Gerardo Tata Martino

Gerardo Martino
Personal Information
First Name		Gerardo
Father Name		Daniel
Family Name		Martino
Date of Birth		Novomber 20, 1962
Place of Birth		Rosario, Argentine
Height		5 ft 9 1.75m
Playing Position		Attacking Midfielder
Team Information
Current Club		FC Barcelona as Manager
Youth Information
1972-1980		Newell’s Old Boys
Senior Career
Years	Team	Apps	Goals
1980-1990	Newell’s Old Boys	392	35
1991	Tenerife	15	1
1991-1994	Newell’s Old Boys	81	2
1994-1995	Lanus	30	3
1996	Newell’s Old Boys	15	0
1996	Barcelona SC	5	0
1997	O’Higgins	0	0
Total		538	41
National Team
1981	Argentine U20	2	0
1991	Argentine	1	0
Teams Managed
1998		Brown de Arrecifes
1999		Platense
2000		Instituto
2002-2003		Liberated
2003-2004		Cerro Porteno
2005		Colon
2005-2006		Liberated
2006-2011		Paraguay
2012-2013		Newell’s Old Boys
2013-present		FC barcelona

Galatasaray reveals financial details of the Mancini contract

Galatasaray belonging to the Turkish first division soccer announced on Monday that former Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini appointed to lead the team for three years, replacing Fatih Terim, who was sacked last week. 

The Italian coach took office two days before his new club matches at home to Juventus in the Champions League.

Mancini said in remarks carried by the European Union to site online soccer "I'm very happy of appointing me in a big club like Galatasaray."

Mancini added "I decided to join a huge entity. Galatasaray match with Juventus will be a happy coincidence for me."

The Turkish club revealed that Italian Mancini will receive 3.5 million euros (4.74 million dollars) until the end of the current season and 4.5 million euros for each of the remaining two seasons of the contract without the expense of bonuses.

Mancini aged 48 years was sacked of training City last May after serving in training three and a half years during which led to the English Premier League title in the 2011-2012 seasons and the FA Cup title in 2011.

And the former coach of Inter Milan Mancini enjoys, Lazio and Fiorentina popular masses City center but permanent tendency to publicly criticize his players cause problems in the team as reported by the media.

The Galatasaray board voted on the dismissal of Trim, who is also training Turkish team after it refused to extend his contract.

After Galatasaray spent a lot of money in January to join Didier Drogba, Wesley Sneijder, a modest start came to the season as it won just seven points from five matches in the league. The team also received an overwhelming defeat at home by 6-1 at the hands of Real Madrid in the Champions League.

On the other hand, the participation of Dutch Galatasaray playmaker Wesley Sneijder highly becomes doubt in the match scheduled on Wednesday against Juventus in the Champions League due to injury, according to the site confirmed by the nymph’s Turkish newspaper a little while ago.

The newspaper pointed out that the Dutchman underwent Monday evening for a scan after he felt pain in his meeting in the Turkish league, which confirmed the difficulty of his participation in the meeting.

The newspaper pointed out that if the Dutchman is different from the case of his colleague Ivorian Drogba, who trained alone, separated from his colleagues, but he will be ready in time to participate with the Turkish club.

The game is the first of the Italian coach Roberto Mancini with the Turkish club after his appointment as coach to replace Turkish coach Fatih Thermes.

Galatasaray lost his first meeting at home against Real Madrid's lead to heavy hit six goals against one goal while Juventus draw in Denmark against Copenhagen in order to like him.

Jorge Jesus Biography

Jorge Fernando Pinheiro de Jesus was a former football player where he played as a right midfielder and current football manager of S.L. Benfica. He was born in July 24, 1954.

Jorge Jesus playing career:

The father of Jorge was Jesus Virgolino who was a Sporting Clube de Portugal player in 1940s.  Jorge Jesus started his playing career with Sporting team in 1975-1976. He retired at the age of 35 in 1989 to start new career in the world of football.

Managerial career of Jorge Jesus:

Early years:

Jorge Jesus started his new career as manager of Amora Fc, to move then to F.C. Felgueirras in 1993, he helped the team to promote to the top of the league in his second season, so he stayed there until 1998.

Jorge Jesus moved to Moreirense FC who led them to finish the league in the 5^th place so they entered the EUFA Cup for the next year and he could also making them to reach the final of the Portuguese Cup but they lost in front of Sporting 1-0. Then he moved to Sporting Clube de Braga to lead them to the 5^th place in the league and the round 16 in the UEFA Cup.

Benfica:

Jorge Jesus signed with Benfica in June 16, 2009 so from his first season he could to lead the Reds to the first division title after 5 years of waiting, then they reached the quarter final of the EUFA Cup but they lost in front of Liverpool 5-3. He could to get the domestic League Cup. In December 10, 2012 he became the most successful coach in Portugal after his win by seven games of nine derby games.

Then they reached to the final of the EUFA Cup but they lost in front of Chelsea 2-1 in 2013. So Jorge Jesus was rewarded by renewing his contract for two years further.

Michael Laudrup Biography

Michael Laudrup was  born June 15, 1964 in Copenhagen, Denmark, he is a Dane former football player and a current football coach , Laudrup has played with several clubs such as the famous FC Barcelona and Real Madrid and Juventus, he has been chosen by Pele in the list of top 125 player distinct in March 2004. His brother is the player Brian Laudrup.

