Chema is a common nickname for the Spanish given name José María. The name Chema may refer to:
José Manuel Jiménez Sancho (born 9 May 1976), known as Chema, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a right midfielder.
Football career
Chema was born in Pamplona, Navarre. After an unsuccessful stint with Atlético Madrid (he only played for its reserves) he signed for Real Valladolid in 1997, going on to amass nearly 300 overall appearances for the Castile and León side. He also played during a good number of games as an attacking right back, and made his La Liga debut on 18 October 1997 by playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 home draw against Sporting de Gijón.
In the 2006–07 season Chema helped the team return to the top flight after a three-year absence, appearing in 13 matches. He was released in June 2007 and joined neighbouring Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa in the third division, playing three solid campaigns and being released at the age of 34, after which he moved to another club in the category and the region, CD Guijuelo.
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José María Giménez Pérez (born 25 April 1980), known as Chema, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Hércules CF as a goalkeeper.
Football career
Born in Orihuela, Alicante, Valencian Community, Chema started his career with amateur and modest clubs, moving in the 2006–07 campaign to Xerez CD in the second division. A backup in his first two years (being second-choice to French Stéphane Porato in his second season) he became an undisputed starter afterwards, playing in 41 games as the Andalusia side reached the top flight for the first time ever.
In La Liga Chema backed up Brazilian Renan, newly signed from Valencia CF, his first match only coming on 7 March 2010 in a 4–2 away win against neighbours Málaga CF. After retaining his post the following two games, he suffered an injury.
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Nicola may refer to:
- Nicola language, an extinct Athabascan language
- Nicola Country, a region of British Columbia around the river
- Nicola Lake, a lake near the upper reaches of the river
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Nicolaï may refer to:
Nicola is the trade name of the apple cultivar SPA440, a cross between the apples 'Splendour' and 'Gala' made at the Pacific Agri-Food Research Centre (PARC), Summerland, BC. Nicola is a late season apple, typically harvested at 3-4 on the Cornell general Starch chart. Fruit is bicolour, large in size and typically a solid fire engine red over colour, (~80%) over a yellow-green background colour. Fruit is crisp, juicy, and sweet and stores well, with full aromatic flavours developing after several weeks of storage.
Nicola is currently available in Canada, as well as natural grocery stores in Oregon (i.e. New Seasons Market), and possibly other states within the United States. Plantings are limited in size, but growing yearly with greater production coming online in 2010.
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Antonio Veić (born 18 February 1988 in Mali Lošinj) is a professional Croatian tennis player. His highest singles ranking is 119, which was reached on May 14, 2012.
Tennis career
2009
Veić received a wild card for Zagreb Indoors and caused an upset as he beat ex-Top 10 player Guillermo Cañas 4–6, 6–4, 6–2. Betfair started a private investigation immediately after the match following bets in total amount of $2M being placed on the Croat despite him being considered a huge underdog before the match. He issued a brief statement calling the allegations 'ridiculous and unfounded'. Veić continued his successful run following a 3–6, 7–6, 6–4 victory over Evgeny Korolev. It came to an end after he lost to fellow Croat Marin Čilić 6–2, 7–6.
2010
Veic qualified for the 2010 Australian Open Men's Singles draw, where he beat Daniel Köllerer of Austria 6–4, 3–6, 6–7, 6–1, 6–4. He fell to Gaël Monfils 6–4, 6–4, 6–4.