| Full name | Defensor Sporting Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Violeta, La Viola, Tuerto, La Farola | ||
| Founded | 15 March 1913 | ||
| Ground | Estadio Luis Franzini , Montevideo, Uruguay (Capacity: 18,000) |
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| Chairman | Dante Prato | ||
| Coach | Pablo Repetto | ||
| League | Primera División Uruguaya | ||
| 2009–10 | 5th | ||
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Defensor Sporting Club is a sports club based in Montevideo, Uruguay.
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Founded on March 15, 1913 as Club Atlético Defensor, the name of the club was changed in 1989 to Defensor Sporting Club after a merger with Sporting Club Uruguay. The team plays in the Luis Franzini Stadium. They are a four-time national champion in Uruguay (1976, 1987, 1991, 2007–2008).
Defensor has won many qualifying tournaments (Pre-Liguilla) to the Copa Libertadores and has represented Uruguay on numerous occasions internationally. Regarded as one of the teams that creates and develops many players in Uruguay and are then transferred worldwide. It is the place of birth of numerous players like Jorge da Silva, Sergio "Manteca" Martínez, Sebastián Abreu, Andrés Fleurquin, Marcelo Tejera, Darío Silva, Gonzalo Vargas, Diego Pérez, Nicolás Olivera, Martín Cáceres, Maximiliano Pereira, Álvaro González, Tabaré Viudez.
Legendary coach Prof. Ricardo de León brought Defensor to the national championship in 1976 and originated a football (fútbol) school of thought, consistently criticized as ultra defensive, that is still present nowadays in several teams and coaches.
On September 2007, the club was considered the World's Club Team of the Month by the IFFHS.
Defensor's most famous supporter is singer/composer Jaime Roos.
Domestic
Other Official Domestic Honours
International
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1913
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1915–present
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1922–1925
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1989 away
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60s–80s & 1993
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2001 away
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Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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