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Friday, July 22, 2011

3 share 1st at Obert Internacional Sant Marti 2011


Obert Internacional Sant Marti 2011
Levan Aroshidze, Manuel Leon Hoyos and Bacallao Alonso Yusnel share the first place

The 13th Obert Internacional Sant Marti 2011 took place from 13th to 21st July at the Centre Civic Sant Marti c.Selva de Mar 213 in Barcelona. The 9-round Swiss tournament is part of the 8th Catalan International Circuit.

The organizer of the tournament is Eduardo Arilla Santos and Director of the Tournament is Joan Fontanillas Sanchez. The prize fund totals 5,200€ and the Champion receives 1200€ and a trophy.

The tournament started shortly after the Torredembarra Open and a number of players, including the top seed Viktor Moskalenko, continued the Circuit at the Centre Civic Sant Marti.

Open Group A had 92 participants. Grandmasters Levon Aroshidze and Manuel Leon Hoyos and IM Bacallao Alonso Yusnel shared the first place with 7 points each. Aroshidze grabs the winner's trophy on best tiebreak.

Cuban IM Bacallao Alonso Yusnel and local IM Perez Mitjans Orelvis have earned GM norms. In addition, FM Jimenez Fraga Pedro Alejandro (also from Cuba) took an IM norm.

Open Group B had 144 players. Bieg Pagel Clemens (ESP 1938) is the sole winner with 8 points from nine games. The Circuit continues with the 37th Open Internacional d'Escacs Vila de Sitges.

Official website

Final top 15 standings (Group A):

1. GM Aroshidze Levan GEO 2539 - 7
2. IM Bacallao Alonso Yusnel CUB 2532 - 7
3. GM Leon Hoyos Manuel MEX 2548 - 7
4. GM Moskalenko Viktor UKR 2591 - 6.5
5. IM Perez Mitjans Orelvis ESP 2452 - 6.5
6. IM Cruz Cristhian PER 2470 - 6.5
7. FM Jimenez Fraga Pedro Alejandro CUB 2464 - 6.5
8. GM Karlsson Lars SWE 2482 - 6
9. GM Gonzalez Garcia Jose MEX 2522 - 6
10. IM Matnadze Ana GEO 2428 - 6
11. GM Ortiz Suarez Isan Reynaldo CUB 2556 - 6
12. IM Munoz Pantoja Miguel PER 2482 - 6
13. IM Gonzalez Rodriguez Jorge A. COL 2434 - 6
14. GM Pogorelov Ruslan UKR 2430 - 6
15. GM Cuartas Jaime Alexander COL 2542 - 6
16. FM Gonzalez Perez Arian CUB 2490 - 6

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Monday, July 4, 2011

Obert Internacional Sant Marti 2011


Obert Internacional Sant Marti 2011
13th to 21st July at the Centre Civic Sant Marti c.Selva de Mar 213 in Barcelona

The 13th Obert Internacional Sant Marti 2011 will take place from 13th to 21st July at the Centre Civic Sant Marti c.Selva de Mar 213 in Barcelona. The 9-round Swiss tournament is part of the 8th Catalan International Circuit.

The organizer of the tournament is Eduardo Arilla Santos and Director of the Tournament is Joan Fontanillas Sanchez. The prize fund totals 5,200€ and the Champion will receive 1200€ and a trophy.

The tournament starts shortly after the Torredembarra Open and a number of players, including the top seed Viktor Moskalenko, will continue the Circuit at the Centre Civic Sant Marti. In addition, GM Manuel Leon Hoyos of Mexico and a strong Cuban delegation are also participating.

Official website

Top 15 seeds

1 GM Moskalenko Viktor UKR 2591
2 GM Hernandez Carmenates Holden CUB 2570
3 IM Ortiz Suarez Isan Reynaldo CUB 2556
4 GM Leon Hoyos Manuel MEX 2548
5 GM Cuartas Jaime Alexander COL 2542
6 GM Aroshidze Levan GEO 2539
7 IM Bacallao Alonso Yusnel CUB 2532
8 GM Gonzalez Garcia Jose MEX 2522
9 IM Larino Nieto David ESP 2495
10 FM Gonzalez Perez Arian CUB 2490
11 FM Delgado Ramos Hector CUB 2488
12 GM Karlsson Lars SWE 2482
13 GM Abreu Delgado Ayram CUB 2479
14 GM Borges Matos Juan CUB 2472
15 IM Cruz Cristhian PER 2470

