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Steve Von Bergen
Steve von Bergen (born 10 June 1983) is a retired Swiss professional association football, footballer who played as defender. He played for FC Zürich for two full seasons, winning the Swiss Super League in both campaigns and then moved to Hertha BSC, playing there for three years. He managed to establish himself as a regular on the Switzerland national football team, earning over 40 caps since his debut in 2006 and playing at two World Cups. Club career Switzerland Von Bergen began in the youth division of FC Hauterive, before joining Neuchâtel Xamax in 2000. In summer 2005, Lucien Favre, then coach at FC Zürich, scouted the defender and brought him to the club. In his first season in Zürich, Von Bergen earned 36 caps and contributed to the clubs first championship since 1981. The following season, FC Zürich defended their title. Hertha BSC When Lucien Favre transferred to Hertha BSC in summer 2007, he brought von Bergen with him to the Bundesliga. Von Bergen made his debu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hertha BSC
Hertha, Berliner Sport-Club e. V., commonly known as Hertha BSC () or Hertha Berlin, is a German professional football club based in Berlin. Hertha BSC plays in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of German football league system, German football, following Promotion and relegation, relegation from the Bundesliga in 2022–23 Bundesliga, 2022–23. Hertha BSC was founded in 1892, and was a Founding Clubs of the DFB, founding member of the German Football Association in Leipzig in 1900. The team won the List of German football champions, German championship in 1930 German football championship, 1930 and 1931 German football championship, 1931. Since 1963, Hertha's stadium has been the Olympiastadion (Berlin), Olympiastadion. The club is known as ''Die Alte Dame'' in German, which translates to "The Old Lady". In 2002, the sports activities of the professional, amateur, and under-19 teams were separated into ''Hertha BSC GmbH & Co. KGaA''. History Early years The club was formed i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josip Šimunić
Josip "Joe" Šimunić (; born 18 February 1978) is a retired footballer and current president of NK Rudeš. Born in Australia to Bosnian Croat parents, Šimunić started his career at Melbourne Knights then moved to Germany where he spent 14 seasons in the Bundesliga with Hamburger SV, Hertha BSC and TSG 1899 Hoffenheim before finishing his career in Croatia with Dinamo Zagreb. He played for Croatia from 2001 to 2013, appeared in five major tournaments for Croatia – 2002 and 2006 World Cups, as well as the 2004, 2008 and 2012 European Championships – and is the sixth most capped player in the history of the Croatia national team. Club career Šimunić was born in Canberra, Australia, to Bosnian Croat immigrants from Otigošće near Fojnica. He received early football training at Croatia Deakin in his hometown of Canberra before attending the Australian Institute of Sport program. The defender broke into the Melbourne Knights first team as a teenager in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olivier Giroud
Olivier Jonathan Giroud (; born 30 September 1986) is a French professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Striker (association football), striker for Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC. Giroud began his senior club career playing for hometown club Grenoble Foot 38, Grenoble, before he signed with Tours FC, Tours in 2008, aged 21. He was named 2009–10 Ligue 2, Ligue 2 Trophées UNFP du football#Player of the Year, Player of the Year in 2010 after finishing as the league's top goalscorer. He was subsequently the subject of a then-club record Transfer (association football), football transfer when he moved to Montpellier HSC, Montpellier in a transfer worth €2 million, winning the club's first Ligue 1 title and finishing as league top goalscorer in 2011–12 Ligue 1, 2012. He then joined Arsenal F.C., Arsenal, where he won three FA Cups to help end Arsenal's History of Arsenal F.C. (1966–present)#Trophy drought (2006–13), nine-year trophy drought, and i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France National Football Team
The France national football team () represents France in men's international Association football, football. It is controlled by the French Football Federation (FFF; ), the governing body for football in France. It is a member of UEFA in Europe and FIFA in global competitions. The team's colours and imagery reference two national symbols: the French Flag of France, blue-white-red tricolour and Gallic rooster (''coq gaulois''). The team is colloquially known as ''Les Bleus'' (The Blues). They play home matches at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, Saint-Denis and train at :fr:Centre_national_du_football, Centre National du Football in Clairefontaine-en-Yvelines. Founded in 1904, the team has won two FIFA World Cups, two UEFA European Championships, one CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions, two FIFA Confederations Cups and one UEFA Nations League title. France was one of the four European teams that participated in the first World Cup in 1930 FIFA World Cup, 1930 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 FIFA World Cup
The 2014 FIFA World Cup was the 20th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for list of men's national association football teams, men's national Association football, football teams organised by FIFA. It took place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014, after the country was awarded the hosting rights in 2007. It was the second time that Brazil staged the competition, the first being in 1950 FIFA World Cup, 1950, and the fifth time that it was held in South America. 31 national teams advanced through 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification, qualification competitions to join the host nation in the final tournament (with Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team, Bosnia and Herzegovina as the only debutant). A total of 64 matches were played in 12 venues located in as many host cities across Brazil. For the first time at a World Cup finals, match officials used goal-line technology, as well as vanishing spray for Direct free kick, free kicks. FIFA Fan Fests in eac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippe Senderos
