30 April 2014
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Allan Simonsen
Allan Rodenkam Simonsen (born 15 December 1952) is a former Danish footballer and manager. He most prominently played for German Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach, winning the 1975 and 1979 UEFA Cups, as well as for Barcelona from Spain, winning the 1982 Cup Winners' Cup. Simonsen is the only footballer to have scored in the European Cup, UEFA Cup, and Cup Winners' Cup finals. Simonsen was named 1977 European Footballer of the Year with Mönchengladbach.
For the Denmark national football team, Simonsen was capped 55 times, scoring 20 goals. He represented Denmark at the 1972 Summer Olympics, 1984 European Championship and 1986 World Cup tournaments. He was voted into the Danish Football Hall of Fame in November 2008.
Club career
Born in Vejle, Simonsen started playing football with Vejle FC, before he joined the youth team of local top-flight club Vejle BK (VB) in 1963. He made his senior debut for VB on 24 March 1971 in a 3–1 home win against Karlskoga FF.He won the 1971 and 1972 Danish championship with the club, as well as the 1972 Danish Cup to complete The Double. Following an impressive three goals in six matches at the 1972 Summer Olympics, Simonsen moved to Germany to play professionally for defending German Bundesliga champions Borussia Mönchengladbach.
Borussia Mönchengladbach
In his first two seasons with Borussia Mönchengladbach, Simonsen had a hard time, as he only played a combined 17 games and scored two goals. However, he was part of the team which won the 1972–73 German Cup trophy. He broke into the starting line-up for the 1974–75 season.
He played all 34 games of the season, and scored 18 goals as
Mönchengladbach won the Bundesliga championship. Simonsen also scored 10
goals in 12 games in the international 1974–75 UEFA Cup competition, including two goals in the 5–1 final victory against FC Twente. In the following season, Simonsen scored 16 goals as Mönchengladbach won the 1975–76 season. He scored four goals in six games of the international 1975–76 European Cup competition, before Mönchengladbach were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Spanish team Real Madrid on the away goals rule.
1977 was the greatest year in Simonsen's career. He scored 12 goals
to help Mönchengladbach win its third Bundesliga title in a row in the 1975–76 season. In the 1976–77 European Cup, Simonsen helped Mönchengladbach to the 1977 European Cup Final against English team Liverpool.In the final, Simonsen scored a memorable powerful long range goal to
level the game at 1–1, but Mönchengladbach eventually lost 3–1. He was subsequently named the 1977 European Footballer of the Year, as the first Danish player in history. The race for the award was tight, and Simonsen squeezed past English midfielder Kevin Keegan by three points and French midfielder Michel Platini
by four points to win the prestigious prize. The win was notable, in
that Simonsen's native Denmark was not among the top footballing nations
in the 1970s, leaving him little room to impress at the international
tournaments.
In the following two Bundesliga seasons, Simonsen continued his
prolific goalscoring, as Mönchengladbach finished 2nd and 8th
respectively. He won another international trophy with Mönchengladbach
in 1979, when he scored eight goals in eight games to guide the club to
the final games of the 1978–79 UEFA Cup. He scored the deciding goal in the 2–1 1979 UEFA Cup Final win against Red Star Belgrade.Simonsen had been approached by Spanish club FC Barcelona
in 1978, but Mönchengladbach refused to let him go. Instead, Simonsen
waited for his contract to expire and moved to FC Barcelona in 1979,
rejecting offers from Hamburger SV, Juventus, and several Arabian clubs.
Barcelona
Simonsen spent three successful seasons with Barcelona. In his first Barcelona season, Simonsen was the top goal scorer of the team with 10 goals in 32 games,as Barcelona finished in fourth place in the 1979–80 La Liga season. The following season saw several new players at Barcelona, and the club won the 1981 Copa del Rey. Simonsen's 10 goals saw him as third top goalscorer behind new players Quini (20) and Bernd Schuster (11),as Barcelona finished in fifth place in the 1980–81 La Liga. Simonsen was second goal scorer behind Quini,as the club finished second in the 1981–82 La Liga. He also helped Barcelona reach the final of the continental 1981–82 European Cup Winners' Cup competition. In the 2–1 final victory against Standard Liège,Simonsen scored the deciding goal on a header to help Barcelona lift the trophy.