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Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Leonel Messi


Messi Barcelona - Valladolid (cropped).jpg
  
Lionel Andrés "Leo" Messi (Spanish pronunciation: [ljoˈnel anˈdɾes ˈmesi]; born 24 June 1987) is an Argentine footballer who currently plays for FC Barcelona and the Argentina national team as a forward or winger. Considered one of the best football players of his generation,[4][5][6] Messi received several Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year nominations by the age of 21 and won both by the age of 22. He also won the 2010 FIFA Ballon d'Or at the age of 23.[11] His playing style and ability have drawn comparisons to Diego Maradona, who himself declared Messi his "successor".

Messi began playing football at a young age and his potential was quickly identified by Barcelona. He left Rosario-based Newell's Old Boys's youth team in 2000 and moved with his family to Europe, as Barcelona offered treatment for his growth hormone deficiency. Making his debut in the 2004–05 season, he broke his team record for the youngest footballer to score a league goal. Major honours soon followed as Barcelona won La Liga in Messi's debut season, and won a double of the league and Champions League in 2006. His breakthrough season was in the 2006–07 season; he became a first teamregular, scoring a hat-trick in El Clásico and finishing with 14 goals in 26 league games. Messi then had the most successful season of his playing career, the 2008–09 season, in which he scored 38 goals to play an integral part in a treble-winning campaign. This record breaking season was then eclipsed in the following 2009–10 campaign, where Messi scored 47 goals in all competitions, equalling Ronaldo's record total for Barcelona. He surpassed this record in the 2010–11 season.
Messi was the top scorer of the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship with six goals, including two in the final game. Shortly thereafter, he became an established member of Argentina's senior international team. In 2006, he became the youngest Argentine to play in the FIFA World Cup and he won a runners-up medal at the Copa América tournament the following year. In 2008, in Beijing, he won his first international honour, an Olympic gold medal, with the Argentina Olympic football team.

Career statistics

Club




International

National teamYearAppsGoalsAssists
Argentina2005500
2006721
20071363
2008821
20091032
20101022
2011212
Total551611

International goals

Under–20

Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first.[196][197]
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
114 June 2005Arke Stadion, Enschede, Netherlands Egypt1–02–02005 World Youth Championship
222 June 2005Univé Stadion, Emmen, Netherlands Colombia1–12–12005 World Youth Championship
324 June 2005Arke Stadion, Enschede, Netherlands Spain3–13–12005 World Youth Championship
428 June 2005Galgenwaard Stadion, Utrecht, Netherlands Brazil1–02–12005 World Youth Championship
52 July 2005Galgenwaard Stadion, Utrecht, Netherlands Nigeria1–02–12005 World Youth Championship
62 July 2005Galgenwaard Stadion, Utrecht, NetherlandsNigeria Nigeria2–12–12005 World Youth Championship

Under–23

GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
17 August 2008Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai, China Côte d'Ivoire1–02–12008 Summer Olympics
216 August 2008Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai, China Netherlands1–02–12008 Summer Olympics

Senior team

GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
11 March 2006St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland Croatia2–12–3Friendly
216 June 2006WM-Stadion Gelsenkirchen, Gelsenkirchen, Germany Serbia and Montenegro6–06–02006 World Cup
35 June 2007Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain Algeria2–24–3Friendly
45 June 2007Camp Nou, Barcelona, SpainAlgeria Algeria4–24–3Friendly
58 July 2007Metropolitano de Fútbol de Lara, Barquisimeto, Venezuela Peru2–04–02007 Copa América
611 July 2007Polideportivo Cachamay, Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela Mexico2–03–02007 Copa América
716 October 2007José Pachencho Romero, Maracaibo, Venezuela Venezuela2–02–02010 World Cup qualification
820 November 2007Estadio El Campín, Bogotá, ColombiaColombia Colombia1–01–22010 World Cup qualification
94 June 2008Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, United StatesMexico Mexico2–04–1Friendly
1011 October 2008Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina Uruguay1–02–12010 World Cup qualification
1111 February 2009Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France France2–02–0Friendly
1228 March 2009Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaVenezuela Venezuela1–04–02010 World Cup qualification
1314 November 2009Vicente Calderón Stadium, Madrid, Spain Spain1–11–2Friendly
147 September 2010Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaSpain Spain1–04–1Friendly
1517 November 2010Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, QatarBrazil Brazil1–01–0Friendly
169 February 2011Stade de Genève, Geneva, SwitzerlandPortugal Portugal2–12–1Friendly