Michael Laudrup was selected the 1999 best foreign player in the Spanish ball over twenty-five years earlier, and in April 2000 he got a Sam Dannenberg of knighthood from the king of Denmark. In November 2003, he was chosen by dBu golden football player in Denmark as the best player in half a century elapsed within the celebrations of the Union of European Football Associations Golden award, Laudrup has been chosen by dBu football in November 2006 as the best football player Dane throughout the ages.

Michael Laudrup Began his career with the Københavns Boldklub club in 1981, playing with 14 appearances and scored 3 goals, and in the season 1982-1983 Join the club Brondby, playing with it 38 appearances and scored 24 goals, and in 1983 he joined Juventus, Laudrup  has been loaned out in the first two years to Lazio club, playing with them 60 appearances and scored 9 goals, and in 1985 he returned to Juventus and played with them 102 games and scored 16 goals, and in 1989 Laudrup joined the club of Barcelona, and played with them until 1994, and participated during that period in 167 appearances and scored40 goal, and in 1994 he surprised everyone and go to rival FC Barcelona Real Madrid, and played with them for two years, during which participated in 62 games and scored 12 goals.

In the season 1996-1997 Michael Laudrup moved to the Vissel Kobe club, playing with 15 appearances and scored 6 goals, then in 1997-1998 seasons he moved to Dutch club Ajax Amsterdam and play with them 21 games and scored 11 goals, concludes his career.

And has played Michael Laudrup with Denmark soccer World Cup in 1986 and the football World Cup Soccer 1998, has been involved with Denmark football in 104 games and scored 37 goals.

Managerial career of Michael Laudrup:

 

And has become Laudrup Denmark assistant coach for football since 2000 and until 2002, and in 2002 coached Brondby and left them in 2006. 

Getafe:

Laudrup moved after that to Getafe in June 21, 2007, he led them to reach to the final of the Copa del Ray but they lost in front of Valencia and also he led them to reach tom the quarter finals of the UEFA Cup and they also lost in front of Bayern Munich in the extra time, so he stayed there just for one season to resign then in 2008 and lift the team.

Spartak Moscow:

Michael Laudrup signed with Spartak Moscow in September 12, 2008 where he presented very poor results the thing which led to be sacked after 7 months of his signing with the team on April 15, 2009.

RCD Mallorca:

Michael Laudrup signed with RCD Mallorca in July 2010 a contract for two years, so his mission in the first season with Mallorca was keeping it from relegation but in September 27, 2011 he resigned from his duties with the team.

Swansea City:

Michael Laudrup moved finally to become the manager of Swansea City on a contract for two years in June 15, 2012. So he led them to win their first trophy win against Bradford 5-0 in the Capital One Cup at Wembley. And the team finished the League in the 8th place so Laudrup saved the team from relegation.

Personal Life of Michael Laudrup:

Michael Laudrup family is a part of three generations of football players, Where his uncle who was a manager of Aberdeen Ebbe Skovdahl. Michael younger brother is Brain Laudrup who is also a football player.

Michael Laudrup has been married two times. The first wife was Tina Thuno, and he has elder son from her Mads, and the second wife is Siw Laudrup, who has two children from her Andreas, and Rebecca.

Michael Laudrup has also politic trends where he was one of founders of CEPOS which is a Danish classical free market conservative think-tank.

Tata calls for players from the youth team on the list of Barcelona vs. Celtic

Argentine coach Gerardo Tata Martino, the coach of Barcelona, added two youth team players Sergi Gomez and Patrick Star Battalion first row during preparations to face Celtic.

The Tata summoned two youths to a list of 19 players for the treatment of deficiencies in its ranks because of injuries, after his Barcelona team "b" of the loss to Mallorca 0-1 in the second division.

Catalans are preparing to travel tomorrow to the city of Glasgow to face Celtic in the second rounds of the group stage in the Champions League, the same team that fell in front of him Barcelona into the trap of defeat at the same ground in the same tournament last season.

The injury list includes to the La Liga champions both Argentines Lionel Messi and Javier Mascherano alongside Jordi Alba.

And Martino summoned to travel to Scotland both: Valdés, Pinto, Olazabal, Montoya, Pique, Fabregas, Xavi, Pedro, Iniesta, Alexis, Neymar, Dos Santos, Bartra, Busquets, Song, Theo, Adriano, Alves, Sergi Roberto, Sergi Gomez and Patrick.

Barcelona Locked in Tuesday their first game with its new black shirt in front of Celtic in the second round Champions League football, without the participation of Argentine star Lionel Messi because of the injury that will keep him sidelined for a period ranging from two to three weeks.

Puyol returned to training today for collective exercises, while Isaac Cuenca trained on the sidelines of the team, according to the Catalan club said in a statement.

Barcelona locked in in its training the first in Glasgow tomorrow at 20.00 and 45 minutes later Argentine coach Gerardo "Tata" Martino and Spanish midfielder Cesc Fabregas held press conference.

On the other side, Adriano said on the injury Argentine star Lionel Messi "I hope not to be serious and to be with us in the coming games because it is a very important player. Messi changes the form of the team."