Articles tagged with "player-profiles"
Posted on: Turkey Euro 2008 Blog by musab | Jun 4th, 2008
Nihat Kahveci (Coffeemaker) was born in Istanbul in 1979 and at the age of 14 was enrolled into the Besiktas youth academy. Even at a ...
Posted on: Turkey Euro 2008 Blog by musab | May 16th, 2008
Today we'll take a look at one of my personal favorite footballers, Emre. Most Turks call him by his nickname "Kuchuk Emre", "Little Emre".
Emre Belözoğlu ...
Posted on: Turkey Euro 2008 Blog by musab | May 15th, 2008
In the final leadup to the tournament, I've decided to bring you more info on the players themselves.
Our first player, for no particular reason, ...
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Daryl | May 12th, 2008
Name: Deco
Team: Portugal
Group: A; Switzerland, Czech Republic, Turkey
Caps (Goals): 51 (3) - as of May 12, 2008
DOB: August 27, 1977 (30 years old)
Position: Attacking ...
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Chris | May 8th, 2008
Name: Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Team: Sweden
Group: D; Spain, Russia, Greece.
Caps (Goals): 49 (18) as of May 7, 2008
DOB: October 3, 1981 (26 years old)
Position: Striker
Club Team: Internazionale
Probably ...
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Laurie | May 7th, 2008
Name: Jens Lehmann
Team: Germany
Group: B; Austria, Croatia, Poland
Caps (Goals): 53 (0) as of May 7, 2008
DOB: November 10, 1968 (38 years old)
Position: Goalkeeper
Club Team: Arsenal, ...
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Daryl | May 6th, 2008
Name: Adrian Mutu
Team: Romania
Group: C; France, Italy, Netherlands
Caps (Goals): 60 (27) as of May 6, 2008
DOB: January 8, 1979 (29 years old)
Position: Striker
Club Team: Fiorentina
The ...
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Chris | May 5th, 2008
Name: Klaas-Jan Huntelaar
Team: Netherlands
Group: C; Italy, France, Romania.
Caps (Goals): 11 (6) - as of May 5, 2008
DOB: August 12, 1983 (24 years old)
Position: Striker
Club ...
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Chris | Apr 30th, 2008
Name: Luka Modric
Team: Croatia
Group: B; Germany, Poland, Austria.
Caps: 24 (3)
Age: 22
Position: Midfielder (L/C) - Playmaker
Club Team: Dinamo Zagreb/Tottenham
Already one of the most anticipated participants of ...
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Laurie | Apr 8th, 2008
Chances are high that twenty-three-year-old forward/midfielder Nico Kranjcar will be playing for Croatia this summer. He currently has 39 caps, and played in every single ...
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Laurie | Apr 7th, 2008
He is France's all-time leading goal scorer. When he played for Arsenal, he was one of their best players ever, scoring 174 goals in ...
Posted on: Cote d'Ivoire World Cup Team Blog by gianfranco | Jan 17th, 2008
Finally, the true talent of the Elephants is in the striker department where an embarrassment of talent has left me and maybe even the coaches ...
Posted on: Cote d'Ivoire World Cup Team Blog by gianfranco | Jan 17th, 2008
It is an understatement to say that the Elephants only get stronger going forward but it is very true. With the amount of depth in ...
Posted on: Cote d'Ivoire World Cup Team Blog by gianfranco | Jan 13th, 2008
Defense is not as weak as the net minders which bode quite well for Barry and company. In fact the Elephants boast a very solid ...
Posted on: Cote d'Ivoire World Cup Team Blog by gianfranco | Jan 12th, 2008
Before the tournament I would like to introduce everyone to the players on the IC squad, and though I will not cover all them. I ...
Posted on: Cote d'Ivoire World Cup Team Blog by gianfranco | Dec 28th, 2007
IC fans, and anyone else who cares to read check out this man:
Kader Keita
He currently plies his trade at Lyon and is transfer target for ...
Posted on: Portugal Euro 2008 Blog by Luis | Nov 3rd, 2006
Date of Birth: May 23, 1984
Place of Birth: Figueira da Foz, Portugal
Height: 1.90 m (6.2 ft)
Weight: 86 kg (189 lbs)
Current Club: FC ...
Posted on: Portugal Euro 2008 Blog by Luis | Sep 11th, 2006
It seems hard to imagine now, but a little over a year and a half ago, all the pundits where talking about Luis Figo as ...
Posted on: Portugal Euro 2008 Blog by Luis | Jul 21st, 2006
Here is an interesting article from the The New York Times on C. Ronaldo. I'm glad to see some in the media showing a ...
Posted on: Togo World Cup Team Blog by Nick O'Neill | Jun 7th, 2006
Togo goalkeeper Kodjovi Obilale, plays for Etoile Filante in Togoese capital Lome. Aged 22, Obilale has already done a stint in France with Niort. Obilale ...
Posted on: Togo World Cup Team Blog by Nick O'Neill | Jun 7th, 2006
Togo defender Assimiou Toure plays for Bayer Leverkusen in Germany. He started his pro career with SSV Osbergnesadt before moving to Bayer Leverkusen. At 5' ...
Posted on: Tunisia World Cup Team Blog by Bessam | May 31st, 2006
I recently came across a very good breakdown of the Tunisian team . This is the best and most detailed I have found by far. ...
Posted on: Switzerland Euro 2008 Blog by Casey Smith | May 21st, 2006
The Fifa webpage has a sweet profiles of all the players on the team!!
Click.
Posted on: Portugal Euro 2008 Blog by Luis Paulo | May 18th, 2006
A player tipped for goalkeeping greatness after representing his country at every level from the Under-16s upwards, the agile Quim is finally starting to display ...
Posted on: Portugal Euro 2008 Blog by Luis Paulo | May 16th, 2006
One of four central defenders vying for a place in the FC Porto side, Ricardo Costa has time on his side, a cool head, a ...
Posted on: Portugal Euro 2008 Blog by Luis Paulo | May 12th, 2006
An attacker who has played for leading clubs in Portugal and Spain, Simão has excellent ball skills, a fierce shot and is equally adept on ...
Posted on: Portugal Euro 2008 Blog by Luis Paulo | May 11th, 2006
A typically skilful Portuguese midfield player who is effective protecting the defence and supporting strikers, Tiago is also a splendid passer with an eye for ...
Posted on: Portugal Euro 2008 Blog by Luis Paulo | May 10th, 2006
An immensely fit player, the coruscating runs of right-back Paulo Ferreira made him crucial to FC Porto's UEFA Champions League triumph, and he was José ...
Posted on: Portugal Euro 2008 Blog by Luis Paulo | May 9th, 2006
A striker who works tirelessly for his team-mates, Nuno Gomes's star shone bright at Euro2000 but he has experienced mixed fortunes since.
Born in north-west Portugal, ...
Posted on: Portugal Euro 2008 Blog by Luis Paulo | May 8th, 2006
Armando Gonçalves Teixeira took the name Petit because he was small and had spent some time living in France, but his diminutive frame has had ...
