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Posted: 16 Jul 2014 07:39 AM PDT
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| Bruno Cirillo(Left) and Emanuele Belardi(right) signed by Pune based ISL side |
After the tie up with Serie A heavyweights Fiorentina, Pune based Indian Super League(ISL) side has signed two Italian players. Partly owned by Bollywood star Salman Khan, the Pune based club roped in Bruno Cirillo(37) and Emanuele Belardi(36).
Emanuele Belardi, Goalkeeper, started his career as a youth product of Italian outfits Reggina. He enjoyed several loan spells during his time with Napoli being the most notable highlights. Belardi also featured for Juventus and Udinese, but only as a backup goalkeeper.
Bruno Cirillo, 6ft, centre back, has played for clubs like Inter Milan(Italy), AEK Athens and PAOK(both Greece), Levante(Spain) and FC Mentz(France).
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Posted: 16 Jul 2014 03:59 AM PDT
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NorthEast United FC announce signing of
Spanish International and
World Cup Champion Capdevila |
NorthEast United Football Club has signed World Cup 2010 & European 2008 Championship Winner; Spanish Defender, Joan Capdevilaas their Marquee player for the inaugural season of Indian Super League(ISL).
Capdevila who marshalled the left back position for the La Roja, was a prominent member of the sides that won both the World Cup in 2010 and European Championship in 2008. He has played over 400 games with 36 goals in the Spanish La Liga for big Guns like Espanyol, Athletico Madrid, Deportivo, and Villarreal.
Capdevilla last season played for La Liga Club, Espanyol and expressed his delight on recently signing for NorthEast United FC, “At this stage, after winning everything to be won a new challenge was needed. After speaking to John Abraham about the way he is passionately looking to promote football in India and the project of NorthEast United FC, it excited me to take up this challenge.
India is a huge country and it should be a privilege for me to be a small part in popularising this global game here and working with the young talented footballers of North East India.”
NorthEast United FC co-owner John Abraham said “We at North East United FC are very excited that Joan Capdevilla is a marquee player for our team. We are confident that his achievements in the game and his presence in our team will motivate our younger Indian players and his inputs would help us build a strong team for our future. Speaking with him when he was in Brazil I got a sense of his passion for the game and especially his excitement for joining our team was motivational and unparalleled. We look forward to his arrival in India.”
Lajong FC Managing Director and NorthEast United FC co-owner, Mr.Larsing M. Sawyan feels “This is the best thing that has happened to NorthEast United FC. A player of Joan Capdevilla’s calibre will definitely add impetus to our ambitions in the upcoming ISL. Football fans from the NorthEast are already familiar with him and we believe the excitement of the ISL in NorthEast has already reached a high level. We welcome Joan Capdevilla to NorthEast United FC and hope he can help us bring success both on and off the field.”
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Posted: 16 Jul 2014 01:26 AM PDT
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Joan Capdevila is set to
join North East FC |
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