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World-Famous Volleyball Players: Natalia Malaga - An Unknown Biography About Peru's Lady's Iron!

Natalia Malaga: Discipline & Passion! 

Colin Powell, the former Secretary of State of America, once said: "There are no secrets to success. Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty to those for whom you work and persistence". Certainly Mr. Powell could well have been talking about Natalia Málaga, the last survivor of the golden generation of Peruvian female volleyball players who won several trophies over the past half-century, putting Latin America's female sport on the Olympic map, alongside Nicaraguan-born Costa Rican Claudia Poll (swimming), Gabriela "Gaby" Sabatini from Argentina (tennis), and the women's basketball side of Brazil, of course.

A-Born Athlete!

Almost everyone in Peru has heard her name in recent decades. Within Peruvian circles, she is one of the two most popular and respected individuals, alongside Gastón Acurio, who is often referred to as one of the gurus in World Gastronomic.

She was born Natalia Maria Málaga Dibos on January 26,1964 into a sporting family in Lima (Peru), the third largest country on the South American mainland. In this context, she showed promise as an athlete at a very young age, winning much encouragement from her teachers, friends, and team-mates. Like several other girls in her hometown, she dreamed of one day playing for Peru's women's volleyball squad.

She was small, but overcame this with her voracious appetite for wins. Over those years, she participated in countless volleyball meets, a sport that more than any other embodies Peru's multi-racial society. Soon afterward, Málaga's outstanding talent and discipline won the attention of many coaches, among them Norma Velarde and Luisa Fuentes (both who fired the national interest in volleyball in the 1970s when they claimed several top honors). 

Not long afterwards, she was promoted to Peru's under-17 national volleyball team. During this period of time, she began to win her first international meets. As early 1980 as, for example, she lifted both the Continental Cup for Girls Under-17 and the Under-19 South American Tournament. That same year, she received favorable notices and was widely mentioned as a possible Olympic sportwoman to go to what is now Russia to compete in the Games of the 23rd Olympiad. However she passed unnoticed in the former Soviet Union when the junior squad competed against senior teams from Iron Curtain countries such as the Democratic German Republic (GDR) and the USSR. At Moscow, for example, the host country beat Peru 3-1. But that was a huge experience in a time when the Latin American republic had not money to make pre-Olympic tours -unlike Cuba, USA, Brazil, and Japan-- on Far East and Eastern Europe. Almost all of Peru's expenses were paid by the Kremlin at the 1980 Moscow Games. 

Thanks to this experience, nearly two years later, an eighteen-year-old rookie, Málaga created a sensation at the Junior South American (SA) Championship when Peru claimed gold at the expense of Brazil. During those years, Peru produced what has been referred to as the "miracle of Latin America". As no other country in the Third World, there were a lot of world-class volleyball players despite many obstacles: Denisse Fajardo, Gina Torrealba, Cecilia del Risco, Cenaida Uribe, and Aurora Heredia, among others international stars.

However in time, by mid-1984 exactly, the nation's head coach Man Bok Park had his eyes on Málaga to replace Carmen Pimentel. Thereafter, she became a celebrity in her home country, along with her other team-mates, as the national side came close to winning the Olympic glory in late 1988. 

Despite being one of the shortest members of the Peruvian volleyball squad, she was one of the greatest players in the history of game in an era when her country had been devastated by one of Latin America's worst conflicts (during those troubled times, the Peruvian squad was an exception in World sports). Her Olympic leadership was (and as coach currently) very similar to the former goalkeeper José Luis Chilavert of Paraguay, who was often referred to as one of the world's top footballers in the past half-century. After a 23-year sporting career, Málaga officially retired from the sport in 2003. Following Peru's declining volleyball image, she turned to coach. She wants to put the Latin American republic back into the international race.

Medals & Trophies

Like no other athlete, Málaga, amassed several international wins around the world, from Tokyo (Japan) and London (UK) to Lausanne (Switzerland) and Santiago (Chile). During the nation's Golden Age, for example, she picked up a total of four world-class medals (3 silver and 1 bronze), aside from winning five Continental golds (Sao Paulo'83, Caracas'85, Maldonado'87, Curitiba '89, Cuzco'93) and three Pan American medals as well as many non-officials tournaments (at that time Peru was regularly invited to play with major teams of Europe, Norceca, Far East, USSR, as well as to other Eastern Bloc countries). A Record for a female athlete from a Third World country as Peru, where there were not sporting facilities to amateur athletes and where Olympic sport has not a place on the government's national agenda. But that was not all! Up to now,she holds the distinction of being one of the youngest medalists in World Cup history following winning the silver medal in her hometown of Lima in late 1982. In addition to this achievement, she was on four different Summer Games: Moscow'80 and USA'84 as well as SKorea'88 and Australia'00, after winning three pre-Olympic meets in Brazil, Uruguay, and Lima (where Málaga played one of her best matches). She also played on the Peruvian national team in 1986, 1990,and 1994 FIVB World Championships.

Mexico City 1981

Working with Luisa Fuentes and Norma Velarde, she became a key sportswoman in the early stages of her sporting career and especially when the country's junior side began a run of success between 1978 and 1982, a team made up of 12 young-up-and- coming athletes, among them Cecilia Tait and Gina Torrealba as well as Denisse Fajardo and Rosa García. It was during this period, for example, where they captured their second consecutive Regional trophy, heralding a new era for Peru.

In fact, the euphoria caused by this new generation had visible effects when the high-flying squad reached to the finals at the Second edition of the FIVB World Youth Volleyball Championship at Mexico City toward the end of 1981, thrilling a country that fourteen months earlier had its first multi-candidate presidential election. During the Junior meet, however, it was all the more shocking as Peru also routed the People's Republic of China (theorically the pre-tournament favorite) 3-1 (15-8, 15-5, 11-15, 17-15), before falling to the South Koreans in the gold-medal match. Around this time, they also had an important win over the Soviet Union (3-1) in despite of the skepticism of journalists in the competition. From the beginning the Peruvian side was not considered a frontrunner at Mexico. At that time, the USSR was hailed as one of the most respected junior delegations in Europe. 

In fact, Málaga and her team-mates led her country to a big dream nurtured for decades by winning the silver medal, the best junior result in Latino volleyball until 1985. But that was only the beginning of a new era. 

Spartakiade Games 1983

From 1980 to 2003, Natalia Málaga was never left outside of the country's senior team, but she was the bottom reserve due to her international inexperience and short height (1,70m-tall). Yet she struggled from the beginning to be accepted as one of the six main athletes after winning a berth as newcomer to attend the 1980 Moscow Summer Games, where she at 16 became one of the youngest entries. By this time, her dream was to become one of the sportswomen of the country's national sextet at the 1984 Los Angeles Games. And that was exactly what she did. 

Since 1983 there were new changes on the national team: Man Bok Park dropped two sportswomen (Ana Cecilia Carrillo and Silvia León) from the Peruvian side that would go on to win the IX Venezuela Pan American Games. Meanwhile, setter Raquel Chumpitaz --whose son (Matthew) plays on the U.S. men's junior national squad since the early 2010s-- could not compete for the Latino side after marrying to an European citizen and moved to her new home: Budapest, Hungary's capital city. Thus, Carmen Pimentel, Denisse Fajardo, and Gina Torrealba were called by Mr. Park to replace Carrillo, León, and the new Hungarian lady. However, in the Venezuelan capital, there were poor results: Peru routed Brazil 3-2 in the bronze-medal game, upon losing to Cuba (0-3) and the States (0-3) in straight sets during the preliminary round and semis. 

