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9 unusual facts about association football


Chalmers Naval Architecture Students' Society

Its members participate in other FCS sponsored activities such as the Sunday soccer, beer-tasting night, FCS barbecues, and various trips.

Derek Birnage

In 1954 Birnage launched a new sports-themed comic, Tiger, and asked writer Frank S. Pepper to create a more realistic football strip than The Champion's "Danny of the Dazzlers".

Ingebrigt Steen Jensen

Ingebrigt Steen Jensen (born 9 May 1955) is a Norwegian writer, consultant, advertising man and football enthusiast.

Inter Continental Cup

The Inter Continental Cup - Malaysia 2008 was an invitational football tournament, staged in Kuala Lumpur from May 15 to May 25, 2008.

Lancelot Layne

Many of his most remembered songs were not recorded, including the song "Strike Squad", which he composed for his local football team.

New Beacon School

There is a strong Company tradition at New Beacon, with competition between the companies including Company rugby, cross country, shooting, cricket, football art Athletics and quiz competitions.

Sebastián Viberti

Sebastián Humberto Viberti Irazoki, nicknamed "El Pelado" (Córdoba, 25 May 1944 - Córdoba, 24 November 2012) was an Argentine footballer and trainer.

Victoria Beckham: Coming to America

Victoria Beckham: Coming to America was a 2007 one-hour American TV special that featured British former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham moving to the United States where her husband, David Beckham, began his career playing soccer for LA Galaxy of the MLS.

Zendegi

Nasim's first breakthrough comes with Virtual Azimi, a proxy she creates by scanning Ashkan Azimi, Iran's national football team captain, to record his motor skills while he replays games in his head.


Abdul Hadi Abdul Hamid

Abdul Hadi Abdul Hamid (born 25 February 1987, Kuala Kedah, Kedah) is a Malaysian football goalkeeper currently playing for Kedah FA.

Académica Petróleos do Lobito

Académica Petróleos do Lobito, usually known as Académica Lobito, are a football (soccer) club from Lobito, Angola.

Al Saunders

Saunders was born in the north London suburb of Hendon as part of a sporting family; his great-uncle, Ron Saunders, played soccer for a number of teams in The Football League and later became a manager, winning honours with Norwich City and Aston Villa.

Alexander Pöllhuber

Alexander Pöllhuber (born 30 April 1985) is an Austrian professional association football player, currently playing for Austrian Football First League side SC Rheindorf Altach as a defender.

Andreas Augustsson

In a match against one of Sandefjord's challengers for promotion in 2004, Aalesund, Augustsson got a red card, towards the end of the first half, for biting the opponent goalkeeper Kim Deinoff in the arm.

Andreas Görlitz

Shortly after signing for Bayern, Görlitz made his debut for the Germany national team, appearing in the last five minutes of the 1–1 friendly with Brazil, on 8 September 2004; the following month, he assisted veteran Thomas Brdaric as the striker closed the score at 2–0, in another exhibition game, now with Iran.

Andrés González

Andrés Felipe González Ramírez (born 8 January 1984 in Cali) is a Colombian footballer.

Associação Acadêmica e Desportiva Vitória das Tabocas

Associação Acadêmica e Desportiva Vitória das Tabocas, commonly known as Vitória das Tabocas, or as Acadêmica Vitória, is a Brazilian men's and women's football club based in Vitória de Santo Antão, Pernambuco state.

Beniamino Di Giacomo

Beniamino Di Giacomo (born November 13, 1935 in Porto Recanati) is a retired Italian professional football player and coach.

Bernard Bosquier

Bernard Bosquier (born 19 June 1942 in Thonon-les-Bains, Haute-Savoie) is a former French international footballer who played as a defender.

Bryan Gerzicich

Bryan Gerzicich (born March 20, 1984) is an American professional soccer player who plays for Hapoel Tel Aviv in the Israeli Premier League.

Carlos Bueno

On the 15th he scored his first goal for the club, against Everton de Viña del Mar in a 5–1 success (also away), coming off the bench at Estadio Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso in Coquimbo; nine days later he also found the net against Oriente Petrolero of Bolivia, a in 2–2 home draw (2–3 aggregate loss).

Christian Gyan

Christian Attah Gyan (born 2 November 1978 in Tema) is a Ghanaian footballer who currently plays for Leonidas

Cristiano dos Santos Rodrigues

Cristiano dos Santos Rodrigues (born 3 June 1981), commonly known as Cristiano, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a striker for Club Deportivo Olimpia of the Liga Nacional de Honduras.

Cyrille Makanaky

Cyrille Thomas Makanaky (born 28 June 1965 in Douala) is a Cameroonian retired footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

Deportivo Iztacalco

Only 5 were selected, Diego "El Gato" Reynoso (goalkeeper), Guillermo "RBD" Guzmán (defender), Carlos "Piwi" Godínez and Anibal "Robinho" Cruz (midfielder) and Giovanni "Guardadito" Pérez (striker).

Edgar Álvarez

Édgar or Edgard Anthony Álvarez Reyes (born 9 January 1980 in Puerto Cortés) is a Honduran footballer who currently plays for Platense in the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras.

Edgar Balbuena

Edgar Gabriel Balbuena Adorno or, simply, Edgar Balbuena (born 20 November 1980 in Capiatá) is a Paraguayan footballer.

Essau Kanyenda

Essau Boxer Kanyenda (born 27 September 1982 in Dedza, Malawi) is a Malawian international footballer who plays as a striker for South African side Polokwane City F.C..

FC Bibo

F.C. Kossou Bibó, or commonly known as F.C. Bibó is an Ivorian semi-professional football team based in Kossou, Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast.

Football at the 2011 Island Games

Football at the 2011 Island Games was held from 26 June–1 July 2011 at several venues.

Foz do Iguaçu Futebol Clube

Foz do Iguaçu Futebol Clube is a Brazilian professional football club from the city of Foz do Iguaçu, state of Paraná.

Francisco Antonio López

Francisco Antonio "Kalimba" López Benediht (born October 14, 1989 in Tela, Atlántida, Honduras) is a Honduran footballer who plays for Platense as a Midfielder in the Liga Nacional de Honduras.

Francisco Osorto

Francisco Salvador Osorto Guardado (born 20 March 1957 in Santa Rosa de Lima) is a former football player from El Salvador.

Gerard Oliva

Gerard Oliva Gregori (born 7 October 1989) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Austrian side SV Ried as a forward.

Gergő Lovrencsics

Gergő Lovrencsics (born 1 September 1988 in Szolnok) is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Lech Poznań.

Gianpiero Combi

Gianpiero Combi, who played 510 minutes and conceded three goals as captain of the squad, received the Jules Rimet trophy from the Italian Dictator Benito Mussolini.

Hannes Sigurðsson

Hannes Þorsteinn Sigurðsson (born 10 April 1983 in Reykjavík, Iceland) is an Icelandic football player.

Heather Aldama

Heather Marie Aldama (born 1 December 1978, in Redlands, California) is a retired American soccer midfielder who was a member of the United States women's national soccer team.

Hussein Dokmak

Hussein Dokmak (born on December 13, 1981 in Lebanon - died on June 13, 2007 in Beirut, Lebanon) was an association football player who died from the results of a car bomb outside the Al Manara Stadium in which Lebanese politician Walid Eido was killed.

Ilya Fomitchev

Ilya Vladimirovich Fomitchev (born 14 August 1982 in Almaty) is a Kazakhstani professional footballer who plays for FC Vostok.

James Welldon

After school, he played as full-back in association football with the Old Etonians F.C. and took part in the first match (score 1-1 draw) of the 1876 FA Cup Final at Kennington Oval, which they ultimately lost after a replay to Wanderers when his place in team was taken by Edgar Lubbock.

Jim Rodger

Jim Rodger (born 15 September 1933 in Cleland, Lanarkshire) is a Scottish former football player.

José Luis Miñano

José Luis Miñano García (born 22 May 1987 in Alicante, Valencian Community) is a Spanish footballer who plays for FC Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino in Belarus, as a midfielder.

