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Nikos Pentzaropoulos
Nikos Pentzaropulos (; 17 January 1927 – 29 March 1979) was a Greeks, Greek Association football, footballer, who played as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper, mainly for Panionios F.C., Panionios. He earned the nickname ''"the Hero of Tampere"'' ''()'', after his performance with the Greece national under-23 football team, Greek Olympic team in 1952 Summer Olympics, 1952. Club career Early years and distinction Pentzaropulos began playing football in 1940 at the local team, Keravnos Kallitheas. In 1943, at the age of 16, he was discovered by the goalkeeping coach of Panionios F.C., Panionios, Giorgos Roussopoulos, who quackly realized his talent and joined the club. He established himself quickly to first team from a young age and in 1948 he became an international with Greece national football team, Greece for the first time. He was distinguished for his exceptional reflexes, his ability to save the ball and his successive interceptions on penalty-kicks. In a m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfredo Foni
Alfredo Foni (; 20 January 1911 – 28 January 1985) was an Italians, Italian football (soccer), footballer in the 1930s and later on a coach, who played as a Defender (association football), defender. He is one of only four players to have won both an Football at the 1936 Summer Olympics, Olympic gold medal and the 1938 FIFA World Cup, FIFA World Cup with the Italy national football team. Club career Foni was born in Udine, and he made his professional debut with local club Udinese Calcio, Udinese at the age of 16, in 1927, in the Prima Divisione (the predecessor to the Italian Serie A); he later moved to S.S. Lazio, Lazio in 1929. He later moved to Calcio Padova, Padova for a brief stint after a few seasons in Roma. Foni later transferred to Juventus in 1934, replacing Virginio Rosetta. Along with teammate Pietro Rava at the Turin club, he formed one of the best defensive partnerships in Italy, and in the world, as they went on to win the 1936 Summer Olympics and 1938 FIFA Wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larissa Railway Station
Larissa railway station () is the main railway station, station for Larissa in Thessaly, Greece. Located in a residential area, close to the city centre, it is served by InterCity trains between Athens and Thessaloniki, Express services to Kalambaka, Regional services to Volos and (since 2008) the southern terminus for Line 1 of Proastiakos Thessaloniki, Proastiakos services to Thessaloniki railway station, Thessaloniki.TrainOSE 2013 timetable Larissa railway station should not be confused with Larissa Station in Athens (now known as Athens railway station). History Background The first station to open in Larissa was built by Thessaly Railways, and opened on 22 April 1884 as the northern terminus of the Thessaly Railways li ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek Football Cup
The Greek Football Cup (), commonly known as the Greek Cup or Betsson Greek Cup for sponsorship reasons is a Greek football competition, run by the Hellenic Football Federation. The Greek Cup is the second-most important domestic men's football event, after the championship of Super League. The organizing authority of the institution is the Hellenic Football Federation ( EPO). Since its inception in 1931 it has been held 83 times, with a cup winner being crowned on 82 occasions. The final in 1962 being the only occasion when no champion was crowned. Olympiacos is the most successful club, having reached the final 43 times and earning 29 trophies. History The Greek Cup under EPO began in 1931. In its early years, entry was optional. Teams were paired against each other by the football associations, without a draw taking place. Later on, for many years, a proper draw took place and also two-legged matches were added. The participation of Olympiacos and Panathinaikos in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonis Manikas
Antonis Manikas (, born 9 February 1959) is a Greek former professional footballer, who played as a goalkeeper and, and is the current scouting director of Super League Greece 2 club Iraklis. Playing career As a player, Manikas was a goalkeeper. He spent the majority of his career with Panionios, but also played for Levadiakos, PAS Giannina, Ethnikos Piraeus, and Kallithea. During his career Manikas earned 2 caps for Greece. He made his debut in a friendly against Romania on 11 March 1987. Managerial career As a manager, Manikas was announced as Ethnikos Piraeus manager on 6 June 2008, but he officially resigned on 10 October 2008, after just four weeks of the Beta Ethniki The Football League () was the second highest professional football league in Greece since its inception in 1962 as ''Beta Ethniki'' and until 2019. It then served as a third tier after the creation of the Super League 2 as the new second tier ... 2008–09 season. References {{ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Kingdom National Football Team
The United Kingdom national football team are a football team that represents the United Kingdom. Despite football being the most popular sport in the country, the team has not played since 1965, as separate teams represent each home nation (England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland) in all major international football tournaments such as the FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Championship, as well as various friendlies. It is the home nations which are FIFA affiliated and not the United Kingdom as a whole. The United Kingdom national team has only played in friendlies and other ceremonial games. The one place where the United Kingdom has competed in a major football tournament as a whole is at the Summer Olympic Games, where it is represented by the Great Britain Olympic football team, which despite the name can also include Northern Ireland players, who can choose to represent either the British or Irish teams. A United Kingdom football team participates regularly at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ricardo Zamora
Ricardo Zamora Martínez (; 21 January 1901 – 8 September 1978) was a Spanish footballer and manager. He played as a goalkeeper for, among others, RCD Espanyol, FC Barcelona and Real Madrid. As an international he played for Spain. As a manager, he won two La Liga titles with Atlético Madrid (then Atlético Aviación) and briefly managed Spain. Club career RCD Espanyol Born in Barcelona, Spain, Zamora began his career as a junior with Universitari SC before signing for Espanyol in 1916, at the age of fifteen, after playing a series of friendly matches with the club. He made his debut for the club on 23 April 1916 against Madrid FC (now Real Madrid CF), keeping a clean sheet in a goalless draw. He then helped Espanyol win the Campionat de Catalunya in 1918. Zamora never had the support of his parents to play football because they wanted him to focus on studying medicine like his father, but his teammates such as Pakán encouraged him to keep playing. But even so, in 191 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denmark National Football Team
