6/22/2008

About Comments and Questions

I thought I might add: as some may or may not have noticed, I'm not really updating the blog regularly and my reports are pretty much to the point, with little additional comment on my part. However, if you're interested in any player in particular, just drop a comment and I can detail stuff or point you to interviews and the like. As a rule, you'll find a lot of stuff on www.violamania.ro, especially in terms of interviews, which will generally be either in English or the mother tongue of whoever is interviewed.

No need to be shy, or think that it's a bother. I deem any requests worthy of at least a reply - as long as they don't involved anything "weird" and it's not insulting or rude.

A Bit About Mr. Uhrin Jr.

In an article from two days ago, Mr. Dusan Uhrin Jr. stated that he would not be interested in taking over the National Team of the Czech Republic at this point, despite being amongst the managers shortlisted for the job. He added that his plans are to keep managing clubs for at least ten more years and, in the short-term, concentrate on his job at Poli. A great character, truly.

Friendly Report: Poli - Hajdu Bihar 9:0 (2:0)

The white-violets won their first match of the 2008/2009 pre-season campaign, against a squad composed of local Hungarian third and fourth league players. The goals were scored by Magera, Luchin, Sretenovic, Mansour x3, Axente x2 and an own-goal provoked by Axente. You can watch the goals here.

Poli (first half): Taborda - Badoi, Brezinsky, Luchin, Latovlevici - Abiodun, Alexa, Da Costa, Vrsic - Bucur, Magera.

Poli (second half): Zimmermann - Stancu, Sretenovic, Brezinsky, Milhazes - Abiodun, Borbely, Garcia, Arm. Karamyan - Mansour, Magera.

Axente, Rațiu and Popovici were also sent on in the second half to replace Magera, Brezinsky and Abiodun.

6/19/2008

Lukáš Magera

Magera was announced as the next signing of this summer, having put pen to paper on a three year long contract.

Date of birth: 17.01.1983
Place of birth: Ostrava (Czech Republic)
Height: 195 cm
Weight: 87 kg
Position: Striker



SeasonClubCountryLevelGPGS
2007-08Banik OstravaCZA279
2006-07Banik OstravaCZA273
2005-06Banik OstravaCZA295
2004-05Banik OstravaCZA133
2004-05KladnoCZB123
2003-04Banik OstravaCZA141
Total:12224

GP= Games played; GS= Goals scored; CZ= Czech Republic; Loaned






Thanks to violamania.ro.

6/12/2008

Jose Luis Garcia (on trial)

Source: www.politimisoara.com

Date of birth: 15.04.1985
Place of birth: Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Height: 174 cm
Weight: 66 kg
Position: defensive midfielder/midfielder center

SeasonClubCountryLevelGPGS
2007-08Municipal LiberiaCRA110
2007Sportivo LuquenoPYA121
2007Universidad de ChileCLA-2
2006-07Morelia BMX-140
2006-07OlimpoARB10
2005-06OlimpoARA50
2005-06San LorenzoARA00
2004-05San LorenzoARA00
2003-04San LorenzoARA00
2002-03San LorenzoARA20
Total:50*3

GP= Games played; GS= Goals scored; AR= Argentina; CL= Chile; CR= Costa Rica; MX= Mexico; PY= Paraguay; Loaned


Filipe Da Costa

Date of birth: 30.08.1984
Place of birth: Lisbon (Portugal)
Height: 180 cm
Weight: 76 kg
Position: Midfielder center/left



SeasonClubCountryLevelGPGS
2007-08Leeds UnitedGBC40
2006-07LarisaGRA40
2006-07IonikosGRA172
2005-06IonikosGRA244
2004-05IonikosGRA90
2004-05TolentinoITD--
2003-04ReggianaITC00
2002-03BragaPTA30
2001AmoraPT---
2000Benfica BPT---
1999Benfica BPT---
Total:616
GP= Games played; GS= Goals scored; IT= Italy; GR = Greece; PT= Portugal; Loaned
Sursa: diverse




Pedro Taborda

Date of birth 22.06.1978
Place of birth: Covilhã (Portugalia)
Height: 190 cm
Weight: 85 kg
Position: Goalkeeper



SeasonClubCountryLevelGPGS
2007-08NavalPTA1627
2006-07NavalPTA2935
2005-06NavalPTA2231
2004-05NavalPTB30-
2003-04FreamundePT-10-
2002-03FreamundePT-30-
2001-02ErmesindePT-30-
2000-01ErmesindePT-34-
1999-00ErmesindePT-31-
1999Porto BPT---
1998-99VizelaPT---
1997-08PortoPTA--
1996-97FreamundePT---
1995-96FreamundePT---
Total:232-
GP= Games played; GP= Goals scored; PT= Portugal

Sreten Sretenovic

Date of birth: 12.01.1985
Place of birth: Cacak (Serbia)
Height: 192 cm
Weight: 92 kg
Position: Defender right/center

SeasonClubCountryLevelGPGS
2007-08Zaglebie LubinPLA190
2007-08BenficaPTA00
2006-07Rad BeogradSPB171
2005-06Rad BeogradSPA151
2004-05Rad BeogradSPB180
2003-04BSC BorcaSPB--
Total:682

GP= Games played; GS= Goals scored; SP= Serbia; PT= Portugal; PL = Poland; Loaned
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sreten_Sretenovi%C4%87

6/11/2008

Airport Interviews with Da Costa and Taborda

Thanks to violamania.ro, you can listen to what the two new Poli players had to say after their arrival in Timisoara. Da Costa especially seems very well informed of what he was getting into. Have to say that he looks like a really nice guy and his English is better than Cristiano Ronaldo's.



And Taborda, translated by the ever so friendly Da Costa.



The team is getting back together tomorrow (as in Wednesday).