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Abe Lenstra Stadion
Abe Lenstra Stadion is a football stadium in Heerenveen, Netherlands. It is currently used mostly as a home ground for Eredivisie club Heerenveen. The current capacity is 26,100.
The stadium is named after Abe Lenstra, generally considered to be the greatest Heerenveen player in the history of the club. Abe was born on 27 November 1920 in Heerenveen and joined the club aged 15 years. After almost 17 years at Heerenveen, he joined SC Enschede in 1954. He left this club in 1960 to join SC Enschede's archrival Enschedese Boys. In 1963 he stopped playing football at the age of 42. In total he scored 700 goals in about 730 matches. Abe died on 2 September 1985, he was 64 years old, at the eve of what was to become the only international match to be played in the community sportspark that was to become the (old) Abe Lenstrastadium.
The construction of the stadium started in 1993. The plan was to build a stadium with open corners, but when the construction was well underway the club decided to close the gaps. At the time the building was finished, it had a maximum capacity of 14,500.
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Austria
Austria (
i/ˈɒstriə/ or /ˈɔːstriə/; German: Österreich [ˈøːstɐˌʁaɪç] (
listen)), officially the Republic of Austria (German: 
Republik Österreich (help·info)), is a landlocked country of roughly 8.47 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Hungary and Slovakia to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. The territory of Austria covers 83,855 square kilometres (32,377 sq mi) and has a temperate and alpine climate. Austria's terrain is highly mountainous due to the presence of the Alps; only 32% of the country is below 500 metres (1,640 ft), and its highest point is 3,798 metres (12,461 ft). The majority of the population speak local Austro-Bavarian dialects of German as their native language, and German in its standard form is the country's official language. Other local official languages are Burgenland Croatian, Hungarian and Slovene.
The origins of modern-day Austria date back to the time of the Habsburg dynasty when the vast majority of the country was a part of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation. During the 17th and 18th centuries, Austria became one of the great powers of Europe and, in response to the coronation of Napoleon I as the Emperor of the French, the Austrian Empire was officially proclaimed in 1804. In 1867, the Austrian Empire was reformed into Austria-Hungary.
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Belgium
Belgium (i/ˈbɛldʒəm/ BEL-jəm), officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO. Belgium covers an area of 30,528 square kilometres (11,787 sq mi), and it has a population of about 11 million people. Straddling the cultural boundary between Germanic and Latin Europe, Belgium is home to two main linguistic groups, the Dutch-speakers, mostly Flemish (about 60%), and the French-speakers, mostly Walloons (about 40%), plus a small group of German-speakers. Belgium's two largest regions are the Dutch-speaking region of Flanders in the north and the French-speaking southern region of Wallonia. The Brussels-Capital Region, officially bilingual, is a mostly French-speaking enclave within the Flemish Region. A German-speaking Community exists in eastern Wallonia. Belgium's linguistic diversity and related political conflicts are reflected in the political history and a complex system of government.
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Benin
Benini/bɨˈniːn/ (formerly, Dahomey), officially the Republic of Benin, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Togo to the west, by Nigeria to the east and by Burkina Faso and Niger to the north. A majority of the population live on its small southern coastline on the Bight of Benin. The capital of Benin is Porto-Novo, but the seat of government is in Cotonou, the country's largest city. Benin covers an area of approximately 110,000 square kilometers (42,000 sq mi), with a population of approximately 9.05 million. Benin is a tropical, sub-Saharan nation, highly dependent on agriculture, with substantial employment and income arising from subsistence farming.
The official language of Benin is French, however, indigenous languages such as Fon and Yoruba are commonly spoken. The largest religious group in Benin is Roman Catholicism, followed closely by Islam, Vodun and Protestantism. Benin is a member of the United Nations, the African Union, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, South Atlantic Peace and Cooperation Zone, La Francophonie, the Community of Sahel-Saharan States, the African Petroleum Producers Association and the Niger Basin Authority.
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Braga
Braga (Portuguese pronunciation: ['b?a??]), is a city in the municipality of Braga in northwestern Portuguese district of Braga, considered the oldest Christian archdiocese in the country and one of the oldest in the world. Under the Roman Empire, known as Bracara Augusta, the settlement was centre of the province of Gallaecia.
With a total urban population of 175,063 inhabitants, Braga is the third-largest city in Portugal (after Lisbon and Porto), including the city and suburban parishes; the municipality, which includes 62 parishes, has a population in 2011 of approximately 181,819 inhabitants (the seventh largest municipality in Portugal by population). Its agglomerated urban area extends from the Cavado River to the Easte River. Braga is also the seat of the Greater Metropolitan Area of Minho, which includes a population of 826,833 (2007 statistics), considered one of the fastest growing urban areas in the European Union.[citation needed]
In 2012, the city was awarded with the title European Youth Capital 2012.
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Brazil
Brazili/brəˈzɪl/ (Portuguese: Brasil, IPA: [bɾaˈziw]), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: República Federativa do Brasil, listen (help·info)), is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people. It is the only Portuguese-speaking country in the Americas and the largest lusophone country in the world.
Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, Brazil has a coastline of 7,491 km (4,655 mi). It is bordered on the north by Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and the French overseas region of French Guiana; on the northwest by Colombia; on the west by Bolivia and Peru; on the southwest by Argentina and Paraguay and on the south by Uruguay. Numerous archipelagos form part of Brazilian territory, such as Fernando de Noronha, Rocas Atoll, Saint Peter and Paul Rocks, and Trindade and Martim Vaz. It borders all other South American countries except Ecuador and Chile.
Brazil was a colony of Portugal from the landing of Pedro Álvares Cabral in 1500 until 1815, when it was elevated to the rank of kingdom and the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves was formed. The colonial bond was in fact broken in 1808, when the capital of the Portuguese colonial empire was transferred from Lisbon to Rio de Janeiro, after Napoleon invaded Portugal.Independence was achieved in 1822 with the formation of the Empire of Brazil, a unitary state governed under a constitutional monarchy and a parliamentary system. The country became a presidential republic in 1889, when a military coup d'état proclaimed the Republic, although the bicameral legislature, now called Congress, dates back to the ratification of the first constitution in 1824. Its current Constitution, formulated in 1988, defines Brazil as a Federal Republic. The Federation is formed by the union of the Federal District, the 26 States, and the 5,564 Municipalities.
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Bulgaria
Coordinates: 42°45′N 25°30′E / 42.75°N 25.5°E / 42.75; 25.5
Bulgariai/bʌlˈɡɛəriə/ (Bulgarian: България, IPA: [bɤ̞ɫˈɡarijɐ]), is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and the Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south and the Black Sea to the east. With a territory of 110,994 square kilometres (42,855 sq mi), Bulgaria is Europe's 14th-largest country. Its location has made it a historical crossroad for various civilisations and as such it is the home of some of the earliest metalworking, religious and other cultural artifacts in the world.
Prehistoric cultures began developing on Bulgarian lands during the Neolithic period. Its ancient history was marked by the presence of the Thracians, and later by the Greeks and Romans. The emergence of a unified Bulgarian ethnicity and state dates back to the First Bulgarian Empire, which dominated most of the Balkans and functioned as a cultural hub for Slavic peoples during the Middle Ages. With the downfall of the Second Bulgarian Empire in 1396, its territories came under Ottoman rule for nearly five hundred years. The Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878 resulted in the Third Bulgarian State, recognised in 1908. The following years saw several conflicts with its neighbours, which prompted Bulgaria to align with Germany in both World Wars. In 1946 it became a Communist republic with a single-party system until 1989, when the Communist Party allowed multi-party elections. After 1990 Bulgaria transitioned to democracy and a market-based economy.
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Cape Verde
Cape Verdei/ˌkeɪp ˈvɜrd/ (Portuguese: Cabo Verde, pronounced: [ˈkabu ˈveɾdɨ]), officially the Republic of Cape Verde, is an island country, spanning an archipelago of 10 islands located in the central Atlantic Ocean, 570 kilometres off the coast of Western Africa. The islands, covering a combined area of slightly over 4,000 square kilometres (1,500 sq mi), are of volcanic origin and while three of them (Sal, Boa Vista and Maio) are fairly flat, sandy and dry, the remaining ones are generally rockier and have more vegetation. However, because of the infrequent occurrence of rainfall the overall landscape is not particularly green.
The name of the country stems from the nearby Cap Vert, on the Senegalese coast, which in its turn was originally named "Cabo Verde" when it was sighted by Portuguese explorers in 1444, a few years before the islands were discovered (verde is Portuguese for "green").
The previously uninhabited islands were discovered and colonized by the Portuguese in the 15th Century, and became important in the Atlantic slave trade for their location. The islands' prosperity often attracted privateers and pirates, including Sir Francis Drake, a corsair (privateer) under the authority of the British crown, who twice sacked the (then) capital Ribeira Grande, in the 1580s. The islands were also visited by Charles Darwin's expedition in 1832. The decline in the slave trade in the 19th century resulted in an economic crisis for the islands. With few natural resources, and without strong sustainable investment from the Portuguese, the citizens grew increasingly discontent with the colonial masters, who nevertheless refused to provide the local authorities with more autonomy. This discontent festered and culminated in 1975, when a movement originally led by Amílcar Cabral who was assassinated on 20 January 1973 then passed onto his half-brother Luís Cabral, achieved independence for the archipelago.
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Celtic Park
Coordinates: 55°50′58.96″N 4°12′20.12″W / 55.8497111°N 4.2055889°W / 55.8497111; -4.2055889
Celtic Park is a football stadium in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, and is the home ground of Celtic Football Club. Celtic Park, an all-seater stadium with a capacity of 60,832, is the largest football stadium in Scotland and the sixth-largest stadium in the United Kingdom, after Murrayfield, Old Trafford, Twickenham, Wembley and the Millennium Stadium. It is commonly known by Celtic fans as either Parkhead or Paradise.
Celtic was formed in November 1887 and first laid out a ground in the Parkhead area in 1888. The club moved to a different site in 1892, however, when the rental charge was greatly increased. The new site was developed into an oval shaped stadium, with vast terracing sections. The record attendance of 83,500 was set by an Old Firm derby on 1 January 1938. The terraces were covered and floodlights were installed between 1957 and 1971. The Taylor Report mandated that all major clubs should have an all-seated stadium by August 1994. Celtic was in a bad financial position in the early 1990s and no major work was carried out until Fergus McCann took control of the club in March 1994. He carried out a plan to demolish the old terraces and develop a new stadium in a phased rebuild, which was completed in August 1998.
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Chile
Chile (i/ˈtʃɪliː/ or /ˈtʃɪleɪ/), officially the Republic of Chile (Spanish: República de Chile [reˈpuβlika ðe ˈtʃile] ( listen)), is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow strip of land between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far south. Along with Ecuador, it is one of two countries in South America that do not border Brazil. Chilean territory includes the Pacific islands of Juan Fernández, Salas y Gómez, Desventuradas and Easter Island. Chile also claims about 1,250,000 square kilometres (480,000 sq mi) of Antarctica, although all claims are suspended under the Antarctic Treaty.
Chile's distinctive shape—4,300 kilometres (2,700 mi) long and on average 175 kilometres (109 mi) wide—makes it the longest country in the world, north to south, with the fifth lengthiest coastline at over 78 thousand kilometers. The diverse climate of Chile ranges from the world's driest desert in the north—the Atacama—through a Mediterranean climate in the centre, humid subtropical in Easter Island, to an Oceanic climate, including alpine tundra and glaciers in the east and south. The northern desert contains great mineral wealth, principally copper. The relatively small central area dominates in terms of population and agricultural resources, and is the cultural and political center from which Chile expanded in the late 19th century when it incorporated its northern and southern regions. Southern Chile is rich in forests and grazing lands, and features a string of volcanoes and lakes. The southern coast is a labyrinth of fjords, inlets, canals, twisting peninsulas, and islands.
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Czech Republic
The Czech Republic (i/ˈtʃɛk/ CHEK;Czech: Česká republika, pronounced [ˈtʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka] ( listen), short form Česko Czech pronunciation: [ˈtʃɛskɔ]) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the north, Germany to the west, Austria to the south and Slovakia to the east. Its capital and largest city, with 1.3 million inhabitants, is Prague.
It is a pluralist multi-party parliamentary representative democracy, a member of the European Union, NATO, the OECD, the OSCE, the Council of Europe and the Visegrád Group.
The Czech state, formerly known as Bohemia, was formed in the late 9th century as a small duchy around Prague, at that time under dominance of the powerful Great Moravian Empire (which reached its greatest territorial extent during the reign of Svatopluk I from the House of Mojmír). After the fall of the Empire in 907, the centre of power was transferred from Moravia to Bohemia, under the Přemyslids. During the rule of Přemyslid dukes/kings and their successors, the Luxembourgs, the country reached its greatest territorial extent (13th–14th century). Life in the country was significantly affected by the Hussite wars, during which it faced economic embargo and crusades from all over Europe. Following the Battle of Mohács in 1526, the Crown of Bohemia was gradually integrated into the Habsburg monarchy as one of its three principal parts alongside the Archduchy of Austria and the Kingdom of Hungary. The Bohemian Revolt (1618–20) led to the further centralization of the monarchy including forced recatholization and Germanization. During radical reforms in the 18th century the Bohemian Crown was even de facto abolished (1749). In the 19th century the Czech lands became the industrial powerhouse of the monarchy and the core of the Republic of Czechoslovakia which was formed in 1918, following the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian empire after World War I.
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FC Bayern Munich
FC Bayern Munich (German: Fußball-Club Bayern München IPA: [ˈbaɪ.ɐn ˈmʏnçən]), is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional football team, which plays in the Bundesliga, the top league of German football, and is the most successful football club in Germany, having won 22 national titles and 15 cups.
The club was founded in 1900 by eleven football players led by Franz John. Although Bayern won its first national championship in 1932, the club was not selected for the Bundesliga at its inception in 1963. The club had its period of greatest success in the middle of the 1970s when, under the leadership of Franz Beckenbauer, it won the European Cup three times in a row (1974–76). In recent years Bayern Munich has been the most successful club in German football, winning five of the last ten Bundesliga titles. The club's last international title was the Intercontinental Cup in 2001, after they won their fourth European Cup the same year.
Since the beginning of the 2005–06 season Bayern plays its home games in the Allianz Arena. Previously the team had played in Munich's Olympic Stadium for 33 years. The team colours are red and white, and the team crest shows the colours of Bavaria. Bayern is a membership-based club with 162,187 members. There are also 2,764 officially-registered fan clubs with 192,160 members. The club has other departments for chess, handball, basketball, gymnastics, bowling, table tennis, referees, and senior football with more than 1,100 active members.
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Guimarães
Guimarães (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɡimɐˈɾɐ̃jʃ]) is a northern Portuguese city located in the district of Braga, in the Ave Subregion (one of the more industrialized subregions of the country), with a population of 52 181 inhabitants, distributed throughout 20 parishes (freguesias in Portuguese), in an urban area of 23,5 km² with a population density of 2 223,9/km².
It is the seat of a municipality with an area of 241,05 km² and 162 636 inhabitants (2008), divided in 69 parishes. The municipality is bordered to the north by the municipality of Póvoa de Lanhoso, to the east by Fafe, to the south by Felgueiras, Vizela and Santo Tirso, to the west by Vila Nova de Famalicão and the northwest by Braga.
It is an historical city that had an important role in the formation of Portugal and it was settled in the 9th century, at which time it was called Vimaranes. This denomination might have had its origin in the warrior Vímara Peres, when he chose this area as the main government seat for the County of Portugal which he conquered for the Kingdom of Galicia.
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Hungary
Hungaryi/ˈhʌŋɡəri/ (Hungarian: Magyarország [ˈmɒɟɒrorsaːɡ] ( listen)) is a country, which is located in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The country's capital, and largest city, is Budapest. Hungary is a member of the European Union, NATO, the OECD, the Visegrád Group, and is a Schengen state. The official language is Hungarian, also known as Magyar, which is part of the Finno-Ugric group and is the most widely spoken non-Indo-European language in Europe.
Following a Celt (after c. 450 BC) and a Roman (AD 9 - c. 430) period, the foundation of Hungary was laid in the late 9th century by the Hungarian prince Árpád, whose great-grandson Saint Stephen I was crowned with a crown sent by the pope from Rome in 1000 AD. The Kingdom of Hungary lasted for 946 years, and at various points was regarded as one of the cultural centres of the Western world. After about 150 years of partial Ottoman occupation (1541–1699), Hungary was integrated into the Habsburg Monarchy, and later constituted half of the Austro-Hungarian dual monarchy (1867–1918).
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Italy
Italyi/ˈɪtəli/ (Italian: Italia [iˈtaːlja]), officially the Italian Republic or the Republic of Italy (Italian: Repubblica italiana), is a unitary parliamentary republic in south-central Europe. To the north, it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia along the Alps. To the south, it consists of the entirety of the Italian Peninsula, Sicily, Sardinia–the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea–and many other smaller islands. The independent states of San Marino and the Vatican City are enclaves within Italy, while Campione d'Italia is an Italian exclave in Switzerland. The territory of Italy covers some 301,338 km2 (116,347 sq mi) and is influenced by a temperate seasonal climate. With 60.6 million inhabitants, it is the fifth most populous country in Europe, and the 23rd most populous in the world.
Rome, the capital of Italy, was for centuries a political and religious centre of Western civilisation as the capital of the Roman Empire and site of the Holy See. After the decline of the Roman Empire, Italy endured numerous invasions by foreign peoples, from Germanic tribes such as the Lombards and Ostrogoths, to the Byzantines and later, the Normans, among others. Centuries later, Italy became the birthplace of Maritime republics and the Renaissance, an immensely fruitful intellectual movement that would prove to be integral in shaping the subsequent course of European thought.
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Kingdom of Portugal
The Kingdom of Portugal (Portuguese: Reino de Portugal, Latin: Regnum Portugalliae), or the Kingdom of Portugal and the Algarves (Portuguese: Reino de Portugal e dos Algarves,Latin: Regnum Portugalliae et Algarbia), was Portugal's general designation under the monarchy. The kingdom was located in the west of the Iberian Peninsula, Europe and existed from 1139 to 1910. It was replaced by the Portuguese First Republic after the 5 October 1910 revolution.
The Kingdom of Portugal finds its origins in the County of Portugal (1093–1139). The Portuguese County was a semi-autonomous county of the Kingdom of Leon. Independence from Leon took place in three stages:
Once Portugal was independent, D. Afonso I's descendants, members of the Portuguese House of Burgundy, would rule Portugal until 1383. Even after the change in royal houses, all the monarchs of Portugal were descended from Afonso I, one way or another, through both legitimate and illegitimate links.
With the turn of the twentieth century, republicanism would grow in numbers and support. This height of support for the republican cause would lead to the Lisbon Regicide on February 1, 1908. When returning from the Ducal Palace at Vila Viçosa, King Carlos I and the Prince Royal Luis Filipe were killed in the Terreiro do Paço, in Lisbon. With the death of the king and his heir, Carlos I's second son would become king as King Manuel II of Portugal. Manuel's reign, however, would be short and would end with the 5 October 1910 revolution, which sent Manuel into exile in England and would start the Portuguese First Republic.
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Libya
Libya (Arabic: ليبيا Lībyā), Berber: ⵍⵉⴱⵢⴰ) is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west.
With an area of almost 1.8 million square kilometres (700,000 sq mi), Libya is the third largest country in Africa by area, and the 17th largest in the world. The largest city, Tripoli, is home to 1.7 million of Libya's 6.4 million people. The three traditional parts of the country are Tripolitania, Fezzan and Cyrenaica.
In 2009 Libya had the highest HDI in Africa and the fourth highest GDP (PPP) per capita in Africa, behind Seychelles, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. Libya has the 10th-largest proven oil reserves of any country in the world and the 17th-highest petroleum production.
