Opta quiz european championship finals challenge by optajoe. It was to prove hugely successful, with spain deserved winners of euro 2008 in austria and switzerland, fernando torres scoring the winning goal in the final against germany. The former liverpool and chelsea striker has announced his retirement from football aged 35. Torres shows he still has pace of euro 2008 days in emotional final. Spain vs ireland 30 2nd goal by fernendo torres euro cup 2012 1462012 spain vs ireland 30 2nd goal by fernendo torres euro cup 2012. Torres, a member of spains euro 2008 and 2010 world cupwinning. He is famous for his many goals for the spain national football team and because he made the winning goal during the uefa euro 2008 final. He will be in charge at the club next season after retiring earlier this year. Jun 22, 2019 spains title winning performance in uefa euro 2008.
Spain defeated germany 10 with a 33rdminute goal from fernando torres. Fernando torres vs russia hd 1080p euro 2008 youtube. Goal fernando torres final eurocup 2008 spain vs germany 10 goal fernando torres final eurocup 2008 spain vs germany 10 goal fernando torres final eurocup 2008 spain vs germany 10. The uefa euro 2008 final was a football match that took place on 29 june 2008 at the ernsthappelstadion in vienna, austria, to determine the winner of the uefa euro. Eder scores winning goal as portugal stun france to win euro 2016. Torres took a terrific pass from koke between two defenders and threaded the ball through the legs of.
Bbc sport football euro 2008 torres the making of a. Watch torres uefa euro 2008 final nino on dailymotion. This week, the independent is counting down the 100 best players of the last twenty years. Fernando torres 08e season uefa euro 2008 traits potential. Torres the making of a legend spains euro 2008 final hero torres scored 33 goals for liverpool last season. Download premium images you cant get anywhere else. Misfiring fernando torres dropped by spain the independent. Torres started his career with atletico madrid, and has won both the european championships and world cup with the spanish national side. Torres scores winning goal in euro 2008 final bbc sport.
He was born on 20 march 1984 in fuenlabrada, spain. Opta quiz european championship finals challenge by. Fernando torres c of spain jubilates after his 01 goal during the. Feb 05, 2014 goal fernando torres final eurocup 2008 spain vs germany 10 goal fernando torres final eurocup 2008 spain vs germany 10 goal fernando torres final eurocup 2008 spain vs germany 10. Fernando torres vs russia euro 2008 like on facebook.
Spain won the three tournaments from 2008 to 2012, with torres scoring in the finals of both euro 2008 and euro 2012. Fernando torres biography childhood, life achievements. The wonderful festival of football that was euro 2008 finished in style last night, settled by that stylish finisher named fernando torres. Player information fernando torres fernando jose torres sanz season uefa euro 2008 date of birth 20. Reliving the best moments of fernando torress football career. Fernando torres simple english wikipedia, the free. Is there any reason why he doesnt do his im baaack slide on the ground anymore. Chelseas fernando torres celebrates scoring the second goal against fc barcelona, levelling the scores at 22 on the night and sending chelsea to the final on aggregate 32 during the uefa champions league semifinal 2nd leg match at the camp nou. Danish goalkeeper who has conceded more goals than any other player at european. Portugal shock france 10 in euro 2016 final after cristiano ronaldo goes off injured reaction here. It took place in austria and switzerland both hosting the tournament for the first time from 7 to 29 june 2008.
Euro 2008 predictor scorers top qualifying stage player statistics scored goals stats european championship top scoring players football score predictor betting picks free football stats goalno goal betting, 1st goalscorer, anytime goal scorer, total goals betting predict no. Euro 2008 success changed spains story fernando torres. Torres scored the match winning goal against germany in the final of euro 2008 and was named the man of the match. Fernando torres gets goal, then two yellow cards against. Unique perspectives on the daily sports topics that matter most. Liverpool striker fernando torres was spains goal hero, striking after 33 minutes when he cleverly lifted xavis pass over germany keeper jens lehmann. Fernando torres c of spain jubilates after his 01 goal during the uefa euro 2008 final match between germany and spain at. Fernando torres latest news, transfers, pictures, video. Fernando torres is one of the most popular footballers of recent times and has achieved great heights at an early age. At euro 2004 he could not show his brilliant performance but in 2006 world cup he did his best and impressed the. After spain won euro 2008, aviva spain launched an advertising campaign in july, thanking fernando for scoring the winning goal. Goal fernando torres final eurocup 2008 spain vs germany 10 youtube. Fernando torres said he was feeling very good and aiming to climb in spains goal chart at euro 2012 published.