Charlton Athletic
When Barcelona signed Argentinian forward Diego Maradona
in 1982, Spanish league restrictions meant Simonsen was to compete with
Maradona and Bernd Schuster for only two places allowed for foreign
players in each starting line-up. Simonsen saw it as a personal insult,
and asked Barcelona for his contract to be annulled.He made a shock move to English Second Division side Charlton Athletic for £300,000 in October 1982.He rejected offers from Real Madrid and Tottenham Hotspur, in order to play for a club with less stress and attention.Despite scoring nine times in 16 appearances, the club had trouble
funding his transfer and wages after three months, and he was put up for
sale. Simonsen then chose to return to his childhood club VB in 1983.
Vejle BK
He missed the last half of the 1984 season for VB because of an injury he sustained at the 1984 European Championship, but the club managed to win the 1984 Danish championship without him. He returned as a profile of the top-flight Danish 1st Division, but never reached his former form.Simonsen retired from football in 1989 at age 37, and played his last
game for VB in November 1989. He played a total 282 games and scored 104
goals, including 208 games and 89 goals in the league, for Vejle
Boldklub.
International career
He debuted for the Danish national team under manager Rudi Strittich in the July 1972 friendly match against Iceland. He scored two goals as Denmark won 5–2, and Simonsen was included in the Danish squad for the 1972 Summer Olympics.
At the Olympics, he scored three goals in the first three matches to
help Denmark advance beyond the first group stage. In the second group
stage, Simonsen ran out of steam and he was substituted at half time in
two of the last three games as Denmark were eliminated.
He played a crucial part for the Danish national team under manager Sepp Piontek,
in Denmark's qualifying campaign for the 1984 European Championship.
Denmark led their qualifying group with a single point over second
placed England before the two teams met at England's home ground Wembley Stadium in September 1983. Simonsen scored one of the most important Danish goals ever, as he converted a penalty kick against English goalkeeper Peter Shilton.The 1–0 win eventually secured the Danish national team qualification
for their first international tournament since the 1972 Olympic Games,
and the first European Championship participation since the 1964 tournament. It effectively ended England's hopes of qualification for the tournament.He subsequently finished third in the vote for the 1983 European Footballer of the Year award.
The 1984 European Championship main tournament was a short experience for Simonsen, as he broke his leg in a challenge by Yvon Le Roux in Denmark's first match against France.Even without Simonsen, Denmark reached the semi-finals. He was once
more a part of the Danish national team at the 1986 World Cup, Denmark's
first World Cup participation. He only played a single match at the
tournament, coming on as a substitute against West Germany, as younger players had surpassed him. He played a farewell match against Germany in September 1986 before ending his national team career.
Simonsen played a total 55 games for the Danish national team and scored 20 goals, according to the Danish Football Association.However, some sources chose to include Simonsen's appearance in a
February 1981 charity match, to tally his national team career as 21
goals in 56 games. The match was Italy vs. Europe for the benefit of the Irpinia earthquake victims. Simonsen started the game, scored a goal, and was substituted at half time as Europe won 3–0.
Managing career
Following his retirement, Simonsen went on to coach his former club
Vejle Boldklub from 1991 to 1994. During his time at the club, VB were
relegated from the new top-flight Danish Superliga to the now second-tier Danish 1st Division. He later coached the national teams of the Faroe Islands from 1994 to 2001 and Luxembourg from 2001 to 2004.
In 2011 he became General Manager of the Danish 1st Division team FC Fredericia. When Fredericia sacked manager Thomas Thomasberg on 8 April 2013, Simonsen and Steen Thychosen took charge of the team as caretaker managers.Following the end of the 2012–13 season Simonsen left both his positions at Fredericia.
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Rene Higuita
René Higuita ,lahir di Medellín, 27 Agustus 1966 kiper Kolombia yang dijuluki "El Loco" atau Si Gila ini, memang merupakan sosok penjaga gawang kontroversial.
Aksinya yang sering keluar jauh dari area pertahanan bahkan ikut
serta dalam mengambil tendangan bebas maupun penalty memang sulit untuk
dilupakan. Aksinya yang paling menawan adalah Scorpion Kick, kondisi di mana ketika melompat badan ditekuk ke belakang dan kaki ditarik melengkung, menahan tendangan Jamie Redknapp pada pertandingan persahabatan melawan Inggris, September 1995.
Higuita bermain cukup cemerlang ketika membela Tim Nacional Medellin
Coloumbia pada Final Piala Toyota di Tokyo tahun 1989 berhadapan dengan
Juara Eropa AC Milan, meski Nacional Medellin akhirnya kalah 0-1 setelah melalui perpanjangan waktu.