As a result of the Libyan civil war, the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, which had at that time been in existence for 34 years, collapsed and Libya entered a period of governance by a transitional administration called the National Transitional Council. The NTC has stated its intention to oversee the first phase of a transition to constitutional democracy, after which it claims it will dissolve in favor of a representative legislature.
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Mexico
Mexico (i/ˈmɛksɨkoʊ/; Spanish: México, IPA: [ˈmexiko] ( listen)), officially the United Mexican States (Spanish: Estados Unidos Mexicanos (help·info)), is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States of America; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of Mexico. Covering almost two million square kilometres (over 760,000 sq mi), Mexico is the fifth largest country in the Americas by total area and the thirteenth largest independent nation in the world. With an estimated population of over 113 million, it is the eleventh most populous country and the most populous Spanish-speaking country. Mexico is a federation comprising thirty-one states and a Federal District, the capital city.
In Pre-Columbian Mexico many cultures matured into advanced civilizations such as the Olmec, the Toltec, the Teotihuacan, the Zapotec, the Maya and the Aztec before the first contact with Europeans. In 1521, Spain conquered and colonized the territory from its base in México-Tenochtitlan, which was administered as the Viceroyalty of New Spain. This territory would eventually become Mexico as the colony's independence was recognized in 1821. The post-independence period was characterized by economic instability, the Mexican-American War and territorial cession to the United States, a civil war, two empires and a domestic dictatorship. The latter led to the Mexican Revolution in 1910, which culminated with the promulgation of the 1917 Constitution and the emergence of the country's current political system. Elections held in July 2000 marked the first time that an opposition party won the presidency from the Institutional Revolutionary Party.
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Mozambique
Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique (Portuguese: Moçambique or República de Moçambique, pronounced: [ʁɛˈpublikɐ di musɐ̃ˈbiki]), is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest. The capital city is Maputo, formerly known as Lourenço Marques.
Between the 1st and 5th centuries AD, Bantu-speaking peoples migrated from farther north and west. Swahili, and later also Arab, commercial ports existed along the coasts until the arrival of Europeans. The area was explored by Vasco da Gama in 1498 and colonized by Portugal in 1505. Mozambique became independent in 1975, and became the People's Republic of Mozambique shortly thereafter. It was the scene of an intense civil war lasting from 1977 to 1992.
Mozambique is endowed with rich and extensive natural resources. The country's economy is based largely on agriculture, but with industry, mainly food and beverages, chemical manufacturing, aluminium and petroleum production, is growing fast. The country's tourism sector is also growing. South Africa is Mozambique's main trading partner and source of foreign direct investment. Portugal, Spain, and Belgium are also among the country's most important partners. Since 2001 Mozambique is one of the world's top ten for annual average GDP growth. However, Mozambique still has one of the lowest GDP per capita, one of the worst human development index and one of the highest inequality in the world, as well as having the world's lowest life expectancy.
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Netherlands
The Netherlands (
i/ˈnɛðərləndz/; Dutch: Nederland [ˈneːdə(r)lɑnt] or [ˈneɪ̯də(r)lɑnt] (
listen); West Frisian: Nederlân; Papiamento: Hulanda) is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with some islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders with Belgium, Germany and the United Kingdom. It is a parliamentary democracy organised as a unitary state. The country capital is Amsterdam and the seat of government is The Hague. The Netherlands in its entirety is often referred to as Holland, although North and South Holland are actually only two of its twelve provinces (a case of pars pro toto; see terminology of "the Netherlands").
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Nigeria
Nigeriai/naɪˈdʒɪəriə/, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in the north. Its coast in the south lies on the Gulf of Guinea on the Atlantic Ocean. The three largest and most influential ethnic groups in Nigeria are the Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba.
In terms of religion Nigeria is roughly split half and half between Muslims in the North and Christians in the South; a very small minority practice traditional religion. Since 2002 there have been a spate of clashes, particularly in the North of the country, between government forces and the Islamists Boko Haram, militant jihadists who seek to establish sharia law.
The people of Nigeria have an extensive history. Archaeological evidence shows that human habitation of the area dates back to at least 9000 BCE. The area around the Benue and Cross River is thought to be the original homeland of the Bantu migrants who spread across most of central and southern Africa in waves between the 1st millennium BC and the 2nd millennium.
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Portugal
Portugali/ˈpɔrtʃʉɡəl/ (Portuguese: Portugal, IPA: [puɾtuˈɣaɫ]), officially the Portuguese Republic (Portuguese: República Portuguesa) is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula . Portugal is the westernmost country of mainland Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira are part of Portugal. The country is named after its second largest city, Porto, whose Latin name was Portus Cale.
The land within the borders of the current Portuguese Republic has been continuously settled since prehistoric times: occupied by Celts like the Gallaeci and the Lusitanians, integrated into the Roman Republic and later settled by Germanic peoples such as the Suebi, Swabians, Vandals and the Visigoths. In the 8th century most of the Iberian Peninsula was conquered by Moorish invaders professing Islam, which were later expelled by the Knights Templar under the Order of Christ. During the Christian Reconquista, Portugal established itself as an independent kingdom from León in 1139, claiming to be the oldest European nation state.
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Serbia
Serbiai/ˈsɜrbiə/, officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian: Република Србија / Republika Srbija, pronounced [rɛpǔblika sř̩bija]), is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans. Serbia borders Hungary to the north; Romania and Bulgaria to the east; the Republic of Macedonia to the south; and Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro to the west; additionally, it borders Albania through Kosovo, whose status as part of Serbia is disputed. Serbia covers an area of 88,361 km2 and has a population of just over 7.1 million, while the capital and largest city is Belgrade.
The arrival of the Serbs to the Balkans in the 7th century, established several states, eventually forming the Serbian Empire in the 14th century. By the 16th century, Serbia was conquered and occupied by the Ottoman Empire, at times interrupted by the Habsburgs. In the early 19th century the Serbian revolution re-established the country as the region's first constitutional monarchy, which subsequently expanded its territory and pioneered the abolition of feudalism in the Balkans. The former Habsburg crownland of Vojvodina united with Serbia in 1918. Following World War I, Serbia formed Yugoslavia with other South Slavic peoples which existed in several forms up until 2006, when the National Assembly of Serbia declared independence and the legal succession to the former State Union. In February 2008 the parliament of UNMIK-governed Kosovo, Serbia's southern province, declared independence, with mixed responses from international governments.
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Slovakia
The Slovak Republic (short form: Slovakiai/sloʊˈvɑːkiə/ or /sləˈvækiə/; Slovak: Slovensko (help·info), long form Slovenská republika (help·info)) is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about 49,000 square kilometres (19,000 sq mi). Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south. The largest city is the capital, Bratislava, and the second largest is Košice. Slovakia is a member state of the European Union, NATO, United Nations, OECD and WTO among others. The official language is Slovak, a member of the Slavic language family.
The Slavs arrived in the territory of present day Slovakia in the 5th and 6th centuries during the migration period. In the course of history, various parts of today's Slovakia belonged to Samo's Empire (the first known political unit of Slavs), Principality of Nitra (as independent polity, as part of Great Moravia and as part of Hungarian Kingdom), Great Moravia, Kingdom of Hungary, the Austro-Hungarian Empire or Habsburg Empire, and Czechoslovakia. A separate Slovak state briefly existed during World War II, during which Slovakia was a dependency of Nazi Germany between 1939 and 1944. From 1945 Slovakia once again became a part of Czechoslovakia. The present-day Slovakia became an independent state on 1 January 1993 after the peaceful dissolution of Czechoslovakia.
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Spain
Spain (i/ˈspeɪn/ SPAYN; Spanish: España, pronounced: [esˈpaɲa] ( listen)), officially the Kingdom of Spain (Spanish: Reino de España), is a sovereign state and a member of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Its mainland is bordered to the south and east by the Mediterranean Sea except for a small land boundary with the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar; to the north and north east by France, Andorra, and the Bay of Biscay; and to the northwest and west by the Atlantic Ocean and Portugal.
Spanish territory also includes the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean, the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean off the African coast, and two autonomous cities in North Africa, Ceuta and Melilla, that border Morocco. Furthermore, the town of Llívia is a Spanish exclave situated inside French territory. With an area of 504,030 square kilometres (194,610 sq mi), it is the second largest country in Western Europe and the European Union after France, and the fourth largest country in Europe after Russia, Ukraine and France.
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Turkey
Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye), known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( Türkiye Cumhuriyeti (help·info)), is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia (mostly in the Anatolian peninsula) and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe. Turkey is bordered by eight countries: Bulgaria to the northwest; Greece to the west; Georgia to the northeast; Armenia, Azerbaijan (the exclave of Nakhchivan) and Iran to the east; and Iraq and Syria to the southeast. The Mediterranean Sea and Cyprus are to the south; the Aegean Sea is to the west; and the Black Sea is to the north. The Sea of Marmara, the Bosphorus and the Dardanelles (which together form the Turkish Straits) demarcate the boundary between East Thrace and Anatolia; they also separate Europe and Asia.
Turkey is one of the six independent Turkic states. The vast majority of the population are Muslims. The country's official language is Turkish, whereas Kurdish and Zazaki languages are spoken by Kurds and Zazas, who constitute 18% of the population.
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Uruguay
Uruguayi/ˈjʊərəɡwaɪ/, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; (Spanish: República Oriental del Uruguay pronounced: [re̞ˈpuβ̞lika o̞ɾje̞n̪ˈt̪al̪ d̪e̞l uɾuˈɰwai̯]) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to 3.3 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area. An estimated 88% of the population are of European ancestry.
Except for the recent union of Timoteo Domínguez Island and Argentina's Martín García Island, Uruguay's only land border is with Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, to the north. To the west lies the Uruguay River and the estuary of the Río de la Plata to the southwest. To the southeast lies the southern part of the Atlantic Ocean. With an area of approximately 176,000 square kilometres (68,000 sq mi), Uruguay is the second-smallest nation in South America by area, after Suriname.
Colonia del Sacramento, one of the oldest European settlements in the country, was founded by the Portuguese in 1680. Montevideo was founded by the Spanish in the early 18th century as a military stronghold. Uruguay won its independence in 1811–28 following a three-way struggle between the claims of Spain, Argentina and Brazil. It is a constitutional democracy, with a president who is both the head of state and the head of government.
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Afonso I of Portugal
Afonso I (c. 1109, Guimarães or Viseu – 6 December 1185, Coimbra), more commonly known as Afonso Henriques (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐˈfõsu ẽˈʁikɨʃ]), nicknamed "the Conqueror" (Portuguese: o Conquistador), "the Founder" (o Fundador) or "the Great" (o Grande) by the Portuguese, and El-Bortukali ("the Portuguese") and Ibn-Arrik ("son of Henry", "Henriques") by the Moors whom he fought, was the first King of Portugal. He achieved the independence of the southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia, the County of Portugal, from Galicia's overlord, the King of León, in 1139, establishing a new kingdom and doubling its area with the Reconquista, an objective that he pursued until his death, in 1185, after forty-six years of wars against the Moors.
Afonso I was the son of Henry of Burgundy and Theresa of León, the natural daughter of King Alfonso VI of León. The pair reigned jointly as Count and Countess of Portugal until Henry's death, after which Theresa reigned alone.
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Albert Meyong
Albert Meyong Zé (born 19 October 1980 in Yaoundé), known as Meyong, is a Cameroonian footballer who plays for Vitória de Setúbal in Portugal, as a striker.
Meyong started playing in Europe still a youngster, for Italian club Ravenna Calcio. After one 1/2 seasons he moved to Portuguese first division side Vitória Futebol Clube. At Setúbal, he won the Portuguese Cup in 2005, having scored the winning goal in the final against S.L. Benfica.
In summer 2005, Meyong signed a two-year contract with C.F. Os Belenenses (where he was the league's top goalscorer, despite the club's bottom-four finish), but moved to Levante UD a year later. Due to late payment of salary, he was loaned to Albacete Balompié, after one appearance for Levante in 2007–08.
In January 2008, Meyong returned to Portugal and Belenenses, scoring the penalty winner against Associação Naval 1º de Maio in a 2–1 home win but, being this the third club he represented in 2007–08, which is against FIFA regulations, his registration was deemed illegal and Belenenses condemned to lose six points in the table (awarded 0–3 loss and three-point penalty in this match).
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António Caldas
José António Caldas Oliveira (born 1 May 1959 in Braga, Portugal) is a Portuguese football manager who is currently the manager of Interclube of the Girabola (Angola Championship). He has managed on several occasions his boyhood club of SC Braga with the management of the first team, B team and the under 19 team.
Caldas began his career with Leixões in which he was manager for two seasons from 1996 to 1998. In 1998 he then moved on to SC Braga U19 for one season and after this spell he was appointed manager of SC Braga B, which he managed for six seasons from 1999 to 2005 and launched the career of the current SC Braga in Portugal and the number 1 keeper Eduardo. In 2005 he went to the north GD Chaves club for two seasons where he did a great job withdrew the club from last place and CLOC in 4th place then suffered the agony in the 2006/07 season where he left the club and the 7th day after the club was eventually demoted League of Honor for the Portuguese Second Division, then transferred in 2007 to a season for his team previously managed SC Braga U19. After the resignation of Manuel Machado due to poor results near the end of the season he was appointed manager until the end of the 2007/08 season the first team and put the club in the Intertoto cup.
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António Folha
António José dos Santos Folha (born 21 May 1971 in Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto) is a retired Portuguese footballer who played mostly as a winger.
In his career, speedy Folha played mostly for Futebol Clube do Porto, with loan stints in Portugal, Belgium and Greece. With his main club, he was often used as a substitute, winning a total of 18 major titles (including seven leagues and five cups); from 1994–96, he had his best years with the northerners, contributing with 10 goals in 58 games combined as the team won back-to-back national championships.
In 2003–04, Folha was finally released by FC Porto and joined F.C. Penafiel in the second division, helping it return to the top flight in his first season. He retired from football in 2005, and joined the side's coaching staff immediately afterwards, also serving a two-season stint as assistant manager with the club, one in each of the major levels.
In 2008, Folha returned to Porto once again, being named assistant with the junior team.
For Portugal Folha had 26 caps during a three-year period, and was part of the roster for UEFA Euro 1996, appearing in three games in an eventual quarterfinal exit, and assisting Ricardo Sá Pinto in the 1–1 group stage draw against Denmark.
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Aníbal Capela
Aníbal Araújo Capela (born 8 May 1991 in Vila Verde, Braga), simply Aníbal, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for S.C. Covilhã on loan from S.C. Braga, as a central defender.
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Artur Moraes
Artur Guilherme Moraes Gusmão or simply Artur (born 25 January 1981), is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He currently plays for Benfica. After a good display in the first half of the 2011-2012 season, he has been nicknamed by Benfica fans Rei Artur (King Arthur).
Artur started his career at Paulista. In 2003 he was loaned to Cruzeiro, who signed him in definitive in 2004. He was on loan to Coritiba for the 2006 and 2007 season. He was the first choice keeper in 2006 season, ahead Kleber and Rodrigo. But in 2007 season Édson Bastos became the first choice.
Artur signed a two year contact with Siena on 4 January 2008 after his contract with Cruzeiro had expired. On 30 January, he was loaned to Cesena.
On 25 June 2008, Artur completed a transfer to Roma from Siena along with his team mate Simone Loria in an exchange deal which saw Roma goalkeeper Gianluca Curci move to Siena in a co-ownership deal and Roma midfielder Ahmed Barusso move on loan to the Tuscan based club. Daniele Galloppa, owned by both Roma & Siena, also became a Siena player to all effects as part of the deal. He made his unofficial debut in the first pre-season friendly of Roma, when they suffered a 3–1 defeat to Steaua Bucharest.
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Austria
Austria (i/ˈɒstriə/ or /ˈɔːstriə/; German: Österreich [ˈøːstɐˌʁaɪç] ( listen)), officially the Republic of Austria (German: Republik Österreich (help·info)), is a landlocked country of roughly 8.47 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Hungary and Slovakia to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. The territory of Austria covers 83,855 square kilometres (32,377 sq mi) and has a temperate and alpine climate. Austria's terrain is highly mountainous due to the presence of the Alps; only 32% of the country is below 500 metres (1,640 ft), and its highest point is 3,798 metres (12,461 ft). The majority of the population speak local Austro-Bavarian dialects of German as their native language, and German in its standard form is the country's official language. Other local official languages are Burgenland Croatian, Hungarian and Slovene.
The origins of modern-day Austria date back to the time of the Habsburg dynasty when the vast majority of the country was a part of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation. During the 17th and 18th centuries, Austria became one of the great powers of Europe and, in response to the coronation of Napoleon I as the Emperor of the French, the Austrian Empire was officially proclaimed in 1804. In 1867, the Austrian Empire was reformed into Austria-Hungary.
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Bracari
The Bracari were an ancient Celtic tribe of Gallaecia, akin to the Calaicians or Gallaeci, living in the northwest of modern Portugal, in the province of Minho, between the rivers Tâmega and Cávado, around the area of the modern city of Braga (the Roman Bracara Augusta).
Appian wrote they were a very warlike people. According to him, The Bracari women warriors fought defending their town "never turning, never never showing their backs, or uttering a cry", preferring death to captivity.
It has been long known that they spoke a Celtic language, as can be seen in the inscription dedicated to the goddess Nabia at Braga's Fonte do Ídolo (Portuguese for the Fountain of the Idol), or in the name of their town Tongobriga (in Marco de Canaveses).
At the beginning of the 1st century, the Citânia de Briteiros was their political main hill fort and seat of the "consilium gentis". It is possible that the Celtic Nemetati were an allied tribe of the Bracari, known previously as Kallaikoi.
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Carlos Carvalhal
Carlos Augusto Soares da Costa Faria Carvalhal (born 4 December 1965 in Braga) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a central defender, and the current coach of İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor.
Carvalhal represented mainly hometown Sporting Clube de Braga during his career. In the 1987–88 season, in one of his three spells at the club, he had one of his best years in the first division, appearing in 34 games and only being booked seven times, even though the Minho club could only finish in 11th position.
Immediately afterwards, Carvalhal joined national giants F.C. Porto, but was released after only one year, going on to represent in the following nine seasons, until his retirement at the age of 32, S.C. Beira-Mar, Braga, F.C. Tirsense, G.D. Chaves and Sporting de Espinho. In the top level, he amassed totals of 197 games and one goal.
Carvalhal began managing at his last club, Espinho, in the second division, being dismissed midway his second year. In 2002, he became the first coach in the country to take a club in that level to the UEFA Cup, after leading Leixões S.C. to the final of the Portuguese Cup. Two years later, he led Vitória de Setúbal back to the first division, which prompted his move to a club in that category, C.F. Os Belenenses.
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Chiquinho Conde
Francisco Queriol Conde Júnior, aka Chiquinho Conde (born 22 November 1965), is a Mozambican retired footballer who played as a striker.
Most of his extensive professional career was spent in Portugal, mainly for Vitória Futebol Clube, with a brief spell in 1997 in the United States.
Born in Beira, Conde arrived in Portugal in the 1987 summer, from Clube de Desportos do Maxaquene, and would remain in the country for the following decade, starting with C.F. Os Belenenses; after good spells at Sporting de Braga and Vitória de Setúbal, he signed with Sporting Clube de Portugal, but failed to reproduce his previous form, returning to Belenenses in January 1996.
Aged already 31, Conde moved to the recent Major League Soccer, where he played for the New England Revolution and the Tampa Bay Mutiny. In January 1998, he returned to Portugal and a former club, Vitória Setúbal (for his third spell); in his first full season upon his return to the team, he netted a career-best 14 goals, as the sadinos qualified for the UEFA Cup, as fifth.
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Custódio Castro
Custódio Miguel Dias de Castro (born 24 May 1983 in Guimarães), simply Custódio, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Sporting de Braga in the Portuguese first division, as a defensive midfielder.
