Racing Club de Avellaneda
Racing Club
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| Full name |
Racing Club |
| Nickname(s) |
La Academia (The Academy) |
| Founded |
March 25, 1903 |
| Ground |
El Cilindro de Avellaneda,
Avellaneda, Buenos Aires
(Capacity: 64,161) |
| Chairman |
Hector Garcia Cuerva (interventor) |
| Manager |
Juan Manuel Llop |
| League |
Argentine Primera División |
| Clausura 2008 |
20th
(Survived relegation playoff) |
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 Current season |
Racing Club, also known simply as Racing, is an Argentine professional football club from Avellaneda, a suburb of Gran Buenos Aires. Founded in 1903, Racing are historically one of the "big five" clubs of Argentine football. Currently the club is competing in the Primera División Argentina.
Racing have won Primera División Argentina sixteen times first in 1911 and most recently during 2001 Apertura. On the international stage the club won in 1967 the Libertadores Cup and the Intercontinental Cup later in 1988 won the Sudamerican Supercup and the Interamerican Supercup.
History
Racing Club was founded on March 25 of 1903.
In 1910 is promoted to the first division.
In 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918 and 1919 won seven consecutive local championships.
In 1921 and 1925 won the local championship.
In 1949, 1950 and 1951 won three consecutive championships.
In 1958 won the local championship.
In 1961 won the local championship.
In 1966 won the local championship.
In 1967 won the America's Libertadores Cup
Racing was the first Argentine football team to win the Intercontinental Cup at Scottish Celtic in three matches
In 1983 was relegated to second division for a polemic decision of the Association of the Argentine Football president.
In 1985 returned to the first division.
In 1988 won the Sudamerican Supercup being the first "Champion of American's Champions"
In the same year won the Interamerican Supercup winning to the "Nortamerican's champion".
In 1999 Racing was nearly bankrupt but the people of the city decided to cover the stadium's expenses.
In 2000 Racing switched management to Blanquiceleste to avoid bankruptcy.
In 2001 Racing won the Apertura championship.
In 2008 Racing switched back management to become a "civic assosiation" again.
Stadium
Home games are played at the Estadio Juan Domingo Perón, best known as El Cilindro de Avellaneda, it has a capacity of 64,161. Just a few yards away is the home of Racing's most fierce rivals Independiente; the two clubs compete together in the Clásico de Avellaneda derby.
Current squad
- As of October 30, 2008
| No. |
|
Position |
Player |
| 1 |
 |
GK |
Pablo Migliore |
| 2 |
 |
DF |
Marcos Cáceres |
| 3 |
|
DF |
José Shaffer |
| 4 |
|
DF |
Franco Peppino |
| 5 |
|
MF |
Claudio Yacob |
| 6 |
|
DF |
Lucas Aveldaño |
| 7 |
|
FW |
Pablo Lugüercio |
| 8 |
|
MF |
Martín Wagner |
| 10 |
|
MF |
Maximiliano Moralez |
| 11 |
|
FW |
Sebastián Arrieta |
| 12 |
|
GK |
José Luis Martínez Gullotta |
| 13 |
|
DF |
Alan Aciar |
| 15 |
|
FW |
Juan Sánchez Sotelo |
| 16 |
|
FW |
Pablo Caballero |
|
|
| No. |
|
Position |
Player |
| 17 |
|
MF |
José Luis Fernández |
| 18 |
|
MF |
Adrián Lucero |
| 19 |
|
MF |
José Chatruc |
| 20 |
|
FW |