Joselito Vaca

Joselito Vaca Velasco (born August 12, 1982 in Santa Cruz de la Sierra) is a Bolivian footballer.

Khampheng Sayavutthi

Khampheng Sayavutthi born 19 July 1986 in Vientiane, is a Laotian football player, who has played for YOTHA FC (MCTPC FC) in the Lao League, the top division of the Lao football League, and the Laos national team.

Leonardo Augusto Vieira Moreira

Leonardo Augusto Vieira Moreira, or simply Leonardo (born February 4, 1986 in Minas Gerais), is a Brazilian striker who currently plays for Hokushinetsu Football League side Japan Soccer College.

Limber Perez

Limber Omar Pérez Mauricio (born July 26, 1976 in Iriona), his first name also spelled Limbert or Limberth, is a retired Honduran football defender.

Michael Mols

However, during a UEFA Champions League clash against FC Bayern Munich, he collided with opposing goalkeeper Oliver Kahn, which resulted in a serious knee injury – in the same competition, he previously helped his club crush PSV Eindhoven 4–1 at home by scoring twice, whilst in the league, he put four past former Ranger Andy Goram's Motherwell.

Ned Barkas

He came from a footballing family: his brother Sam played for and captained England, a cousin, Billy Felton, also played for England, and three other brothers Tommy, James and Harry were professional footballers.

Nicolás Muñoz

Nicolás Armando Muñoz Jarvis (born 21 December 1981 in Panama City, Panama) is a Panamanian footballer who currently plays for Isidro Metapan in the First Division of El Salvador.

Panushanth Kulenthiran

Panushanth Kulenthiran (born 26 July 1990 in Jaffna) is a Sri Lankan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or striker for Italian side A. S. D. Monreale Calcio and the Tamil Eelam national team.

Pierre-Antoine Dossevi

Pierre-Antoine Dossevi (born 17/01/52, Lomé, French Togoland) is a retired Togolese footballer.

Rubén Baraja

In his first season he was a key element in the Ches Champions League campaign, as the club was beaten in the final for the second year running, this time losing in a penalty shootout to FC Bayern Munich, with the player scoring on his attempt.

Sonni Nattestad

Sonni Ragnar Nattestad (born 5 August 1994) is a Faroese professional footballer who plays for FC Midtjylland and the Faroe Islands national team as a defender.

Sportivo Dock Sud

Club Sportivo Dock Sud (familiarly called Docke by fans) is an Argentine football club based in the Dock Sud district of Avellaneda Partido, Greater Buenos Aires.

Stevie O'Reilly

Stevie O'Reilly (born 13 December 1966) is a Scottish football referee who is active in the Scottish Premier League.

Thiago Cruz Reggiani

Thiago Cruz Reggiani, known as Thiago Cruz (born 15 July 1981 in São Paulo, Brazil) is a football manager and a former striker.

Wally Quinton

Walter "Wally" Quinton (13 December 1917 – 1996) was an English professional footballer who made 85 appearances in the Football League playing for Rotherham United, Birmingham City, Brentford and Shrewsbury Town.

William Torres

William Jeovanny Torres Alegría (born October 27, 1976 in San Miguel, El Salvador) is a Salvadoran professional football player, who currently plays for Luis Ángel Firpo in the Salvadoran Premier Division.


see also

2011–12 Fußball-Oberliga Baden-Württemberg

The 2011–12 season of the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg, the highest association football league in Baden-Württemberg, was the fourth season of the league at tier five (V) of the German football league system and the 35th season overall since establishment of the league in 1978.

A.F.C. Tubize

Association Football Clubs Tubize, also known as A.F.C. Tubize is a Belgian football club located in the city of Tubize.

AFCA

A.F.C. Aldermaston, a non-league English association football club based in Aldermaston, Berkshire

Ales

Olympique Alès, a French association football (soccer) club based in Alès

Alexey Sereda

Aleksei Leonidovich Sereda (born 1966), Russian association football player and coach

Alexey Zakharov

Aleksei Sergeyevich Zakharov (born 1984), Russian association football player with FC Sever Murmansk

Aleksei Vladimirovich Zakharov (born 1985), Russian association football player with FC Nara-ShBFR Naro-Fominsk

Bernard Parker

Bernard Parker (born 16 March 1986 in Boksburg, Gauteng) is a South African professional association football midfielder/striker playing for Kaizer Chiefs.