From 2001–07, Custódio played for Sporting Clube de Portugal, making his top flight debut on 16 August 2003, in a 2–1 away win against Académica de Coimbra, and finishing his debut season with 22 first-team appearances.
In 2006–07, coach Paulo Bento named him team captain, in recognition of his history at Sporting and consistent displays in the previous seasons. Incidentally, in that season, he also fell out of favor in the club's rotation and, in June 2007, was sold to Russian Premier League side FC Dynamo Moscow.
Custódio returned to Portugal in January 2009, re-joining childhood club Vitória de Guimarães, along with Cícero Semedo. On 31 August 2010, after two seasons, he moved to Minho neighbours Sporting de Braga.
In his first year with Braga, Custódio battled for first-choice status with Brazilians Leandro Salino and Vandinho, but managed to appear in nearly 25 official games. On 5 February 2011, he scored from close range in a 2–1 away win against C.S. Marítimo, helping his team finish fourth in the league. On 5 May, he netted arguably the most important goal of his career, heading from a corner kick for the game's only in a home win against S.L. Benfica for the UEFA Europa League's semifinals second leg, with Braga qualifying to the final on the away goals rule.
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Diego da Silva Costa
Diego da Silva Costa (born 7 October 1988 in Lagarto, Sergipe) is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Rayo Vallecano on loan from Atlético Madrid in La Liga, as a striker.
Costa started his career at Barcelona Esportivo Capela, in São Paulo, being limited to street football until the age of 16. His first professional adventure was in Portugal, as he signed in February 2006 with Sporting de Braga, after which he spent the following months with the club's reserves.
In the 2006 summer, Costa was loaned to F.C. Penafiel, in the second division. In December, however, he was sold to Spain's Atlético Madrid, for €1.5 million and 50% of the player's rights. He remained on loan at Braga until the end of the season, scoring his first goal for the club in the UEFA Cup, a 1–0 win at Parma FC (2–0 on aggregate). For the following two years, he would be again loaned, on both occasions to Segunda División outfits, starting with Celta de Vigo, then with Albacete Balompié, appearing and scoring regularly.
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Djamal Mahamat
Djamal Abdoulaye Mahamat Bindi جمال محمد بيندي (born 26 April 1983 in Tripoli), known as Mahamat, is a Libyan footballer who plays for S.C. Braga in Portugal, as a defensive midfielder.
He was born to a Libyan mother and a Chadian father whose family had settled in the former country.
After an unassuming spell with S.C. Salgueiros in Portugal (no appearances), Mahamat moved to France and remained in the country for four of the five following years, playing exclusively in amateur football, namely with L'Entente SSG. In 2006–07, aged 23, he made his professional debuts, appearing for and G.D. Estoril Praia in the Portuguese second division.
In November 2007, Mahamat had unsuccessful trials in England with Hartlepool United and Bradford City. In the 2008 summer, he returned from the French lower leagues and signed for S.C. Beira-Mar, also in the Portuguese second level. After a weak first season - 15 games - he became an undisputed first-choice for the Aveiro outfit.
Mahamat made his top flight debut on 15 August 2010, playing 90 minutes in a 0–0 home draw against U.D. Leiria, and contributing with three goals as Beira-Mar eventually retained its division status. In May 2011, just weeks after the season ended, he was purchased by fellow league side S.C. Braga, for an undisclosed fee; on 1 June 2011 his transfer was confirmed, with the player signing a four-year contract, and reuniting with Beira-Mar boss Leonardo Jardim.
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Domingos Paciência
Domingos José Paciência Oliveira, simply Domingos as a player (Portuguese pronunciation: [duˈmĩɣuʃ]); born 2 January 1969 in Leça da Palmeira, Matosinhos), is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a striker, and a current manager.
He achieved success with both Porto and the Portuguese national team, appearing in more than 350 official games with the former over the course of 12 seasons (nearly 150 goals), and representing the latter at Euro 1996.
After completing his accreditation in 2005, Domingos resumed his career as a manager, notably helping Braga reach the 2011 Europa League final.
A F.C. Porto trainee since he was 13, discovered at local Atlético de Leça, Domingos proved to be a terrific goalscorer despite being physically weak. Tomislav Ivić eventually decided he should be the replacement for an ageing Fernando Gomes, and made his main squad debut at age 19, being crowned top scorer in the Portuguese league in the 1995–96 season; previously, in 1990–91, he was involved in a last-matchday battle for the Bola de Prata award with S.L. Benfica's Rui Águas, with Águas' team having won the championship the game before: Domingos played first, putting four past Vitória de Guimarães in a 5–0 home win, going from 20 to 24 goals. Águas appeared hours later against S.C. Beira-Mar, and bagged two second-half goals in an eventual 3–0 triumph, finishing with 25.
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Douglas de Oliveira
Douglas de Oliveira, simply Douglas (born 30 January 1986 in Ponta Grossa, Paraná), is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Criciúma on loan from S.C. Braga in the Portuguese first division, as a forward.
Douglas started his career with América Futebol Clube in Minas Gerais, also serving a brief loan at Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense.
In the 2008 summer, Douglas was sold to Vitória de Guimarães, spending his first season severely injured, but still netting four times in the league, namely in a 3–1 win at C.D. Trofense, on 28 September 2008.
Douglas was sparingly used by Guimarães in the following two seasons combined, only scoring once. On 1 June 2011, the free agent signed a four-year contract with Minho neighbours S.C. Braga, being loaned to fellow top-divisioner S.C. Beira-Mar the following month, in a season-long move.
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Douglão
Douglas Foureira, or simply Douglão (born August 15, 1986 in Dois Vizinhos, Paraná, is a Brazilian footballer currently playing in Portugal for Sporting Clube de Braga.
Douglao was playing for French side FC Nantes, after agreeing to a three year contract with the Ligue 1 side. and on 17 August 2009 AO Kavala have signed the Brazilian central defender from FC Nantes on a three-year deal. On August 2011 the player joined S.C. Braga.
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Elpídio Silva
Elpídio Pereira da Silva Filho (born 19 July 1975 in Campina Grande, Paraíba), known as Silva, is a retired Brazilian footballer.
A striker, his main traits were striking positioning and heading, and he spent most of his professional career in Portugal, namely representing Boavista.
Silva started his professional career with Clube Atlético Mineiro, but quickly moved overseas, joining J. League club Kashiwa Reysol. After just one season he signed with Portugal's Sporting Clube de Braga, where he remained for two seasons.
His most productive period, however, was lived with Portuguese League fellow side Boavista FC. With the Porto club, Silva was instrumental in the 2001 league conquest (Boavista's only), namely scoring in the decisive last match, a 3–0 home win against Desportivo das Aves.
In the subsequent UEFA Champions League, Silva scored in a 1–1 draw at Liverpool, also finding the net in the second match between the two teams, with the same result; in Boavista's UEFA Cup semifinal run the following season, he labelled Celtic FC a "one-man team" prior to the sides' meeting in the competition's semifinals; the Scottish won it 2–1 on aggregate, with Swede Henrik Larsson – also a target in Silva's tirade – scoring the decisive goal in Porto.
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Emmanuel Imorou
Emmanuel Imorou (born September 16, 1988 in Bourges, France) is a naturalized Beninese football midfielder, who plays for Portuguese club S.C. Braga.
Imorou began his career 2004 with FC Bourges, before joined in 2005 to the reserve team from LB Châteauroux and was than 2007 promoted to the Ligue 2 for LB Châteauroux, after two season was loaned out on 16 June 2009 to the Championnat National club FC Gueugnon.
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Felix Magath
Wolfgang-Felix Magath (born 26 July 1953) is a former German football central midfielder and current manager of VfL Wolfsburg.
Magath is the son of a former Puerto Rican soldier in the United States Army stationed in Aschaffenburg and a German mother. Both were abandoned by his father in 1954, when he returned to his homeland. The adolescent Magath first heard from his father when he was 15 years old, after he wrote a letter to Puerto Rico. In 1999, he visited Puerto Rico and finally met his father. They established a relationship and started visiting each other twice a year ever since.
Born near Aschaffenburg, Magath started his career playing for local club Viktoria Aschaffenburg. From 1974–76, he played for 1. FC Saarbrücken, at that time in the second division, before moving to Hamburger SV in the top flight.
He would spend the following ten seasons with Hamburg, and from his debut in 1976 to his retirement he scored 46 goals in 306 games in the first division.
In 1983, Magath led Hamburg to success in the European Cup, scoring the single goal in the final against Juventus FC; in 1980–81, he netted a career-best (in the first division) 10 goals, helping his side to a runner-up league spot, as Hamburg also won the league in three years during that time.
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Fernando Alexandre
Fernando José Ribeiro Alexandre (born 2 August 1985 in Lourinhã, Lisbon) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for S.C. Olhanense on loan from S.C. Braga in the Portuguese first division, mainly as a defensive midfielder.
Alexandre started his professional career with S.L. Benfica, but could never amass any official appearances for the club. From 2005–07, he played with the club's B team (soon to be extinct) and in the second division, with Lisbon neighbours C.D. Olivais e Moscavide.
After one season in level three, also in the region, with C.D. Mafra, Alexandre moved to C.F. Estrela da Amadora, again in Lisbon and the Portuguese First Division. He was an essential figure in midfield, as the side finished in a comfortable mid-table position in spite of serious financial difficulties.
In late June 2009, after Estrela was relegated off-court, Alexandre moved to Sporting de Braga, in a free transfer. He still participated in one league match with the Minho side, playing 25 minutes in a 2–1 win at Sporting Clube de Portugal but, just hours before the August transfer window closed, was sent on loan to fellow league side Leixões Sport Club, in Matosinhos.
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Gil Vicente
Gil Vicente (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʒiɫ viˈsẽtɨ]; c.1465 – c. 1536), called the Trobadour, was a Portuguese playwright and poet who acted in and directed his own plays. Considered the chief dramatist of Portugal he is sometimes called the "Portuguese Plautus,"[3] often referred to as the "Father of Portuguese drama" and as one of Western literature's greatest playwrights.[1] Vicente worked in Portuguese as much as he worked in Spanish[3] and is thus, with Juan del Encina, considered joint-father of Spanish drama.
Vicente was attached to the courts of the Portuguese kings Manuel I and John III. He rose to prominence as a playwright largely on account of the influence of Queen Dowager Leonor, who noticed him as he participated in court dramas and subsequently commissioned him to write his first theatrical work.
He may also have been identical to an accomplished goldsmith of the same name,[2] creator of the famous monstrance of Belém, and master of rhetoric of King Manuel I.
His plays and poetry, written in both Portuguese and Spanish, were a reflection of the changing times during the transition from Middle Ages to Renaissance and created a balance between the former time of rigid mores and hierarchical social structure and the new society in which this order was undermined.
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Harry Redknapp
Henry James "Harry" Redknapp (born 2 March 1947) is a former English footballer who has enjoyed a long career in football management starting in 1983 with Bournemouth. He is the current manager of Tottenham Hotspur.
He previously managed Bournemouth, West Ham United, Portsmouth (twice) and Southampton. While in his second spell at Portsmouth, he managed the side that won the 2008 FA Cup. At the conclusion of the 2009–10 season he guided Tottenham into the UEFA Champions League for the very first time. Redknapp subsequently oversaw Spurs' progress to the last 16 of that tournament when defeating German side Werder Bremen at home. They were the only new club to have qualified for the next stage of the competition and went on to top their group ahead of holders Inter Milan. Redknapp then helped his team beat AC Milan over two legs to reach the quarter-finals.
His son, Jamie Redknapp, played under him at Bournemouth and Southampton. He is also uncle to Chelsea player Frank Lampard, who played under him at West Ham United.
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Hugo Viana
Hugo Miguel Ferreira Gomes Viana (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈuɡu viˈɐnɐ]; born 15 January 1983) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Sporting de Braga as a central midfielder.
His main assets are good set-pieces and passing skills. After starting out at Sporting, he moved abroad at the age of 19, going on to have unassuming spells in England (Newcastle United) and Spain (Valencia) before settling back in his country with Braga.
Viana represented Portugal in two World Cups.
Born in Barcelos, Viana started his professional career at Sporting Clube de Portugal where he won the Young European Footballer of the Year award, after an excellent debut season in the top division and, aged 19, was signed by Premier League's Newcastle United for €12 million. He played there for two seasons, scoring four times, against FK Željezničar Sarajevo and Feyenoord in the UEFA Champions League and Birmingham City and West Bromwich Albion in the league.
However, Viana was unable to cement a starting XI position, and returned to Sporting on loan. In his return he found his old form and enjoyed a successful spell, even helping the Lions to the season's UEFA Cup final.
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Hélder Barbosa
Hélder Jorge Leal Rodrigues Barbosa (born 25 May 1987 in Paredes) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for S.C. Braga as a left winger.
A product of F.C. Porto's youth ranks, Barbosa made his first division debut in the last day of the 2005–06 season, with the northerners already crowned champions: he played the second half of a 1–1 away derby against Boavista FC, and was sent off in the last minute.
From 2006–08, Barbosa was loaned to fellow league side Académica de Coimbra, but was recalled by Porto in mid-January 2008, to make up for the loss of Tarik Sektioui, who was called-up by Morocco to the Africa Cup of Nations.
He served another loan in 2008–09, to lowly newcomers C.D. Trofense, notably scoring against S.L. Benfica, in an historic 2–0 home win. For the following campaign, the 22-year old was again loaned, now to Vitória de Setúbal. Barbosa scored his first goal for the Sadinos on 31 August 2009, but in a heavy 1–8 loss at Benfica.
On 2 July 2010, after helping Setúbal avoid top level relegation, Barbosa was definitely released by Porto, signing a three-year deal with Sporting de Braga. Rarely used in the first months, he began gaining more playing time after the January 2011 departure of Matheus, who left for a team in Ukraine, and contributed with four league goals as the Minho Province eventually finished in fourth position.
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Jaime Pacheco
Jaime Moreira Pacheco (born 22 July 1958) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a central midfielder, and a current manager.
During his career he played, among others, for F.C. Porto and Sporting Clube de Portugal. Subsequently, he worked as a manager for several clubs during more than two decades, namely for Boavista, which he led to its only Primeira Liga title.
A Portuguese international on 25 occasions, Pacheco represented the country in one World Cup and one European Championship.
Born in Paredes, Pacheco arrived at F.C. Porto from lowly (then in division two) Aliados do Lordelo. After tough beginnings, he consolidated himself in the side's starting XI, appearing more than 100 times overall during his first spell.
In the 1984 summer, Pacheco signed with another first division powerhouse, Sporting Clube de Portugal, moving alongside teammate António Sousa as part of the deal that sent 17-year old prodigy Paulo Futre to the northerners; the pair returned after two seasons, proceeding to win the European Cup, the Intercontinental Cup and the UEFA Super Cup whilst appearing regularly (Sousa more than Pacheco).
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Jesualdo Ferreira
Manuel Jesualdo Ferreira (born 24 May 1946) is a Portuguese football manager who currently manages Greek club Panathinaikos.
In Ferreira's early career, he managed Rio Maior and Torreense. Ferreira was the assistant manager for the Portuguese national team in the 1990s, and manager for the under-21 national team, until the 1999–00 season.
In 1984–85, Ferreira took over at Académica de Coimbra and was dismissed after matchday seven with the balance of one victory and six defeats, being replaced by Vítor Manuel who led the team to a final seventh place. He also coached Estrela da Amadora, but the club was relegated to Liga de Honra in the 1990–91 season. Ferreira became famous when he took over at the Portuguese under-21 national team, coaching skilled players, such as future senior squad star Maniche.
Ferreira arrived at Alverca in 2000–01, where he took the team to 12th place in the Liga. With good results, Ferreira then left for Benfica for the 2001–02 season. After a poor string of results, he was fired by Benfica president Luís Filipe Vieira after a losing a cup match at home to third division side Gondomar. He was replaced by the Spanish José Antonio Camacho as manager of as Águias.
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Jesus
Jesus ( /ˈdʒiːzəs/; Greek: Ἰησοῦς; 7–2 BC/BCE to 30–36 AD/CE), also referred to as Jesus Christ or simply Christ, is the central figure of Christianity and most Christian denominations venerate him as God the Son incarnated. In Islam, Jesus (in Arabic: عيسى in Islamic usage, commonly transliterated as Isa) is considered one of God's important prophets.
Most modern historians agree that Jesus existed and was a Jewish teacher from Galilee in Roman Judaea, who was baptized by John the Baptist, and was crucified in Jerusalem on the orders of the Roman Prefect, Pontius Pilate. Scholars have offered competing descriptions and portraits of Jesus, which at times share a number of overlapping attributes, such as a rabbi, a charismatic healer, the leader of an apocalyptic movement, a self-described Messiah, a sage and philosopher, or a social reformer who preached of the "Kingdom of God" as a means for personal and egalitarian social transformation. Scholars have correlated the New Testament accounts with non-Christian historical records to arrive at an estimated chronology of Jesus' life.
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Jorge Costa
Jorge Paulo Costa Almeida (born 14 October 1971), known as Costa, is a Portuguese retired professional footballer who played as a central defender, and a current manager.
Nicknamed Bicho (animal) and Tanque (tank) by his colleagues and fans for his aggressive and physical playing style, he played most of his professional career with F.C. Porto, being team captain for several seasons and winning a total of 24 major titles, notably eight national championships and the 2004 UEFA Champions League.
Having gained 50 caps for Portugal, Costa represented the nation at one World Cup and one European Championship. After retiring he worked as a manager for several clubs.
Born in Porto, Costa made his professional debuts with F.C. Penafiel, on loan from hometown's F.C. Porto. The following season, he was also loaned, to fellow top flight outfit C.S. Marítimo, playing 31 games, including a controversial one in the Estádio das Antas where he scored an own goal. Despite being clearly unintentional, the accusations of "scoring for his team" continued, forcing Porto's president Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa to forbid further loaned players to play against Porto, a decision that still stands.
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Jorge Jesus
Jorge Fernando Pinheiro de Jesus (born 24 July 1954 in Amadora, Lisbon) is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a right midfielder, and the current manager of Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
Jesus, son of Jesus Virgolino who played for Sporting Clube de Portugal in the 1940s, finished his football formation precisely with the top division giants, and made his top flight debuts with S.C. Olhanense, on loan from the Lions.
He played with Sporting's first team in the 1975–76 season, appearing in 12 matches (one start) as the capital club finished in fifth position. Subsequently released, he played in the country's top flight in seven of the following eight years, representing C.F. Os Belenenses, Grupo Desportivo Riopele, Juventude de Évora, União de Leiria, Vitória de Setúbal and S.C. Farense, amassing totals in the category of 166 games and 13 goals.
Jesus retired in 1989 at the age of 35, after spells in the second (mainly with hometown's C.F. Estrela da Amadora) and third levels.
After starting as a manager with lowly Amora FC, Jesus moved in 1993 to F.C. Felgueiras, helping the club promote to the top flight in his second season, and remaining in the team until June 1998, with Felgueiras back in division two.
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José Nunes
José Carlos de Araújo Nunes (born 7 March 1977 in Castelo de Paiva, Aveiro) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Real Club Deportivo Mallorca in La Liga, as a central defender.
Nunes began his professional career with modest outfits in the second and third divisions, and made his top flight debuts in 2001–02, with soon-to-be-extinct Sport Comércio e Salgueiros.
After two solid seasons with Gil Vicente FC, he signed with fellow first-divisioner Sporting Clube de Braga in July 2004, moving in January 2006 to Spain's La Liga, with RCD Mallorca. Nunes made his debut for the new club on the 29th, starting in a 0–3 home loss to FC Barcelona, and adding four league goals in his first full campaign with the Balearic Islands team.
An undisputed starter from his arrival - he was also awarded club captaincy early on - Nunes continued to figure prominently in 2009–10, as Mallorca won its first 10 home league games of the campaign, with the player netting twice (although one of those was an away fixture, a 2–4 loss at Barcelona); eventually, he found the net four times in 33 matches, helping the team to a fifth-place finish (fourth until the last minute of the last round).
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João Vieira Pinto
João Manuel Vieira Pinto (born 19 August 1971) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played mostly as a forward.
Blessed with formidable skills and scoring ability, he made his name mostly at a domestic level and as a key figure in the Portuguese national team's "Golden Generation", collecting 138 caps and scoring 35 goals all categories comprised (81/23 for the senior team alone), and representing the country in one World Cup and two European Championships.
In the club level, Pinto started his career with Boavista, but it was mainly associated with two of the biggest clubs in the country, Benfica and Sporting, with which he won one national championship each, for a total of six major titles combined. Over the course of 19 first division seasons, he played in 475 games and netted 116 goals.
As a youth, Pinto played for the Bairro do Falcão (where he was born, in Campanhã, Porto's east side) and the Águias da Areosa, and once tried to join F.C. Porto's youth system; refused, he moved to Boavista FC instead. As a child, he impressed with his speed and ball control, and was subsequently one of the brightest stars in Portugal's wins in the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Riyadh and Lisbon, being the only player ever to have been on the winning side in this competition twice (along with goalkeeper Fernando Brassard, whom however did not play in the first tournament). Additionally, he made his first division debuts at only 17.
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Kostadin Kostadinov
Kostadin Stefanov Kostadinov (Bulgarian: Костадин Стефанов Костадинов) (born June 25, 1959 in Plovdiv) is a retired Bulgarian football player. Kostadinov was a forward.
During his career, he played for Trakia Plovdiv in Bulgaria and made 350 appearances in the Bulgarian championship, scoring 106 goals. Kostadinov also played for Bulgaria national football team (48 caps/10 goals) from 1979 to 1986.
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Leandro Salino
Leandro Salino do Carmo, known as Salino (born 22 April 1985 in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais), is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Sporting de Braga in Portugal, as a defensive midfielder.
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Leonardo Jardim
José Leonardo Nunes Alves Sousa Jardim (born 1 August 1974 in Barcelona, Anzoátegui, Venezuela) is a Portuguese football manager.
Born in Venezuela to Portuguese parents who had settled in the country, Jardim returned to Portugal at a very young age, relocating to the island of Madeira. In 2001, aged only 27, he started his manager career, acting as assistant to local A.D. Camacha for two seasons.
Subsequently, Jardim was promoted to head coach at the third division side, moving to G.D. Chaves in the same category midway through 2007–08, and leading the northerners to promotion to the second level in his only full season.
In the 2009 summer, he was appointed at S.C. Beira-Mar, achieving another promotion, this time to the top division. Jardim stepped down midway through the following season due to a string of bad results, even though the Aveiro team finally managed to retain its division status.
In May 2011, Jardim replaced Sporting Clube de Portugal-bound Domingos Paciência at the helm of S.C. Braga.
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Luis Aguiar
Luis Bernardo Aguiar Burgos (born 17 November 1985 in Mercedes, Soriano) is an Uruguayan footballer who plays for C.A. Peñarol on loan from Sporting Clube de Portugal, as an attacking midfielder.
Aguiar started his career with Liverpool FC Montevideo in Uruguay. After an impressive season, he transferred to F.C. Porto of Portugal but, after only two months with the side, not being able to reach the first team, he was loaned out, during that season, to C.F. Estrela da Amadora and Académica de Coimbra.
On 11 April 2008, Aguiar scored in a 3–0 surprise victory for the "students" against S.L. Benfica. His very first goal in the Portuguese first division proved crucial for the Coimbra outfit, which finally narrowly avoided relegation, as 12th.
In July 2008, Aguiar remained in Portugal, signing with rising club Sporting de Braga. He was essential in helping the Minho side win 11 of its first 15 official matches, netting on five occasions. On October 23, 2008, Aguiar scored from a free kick in another 3–0 surprising win, this time against England's Portsmouth, in the season's UEFA Cup.
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Manuel Cajuda
Manuel Ventura Cajuda de Sousa (born 27 June 1951 in Olhão, Algarve) is a Portuguese football manager.
In a career which spanned three decades, he managed nearly 20 teams in his country, also working in Egypt and the United Arab Emirates.
Cajuda played exclusively in the Algarve region during his career, starting out at S.C. Olhanense. In 1975, he joined what would be his main club, S.C. Farense, also in the second division.
In the 1983 summer, even though the Faro outfit had just promoted to the top level, 32-year old Cajuda decided to retire from playing.
Immediately after retiring, Cajuda started working as a manager with Farense, leading the team through 12 games in its first-ever season in the first division, and managing to help it retain it league status, after finishing 12th. He continued to work in his native region in the following years, with Portimonense SC, Olhanense and Louletano DC.
In 1994, after years of working almost exclusively in the second level - the exception being S.C.U. Torreense in 1991–92 - Cajuda signed for Sporting de Braga, remaining in Minho for the following eight years (leading the team to the fourth place in 1997 and 2001), with two incomplete seasons with C.F. Os Belenenses in between. He managed to finish in the top-six with his following two teams, U.D. Leiria - he had already been in charge of the club nine years before, in division two - and C.S. Marítimo.
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Miguel Lopes
Hugo Miguel Almeida Costa Lopes (born 19 December 1986 in Lisbon) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for S.C. Braga on loan from F.C. Porto as a right defender.
Lopes started his professional career with S.L. Benfica's B team. In the following summer, he moved to the lower leagues with C.D. Operário.
After some solid displays, Lopes moved in 2007–08 to second division's Rio Ave FC. In his first season, he was an habitual starter, as the Vila do Conde side returned to the top flight after two years.
In 2008–09, Lopes helped Rio Ave to home draws against Benfica and F.C. Porto, and was again featured regularly, thus prompting interest from bigger teams. In January 2009, he agreed to a four-year deal with Porto. In his first season, having to compete with Uruguayan Jorge Fucile for a starting berth, he appeared sparingly in the league, but did manage to play in 17 official games, 13 as a starter.
In late August 2010, deemed surplus to requirements by new Porto manager André Villas-Boas, Lopes moved to Spanish side Real Betis, on a one-year loan deal. He passed his medical and was unveiled on September 2.
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Miklós Fehér
Miklós "Miki" Fehér (20 July 1979 — 25 January 2004) was a Hungarian footballer who played as a striker.
On 25 January 2004, he died of a cardiac arrest during a match between Vitória de Guimarães and his team Benfica in Guimarães.
Fehér spent most of his nine-year career in Portugal, representing three teams as a professional and amassing top division totals of 80 games and 27 goals. He gained 25 caps for Hungary.
Born in Tatabánya, Fehér started his playing career at Győri ETO FC, where he was spotted by F.C. Porto scouts. He was signed in 1998 but never really made a breakthrough onto the first team. Relatively young, he was loaned to gain experience, to another two northern sides, S.C. Salgueiros and Sporting de Braga.
At Braga, Fehér had his best professional season, scoring 14 goals in 26 matches in 2000–01. After Porto chairman Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa quarrelled with his agent José Veiga, the player refused to part with his agent and left, joining Lisbon side S.L. Benfica, going on to score seven goals in 29 matches during two seasons.
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Mário Felgueiras
Mário Jorge Quintas Felgueiras (born 12 December 1986 in Viana do Castelo) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for CFR 1907 Cluj , as a goalkeeper.
A youth product of Sporting Clube de Portugal, Felgueiras made his professional debuts with Sporting de Espinho, in the third level, playing two seasons on loan.
Released in 2007, he joined second level's Portimonense SC, being first-choice the vast majority of the season. In 2008–09, he upgraded yet another level, moving to Sporting de Braga; he only appeared in one match in his first year (10 minutes of the last match, a 1–1 draw at league champions F.C. Porto).
For 2009–10, Felgueiras was loaned to another first division club, Vitória de Setúbal, as another goalkeeper, Poland's Paweł Kieszek, returned from his spell at the same club. In July 2010, he returned to Braga, appearing in both legs of the 4–2 aggregate win against Celtic F.C. for the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League; however, he was soon deemed surplus to requirements and made way to another Brazilian (Felipe, the 17th in the squad), leaving for Rio Ave F.C. until the end of the 2010–11 campaign. His debut for his new club came in the league opener, a 0–1 home loss against C.D. Nacional.
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Mário Palmeira
Mário José da Costa Palmeira (born 24 September 1989 in Vila Real) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for F.C. Vizela as a central defender.
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Nuno André Coelho
Nuno André da Silva Coelho (born 7 January 1986 in Penafiel) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for S.C. Braga as a central defender.
Coelho reached F.C. Porto from northern neighbours F.C. Penafiel aged 18, and spent his first professional months with the reserve side, being loaned shortly after to F.C. Maia, by then in the second division. Subsequently, he spent the following three seasons in the same predicament – during 2007–08, he played for Portimonense SC, alongside namesake Nuno Miguel Coelho, also in level two.
On August 24, 2008, Coelho made his first division debut, with C.F. Estrela da Amadora, playing 90 minutes in a 1–0 home win against Académica de Coimbra. In July 2009, he returned to Porto, following the retirement of veteran Pedro Emanuel, appearing only once during the league season, the 4–1 win at União de Leiria, in the last matchday (plus four Portuguese League Cup contests and the first half of the 0–5 loss at Arsenal, for the UEFA Champions League round-of-16 second leg).
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Nuno Frechaut
Nuno Miguel Frechaut Barreto (born 24 September 1977), known as Frechaut (Portuguese pronunciation: [fɾɛˈʃo]), is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Associação Naval 1º de Maio. A defender or midfielder, he can occupy a variety of positions.
Born in Lisbon, Frechaut emerged through Vitória de Setúbal's youth ranks, making his first team - and first division - debuts in the 1996–97 season, at the age of 19. He went on to represent Boavista FC (until December 2004), winning the national championship for the latter in 2000–01, appearing mainly as right back.
After a failed Russian experience, with FC Dynamo Moscow, Frechaut joined Sporting de Braga, in January 2006. In very late August 2009, after three further full seasons of regular use (an average of 22 games, with two UEFA Cup qualifications), he left the Minho club and Portugal, agreeing terms with French second division outfit FC Metz.
Frechaut had 17 caps for Portugal, still as a Boavista player, the first coming on 2 June 2001 in a 1–1 draw with Republic of Ireland in the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
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Nuno Gomes
Nuno Miguel Soares Pereira Ribeiro (born 5 July 1976), commonly known as Nuno Gomes, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for S.C. Braga as a striker.
He was given the nickname Gomes during childhood after F.C. Porto great Fernando Gomes, and was one of the country's most recognisable offensive players in the 1990s/2000s; he consistently scored for both club and country, and was capable of being a good link-up player, accumulating a number of assists throughout his career, which was spent mainly with Benfica, for which he netted 166 times in 398 games, over the course of 12 professional seasons.
Gomes represented Portugal in two World Cups and three European Championships - helping the national team finish third at Euro 2000 - winning more than 100 caps all categories comprised (nearly 80 for the senior side alone).
Born in Amarante, Gomes established his reputation with Boavista FC, where he made his top division debut in the 1994–95 season, aged 18.
He collected his first silverware as Boavista beat Sport Lisboa e Benfica to lift the Portuguese Cup in 1996–97, and scored 23 goals in 79 appearances in three years for the northerners, including 15 in his last term, before moving to Benfica.
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Nygel Velder
Nygel Velder (born 23 January 1992) is a Dutch professional footballer currently playing as an striker for Portuguese team Vizela, on loan from Braga. In August 2011, he played in a friendly against Freamunde. He is the twin brother of Anthony Velder, who also plays for Vizela.
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Pablo Contreras
Pablo Andrés Contreras Fica (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpaβlo konˈtreɾas]; born 11 September 1978) is a Chilean footballer who plays for Chilean Primera División club Colo-Colo and the Chilean national football team as centre back. He also can operates as a right back. Contreras began his career at Colo-Colo. He earned his first senior honours in 1997, winning the Chilean Primera División title. He also won an Olympic bronze medal with Chile in the Sydney Games. Contreras moved to Europe, signing with French side AS Monaco in 1999, winning the Ligue 1 in his first season.
After his spell in France, he was loaned to Argentine Primera División club Racing Club in 2001, and the next season Contreras joined Spain's La Liga side Celta Vigo for a €4.2 million deal. He was immediately loaned to Osasuna and then to Portuguese giants Sporting CP, playing in the UEFA Champions League, before returning after to Celta. He played over 100 matches with the Galician club until the 2006–07 season, after Celta's relegation to the Segunda División, after which he decided to leave the club. He signed a six month contract with Sporting Braga in January 2008, before moving in June of that year to Greek Super League side PAOK Thessaloniki. In the middle of the 2011–12 season, Conteras left the club due to the Government debt-crisis of the Helenic country, and decided return to the complicated Colo-Colo, directed by Ivo Basay in that moment.
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Portuguese people
The Portuguese (Portuguese: os Portugueses) are a nation and ethnic group native to the country of Portugal, in the west of the Iberian peninsula of south-west Europe. Their language is Portuguese, and Roman Catholicism is the predominant religion.
Due to the large historical extent of the Portuguese Empire and the colonization of territories in Africa, Asia and the Americas, as well as historical and recent emigration, Portuguese communities can be found in many diverse regions around the globe, and a large Portuguese diaspora exists.
The Portuguese are a southwestern European population, with origins predominantly from Atlantic Europe, Western Europe and the Western Mediterranean.
The earliest modern humans inhabiting Portugal are believed to have been Paleolithic peoples that may have arrived in the Iberian Peninsula as early as 35,000 to 40,000 years ago. Current interpretation of Y-chromosome and mtDNA data suggests that modern-day Portuguese traces largely a significant amount of these lineages to the paleolithic peoples which began arriving to the European continent between the end of the last glaciation around 45,000 years ago.
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Rodrigo Galo Brito
Rodrigo Galo Brito (born 19 September 1986) is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Gil Vicente F.C. on loan from S.C. Braga as a right winger.
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Rogério Gonçalves
Rogério de Sousa Gonçalves (born 1 October 1959) is a Portuguese football manager.
Gonçalves started his managerial career off with his local Viana do Castelo club Lanheses in 1990 to 1992, and has moved on to bigger and better clubs from the smaller leagues of Portuguese football to the Liga de Honra and Portuguese Liga, such as Lanheses, Limianos, Vianense, Varzim, Chaves, Naval,Leixões, Sporting da Braga, Beira Mar and Académica de Coimbra.
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Roland Linz
Roland Gunther Linz (born 8 August 1981 in Leoben, Styria) is an Austrian footballer who plays for FK Austria Wien as a striker.
Linz started in the youth teams of local club DSV Leoben. Aged 15, he left for Germany to finish his football grooming, with Bavaria's TSV 1860 München.
Two years later, Linz returned to Austria to rejoin his hometown club, this time being featured in the professional squad. Over the next two years there he scored 27 goals in 53 games. His good form in the second division attracted the attention of higher clubs and, in 2001, Linz joined one of the country's major football teams, Vienna's FK Austria Wien.
At Austria Wien, Linz had his first taste of success, winning both the Bundesliga and cup in 2002–03. One year later, he moved on loan to VfB Admira Wacker Mödling, located in the southern outskirts of the capital.
In 2004, aged 23, Linz left Austria for the second time, moving to France to play for Ligue 1 club OGC Nice on loan. However, he failed to establish himself and returned home after just six months, to play for SK Sturm Graz until the end of the season.
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Ronaldinho
Ronaldo de Assis Moreira (born 21 March 1980 in Porto Alegre), commonly known as Ronaldinho (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁonawˈdʒĩɲu]) or Ronaldinho Gaúcho, is a Brazilian footballer who is currently a free agent and plays for the Brazilian national team as an attacking midfielder or forward. He is a two-time winner of the FIFA World Player of the Year, awarded to the best player over the year. He won the award in both 2004 and 2005.
"Ronaldinho," the diminutive and term of endearment for "Ronaldo," is accompanied in Brazilian usage by the nickname "Gaúcho," in order to distinguish him from fellow footballer and countryman Ronaldo, who was known as "Ronaldinho" in Brazil beforehand. Ronaldo simply went by his first name upon his move to Europe, thereby allowing Ronaldinho to drop the "Gaúcho" and go by the name Ronaldinho abroad.
Prior to his move to Flamengo, he played for Paris Saint-Germain F.C., FC Barcelona and A.C. Milan. With the Spanish club, he won his first Champions League in 2006 and the Ballon d'Or in 2005. He became a Spanish citizen in January 2007.
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Rúben Amorim
Rúben Filipe Marques Amorim (born 27 January 1985 in Lisbon) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for S.C. Braga on loan from S.L. Benfica as a midfielder.
His style is similar to countryman Tiago, with both playing the same position, operating in central midfield, both defensive and offensive (Amorim, however, is also able to play as a right defender).
Amorim made his debut in the Portuguese first division on 14 December 2003, playing one minute for hometown's C.F. Os Belenenses in a 2–0 home win over F.C. Alverca. From 2005–06 onwards, he became a cornerstone for the squad in which youth system he finished his formation.
In the 2007 summer, several clubs showed interested in Amorim's services, but he insisted on not leaving, with Belenenses also rejecting bids from S.L. Benfica, Sporting de Braga, F.C. Porto, FC Schalke 04, Tottenham Hotspur and Toulouse FC. He played in 29 matches (2,491 minutes) to help his club finish eighth in the top level.
In late April 2008, Amorim signed a four-year deal with Benfica, after his Belenenses link ran out. During his first season, he was an undisputed starter, scoring his first goal with the Reds on 23 November, in a 2–0 win at Académica de Coimbra.
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Stéphane Demol
Stéphane Auguste Demol (born 11 March 1966) is a former Belgian footballer who played as a central defender. On February 15th 2012, he was hired as coach of FC Brussels.
Born in Watermael-Boitsfort, Brussels, Demol joined local R.S.C. Anderlecht's youth system at the age of 14, moving to the first-team setup four years later, and scoring four league goals in just 17 matches in his first full professional season, as the capital outfit renewed its domestic supremacy.
Demol soon became noticed by several clubs abroad, moving to Italy for Bologna FC, but his breakthrough would arrive the following year, in Portugal with F.C. Porto: he scored an astonishing 11 first division goals, and helped his team win the national championship.
Demol moved countries again after just one year, now signing with French side Toulouse FC, but he returned in late 1991 to his country, for Standard Liège, where he helped to consecutive UEFA Cup qualifications, finishing second to Anderlecht in his second season.
Aged 27, he signed with Cercle Brugge KSV, but did not receive regular playing time, subsequently trying another abroad spell, and being equally unsuccessful for Sporting de Braga, Panionios FC, FC Lugano and Sporting Toulon Var (the latter in the French second division).
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Sérgio Conceição
Sérgio Paulo Marceneiro da Conceição (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈsɛɾʒiu kõsɐjˈsɐ̃w̃]; born 15 November 1974) is a retired Portuguese footballer who played mostly as a right winger.
Known for his speed and strength, combined with his good dribbling and crossing skills, and fairly accurate shooting. During his extensive career, he played for ten different teams, in five countries. After gaining international recognition with F.C. Porto, he switched to Italy, where he played for three teams.
Having won more than 50 caps for Portugal, Conceição represented the nation in one World Cup and one European Championship.
Born in Coimbra, Conceição began his career playing for the youth teams of hometown's Associação Académica. He started professionally in the second division, consecutively for F.C. Penafiel, Leça FC and F.C. Felgueiras, before moving to powerhouse F.C. Porto in 1996. Two hugely successful years with Porto saw Conceição’s marauding runs down the right flank, combined with a good goalscoring record, help his team to back-to-back domestic championships and a Portuguese Cup triumph.
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Tiago Mendes
Tiago Cardoso Mendes (Portuguese pronunciation: [tiˈaɡu], born 2 May 1981 in Viana do Castelo), simply Tiago, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Atlético Madrid.
A versatile midfielder, adept as both a central or defensive unit and with good overall skills, he played professionally in four of Europe's major leagues: England, France, Italy and Spain.
A Portuguese international on nearly 60 occasions during the 2000's, Tiago represented the nation in two World Cups and one European Championship.
Tiago first came to prominence at Sporting de Braga, being cast into the Minho side's starting XI at the age of just 19, and helping with 27 games as it finished in 4th place in 2001, thus qualifying for the UEFA Cup.
In late December 2001, solid displays earned Tiago – and Braga teammates Armando Sá and Ricardo Rocha – a move to league giants Sport Lisboa e Benfica; in his first full season, he scored a career-best 13 goals, helping the Reds finish second in the league and, the following year, helped deny F.C. Porto a historic treble by winning the domestic cup.
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Tommaso Berni
Tommaso Berni (born 6 March 1983) is an Italian football goalkeeper currently playing for S.C. Braga.
Berni started his career at F.C. Internazionale Milano and played for Primavera Team (U20 Youth Team) at 2001 Torneo di Viareggio.
In summer 2003, he joined Ternana of Serie B.
Berni left for Lazio in summer 2006 as Ternana relegated to Serie C1. Right before the January transfer window closed, Lazio bought his full ownership for €1.5 million from Ternana, as Lazio seek for first and second goalkeeper due to Angelo Peruzzi set to leave and old age of Marco Ballotta. He signed a contract with Lazio which last until June 2011.
He made his Serie A debut on 20 May 2007 against Parma, the 37th match day of the season. It is because Lazio already qualified for Champions League 2007–08 Third qualifying round or above. But in 2007–08 season, he played as third-choice, behind Marco Ballotta and new signing Fernando Muslera. Since Juan Pablo Carrizo was signed by Lazio in June 2008, Berni was loaned to Salernitana of Serie B to seek first team experience in February 2009. Since arrived at Salernitana, he put Salvatore Pinna to the bench.
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Yazalde Gomes Pinto
Yazalde Gomes Pinto, simply Yazalde (born 21 September 1988 in Vila do Conde), is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Rio Ave F.C. on loan from S.C. Braga, as a forward.
Yazalde began playing professionally with second division's Varzim Sport Club, making two appearances late in 2006–07. He then went on to establish himself as an important first-team member.
On 15 December 2008, Yazalde moved to top flight side Sporting de Braga, signing a five 1/2-year contract effective as of January of the following year. However, he would be immediately loaned until the end of the season to league strugglers Rio Ave FC; on 22 February, he scored the game's only goal at home against Vitória de Setúbal.
In mid-January 2010, after having appeared rarely for Braga during the season, Yazalde was loaned to fellow first-divisioners S.C. Olhanense, for five months. In June he returned to Rio Ave, in the same predicament.
Yazalde represented Portugal at under-21 level.
As his father was born in Guinea-Bissau, Luís Norton de Matos (coach of the Bissauan national team) tried to persuade him to represent the Africans as a senior, as the player aspired to appear for his country of birth.
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Zé Luís
José Luís Mendes Andrade (born 24 January 1991 in Fogo), aka Zé Luís, is a Cape Verdean footballer who plays for Gil Vicente F.C. on loan from S.C. Braga, as a striker.
Zé Luís began his professional career at the age 18, with his last youth club, Gil Vicente FC. In his first season, he played in only five games for the second division club, his debut coming on 29 November 2009 in a 0–3 home loss against G.D. Chaves, but managed to score four goals.
In 2010–11, under new manager Paulo Alves, Zé Luís netted 10 goals for the Barcelos side, as it achieved promotion to the top level after a five-year absence, as champions. On 2 June 2011, he signed for S.C. Braga on a five-year contract.
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Édson Rivera
Édson Ulises Rivera Vargas (born 4 November 1991 in Guadalajara, Jalisco) is a Mexican professional footballer currently playing as an Striker for Portuguese club Braga of the Primeira Liga.
Edson began playing football at the age of 6 years old. He has been playing for the youth systmems of Club Atlas for seven years.
Rivera began playing with Club Atlas' lower division team in Tepic, Nayarit in the 2004–05 season. He has played for their youth system for about 7 seasons and has yet to debuted with their First Division. He had a stint with Atlas' other team Académicos de Guadalajara in the 2008-2009 season.
After his participation in Mexico's U20 World Cup campaign where they would finish third place, and where he finished as their top scorer with three goals, Rivera signed a five year contract with Braga of the Portuguese Primeira Liga for an undisclosed fee.
Rivera was handed a start by Braga boss Leonardo Jardim in a 2-1 win at Beira-Mar in a league match. .
He has been involved with the Mexican national football team in U-20. He competed in tournaments such as the 2011 Toulon Tournament in France. He was also Mexico's top scorer in the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
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1ª Jornada - SL Benfica 2-2 SC Braga
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- Duration: 2:03
- Updated: 27 Dec 2012
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[TTB] PES 2013 Man Utd Vs SC Braga - Playthrough Commentary, UEFA Champions League
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 20:52
- Updated: 01 Jan 2013
Champions League Day 1 gameplay between Manchester United and SC Braga. Next Group Game Vs CFR Cluj Be sure to subscribe for the latest videos! Extra Tags: "pro evolution soccer 2013 gameplay" "pro evolution soccer 2013 trailer" "pro evolution soccer 2013 gameplay pc" "pro evolution soccer...
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Champions League Day 1 gameplay between Manchester United and SC Braga. Next Group Game Vs CFR Cluj Be sure to subscribe for the latest videos! Extra Tags: "pro evolution soccer 2013 gameplay" "pro evolution soccer 2013 trailer" "pro evolution soccer 2013 gameplay pc" "pro evolution soccer...
- published: 19 Sep 2012
- views: 25870
- author: TheTrueBrits
Festa de apresentação do SC BRAGA 2012-13
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- Duration: 39:33
- Updated: 01 Jan 2013
Toda a festa de apresentação do enorme SC BRAGA aos sócios e adeptos para a época de 2012-13. FORÇA SC BRAGA!! SOMOS ENORMES!!
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Toda a festa de apresentação do enorme SC BRAGA aos sócios e adeptos para a época de 2012-13. FORÇA SC BRAGA!! SOMOS ENORMES!!
- published: 12 Aug 2012
- views: 3561
- author: rjcm300
[TTB] PES 2013 SC Braga Vs Man Utd - Playthrough Commentary, UEFA Champions League
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 20:56
- Updated: 22 Dec 2012
Champions League Day 5 gameplay between Manchester United and SC Braga. Next Group Game Vs CFR Cluj at Home! Be sure to subscribe for the latest videos! Extra Tags: "pro evolution soccer 2013 gameplay" "pro evolution soccer 2013 trailer" "pro evolution soccer 2013 gameplay pc" "pro evolution...
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Champions League Day 5 gameplay between Manchester United and SC Braga. Next Group Game Vs CFR Cluj at Home! Be sure to subscribe for the latest videos! Extra Tags: "pro evolution soccer 2013 gameplay" "pro evolution soccer 2013 trailer" "pro evolution soccer 2013 gameplay pc" "pro evolution...
- published: 23 Sep 2012
- views: 8347
- author: TheTrueBrits
*HD* Manchester United FC - SC Braga 3-2 _ 23.10.2012 _ lets play fifa 13
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- Duration: 6:36
- Updated: 14 Nov 2012
Manchester United - SC Braga 3-2 (Manchester United Football Club - Sporting Clube de Braga) Old Trafford 10/23/2012 lets play fifa 13 (1-2)
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Manchester United - SC Braga 3-2 (Manchester United Football Club - Sporting Clube de Braga) Old Trafford 10/23/2012 lets play fifa 13 (1-2)
- published: 22 Oct 2012
- views: 11255
- author: fgTelevision
Domingos Paciência - História @Enorme Sc Braga
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- Duration: 7:50
- Updated: 01 Jan 2013
www.facebook.com/enormescbraga
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SC Braga vs Arsenal U13, Semi Final Part 1
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- Duration: 14:59
- Updated: 02 Dec 2012
St Kevins Youth Tournament, Dublin. 7 April 2012. Semi Final of SC Braga against Arsenal U13. Footage from our academy session at TWAcademy.Org Sessions by; UEFA A Licence Coach Tim Wareing & Lee Hodge Tweet us @ http & Twitter.com Blog Roll @ CoachTim.Org & http Web @ TrainingSoccer.Org
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St Kevins Youth Tournament, Dublin. 7 April 2012. Semi Final of SC Braga against Arsenal U13. Footage from our academy session at TWAcademy.Org Sessions by; UEFA A Licence Coach Tim Wareing & Lee Hodge Tweet us @ http & Twitter.com Blog Roll @ CoachTim.Org & http Web @ TrainingSoccer.Org
- published: 08 Apr 2012
- views: 6254
- author: twsportsgroup
100% SC Braga
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- Duration: 4:37
- Updated: 26 Dec 2012
SC Braga Sempre!!!
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SC Braga na Champions (2012-13)
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- Duration: 2:33
- Updated: 31 Dec 2012
O ENORME na liga dos campeões.
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Braga vs Udinese
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- Duration: 1:48
- Updated: 23 Aug 2012
SICN: SC Braga 1-Udinese 1.
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SC Braga :: Estádio dos Gverreiros + agradecimento aos jogadores
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- Duration: 4:48
- Updated: 18 Dec 2012
Fernando Rocha é um verdadeiro artista! No primeiro vídeo pôde-se ver a evolução na pintura do Estádio AXA numa tela. Neste segundo video pode-se ver a sua evolução e não só! O Fernando faz um pequeno agradecimento aos jogadores do SC Braga que autografaram a tela. Vê as fotografias aqui no video Tela pintada a oleo - 1.40 x 0.80 metros www.facebook.com
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Fernando Rocha é um verdadeiro artista! No primeiro vídeo pôde-se ver a evolução na pintura do Estádio AXA numa tela. Neste segundo video pode-se ver a sua evolução e não só! O Fernando faz um pequeno agradecimento aos jogadores do SC Braga que autografaram a tela. Vê as fotografias aqui no video Tela pintada a oleo - 1.40 x 0.80 metros www.facebook.com
- published: 22 Feb 2012
- views: 3436
- author: johnyveirex
SC Braga v Arsenal U13, Semi Final Part 2
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- Duration: 13:38
- Updated: 17 Dec 2012
St Kevins Youth Tournament, Dublin. 7 April 2012. Semi Final of SC Braga against Arsenal U13. Footage from our academy session at TWAcademy.Org Sessions by; UEFA A Licence Coach Tim Wareing & Lee Hodge Tweet us @ http & Twitter.com Blog Roll @ CoachTim.Org & http Web @ TrainingSoccer.Org
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St Kevins Youth Tournament, Dublin. 7 April 2012. Semi Final of SC Braga against Arsenal U13. Footage from our academy session at TWAcademy.Org Sessions by; UEFA A Licence Coach Tim Wareing & Lee Hodge Tweet us @ http & Twitter.com Blog Roll @ CoachTim.Org & http Web @ TrainingSoccer.Org
- published: 08 Apr 2012
- views: 8835
- author: twsportsgroup
Academia do SC BRAGA
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- Duration: 6:46
- Updated: 12 Dec 2012
Encontrei este video na internet. Não tenho a certeza se será mesmo a próxima academia do SC Braga. Se for será muito bom para o nosso GRANDE BRAGA. Ainda não se sabe a sua localização se esta for construida.
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Encontrei este video na internet. Não tenho a certeza se será mesmo a próxima academia do SC Braga. Se for será muito bom para o nosso GRANDE BRAGA. Ainda não se sabe a sua localização se esta for construida.
- published: 30 Mar 2012
- views: 23516
- author: rjcm300
SC Braga apresentou novo Autocarro
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- Duration: 1:22
- Updated: 17 Oct 2012
SCBraga apresentou novo Autocarro
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SC BRAGA VS MANCHESTER UNITED 1-3 Goles Uefa Champions League 2012 - 2013
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- Duration: 3:46
- Updated: 11 Dec 2012
Los goles del la jornda 4
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![[HD] CFR Cluj - SC Braga 3-1 | CL 11/20/2012 _ fifa 13 forecast](http://web.archive.org./web/20130103174553im_/http://i.ytimg.com/vi/Vk0dpvWTj-8/default.jpg "[HD] CFR Cluj - SC Braga 3-1 | CL 11/20/2012 _ fifa 13 forecast")
[HD] CFR Cluj - SC Braga 3-1 | CL 11/20/2012 _ fifa 13 forecast
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- Duration: 4:23
- Updated: 20 Nov 2012
[HD] CFR Cluj - SC Braga (Căile Ferate Române 1907 Cluj - Sporting Clube de Braga) 11/20/2012 fifa 13 forecast
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[HD] CFR Cluj - SC Braga (Căile Ferate Române 1907 Cluj - Sporting Clube de Braga) 11/20/2012 fifa 13 forecast
- published: 18 Nov 2012
- views: 3410
- author: MrMatforecasT
SC Braga - FC Bayern Muenchen | UEFA CUP 2007/2008 |
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- Duration: 2:07
- Updated: 30 Oct 2012
Highlights of the UEFA Cup match SC Braga - FC Bayern Muenchen.
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Highlights of the UEFA Cup match SC Braga - FC Bayern Muenchen.
- published: 15 Feb 2008
- views: 64827
- author: Videosport
Fifa 12 Crawley playthrough Part 259: Crawley v SC Braga
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 19:34
- Updated: 25 Dec 2012
My Crawley playthrough continues!
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SC Braga 10/11
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- Duration: 5:48
- Updated: 17 Dec 2012
Compilation about SC Braga (season review 10/11) TTMCC - May 2011 Music by Carlos Paredes and Immediate Music Thanks for Watching ;)
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Compilation about SC Braga (season review 10/11) TTMCC - May 2011 Music by Carlos Paredes and Immediate Music Thanks for Watching ;)
- published: 01 Jun 2011
- views: 3170
- author: rockbruders
CFR 1907 CLUJ - SPORTING BRAGA 3-1
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- Duration: 2:05
- Updated: 08 Dec 2012
CFR 1907 CLUJ - SPORTING BRAGA 3-1. RUI PEDRO was brilliant! I was with Cadu on the pitch!
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CFR 1907 CLUJ - SPORTING BRAGA 3-1. RUI PEDRO was brilliant! I was with Cadu on the pitch!
- published: 21 Nov 2012
- views: 2316
- author: Darius Horatiu Hurducas
SC Braga 0 2 CFR 1907 Cluj UEFA com
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- Duration: 0:37
- Updated: 24 Dec 2012
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ANDY CARROLL EUROPA DEBUT FOR LIVERPOOL- SC BRAGA V LIVERPOOL FC 10/03/2011
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- Duration: 3:37
- Updated: 20 Dec 2012
Andy Carroll'S EUROPA DEBUT on 10th March 2011 away against Portuguese side SC Braga, SHOWING HIM AND SOME OF THE BEST BITS FROM HIS TEAMMATES from when he was substitued on for Poulsen in the second half and onwards. Due to Torres having played in Europe for Liverpool in the number nine shirt during the same campaign, Andy Carroll had to comply with UEFA regulations and play in another number, hence he is wearing the number twenty nine shirt. Some great headers from Carroll, and the rest of the squad, in the air most the time hence the song choice - Enjoy! All rights of the music belong to Far East Movement/CherryTree/Interscope Records and/or associated acts,management and companies.
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Andy Carroll'S EUROPA DEBUT on 10th March 2011 away against Portuguese side SC Braga, SHOWING HIM AND SOME OF THE BEST BITS FROM HIS TEAMMATES from when he was substitued on for Poulsen in the second half and onwards. Due to Torres having played in Europe for Liverpool in the number nine shirt during the same campaign, Andy Carroll had to comply with UEFA regulations and play in another number, hence he is wearing the number twenty nine shirt. Some great headers from Carroll, and the rest of the squad, in the air most the time hence the song choice - Enjoy! All rights of the music belong to Far East Movement/CherryTree/Interscope Records and/or associated acts,management and companies.
- published: 11 Mar 2011
- views: 15798
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Benfica 2-2 Sc Braga RELATO ANTENA1 Liga Zon Sagres 2012 2013
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- Duration: 8:31
- Updated: 01 Sep 2012
Benfica 2-2 Sc Braga RELATO ANTENA1 Liga Zon Sagres 2012 2013
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Benfica 2-2 Sc Braga RELATO ANTENA1 Liga Zon Sagres 2012 2013
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SEOUL -- In a domestically televised New Year's Day speech, North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong Un said he wanted to "remove confrontation" on this divided peninsula and called on "anti-reunification forces" in South Korea to cease their hostility toward the North. The lengthy address, which laid out the national goals for 2013, marked Mr ... Mr. Kim on Tuesday asked for a detente -- but with prerequisites that the conservative Ms ... ....(size: 3.2Kb)
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Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. For good reason Mark Charles, a member of the Navajo Nation, is deeply offended that buried on page 45 of the 2010 Defense Appropriation Act (after pages on the maintenance and operation of the United States Military) is an "official" apology to Native American People ... political leaders and officials find it extremely difficult in expressing remorse for past mistakes ... Escorted by the U.S....(size: 5.6Kb)
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Sky Sports
03 Jan 2013
The 26-year-old Portuguese shot-stopper joined Cluj last summer when they paid Braga just £400,000 for his signature. However, Felgueiras has excelled for Cluj, producing some top displays in the UEFA Champions League ... Share. ....(size: 1.6Kb)
Herald Tribune
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SIESTA KEY - An Osprey investor has bought the building housing Bonjour Cafe & Crepes for $1.35 million. The buyer of the 7,826-square-foot restaurant at 5214 Ocean Blvd. was Ocean Blvd, an Osprey company managed by Christopher J. Brown, records show. The seller was Kauffman Family Partnership 1 Ltd., a Sarasota company managed by Mark S. Kauffman ... Tamiami Trail in Osprey, records show ... Siesta Key Bonjour Cafe building soldBy MICHAEL BRAGA....(size: 2.5Kb)
Herald Tribune
03 Jan 2013
LAKEWOOD RANCH - A company belonging to Sarasota developer Fred M. Starling has bought a 61,100- square-foot manufacturing warehouse in this master-planned community for $1.8 million. Starling's 7040 LLC bought the property at 7040 Professional Parkway E. from Sitc Inc., a Sarasota company managed by commercial contractor John C. Cox III, records show ... Palomino Motors Inc ... E ... Another local warehouse changes handsBy MICHAEL BRAGA ... E ... ....(size: 3.3Kb)
Turkish Press
03 Jan 2013
Olympic champion Asli Cakir Alptekin has been voted “athlete of the year” in a poll conducted by Turkish daily Milliyet. Cakir Alptekin became the first Turkish athlete to win an Olympic gold medal in a track and field event with her 1,500-meter victory in the 2012 Games in London this summer. The 59th Milliyet Sports Awards were voted for in a popular poll ... Published ... ... Turkey’s Galatasaray draw Manchester United, Braga&Cluj.;...(size: 4.3Kb)
Herald Tribune
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(Source. UN - United Nations). Biographical Note ... Mr. Ramos-Hortaholds a masters degree in peace studies from Antioch University in Yellow Springs, Ohio (1984), and is working on a PhD at the Universidadedo Minho in Braga, Portugal. The author of several books and other writings, he is fluent in five languages. Born in 1949, he has one son. * *** *. distributed by ... (noodl. 17094879) ....(size: 2.8Kb)
Herald Tribune
02 Jan 2013
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FourFourTwo
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Sporting Life
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The Examiner
01 Jan 2013
There are so many movies to look forward to next year, but many of the big names expected to make a list like this are noticeably absent. “Man of Steel,” “The Hobbit. The Desolation of Smaug,” “The Wolverine,” “The Lone Ranger,” and “The Great Gatsby” are just a few examples of what didn't make this list. Why, you may ask? Everybody is already looking forward to those ... Matt Damon, Jodie Foster, Sharlto Copley, Alice Braga, Diego Luna ... ....(size: 7.5Kb)
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| Full name | Sporting Clube de Braga | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Os Arcebispos (The Archbishops) Os Arsenalistas (The Arsenalists) Minhotos (Those from Minho) Os Guerreiros do Minho (The Minho Warriors) |
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| Founded | January 19, 1921; 91 years ago (January 19, 1921) | |||
| Ground | Estádio Municipal, Braga (Capacity: 30,154) |
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| Chairman |  António Salvador |
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| Manager | Vacant | |||
| League | Primeira Liga | |||
| 2011–12 | Primeira Liga, 3rd | |||
| Website | Club home page | |||
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Sporting Clube de Braga (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈspɔɾtĩɡ ˈklube de ˈbɾaɡɐ]) (Euronext: SCB), commonly known as Sporting de Braga or just Braga, is a Portuguese sports club, from the city of Braga. Its football team plays at the AXA Stadium, also known as The Quarry, which was built for UEFA Euro 2004. Domestically, Braga won the 1965–1966 Portuguese Cup. In the 2000s, the club gradually became one of Portugal's most successful clubs after the Big Three and have also competed with some success in European competitions, winning the last ever UEFA Intertoto Cup in 2008 and reaching the final of the UEFA Europa League in 2011. After finishing in second place for the only time to date in the 2009-10 Primeira Liga, Sporting de Braga achieved a place in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League for the first time in its history by eliminating Celtic FC and Sevilla FC. Sporting de Braga is currently sponsored by Italian sportswear company Macron.
