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Tissera
Tissera is a Sinhalese surname derived from the Portuguese Teixeira. It may refer to the following notable people: * Dayasritha Tissera, Sri Lankan politician *Matías Tissera (born 1996), Argentine football forward *Michael Tissera (born 1939), Sri Lankan cricketer **Sobers–Tissera Trophy *Rob Tissera Rob Tissera (born 1966) is a British hard house disc jockey and record producer. His releases have achieved UK chart success over a year period from 1996, and he is known for his live performances and club nights. Biography Tissera has achie ... (born 1966), British DJ and record producer * Protus Tissera (1925–2007), Sri Lankan politician {{surname Surnames of Sinhalese origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matías Tissera
Matías Tissera (born 6 September 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Huracán, on loan from Ludogorets Razgrad. Career Tissera spent his youth career with Argentino de Rojas, Sarmiento de Rosario and Newell's Old Boys. He entered the first-team of Newell's Old Boys in March 2017, making his debut on 18 March in a 3–0 victory over Vélez Sarsfield. Four further appearances followed during 2016–17. On 14 August 2017, Tissera was loaned to Primera B Nacional's Quilmes until June 2018. He featured in twelve matches for Quilmes as they finished 12th. Upon returning to his parent club, Tissera was loaned out again to Independiente Rivadavia of Primera B Nacional. In February 2022, Tissera joined Bulgarian champions Ludogorets Razgrad. During his time with the club, he has mostly seen action as a substitute. On 7 June 2023, on the last matchday of the season Tissera scored the only goal in a 1–0 win over Cherno More, which secured the tit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob Tissera
Rob Tissera (born 1966) is a British hard house disc jockey and record producer. His releases have achieved UK chart success over a year period from 1996, and he is known for his live performances and club nights. Biography Tissera has achieved chart success under his own name, and with Ian Bland as ''Quake''. He has also released tracks under the name of ''Circle City'', through the Warp record label. Tissera is known for his live performances at events such as Global Gathering, Creamfields and Homelands, and for promoting the Leeds-based Kissdafunk club night. His music has been played by a range of well-known DJs, including Pete Tong, Carl Cox, and Judge Jules. In 2012 Tissera made it into the Mixmag list of top badly behaved DJs, after getting into trouble with the authorities for inciting the Kissdafunk crowd to resist the police. Tissera has released several DJ mix albums, some of which have achieved chart success, including ''GoodGreef Album 2'' and ''Kissdafunk' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dayasritha Tissera
Anton Dayasritha Tissera is a Sri Lankan politician. He was a member of Parliament of Sri Lanka The Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා පාර්ලිමේන්තුව ''Śrī Laṇkā Pārlimentuvā'', Tamil: இலங்கை நாடாளுமன்றம் '' ... from 2000 to 2015 and is currently a member of Sri Lanka Podu Jana Peramuna (SLPP). Early life and family Dayasritha Tissera was born 14 April 1966, the son of Protus Tissera, a member of parliament from 1970 to 1977, and Anyshia. He has seven siblings (Shanthi, Sunitha, Kamani, Sudarshani, Susil, Pushpanath and Laksiri). Tissera had his primary education at Maris Stella College, Negombo and secondary education at St. Anthony's College, Kandy. He was a member of many societies at both schools and was very active in extracurricular work at St. Anthony's College, Kandy. He later joined Boxhill TAFE College, Australia for his higher studie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Tissera
Michael Hugh Tissera (born 23 March 1939) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played in the 1975 Cricket World Cup. School Tissera was born at Colombo and educated at S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia, where, initially appearing in 1954 aged fourteen, he captained the Thomian cricket team in the Royal–Thomian series, known as "The Battle of the Blues", in 1957 and 1958. He made his first-class debut in March 1959, in the annual Gopalan Trophy encounter between Ceylon and Madras. International career Tissera captained Ceylon to its first victory over a Test-playing nation in Ahmedabad in 1965, when his bold declaration in a low-scoring match led to victory over India by four wickets. He was selected as vice-captain for the tour of England with the Ceylon team in 1968, but the tour was cancelled just before it was due to begin. He made his two first-class centuries in unofficial Test matches for Ceylon. The first was against India in the second unofficial Test in India in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Protus Tissera
Warnakulasuriya Philip Antony Protus Tissera (11 September 1925 – 14 October 2007) was a Ceylonese politician. Tissera was born 11 September 1925, the son of Benedict Tissera and Corilethina née Dabarera. He was educated at the R. C. School, Katuneriya, Joseph Vaz College, Wennappuwa, St. Sebastian's College, Moratuwa and St. Mary's College, Chilaw. He served as a member of the Kammalpattu Village Committee. Tissera contested the 6th parliamentary elections held on 22 March 1965 for the Nattandiya electorate, as the Sri Lanka Freedom Party candidate. He lost to the incumbent, Albert Peries by 5,409 votes. Following Peries' death in September 1967 a by-election for his seat was held on 5 January 1968, at which Tissera ran again, losing to the United National Party candidate, Hugh Fernando Warnakulasuriya Ichchampullige Hugh Fernando (17 November 1916 -2 April 1992) was a Sri Lankan politician born in Nainamadama. He was the House of Representatives (Ceylon), Spe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sobers–Tissera Trophy
The Sobers–Tissera Trophy is a cricket trophy, awarded to the winners of Test series between West Indies and Sri Lanka. It was first awarded following the 2015–16 series between the sides. The trophy is named after Sir Garfield Sobers and Michael Tissera, prominent cricketers of old from the two countries. The first Sobers–Tissera Trophy was lifted by Sri Lanka in 2015, winning comfortably by an innings and 6 runs, and 72 runs in the first and second tests respectfully. Since the first series between the two nations, Sri Lanka has dominated the West Indies, winning two out of the four series, with the other two being drawn. Background The West Indies Cricket Board and Sri Lanka Cricket announced that all future bilateral tours of West Indies and Sri Lanka to be named as Garfield Sobers–Michael Tissera series. Sobers exploits with bat and ball made him regarded as one of the greatest all-rounders in the history of the game. Tissera, a right-hand batsman and leg-spin bowler ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teixeira
Teixeira (, ) is a Galician-Portuguese surname based on the toponym ''Teixeira'', derived from ''teixo'' " yew tree" (Latin ''taxus''). The progenitors of the name were a "Noble Portuguese Marrano family, originally bearing the surname of Sampayo," and the Teixeira coat of arms was conferred "in accordance with a decree of King Philip IV of Spain" in 1643.''The Jewish Encyclopedia'' (1912), p. 75. A less frequent variant spelling is '' Texeira''. The variant ''Técher'' is common in the highlands of Reunion Island, notably in the Cilaos area. List of people called Teixeira Notable people with the surname include: Historical * Tristão Vaz Teixeira (1395–1480), Portuguese navigator and explorer * Luís Teixeira (16th century), Portuguese Jesuit cartographer, mathematician and humanist * Bento Teixeira (1560–1618), Portuguese writer * Pedro Teixeira Albernaz (1595–1662), Portuguese cartographer * Pedro Teixeira (died 1640), Portuguese explorer * António Teixeira (comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |