Showing posts with label history The winning Captains UEFA EURO. Show all posts
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Igor Aleksandrovich Netto ( Igor Netto ) - The winning Captains EURO 1960
0 comments Posted by SK at 11:32 AMHe was the captain of the USSR national football team from 1954 to 1963. He led the country to the gold medal in the 1956 Summer Olympics, and victory at the first ever European Championship in 1960. He missed all but one match in the 1958 FIFA World Cup due to injury, and also played all four matches in the 1962 FIFA World Cup when the Soviet Union reached the quarterfinals. In total he collected 54 international caps and four goals.
During his club career he played for FC Spartak Moscow from 1949 until 1966, scoring 37 goals in 367 league games, winning five Soviet championships and three cups. He retired in 1966 and became an ice hockey coach. He was awarded the Order of Lenin in 1957. The stadium of Spartak Moscow reserves team is named after him. After the end of his career, he became a manager and coached AC Omonia, FC Shinnik Yaroslavl, Torpedo Moscow, Iran, Panionios and Neftchi Baku.
During his club career he played for FC Spartak Moscow from 1949 until 1966, scoring 37 goals in 367 league games, winning five Soviet championships and three cups. He retired in 1966 and became an ice hockey coach. He was awarded the Order of Lenin in 1957. The stadium of Spartak Moscow reserves team is named after him. After the end of his career, he became a manager and coached AC Omonia, FC Shinnik Yaroslavl, Torpedo Moscow, Iran, Panionios and Neftchi Baku.
Fernando (Ferran) Olivella Pons - The winning Captains EURO 1964
0 comments Posted by SK at 11:31 AMFernando (Ferran) Olivella Pons (born 22 June 1936) is a former Spanish footballer.
He earned 18 caps for the Spain national football team, and was their captain when they won the 1964 UEFA European Football Championship. He also participated in the 1966 FIFA World Cup. He played his club football mainly for FC Barcelona.
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Born at Treviglio, in the Province of Bergamo (Lombardy), Facchetti began his career with his hometown club, Trevigliese, as a forward. He was soon noticed by Helenio Herrera, then manager of Internazionale, who launched him in Serie A in the late 1960-61 season as a full back. The change of role was a good choice, and eventually Facchetti developed into one of the most effective defenders of Italian soccer.
With his club, Facchetti won four scudetti in 1963, 1965, 1966 and 1971; one Italian Cup in 1978; two European Champions Clubs’ Cups in 1964 and 1965; and two Intercontinental Cups in 1964 and 1965.
With his club, Facchetti won four scudetti in 1963, 1965, 1966 and 1971; one Italian Cup in 1978; two European Champions Clubs’ Cups in 1964 and 1965; and two Intercontinental Cups in 1964 and 1965.
Facchetti made his debut for Italy on March 23, 1963. He was capped 94 times (a record at the time, since overtaken only by Dino Zoff, Paolo Maldini and Fabio Cannavaro), wearing the captain's armband 70 times and scoring three goals. He played for his country at the 1966, 1970 (where his team was runner-up to Brazil losing the final by 4-1), and 1974 FIFA World Cups, and was part of the winning Italian squad at Euro 68. In March 2004, Pelé named him one of the top 125 greatest living footballers.
Giacinto Facchetti (18 July 1942 – 4 September 2006) was an Italian football player. From January 2004 until his death, he was President of Internazionale, the club for which he played for his whole career during the 1960s and 1970s, playing 634 official games and scoring 75 goals. He played for the Inter Milan team remembered as “La Grande Inter”. Facchetti is remembered as one of the first truly great attacking-full backs. He would make marauding runs upfield using his wonderful dribbling and crossing. He could also play at centre-back where his tackling was used to great effect. He also possessed wonderful stamina and scored important goals. 
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Franz Anton Beckenbauer (born September 11, 1945) is a German football coach, manager, and former player, nicknamed der Kaiser ("the emperor") because of his elegant style, his leadership qualities, his first name "Franz" (reminiscent of the Austrian emperors called Francis in English), and his dominance on the football pitch. He is generally regarded as the greatest German footballer of all time and also as one of the greatest footballers in the history of the game.
He was a versatile player, who started out as midfielder but adapted to different roles on the pitch, and he is often credited as having invented the role of the modern sweeper or libero.
He was a versatile player, who started out as midfielder but adapted to different roles on the pitch, and he is often credited as having invented the role of the modern sweeper or libero.
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Anton Ondruš (born 27 March 1950 in Solčany, Czechoslovakia) is a former Slovak football player. He played 58 matches for Czechoslovakia and scored 9 goals.
He was a participant at the 1976 UEFA European Championship, where Czechoslovakia won the gold medal, and at the 1980 UEFA European Championship.
He played mostly for Slovan Bratislava.
He was a participant at the 1976 UEFA European Championship, where Czechoslovakia won the gold medal, and at the 1980 UEFA European Championship.
He played mostly for Slovan Bratislava.