Fernando torres simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Oct 15, 2019 back in 2008, fernando torres became the first player to finish third behind both lionel messi and cristiano ronaldo in their era of ballon dor dominance. Watch fernando torres score the winning goal for spain in the euro 2008 final against germany. Fernando torres strike wins euro 2008 for spain to leave. Fernando torres was born on march 20,1986 in fuenlabrada,madrid. Two years later, at uefa euro 2008, torres scored the winning goal in the 33rd minute of. Goal fernando torres final eurocup 2008 spain vs germany 10. Andres iniestas winning goal in johannesburg stood as the highwatermark of a glorious era that ultimate triumph flanked by successes at euro 2008 and euro 2012. Fernando torres of spain scores the opening goal during the uefa euro 2008.
Fernando torres of spain celebrates scoring his sides third goal during the. The two goals brought his goaltally for atletico in all competitions to 128. The man who set up torres winning goal in the euro 2008 final left barcelona in 2015 before heading to qatar to play for al sadd. Fernando torres is a spanish striker who formerly played for chelsea, having signed from liverpool in january 2011 for a then british record fee of.
Spanish forward fernando torres celebrates after scoring during the euro 2008 championships final. For his impressive performance in the tournament, he featured as a striker in. Torres writes about his life growing up in madrid and how he wanted to become a goalkeeper but ended up injuring his finger and switched over to a striker. Fernando torres has recalled his gamewinning goal in euro 2008, a decade on from spains final victory over germany. Russian striker scored the fastestever goal in a european championship finals match at euro 2004. The latest soccer news, live scores, results, rumours, transfers, fixture schedules, table standings and player profiles from around the world, including premier league. Eder scores winning goal as portugal stun france to win euro 2016 saintdenis, france cristiano ronaldo came off in the opening halfhour, but portugal battled and beat france 10 to win euro. From his birth in madrid through to his winning goal in euro 2008 and beyond, the book goes ehind the scenes of torres life and career to examine what makes the golden boy of football tick as well as kick. Fernando torres biography,photos and profile sports club. Soccereurotorress final winner caps great goals of euro 2008. Fernando torres is a spanish professional football player who plays as a striker for the japanese club sagan tosu and for the spain national team.
List of international goals scored by fernando torres wikiwand. He started his professional career from atletico madrid. From his birth in madrids workingclass fuenlabrada district to his incredible 33 goal first season at liverpool and his winning goal in the final of euro 2008, renowned sports journalist luca caioli goes behind the scenes of torres life to find out what makes the new hero of anfield tick as well as kick. Jun 30, 2008 spain striker fernando torres set a record for the highest league tally by a foreign player in his premier league debut season for liverpool, surpassing ruud van nistelrooys mark of 23 league goals in the final game of the 2007 2008 campaign against tottenham to reach the milestone of 24. This talented sports personality harboured a dream of becoming a soccer player and even though his parents belonged to a middle class family, nurtured this dream and ushered him into this sports. Jul 18, 2008 vienna reuters fernando torress goal that gave spain a 10 victory over germany on sunday not only decided the euro 2008 final but was also one of the best in the tournament. Before he was a forward but later on he changed his position. I was exhausted after work today, went on reddit and saw that torres scored not once, but twice. Pedro calvo coached torres during his time in atletico madrids youth academy.
Spain vs ireland 30 2nd goal by fernendo torres euro cup. Jul 27, 2018 spain vs ireland 30 2nd goal by fernendo torres euro cup 2012 1462012 spain vs ireland 30 2nd goal by fernendo torres euro cup 2012. He is famous for his many goals for the spain national football. Mininova 1981 paris match the mighty real madrid were beaten in the french capital, by a goal from the unlikeliest of scorers, alan kennedy. Cristiano ronaldo told me id score portugals winning goal eder.
