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Reinaldo Ventura
Reinaldo Miguel Silva Ventura (born 16 May 1978 in Vila Nova de Gaia) is a Portuguese roller hockey player. Renowned as a prolific goalscorer with a strong middle-distance shot, he is capable of occupying both the midfielder or the forward position in a roller rink surface. Ventura was a leading name for FC Porto, winning a combined total of 31 national titles and 1 CERS Cup during his 26 years spell with the club. From 1997 to 2012 he was a main player in the Portugal national roller hockey team. He was a member of the squad that won the Rink Hockey World Championship, in 2003. Ventura was the captain at the 2008 Rink Hockey European Championship, where Portugal was runners-up. He was again the captain at the 2009 Rink Hockey World Championship, winning this time the 3rd place, and at the 2010 Rink Hockey European Championship, lost to Spain in the final by 8–2. He left the National Team after the 2012 CERH European Championship. He came back to the national team in 2016, joini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vila Nova De Gaia
Vila Nova de Gaia (; ), or simply Gaia, is a city and a municipality in Porto District in Norte Region, Portugal, Norte Region, Portugal. It is located south of the city of Porto on the other side of the Douro River. The city proper had a population of 178,255 in 2001. The municipality has an area of and a population of 303,824 inhabitants in 2021, making it the most populous municipality in Norte Region, Portugal, Norte Region, and the third most populous in the country, after Lisbon and Sintra. Gaia along with Porto and 16 other municipalities make up the Porto metropolitan area. The city contains many cellars (locally known as "caves") where port wine is stored and aged. These cellars have become a major tourist attraction. History Origins and Roman era The territory of Vila Nova de Gaia has been inhabited since at least 100,000 years ago, as evidenced by Middle Paleolithic archaeological findings. This presence continued through the Chalcolithic period, marked by the const ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nations Cup (roller Hockey)
The Nations Cup is the oldest and one of the most important roller hockey tournaments in the world. It is played every two years in the city of Montreux, in Switzerland Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland .... The last edition was the 68th and took place in April 2019. Results Summaries Ranking External links Swiss websitesOfficial Website International * [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 Births
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World Games
The World Games are an international multi-sport event comprising sports and sporting disciplines that are not contested in the Olympic Games. They are usually held every four years, one year after a Summer Olympic Games, over the course of 11 days. The World Games are governed by the International World Games Association, under the patronage of the International Olympic Committee. In the most recent editions, between 25 and 34 sports have been included in the official program. Several sports or disciplines that were on the program of The World Games have been discontinued because they are now included in the programme of the Olympic Games. Around 3500 participants from around 100 nations take part. The World Games differs from other multi-sport events, such as the Olympic Games, in that host cities are not required to construct new venues or facilities for the Games. The competitors are selected by the sports' international federations, as opposed to by National Olympic Commit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016–17 CERS Cup
The 2016–17 CERS Cup is the 37th season of the CERS Cup, Europe's second club roller hockey (quad), roller hockey competition organized by CERH. Thirty teams from eight national associations qualified for the competition as a result of their respective national league placing in the previous season. Óquei Clube de Barcelos, Barcelos won the title for the second consecutive season. Teams Thirty teams from eight national associations qualified for the competition. League positions of the previous season shown in parentheses. Preliminary phase The preliminary phase legs took place on 5 and 26 November 2016. Vilafranca and Barcelos received a bye and qualified directly for the round of 16. Knockout phase Final-Four All times are Western European Time. Semi-finals Final References External links CERH website * {{DEFAULTSORT:2016-17 CERS CUP WSE Cup 2017 in roller hockey, CERS Cup 2016 in roller hockey, CERS Cup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015–16 CERS Cup
The 2015–16 CERS Cup was the 36th season of the CERS Cup, Europe's second club roller hockey (quad), roller hockey competition organized by CERH. Thirty teams from seven national associations qualified for the competition as a result of their respective national league placing in the previous season. Teams Thirty teams from seven national associations qualified for the competition. Preliminary phase The preliminary phase legs took place on 24 October and 28 November 2015. Knockout phase Final-Four All times are Western European Time. Semi-finals Final References External links CERH website * {{DEFAULTSORT:2015-16 CERS CUP WSE Cup 2015 in roller hockey, CERS Cup 2016 in roller hockey, CERS Cup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Supertaça António Livramento
The Supertaça António Livramento, also known as Supertaça Portuguesa de Hóquei em Patins (English: Portuguese Roller Hockey Super Cup), is an annual club roller hockey super cup A super cup is a competition, in association football, basketball, handball, volleyball and rugby union which often forms the 'curtain raiser' to a season, and typically involves only two teams who have qualified through success in other competi ... match organised by the Portuguese Roller Sports Federation. Named after former player and coach António Livramento, it is played between the reigning domestic champions and cup winners. Winners Performance by club References External links Página da Federação de Patinagem de PortugalRink-Hockey.net {{DEFAULTSORT:Supertaca de Portugal (roller hockey) Roller hockey competitions in Portugal Roller hockey in Portugal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portuguese Roller Hockey Cup ...
