Club Atlético Platense
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| Full name | Club Atlético Platense | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Los Calamares (The Squids), Tense, Marron | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Founded | May 25, 1905 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Estadio Ciudad de Vicente López, Vicente López |
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| Capacity | 31,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman | Rolando Greco | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Javier Baena | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Argentine second Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Apertura 2006 | 2nd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club Atlético Platense are an Argentine football club based in Vicente López, in the north side of Greater Buenos Aires.
Platense were founded on May 25, 1905, and are a staple of Argentine football, even though they have been relegated several times.
They played in the second division from 1956 to 1964, and from 1972 to 1976, when they won their first title; the Argentine second division winning them promotion to the Primera División . Platense achieved cult status in the late 1970s as they repeatedly staved off relegation through a series of last-day miracles. Platense survived at the top level of Argentine football until they finally succumbed to relegation in 1999.
This was the beginning of a steep decline in the clubs fortunes, they were relegated to the regionalised third tier Primera B Metropolitana at the end of the 2001/02 season.
In later years, their main claim to fame is the success of David Trézéguet, who debuted at Platense and was transferred to AS Monaco FC.
On May 17, 2006, Platense won their second title and were promoted back to the argentine second division Nacional B.
Historically, Platense's fan base is drawn from the towns of Vicente López and Florida, and the nearby neighborhood of Saavedra in the city proper. The club is cited in Bioy Casares's El Sueño de los héroes ("Dream of Heroes" ISBN 0704326345). In real life, Roberto Goyeneche was a most notable fan.
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[edit] National titles
- División B 1976
- Primera B Metropolitana 2005/06
The club nickname is calamar (squid) after its colors.
[edit] Notable players
- Claudio Borghi
- Raúl Alfredo Cascini
- Eduardo "Chacho" Coudet
- José "Turu" Chatruc
- Julio Cozzi
- Adrián Domenech
- Marcelo "Cabezón" Espina
- Esteban "Bichi" Fuertes
- Blas Giunta
- Mauricio "Turquito" Hanuch
- Ángel Labruna
- Mariano "Loco" Dalla Líbera
- Andrés Madrid
- Claudio Morresi
- Lucas Pusineri
- Julián Speroni
- Claudio Spontón
- David Trézéguet
- José Yudica
- Santiago Vernazza
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Official page (Spanish)
- Platense Locura (Spanish)
- Platense Vive (Spanish)
- Platense (Spanish)
- Dale Marron (Spanish)
- Pasion Calamar (Spanish)
- Platense a Lo Ancho (Spanish)
- Platense Sos Mi Vida (Spanish)
- Platense Micro-Site (Spanish)
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