, Brussels Capital-Region. Anderlecht plays in the Belgian First Division A and is the most successful Belgian football team in European competitions, with five trophies, as well as in the Belgian domestic league, with 34 championship wins. They have also won nine Belgian Cups and hold the record for most consecutive Belgian championship titles, winning five between the 1963–64 Belgian First Division, 1963–64 and 1967–68 Belgian First Division, 1967–68 seasons. Founded in 1908, the club first reached the highest level in Belgian football in 1921–22 Belgian First Division, 1921–22 and have been playing in the first division continuously since 1935–36 Belgian First Division, 1935–36 and in Europe since 1964–65. They won their first major trophy after World War II with a championship win in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
