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Real Oviedo CF
Real Oviedo ( Asturian: Real Uviéu) is a Spanish professional football club based in Oviedo, Asturias. Founded on 26 March 1926, the club plays in the Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish football league system. The club plays at the Estadio Carlos Tartiere, opened on 30 September 2000, and is the largest sports stadium in Asturias. In the all-time league table for the Spanish top division (La Liga), Oviedo ranks 18th, as it has played 38 seasons. The club had 21,517 season ticket holders in the 2023–2024 season and their fans are called ''Carbayones''. The club's local rivals are Sporting Gijón on the sea coast to its north, with whom the club contests the Asturian derby. Real Oviedo has also a women's team, called Real Oviedo Femenino. It has played several times in the Spanish first division (Liga F) but now it competes in the third tier Segunda Federación Femenina. History Founded in 1926 after a merger of ''Stadium Ovetense'' and ''Real Club Deportivo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Visigoths
The Visigoths (; ) were a Germanic people united under the rule of a king and living within the Roman Empire during late antiquity. The Visigoths first appeared in the Balkans, as a Roman-allied Barbarian kingdoms, barbarian military group united under the command of Alaric I. Their exact origins are believed to have been diverse but they probably included many descendants of the Thervingi who had moved into the Roman Empire beginning in 376 and had played a major role in defeating the Romans at the Battle of Adrianople in 378. Relations between the Romans and Alaric's Visigoths varied, with the two groups making treaties when convenient, and warring with one another when not. Under Alaric, the Visigoths invaded Italy and sack of Rome (410), sacked Rome in August 410. The Visigoths were subsequently settled in southern Gaul as ''foederati'' to the Romans, a relationship that was established in 418. This developed as an independent kingdom with its Capital city, capital at Toulou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mergers And Acquisitions
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are business transactions in which the ownership of a company, business organization, or one of their operating units is transferred to or consolidated with another entity. They may happen through direct absorption, a merger, a tender offer or a hostile takeover. As an aspect of strategic management, M&A can allow enterprises to grow or downsize, and change the nature of their business or competitive position. Technically, a is the legal consolidation of two business entities into one, whereas an occurs when one entity takes ownership of another entity's share capital, equity interests or assets. From a legal and financial point of view, both mergers and acquisitions generally result in the consolidation of assets and liabilities under one entity, and the distinction between the two is not always clear. Most countries require mergers and acquisitions to comply with antitrust or competition law. In the United States, for example, the Cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South America
South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a considerably smaller portion in the Northern Hemisphere. It can also be described as the southern Subregion#Americas, subregion of the Americas. South America is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean, on the north and east by the Atlantic Ocean, and to the south by the Drake Passage; North America and the Caribbean Sea lie to the northwest. The continent includes twelve sovereign states: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela; two dependent territory, dependent territories: the Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands; and one administrative division, internal territory: French Guiana. The Dutch Caribbean ABC islands (Leeward Antilles), ABC islands (Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao) and Trinidad and Tobago are geologically located on the South-American continental shel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil War () was a military conflict fought from 1936 to 1939 between the Republican faction (Spanish Civil War), Republicans and the Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War), Nationalists. Republicans were loyal to the Left-wing politics, left-leaning Popular Front (Spain), Popular Front government of the Second Spanish Republic. The opposing Nationalists were an alliance of Falangism, Falangists, monarchists, conservatives, and Traditionalism (Spain), traditionalists led by a National Defense Junta, military junta among whom General Francisco Franco quickly achieved a preponderant role. Due to the international Interwar period#Great Depression, political climate at the time, the war was variously viewed as class struggle, a War of religion, religious struggle, or a struggle between dictatorship and Republicanism, republican democracy, between revolution and counterrevolution, or between fascism and communism. The Nationalists won the war, which ended in early 1939, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pichichi Trophy
In Spanish Association football, football, the Pichichi Trophy () is awarded by the sports newspaper ''Marca (newspaper), Marca'' to the top goalscorer of each La Liga season. Named after the Athletic Bilbao striker Pichichi (footballer), Rafael "Pichichi" Moreno, the trophy has been awarded annually since the 1952–53 La Liga, 1952–53 season. All top scorers who preceded the award's creation were retroactively named Pichichi winners by ''Marca''. Since the 2014–15 season, the top scorer of the women's Liga F is also awarded the Pichichi Trophy. The Pichichi is not officially recognised by the league's governing body, the Liga de Fútbol Profesional, Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional. As the award is based on ''Marca''s subjective criteria, its data may differ from the official match delegate reports. For the top scorers in the Spanish football league according to La Liga data, see ''List of La Liga top scorers''. The player with the record number of wins is Lionel Messi w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Langara