Due to their international status as runners-up at the 1982 FIVB World Tournament, Peru was special guest by the USSR Olympic Committee to participate in the Spartakiade Games -a kind of Soviet Olympics during Cold War-- at Moscow in the latter half of 1983, where it did not even make the semis and finishing behind Cuba, Russia and two former Soviet republics. After the demise of the country's national squad at the Pan American Games,emerged the figure of Natalia Málaga. 

Los Angeles (CA) 1984

Peruvian-born Natalia Málaga is a huge inspiration to many Olympic athletes (male or female) of Latin America since the mid-1980s when she began to make a name for herself in the world of volleyball after being regarded as one of the best players at the 23rd Summer Olympics at Los Angeles (CA). Although she missed out on winning a bronze medal, her Olympic performance has become emblematic in global volleyball.

Since then, Málaga was the ideal choice when Mr. Park had serious problems to qualify for the second round at the 1984 L.A Olympics, a goal that was difficult despite a Soviet-led boycott. From the beginning, Málaga did not disappoint when was selected to replace her countrywoman Carmen Pimentel, who had not a good performance during those years.

With a fighting spirit, Málaga led Peruvian delegation to a fourth place in the 1984 Summer Games,following a historic win over South Korea, twice global junior champion (1977 & 1981). This match was strong from the start: Peru beat SK 3-2 with the following scores: 15-8, 15-6, 7-15, 6-15, 15-13; Peru's first victory over SKorea since the 1960s. Two years earlier, the Latin American republic was upset by SK 0-3 in the FIVB Women's World Championships on home soil, one of the world's major sporting occasions. 

As well as winning their match against SK, they knocked Canada 3-0 (15-9, 15-10, 15-4) out of the preliminary round, before losing to Japan 3-0 (15-8, 15-7, 15-5). Soon afterward, in the semi-finals, the Peruvian side was routed by US squad 3-0 (16-14, 15-9, 15-10), before falling to Japan 3-1 (14-16, 15-4, 15-7, 15-10) in the medal-bronze game.

Achieving a high level in volleyball in the mid-1980s, Málaga moved to Seoul to play for a short time in the South Korean championship (one of the most competitives in Far East), becoming one of the first Latino sportswomen to play in the Asian tournament, alongside Maria Isabel Alencar of Brazil (who played in Japan). Although her dream was to become a professional player in either Italy or Brazil. A dream that she realized toward the end of this decade.

The Road to South Korea 1988

In the middle of her golden years, Málaga went to what is now the Czech Republic to compete in the Global Tournament, following capturing the SA title and playing in the Republic of Korea. In the former Czechoslovakia, she and her colleagues gained a bronze medal by defeating East Germany 3-1. Without she, the national team could haven't had so much respect from their rivals as Cuba, the German Democratic Republic (GDR), and the People's Republic of China (PRC). Astonishingly, she could play all the six positions on the court. Over the next year, by 1987, they defeated Brazil 3-0 to win the SA Women's Olympic Games Qualification Tournament at Maldonado, Uruguay, which followed the Peruvian contingent to compete for the XXIV Modern Olympiad, and claimed the Liberation Cup at Czechoslovakia months earlier. Later that event, they went to Japan where winning a Pre-World Cup. Certainly Peru's long dream of Olympic gold in women's team volleyball was almost realized in the following year.

After declining an invitation to compete at an international meet on Cuba's capital city, the South American title-holders went to Korea in the quest for the Olympic glory. Aside from Málaga, the nation's sportswomen were led by the future Hall of Famers Cecilia Tait and Gaby Pérez. Soon afterward, they gained a measure of historic revenge when the national side overcome the People's Republic of China 3-2, sparking off celebrations on home soil. Less than six years before the national team gained its first Olympic medal, at home, Peru -a contingent made up of nine rookies-- was upset by China in the gold-medal match at the FIVB World Championship. 

In a final as thrilling as the duel between USA and the USSR during the gold-medal game at the 1972 Olympic Basketball Tournament at Munich (West Germany), the Soviet Union -a group made up of 12 giants-- had a come-from-behid five set win over Peru to win the gold-medal match at Seoul'88. In the meantime, the country's female contingent dominated the sports pages for weeks for the first time in the Peruvian capital, an area traditionally monopolized by soccer. In fact, this Olympic final was a milestone in the history of Peru's sports. 

For her big performance during the 1988 Seul Games, the high-flying athlete then played professionally in the Italian (often referred to as one of the world's best tournaments) championship. She also was scheduled to play in Brazil. Within Brazilian circles, she was one of the most respected figures,along with the future Hall of Famers Tait and Ana Beatriz Moser ( a national sporting hero in her native country). Over the following years, she won her last Continental Contests in Brazil and Peru respectively. 

Under the leadership of Málaga, Gabriela Pérez del Solar and Sonia Ayaucam, the country's sportswomen dominated the Regional Tournament held at Cuzco in 1993 by beating Brazil in the final game, after missing out to Barcelona for the 1992 Summer Olympics. Subsequently, Malaga's love and passion for her country led her to play ten more years, a period where she was still regarded by far as the most outstanding Peruvian volleyball player well ahead of young athletes. However, the country's Golden Age finished and the Latin American republic never again was able to win regional titles. This also worsened due to a Brazilian strategy to find tall athletes to compete in the FIVB championships.

At the 2003 South American Tournament, Málaga competed for the last time at international level, but she failed to lead an Asian-style play against Brazil (0-3) and Argentina (2-3). Previously, Málaga was thrust into the spotlight in 2000 as she had been the athlete to inspire her delegation to win a berth for the Sydney 2000 Games during the SA Women's Olympic Games Qualification Tournament on home soil, following a win over Argentina (3-2). Over the next years, her post on the national squad was taken by Leyla Chihuan (a professional athlete-turned- congresswoman since July 2011). 

When people from the Spanish-speaking world talk about the great influential volleyball players, they talk about Cecilia Tait, Luisa Fuentes, Mireya Luis Hernández, Regla Torres, Gabriela Pérez del Solar and, of course, Natalia Málaga. Because of these reasons and others, she should be inducted into the Volleyball Hall of Fame. She would be a tribute to all those sportswomen who are competing under unfavourable conditions in the developing world

A New Mission

Since the late 2000s, Málaga is back in the center of Peru's volleyball: She has accepted a new challenge as coach of the Peruvian youth volleyball side. Before working with these teenagers, she was often invited by TV journalists to comment on volleyball matches. 

Under's Málaga guidance, the host Peru will compete in the Under-19 World Championship in July 2011 in Lima and Trujillo (an amazing city on Peru´s north coast). As a coach, she is well-known for her passion, dedication, perseverance, consistency, and seemingly limitless capacity for hard work. In the meantime, she instilled in everyone of her charges concepts such as "don't bend, win, work hard, love for Peru (her love for her country is a great example to all Peruvians)...never give up and always believe in yourself".

Up to now, Málaga has guided her players to about five international medals. By 2010, for example, she led Peru's youth sext to a bronze in the women's volleyball at the Inaugural Youth Olympic Games at Singapore City (Southeast Asia), before winning a silver in the Under-19 Regional Tournament at Colombia. Recently, after declining an invitation to play frienldy matches in Russia, Natalia led her home country Peru to win the Under-20 Women's Pan American Tournament at Lima with a team made up of very young individuals, among them Clarivett Yllescas (17), Brenda Uribe (17), and Ginna López (17). 

Upon witnessing Peru's win, Málaga said, "This is a very important step in preparation for the FIVB World Championship here and I am very glad because it was one of our best games". A month earlier, in May 2011, she and the Peruvian women's training squad embarked on a four-week tour of Europe (Serbia, Turkey, Slovakia, Italy, and Spain), an international experience that was a key to win the Pan American gold medal.

In her spare time, on the other side, she enjoys surfing on the Peruvian coast, horseback riding, and playing with her little dogs at her homeland. She has a daughter.

