Guarany Sporting Club

Guarany de Sobral
Full name Guarany Sporting Club
Nickname(s) Bugre Sobralense
Cacique do Vale
Guarassol
Founded July 2, 1938
Ground Estádio do Junco
(Capacity: 15,000)
President Luís de Melo Torquato Filho
Head coach Oliveira Canindé
League Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
2011 Série C, 12th
Home colours
Away colours

Guarany Sporting Club, commonly known as Guarany de Sobral or just as Guarany, is a Brazilian football club from Sobral, Ceará state. They competed once in the Série B and in the Série C, and won the Série D once.

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History

Guarany Sporting Club was founded on July 2, 1938, at Luiz Nogueira Adeodato's home, located in Sobral, Ceará state.[1] The first members of the club's board of directors were Father José Aloísio Pinto and Luiz Nogueira Adeodato.[1] Guarany won their first title, which was the Campeonato Cearense Second Level, in 1966, winning the competition again in the following year and in 1999.[1] They competed in the Série C in 2001, finishing in the third place,[2] and then being promoted to the Série B in 2002, replacing Malutrom in the competition.[3] The club competed in the Série D in 2010,[4] winning the competition after beating América-AM in the final.

Stadium

Guarany de Sobral play their home games at Estádio Plácido Aderaldo Castelo, commonly known as Estádio do Junco.[5] The stadium is located in Sobral, Ceará, and has a maximum capacity of 15,000 people.[6]

Achievements

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
— GK Ricardo
— GK Eliardo
— GK Jefferson
— DF Oziel
— DF Alexandre
— DF Junior Alves
— DF Tiago
— MF Marquinhos (on loan from Náutico)
— MF Paulo Roberto
— MF Hendrich
— MF Ricardo Baiano
— MF Julinho
— MF Carlos
No. Position Player
— MF Luiz Carlos
— MF Igor
— MF Guego
— MF Rodolfo Potiguar
— MF Leandro Mendes
— MF Tiago Santos
— FW Fabinho
— FW Kelson
— FW Danilo Pitbull
— FW Eliomar
— FW Rômulo
— FW Clodoaldo
— FW Cleiton

References

  1. ^ a b c "Guarany de Sobral" (in Portuguese). Arquivo de Clubes. http://www.arquivodeclubes.com/ce/guaranys.htm. Retrieved November 2, 2010. 
  2. ^ "Brazil 2002 Championship - Second Level (Série B)". RSSSF. September 20, 2006. http://www.rsssfbrasil/tablesae/br2002l2.htm. Retrieved November 2, 2010. 
  3. ^ "Brazil 2001 Championship - Third Level". RSSSF. December 17, 2001. http://www.rsssfbrasil/tablesae/br2001l3.htm. Retrieved November 2, 2010. 
  4. ^ "Brazil 2010 - Fourth Level". RSSSF. October 24, 2010. http://www.rsssfbrasil/tablesae/br2010l4.htm. Retrieved November 2, 2010. 
  5. ^ Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro Lance Volume 1. Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A. 2001. p. 181. ISBN 85-88651-01-7. 
  6. ^ "Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol (CNEF)" (in Portuguese) (PDF). CBF. http://www.cbf.com.br/cnef/cnef.pdf. Retrieved November 2, 2010. 

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