Centro Atlético Fénix

Fénix

Full name	Centro Atlético Fénix
Nickname(s)	Albivioletas, Los de Capurro, Mugrientos, Maquina de Capurro
Founded	7 July 1916 (1916-07-07)
Ground	Estadio Parque Capurro, Montevideo, Uruguay
Ground Capacity	10,000
Chairman	Romeo Vidart
Manager	Juan Tejera
League	Primera División Uruguaya
2013–14	7th
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Centro Atlético Fénix is an Uruguayan sports club from Montevideo. The football team currently plays in Primera División. Fénix is one of the most popular and traditional teams of Uruguay's 2nd Division, along with Racing Club de Montevideo, which is its all-time rival.

History

The club was founded on 7 July 1916 by a group of young men who named the club "Fénix" (Phoenix) after the mythological bird. The club's colors are violet (chosen to represent eternity) and white (to represent purity).

In 2002 the club qualified to play in Copa Libertadores for the first time, a feat they repeated in 2003, but the club were relegated from the Primera División at the end of the 2005/2006 season.

Titles

• Segunda División: 7

1956, 1959, 1973, 1977, 1985, 2007, 2009

• Tercera División: 3

1942, 1949, 1991

Performance in CONMEBOL competitions

• Copa Libertadores: 2 appearances

2003: First Round

2004: First Round

• Copa Sudamericana: 1 appearance

2011: First Round

Current squad

As of 1 May 2014. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Rafael García 2 DF Maximiliano Perg 3 MF Gonzalo Papa 4 DF Ángelo Gabrielli 5 MF Andrés Schettino 6 DF Leandro Zazpe 7 FW Diego Blanco 9 FW Alexander Medina 10 MF Martín Ligüera 11 FW Cecilio Waterman

No. Position Player 12 GK Darío Denis 13 MF Facundo Boné 14 DF Fabricio Silva 15 MF Raúl Ferro 17 DF Ignacio Pallas 19 DF Davies Banchero 20 FW Alejandro Siles 22 MF Agustín Olivera 24 DF Juan Álvez 25 GK Luis Mejía

Managers

• Ricardo "Tato" Ortíz (Jan 1, 1994−Dec 31, 1994)
• Juan Ramón Carrasco (Jan 1, 2002−April 21, 2003)
• Antonio Alzamendi (April 21, 2003−May 3, 2004)
• Miguel Ángel Piazza (May 3, 2004−May 16, 2005)
• Jorge González (Oct 17, 2005−June 30, 2006)
• Pablo Repetto (July 1, 2006−Feb 28, 2008)
• Manuel Keosseián (Feb 28, 2008−June 1, 2008)
• Jorge Giordano (July 1, 2008−June 30, 2009)
• Ruben López (2009−10)
• Julio César Ribas (Oct 5, 2009−Jan 4, 2010)
• Rosario Martínez (Jan 5, 2010−May 14, 2012)
• Lorenzo Carrabs (May 14, 2012−June 30, 2012)
• Eduardo Favaro (July 1, 2012−June 3, 2013)
• Lorenzo Carrabs (July 6, 2013−Oct 28, 2013)
• Juan Tejera (Oct 29, 2013−)

External links

• Official Website