Leandro González |
| 21 |
|
MF |
Juan Manuel Salto |
| 22 |
|
DF |
Gabriel Mercado |
| 25 |
|
GK |
Gustavo Campagnuolo |
| 27 |
|
MF |
Lihué Prichoda |
| 28 |
|
FW |
Luis Benítez |
| 29 |
|
DF |
Franco Sosa |
| 32 |
|
MF |
Gabriel Méndez |
| 33 |
|
DF |
Gonzalo García |
| 34 |
|
DF |
Matías Martínez |
| 35 |
|
GK |
Matias Piñal |
| 36 |
|
MF |
Franco Zuculini |
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Coaches since 2000
- (2000) Alberto Jorge
- (2000) Óscar López
- (2001) Reinaldo Merlo
- (2002) Osvaldo Ardiles
- (2003) Emilio Comisso
- (2003) Ángel Cappa
- (2003) Miguel Ángel Colombatti
- (2003) Ubaldo Matildo Fillol
- (2004) Guillermo Rivarola
- (2005) Fernando Quiroz
- (2006) Alberto Fanesi
- (2006) Diego Simeone
- (2006) Reinaldo Merlo
- (2007) Miguel Ángel Micó
- (2007) Gustavo Costas
- (2008) Miguel Ángel Micó
- (2008) Juan Manuel Llop
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Uniform
Honours
National championships: (16)
1949; 1950; 1951; 1958; 1961; 1966; 2001 Apertura
1913; 1914; 1915; 1916; 1917; 1918; 1919; 1921; 1925
Copa Libertadores:
Intercontinental Cup:
Supercopa Sudamericana
Supercopa Interamericana
Noted former players
- Miguel Ángel Adorno (1967~1971)
- Germán Arangio (1994~1996)
- Evaristo Barrera (1932~1938)
- Alfio Basile (1964~1970)
 Gerardo Bedoya (2001~2003)- Delfín Benitez (1939~1941)
- Albano Bizarri (1997~1999)
- Jorge Borelli (1987~1991)
- Mario Boyé (1950~1953)
- Gabriel Calderón (1977, 1979~1981)
- Vladislao Cap (1954~1960)
- Juan Carlos Cárdenas (1964~1972, 1976)
 João Cardozo (1967~1968) Juan Ramón Carrasco (1981)- Agustín Cejas (1962~1970, 1976~1980)
- Nelson Chabay (1960s)
- Omar Oreste Corbatta (1955~1962)
- Gustavo Costas (1982~1992, 1994~1995)
- Néstor Clausen (1994~1995)
- Marcelo Delgado (1995~2000)
- Pedro Dellacha (1952~1958)
- Rubén Díaz (1965~1973, 1977~1978)
- Rogelio Domínguez (1948~1956)
- Néstor Fabbri (1986~1992)
- Ubaldo Fillol (1972~1973, 1987~1989)
- Carlos Galván (1992~1998)
- Claudio García (1991~1995)
- Enrique García (1936~1944)
- Ignacio González (1991~1997)
- Hugo Ernesto Gottardi (1973~1976)
- Sergio Goycochea (1990~1991)
|
 Sergio Livingstone (1943~1944)- Lisandro López (2003~2005)
- Walter Machado Da Silva (1969)
- Oscar Martín (1960s)
- Humberto Maschio (1954~1957, 1966~1968)
- Norberto Doroteo Méndez (1947~1954)
- Diego Milito (1999~2003)
- Milovan Petar Mirosevic (2003~2006)
- Miguel Ángel Mori (1966~1968)
- Juan Carlos Murúa (1956~1960s)
- Pedro Ochoa (1916~1931)
- Alberto Ohaco (1912~1923)
- Julio Olarticoechea (1976~1981, 1988~1990)
- Fernando Paternoster (1927~1932)
- Rubén Paz (1986~1993)
- Roberto Perfumo (1960~1972)
- Juan José Pizzuti (1952~1954, 1956~1962)
- Carlos Roa (1988~1993)
- Juan José Rodríguez (1965~1967)
- Sebastián Romero (2002~2006)
- Juan Carlos Rulli (1965~1970)
- José Salomón (1939~1945)
- Diego Simeone (2005~2006)
- Llamil Simes (Topscorer Metropolitano 1969)
- Ruben "El Marques" Sosa (1957~1964)
- Carlos Squeo (1967~1972, 1974~1977, 1984)
- Claudio Ubeda (1995~2002)
- Ricardo Villa (1976~1978)
- Enrique Wolff (1967~1972)
- Sergio Zanetti (1995~2001)
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see also Cat:Racing Club footballers
References
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