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History[link]
Braga, who owe their Sporting Clube tag to the better known Sporting Clube de Portugal, after whom they were named, have been known as Arsenal do Minho and changed their kits from green and white to their Arsenal-style red during the 1945–46 (with the reserve squad) and the 1946–47 (with the main team) seasons due to their president José Antunes Guimarães who had business connections in London and was an Arsenal fan (this is one version of the story: the other one says that Josef Szabo, a Hungarian coach who loved Arsenal's playing style asked the president to change the green and white uniform to a Arsenal-style red). In that year (1947) they won the Second division title reaching the First division for the first time. Braga even renamed their youth team Arsenal de Braga.
The emblem of Sporting de Braga is the city of Braga's shield with Mother Mary and baby Jesus with the blue from the city's shield changed to red. On the top of the emblem is the golden Mural Crown of Braga, with the name Sporting Clube de Braga on it. Many fans of Braga have said that Mother Mary gives them luck. The fans of Braga are known as Arsenalistas due to their team home kit that resembles that of English club Arsenal.[1] They are also known as Bracarenses because of being from the city of Bracari, later named Bracara Augusta, city of Portugal that is now known as Braga.
Aside from the loyalty of its supporters, the Minho derby against Vitória de Guimarães is a match that both sets of fans eagerly await. This match is more than football, it is a way people from the north view each city. The derby is one of Portugal's most intense matches, and children under 13 are restricted from entering unless an adult is with them. The rivalry goes back to when the City of Braga was the ancient capital of Gallaecia and the largest Portguese city by the time the Kingdom of Portugal was formed by Afonso I of Portugal. At that time, Guimarães became the seat of the King and nobility, whereas Braga remained the centre of religious power (seat of the Archbishop, the Primate of all Spains).
European ambitions and recent history[link]
Back in the 1960s and 1970s, Braga began to climb up the league ladder and eventually participated in the UEFA Competitions. Braga's recent run of successive European participations began in the 2004–05 UEFA Cup, after finishing fifth under Jesualdo Ferreira's first full season in the club. This marked the beginning of their rise in success both in the League and Europe. In the 2005–06, they challenged for the championship until the penultimate round, ending fourth. In 2006–07, Portuguese up-and-coming manager Carlos Carvalhal became manager of the club and started with a poor start to the season, losing to AZ in the UEFA Cup despite crushing Czech Republic champions Slovan Liberec 4–0 (who had drawn against Sevilla only a week before), and a 4–1 loss to Madeiran side Marítimo. These losses proved to be the end of his season, despite success in European competitions, with an overall score of 3–2 against Italian club Chievo in the first round of the UEFA Cup. Carvalhal resigned and was replaced with Rogério Gonçalves with former Portugal captain Jorge Costa as assistant manager of the club. Gonçalves' first game in charge couldn't have gone better with a 3–1 over Benfica and a week after a hard-fought loss against UEFA Cup and UEFA Super Cup champions Sevilla in the Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán. After a 1–0 away defeat to União de Leiria in a league match on 18 February 2007, Gonçalves resigned. Braga president António Salvador announced on the same day that assistant manager Jorge Costa would be in charge until the end of the 2006–07 season. In his first game, Braga beat Parma 1–0 (2–0 on aggregate). They then played Tottenham Hotspur, where they lost 6–4 on aggregate in the last 16. Braga eventually finished fourth in the league for the third successive time, just beating Belenenses by a point on the last day.
During the summer of June 2007, it was presented that AXA would be the club's sponsors in a multi-million dollar deal in which the name of the stadium was changed to Estádio AXA, with this being the first in Portugal.
After the 2006–07 season, Braga qualified for the UEFA Cup, where they faced Hammarby IF. Despite losing the first leg in Sweden 2–1, Braga won at home 4–0 to qualify to the group stage for the third consecutive time. There, their first game was against Bolton Wanderers where the game finished 1–1. Braga then played German giants Bayern Munich, who were the favourites to win the competition; despite the negative feedback, Braga drew 1–1 with Roland Linz scoring the vital goal. After that impressive display, Braga faced Aris with another 1–1 draw, with Linz scoring another vital goal for the Minhotos. Braga then went into the last game against Red Star Belgrade of Serbia where they picked up a 2–0 victory, which was enough to take them into the next round. They went on to face Werder Bremen but lost the first leg 3–0, which Braga missed two penalty's, and the second 1–0.
The 2008–09 UEFA Cup season saw the Minho club go against Bosnian club HŠK Zrinjski Mostar, who dropped from the UEFA Champions League second round. Braga started as favourites and beat Zrinjski Mostar 3–0 on aggregate. In the next phase, the Minho side were paired with Slovak giants Artmedia Petržalka, who were then beaten 6–0 on aggregate with Albert Meyong scoring a hat-trick in the process for Braga.
After qualifying for the UEFA Cup group stage proper for a third successive season, the Portuguese side were paired with FA Cup winners Portsmouth, Italian giants Milan, Wolfsburg of Germany, and Heerenveen of the Netherlands. Braga started the game at home to Portsmouth and were convincing 3–0 winners with Luis Aguiar scoring from a freekick and setting up the other two goals. This game proved to be Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp's last game as he then moved to Tottenham Hotspur. In the next group game, Braga faced a daunting task at the San Siro against the competition favourites Milan. The game finished in a 1–0 defeat for the Portuguese side. Despite the loss, Braga dominated the game for many long periods of time, holding the Italians to 0–0 after 93 minutes, but an individual goal from Ronaldinho from 35 metres out gave the Italians the full three points. The next game was against Felix Magath's Wolfsburg where Braga lost 3–2, despite scoring the first two goals. The last game was at the Abe Lenstra Stadion in the Netherlands against Heerenveen. Braga won the game 2–1 and progressed to the next stage. After getting further in the UEFA Cup than any of their ten fellow winners of the UEFA Intertoto Cup, Braga were declared the last outright champions of the competition.
In the 2010–2011 season, Braga made their UEFA Champions League debut at home in a 3–0 win against Celtic in the first leg of the third qualifying round.[2] They lost the second leg away at Celtic Park 2–1, but went through to the Play-Off round on an aggregate score of 4–2.[3] In the fourth qualifying round, they beat FC Sevilla 1–0 at home and 4–3 away, thus entering the Champions League group stage for the first time.[4] On 15 September 2010, Braga were heavily defeated 6–0 by Arsenal in their first group stage.[5] On 28 September, Braga lost 3–0 against Shakhtar. On 19 October, Braga won 2–0 against Partizan. Two weeks later, on 3 November, Braga won 1–0 against Partizan in Belgrade. On 23 November, Braga beat Arsenal 2–0 at home, keeping their hopes of qualifying for the knockout stages alive if they could better Arsenal's result during the final round of matches. However, on 9 December, Braga lost 2–0 to Shakhtar while Arsenal beat Partizan 3–1. The results meant that Shakhtar and Arsenal progressed to the second round, but Braga finished third in the group to qualify for the knockout stage of the UEFA Europa League, where they would come to eliminate Lech Poznań, Liverpool and Dynamo Kyiv to reach the semifinals of the competition. It was the first time Braga reached the quarter-finals, and then the semi-finals of a European competition. It was also the first time three Portuguese clubs reached the Europa League's semi-finals simultaneously. On 28 April, Braga lost 2–1 against Benfica in the first leg of the semi-finals. On 5 May, Braga went on to win the tie in the second leg with a 1–0 home win to reach the Europa League Final 2011. On 18 May, Braga lost the final 1–0 to Porto.
League and cup history[link]
See also: S.C. Braga seasons
Recent seasons[link]
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| 2003–04 | First | 5 | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 36 | 38 | 54 | Semi-final | Not held | – | – | |
| 2004–05 | First | 4 | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 45 | 28 | 58 | Quarter-final | UEFA Cup | 1st round | ||
| 2005–06 | First | 4 | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 38 | 22 | 58 | Round of 32 | UEFA Cup | 1st round | ||
| 2006–07 | First | 4 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 35 | 30 | 50 | Semi-final | UEFA Cup | Round of 16 | ||
| 2007–08 | First | 7 | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 32 | 34 | 41 | Round of 32 | 3rd round | UEFA Cup | Round of 32 | |
| 2008–09 | First | 5 | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 38 | 21 | 50 | Round of 32 | 2nd round | UEFA Cup | Round of 16 | [A][B] |
| 2009–10 | First | 2 | 30 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 48 | 20 | 71 | Quarter-final | 3rd round | Europa League | 3rd qualifying round | [C] |
| 2010–11 | First | 4 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 45 | 33 | 46 | Round of 32 | 3rd round | Europa League | Runners-up | [D][E][F] |
| 2011–12 | First | 3 | 29 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 57 | 26 | 62 | Round of 32 | Semi-final | Europa League | Round of 32 | |
- A. ^ 2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup winners.
- B. ^ Braga started season in the 2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup and then qualified for the 2008–09 UEFA Cup.
- C. ^ Best league finish.
- D. ^ First presence in the UEFA Champions League.
- E. ^ Braga started season in the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League and later joined UEFA Europa League after finishing 3rd in the group stage.
- F. ^ Best European competition finish.
Last updated: 24 February 2012
Div. = Division; 1 = Portuguese League; 2DN = Second Division North; Pos. = Position; Pl = Match played; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lost; GS = Goal Scored; GA = Goal Against; P = Points
Current squad[link]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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On loan[link]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honours[link]
Domestic[link]
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- Runners-up (1): 2009–10
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- Winners (1): 1965–66
- Runners-up (3): 1976–77, 1981–82, 1997–98
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- Runners-up (2): 1982, 1998
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- Winners (2): 1946–47, 1963–64
- Runners-up (2): 1956–57, 1974–75
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- Runners-up (1): 1970-71
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- Winners (1): 1976–77 (First Division)
International[link]
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- Winners (1): 2008 (Outright Winner)
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- Runners-up (1): 2010–11
Notable former players[link]
Notable former coaches[link]
József Szabó (1930's, 1945, 1950–52, 1956–57, 1960–61)- Manuel Cajuda (1994–97)
Fernando Castro Santos (1997–98)- Manuel Cajuda (1998–02)
- {{Flagicon|Spai
eira]] (2003–06)
- Carlos Carvalhal (2006)
- Jorge Costa (2006–07, assistant), (2007)
- António Caldas (2008)
- Jorge Jesus (2008–09)
- Domingos (2009–11)
- Leonardo Jardim (2011-12)
- Sérgio Conceição (2012-)
References[link]
- ^ Braga break into big time, uefa.com. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
- ^ "Braga 3 – 0 Celtic". BBC Sport. 28 July 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/8860029.stm. Retrieved 25 August 2010.
- ^ Grahame, Ewing (4 August 2010). "Celtic 2 Sporting Braga 1; agg 2–4: match report". The Telegraph (London). http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/celtic/7927359/Celtic-2-Sporting-Braga-1-agg-2-4-match-report.html. Retrieved 25 August 2010.
- ^ "Sevilla dumped out by Sporting Braga". CNN.com. 24 August 2010. http://edition.cnn.com/2010/SPORT/football/08/24/champions.league.braga.sevilla/#fbid=0LcUJtIUDm0&wom=false. Retrieved 25 August 2010.
- ^ "Arsenal 6 – 0 Braga". BBC Sport. 15 September 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/8995161.stm. Retrieved 28 September 2010.
- ^ Apon the formation of the Liga de Honra (League of Honor), a new second level national league in 1990, the Portuguese Second Division became the third tier of Portuguese football.
External links[link]
- Official website (Portuguese)
- Detailed up-to-date Braga news
- FootballLineups team profile
- Braga News at PSNL Soccer
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| Coordinates (PT): 41°32′39″N 08°25′19″W / 41.54417°N 8.42194°W / 41.54417; -8.42194Coordinates: 41°32′39″N 08°25′19″W / 41.54417°N 8.42194°W / 41.54417; -8.42194 | |||
| Country | Portugal | ||
| Region | Norte | ||
| Subregion | Cávado | ||
| District | Braga | ||
| Municipality | Braga | ||
| Founded | 20 BCE | ||
| Named for | Augustus | ||
| GovernmentThe administration and legal authority is invested in the Câmara Muncipal of the Municipality of Braga | |||
| • Type | Câmara Municipal | ||
| • Presidente | Francisco Soares Mesquita Machado | ||
| Area | |||
| • Land | 183.51 km2 (70.85 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2011) | |||
| • Total | 175,063 | ||
| Refers to the urbanized portions of the parishes of Arcos, Cividade, Dume, Espinho, Ferreiros, Fraião, Frossos, Gondizalves, Gualtar, Lamaçães, Lamas, Lomar, Maximinos, Nogueira, Nogueiró, Real, São João do Souto, São José de São Lázaro, São Pedro de Este, São Vicente, São Vítor, Sé, Tenões | |||
| Demonym | Bracarense | ||
| Time zone | WET (UTC0) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | WEST (UTC+1) | ||
| Postal Zone | 4704-514 Braga | ||
| Area Code and Prefix | (+351) 253 XX XX XX | ||
Braga (Portuguese pronunciation: ['b?a??]), is a city in the municipality of Braga in northwestern Portuguese district of Braga, considered the oldest Christian archdiocese in the country and one of the oldest in the world. Under the Roman Empire, known as Bracara Augusta, the settlement was centre of the province of Gallaecia.
With a total urban population of 175,063 inhabitants, Braga is the third-largest city in Portugal (after Lisbon and Porto), including the city and suburban parishes; the municipality, which includes 62 parishes, has a population in 2011 of approximately 181,819 inhabitants (the seventh largest municipality in Portugal by population). Its agglomerated urban area extends from the Cavado River to the Easte River. Braga is also the seat of the Greater Metropolitan Area of Minho, which includes a population of 826,833 (2007 statistics), considered one of the fastest growing urban areas in the European Union.[citation needed]
In 2012, the city was awarded with the title European Youth Capital 2012.[1]
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History[link]
- For the Ecclesiastical history see Archbishopric of Braga
Antiquity[link]
The region of Braga has been inhabited since the Neolithic, but since Iron Age the Celtic Bracari occupied the territory, building their characteristic fortified villages (or castrum). It was the capital of the Callaici Bracarii, or Bracarenses, a tribe that ranged through what is now Galicia in northern Iberia.
The Romans began their conquest of the region around 136 BC, and during the reign of Emperor Augustus. The civitas of Bracara Augusta was founded in 20 BC; in the context of the administrative reorganization of these Roman acquisitions, Bracara was re-dedicated to the Emperor taking on the name Bracara Augusta. The city of Bracara Augusta developed greatly during the 1st century and reached its maximum extension around the 2nd century. Towards the end of the 3rd century, Emperor Diocletianus promoted the city to the status of capital of the newly-founded province of Gallaecia.
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During the Germanic Invasions of the Iberian Peninsula, power was devolved into the hands of the Sueves, a Germanic people from Central Europe. In 410, the Sueves established a Kingdom in northwest Iberia, which they maintained as Gallaecia, retaining Bracara as its capital. But, in about 584, the Visigothic conquerors of Hispania, who renounced the Aryan and Priscillianist hearesies during two synods held here in the 6th century, marked the beginning of a period of ecclesiastical expansion and importance. As a consequence, the archbishops of Braga retain the title of Primates of Portugal, and for a long period, claimed supremacy over the Hispanic church. Yet, their authority was never accepted throughout Hispania.
Middle Ages[link]
Braga had an important role in the Christianization of the Iberian Peninsula. The first known bishop of Braga, Paternus, lived at the end of the 4th century, although Saint Ovidius (d. 135 AD) is sometimes considered one of the first bishops of this city. In the early 5th century, Paulus Orosius (a friend of Augustine of Hippo) wrote several theological works that expounded the Christian faith, while in the 6th century Bishop Martin of Braga converted the Sueves from Arianism to Catholicism. At the time, Martin also founded an important monastery in Dumio (Dume), and it was in Braga that Archbishopric of Braga held their councils.
The transition from Visigothic reigns to the Muslim conquest of Iberia was very obscure, representing a period of transition and decline for the city. The Moors captured Braga early in the 8th century, but were eventually repelled by Christian forces under Ferdinand I of León and Castile in 1040. As a consequence, the bishopric was restored in 1070: the first new bishop, Pedro, started rebuilding the Cathedral (which was modified many times during the following centuries).
Between 1093 to 1147, Braga became the residencial seat of the Portuguese court. In the early 12th century, Count Henry of Portugal and bishop Gerald of Moissac reclaimed the archbishopric seat for Braga, with power over a large area in Iberia. The medieval city developed around the cathedral, with the maximum authority in the city retained by the archbishop.
Kingdom[link]
In the 16th century, due to its distance from the coast and provincial status, Braga did not profit from the adventures associated with the Age of Portuguese Discoveries (which favoured cities like Lisbon, Évora and Coimbra, seats of the Portuguese court). Yet, Archbishop Diogo de Sousa, who sponsored several urban improvements in the city, including the enlargement of streets, the creation of public squares and the foundation of hospitals and new churches managed to modernize the community. He expanded and remodelled the cathedral by adding a new chapel in the Manueline style, and generally turning the mediaeval town into a Renaissance city.
A similar period of rejuvenation occurred during the 18th century, when the archbishops contracted architects like André Soares and Carlos Amarante, to modernize and rejuvenate the city; they began a series of architectural transformations to churches and civic institutions in the Baroque style, including the municipal hall, public library, the Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte and many urban palaces.
With the invasion of French troops, during the Peninsular Wars the city was reglected, once again, to a provincial status. But, by the second half of that century, with influence from Portuguese immigrants living in Brazil, new money and tastes resulted in improvements to architecture and infrastructures.
Republic[link]
In the 20th century Braga faced similar periods of growth an decline; demographic and urban pressures, from urban-to-rural migration meant that the city's infrastructures had to be improved in order to satisfy greater demands.