London 2012

Through her hardworking personality and courage, Málaga has a huge desire: wants to resuscitate Peru's volleyball, which had its golden age in the 1970s and 1980s. Over the last decades the senior national team - among the shortest/oldest teams on the Planet-- has been defeated by Puerto Rico, Brazil, the Dominican Republic, and other squads. By 2008, they lost to Venezuela for the Olympic qualification on home soil, being eliminated to participate at Beijing for the XXIX Modern Olympiad. This was a severe blow for Peru. Then, the national team had a difficult win over Costa Rica (25-18, 25-18, 32-34, 25-19) in last year's FIVB World Championship in Japan. Recently, in July 2011, they -possibly the worst squad in the history of Peru's volleyball-- could not win the right to compete in the 2012 World Grand Prix after losing to Argentina (currently runner-up at the 2010 Regional Cup behind Brazil) 2-3. 

S.O.S: Peru Needs Giants Today!

Frankly speaking, the development of a new generation of winners will be a difficult mission:You cannot bring the Olympic standards of Europe, Brazil, and the People's Republic of China to a country that has one of the worst Olympic budgets in the Western Hemisphere since the mid-1970s. In fact, sport is always ignored by local politicians after the multi-party polls. The budgets of the Latin American states are ten times higher than Peru's national average. Ecuador -with a population of 14.5 million-- has an annual budget of $ 100 million. The war-torn country of Colombia sends $ 160 million to their athletes. Venezuela's Olympic contestants receive $ 200 million for their international preparation. Meanwhile the Peruvian rule --with one of the strongest economies in the Hispanic world-- set aside $ 7 million for Olympic sport. This is a ludicrous sum. Under that atmosphere, the new generation of players has played in Peru--which has a population of over 30 million. 

The nation's national Under-18 and Under-20 teams need several tours on Asia -you can see the example of Brazil's girls when they visited the People's Republic of China during a month in the mid-1980s--, Europe, and the States (should take advantage of Raquel Chumpitaz's links with the American volleyball). Secondly, the Peruvian Volleyball Federation should set up an aggressive national project to find tall girls (1,80-2,00) in the country, from Tumbes and Ucayali to Tacna and Loreto, and outside of Peru to build teams make up of the best giants players from the country. All volleyball leaders should aim at that. It is very, very important for the future! Thirdly, due to her status as amateur athletes the teenagers and her other team-mates should get a big boost: scholarships, rewards, and special support from the Peruvian rule. This sport should be considered a national heritage in Peru -similar to the country's cuisine, Machu Picchu, etc- as Brazil has made with the soccer. Throughout the 1970s and into the 1980s, volleyball gave Peru the opportunity to reinforce its national pride and identity. As said once Tony Blair, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, " Sport has the power to change the world, the power to inspire, the power to unite people in a way that little else can. Sport can create hope...It is an instrument for peace". 

Malaga's Girls

Angela Leyva: "The most likely future Mireya Luis Hernandez from Peru". She possesses all the requisite qualities of an international superstar: Passion, tall, youth, and discipline. At the 2011 Under-18 Pan American Tournament at Mexico, she was a revelation with only 14 years old and 1,80m tall. Her performances against Chile and the Dominican Republic (during the bronze-medal match) are an example of her great future and Olympic spirit. Along with Andrea Urrutia (1,84m), Ginna López (1,85), Zoila Huaman (1,90), Sandra Santana (1,80), Rosa Valiente (1,82m), and Katherine Regalado (1,85m), she is one of Peru's best hope of winning a South American trophy. Leyva is one of the youngest players for the pre-Peruvian side. 

Rafaela Camet: Born on 14 September, 1992 in Lima.This indoor female athlete plays since the latter half of the 2000s. At the age of 14 years old, she was one of the members of Peru's Under-18 national volleyball team that competed at the FIVB World Cup in the United Mexican States in 2007. She has captured many international medals as well as a Pan American Junior gold medal. As well as winning these medals, she helped the Peruvian team to a sixth-place finish in the Under-17 World Cup in 2009.

Ginna López: She chose to wear the number 10 on her uniform. Despite having less experience that her team-mates, Ginna López (No 1 at national under-18 level) was Malaga's secret weapon at the Under-20 Women's Volleyball Pan American Tournament before a delirious home crowd in June 2011 (her international debut as a junior player). One of the moments most exciting was when the audience shouted "Ginna, Ginna..." Later on, more than 6,000 fans in attendance erupted into an ovation. Since then, she did not disappoint. Blocking strongly over the net, middle-blocker López was a key-athlete in the matches against Cuba and the Dominican Republic, who was runner-up in the last Junior World Cup, in the semis and finals in the continental meet. From the start of the Pan American event, López demonstrated that she is capable of playing a world-class game of volleyball. Another athlete had the post, but López convinced Málaga that she could do it better.Weeks ago, she, unfortunately, was not on a 28-day tour of Europe because of injury. However, while her colleagues head to Europe, she was invited to go to Swizerland to participate at the 2011 Montreaux Volleyball Master with the senior side, but she did not compete there. With a host of international matches in Far East, Europe and the States, she would be one of the greatest blockers in the Americas. She should gain a berth among the 12 players to compete in the 2012 Summer Olympics in the United Kingdom. On the other hand, she was left off the under-18 national volleyball squad because she was reserved to train in Lima with the junior squad. With her play, Peru's under-18 national squad would have qualify for the finals at the Under-18 Pan American event in North America.

Brenda Daniela Uribe: She is a born-athlete! She comes from a well-respected family of volleyball players. Miss Uribe is well-known as a top scorer in the junior tournaments on Earth since the late 2000s. With only 15 years old, she,who stands 1,82m, led the Peruvian attack during the Under-17 World Tournament in the Kingdom of Thailand (Southeast Asia), where was one of the most outstanding athletes. As an offensive leader for the Peruvian side, soon afterward, she captured the bronze medal at the First Young Summer Olympics which were held at Singapore City. With 21 points, she also guided Peru to a come-from-behind four-set win over the Dominican Republic in the First Junior Pan American Cup. But that wasn't all! Aside from being considered the Best Spiker, she was named the Championship's Most Valuable Player. Ironically she was not member of the senior squad that competed in the last World Championship in Japan (2010). With her absence, Peru lost a big opportunity to improve its international status. Without a doubt, she is a key-player to defeat Brazil in the future! 

Zoila Huaman Correa: She was born on March 1, 1995 in Lima, Peru, beginning her sporting career at Deportivo Huanca. Huaman is one of the youngest players for the pre-Peruvian side. She has a host of online fans that want to see her as an official player on the Peruvian team. Because of her height, Huaman could be a multi-talented middle blocker as was Gabriela Pérez del Solar during her Olympic career in the latter half of the 80s and early 90s. A duet Zoila Huaman (1,90m) - Ginna López (1,85m) would be a perfect machinary to make points against Argentina and Brazil, both teams make up of giants. She earned a spot on Peru's national under-18 squad that competed at the under-18 Pan American Championship.

Historically, Peru (Miss Pérez del Solar) and the USA (Flo Hyman, Rose Magers) have been pioneers to send giant players to the FIVB Tournaments in the 20th century, however, since 1993, Peru has been unable to produce giant players. By the mid-1980s, Gabriela Perez del Solar was an inspiration by the Brazilian and Cuban coaches (and Olympic czars) who to improve the Peruvian model in the next decades. My "big dream" was to see Gabriela Pérez del Solar (1,93m) and Sammy Duarte (1,92m) -thanks to Duarte, Peru beat the People's Republic of China in five sets at the Under-19 World Cup in the late 1980s- as middle-blockers (as well as Katherine Horny and Paola Paz as official players) on the Peruvian side, but this never occurred. Instead of that, Peru sent a tiny squad to the Pre-Olympic event in Tokyo (Japan) and lost to America for the 1992 Olympian qualification (in many aspects, from sports to politics, in Peru always our past is better that our present).If Peru had five giant blockers (1,86- 1,95), it will be Olympic champ. With a strong work, international tours and much patience (of course), Huaman is an option. At the age of sixteen she holds a height of 1,90m! 