Pada Piala Dunia setahun kemudian di Italy 90' Higuita kembali dipercaya mengawal mistar Tim Nasional Kolombia dan berhasil maju ke Perdelapan Final, hingga "malapetaka" itupun datang. Berhadapan dengan Singa Afrika Kamerun di perdelapan Final Higuita terlihat meredam kebiasaannya untuk keluar jauh dari mistarnya. Namun setelah Roger Milla
berhasil menggetarkan jala kolombia pada perpanjangan waktu babak
pertama, Higuita kembali keluar jauh dari gawangnya. Namun hal itu
justru memperparah keadaan karena blunder Higuita ketika sedang
menguasai bola dapat dicuri oleh Milla untuk menciptakan gol keduanya
pada pertandingan itu sekaligus memupus peluang Kolombia untuk maju ke
Perempat Final.
Peter Schmeichel
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Andoni Zubizarreta
Andoni Zubizarreta (lahir di Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spanyol, 23 Oktober 1961) merupakan mantan pemain sepak bola berkebangsaan Spanyol. Dia pernah bermain untuk klub Deportivo Alavés, Athletic Bilbao, FC Barcelona, dan Valencia CF. Dia bermain untuk timnas Spanyol dengan 126 kali main.
Zubizarreta mewakili Spanyol di tujuh turnamen internasional utama, empat Piala Dunia dan tiga Kejuaraan Eropa.
Zubizarreta menghabiskan masa kecilnya
di Aretxabaleta di Gipuzkoa , di mana ia mulai bermain sepak bola . Setelah di sisi lain Basque , Deportivo Alaves , ia
bergabung dengan Athletic Bilbao , di mana ia akan menghabiskan enam
musim.Debut
Zubizarreta di La Liga terjadi pada 19 September 1981, kalah
0-2 tandang melawan Atletico Madrid, pada ulang tahun ke-20.
Pada tahun 1986 Zubizarreta menandatangani kontrak dengan FC Barcelona , untuk kemudian rekor bagi seorang pemain dalam posisi € 1.700.000, Dia ikut menjuarai Piala Eropa pada tahun 1992 , kemenangan 1-0 melawan UC Sampdoria .
Pada tahun 1986 Zubizarreta menandatangani kontrak dengan FC Barcelona , untuk kemudian rekor bagi seorang pemain dalam posisi € 1.700.000, Dia ikut menjuarai Piala Eropa pada tahun 1992 , kemenangan 1-0 melawan UC Sampdoria .
Setelah 1993-94 UEFA Champions League , di mana Barca kalah telak dari AC Milan di final ( 0-4 ) , Zubi mengakhiri kariernya di Valencia CF , sekali lagi pada tingkat tinggi . Dia pensiun setelah 1997-98 , setelah bermain di lebih dari 950 pertandingan resmi ( 622 di liga dan kebobolan 626 gol ) .Pada tanggal 2 Juli 2010 Zubizarreta menjadi direktur Barcelona, mengambil alih dari mantan teman seklub dan rekan setimnya nasional Txiki Begiristain.
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Sepp Maier
Josef Dieter "Sepp" Maier
adalah seorang legenda sepakbola asal Jerman yang berposisi sebagai
Kiper. Sepp Maier lahir di Metten, 28 Februari 1944, ia memiliki julukan
"Die Katzevon Anzing" yang artinya "Si Kucing dari Anzing" karna
kemampuan refleknya yang luarbiasa ketika menjaga gawang.
Awal Karir Sepp Maier memulai berlatih sepakbola sejak usia 8 tahun di TSV Haar. Di Usia 15 tahun ia pindah ke tim muda Bayern Munich
Bayern Munich Karir profesional Sepp Maier sebagai pemain sepakbola dimulai pada tahun 1962 bersama Bayern Munich. Tujuh belas tahun karirnya sebagai pesepakbola tidak pernah ia hijrak ke klub lain selain Bayern Munich. Sepp MAier merupakan salah satu komponen penting di masa kejayaan Bayern Munich pada tahun 1970an bersama Franz Beckenbauer dan Gerd Muller yang telah secara 3 kali berturut-turut menguasai Eropa dengan menjadi juara European Champion Cup. Sebuah rekor di Liga lokal Bundesliga Jerman hingga kini masih di pegang atas namanya, rekor tersebut adalah tampil 442 pertandingan secara berturut-turut sejak tahun 1966-1979.
Karir Internasional Bersama timnas Jerman Barat Sepp Maier telah mengikuti 4 kali berturut-turut kejuaraan Piala Dunia. Maier pertama kali di panggil mengikuti kejuaraan Piala Dunia pada tahun1966, di Inggris. Sayang ia tidak mendapatkan kesempatan mengikuti 1 pertandingan pun saat itu. Baru pada pegelaran Piala Dunia berikutnya (1970) di Mexico, Sepp maier mendapat kesempatan bertanding di seluruh pertandingan yang di jalani Timnas Jerman Barat (termasuk partai bersejarahkala Jerman Barat harus kalah dari Itali 3-4 di babak semifinal lewat babak extra time di stadion Azteca) yang kala itu sukses menempati peringkat ketiga. Sepp Maier baru sukses membawa timnas Jerman Barat menjadi juara ketika Jerman barat menjadi tuan rumah Piala Duni 1974. Pada Piala Dunia berikutnya (1978) di Argentina Sepp Maier gagal mengulang kesuksannya mempertahankan gelar juara bersama timnas Jerman Barat.
Sepp Maier juga merupakan bagian penting dari Timnas Jerman ketika menjuarai Piala Eropa 1972, namun harus rela gagal pada keikutsertaanya yang kedua (1976) ketika harus kalah di partai final atas Timnas Rep Ceko.
Selepas Pensiun Sepp Maier sempat menjadi pelatih kiper timnas Jerman, namun ia harus rela dipecat oleh pelatih kelapala Timnas Jerman kala itu, Jurgen Klinsman pada 2004 setelah berselisih pendapat. Ia pun kembali manjadi pelatih kiper tim Bayern Munich hingga pensiun pada 2008.
Penghargaan :
Awal Karir Sepp Maier memulai berlatih sepakbola sejak usia 8 tahun di TSV Haar. Di Usia 15 tahun ia pindah ke tim muda Bayern Munich
Bayern Munich Karir profesional Sepp Maier sebagai pemain sepakbola dimulai pada tahun 1962 bersama Bayern Munich. Tujuh belas tahun karirnya sebagai pesepakbola tidak pernah ia hijrak ke klub lain selain Bayern Munich. Sepp MAier merupakan salah satu komponen penting di masa kejayaan Bayern Munich pada tahun 1970an bersama Franz Beckenbauer dan Gerd Muller yang telah secara 3 kali berturut-turut menguasai Eropa dengan menjadi juara European Champion Cup. Sebuah rekor di Liga lokal Bundesliga Jerman hingga kini masih di pegang atas namanya, rekor tersebut adalah tampil 442 pertandingan secara berturut-turut sejak tahun 1966-1979.
Karir Internasional Bersama timnas Jerman Barat Sepp Maier telah mengikuti 4 kali berturut-turut kejuaraan Piala Dunia. Maier pertama kali di panggil mengikuti kejuaraan Piala Dunia pada tahun1966, di Inggris. Sayang ia tidak mendapatkan kesempatan mengikuti 1 pertandingan pun saat itu. Baru pada pegelaran Piala Dunia berikutnya (1970) di Mexico, Sepp maier mendapat kesempatan bertanding di seluruh pertandingan yang di jalani Timnas Jerman Barat (termasuk partai bersejarahkala Jerman Barat harus kalah dari Itali 3-4 di babak semifinal lewat babak extra time di stadion Azteca) yang kala itu sukses menempati peringkat ketiga. Sepp Maier baru sukses membawa timnas Jerman Barat menjadi juara ketika Jerman barat menjadi tuan rumah Piala Duni 1974. Pada Piala Dunia berikutnya (1978) di Argentina Sepp Maier gagal mengulang kesuksannya mempertahankan gelar juara bersama timnas Jerman Barat.
Sepp Maier juga merupakan bagian penting dari Timnas Jerman ketika menjuarai Piala Eropa 1972, namun harus rela gagal pada keikutsertaanya yang kedua (1976) ketika harus kalah di partai final atas Timnas Rep Ceko.
Selepas Pensiun Sepp Maier sempat menjadi pelatih kiper timnas Jerman, namun ia harus rela dipecat oleh pelatih kelapala Timnas Jerman kala itu, Jurgen Klinsman pada 2004 setelah berselisih pendapat. Ia pun kembali manjadi pelatih kiper tim Bayern Munich hingga pensiun pada 2008.
Penghargaan :
- Bundesliga (4 kali) : 1968-69, 1971-72, 1972-73, 1973-74
- DFB Pokal (4 kali) : 1965-66, 1966-67, 1968-69, 1970-71
- European Champions Cup (3 kali) : 19-73-74, 1974-75, 1975-76
- UEFA Winners Cup (1 kali) : 1966-67
- Intercontinental / TOYOTA Cup : 1976
- FIFA World Cup : 1974
- UEFA European Championship : 1972
- Runner Up UEFA European Championship : 1976
- Jerman FootBaller of the Year : 1975, 1977, 1978
- Best Goalkeeper of the World Cup : 1974
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