Bernard Dietz (born March 22, 1948 in Bockum-Hövel, Germany) . On December 22, 1974, Dietz won his debut for West Germany in a Euro 1976 qualifier against Malta in Malta. After his final game for his nation, on May 19, 1981, against Brazil in Stuttgart, he had been capped 53 times by Helmut Schön and Jupp Derwall. Participating also in the 1976 UEFA European Football Championship and at the 1978 FIFA World Cup, Dietz was able to lift the 1980 UEFA European Football Championship trophy as the captain of the triumphant West German team. 
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Michel Francois Platini (born June 21, 1955) is a French former football manager and midfielder of Italian origins (being his grandfather and his surname from the Province of Novara), and current president of the UEFA (Union of European Football Associations).
Platini was part of the French national team that won the 1984 European Championship, a tournament in which he was the best player and top goalscorer. He participated in the 1978, 1982 and 1986 World Cups, reaching the semi-finals in the latter two. Platini, Alain Giresse, Luis Fernández and Jean Tigana together made up the "carré magique" (French for "magic square"), the group of players that formed the heart of the French national team throughout the 1980s.
Platini was part of the French national team that won the 1984 European Championship, a tournament in which he was the best player and top goalscorer. He participated in the 1978, 1982 and 1986 World Cups, reaching the semi-finals in the latter two. Platini, Alain Giresse, Luis Fernández and Jean Tigana together made up the "carré magique" (French for "magic square"), the group of players that formed the heart of the French national team throughout the 1980s.
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Ruud Gullit (born September 1, 1962 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch football coach and former player, who played professionally in the 1980s and 1990s. He was a member of the Netherlands national team that was victorious at Euro 88 and was also a member of the squad for the 1990 World Cup. He was named the European Footballer of the Year in 1987 and the World Soccer Player of the Year in 1987 and 1989. He was a versatile player, playing in numerous positions during his career. He is currently the Head Coach of the Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer after taking over from Frank Yallop in November 2007. 
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Lars Christian Olsen (born February 2, 1961) is a Danish former professional football defender and current football manager of Danish Superliga club Randers FC. In his active career, he most prominently played for Brondby IF, with whom he won 7 Danish championships. He was elected the 1988 Danish Player of the Year, and Olsen played 84 matches and scored 4 goals for the Denmark national football team. From his position in the central defense, he captained Denmark in their 1992 European Championship win. In all he captained the Danish national team in a record 69 matches. 
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Jürgen Klinsmann (born July 30, 1964 in Göppingen). Klinsmann had a fruitful international career, seeing his first Germany duty in 1987 and ultimately collecting 108 caps along with 47 international goals. He participated in the 1988 Summer Olympics, winning a bronze medal; the 1988, 1992 and 1996 European Championships, reaching the final in 1992 and becoming champion in 1996. He was also an important part of the German team in the World Cups of 1990 (in which he scored 3 goals), 1994 (5 goals), and 1998 (3 goals), winning the World Cup in 1990. He was the first player ever to score at least 3 goals in each of 3 World Cups, later joined by Ronaldo of Brazil. He still remains second all time in World Cup goals scored by a German with 11. 
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Didier Deschamps (born 15 October 1968 in Bayonne) is a former French football player who captained France to victories in the 1998 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2000. In 1998, Deschamps captained France as they won 1998 FIFA World Cup on home soil, performing an integral role in the team. Propelled by the momentum of this triumph, Deschamps also captained France as they won Euro 2000, giving them the distinction of being the first national team to hold both the World Cup and Euro titles since West Germany did so in 1974. France held the top position in the FIFA World Rankings system from 2001-2002. 
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Theodoros Zagorakis (born October 27, 1971 in Kavala) is the President of PAOK FC, in Thessaloniki, Greece. He is a retired Greek footballer and was the captain of PAOK FC and the Greece national football team that won the 2004 UEFA European Football Championship. Zagorakis was for many years the captain of the national team. His first cap was in 1994, against the Faroe Islands. He played an important role in Greece's victory in the 2004 European Championship, and was named the Player of the Tournament by UEFA. Zagorakis is currently Greece's all-time leader in caps, earning his 100th against Kazakhstan on November 17, 2004. He is at 119 caps as of June 2 (scoring his first ever goal on a free kick against Denmark in World Cup 06 qualifying, in Athens, during his 101st cap). He holds the record of not missing a match (except one in 2006) of the national team (due to either injury or not selection) since his first cap in a period of 12 years.
In October 5th 2006, Zagorakis announced his international retirement, after fourteen full playing years as the Greek team's leader. In May 2007, after the fifth Greek Superleague All-Star Game, he announced his retirement from the professional football altogether. On August 22, 2007, Zagorakis played for the last time with the Greek national football team in a special friendly match against Spain in Toumba Stadium, Salonica. He played for about 15 minutes and was then substituted by Giannis Goumas.
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In October 5th 2006, Zagorakis announced his international retirement, after fourteen full playing years as the Greek team's leader. In May 2007, after the fifth Greek Superleague All-Star Game, he announced his retirement from the professional football altogether. On August 22, 2007, Zagorakis played for the last time with the Greek national football team in a special friendly match against Spain in Toumba Stadium, Salonica. He played for about 15 minutes and was then substituted by Giannis Goumas.
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