Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas is a Brazilian sports club based in the neighborhood of Botafogo, in the city of Rio de Janeiro. Although they compete in a number of different sports, Botafogo is mostly known for its association football team. It plays in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top tier of the Brazilian football league system, and in the state of Rio de Janeiro's premier state league. In 2000, Botafogo finished 12th in a vote by subscribers of FIFA Magazine for the FIFA Club of the Century. They have won the Brazilian championship two times, in 1968 and 1995.
Mogi das Cruzes is a municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, located within the metropolitan region of the state capital of the city of São Paulo. The population is 451,505 in an area of 713 km2. It is located 40 km to the east of the city of São Paulo. It was founded in 1560 by the bandeirantes. The sprawling municipality, which includes many rural areas, is the easternmost arm of São Paulo conburbation seen on satellite images. César de Souza and Brás Cubas districts are considered the suburban core, center of town and a city within the municipality in a horizontal line east of the built up area of Suzano.
Bruno is a given name and surname of Old Germanic origin. In the Latin languages, it comes from Brunus, a Latinized form of a Germanic name composed of the root brun-, which can mean burnished, also present in the words braun and brown.
Menezes, sometimes Meneses, was originally a Portuguese toponymic surname which originated in Montes Torozos, a region in Tierra de Campos, northeast of Valladolid and southeast of Palencia. The ancestor of the Meneses lineage was Tello Pérez de Meneses. The family wealth and power grew remarkably in the 13th and 14th centuries, through several marriages with the Castilian and Portuguese royal families.
FC Winterthur is a Swiss football club based in Winterthur, Canton of Zürich. They play in the Swiss Super League, the first tier of Swiss football, and appeared regularly in the Nationalliga A during the 20th century. Their home is the Stadion Schützenwiese.
Alex Bruno Costa Fernandes is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for Independente de Limeira as a centre back.
Alex Sandro da Silva or simply Alex Silva is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player who played as a central defender. He is the current technical coordinator of Brasília.
Bruno Martins Teles, known as Bruno Teles, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a left back.
Bruno Fernandes das Dores de Souza, known as Bruno Fernandes or Goleiro Bruno, is a Brazilian convicted murderer and professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Ioan Igna is a Romanian former football referee and player. Igna played football at UTA Arad between 1957 and 1960 and 1964–1967 and at Știința Timișoara between 1961 and 1964, he became a referee in 1972. He is known for having refereed two matches in the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico, including an epic quarter-final match between Brazil and France. Igna made two controversial calls during the tie. In the second period of extra time, he did not penalise a foul by the Brazil goalkeeper Carlos on France attacker Bruno Bellone. BBC commentator Jimmy Hill described Igna's decision to ignore the foul by Carlos as "an extreme mistake". In the penalty shootout, he awarded a goal when Bellone's shot hit the post and the ball rebounded off Carlos before entering the goal. The laws of the game were subsequently amended to specifically address the situation that occurred in the penalty shootout.
Ladislav Petráš is a former Slovak football player. He played 19 matches for Czechoslovakia national team and scored six goals. Petráš was a participant at the 1970 FIFA World Cup, where he played three matches and scored two goals. Petráš also took part in the Euro 1976, where his team won the tournament. After scoring Czechoslovakia's only goal against Brazil, Petráš celebrated by kneeling and performing the sign of the cross, demonstrating his Catholic faith in defiance against the Communist regime in Czechoslovakia, which was contrary to any religious belief. Petras continues to be a Roman Catholic. In the second match of the tournament, Petráš scored the first goal of the match against Romania at the 4th minute.
Alex Sandro Lobo da Silva is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Flamengo.
Alex is a given name. It can refer to a shortened version of Alexander, Alexandra, or Alexis.
Bruno Cazarine Constantino, also known as Bruno Cazarine, is a retired Brazilian footballer who played as a striker.
Alex Nicolao Telles is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Botafogo.
Bruno Henrique Pinto, known as Bruno Henrique, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a winger for Flamengo and the Brazil national team.
Bruno Guimarães Rodrigues Moura, known as Bruno Guimarães, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Premier League club Newcastle United, which he captains, and the Brazil national team.
Alex Bruno is a name. People with that name include:
