HP: Alicante Club de Fútbol

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2005/2006 Team Information

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WCL Champions

Club President: Michel Platini
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Manager: Vicente Del Bosque
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Born in Salamanca, Spain on December 23rd, 1950, Vicente was a prominent defender prior to his management years. Cordoba, Castilla, and Real Madrid all employed the beast. He knows his football inside and out having played 441 times in La Liga and 18 times for his country. He also won 5 league titles and 4 Copa del Reys. Known for his 4 years at Real Madrid where he won them multiple titles and also became one of the most distinguished coaches of his generation. He's coached for only two clubs in his career, Besiktas and Real Madrid.

Goalkeepers
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Heurelho da Silva Gomes
Role: Keeper
Squad Number: 1
Country: Brazil
Born On: 15 Feb 1981
In:
Previous Club: PSV > Cruzeiro

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Francesco Toldo
Role: Keeper
Squad Number: 12
Country: Italy
Born On: 2 Dec. 1971
In: Padova
Previous Club: Inter Milan > Fiorentina > Verona > Trento > Ravenna


Defenders
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Eric Abidal
Role: Left Back
Squad Number: 5
Country: France
Born On: 11 Jul 1979
In: Lyon
Previous Club: Lyon > Lille > Monaco

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James 'Jamie' Carragher
Role: Center Back, Right Back
Squad Number: 4
Country: England
Born On: 28 Jan. 1978
In: Bootle
Previous Club: Liverpool

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Cícero João de Cézare "Cicinho"
Role: Right Back
Squad Number: 2
Country: Brasilian
Born On: 24 June 1980
In: Pradópolis
Previous Club: Real Madrid > Sao Paulo

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Arne Friedrich
Role: Right Back
Squad Number: 16
Country: Germany
Born On: 29 May 1979
In: Bad Oeynhaus en
Previous Club: Hertha Berlin > Arminia Bielefeld

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Paolo Maldini
Team Captain
Role: Left Back, Center Back
Squad Number: 3
Country: Italy
Born On: 26 July 1968
In: Milan
Previous Club: AC Milan

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Jonathan Woodgate
Role: Center Back
Squad Number: 18
Country: England
Born On: 22 Jan 1980
In: Middlesbrough, Teesside
Previous Club: Real Madrid > Newcastle > Leeds United

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Sérgio Cláudio dos Santos "Serginho"
Role: Left Back, Left Mid
Squad Number: 20
Country: Brasil
Born On: 27 July 1971
In: Nilopolis
Previous Club: AC Milan > Cruzeiro > Flamengo

Midfielders
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Martín Gastón Demichelis
Role: Defensive Midfielder/Center Back
Squad Number: 8
Country: Argentina
Born On: 20 Dec 1980
In: Justiniano Posse, Cordoba
Previous Club: Bayern Munich > River Plate

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Iván de la Peña López
Role: Attacking Mid, Center Mid
Squad Number: 19
Country: Spain
Born On: 6 May 1976
In: Barcelona
Previous Club: Espanyol > Lazio > Marseille > Barcelona

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Eduardo César Daud Gaspar 'Edu'
Role: Defensive Mid, Center Mid, Left Mid
Squad Number: 15
Country: Brasil
Born On: 15 May 1978
In: Sao Paolo
Previous Club: Valencia > Arsenal

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Jesús Navas González
Role: Right Mid, 2nd Striker
Squad Number: 14
Country: Spain
Born On: 21 Nov. 1985
In: Seville
Previous Club: Sevilla


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Martin Petrov
Role: Left Mid, Left Wing
Squad Number: 17
Country: Bulgaria
Born On: 15. Jan. 1979
In: Vzatza
Previous Club: Atletico Madrid > Wolfsburg

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Ronaldo de Assis Moreira "Ronaldinho"
Team Captain
Role: Attacking Midfielder, Left Midfielder, Winger
Squad Number: 10
Country: Brasil
Born On: 21 March 1980
In: Porto Alegre
Previous Club: Barcelona > PSG > Grêmio

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Mohamed "Momo" Sissoko
Role: Defensive Mid
Squad Number: 22
Country: Mali
Born On: 22 Jan 1985
In: Mont Saint Agnain, France (represents Mali)
Previous Club: Liverpool > Valencia > Auxerre

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Xavi Hernández Creus
Role: Center Midfielder, Defensive Midfielder
Squad Number: 6
Country: Spain
Born On: 25 Jan. 1980
In: Terrassa
Previous Club: Barcelona

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Alex
Role: Attacking Midfielder
Squad Number: 21
Country: Brasil
Born On: 14 Sept. 1977
In: Curitiba
Previous Club: Fenerbahce > Cruzeiro > Parma


Forwards
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Samuel Eto'o Fils
Role: Striker, Winger
Squad Number: 9
Country: Camerun
Born On: 10 Mar 1981
In: Nkon
Previous Club: Barcelona > Mallorca > Real Madrid

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Dirk Kuijt
Role:Forward/Right wing
Squad Number: 11
Country: Holland
Born On: 22 Jul. 1980
In:Katwijk
Previous Club: Feyenoord > Utrecht

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Robson de Souza "Robinho"
Role: Forward, Left Midfielder/Winger, Right Midfielder/Winger
Squad Number: 7
Country: Brasil
Born On: 25 Jan. 1984
In: Sao Vicente
Previous Club: Real Madrid > Santos

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Craig Douglas Bellamy
Role: Forward, Attacking Mid
Squad Number: 18
Country: Wales
Born On: 13 Jul. 1979
In: Cardiff
Previous Club: Blackburn Rovers > Celtic > Newcastle FC



Goalkeepers - 2

12- Francesco Toldo
01- Heurelmo Gomes

Defenders - 7
03- Paolo Maldini
04- Jamie Carragher
05- Woodgate
20- Eric Abidal
13- Serginho
02- Cicinho
16- Arne Friedrich

Midfielders - 9
06- Xavi
14- Edu
22- Momo Sissoko
08- Martin Demichelis
19- Ivan de la Pena
15- Jesus Navas
17- Martin Petrov
10- Ronaldinho
21- Alex

Strikers - 4
09- Samuel Eto'o
07- Robinho
11- Dirk Kuijt
18- Craig Bellamy - Loaned In



Loans
Jan Kromkamp : Loaned to David P
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Position: Right Back
Squad Number: ***
Country: Holland
Born On: 17 Aug. 1980
In: Makkinga
Previous Club: AZ Alkmaar

Ryan Giggs : Loaned to Ronaldo
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Position: Left Midfielder, Attacking Midfielder, Left Winger
Squad Number: ***
Country: Wales
Born On: 29 Nov. 1973
In: Cardiff
Previous Club: Manchester United

Luís Filipe Madeira Caeiro Figo : Loaned to Nikos
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Position: Left/Right Mid
Squad Number: ***
Country: Portugal
Born On: 4 Nov. 1972
In: Lisbon
Previous Club: Inter Milan > Real Madrid > Barcelona > Sporting Lisbon

Gonzalo Rodriquez : Loaned to Yossi
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Position: Center Back
Squad Number: ***
Country: Argentina/Spain
Born On: 10 Apr. 1984
In: Capital Federal
Previous Club: Villarreal

Marco Marchionni : Loaned to Charles
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Role: Right Midfielder, Offensive Midfielder, Support Striker
Squad Number: ***
Country: Italy
Born On: 22 Jun. 1980
In: Monterotondo
Previous Club: Parma AC > Empoli

Taye Ismaila Taiwo - : Loaned to Barry
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Role: Left Back
Squad Number: **
Country: Nigeria
Born On: 16 Apr. 1985
In: Lagos
Previous Club: Olympique de Marseille > Lobi Star

Abou Diaby : Loaned to Charles
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Role: Defensive Mid
Squad Number: **
Country: France
Born On: 11 May 1986
In: Paris
Previous Club: Arsenal > AJ Auxerre

Season review:
Finished 2nd in the league.
Won the WCL.

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Fixtures/Results for the 06 Season

First Half:
HP 3-0 Colt
HP 4-0 Nikos
TheG 1-1 HP
HP 1-5 Hunter
Phat 0 - 4 HP
HP 2-2 Figo
HP 2-2 Muad
Ron9 2-2 HP
HP 2-2 Reyes

Second Half:
Colt - HP
Nikos - HP
HP -TheG
Hunter - HP
HP - Phat
Figo - HP
Muad - HP
HP - Ron9
Reyes - HP

World Champions League Cup Group

Group A:
Rangers Fureva
Yossi
Nedy
HP
Poffeman

Games
Nedy 1-1 HP
Poffe 0-4 HP
Rangers 0-3 HP



Division I Cup

Group II:
Hunter
Ronaldo
The G
Charlie
HP

Games
Charles 2-1 HP
HP 2-2 Hunter

Team Names
HP - FC Castellon
Reyes - GWP FC
Preki - Merseyside USA
Martin - Asgard Utd
Poffeman - Poffemaniacs
Ronaldo9 - Bel Air FC
The G - London Lions
Figo - Galaxy FC
Rangers - Rangers Casuals Ltd
Charlie - Team Ole
Nikos - Alizee Lyonnais
Nedy - Chacarita FC
Rafa - Rafa FC
Barry - FC CLockwork Holland
David - Dj's Elite FC
Phat - Norway United
Muad'Dip - FC Damascus
Rasheed - Dubai Faithful Soldiers

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Goalkeepers - 2

12- Francesco Toldo
01- Heurelmo Gomes

Defenders - 7
03- Paolo Maldini
04- Jamie Carragher
05- Woodgate
20- Eric Abidal
13- Serginho
02- Cicinho
16- Arne Friedrich

Midfielders - 9
06- Xavi
14- Edu
22- Momo Sissoko
08- Martin Demichelis
19- Ivan de la Pena
15- Jesus Navas
17- Martin Petrov
10- Ronaldinho
21- Alex

Strikers - 4
09- Samuel Eto'o
07- Robinho
11- Dirk Kuijt
18- Craig Bellamy - Loaned In

Players Loaned Out
Jan Kromkamp - Paula
Ryan Giggs - Ronaldo9
Gonzalo - Yossi
Luis Figo - Nikos
Marco Marchionni - Charles
Abou Diaby - Charles
Taye Taiwo - Barry

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Players In World Cup

http://images.skysports.com/images/wc/flags/114.gifJamie Carragher - England
http://images.skysports.com/images/wc/flags/368.gifEric Abidal - France
http://images.skysports.com/images/wc/flags/357.gifArne Friedrich - Germany
http://images.skysports.com/images/wc/flags/118.gifXavi - Espana
http://images.skysports.com/images/wc/flags/614.gifCicinho - Brasil
http://images.skysports.com/images/wc/flags/614.gifRonaldinho - Brasil
http://images.skysports.com/images/wc/flags/614.gifRobinho - Brasil
http://images.skysports.com/images/wc/flags/366.gifDirk Kuijt - Holland
http://images.skysports.com/images/wc/flags/366.gifJan Kromkamp - Holland
http://images.skysports.com/images/wc/flags/359.gifLuis Figo - Portugal

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Transfer Update
Luis Perea and Cris shipped off, while Alex of Fenerbahçe and Jonathan Woodgate come into the club. Vasiriki Abou Diaby signed as well.

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Current bank balance:
65m

Team Ole's Vasiriki Abou Diaby has signed a four-year deal with Castellon after rejecting advances from Alizee Lyonnais.
Castellon have sealed a move, thought to be for £1m, for the 19-year-old who held talks with Alizee boss Nikos as well as Michel Platini.