Awards and honours

Club

Barcelona :
La Liga: 4 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010 Copa del Rey: 1 2009 Supercopa de España: 4 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010 UEFA Champions League: 2 2006, 2009 UEFA Super Cup: 1 2009 FIFA Club World Cup: 1 2009 Argentina FIFA U-20 World Cup: 1 2005 Olympic Gold Medal: 1 2008  

Individual

Ballon d'Or: 2 2009, 2010 FIFA World Player of the Year: 1 2009 FIFA Team of the Year: 3 2008, 2009, 2010 U-21 European Footballer of the Year: 1 2007 La Liga Player of the Year: 2 2009, 2010 La Liga top goalscorer: 1 2010 Copa del Rey top goalscorer: 1 2011 La Liga Foreign Player of the Year: 3 2007, 2009, 2010 La Liga Ibero-American Player of the Year: 3 2007, 2009, 2010 European Golden Shoe: 1 2010 UEFA Champions League top goalscorer: 2 2009, 2010 UEFA Champions League Player of the Year: 1 2009 UEFA Champions League Forward of the Year: 1 2009 UEFA Team of the Year: 3 2008, 2009, 2010 Footballer of the Year of Argentina: 5 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 201 FIFPro World Player of the Year: 2 2009, 2010 FIFPro World Young Player of the Year: 3 2006, 2007, 2008 FIFPro Special Young Player of the Year: 2 2007, 2008 FIFPro World XI: 4 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 FIFA U-20 World Cup Player of the Tournament: 1 2005 FIFA U-20 World Cup top goalscorer: 1 2005 Copa América Young Player of the Tournament: 1 2007 World Soccer Player of the Year: 1 2009 World Soccer Young Player of the Year: 3 2006, 2007, 2008 FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball: 1 2009 ESM Team of the Year: 4 2005-06, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10 Marca Leyenda: 1 2009 Tuttosport Golden Boy: 1 2005 UEFA best goal of the year: 1 2007         

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Leonel Messi


Messi Barcelona - Valladolid (cropped).jpg
  
Lionel Andrés "Leo" Messi (Spanish pronunciation: [ljoˈnel anˈdɾes ˈmesi]; born 24 June 1987) is an Argentine footballer who currently plays for FC Barcelona and the Argentina national team as a forward or winger. Considered one of the best football players of his generation,[4][5][6] Messi received several Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year nominations by the age of 21 and won both by the age of 22. He also won the 2010 FIFA Ballon d'Or at the age of 23.[11] His playing style and ability have drawn comparisons to Diego Maradona, who himself declared Messi his "successor".

Messi began playing football at a young age and his potential was quickly identified by Barcelona. He left Rosario-based Newell's Old Boys's youth team in 2000 and moved with his family to Europe, as Barcelona offered treatment for his growth hormone deficiency. Making his debut in the 2004–05 season, he broke his team record for the youngest footballer to score a league goal. Major honours soon followed as Barcelona won La Liga in Messi's debut season, and won a double of the league and Champions League in 2006. His breakthrough season was in the 2006–07 season; he became a first teamregular, scoring a hat-trick in El Clásico and finishing with 14 goals in 26 league games. Messi then had the most successful season of his playing career, the 2008–09 season, in which he scored 38 goals to play an integral part in a treble-winning campaign. This record breaking season was then eclipsed in the following 2009–10 campaign, where Messi scored 47 goals in all competitions, equalling Ronaldo's record total for Barcelona. He surpassed this record in the 2010–11 season.
Messi was the top scorer of the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship with six goals, including two in the final game. Shortly thereafter, he became an established member of Argentina's senior international team. In 2006, he became the youngest Argentine to play in the FIFA World Cup and he won a runners-up medal at the Copa América tournament the following year. In 2008, in Beijing, he won his first international honour, an Olympic gold medal, with the Argentina Olympic football team.

