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7 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.

Rune Johansson

Rune Arnold Georg Johansson (August 23, 1920 – December 30, 1998) was a Swedish sportsperson who played bandy, football, handball, ice hockey, and competed in track and field.

South Surrey Athletic Park

There are also four multi-purpose fields adjacent to Semiahmoo Secondary School that are commonly used for football, rugby and soccer.


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.

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.

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.

Ariel Jakubowski

Ariel Jakubowski (born September 7, 1977 in Człuchów) is a Polish footballer who currently plays for Polish side Wisła Płock.

Ariquemes Futebol Clube

Ariquemes Futebol Clube, commonly known as Ariquemes, is a Brazilian football club based in Ariquemes, Rondônia state.

Bevan Fransman

Bevan Fransman (born 31 October 1983 in Cape Town, Western Cape) is a South African footballer, currently playing as a centre back for SuperSport United and the South African national team.

Bruno Correa

Bruno César Correa (born 22 March 1986) is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for UAE Pro-League side Dubai CSC.

Bryan Arturo Johnson

Bryan Arturo Johnson Sacasa (born 9 October 1989 in El Progreso, Yoro, Honduras) is a Honduran footballer who play as centre back for Platense.

Carlos Guirland

Carlos Alberto Guirland Báez (born 18 September 1961 in San Ignacio) is a retired football (soccer) midfielder from Paraguay.

Charles Douglas Moffatt

Charles Douglas Moffatt (London, 5 July 1870 - Buenos Aires, 1 March 1953) was an English football player, considered one of the pioneers of the sport in Argentina.

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.

Dijilly Arsene Dit Patrick Vouho

Djilly Arsène Dit Patrick Vouho (born 25 June 1987 in Seguela) is an Ivorian footballer who plays as a Striker for Georgian Umaglesi Liga club Dinamo Tbilisi.

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..

Football at the 2011 Island Games

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

Francisco Javier Aguilar García

Safe for two seasons, Aguilar was regularly used by the Merengues during his spell, winning five leagues and two Spanish Cups – including the double in the 1974–75 campaign – and appearing in nearly 200 official games.

Francisco Osorto

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

Gabriel Paulista

Gabriel Armando de Abreu (born 26 November 1990), better known as Gabriel Paulista or simply Gabriel, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Villarreal CF as a centre back.

Gerard Oliva

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

Gustavo Lillo

Gustavo Alejandro Lillo (born August 8, 1973 in Mendoza) is a retired Argentine professional footballer.

Hannes Sigurðsson

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

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.

Jean-Paul Bertrand-Demanes

Jean-Paul Bertrand-Demanes (born 13 May 1952 in Casablanca, Morocco) is a former football goalkeeper from France, who earned eleven international caps for the French national team during the 1970s and was part of the French team in the 1978 FIFA World Cup.

José Orúe

After a loan to Barakaldo CF in the same region, in the second division, Orúe returned to Athletic to be an instrumental part of the sides that won one league and three Copa del Rey trophies in the 50's, including the double in the 1955–56 campaign, with the player contributing with 35 official games (one goal, in a 3–2 home win against Deportivo Alavés on 1 January 1956, his only as a professional).

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.

Libambami Yedibahoma

Yedibahoma Datoma Libambani (born 13 January 1979) is a Togolese football striker who currently plays for Talia Club Seeb.

Marcelo Macías

Marcelo Antonio Macías Oliveri (born September 12, 1975 in Montevideo) is an Uruguayan football goalkeeper.

Mauricio Solís

Mauricio Solís Mora (born 13 December 1972 in Heredia) is a former Costa Rican professional footballer, who played as a defensive midfielder.

Maxwell Konadu

On 10 July 2012, Konadu was appointed as the manager of the Ghana national under-20 football team, succeeding Orlando Wellington and in January 2013, Konadu was appointed as the manager of the Ghana national under-23 football team.

Mich d'Avray

Jean-Michel (Mich) d'Avray (born 19 February 1962 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is a former professional association footballer who spent the majority of his playing career at Ipswich Town.

Mikel Álvaro

Mikel Álvaro Salazar (born 20 December 1982 in Amurrio, Álava) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Inter Baku PIK in Azerbaijan, as a midfielder.

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.

Oeki Hoekema

Uilke Piebe ("Oeki") Hoekema (born 28 January 1949 in Leeuwarden) is a retired Dutch football player who played for Go Ahead Eagles, PSV, De Graafschap, Lierse SK, ADO Den Haag and FC Wageningen, as well as the Dutch national side.