Team Ole president Charles said Diaby met officials from both clubs in Spain on Wednesday and said: "The choice belonged to Diaby.

"But Michel Platini was better than Nikos, that's all."


FC Castellon have signed Jonathan Woodgate from Chacarita plus 10m for Cris.
There had been concerns the 24-year-old defender, sidelined with a thigh injury since April, would not pass his medical at the Bernabeu on Friday.

But the centre-back, who played in 37 out of 128 possible games during his time at Chacarita, has signed a four-year contract with Castellon.

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Taye Ismaila Taiwo

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An emerging left back who has taken French and Nigerian football by storm over the last few years. He is compared to the likes of Roberto Carlos and his predecessor Bixente Lizarazu. He's got blistering speed and skill to become a threat to any opposition. His defensive skills improve each game as well.

He was voted 3rd best player in the 2005 Youth World Cup behind countryman Obi Mikel and Argentine Lionel Messi.

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Marco Marchionni Loaned Out

Team Ole has taken the Italian on loan for the rest of the season after not getting a chance to shine with Castellon.

He is also likely to be taken to the WC this summer...

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Videos

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Alex (http://youtube.com/watch?v=9NmlQ27LYnM&search=alex%20fenerbahce)| 28 years old

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Taye Taiwo (http://youtube.com/watch?v=b7YIv_ItLYE&search=taiwo)| 20 years old

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Abou Diaby (http://youtube.com/watch?v=LocSRzhN970&search=diaby)| 19 years old

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Jesus Navas (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5769705085169013028&q=jesus+navas)| 20 years old

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Dirk Kuyt (http://youtube.com/watch?v=V8stA0Wur28&search=dirk%20kuyt)| 25 years old

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Robinho (http://youtube.com/watch?v=3ChwH7hcfz8&search=robinho)| 22 years old

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Paolo Maldini (http://youtube.com/watch?v=WkM7fEMADw0&search=paolo%20maldini)| 34 years old

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Jamie Carragher (http://youtube.com/watch?v=3oElzuYljbc&search=jamie%20carragher)| 26 years old

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Alicante Clouded In Rumors

"No players will be open for negotiation until the week prior to the transfer window," that was the official statement out of Alicante's spokesman, Fernando Hierro, last night. "We have yet to sort out the forth coming year as we've got many players returning from loans, a club switch, and a few other private issues with contracts," he continued.

Youngsters Taye Taiwo, Abou Diaby, Gonzalo, and Jesus Navas have attracted attention from many high profile managers, but Alicante is reluctant to sell.

FC Clockwork Holland's owner, Barry, has been linked with a possible move to Alicante after the season to mix things up, while Alicante's owner goes the other way for the season. Taiwo and Diaby are said to be following him to Holland as well for the season.

Marco Marchionni has also asked to extend his loan period with Team Ole another season and Alicante is likely to allow it. Jan Kromkamp's future is still in the shadows, though Platini has said that "a club or two has contacted us about Jan".

Fernando Hierro had this to say at the end of the press conference, "In short, clubs interested in our players won't be able to get a contract with them until the week before the transfer window opens."

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Rumors Coming Into Light

Fernando Hierro has comfirmed that Marco Marchionni would be extending his loan at Team Ole another season. Marco and Fernando came together last week to discuss his situation and the two agreed that for Marco to progress he needed to be here. "I've got a great feeling about the upcoming season, we may be relegated and playing in D2, but I still think we can achieve good things," announced Marchionni during the press conference.

Another player Taye Taiwo will also be continuing his loan spell, but with Clockwork Holland. The bright left back will be following his coach Del Bosque back to Clockwork for another season along with Abou Diaby. Diaby has also requested to be loaned there after finding out Del Bosque was moving.

Rumors circulating are suggesting that Del Bosque has already contacted a few teams regarding players, to this he responded, "Yeah, but there are a few managers that refuse to speak with me for one reason or another. I have a feeling there is mischief going on behind closed doors," he announced with a grin.

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