Career statistics

Club




International

National teamYearAppsGoalsAssists
Argentina2005500
2006721
20071363
2008821
20091032
20101022
2011212
Total551611

International goals

Under–20

Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first.[196][197]
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
114 June 2005Arke Stadion, Enschede, Netherlands Egypt1–02–02005 World Youth Championship
222 June 2005Univé Stadion, Emmen, Netherlands Colombia1–12–12005 World Youth Championship
324 June 2005Arke Stadion, Enschede, Netherlands Spain3–13–12005 World Youth Championship
428 June 2005Galgenwaard Stadion, Utrecht, Netherlands Brazil1–02–12005 World Youth Championship
52 July 2005Galgenwaard Stadion, Utrecht, Netherlands Nigeria1–02–12005 World Youth Championship
62 July 2005Galgenwaard Stadion, Utrecht, NetherlandsNigeria Nigeria2–12–12005 World Youth Championship

Under–23

GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
17 August 2008Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai, China Côte d'Ivoire1–02–12008 Summer Olympics
216 August 2008Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai, China Netherlands1–02–12008 Summer Olympics

Senior team

GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
11 March 2006St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland Croatia2–12–3Friendly
216 June 2006WM-Stadion Gelsenkirchen, Gelsenkirchen, Germany Serbia and Montenegro6–06–02006 World Cup
35 June 2007Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain Algeria2–24–3Friendly
45 June 2007Camp Nou, Barcelona, SpainAlgeria Algeria4–24–3Friendly
58 July 2007Metropolitano de Fútbol de Lara, Barquisimeto, Venezuela Peru2–04–02007 Copa América
611 July 2007Polideportivo Cachamay, Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela Mexico2–03–02007 Copa América
716 October 2007José Pachencho Romero, Maracaibo, Venezuela Venezuela2–02–02010 World Cup qualification
820 November 2007Estadio El Campín, Bogotá, ColombiaColombia Colombia1–01–22010 World Cup qualification
94 June 2008Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, United StatesMexico Mexico2–04–1Friendly
1011 October 2008Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina Uruguay1–02–12010 World Cup qualification
1111 February 2009Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France France2–02–0Friendly
1228 March 2009Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaVenezuela Venezuela1–04–02010 World Cup qualification
1314 November 2009Vicente Calderón Stadium, Madrid, Spain Spain1–11–2Friendly
147 September 2010Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaSpain Spain1–04–1Friendly
1517 November 2010Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, QatarBrazil Brazil1–01–0Friendly
169 February 2011Stade de Genève, Geneva, SwitzerlandPortugal Portugal2–12–1Friendly

Awards and honours

Club

Barcelona :
La Liga: 4 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010 Copa del Rey: 1 2009 Supercopa de España: 4 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010 UEFA Champions League: 2 2006, 2009 UEFA Super Cup: 1 2009 FIFA Club World Cup: 1 2009 Argentina FIFA U-20 World Cup: 1 2005 Olympic Gold Medal: 1 2008  

Individual

Ballon d'Or: 2 2009, 2010 FIFA World Player of the Year: 1 2009 FIFA Team of the Year: 3 2008, 2009, 2010 U-21 European Footballer of the Year: 1 2007 La Liga Player of the Year: 2 2009, 2010 La Liga top goalscorer: 1 2010 Copa del Rey top goalscorer: 1 2011 La Liga Foreign Player of the Year: 3 2007, 2009, 2010 La Liga Ibero-American Player of the Year: 3 2007, 2009, 2010 European Golden Shoe: 1 2010 UEFA Champions League top goalscorer: 2 2009, 2010 UEFA Champions League Player of the Year: 1 2009 UEFA Champions League Forward of the Year: 1 2009 UEFA Team of the Year: 3 2008, 2009, 2010 Footballer of the Year of Argentina: 5 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 201 FIFPro World Player of the Year: 2 2009, 2010 FIFPro World Young Player of the Year: 3 2006, 2007, 2008 FIFPro Special Young Player of the Year: 2 2007, 2008 FIFPro World XI: 4 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 FIFA U-20 World Cup Player of the Tournament: 1 2005 FIFA U-20 World Cup top goalscorer: 1 2005 Copa América Young Player of the Tournament: 1 2007 World Soccer Player of the Year: 1 2009 World Soccer Young Player of the Year: 3 2006, 2007, 2008 FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball: 1 2009 ESM Team of the Year: 4 2005-06, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10 Marca Leyenda: 1 2009 Tuttosport Golden Boy: 1 2005 UEFA best goal of the year: 1 2007         

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