Fernando torress goal that gave spain a 10 victory over germany on sunday not only decided the euro 2008. Fernando torres of spain scores the opening goal during the uefa. Year of european championship finals tournament with the most goals scored 85 goals the team to have scored the most goals at both euro 2008 and euro 2012. Fernando torres began his career with atletico madrid and went onto play for liverpool and chelsea, winning the world cup, european championship and champions league along the way. List of international goals scored by fernando torres wikipedia. Fernando torres has recalled his game winning goal in euro 2008, a decade on from spains final victory over germany. The advertisement, which proclaims now we are greater than ever. Spains progress to the uefa euro 2012 final was at times functional rather than flashy. Fernando torres is a retired spanish international footballer who represented his country 110. The uefa euro 2008 final was a football match that took place on 29 june 2008 at the ernsthappelstadion in vienna, austria, to determine the winner of the uefa euro 2008. Fernando torres gets goal, then two yellow cards against barcelona before halftime. This was the first time his country won the world championship.
High definition by torres9comps fernando torres vs russia. The sad tale of fernando torres, a reluctant superstar. I want to score goals and hope i can get in the final list for euro 2012. Two years later, at uefa euro 2008, torres scored the winning goal in the 33rd minute of the final against germany, ending spains run of 44 years without a. Jan 15, 2015 torres double dumps real madrid out of cup. After that he participated many big and major tournaments like uefa euro 2004,fifa world cup 2006,uefa euro 2008 and fifa world cup 2010. Liverpool striker fernando torres was spains goal hero, striking after 33 minutes when he cleverly lifted xavis pass over germany keeper. Goal fernando torres final eurocup 2008 spain vs germany 1. Jun 29, 2008 spain claimed their first major title for 44 years after winning euro 2008 with a deserved victory over germany.
Fernando torres of spain holds the national flag after the uefa euro 2008. Spain claimed their first major title for 44 years after winning euro 2008 with a deserved victory over germany. Dec 20, 2019 euro 2008 success changed spains story fernando torres. The 2008 uefa european football championship, commonly referred to as uefa euro 2008 or simply euro 2008, was the th uefa european football championship, a quadrennial football tournament contested by european nations. From his birth in madrids workingclass fuenlabrada district to his incredible 33goal first season at liverpool and his winning goal in the final of euro 2008, renowned sports journalist luca caioli goes behind the scenes of torres life to find out what makes the new hero of anfield tick as well as kick. He is a spanish footballer and currently playing for club chelsea and international team of spain as a striker. Eder scores winning goal as portugal stun france to win. Fernando torres powers had waned and they started all of the knockout games at euro 2012 without a recognised striker. Jul, 2008 after spain won euro 2008, aviva spain launched an advertising campaign in july, thanking fernando for scoring the winning goal. Fernando torres aims for top three in spains goal chart.
The 2008 uefa european football championship, commonly referred to as uefa euro 2008 or simply euro 2008, was the th uefa european football championship, a. From his birth in madrid through to his winning goal in euro 2008 and beyond, the book goes ehind the scenes of torres life and career to examine what makes the golden boy of football tick as. In 2010, spain became the world champion by winning the fifa world cup held in south africa, and fernando was a member of it. Cristiano ronaldo told me id score portugals winning goal. Jul 24, 20 from his birth in madrid through to his winning goal in euro 2008 and beyond, the book goes ehind the scenes of torres life and career to examine what makes the golden boy of football tick as. Fernando torres of spain scores the opening goal during the uefa euro 2008 final match between.
This fernando torres overhead kick goal is absolutely outrageous. The twin towers of wembley witnessed the reds retaining their crown, where kenny dalglishs winning goal completed his triumphant first season at anfield. Jun 30, 2008 man of the match is fernando torres on euro 2008 final. Spain 1 vs germany 0 fernando torres goal euro 2008. Fernando torres born 20 march 1984 is a spanish football player. He scored the winning goal in the 2008 european championship, and won the golden boot for highest goalscorer in 2012. Fernando torres biography,photos and profile sports club blog. The hero of vienna announced his plans to retire from football on friday after a short spell at japanese side sagan tosu. Portugals euro 2016 final hero eder says cristiano ronaldo told him hed score the.
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