Related Research Articles
The 2004 African Cup of Nations, known as the Nokia2004 Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship purposes, was the 24th edition of the African Cup of Nations, the biennial international men's football championship of Africa organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The tournament was played between 24 January and 14 February 2004 in Tunisia, taking place in the country for the third time following the 1965 and 1994 editions. The organization of the 2004 edition was awarded to Tunisia on 4 September 2000.
Carlos Arnoldo Salcido Flores is a Mexican former professional footballer. He started his career as a centre-back and played most of it as left-back, then converted to defensive midfielder and ended it as centre-back. He won the 2012 Olympic gold medal.
9 de Octubre Fútbol Club, simply referred to as Nueve (9) de Octubre, is a sports club based in Guayaquil, Ecuador. The club is best known for its football team.
Yuzo Kurihara is a Japanese former football player who last played for Yokohama F. Marinos. He played for Japan national team.
Kecskeméti Testedző Egyesület, commonly known as Kecskeméti TE or simply Kecskemét, is a sports club based in Kecskemét, Hungary. It is most famous for its football section which competes in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, the first tier of Hungarian football. Kecskeméti TE's highest achievement to-date is winning the Magyar Kupa in the 2010–11 season, and gaining entry into the Europa League. The team won a silver medal right after its promotion back to the first league in 2022-23, earning the right to compete in the Europa Conference League qualification matches.
Abbos Abdurazzoqovich Atoyev is an amateur boxer from Uzbekistan, best known for winning gold in the light heavyweight competition at the 2007 World Championships where he defeated and upset heavy favourite Artur Beterbiev which to this was his only loss, and at middleweight in 2009. He also won a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He fights southpaw and was born in the village of Qulkhatib of Vabkent District of Bukhara Province.
Ehsan Hajsafi, nicknamed the Persian cheetah, is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Greek Super League club AEK Athens and captains the Iran national team.
Viktor Nikolayevich Dmitrenko is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Caspiy. Although primarily playing as a centre-back, he plays occasionally as a right-back or left-back. Born in Russia, he plays for the Kazakhstan national team.
The Portugal national under-19 football team represents Federação Portuguesa de Futebol, the governing body for Portuguese football, in international football at this age level.
Felipe Andrés Mora Aliaga is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a striker for Major League Soccer club Portland Timbers and the Chile national team.
Hamari Traoré is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for La Liga club Real Sociedad, and captains the Mali national team.
Nico Elvedi is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or right-back for Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach and the Switzerland national team.
Darko Velkovski is a Macedonian footballer who plays as a centre-back or as a defensive midfielder for the North Macedonia national team.
Bruno Amílcar Valdez Rojas is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Paraguayan Primera División club Cerro Porteño and the Paraguay national team.
Sei Muroya is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a right back for Hannover 96 in the 2. Bundesliga and for the Japan national team.
Joël Abu Hanna is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Israeli club Maccabi Netanya. Born in Germany, he represents the Israel national team.