Geography[link]
Physical geography[link]
Main article: Braga Municipality
Climate[link]
Braga has a Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb) similar to other cities in the northwest Iberian Peninsula except for having significantly hotter summer temperatures due to being some distance from the ocean: the absolute maximum is as much as 6°C (10°F) higher than for A Coruna or Santiago de Compostela.
| Climate data for Braga (1971–2000) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 22.4 (72.3) |
25.8 (78.4) |
26.3 (79.3) |
30.2 (86.4) |
34.7 (94.5) |
36.0 (96.8) |
38.9 (102.0) |
39.4 (102.9) |
37.8 (100.0) |
32.5 (90.5) |
27.5 (81.5) |
23.5 (74.3) |
39.4 (102.9) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 13.4 (56.1) |
14.5 (58.1) |
16.9 (62.4) |
17.9 (64.2) |
20.4 (68.7) |
24.6 (76.3) |
27.5 (81.5) |
27.5 (81.5) |
25.4 (77.7) |
20.7 (69.3) |
16.6 (61.9) |
14.3 (57.7) |
20.0 (68.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 8.7 (47.7) |
9.8 (49.6) |
11.5 (52.7) |
12.6 (54.7) |
15.0 (59.0) |
18.6 (65.5) |
20.9 (69.6) |
20.6 (69.1) |
19.0 (66.2) |
15.3 (59.5) |
11.8 (53.2) |
10.0 (50.0) |
14.5 (58.1) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 4.1 (39.4) |
5.1 (41.2) |
6.1 (43.0) |
7.3 (45.1) |
9.7 (49.5) |
12.5 (54.5) |
14.3 (57.7) |
13.7 (56.7) |
12.5 (54.5) |
9.9 (49.8) |
7.0 (44.6) |
5.7 (42.3) |
9.0 (48.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −3.4 (25.9) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
1.1 (34.0) |
3.7 (38.7) |
5.9 (42.6) |
4.0 (39.2) |
2.6 (36.7) |
−1 (30.2) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 192.7 (7.587) |
161.0 (6.339) |
102.3 (4.028) |
122.5 (4.823) |
118.5 (4.665) |
62.2 (2.449) |
24.1 (0.949) |
29.8 (1.173) |
79.0 (3.11) |
166.8 (6.567) |
175.4 (6.906) |
231.4 (9.11) |
1,465.7 (57.705) |
| Source: Instituto de Meteorologia, IP Portugal[2] | |||||||||||||
Human geography[link]
Owing to its urbanized nature, it is assumed that Braga includes all the civil parishes in Braga Municipality. In reality, the city of Braga includes only the following urban civil parishes:
Similarly, while governmental authority is vested in the Câmara Municipal of Braga, this organ is responsible for the administration the municipality in its entirety, and not just the city of Braga. There is no formal city government, only municipal government authority, with local administration handled by the individual juntas de freguesia or civil parish councils.
Economy[link]
The major industries in the municipality are construction, metallurgy and mechanics, software development and web design. The computer industry is growing rapidly.
Transportation[link]
Braga is serviced by both regional and high-speed rail connection to major centres in the region. This regional district is also accessible from international and domestic air services, that include the regional aerodrome in Palmeira (Braga Aerodrome) and the Sá Carneiro International Airport, located 20 minutes away in the city of Porto.
Architecture[link]
The city of Braga is rich in architectural buildings dating back to the late Neolithic and Roman eras, when it became a center for settlement. Apart from many of the sites and monuments located throughout the municipality of Braga, the historical city has been a storehouse of religious, military and civic architecture that includes many of the following sites:
Civic[link]
- Arch of the New Gate (Portuguese: Arco da Porta Nova), the 18th century city gate implemented to substitute the early Gothic entranceway;
- Roman Thermae of Maximinus (Portuguese: Termas romanas de Maximinos/Alto da Cividade/Colina dos Maximinos), an ancient Roman public baths complex, that was integrated into the life of Bracara Augusta, during the first centuries of Cividade;
- Palace of the Falcões (Portuguese: Palácio dos Falcões/Governo Civil de Braga), a Baroque-era palace originally commissioned by Francisco de Meira Carrilho on 23 July 1703, and later, upon successive renovations, used by the Civil Governor's residence;
- Fountain of the Idol (Portuguese: Fonte do Ídolo), the 1st century Roman fountain dedicated to an indigenous god, located in the central civil parish of São José de São Lázaro;
- Fountain of the Iron Waters (Portuguese: Fonte das Águas Férreas), following the discovery in July 1173 of iron-rich springs in the parish of Fraião, Archbishop Gaspar de Bragança ordered the municipal council to begin the canalization of these waters for public use, giving rise to a series of fountains, such as the Baroque decorated main fountain;
- Hospital of São Marcos (Portuguese: Hospital de São Marcos), with a facade comparable to any religious monument in the city, the Hospital of São Marcos, is an example of the complex Baroque style of Carlos Amarante, featuring ornate double belfrey and accents;
- Palace of Raio (Portuguese: Palácio de Raio), an 18th-century Baroque-Rococo urban residence, with richly decorated blue azulejo facade of Andre Soares;
- Residence of the Crivos (Portuguese: Casas das Gelosias/Casa dos Crivos), a Renaissance-era shop/residence constructed outside the old walls characteristic of late Renaissance architecture and one of the few examples of a building covered in wood-lattice facade from this period.
- Seven Sources Aqueduct (Portuguese: Sete Fontes), a complex network of aqueducts that provided potable water to citizenry of Braga;
- Theatro Circo (Portuguese: Teatro Circo de Braga), 20th century revivalist theatre, known for its architecture, as much for the films, theatre plays and performances;
Military[link]
- Tower of Santiago (Portuguese: Torre de Santiago e troço das antigas muralhas de Braga), part of the ancient walls of Braga, the Tower of Santiago was designed by Portuguese Baroque master André Soares, based on a mixture of Gothic, Baroque and Rococo elements;
- Tower of Braga Castle (Portuguese: Castelo de Braga, designadamente a Torre de Menagem (restos)), the 14th century remains of the Gothic tower, which are all that remains of the ancient castle of the city;
Religious[link]
- Archiepiscopal Palace of Braga (Portuguese: Antigo Paço Arquiepiscopal de Braga), between the 14th–18th centuries, a religious residence, but after the 20th century, the home of the municipal offices, public library and archive;
- Chapel of the Espírito Santo (Portuguese: Capela do Espírito Santo), an example of mixed styles, the chapel includes elements of Baroque, Neoclassical and Mannerist eras;
- Chapel of Nossa Senhora da Consolaçã (Portuguese: Capela de Nossa Senhora da Consolação), a simple single-nave chapel constructed in the Baroque-style
- Chapel of São Bento (Portuguese: Capela de São Bento), constructed in the middle of the 18th century, the chapel was blessed by Archbishop José of Bragança in 1755;
- Chapel of Senhor do Bom Sucesso (Portuguese: Capela do Senhor do Bom Sucesso), a Baroque and Neoclassical chapel, is highlighted by a main facade, typical of André Soares, but constructed by Carlos Amarante, at the beginning of his career, who timidly applied Neoclassical decorative elements;
- Chapel of the Coimbras (Portuguese: Capela dos Coimbras), the providor for the bishopric of Braga, João de Coimbra constructed the chapel between 1525 and 1528, which is an example of the Manueline-style architecture;
- Church of Santa Cruz (Portuguese: Igreja de Santa Cruz), and the Hospital of the Brotherhood of the Holy Cross of Jerusalem (Portuguese: Irmandade de Santa Cruz de Jerusalem), constructed in 1581, and later supported by the nuns of the Order Hospitaler;
- Church of Santa Eulália (Portuguese: Igreja de Santa Eulália), is a 13th-14th century Romanesque church, located near [[Bom Jesus do Monte;
- Church of Santa Maria (Portuguese: Igreja Paroquial de Ferreiros/Igreja de Santa Maria), constructed in 1560, under the orders of Archibishop Bartolomeu dos Mártires, as a church of the Society of Jesus;
- Church of Santo André (Portuguese: Igreja Paroquial de Gondizalves/Igreja de Santo André), an example of the reforumulations of the Modernist asthetic of the mid-20th century, the 18th century church was adapted and expanded after the parishes deannexation in 1975;
- Chapel of São Frutuoso (Portuguese: Capela de São Frutuoso), originally built by the Visigoths in the 7th century, the structure, alongside the Convent of São Francisco de Montélios, in the form of a Greek cross;
- Chapel of São Sebastião das Caravelheiras (Portuguese: Capela de São Sebastião das Caravelheiras)
- Church of São Martinho (Portuguese: Igreja Matriz de Espinho/Igreja de São Martinho), the Baroque and Classical parochial church of Espinho, known for its ornate facade and belfrey, as well as its Rococo interior;
- Church of São Miguel de Frossos (Portuguese: Igreja Paroquial de Frossos/Igreja de São Miguel), a 16th-century parochial church in the civil parish of Frossos;
- Church of São Miguel de Gualtar (Portuguese: Igreja Paroquial de Gualtar/Igreja de São Miguel), part of the intense building period of teh 16th-17th century, the parochial church of Gultar was constructed in the 17th century, but later remodelled during the 18th century;
- Church of São Paio (Portuguese: Igreja Paroquial de Arcos/Igreja de São Paio), located in Arcos, the church is an early 18th century church (built in 1706);
- Church of São Paulo (Portuguese: Igreja de São Paulo e Seminário de Santiago), the historical seminary and church of Saint Paul with its contrast between stoic facade and decorated Baroque interior, built in the era of archbishop Bartholomew;
- Church of São Pedro de Lomar (Portuguese: Igreja de São Pedro de Lomar), remnant of ancient Benedictine monastery of São Pedro in Lomar, the Church of Saint Peter exemplifies a mix of Baroque, Mannerist and Neoclassical architecture;
- Church of São Pedro de Maximinos (Portuguese: Igreja de São Pedro de Maximinos), known for the missing organ of organist Manuel de Sá Couto;
- Church of São Tiago (Portuguese: Igreja Paroquial da Cividade/Igreja de São Tiago)
- Church of São Vicente (Portuguese: Igreja de São Vicente)
- Convent of Nossa Senhora do Carmo (Portuguese: Convento de Nossa Senhora do Carmo), principally recognizable for its central spire/belfrey, which was designed by João de Moura Coutinho de Almeida e Eça, and constructed in the 17th-18th century;
- Church of the Misericórdia (Portuguese: Igreja da Misericórdia)
- Church of the Third Order of St. Francis (Portuguese: Igreja dos Terceiros), the Terceiros began the process of constructing their church in 1685, which they dedicated to Our Lady of Conception (Portuguese: Nossa Senhora da Conceição;
- Church, Convent and College of the Congregation of São Filipe de Néri (Portuguese: Igreja dos Congregados), attributed to the architect André Soares, for the complex/risky facade of the church and corner convent windows, Monk's chapel (or Chapel of Our Lady of the Appearance), and retable of Our Lady of Pain (Portuguese: Nossa Senhora das Dores)
- Convent of Nossa Senhora da Conceição (Portuguese: Convento da Nossa Senhora da Conceição), which includes the Chapel of São Domingos, an 18th-century convent, home to the Instituto Monsenhor Ariosa;
- Convent of Pópulo (Portuguese: Convento do Pópulo), the Mannerist, Baroque, Rococo and Neoclassical austere elements of the convent belying the extravagant interior, that was originally the home to Augustine monks, highlighted by the Baroque facade of the Church of Pópulo (Portuguese: Igreja de Pópulo);
- Convent of Salvador (Portuguese: Convento do Salvador/Lar Conde de Agrolongo), began with the need to transfer the nuns from the Monastery of Vitorino das Donas in 1528
- Convent of São Francisco de Montélios (Portuguese: Convento de São Francisco/Igreja de São Jerónimo de Real), the Baroque, Rococo and Neoclassical convent, highlighted by the imposing three-storey facade of the Church of São Jerónimo;
- Cross of Nossa Senhora dos Aflitos (Portuguese: Cruzeiro da Nossa Senhora dos Aflitos), a Baroque cross on an ionic column, with an image of Christ in wood, surmounted by a rectangular Tuscan colonnade and roof;
- Cross of the Espírito Santo (Portuguese: Cruzeiro do Espírito Santo)
- Monastery of Dumio (Portuguese: Ruínas Arqueológicas de São Martinho de Dume), the ancient religious seat founded by Martin of Braga in the provincial centre of Dume;
- Monastery of Tibães (Portuguese: Mosteiro de Tibães), the 17th–18th century Benedictine monastery renowned for the ornate/artistic gilt work in its chancel and altars;
- Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte, constructed on Monte Santo, overlooking the urban sprawl of Braga, the 18th to early-19th century, Neoclassic sanctuary and church (itself preceded by Baroque stairway), is reachable by trail or Bom Jesus funicular (one of the oldest in Iberian Peninsula);
- Sanctuary of Nossa Senhora do Sameiro (Portuguese: Santuário de Nossa Senhora do Sameiro), isolated on the hilltop of Monte do Sameiro, the church and retreat began in 1861, from the mind of Father Martinho António Pereira da Silva, who wished to construct a monument dedicated to Our Lady of the Conception;
- Sanctuary of Santa Maria Madalena (Portuguese: Santuário de Santa Maria Madalena/Santuário da Falperra), located on Monte Falperra, the Baroque-era sanctuary church, was designed by local architect André Soares, incorporating decorative elements into a two-bell tower homage to the Mary Magdalene;
- Sé Cathedral of Braga (Portuguese: Sé Catedral de Braga)
- Wayside shrine of São Brás (Portuguese: Alminhas de São Brás), although conjecturally a contemporary monument, the wayside shrine in Ferreiros has the characteristics of many Baroque monuments in Braga;
Museums[link]
In addition, many of the district's treasures and historical artifacts are housed in several museums that are scattered throughout the city, such as:
- Museum of the Biscainhos (Portuguese: Museu dos Biscainhos, housed in the historical Palace of the Biscainhos, the museum exhibits a permanent collection of decorative art, that includes furniture, ceramics, European and Oriental porcelain, European Glass, European and Portuguese watches and clocks;
- Treasure Museum of the Sé Cathedral (Portuguese: Tesouro Museu da Sé Catedral), the collection varies, but collects together artefacts from the 16th to 18th century during the period of religious/cultural exploration, associated with the Cathedral, including images and azulejo tiles;
- Museum of Image (Portuguese: Museu da Imagem), dedicated to photography, located near the Arco da Porta Nova and Braga Castle;
- Museum Medina (Portuguese: Museu Medina), located in the same building as the Museum of Pius XII, the collection is the home to the 83 oil paintings and 21 drawings of the painter Henrique Medina;
- Museum of Nogueira da Silva (Portuguese: Museu Nogeuira da Silva), bequeathed to the University of Minho, the collection includes artefacts, paintings, furniture and sculptures collected over a lifetime, such as Renaissance artwork, 17th furniture, ceramics and objects in ivory, silver and religious art;
- Museum of Pius XII (Portuguese: Museu Pio XII), housing a collection of Palaeolithic, Neolithic and Bronze Age implements, Pre-historic and Luso-Roman pottery;
- D. Diogo de Sousa Museum (Portuguese: Museu D. Diogo de Sousa), its collection includes many items discovered during archaeological excavations within the municipality, extending as far back as the Palaeolithic to the Middle Ages.
- Museum of String Instruments (Portuguese: Museu dos Cordofones), the collection features Portuguese instruments as far back as the Middle Ages including Cavaquinhos, Portuguese guitars, Mandolins and banjos among others.
Education[link]
The city is the headquarters and main campus for the Universidade do Minho (Minho University), a public university founded in 1973. A campus of Portugal's oldest private university of Portugal, the Universidade Católica Portuguesa, was also established in 1967, as well as theEscola Secundária Sá de Miranda (the oldest Secondary school in Braga).
In the late 2000s, the International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory also opened their international research centre in the city.
Sports[link]
Braga's football team, Sporting Clube de Braga, was founded in 1921 and play in the top division of Portuguese football, the Liga Sagres, from Braga Municipal Stadium, carved out of the Monte Castro hill that overlooks the city.
The Rampa da Falperra, a round of the European Hillclimb Championship, is held every year in the outskirts of the city.
The Circuito Vasco Sameiro and adjacent the Kartódromo Internacional de Braga are located around the local airfield. The racing track held European Touring Car Cup events in 2009 and 2010, and the KIB has held rounds of the Karting World Championship.
Culture[link]
Braga is the home of a professional Quidditch team, the Braga Broomfleet, operating within the fictional Harry Potter universe.[3]
Notable citizens[link]
- Paulus Orosius (c. 385 – c. 420): Important historian and theologue from the Braga diocese, friend of St. Augustine.
- Martin of Braga (c. 520 – 580): Bishop of Braga that converted the Suevi to Catholicism.
- Diogo de Sousa (c. 1461 – 1532): Archbishop of Braga after 1505. A great sponsor of the arts, he remodelled the Cathedral and promoted the urbanisation of the city following Renaissance models. He also founded several churches and an important school (the São Paulo School).
- Francisco Sanches (1550–1623): 16th-century physician born in the Braga diocese and educated in universities in France and Italy.
- André Soares (1720–1769): 18th-century architect, designed several important Rococo buildings in Braga and Northern Portugal.
- Irmã Maria Estrela Divina, religious and stigmatic woman. Buried in Braga Cathedral.
- Domingos Leite Pereira: Portuguese politician of the Portuguese First Republic.
- Maria Ondina Braga (1932–2003) escritora e cosmopolita
- António Variações (1944–1984) innovative pop composer and singer
- Marie Myriam (born Myriam Lopes in Braga, 8 May 1957) French singer of Portuguese origin, winner of 1977 Eurovision Song Contestwith "L`Oiseau et L`Enfant" ("The Bird and the Child"), written by Jean Paul Cara and Joe Grace.
References[link]
- Notes
- ^ (in Portuguese) Braga 2012 Capital Europeia da Juventude, Braga, Portugal, 2012, http://www.bragacej2012.com/?lang=en_GB, retrieved 19 April 2012
- ^ "Normals Climatológicas". Instituto de Meteorologia, IP Portugal. http://www.meteo.pt/pt/cidadeprev10dias.jsp?localID=4&cidadeID=4. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
- ^ Whisp, Kennilworthy (2001). Quidditch Through the Ages. WhizzHard Books. pp. 31–46. ISBN 1-55192-454-4.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Domingos José Paciência Oliveira | ||
| Date of birth | (1969-01-02) January 2, 1969 (age 43) | ||
| Place of birth | Leça da Palmeira, Portugal | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1982–1987 | Porto | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1987–1997 | Porto | 232 | (97) |
| 1997–1999 | Tenerife | 50 | (6) |
| 1999–2001 | Porto | 31 | (9) |
| Total | 313 | (112) | |
| National team | |||
| 1986 | Portugal U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 1987–1989 | Portugal U21 | 4 | (0) |
| 1989–1998 | Portugal | 35 | (9) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2001–2004 | Porto B (assistant) | ||
| 2004–2005 | Porto B | ||
| 2006–2007 | União Leiria | ||
| 2007–2009 | Académica | ||
| 2009–2011 | Braga | ||
| 2011–2012 | Sporting CP | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Domingos José Paciência Oliveira, simply Domingos as a player (Portuguese pronunciation: [duˈmĩɣuʃ]); born 2 January 1969 in Leça da Palmeira, Matosinhos), is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a striker, and a current manager.
He achieved success with both Porto and the Portuguese national team, appearing in more than 350 official games with the former over the course of 12 seasons (nearly 150 goals), and representing the latter at Euro 1996.
After completing his accreditation in 2005, Domingos resumed his career as a manager, notably helping Braga reach the 2011 Europa League final.
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Playing career[link]
A F.C. Porto trainee since he was 13,[1] discovered at local Atlético de Leça, Domingos proved to be a terrific goalscorer despite being physically weak. Tomislav Ivić eventually decided he should be the replacement for an ageing Fernando Gomes, and made his main squad debut at age 19, being crowned top scorer in the Portuguese league in the 1995–96 season; previously, in 1990–91, he was involved in a last-matchday battle for the Bola de Prata award with S.L. Benfica's Rui Águas, with Águas' team having won the championship the game before: Domingos played first, putting four past Vitória de Guimarães in a 5–0 home win, going from 20 to 24 goals. Águas appeared hours later against S.C. Beira-Mar, and bagged two second-half goals in an eventual 3–0 triumph, finishing with 25.