The Portuguese Roller Hockey Cup () is a Portuguese roller hockey knockout competition open to all domestic clubs. Following a series of knockout rounds, the competition winner is determined in a final-four mini-tournament, held in a neutral venue at the end of the season. The winners play in the following season's edition of the WSE Cup, unless they have already qualified for the WSE Champions League via league placing. Winners Wins by club References {{DEFAULTSORT:Portuguese Roller Hockey Cup Cup 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 Roller Hockey First Division
The Portuguese Roller Hockey First Division ( or simply ''1ª Divisão''; literally: Roller Hockey First Division National Championship) is the premier roller hockey league in Portugal. It was established in 1939 and Sporting CP were crowned as the first champions. Porto are the current champions and also the record winners, with 25 titles. The league is contested by 14 teams, with the top four teams qualifying for the following season's Rink Hockey Euroleague and the fifth to eighth placed teams qualifying for the World Skate Europe Cup. The bottom three teams are relegated to the second-tier Portuguese Roller Hockey Second Division. Champions Below are listed the champions, runners-up and third-placed teams per season. The cumulative number of titles is shown between brackets. Performance by club Notes and references {{DEFAULTSORT:Portuguese Roller Hockey First Division Roller hockey competitions in Portugal Roller hockey in Portugal Portugal Portugal, o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rink Hockey World Championship
The World Skate Roller Hockey World Cup is the international championship for roller hockey organized by World Skate. The first event was held in 1936, in the city of Stuttgart. Since 1989, the World Championship tournament is held every two years on the odd years. Until 2017, it was organized by the Fédération Internationale de Roller Sports. As of 2019, following the merge between the FIRS and the International Skateboarding Federation, the World Cup is now an event of the larger World Roller Games. Through the 2019 World Cup, only five countries have taken the Roller Hockey World Cup: England winning two times, Portugal winning sixteen times, Spain winning seventeen times, Italy winning four times and Argentina winning five times. Since the 2003 World Cup all events have been 16-team events, featuring a four group round-robin tournament with four teams in each group. The top two teams in each group advance to an eight team knockout final series. Results Summaries Ranki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portugal National Roller Hockey Team
The Portugal national roller hockey team is one of the most successful roller hockey teams of the world, along with Spain, Italy and Argentina. Portugal has been a dominant power in the sport, holding the second most titles of the Rink Hockey World Championship, with 16, and most of the Rink Hockey European Championship, with 21. The Portuguese national roller hockey side is the one that attracts more passionate interest in Portugal, after the football national team, due to its tradition of being the most successful sport for its country and of having some of the best ever rink hockey players, like António Livramento and Vítor Hugo. History From the origins to the 1930s Rink hockey was introduced to Portugal in 1912. The first rink was built by Recreios Desportivos da Amadora, in Amadora. The first recorded match took place in 1912, between Recreios Desportivos da Amadora and Clube de Desportos de Benfica, in Amadora, ending in a 2–0 win for the visitors. Cosme Damião ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CERS Cup since 1980. It is the second most important club competition and features teams who did not qualify for the top-tier WSE Champions League. The winners of the WSE Cup earn the right to play the WSE Continental Cup against the winners of the WSE Champions League.
The WSE Cup is an annual European club roller hockey competition organised by the World Skate Europe - Rink Hockey The World Skate Europe Rink Hockey, formerly known as Comité Européen de Ri ... Format The World Skate Europe Cup is a two-legged knockout competition between the 16 clubs qualified. To determine th ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