Clarivett Illescas (Captain): She will represent Peru in the Junior World Cup in her homeland. At the age of 17, she is a young but talented athlete in her home country of Peru. From Málaga's training, she has developed an aggressive play with lethal attacks. Currently she is one of the top-scorers in the official tournaments. From 2008 to 2011, she captured at least five FIVB international medals in Singapore, Colombia, Cuba and other nations. This forceful athlete, should win a spot for the 2012 London Olympics due to her talent and Olympian discipline, as well as humble and sporting future. Peru needs a player as her to defeat the Brazilian side in the future competitions. 

Vivian Baella: Hailing from Rioja (San Martin, Peru), she made the decision to leave home at a very young age to follow their dreams as several Peruvian players. During a game against Argentina in the Young South American Championship in the late 2000s, Baella guided the Peruvian side to the win and gained the ticket to compete in the Under-18 FIVB World Championships when she was only 16 years old. Soon afterward, she and her team-mates made history when they defeated the People's Republic of China 3-0 in the global tournament at Southeast Asia, where Peru became one of the six most respected teams on the Planet. In her hometown, she is a "celebrity", in other words the "favorite daughter of Rioja". 

Alexandra Muñoz: Born on 16 August, 1992. After four days battled matches against Mexico, Cuba and the Dominican Republic at the Inaugural Junior Pan American Tournament, she picked up a total of two special awards: Best Setter & Best Server. She, who stands 1,77m in height, is a pivotal force on the Peruvian squad. Like Clarivett Yllescas, Zoila Huaman, Brenda Uribe, Ginna López, Angela Leyva, Sandra Santana, Katherine Regalado and Andrea Urrutia, she should be on the senior team and will represent Peru at the Grand Prix 2011.




Alejandro Guevara Onofre: Freelance writer. Alejandro is author of a host of articles/essays about over 220 countries and dependencies (and American States as well), from ecology, history, tourism and national heroes to Olympic sports, foreign relations, and wildlife. In addition, he has published some books on women's rights, among them "History of the Women of the United States" and "Famous Americans."

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Spanish Famous Soccer Players

Soccer is the most popular sport in Spain. The Spain soccer team is a superior team and has produced the famous Spanish soccer players for years. As a national team, Spain was not able to achieve any success in FIFA world cup except the 1998 world cup. The team reached the quarterfinal stage by winning eight matches. This was only the best impressive performance in FIFA games where they lost to France. Spain participated in eleven world cups and it was ranked number four in 1950.

Though superior, the world cup squad never gave good results. The famous Spanish soccer players are Luis Suarez, Raul Gonzalez Blanco, Kubala, Alfredo Di Stefano, and the goalkeeper Zamora. Also, Michel, Santillana, and Butragueno are the rising stars of Spanish national team. Most interestingly, the world famous Spanish clubs such as Real Madrid and Barcelona have provided Spanish soccer with best world famous players. The Spanish clubs are more popular around the world and let us have a look at few big names.

Raul Gonzalez Blanco was born in Madrid, Spain on June 27, 1977. On the club level, Raul as a member of Real Madrid is the most impressive soccer player who was responsible for the victory in Champions League in 1998. Again, in 2002, he was the leading player who allowed Real Madrid to win the Champions league. He was a real hero in the whole tournament and scored the famous two goals that turned the whole situation of the game.

The famous Spanish soccer players include names of world famous goalkeepers. Ricardo Zamora was named as the best goalkeeper in 1958. The place of Zamora has remained unchallenged and not a single goalkeeper in Spain is able to reach his height. He is the greatest goalkeeper produced by Spain and played with the national team for more than 46 occasions. Also, he played for both Barcelona and Real Madrid. Spain has managed to provide steady goalkeepers like Luis Arconada and Andoni Zubizarreta. Edson Arantes Do Nascimento also nicked as Pele, is regarded as one of the famous Spanish soccer players of all time.

Most of the star players from around the world are involved in the famous Spanish soccer players list. The players signed by Real Madrid include big names such as Roberto Carlos, David Beckham, Zinedine Zidane, Ronaldo, Robinho, and so on. To add on the world famous Barcelona soccer club granted Spanish nationality to Brazilian world famous player Ronaldinho and Mexican player Giovani.

The world cup winning captain of Argentina, Diego Maradona is related to world famous Spanish club Barcelona. The other famous players related to Barcelona club are Marcelo Trobbiani, Alberto Acosta, Marcelo Saralegui, Nicolas Hernandez, etc. Barcelona club from Spain is considered to be one of the top 10 clubs in the world.

Though the Spain soccer national team is not successful on international level, the Spanish soccer has got great respect on world sports platform. The Spanish soccer has great future and the list of famous Spanish soccer players is definitely going to rise in coming years.




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Fifa World Cup, Premiership players to watch

If the FIFA World Cup 2010 kicks off June 11 in Johannesburg, many of the players to play in this tournament are very familiar with the viewers in the United Kingdom for their present or former connection of the FA Premier League.
In addition to the game in England contingent, many representatives of the Premier League top ten for all classified and other countries, in the final round.
From Spain common favorites of the tournament, 25 years of fruitfulLiverpool striker Fernando Torres is sure to feature heavily, provided they remain in form after returning from a period of injury. The bag made a trio of favorites Merseyside goals while Spain 2006 FIFA World Cup finals campaign, and scored the winning goal in the final of UEFA Euro 2008 against Germany. The target machine is blonde with the hope that trick again in the 2010 FIFA World Cup finals.
Team-mate Cesc Fabregas documents his trade with Arsenal and Liverpool along with the formerPlayer Xabi Alonso, now at Real Madrid, hoping for a big impact in South Africa in June and July 2010 to do. Other Spanish players well known to fans of Premiership Liverpool goalkeeper Jose (Pepe) Reina and left winger Albert Riera.
Among the other Premiership players hope to be World Cup FIFA flight to Holland and Arsenal Robin Van Persie will be. After a serious injury suffered by his playing right ankle for the Netherlands, were subjected to 26 yearsSurgery in early December 2008 and plans to return to football before the FIFA World Cup get underway.
Manchester United players in the FIFA World Cup, it was possible to find England's Wayne Rooney, Michael Carrick, Rio Ferdinand and Owen Hargreaves could also be 39 year old goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar Holland's most capped player of all times. Although officially retired from international football for the Dutch would have been approachednational team to come out of retirement and join the team on the flight to Holland South Africa.
Chelsea, of course, England is also a large number of players like captain John Terry and Frank Lampard in midfield dynamo and players from other countries into a veritable "who's who of stars of international football. In fact, teams of Premiership outside the top four players also contribute to 32 teams in the tournament, too many to mention individually.
Which team in the Premier League, which follow, it is almost certain that a player or two pieces of your team in South Africa to see next year.

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What are the World's Greatest snooker players earn?

Efren Reyes is a Filipino world champion dual, widely recognized as one of the 9-Ball Pool and One Pocket. Reyes has won numerous tournaments around the world, to earn a record $ 646,000 in 2006. His career total revenue in the region of $ 1,700,000. Highly irritating wife Susan, Reyes is usually his money away to good causes and it was she who encouraged him to open his first bank account with a deposit of 40,000 Philippine pesos (less than £ 600).

