Millonarios

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

You have new messages (last change).

Millonarios

Full name

Club Deportivo Los Millionarios

Nickname(s)

Los Embajadores, El Ballet Azul

Founded

June 18, 1946

Ground

Nemesio Camacho (El Campín)
Bogotá, Colombia

Capacity

48,600

Chairman

Juan Carlos López

Manager

Juan Carlos Osorio

League

Copa Mustang

2007

Copa Mustang I 10th





Home colours





Away colours

Millonarios is also the nickname for Argentine team Club Atlético River Plate.

Club Deportivo Los Millonarios is a Colombian football (soccer) team, based in Bogotá. The club was founded in 1946.

1 History
2 Honours
- 2.1 National honours
- 2.2 International honours
3 Hall of Fame
4 External links

[edit] History

Colombian football team with 13 championships, had its first glory in the early 1950s in what is known as the El dorado era. During this time it was considered one of the best teams in the world, with players such as Alfredo Di Stéfano (widely considered one of the four best players in the history of world soccer), Adolfo Pedernera, Nestor Raul Rossi and Julio Cozzi ("The Century's Goalkeeper"). It was because of the assembly of this team of stars that the team became widely known as "The Millionaires". With this team, Millonarios won 4 Colombian leagues (1949,1951,1952,1953). The blue team then won 5 titles in six years: 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964. During the 70s Millonarios won two championships: 1972 and 1978. In the 1980s, Millonarios, alongside Nacional (Medellin) and America (Cali) was tied to Colombian drug dealer José Gonzalo Rodríguez Gacha. During this decade the team won titles in 1987 and 1988.

Throughout its history, Millonarios has had famous players, including (among others): Juan Gilberto Funes, "El Búfalo", Willington Ortiz, Arnoldo Iguarán, Daniel "Tito" Onega, Fernando Areán, Carlos Valderrama, Carlos Ángel López, Alfredo Castillo, Sergio Goycochea, Delio "Maravilla" Gamboa, Miguel Angel Converti, Jaime Morón, Amadeo Carrizo, Alejandro Brand, Pedro Alberto Vivalda and Arnoldo Iguarán. Carlos "El Pibe" Valderrama was actually expelled from Millonarios as the Coach and Board of Directors thought he was not good enough for football.

During the 2000's, Millonarios has endured a horrible financial situation in the wake of the death of Jose Gonzalo Rodriguez Gacha who was killed by Colombian police. The club currently is involved in a bankruptucy process that promises to cancel the team's debts and start a new chapter in Colombian football.

In 2005, Millonarios gave up on an initiative to their own Stadium at the outskirts of Bogota.

For the 2006 season Millonarios has signed Jairo Castillo (el tigre), and Orlando Ballesteros (el fantastico), Hugo Morales, Ricardo Ciciliano (zizu), Gerardo Bedoya "el samurai" together with Juan Carlos Osorio as the new manager of the team. This is an attempt to recover the glory that always accompanied Millonarios until the 80's.

[edit] Honours

[edit] National honours

Colombian championship titles
- Winners (13): 1949, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1972, 1978, 1987, 1988
Colombian Cup
- Winners (2): 1953, 1963