SC Braga
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Sporting Clube de Braga (pron. IPA ['spɔɾtĩg 'kluβ(ɨ) dɨ 'bɾaɣɐ]) is a Portuguese sports club, from the city of Braga, that was founded in 1921.
Its football team plays at the Braga Municipal Stadium, which was built for Euro 2004. The current manager of Braga is Carlos Carvalhal. They shocked everyone with a 3-2 win over Benfica and 3-2 win against Sporting Lisbon in the last (2005/06) season. The club is now becoming one of Portugal's most successful clubs afer the Big Three and they have been known to eliminate many clubs in major competions.
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European Glamour
Back in the 60's and 70's Braga began to climb up the league latter and eventualy particpated in the UEFA Competions. The club is also participating in the 2006\2007 UEFA Cup with the help from former manager Jesualdo Ferreira.The star: As of 2004, Braga has signed more players with higher quality such as Delibasic. When Braga signed Delibasic from Benfica, Delibasic ended up being the leading scorer in Braga with 15 goals to his name. After the season Delibasic has had offers from many clubs such as RCD Espanyol, Tottenham Hotspur, and Bayern Munich, but Delibasic vowed to stay at SC Braga.
The new staduim
Braga now play at the new staduim in Braga, many fans thought that bringing in a new stadium would help the team, but it did as the team was riding high in the League.The Ferreira years
Jesaldo Ferreira is a icon at Braga as he led the club to glory as they reached 4th in the Portuguese Superliga. Many fans were hurt when Ferreira left, many fans even went as far as to call him a traitor, but nonetheless Ferrera led the club to a high standing in the league, which led Braga to UEFA competition.Squad 05/06
Squad Changes during 2006/07 season
In:- João Pinto - Signed from Boavista FC
- Dani Mallo - Signed from Deportivo de La Coruña
- Rossato - Return To Real Sociedad
External link
- [Official website] (in Portuguese)
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