Boa Viagem

Boa Viagem Esporte Clube, an association football club based in Boa Viagem, Ceará

Brisbane Football Club

Brisbane Roar FC, association football (soccer) club that competes in the A-League

Brooklyn F.C.

Brooklyn Field Club, a defunct soccer club which played in both the National Association Football League and American Soccer League

Charles Plumpton Wilson

He was thus one of only three players to represent England at both Association football and Rugby football, the others being Reginald Birkett and John Willie Sutcliffe.

Christchurch City

Christchurch United, a former association football team from Christchurch, New Zealand

Cup of Nations

Gulf Cup of Nations, an association football tournament currently held every two years

Cupper

CUAFL Cuppers, a competition in the Cambridge University Association Football League

Daisy Hill

Daisy Hill F.C., an association football club from Westhoughton, England

Dmitry Nikolayev

Dmitry Sergeyevich Nikolayev (b. 1975), Russian association football player and coach

Douglas da Costa Souza

Douglas da Costa Souza or simply Bilica (born January 31, 1979 in Fortaleza), is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.

DUFC

Dalton United F.C., an association football club in Dalton-in-Furness, England

Dundee United F.C., an association football club in Dundee, Scotland

Drogheda United F.C., an association football club in Drogheda, Ireland

Easts

Eastern Suburbs AFC, a New Zealand Association Football (soccer) club

Ester Aparecida dos Santos

Ester Aparecida dos Santos (born on 9 December 1982), commonly known mononymously as Ester, is a Brazilian association football player.

Fabiański

Łukasz Fabiański, Polish association football goalkeeper, currently playing for Arsenal F.C.

Football Australia

Football Federation Australia, Official body of association football (or soccer) in Australia

Four pointer

Six-pointer, an association football cliché that is used in leagues that employ a "three points for a win" system to describe a game between two teams with similar league positions

Kirovski

Jovan Kirovski (b. 1976), American association football player of Macedonian descent

Krems

Kremser SC, association football club based in Krems an der Donau

Leoncito

Antonio León Amador, better known as "Leoncito", a Spanish professional association football player

Manningham

Manningham F.C., rugby league team who switched to association football in 1903 and became Bradford City A.F.C.

Maribor Branik

NK Maribor, an association football club established in December 1960, who joined MŠD Branik sports organization in 1988

Mendo

Mendo Ristovski (born 1956), Australian association football player

New Brighton A.F.C.

New Brighton Association Football Club was a football club from the seaside resort of New Brighton, in Wallasey, Merseyside in England.

Newport County

Newport County A.F.C., an association football club in the United Kingdom

Queen's Park F.C.

Queen's Park is the oldest association football club in Scotland, having been founded in 1867, and is the oldest outside of England and Wales.

Roma FC

A.S. Roma, professional Italian association football club based in Rome.

Ronnie

Ronnie Brunswijkstadion, an association football stadium located in Moengo, Suriname

Rosenborg

Rosenborg BK, an association football club based in Trondheim, Norway

Santarcangelo

Santarcangelo Calcio, an Italian association football club, based in Santarcangelo di Romagna.

SASL

South African Soccer League, a former association football league based in South Africa

Shelbourne

Shelbourne F.C.; an association football club from Dublin, Ireland

South Melbourne Football Club

South Melbourne FC, an association football (soccer) club formerly known as South Melbourne SC, Hellas Hakoah and South Melbourne Hellas

Strathbogie

Strathbogie Park, the former name of Christie Park, Huntly, home ground of association football club Huntly F.C.

Ted Smith

John Edward Smith, association football player and coach, known as Ted Smith

Teplitzer FK

FK Teplice, association football club from the Czech Republic, formed in Teplice in 1945

Van Zanten

David van Zanten (born 1982), Irish professional association football player

Vittoria

F.C. Vittoria, a Serie C association football club from Vittoria, Italy

Wide Right

Midfielder, association football position often referred to as a winger