Palestra de São Bernardo

Palestra de São Bernardo, commonly known as Palestra, is a Brazilian football club based in São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo state.

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.

Papi fut

Papi fut or Papi futbol is a popular Central American variety of football played on specially constructed outdoor courts also usable for regulation basketball.

Pierre-Antoine Dossevi

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

Raúl Antonio Coreas

Raúl Antonio Coreas Pérez (born February 7, 1989 in San Miguel, El Salvador) is a Salvadoran footballer who currently plays for Dragón in the Salvadoran Second Division.

SG Mickten

SG Mickten were a football club from the Mickten district of Dresden.

Shouting for the Gunners

"Shouting for the Gunners" was a single released by the English football team Arsenal, with Tippa Irie and Peter Hunnigale, in 1993.

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.

Taça de Macau em futebol

Taça de Macau em futebol is the top football knockout tournament in Macau.

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.

Tupy Futebol Clube

Tupy Futebol Clube, commonly known as Tupy, is a Brazilian football club based in Crissiumal, Rio Grande do Sul state.

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.


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.

Abbey College Manchester

Jason New, represented New Zealand in Association Football.

Ales

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

Alexander Miller

Alex Miller (born 1949), Scottish association football player and manager

Alexey Zakharov

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

Australian League

The A-League - the top level of association football in Australia and New Zealand

Boa Viagem

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

Brooklyn F.C.

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

Christchurch City

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

Copa Oro

CONCACAF Gold Cup, association football competition between nations from North and Central America and from the Caribbean

Cupper

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

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

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

Dynamo Berlin

Berliner FC Dynamo, an association football club separated out of SC Dynamo Berlin in 1966 and still extant

Fabiański

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

Football at the 1920 Summer Olympics

As Bernard Joy in Association Football (1960) was to write: "Out of pocket expenses were paid far in excess of the reimbursement for hotels and travelling. ... Payments for time lost from work, were made for playing and training, and teams were taken off for intense preparation together. Whatever the reason or excuse, thinly-veiled professionalism was rampant." Ironically Norway were not a professional side.

Igoe

Sammy Igoe, an English association football (soccer) player, currently at AFC Bournemouth

Jesús Alonso Fernández

Jesús Alonso Fernández, better known as Chus Alonso (born April 24, 1917 in Havana, Cuba - died August 9, 1979 in Madrid, Spain) was a Cuban-born, naturalized Spanish association football player.

Joaquín Navarro

Joaquín Navarro Perona, Spanish professional association football player

Kentucky Christian University

For the New Zealand association football club, see Kapiti Coast United.

King Edward Technical College

Dunedin association football team Dunedin Technical was formed by alumni of the institution, and was originally known as King Edward Technical College Old Boys.

Laskov

Bozhin Laskov (Божин Георгиев Ласков) was a Bulgaria n 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

McMinn

Ted McMinn (born 1962), Scottish former association football

Milos Zivkovic

Miloš Živković (born 1985), Serbian player of association football.

Mizrachi

Alon Mizrahi (born 1971), Israeli former professional association football player and international

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

North Ferriby United A.F.C.

North Ferriby United Association Football Club is an English association football club based in North Ferriby, near Kingston upon Hull, in the East Riding of Yorkshire.

Northern League

Northern Football League, also known as Ebac Northern League, an association football league in North East England

NZF

New Zealand Football, the national governing body for association football in New Zealand

Pojat

Kaarinan Pojat (also known as KaaPo), soccer (association football) club from based in Kaarina, Finland

Pullman F.C.

In 1893, the Pullman Company entered its newly created company soccer team as an inaugural member of the Chicago League of Association Football (CLAF).

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.

Dallas Roma F.C., amateur American association football club based in Dallas, Texas.

Rubén Díaz

Rubén Oswaldo Díaz (born 1946), Argentine association football player (Argentina, Racing Club, and others)

S.S. Lazio Rugby 1927

It is the rugby union branch of the multisport club S.S. Lazio, probably the biggest European multisport organization, which operates also the famous association football team with the same name.

Sam McElroy

For the Northern Irish association football player and coach see Sammy McIlroy.

Sânmărtean

Lucian Iulian Sânmărtean (born 1980), Romanian professional Association football player

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

Skea

David Skea, a Scottish association football player of the 1890s

Strathbogie

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

West Brom

West Bromwich Albion F.C. a professional association football team based in West Bromwich

Wide Right

Midfielder, association football position often referred to as a winger

William McLaren

Billy McLaren (born 1948), Scottish association football player and manager