Philippe Sylvain Senderos (; born 14 February 1985) is a Swiss retired professional footballer who played as a defender. Senderos began his career at Servette, before moving to England as a teenager with Arsenal. He made 116 appearances over seven seasons with the North London club, and won the FA Cup in 2005. Following loans to Milan Milan ( , , ; ) is a city in northern Italy, regional capital of Lombardy, the largest city in Italy by urban area and the List of cities in Italy, second-most-populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of nea ... and Everton F.C., Everton, he then moved to Fulham F.C., Fulham on a free transfer in 2010, where he played for four seasons. Senderos then had brief spells at clubs in Spain, England, Scotland, Switzerland and the United States. A full Switzerland national football team, Swiss international from 2005 to 2016, Senderos won 57 caps and scored 5 goals. He was included in the Swiss squads for thr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spain National Football Team
The Spain national football team () has represented Spain in men's international Association football, 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 List of FIFA World Cup finals, world champions and has participated in a total of 16 out of 22 FIFA World Cups, winning the 2010 FIFA World Cup, 2010 edition, and qualifying consistently since 1978. Spain has participated in a total of 12 out of 17 UEFA European Championships, and are the UEFA#Current title holders, reigning European champions, having won a record fourth title in UEFA Euro 2024, 2024. After their victory in the 2023 UEFA Nations League Finals, 2023 UEFA Nations League they became the second national team, following France national football team, France, to win three major titles (World Cup, European Championship and UEFA Nations League, Nations League). Spain is also one of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 World Cup
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for List of men's national association football teams, men's national Association football, football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010. The FIFA World Cup hosts#2010 FIFA World Cup, bidding process for hosting the tournament finals was open only to African nations. In 2004, the international football federation, FIFA, selected South Africa over Egypt and Morocco to become the first African nation to host the finals. The matches were played in #Venues, 10 stadiums in nine host cities around the country, with the opening and final played at the Soccer City stadium in South Africa's largest city, Johannesburg. Thirty-two teams were selected for participation via a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification, worldwide qualification tournament that began in August 2007. In the #Group stage, first round of the tournament finals, the teams competed in Round-robin tournament, round-robin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UEFA Euro 2008
The 2008 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as UEFA Euro 2008 or simply Euro 2008, was the 13th UEFA European Championship, a quadrennial association football, football tournament contested by the member nations of UEFA (the Union of European Football Associations). It took place in Austria and Switzerland (both hosting the tournament for the first time) from 7 to 29 June 2008. The tournament was won by Spain men's national football team, Spain, who defeated Germany national football team, Germany 1–0 in the UEFA Euro 2008 Final, final. Spain were only the second nation to win all their group stage fixtures and then the European Championship itself, matching France's achievement from UEFA Euro 1984 Final, 1984. Spain were also the first team since Germany in UEFA Euro 1996, 1996 to win the tournament undefeated. Greece national football team, Greece were the defending champions going into the tournament, having won UEFA Euro 2004. They recorded the wors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Costa Rica National Football Team
The Costa Rica national football team () represents Costa Rica in men's international Association football, football. The national team is administered by the Costa Rican Football Federation, Federación Costarricense de Fútbol (), the governing body for football in Costa Rica. It has been a member of FIFA since 1927, it was a founding member of CONCACAF since 1961, and also a member of Central American Football Union, UNCAF since 1990. Costa Rica is the most successful Central American national football team, winning 3 CONCACAF Championship titles (1963 CONCACAF Championship, 1963, 1969 CONCACAF Championship, 1969, 1989 CONCACAF Championship, 1989) and 7 CCCF Championship titles (1941, 1946, 1948, 1953, 1955, 1960, 1961). Costa Rica is the only national team in Central America to have National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup#Comprehensive team results by tournament, played in six FIFA World Cup editions. Costa Rica's national football team has the World Football Elo Rat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017–18 Swiss Super League
The 2017–18 Swiss Super League (referred to as the '' Raiffeisen Super League'' for sponsoring reasons) was the 121st season of top-tier competitive football in Switzerland and the 15th under its current name and format. Basel were the defending champions. Young Boys won the title on 28 April 2018 after a 2–1 win against Luzern, with four games to spare. It was their first league title in 32 years, having last won the league in the 1985–1986 season, and their 12th league title overall. They also ended Basel's run of eight consecutive titles. A total of 10 teams competed in the league: the 9 best teams from the 2016–17 season and the 2016–17 Swiss Challenge League champion Zürich Zurich (; ) is the list of cities in Switzerland, largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is in north-central Switzerland, at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich. , the municipality had 448,664 inhabitants. The .... The season started on the weekend o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Jara MartÃnez
Daniel Celso Jara MartÃnez (born 22 November 1993) is a Paraguayan football midfielder. Career Jara MartÃnez started his career with Paraguayan outfit Club Nacional Asunción, with whom he participated in the 2010 Torneo di Viareggio, a youth international tournament during which he was noticed by Palermo director of football Walter Sabatini. He was subsequently offered a trial in February 2010, joining the first team for a number of weeks and taking part to their training sessions; in order to defy journalists from his real identity, Sabatini referred him to the journalists using the name of "Gonzalez". On 31 August 2010 Palermo confirmed the signing of Jara MartÃnez from Nacional Asunción. The player immediately joined the under-19 youth team, but only made his competitive debut later on November due to bureaucratic issues. Since then, the player has trained occasionally with the first-team squad, and also appeared on the bench for a number of Serie A games. On 25 Janua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