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The 10 young players to Watch Out For A World Cup 2010

Young players traditionally make a big impact in the World Cup, Pelé in 1958 and Paul Gascoigne in 1990, only two known examples. After a long hard season, young legs can make a real difference to dealing with a mentality that the world knows what it takes on the biggest stage of all to prove.
Here are 101greatgoals "10 Tips for young players expected to make a name for the 2010 World Cup.
The criteria for inclusion are that the star has23 or under and not yet made an international star, hence the
Exclusion of Lionel Messi, Cesc Fabregas and Nani.
There are also some honorable mentions at the bottom of the piece, but I feel free to add your suggestions in the comments.
Click click on the name for the video evidence.
Mesut Özil (Germany, 21) It is no exaggeration to say that the ability of Werder Bremen playmaker, as good as the best, including Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Özil has everything and has been an importantFactor in Germany U-21 Championship win last summer. Having contributed an incredible 19 assists in the Bundesliga last season, is the key player in striker Özil Jogi Loew's team and is unlikely to disappoint.
Pedro (Spain, 22) After 20 goals for Barcelona last season and setting a new record for goals in six different races, Pedro has been a key player off the bench for Spain, South Africa. Unlikely to start for Vicente Del Bosque of the pagePedro is to make the natural talent and ability goals, to effect a tired opponent. Founded in the all-conquering side Barcelona Pep Guardiola and the momentum needed to establish a
the key man for the European champions.
should Aaron Lennon (England, 23) Spurs Flyers lost almost the entire second half of the season, leaving him fresh for the World Cup. Theo Walcott omission secure means Lennon will now start the England group games and if you put on displayhis blistering pace, you should establish goals for Rooney, Crouch and company. Contains
often, scoring goals and because his rebel crossing has been criticized, but this was obviously improved in the first half of 2009-10.
Alexis Sanchez (Chile, 21), the nickname "Wonderboy" and "Chile Lionel Messi," said Sanchez, the creative focal point in a part of Chile that could surprise in South Africa. He has impressed for Udinese in the last two seasons after moving from River Plateand averages close to a goal every other game for the national team.

Pablo Barrera (Mexico, 22) Pumas UNAM of Mexico wing can play on both wings and is very fast.
Unlikely that there is an automatic starter in the first team of Javier Aguirre is set Barrera, an impact assessment for the damage and has impressed in recent warm-up matches.
Nicolas Lodeiro (Uruguay, 20) The front of Uruguay's Diego Forlan and Luis Suarez were tilted exactly the objectives, but the Lodeiroprovides ammunition for the front pair celebrated. Had a slow start to life in European football with a move to Ajax in January, but it was a sensation in his homeland and was predictable, "The Uruguay Messi" called.
Sergio Romero (Argentina, 23) the undisputed number one Diego Maradona to enter the World Cup to prove, the form in which it plays an important role as AZ Alkmaar Eredivisie in 2008-09 will seek to prove. The decisive factor is the shop keeper is very good 6ft 3inThe sanctions, could raise a hero in the latter stages of the tournament.
Keisuke Honda (Japan, 23) According to Japanese tradition, their hope of a brilliant young midfield intriguing read. Honda has risen to prominence in Holland with VVV Venlo and then hit for CSKA Moscow in the Champions League. He has a great shot from distance and is also the beneficiary of a fine set-piece.
Marek Hamsik (Slovakia, 22) Slovakia probably the most important player has been incredible Hamsik Napolilast season and probably get on the scoresheet in South Africa. He, with 12 goals in Serie A last season and 10 the year before and come from the bottom left, can have devastating effects.
Gervinho (Côte d'Ivoire, 23) The "Brazilian Elephant" was one of the best strikers in France last season impressively for Lille, among other starlet in Eden Hazard, not in South Africa. Gervinho has all the qualities to scare defenses and first-rate, such as Brazil and Portugal, but how many ofThe players on this list, which might have as a player, when Didier Drogba and Aruna Dindane gate are not used.
Honorable mentions: Lionel Messi (Argentina), Cesc Fabregas (Spain), Nani (Portugal), Simon Kjaer (Denmark), Jesus Navas (Spain), Alexandre Song (Cameroon), Nicolas Otamendi (Argentina), Angel Di Maria (Argentina) , Luis Suarez (Uruguay), Christian Eriksen (Denmark) and Michael Bradley (USA).
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The best players in the World Cup of 2010!

A tournament would start without the participation of players. They are actors in a particular sporting event. Solid players who compete in a tournament, there is always the best players prevail. We talk about the best players to participate in the World Cup in South Africa. Ten is a high number, we are in the details of the top 10 players in the tournament said.

10th place goes to Michael Essien, a midfielder of 27 yearsGhana with a club team called Chelsea. He is one of the best African players who attack without fear for his opponent just to get a solid defense up. Unfortunately, it is the team temporarily because of a knee injury since mid-January of this year.

Level 9 is for Steven Gerrard, 29-year-old from England with a club team called Liverpool. It has an excellent midfielder, who was also as a second striker or outside. Along with Frank Lampard, were the best duoattacking midfielders in the world. He is a veteran of nine years, the English team.

8th place went to Fernando Torres, striker of 25 years, from Spain with a club team called Liverpool. He has played soccer since the age of 7 and never listened to Gates, the world has made ​​him one of the best strikers.

Rank 7 for Andres Imesta., 25 years after Spain with a club team called Barcelona. He is a midfielder, incredible ballMonitoring and the unique style of attack that is difficult to meet.

6th place went to Didier Drogba, Ivory Coast 31 years with a club team called Chelsea and holds the position forward. This athletic players play one of the world's leading attackers and defenders always have control of him.

Level 5 is for Xavi, 30, from Spain with Barcelona and acts as a midfielder. He has his precise passes and artisticVision with a great capacity to drive the ball.

4th place goes to Kaka, a 27-year-old, from Brazil with a club team called Real Madrid. Upper middle-class clan, is best described as one of the best players in the world of football to make the national team of Brazil.

Level 3 is for Wayne Rooney, striker 24 year old from England 'with a club team called Manchester United. He is regarded as the baby-faced murderess who can strike anywhere, allowing him to knowGuest try any type of goal and his ability to finish.

2nd place goes to Cristiano Ronaldo, a 25-year-old, from Portugal with a club called Real Madrid. It has a special ability to long-range free kicks, which allows him to score from anywhere.

Level 1 is for Lionel Messi to Argentina by storm 22 years with a club team called Barcelona. He is the youngest among the 10 and a left-handed, low center of gravity is in hitting the ball to the goal.

I know thatis the best of the best? See for yourself and enjoy World Cup football 2010 in South Africa.

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Famous Mexican Soccer Players

Mexican soccer players has always been known for quality production and it is quite surprising that their best national team record reached the quarter-finals of a World Cup (1970 and 1986 world championships, twice in Mexico organized by both). However, the Mexican national team has a constant presence in final tournaments and it's always a tough nut to crack, despite their lack of silverware.

Let's take a quickLook at some of the players that Mexico the strong soccer power that it is today.

Famous Mexican Soccer Players - Antonio Carbajal

Nicknamed "El Cinco Copas", or "Five Cups", Antonio Carbajal was the first player in the World Cup with his national team and the client 5 has been reached until 1998, by German legend Lothar Matthaus. Carbajal played for Mexico in all five World Cups, in 1966, held between 1950 e.

Famous Mexicanfootball players - Hugo Sanchez

Hugo Sanchez was one of the first Mexican soccer players in Europe at the highest level of play. He was a player sign for Real Madrid 1985-1992, 7 years, in which he scored 253 goals in 283 games well, competing for a goal / match ratio difficult.

He also played for the Mexico national team on 60 occasions and scored 29 goals and a key player in the 1986 World Cup held in Mexico, where his teamadministered to 1970 equal to the quarter-final performance. Hugo Sanchez is currently the manager and coach of the Mexican national team.