Langara may refer to: Places British Columbia, Canada *Langara Island, the northernmost island of Haida Gwaii **Langara Light, lighthouse on Langara Island *Vancouver-Langara Vancouver-Langara is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. This riding takes in neighbourhoods in south-central Vancouver, such as Marpole, Sunset and Oakridge: it is the most diverse provin ..., provincial legislative constituency (electoral district) in Vancouver Norway *Langåra, an island of Tiholmane, part of the Thousand Islands People *Isidro Lángara (1912—1992), Spanish football striker *Juan de Lángara (1736—1806), Spanish naval officer Arts *Langara (Stargate), race and planet in the fictional ''Stargate SG-1'' universe Education *Langara College, a four-year community college in Vancouver, Canada {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Pentland
Frederick Beaconsfield Pentland (29 July 1883 – 16 March 1962) was an English football player and coach. Pentland played club football in the Football League for Blackpool, Blackburn Rovers and Middlesbrough, in the Southern Football League for Brentford, Queens Park Rangers and Stoke, and in the Midland League for Halifax Town. He was capped five times for England in 1909. He played as a forward, mainly at outside right. As a manager, he took charge of the German Olympic football team, the France national team, and Spanish club sides Racing de Santander, Athletic Club de Bilbao, Atlético Madrid and Real Oviedo, before returning to England where he briefly managed Barrow. Playing career Pentland began his football career with Avondale Juniors and Willenhall Swifts before joining Football League Second Division club Small Heath in August 1900 at the age of 17. He played for Small Heath's reserves in the Birmingham & District League, but made no senior league appearanc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ricardo Gallart
Ricardo Gallart Selma (17 January 1907 – 6 November 1993) was a Spanish footballer who played as a forward for Espanyol and Real Oviedo, playing in the first-ever La Liga match of both clubs, and even scoring the first league goal in Oviedo's history. He later worked as a manager, taking charge of several clubs in the Segunda División. Club career Early career Born in Barcelona on 17 January 1907, Gallart began his footballing career in the youth ranks of his hometown club FC Espanya de Barcelona, where he won a youth tournament in Mataró organized by Iluro SC, which brought together the best teams in the province. RCD Espanyol In 1925, Gallart moved to Gràcia FC and UE Sants, from where he arrived at RCD Español, then under the command of Jack Greenwell, who, knowing that he was ending his contract, anticipated the intentions of CE Europa, which was close to acquiring his services. He played as an inside right and, although small in stature, he was a player of grea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casuco
Juan Manuel Martínez Martínez (born 26 September 1955), commonly known as Casuco, is a Spanish former football right back and manager. Playing career Born in Lorca, Region of Murcia, Casuco spent most of his career at Real Zaragoza, playing more than 320 competitive matches. In 1986, he won the Copa del Rey with his main club. Casuco also represented Elche CF in La Liga, being relegated at the end of the 1977–78 season after starting in all his 27 appearances. Coaching career Casuco started working as a manager in 1994. At the professional level, he worked in Segunda División with CD Toledo, UD Almería, Real Murcia, CD Tenerife and Xerez CD. Honours Zaragoza *Copa del Rey The , commonly known as , or (in English) the Spanish Cup or King's Cup, and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–1936) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–1976), is an annual knockout football competition in Spanis ...: 1985–86 References External links * *Futb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spain Men's National Football Team
The Spain national football team () has represented Spain in men's international football competitions since 1920. It is governed by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain. Spain is one of eight national teams to have been crowned world champions and has participated in a total of 16 out of 22 FIFA World Cups, winning the 2010 edition, and qualifying consistently since 1978. Spain has participated in a total of 12 out of 17 UEFA European Championships, and are the reigning European champions, having won a record fourth title in 2024. After their victory in the 2023 UEFA Nations League they became the second national team, following France, to win three major titles (World Cup, European Championship and Nations League). Spain is also one of only two nations alongside Germany, to have won both women's and men's World Cups. Having won one World Cup, one Nations League, and three European Championship titles since 2008, Spain is the mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isidro Lángara
Isidro Lángara Galarraga (25 May 1912 – 21 August 1992) was a Spanish football forward from the Basque Country. He played 12 times for Spain, scoring 17 goals, and has the highest goal-ratio in La Liga at 1.14. He was also the first player to score at least 100 goals for three clubs, being the only one to achieve it on three continents. Career Early career Lángara was born in Pasaia, Gipuzkoa. He began his football career playing for local teams, Bildur Guchi, Esperanza de San Sebastián, Siempre Adelante de Pasajes and Andoain in his native Basque country, eventually signing for then third division team Tolosa CF. When he turned 18, his goalscoring abilities were recognized by second division team Real Oviedo, a club with whom he would remain for six years, until the Spanish Civil War broke out in 1936. Real Oviedo At Oviedo Lángara was the figurehead of the celebrated ''Delantera Eléctrica'' ("The electric forwards"), a forward line of lightning quick youthful talen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herrerita (footballer, Born 1914)
Eduardo Herrera Bueno (5 July 1914 – 15 August 1991), known as Herrerita, was a Spanish footballer who played as a forward. He was Real Oviedo's all-time top scorer in La Liga, with 117 goals in 213 games. Club career Born in Gijón, Asturias as the youngest of eight siblings,Herrera Bueno, «Herrerita», Eduardo at Vivir Asturias Herrerita played youth football with local . In 1933 he moved to the professionals, joining neighbouring for a then-record 30 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