The Denmark national football team ( or ''herrelandsholdet'') represents Denmark and Greenland in men's international Association football, football competitions. It is controlled by the Danish Football Association (DBU), the governing body for the football clubs which are organised under DBU. Denmark's home stadium is Parken Stadium in the Østerbro district of Copenhagen. Denmark were winners of the unofficial Football at the 1906 Intercalated Games, 1906 Intercalated Games football competition and silver medalists at the Football at the 1908 Summer Olympics, 1908 and Football at the 1912 Summer Olympics, 1912 Olympics. However, as amateurs who prohibited their internationals from becoming professionals at foreign clubs, Denmark did not qualify for the FIFA World Cup until 1986 FIFA World Cup, 1986, although they won another Olympic silver in Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics, 1960. Since the 1980s and the "#Danish Dynamite (1980–1990), Danish Dynamite" team, Denmark has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tampere
Tampere is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Pirkanmaa. It is located in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Tampere is approximately , while the metropolitan area has a population of approximately . It is the most populous municipality in Finland, and the second most populous urban area in the country after the Helsinki metropolitan area. Tampere is the most populous inland city in the Nordic countries. The urban area has a population of approximately 340,000. Tampere is considered to be the most important urban, economic and cultural centre in the whole of inland Finland. Tampere and its surroundings are part of the historic province of Satakunta. The area belonged to the province of Häme from 1831 to 1997; over time, it has often been considered a province of Tavastia. For example, in '' Uusi tietosanakirja'', published in the 1960s, the Tampere sub-region is presented as part of the then province of Tavastia. However between 1775 and 1870 Tammerkoski rap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helsinki
Helsinki () is the Capital city, capital and most populous List of cities and towns in Finland, city in Finland. It is on the shore of the Gulf of Finland and is the seat of southern Finland's Uusimaa region. About people live in the municipality, with million in the Helsinki capital region, capital region and million in the Helsinki metropolitan area, metropolitan area. As the most populous List of urban areas in Finland by population, urban area in Finland, it is the country's most significant centre for politics, education, finance, culture, and research. Helsinki is north of Tallinn, Estonia, east of Stockholm, Sweden, and west of Saint Petersburg, Russia. Helsinki has significant History of Helsinki, historical connections with these three cities. Together with the cities of Espoo, Vantaa and Kauniainen—and surrounding commuter towns, including the neighbouring municipality of Sipoo to the east—Helsinki forms a Helsinki metropolitan area, metropolitan are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syria National Football Team
The Syria national football team () represents Syria in international Association football, football, and is controlled by the Syrian Arab Federation for Football, the governing body for football in Syria. Syria has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup, World Cup finals, but did reach the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC fourth round, fourth qualification round in 2018. The team was banned by FIFA from playing at home since December 2010. Internationally, Syria won the 2012 WAFF Championship, Football at the 1957 Arab Games, 1957 Arab Games, Football at the 1987 Mediterranean Games, 1987 Mediterranean Games and the 2024 Intercontinental Cup (India), 2024 Intercontinental Cup. History 1936–1969: The beginnings The Syrian Football Federation was founded in 1936, 10 years before Evacuation Day (Syria), independence from the French in 1946. It has been affiliated with FIFA since 1937 and has been a member of Asian Football Confederation, AFC since 1969. In 1939, Syri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France National Football B Team
The France national football B team is a national football team representing France that plays matches at a lower level than the France national football team. In France, the team is usually called "France A–". They commonly played matches against 'B' teams from other football associations, from 1922 to 2001. The team runs occasionally as a feeder team for France national football team, to give a chance to under-21 or less experienced players to play for the national team without being awarded a full cap. The team may play matches held before World Cups or other tournaments to give second-choice players, injured players or possible choices an opportunity to play a full game to either keep their fitness levels up or to earn their way into the first team. History Pre-history The France B team was officially created in 1922, however, at the 1908 Summer Olympics, two teams from France participated in the tournament, the main team and a "B" side, but the matches that this team pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italy National Football B Team
Italy national football B team is a B team representing the Italian Football Federation. Over time, the squad has faced other nations' full teams and played matches against 'B' teams from other football associations. Since the team's creation in 1927, they have played 70 official matches. History Italy B was created in 1927, to give the possibility to test under-21 or less experienced players, in addition to those involved with the senior national team. made their debut at the Stade de la Frontière in Esch-sur-Alzette on 17 April 1927, beating Luxembourg's A team 5-1. The selector of the team was Renzo De Vecchi. The team also had elements of some experience, such as Luigi Cevenini, the author of the first goal. Until the Second World War the use of this national team was very frequent, so much so that between 1929 and 1939, a total of 38 matches were played, the most notable of which being the team's biggest ever victory, when they again beat Luxembourg A, 12-0, at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