Famous Mexican Players - Jared Borgetti

Borgetti was of Italian and Mexican and as a striker, has combined the charm and power of Italian football with passion and inventively of Mexican soccer. Although it was still an active soccer player at age 34, has spent most of his time playing in MexicoLeague, with 7 years of Santos Laguna, a period when he was close to score 200 goals in 300 games.

But Borgetti, the top scorer does not stop because he also managed to top the Mexican national team are friends of all records for game time with 43 goals in 87 games. Currently, Borgetti Cruz Azul soccer game and even if he has decided to retire from the world of the future for the Mexican national, said he likes to play for hisCampaign for the last time during the CONCACAF Gold Cup tournament.

Famous Mexican Players - Claudio Suarez

Pumas UNAM (1989-1996), Chivas de Guadalajara (1996-1999): Celebrating Unlike many other Mexican soccer players, the new year with a new club to get their reward, Claudio Suarez has only 4 teams in the course of His career continues, Tigres UANL (1999-2005) and Chivas USA (2006). He made a strong impression for all those places and manyconsider him one of the best Mexican defenders who played for his country.

Even if you take on a defender extraordinary's at the time is not far from Claudio Suarez, namely Rafael Marquez from Barcelona, there is a title that hardly anyone will be interested in a long time: Claudio Suarez currently holds the record for international matches with the national team Mexico, with an incredible 178 appearances.

Famous Mexican Player - Rafael Marquez

RafaelMarquez is probably the most famous soccer player in Mexico today as a leading member of the Spanish club FC Barcelona. Marquez ability 'to function as a central defender or right, as well as a defensive midfield play earned him the aura of an "artisan", the opportunity to play wherever his coach would need.

However, Marquez has stabilized after the recent down as a central defender, playing on this position for the Mexican national team and FC Barcelona in the lastYears. Age 28, Rafael Marquez is the captain of the Mexican national team and is already considered one of the best players in the history of the country, next to legendary names such as Hugo Sanchez or Claudio Suarez.

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The 10 players in FIFA World Cup 2010

This year's FIFA World Cup begins June 11. For the spirit of football, we are counting down to the best 10 players to see. Lionel Messi Wayne Rooney with Cristiano Ronaldo on, tell us if anyone imagines, must have missed the cut!

10: Essien (Ghana)

The Chelsea midfielder is not afraid of an attack. Under the best soccer players in Africa, Ghana team led by Michael Eissen fame in Germany in 2006. TwiceAfrican player of the season Michael is regarded as a great defensive midfielder in the world the most. He is able to cover a wide area, has a lot of energy and has a strong shot. His house is Ghana.

No. 9: Steven Gerrard (England)

Although many people said it was too small to be always described as a professional footballer, Steven Gerrard was taken off the United Kingdom is the second best Liverpool player of all time. He is a fantastic attacking midfieldwhich operates a second striker or even an outsider. He can play almost anywhere on the site, and the only thing that makes it really important.

8: Fernando Torres (Spain)

Fernando Torres came to be the goal. He started in goal, but has been converted into a striker when he was 7. old. When he was 10, he scored 55 goals in the eye of Atletico Madrid - his favorite team in Spanish - who signed to 17. After a transfer to Liverpool, thisPlayers in Spain has 132 goals in competitive league under his belt.

No. 7: Andres Iniesta (Spain)

There is a reason to play Andre Iniesta is "The Illusionist." As promised, the Barcelona players to produce a steady stream of opportunity for all those who are fortunate enough to play against him. Also, as promised, seems to be able to play almost any injury. A point guard and small complex with a low center of gravity and a high degree of control of the ball, it's perfectSpain cites Andre logically, because the biggest players on the planet.

No. 6: Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast)

The Chelsea forward has been a 37 million U.S. dollars paid to move to Africa, to experience for the British team in 2004. 6 years later, strikers Didier Drogba proved to be one of the ideal world ', and one of those sports. His superhuman physical strength makes him almost unbeatable when he puts his mind.

N. 5: Xavi (Spain)

Every team needs a Xavi! He is only the glue that holds together the team in Barcelona in those days. He is smart and fast, and is close to an accurate wonderful ability to keep the ball.

N. 4: Kaka (Brazil)

Brazilian star Kaka is a rare player who comes from a middle class background. After winning almost every trophy for Milan to win, she bought him to Real Madrid for 95 million dollars. But for the whole> World Cup, Brazil Kaka perfect as a player.

N. 3: Wayne Rooney (United Kingdom)

Wayne Rooney is called "the face of the child murderess and the face of the child murderess as part of his native Britain, where he plays for Manchester United. He is a great fitness world class striker who broke around the middle 'of the area to reduce back to midfield when needed or provide the finishing touch to the network. Together with his fitness guru of fashionMrs. Wayne comprises half of British power couple today.

N. 2: Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)

In addition to celebrities like Paris Hilton and Kim Kardashian is associated with Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal, famous for wearing it was not. 7 Man Utd shirt and football great like Eric Cantona and David Beckham at Real Madrid has offered worn before. He is explosive, which focuses on long-range free kicks, showing the ability to shoot from any place in a zone.

N. 1:Lionel Messi (Argentina)

Lionel Messi is the greatest football player pound-for-pound on the planet - maybe in recent history. At 22 he is almost certainly win it all, both individually and as calcium (which currently plays for Barcelona), including an Olympic gold medal for his native Argentina won. Lionel game is based on its unpredictability and wonderful to handle the ball, which always seems to do what normally takes him. At 5-foot-7, which couldShort, but very intelligent. In fact he is so good, Maradona, one of the best player ever, has appointed his successor as Lionel savior Argentine football (unfortunately many other players who receive this label is the cover of Maradona not before).

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The 10 players in FIFA World Cup 2010

This year's FIFA World Cup begins June 11. For the spirit of football, we are counting down to the best 10 players to see. Lionel Messi Wayne Rooney with Cristiano Ronaldo on, tell us if anyone imagines, must have missed the cut!

10: Essien (Ghana)

The Chelsea midfielder is not afraid of an attack. Under the best soccer players in Africa, Ghana team led by Michael Eissen fame in Germany in 2006. TwiceAfrican player of the season Michael is regarded as a great defensive midfielder in the world the most. He is able to cover a wide area, has a lot of energy and has a strong shot. His house is Ghana.

No. 9: Steven Gerrard (England)

Although many people said it was too small to be always described as a professional footballer, Steven Gerrard was taken off the United Kingdom is the second best Liverpool player of all time. He is a fantastic attacking midfieldwhich operates a second striker or even an outsider. He can play almost anywhere on the site, and the only thing that makes it really important.

8: Fernando Torres (Spain)

Fernando Torres came to be the goal. He started in goal, but has been converted into a striker when he was 7. old. When he was 10, he scored 55 goals in the eye of Atletico Madrid - his favorite team in Spanish - who signed to 17. After a transfer to Liverpool, thisPlayers in Spain has 132 goals in competitive league under his belt.

No. 7: Andres Iniesta (Spain)

There is a reason to play Andre Iniesta is "The Illusionist." As promised, the Barcelona players to produce a steady stream of opportunity for all those who are fortunate enough to play against him. Also, as promised, seems to be able to play almost any injury. A point guard and small complex with a low center of gravity and a high degree of control of the ball, it's perfectSpain cites Andre logically, because the biggest players on the planet.

No. 6: Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast)

The Chelsea forward has been a 37 million U.S. dollars paid to move to Africa, to experience for the British team in 2004. 6 years later, strikers Didier Drogba proved to be one of the ideal world ', and one of those sports. His superhuman physical strength makes him almost unbeatable when he puts his mind.