In 1997–98, Domingos moved to the Canary Islands' CD Tenerife, one season after Porto signed prolific striker Mário Jardel. There, he teamed up with Roy Makaay, but never fully adapted to La Liga, netting only once in his final season - which ended in relegation - in a 1–2 home loss against Deportivo Alavés.
Domingos eventually returned to Porto two years later, who outbid Sporting Clube de Portugal at the eleventh hour. While cherished by the crowd, he didn't impose himself as in the past, and retired at the end of the 2000–01. He won seven league titles, six supercups and five cups.
For Portugal, Domingos scored nine goals in 35 appearances, including one against Croatia at UEFA Euro 1996, as the national team reached the quarterfinals.
International goals[link]
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 December 1990 | Estádio Prof. Dr. José Vieira de Carvalho, Maia, Portugal |  United States |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 7 September 1994 | Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland |  Northern Ireland |
1–2 | 1–2 | Euro 1996 qualifying |
| 3 | 18 December 1994 | Estádio da Luz (1954), Lisbon, Portugal |  Liechtenstein |
1–0 | 8–0 | Euro 1996 qualifying |
| 4 | 18 December 1994 | Estádio da Luz (1954), Lisbon, Portugal | Liechtenstein |
2–0 | 8–0 | Euro 1996 qualifying |
| 5 | 3 June 1995 | Estádio das Antas, Porto, Portugal |  Latvia |
3–0 | 3–2 | Euro 1996 qualifying |
| 6 | 15 August 1995 | Sportpark Eschen-Mauren, Eschen, Liechtenstein | Liechtenstein |
0–1 | 0–7 | Euro 1996 qualifying |
| 7 | 3 September 1995 | Estádio das Antas, Porto, Portugal | Northern Ireland |
1–0 | 1–1 | Euro 1996 qualifying |
| 8 | 19 June 1996 | City Ground, Nottingham, England |  Croatia |
0–3 | 0–3 | UEFA Euro 1996 |
| 9 | 20 August 1997 | Estádio do Bonfim, Setúbal, Portugal |  Armenia |
1–0 | 3–1 | 1998 World Cup qualification |
Manager career[link]
Leiria and Académica[link]
After his retirement, Domingos was assigned to coach Porto's youth teams, and later, the reserves. After completing his level three managing course, Domingos left Porto and was hired as manager of first division team União de Leiria for 2006–07. He also opened a football school in Matosinhos with former Porto teammate Rui Barros.
Despite a good work overall, leading the team to a seventh-place finish, Domingos left the club before the end of the season, after having fallen out with club president and player Adriano Rossato.[2]
The following season Domingos took the reins of another top level side, Académica de Coimbra, after Manuel Machado resigned. In his first two years in charge of the Students, he led the side to two consecutive league wins at Benfica (3–0, 1–0). In his second season, he led the club to the seventh position, the best in 24 years.
Braga[link]
In June 2009, Paciência resigned, after receiving an offer from Sporting de Braga, which had just lost manager Jorge Jesus to Benfica. In his first season, despite a bad start which included being knocked out of the UEFA Europa League in the third qualifying round by IF Elfsborg, he guided the Minho club to an historical campaign, leading the league for most of the season and eventually securing the second position - a best ever, behind Benfica - and subsequent UEFA Champions League qualification; the team became only the fifth in the country to reach the competition's group stage, after ousting Celtic FC (4–2 on aggregate) and Sevilla FC (5–3) in the qualifying rounds.
After a bad start to both the domestic and the Champions League campaigns, Braga slowly recovered their form, finishing in fourth position in the former and in third in the latter, with the subsequent Europa League qualification, where Domingos led the team to the final, after disposing of Lech Poznań, Liverpool, FC Dynamo Kyiv and Benfica; as he had announced in May 2011, he left his post after the game against Porto.[3]
Sporting[link]
On 23 May 2011, Domingos was named José Couceiro's successor at Sporting Clube de Portugal.[4] His move to Lisbon was largely expected following the election of Luís Godinho Lopes as club president.[5]
In his first season, Domingos qualified the Lions to their first Portuguese Cup final in four years. On 13 February 2012, however, as the team ranked fourth in the league, 16 points behind leaders Benfica, he was fired, following a 0–2 away loss against C.S. Marítimo.[6][7]
Honours[link]
Player[link]
Team[link]
- Portuguese League: 1987–88, 1989–90, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97
- Portuguese Cup: 1987–88, 1990–91, 1993–94, 1999–2000, 2000–01
- Portuguese Supercup: 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2000
Individual[link]
- Portuguese Footballer of the Year: 1990
- Portuguese Golden Ball: 1990
- Portuguese League: Top scorer 1996
Manager[link]
- UEFA Europa League: Runner-up 2010–11
Managerial stats[link]
Last updated 6 February 2012
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| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| União Leiria | |
18 May 2006 | 30 March 2007 | &1000000000000002400000024 | &100000000000000090000009 | &100000000000000060000006 | &100000000000000090000009 | &1000000000000003750000037.50 |
| Académica | |
12 September 2007 | 26 May 2009 | &1000000000000006500000065 | &1000000000000001900000019 | &1000000000000002400000024 | &1000000000000002200000022 | &1000000000000002923000029.23 |
| Braga | |
23 June 2009 | 18 May 2011 | &1000000000000008500000085 | &1000000000000005000000050 | &1000000000000001200000012 | &1000000000000002300000023 | &1000000000000005882000058.82 |
| Sporting | |
1 July 2011 | 13 February 2012 | &1000000000000003300000033 | &1000000000000001800000018 | &100000000000000090000009 | &100000000000000060000006 | &1000000000000005454999954.55 |
| Total | &10000000000000207000000207 | &1000000000000009600000096 | &1000000000000005100000051 | &1000000000000006000000060 | &1000000000000004638000046.38 | |||
References[link]
- ^ "Domingos Paciência". UEFA.com. http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/clubs/coach=1704/profile/index.html. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
- ^ Domingos abandona equipa (Domingos leaves team); Record, 30 March 2007 (Portuguese)
- ^ Paciência to leave Braga after all-Portuguese final; UEFA.com, 10 May 2011
- ^ "Official: Domingos Paciencia appointed new Sporting Lisbon coach". Goal.com. 23 May 2011. http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2885/europe/2011/05/23/2500131/official-domingos-paciencia-appointed-new-sporting-lisbon. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
- ^ "Domingos é o treinador de Godinho Lopes [Domingos is Godinho Lopes' manager]". Correio da Manhã. 18 March 2011. http://www.cmjornal.xl.pt/detalhe/noticias/sport/sporting/domingos-e-o-treinador-de-godinho-lopes. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
- ^ "Comunicado [Announcement]" (in Portuguese). Sporting Clube de Portugal. 13 February 2012. http://web3.cmvm.pt/sdi2004/emitentes/docs/FR37485.pdf. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
- ^ Sporting: Domingos out, Sa Pinto in; PortuGOAL, 13 February 2012
External links[link]
- Domingos Paciência at footballzz.co.uk
- Stats at ForaDeJogo (Portuguese)
- Coach stats at ForaDeJogo (Portuguese)
- BDFutbol profile
- Domingos Paciência at National-Football-Teams.com
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| Name | Paciencia, Domingos |
| Alternative names | Domingos |
| Short description | Portuguese football player/manager |
| Date of birth | 2 January 1969 |
| Place of birth | Leça da Palmeira, Portugal |
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Andrew Thomas Carroll[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1989-01-06) 6 January 1989 (age 23)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Gateshead, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Liverpool | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2006 | Newcastle United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006–2011 | Newcastle United | 80 | (31) |
| 2007–2008 | → Preston North End (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2011– | Liverpool | 42 | (6) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007–2008 | England U19 | 8 | (4) |
| 2009–2010 | England U21 | 5 | (2) |
| 2010– | England | 4 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:45, 10 April 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Andrew Thomas Carroll (born 6 January 1989) is an English footballer who plays for Liverpool and the England national team as a striker.
Carroll started his professional career with Newcastle United in 2006, before spending a brief period on loan with Preston North End, during which time he scored his first league goal. He established himself as a regular in the Newcastle first team by 2008, and following Newcastle's relegation from the Premier League to the Championship in 2009, scored 17 goals in 39 appearances to help Newcastle finish first in the league, earning immediate promotion back to the Premier League in the process. He continued to play for Newcastle in the Premier League, scoring 11 goals in 19 appearances.
Carroll signed for Liverpool on the last day of the transfer window on 31 January 2011 for a fee of £35 million, which to date represents both Liverpool's most expensive ever signing, and the highest amount ever paid by one club to another for a British footballer.[2] Carroll was bought to replace Fernando Torres, who moved from Liverpool to Chelsea on the same day for a fee of £50 million, making Carroll the second-most expensive player currently playing for a British club, behind Torres. An injury sustained in December delayed his Liverpool debut until March 2011, and he scored his first two goals for his new club in April 2011 in a 3–0 victory over Manchester City.
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Club career[link]
Newcastle United[link]
Carroll, an occasional scorer in Newcastle United's reserve team, made his first-team debut on 2 November 2006 at the age of 17 years and 300 days in a 1-0 UEFA Cup win over Palermo, coming on as a late substitute for Nolberto Solano. In doing so, he became the youngest ever player to represent Newcastle in Europe.[3]
He made his FA Cup debut on 17 January 2007, appearing as substitute for the last ten minutes in the 5–1 home defeat by Birmingham City.[4] On 25 February 2007, Carroll made his Premier League debut for Newcastle, coming on as a substitute in the 87th minute in the 1–0 defeat by Wigan Athletic, almost scoring in the process; only a good save from Wigan goalkeeper John Filan prevented him from scoring his first Newcastle goal.[5]
In 2007, he was the recipient of the "Wor Jackie Milburn Trophy", which is awarded every year to the rising star of North-East football, chosen from among Newcastle players.[6]
On 29 July 2007, Carroll scored his first senior goal with a left foot shot in a 2–0 win over Juventus in a friendly match. After the game, Carroll received praise from Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, who tipped Carroll to have a big future.[7]
On 14 August 2007, Carroll began a six-month loan with Preston North End,[8] and made his debut for them in the League Cup against Morecambe on the same day.[9] Carroll was sent off playing for Preston against Scunthorpe United on 18 September.[10] He scored his first Championship goal, and his first English league goal, against Leicester City on 6 November.[11]
Carroll made his first appearance for Newcastle in the 2008–09 season on 20 October, coming on as a substitute for Shola Ameobi at home to Manchester City.[12] Carroll scored his first competitive goal for Newcastle on his first ever home start with a header against West Ham United in a 2–2 draw on 10 January 2009.[13] He signed a new three-and-a-half-year contract on 12 March 2009, in theory keeping him at Newcastle until 2012.[14]
Following Newcastle's relegation, and the departures of first team strikers, Michael Owen, Mark Viduka and Obafemi Martins,[15] Carroll was paired with Shola Ameobi in attack for Newcastle at the start of the new season.[16] His first league goal in the Championship came on 16 September 2009 against Blackpool with a header.[17] By 2010 Carroll was playing almost every game, in a new strike partnership with Peter Løvenkrands. This partnership accounted for more than half of the club's goals in 2010.[18] Carroll finished the season as Newcastle's top scorer, with 19 goals in all competitions, 17 in the league.[18]
Carroll was given squad number 9 for the 2010–11 season, a number with great significance for Newcastle United supporters, as it has been worn in the past for Newcastle by the likes of Jackie Milburn, Malcolm Macdonald and Alan Shearer.[19] Carroll scored his first career hat-trick against Aston Villa in the their 6–0 win in the Premier League on 22 August 2010.[20][21] Carroll captained Newcastle for the first time on 3 October 2010 when he came on as a substitute for Kevin Nolan against Manchester City.[22] In October 2010, Carroll signed a new five-year contract, on paper keeping him at the club until 2015.[23] Carroll scored Newcastle's third in a 3–1 victory over Liverpool at St. James' Park on 11 December 2010, with a low 25-yard drive.[24]
Liverpool[link]
On 31 January 2011, Liverpool put in a bid of £30 million for Carroll, which was rejected.[25] Newcastle then accepted a bid of £35 million and, following the agreement of personal terms and a medical, the transfer was completed shortly before the 11.00pm deadline.[26] Liverpool confirmed that Carroll would wear the number 9 jersey previously worn by Fernando Torres, who left Anfield for Chelsea on the same evening for £50 million.[27] The transfer made Carroll the eighth overall most expensive footballer at the time, and also the most expensive British footballer of all time. He also became the second most expensive footballer playing for a British club, after Torres.[28] However, due to an injury that was sustained while with Newcastle United, it was announced that Carroll would have to wait some time before his Liverpool debut.
He finally made his Liverpool debut as a substitute in the 3–1 win against Manchester United on 6 March 2011.[29] On 10 March, he appeared in his first European game for Liverpool in a 1–0 loss at Braga in the Europa League, appearing as a substitute after half-time.[30] In the return leg a week later, he made his first Liverpool start, although the game finished 0–0, leading to Liverpool going out of the competition losing 1–0 on aggregate.[31] On 20 March, he made his first Premier League start for Liverpool at the Stadium of Light in a 2-0 victory against Sunderland.[32] On 11 April, Carroll scored his first goals for Liverpool in a 3–0 victory against Manchester City at Anfield, scoring his first with a long-range strike and his second with a header.[33][34] He played several more times that season, but did not score any more goals.
On 24 August 2011, he scored his first goal of the new season with a 20-yard drive against Exeter City to make the score 3–0 in the second round of the League Cup.[35] On 1 October 2011, he scored his first league goal of the 2011–12 season during a 2–0 victory over Everton at Goodison Park.[36] His third goal of the season came in a 2–0 win away at West Brom.[37] He scored his first goal of 2012 in a 5–1 third-round FA Cup victory against Oldham Athletic.[38] He would go on to create the Dirk Kuyt goal that would secure victory in the 88th minute over Manchester United in the fourth round of the FA Cup on 28 January, before marking the first anniversary of his signing with Liverpool with his fifth goal of the season in a 3–0 victory away at Wolves on 31 January.[39] He later scored, and set up team-mate Luis Suárez, during Liverpool's 6–1 thrashing of Brighton & Hove Albion in the fifth-round of the FA Cup.[40] On 26 February, he won his first trophy with Liverpool as they won the League Cup, beating Cardiff in the Final.[41] On 10 April, he headed an injury-time winner against Blackburn to end Liverpool's run of four games without a win.[42] Four days later, he headed in another late winner, this time in a 2–1 victory against Everton in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley, to take Liverpool through to the Final on his 50th appearance for Liverpool.[43] Carroll described his match-winning goal as "the best feeling ever", with team-mate Jamie Carragher saying the goal was "worth £35 million in itself" and that Carroll would "be remembered forever".[44]
International career[link]
England youth teams[link]
On 11 September 2007, Carroll made his England under-19 debut against Belarus, scoring in the 4–0 victory.[45] On 12 March 2009, Carroll, fresh from signing a new contract at Newcastle, was called up to the England U-20s for a match against Italy U-20s, but was withdrawn from the squad and replaced by Hal Robson-Kanu of Swindon Town.[46]
Carroll received his first call up to the England U-21s on 5 August 2009.[47] He made his debut on 11 August 2009 against Holland, coming on as a second half substitute.[48] On his second cap with the under-21 team, on 9 October 2009 against Macedonia U-21s, he scored two goals and assisted another as England romped to a 6–3 win.[49]
Carroll's performances for Newcastle United earned him a call up to the England squad for the friendly against France on 17 November 2010. Carroll passed a late fitness test to start the match.[50] Carroll scored his first senior goal, a low left foot drive into the bottom corner, for England on 29 March 2011 in a friendly against Ghana which ended 1–1.[51] On 15 May 2012, Carroll was included in the squad for the 2012 European Championship.[52]
International goals[link]
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||||
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| 1. | 29 March 2011 | Wembley Stadium, London |  Ghana |
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Style of play[link]
Carroll has been compared to both Newcastle legend Alan Shearer and Chelsea striker Didier Drogba.[53][54][55] He has also been referred to as a classic centre forward, owing to his strength, powerful shot, and excellent heading ability.[56] Former Newcastle manager and Liverpool player Kevin Keegan stated "he is probably in the top three headers of a ball I have ever seen in football".[57] After Newcastle's 2-0 victory at home to Blackpool, in which Carroll scored the second goal and was instrumental in creating the first, Blackpool manager Ian Holloway described Carroll as "the best striker in the Premier League".[58]
Personal life[link]
Born in Gateshead, Carroll attended Brighton Avenue Primary School and Joseph Swan School.[59] Carroll currently lives in Merseyside with his girlfriend Stacey, and has a daughter from a previous relationship, born 15 September 2009.[60][61]
Discipline[link]
Carroll has been involved in many off-the-pitch incidents in his career. On 14 September 2008, he was arrested by police in Newcastle, and later accepted a police caution.[62] On 7 December 2009, he was arrested in the aftermath of a nightclub fight, again in Newcastle, accused of smashing glass in a man's face.[63] He was charged with assault and in October 2010 he pleaded guilty to common assault and was fined £1,000. He was also ordered to pay £2,500 compensation.[64]
Whilst on international duty with England U-19s, Carroll and teammates Scott Sinclair and Ryan Bertrand were sent home from the squad after breaking a curfew on 14 October 2007 during preparation for a match against Romania U-19s.[65]
In March 2010, Carroll was allegedly involved in an altercation with teammate Steven Taylor during training that left Taylor with a broken jaw.[66] Carroll reportedly suffered a broken hand in the incident, and he was shortly photographed at a pop concert with bandages to both hands.[67] Newcastle manager Chris Hughton, club representatives and both players declined to comment any further on the incident and no charges were pressed.[68]
On 18 October 2010, Carroll was charged with assault in an incident with his ex-girlfriend. Claiming self-defence, and having given a local hotel as his address, Carroll was granted bail on the condition that he resided with then Newcastle captain Kevin Nolan until the case resumed in January. The charges were later dropped due to lack of evidence.[69] Two days following his bail, Carroll's car was set on fire whilst parked on Nolan's driveway, with the club captain's garage door also being daubed with obscenities.[70] Following England's 1–1 draw with Ghana on 29 March 2011, England manager Fabio Capello told Carroll to curtail his drinking habits. This was quickly refuted by Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish, who stated "Well he's never bought me a drink. I've been with him at Boyzone concerts and he's still never bought me a drink!"[71]
In an interview in April 2012, Carroll admitted that he had gained a reputation for drinking and socialising during his time at Newcastle, but that since joining Liverpool in January 2011 he had "settled down" and changed his lifestyle.[72]
Career statistics[link]
Club[link]
| Club | Season | League | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Newcastle United | 2006–07 | Premier League | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2007–08 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | |||
| Preston North End (loan) | 2007–08 | Championship | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 12 | 1 | |
| Total | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
| Newcastle United | 2008–09 | Premier League | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 16 | 3 | |
| 2009–10 | Championship | 39 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 42 | 19 | ||
| 2010–11 | Premier League | 19 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 20 | 11 | ||
| Total | 80 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 91 | 33 | ||
| Liverpool | 2010–11 | Premier League | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| 2011–12 | 35 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | – | 47 | 9 | |||
| Total | 42 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 56 | 11 | ||
| Career total | 133 | 38 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 159 | 45 | ||
Honours[link]
Club[link]
Individual[link]
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External links[link]
- Andy Carroll profile at Liverpool F.C.
- Andy Carroll career stats at Soccerbase
- Profile on Andy Carroll LFCHistory.net
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| Name | Carroll, Andrew Thomas |
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| Short description | Footballer |
| Date of birth | 6 January 1989 |
| Place of birth | Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England |
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