N. 5: Xavi (Spain)

Every team needs a Xavi! He is only the glue that holds together the team in Barcelona in those days. He is smart and fast, and is close to an accurate wonderful ability to keep the ball.

N. 4: Kaka (Brazil)

Brazilian star Kaka is a rare player who comes from a middle class background. After winning almost every trophy for Milan to win, she bought him to Real Madrid for 95 million dollars. But for the whole> World Cup, Brazil Kaka perfect as a player.

N. 3: Wayne Rooney (United Kingdom)

Wayne Rooney is called "the face of the child murderess and the face of the child murderess as part of his native Britain, where he plays for Manchester United. He is a great fitness world class striker who broke around the middle 'of the area to reduce back to midfield when needed or provide the finishing touch to the network. Together with his fitness guru of fashionMrs. Wayne comprises half of British power couple today.

N. 2: Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)

In addition to celebrities like Paris Hilton and Kim Kardashian is associated with Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal, famous for wearing it was not. 7 Man Utd shirt and football great like Eric Cantona and David Beckham at Real Madrid has offered worn before. He is explosive, which focuses on long-range free kicks, showing the ability to shoot from any place in a zone.

N. 1:Lionel Messi (Argentina)

Lionel Messi is the greatest football player pound-for-pound on the planet - maybe in recent history. At 22 he is almost certainly win it all, both individually and as calcium (which currently plays for Barcelona), including an Olympic gold medal for his native Argentina won. Lionel game is based on its unpredictability and wonderful to handle the ball, which always seems to do what normally takes him. At 5-foot-7, which couldShort, but very intelligent. In fact it is so good, Maradona, one of the best player ever, has appointed his successor as Lionel savior Argentine football (unfortunately many other players who receive this label is the cover of Maradona not before).

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Uruguay 1930 South Africa 2010 - Men Chilean players

History

FC was founded in 1889 Chile Valparaiso E 'was the first football team in Chile

Chile established 1916) located in the South American tournament in Buenos Aires (Argentinien. E 'was one of the four nations of the South American Championship First quarter participate.

Valparaiso will host the 1920 South American tournament. Uruguay was the master ....

1922 The Chilean male soccer team took third place in the World Cup South American Cup in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil left (host country), Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina.

1926 Santiago, Chile hosted the America's Cup. Uruguay was the winner.

1927 Chile, Peru did not participate in South America in Lima.

1928 The Chilean Olympic Committee has sent a team to the Olympics in Amsterdam, Holland.

1930 Chile has been invited to play in the FirstWorld Cup> Montevideo, Uruguay. The men of the Chilean football team was one of 13 national teams in FIFA's international debut in the world. In Uruguay, the Chilean team in fifth place behind the host country, Argentina, Yugoslavia and the United States. In the first round of Chile defeated France (1-0) and Mexico (3-0).

1941 The South American tournament was held in Santiago de Chile. The host country has won the bronze medal.

1945 for theChile hosted the fourth time the South American tournament.

Chile sent a national team in 1950 for the World Cup in Brazil. Unfortunately, they were given by England (0-2) and Spain (0-3) struck. However, they won a game in FIFA World Cup. It angered the United States 5-2.

1951 The Chilean team won the bronze medal at the Pan American Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

1952 The National Olympic Committee has sent a team ofthe Summer Games in Scandinavia.

The 1955 America's Cup was held in Chile The Chilean team was runner-up.

The 1962 world championships were scheduled for Chile the Latin American region to host the world tournament for the third time there were 16 national teams in Switzerland, Bulgaria, Colombia, Uruguay, Spain, Mexico, Argentina, Italy, England, USSR, Germany, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, Brazil and Chile Surprisingly, Chilethird place in global competition. The Chilean national soccer team won the men's four of its six games, Switzerland, Italy, Russia and Yugoslavia. He only lost against the Federal Republic of Germany was the runner-up to the 1958 World Cup in Stockholm (Sweden) - and Brazil - and Pele led by world champion. For the first time in FIFA World Cup, Chile qualified for the semifinals. In the second round of Chile made history when the Soviet Union, which had angeredwon the overall title at the 1956 Summer Games in 1960 and European Cup, 2-1. The South American country had also Yugoslavia, European runner-up in the tournament, was beaten 1-0.

1963 The national team won a bronze medal at the Pan American Games in Brazil.

1966 FIFA World Cup in London, England, Chile, located on the 13th ...

1973 during the 1974 World Cup qualifying, the USSR did not wantMatch with Chile-two states established diplomatic relations broken off. The Soviet Union did not send a national team against President Augusto Pinochet Ugarte, Jose Ramon, to protest against one of the largest anti-Communist leaders in Latin America. Weeks, Chile with the USSR to move to Moscow. Chile was declared the winner and qualified for the World Cup in Germany ... Colo Colo finished second in the Copa Libertadores de America.

Before the 1974 World Cup Chile played nineHaitian team play, Santa Fe, Atletico Nacional de Colombia, Saprissa of Costa Rica, Municipal de Guatemala, River Plate and the Irish team. Chile put Germany 13 World Championships in Monaco, West.

1974-1976 Elias Figueroa was one of the most important player in Latin America.

1975 Universidad Española (Chile), was runner-up in the Copa Libertadores de America. In the final (Argentina) beat Independiente UniversidadEspañola.

22nd place in Chile in 1982 World Cup in Spain ... Colo Colo won the Copa Libertadores de America. He defeated Olimpia (Paraguay) in the final. Colo Colo was the first Chilean to win the Copa Libertadores tournament traditional clubs of South America.

The men of the Chilean football team was a finalist in the 1984 pre-Olympic tournament in Quito, Ecuador, and qualified for the XXIII Olympiad in the United States. Chile was the sixththe Olympic Games in Los Angeles, California, finished behind France (gold medal), Brazil (silver medal), Yugoslavia (bronze), Italy and Canada.

For unknown reasons, canceled the 1985 FIFA World Youth Cup in Santiago de Chile. The tournament was held in Moscow (USSR).

Santiago de Chile 1986 bid for the 1994 FIFA World Cup.

1987 Santiago, Chile to host the FIFA U-20 World Cup. The hostCountry in fourth place. The Chilean government, a regime's anti-communist 1973-1990, not to issue visas to Bulgarian and East German delegations problem ... The national team was runner-up to the Pan American Games in Indianapolis, USA.

1989 during the World Cup 1990 qualifier between the Brazilian and Chilean teams, Rojas (Chile Goalkeeper) Roberto made to attack his victim. Chile was suspended by FIFA. For this reason Chile could notParticipation in the Pre-World Championship in the late '80s and early '90s.

1993 The men of the Chilean soccer team in Japan in third place at the FIFA U-17 World Championships in Tokyo.

Chile 1998 16th place in the world championship in Paris (France), behind France, Brazil, Croatia, Holland, Argentina, Italy, Germany, Denmark, England, Yugoslavia, Romania, Nigeria, Mexico, Paraguay and Norway. World Tournament of 1998 was 7 World Cup in Chile, who took part.

Chile 2000 he became vice-champion 2000 at the American pre-Olympic tournament in South Brazil. Ivan Zamorano of Chile led the men's team bronze medal at the Summer Olympics in Australia. This victory was the fourth Latin-American football team to an Olympic medal.

2004, Chile hosted the South American pre-Olympic tournament.

Men's Football team in Chile in 2007 established 20 Third, at the FIFA U-> World Cup in Toronto (Canada), behind Argentina and the czech Republic. It 'was an historic day for Chile and South America.

Chile 2007-2008 group up to fourth in South American qualifiers for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, behind Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina.

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Who were the best players in the World Cup of 2010? My Top 5 players and why they chose

So the 2010 World Cup has been and gone already and minds of men are turning to the local football season. some fans may be accepted for this World Cup marked a "changing of the guard", with established teams like France and Italy from the tournament early and smaller nations such as Urguay, Ghana and even the USA account to give a really good.

For others, the tournament will be rather disappointing. The so-calledStars of the show as Messi, Ronaldo and Torres no real influence and the quality of football rarely reached a total of mediocrity to be done.

However, there were some players that are covered with glory. Here I have picked my top 5 players, a goalkeeper, a defender two midfielders and a striker. See what you think of my decisions:

Goalkeeper

This was more of a tournament for the goalkeeper to forget that you remember. England goalkeeper made a real faux pas in theirthe first game that cost them the game. The Dutch goalkeeper looked very suspicious to end the first goal of Uruguay in the semifinals, and the man, the tournament was held in better condition than ever - Cesar - had an absolute nightmare, gift of the Dutch victory in the quarterfinals . So even if you had some questionable moments themselves, the choice goalkeeper of the tournament goes to my Casillas, especially for his two fantastic saves from Robben in the final.

Defender

There wasseveral candidates here for the best defender in the tournament, had seen Cole in England is a good tournament, Ghana Mensah is so hard until it was the worst punishment ever and honorable mention goes to Jay DeMeritt do not even know of a few months if they 'd ever play again. But my choice is the best defender - Sergio Ramos. Ramos focused its defensive functions with a minimal amount of effort and then went down to run around the right wing at every opportunity. Just what a modern full-backshould do!

Midfielder

I wanted to have a defensive midfielder and an attacking midfielder, but to be honest the 2 best midfielders of the tournament were both attacking midfielders. Once again there was strong competition from unlikely quarters, the Argentine midfielder has seen lackluster during the German midfield looked solid, well organized and the ball with real sovereignty. Özil deserves special attention, which seemed one of the hottest young prospectsthe tournament.

But my choices Schneider Netherlands and Iniesta are from Spain. Spain could have had all their midfielders in this category, but for me once again showed real class Iniesta, composure and grace throughout the tournament. His ball skills and his vision is perhaps only by Xavi Alonso or adjusted, but when it comes down to it seems to be able to play even more of the players improve. Although a special mention should definitely go to Alonso, who can countlucky, even after the live 'address' the horror of Dejong.

Schneider has covered with glory and played a crucial role during the final in Holland and standing as one of the few players of the Netherlands for the final result is not GBH. Robben was another outstanding midfielder for the Dutch, but his constant cry fell, groaning, and in general all pout Roudne has not prevented him being knighted.

Striker

David Villa has beenBack to the top of his game when it mattered most, and deserves recognition for the way he plays and conducts himself in the field. However, my award goes to the best, the first winner of the tournament's Golden Boot - Diego Forlan. A true gentleman, who had played with real style, grace and purpose, the hearts of many with his generous and fresh game hit the ball. While others (including Spanish), has struggled to hit the ball Jabulani infamous for their ability to ShotsGive away free kicks and bad has been extraordinary.

So, there you go. My top 5 players of the 2010 World Cup - no Torres, no Rooney, Ronaldo does not do it, no Messi and not Italian at all - but an-star cast, however, that the show is worth to see.

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Famous Football Players Mexican

Mexican soccer players has always been known for producing quality and is actually quite surprising that their best national team record is reaching the quarter finals of the World Cup (twice, 1970 and 1986 World Championships in Mexico organize both). However, the Mexican national team has always been a constant presence in the tournament final and crack a tough nut that despite their lack of silver.

Let's take a quickLook at some of the players that made Mexico the strong soccer power that it is today.

Famous Mexican Soccer Players - Antonio Carbajal

Nickname of "El Cinco Copas", or "Five Cups", Antonio Carbajal was the first player to ever participate in 5 World Cups with his national team and was reached only in 1998 by German legend Lothar Matthaus. Carbajal played for Mexico in all five World Cups, which took place between 1950 and 1966.

Famous MexicanFootball players - Hugo Sanchez

Hugo Sanchez was one of the first Mexican soccer players in Europe at the highest level of play. It 'been a player sign for Real Madrid 1985-1992, 7 years in which no fewer than 253 goals in 283 matches, a goal / game ratio is unlikely to compete.

He also played for the Mexico national team on 60 occasions and scored 29 goals and a major player in the World 1986 held by Mexico, where his teammanaged to match the results for the quarter was originally in 1970. Hugo Sanchez is currently the manager and coach of the Mexican national team.

Famous Mexican Soccer Players - Jared Borgetti

Borgetti was of Italian and Mexican striker, has combined the charm and power of Italian football with passion and inventively of Mexican soccer. Though still an active soccer player at the age of 34 years, has spent most of his playing time in MexicoLeague, with 7 years for Santos Laguna, a period in which managed to score almost 200 goals in 300 games.

Borgetti, but the opportunities to network do not run stop there, as it did at the beginning of the Mexican National team score sheet of all time, come with 43 goals in 87 games. Borgetti currently plays for Cruz Azul and although he decided to retire from the World Cup for the next Mexican national team, said he would like to play hisCountry one last time, during the CONCACAF Gold Cup tournament.

Famous Mexican Soccer Players - Claudio Suarez

celebrate Unlike many other Mexican soccer players to receive the new year with a new team for their wages, Claudio Suarez has only four teams during his career, he continued: Pumas UNAM (1989-1996), Chivas de Guadalajara (1996 -1999), Tigres UANL (1999-2005) and Chivas USA (2006). He made a strong impression on all these and many clubsconsider him one of the best Mexican defenders who played for his country.

Although an extraordinary defender is currently contesting this title away from Claudio Suarez, namely Rafael Marquez of Barcelona, there is a title that hardly anyone will be interested for a long time: Claudio Suarez currently holds the record for caps with the Mexican national team, with an incredible 178 appearances.

Famous Mexican soccer player - Rafael Marquez

RafaelMarquez is probably the most famous soccer player in Mexico today as one of the leading members of Spain FC Barcelona. Marquez capacity 'to act as a central defender or right to play as a defensive midfielder earned him the aura of a "handyman" to play in a position where his coach would need.

However, Marquez has recently supported by the fund as a central defender, playing this position for the Mexican national team and FC Barcelona in the lastYears. Age 28, Rafael Marquez is the captain of the Mexican national and is already one of the best players in the history of our country, next to legendary names such as Hugo Sanchez or Claudio Suarez.

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Brief biography of famous players - Dino Zoff

Dino Zoff was born February 28, 1942 in Mariano del Friuli, Italy. He is one of the most famous Italian football and the oldest ever winner in the World Cup as captain of the Italian national team in Spain. His position was goalkeeper. For the second blue Zoff simply Paolo Maldini in the number of appearances with 112 caps. Most of his career at Juventus Zoff spent.

Dino Zoff was part of four FIFA World Cup (TM) teams play in threeEmerging a champion of Spain in 1982, won 111 caps and holds the record of 1142 minutes without conceding a goal.

Dino Zoff made his international debut for Italy, playing in the quarterfinals of the European championship in 1968 against Bulgaria. Supports Italy to win the European Championship final against Yugoslavia in the game. In 1970 World Cup was tangential to the Italian team.

However, WM 1982, Zofftaken center stage because it is the captain in Italy. At the age of 40 years, has led Italy to a surprising victory of the World Cup. In this tournament, won the award for best goalkeeper. In 1983, Dino Zoff resigned from international football.

Zoff was a goalkeeper of outstanding ability and a position in the stock of the sport in the best choice in this role as the third largest port in the 20th Century by the IFFHS behind Lev Yashin, Gordon Banks. Followinga retirement pension as a football player, went on to coach Zoff for a number of Italian clubs and the national team has become.

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