Club Atlético Belgrano

Belgrano

Full name	Club Atlético Belgrano
Nickname(s)	Piratas, Celestes
Founded	19 March 1905 (1905-03-19)
Ground	Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
Ground Capacity	46,083
Chairman	Armando Pérez
Manager	Ricardo Zielinski
League	Primera División
2014 Final	15th
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours

Club Atlético Belgrano (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkluβ aˈtletiko βelˈɣɾano]; mostly known simply as Belgrano [belˈɣɾano] or Belgrano de Córdoba [belˈɣɾano ðe ˈkorðoβa]) is an Argentine sports club from the city of Córdoba, best known for its football team, which currently plays in Primera División, the top level of Argentine football league system.

Other activities held in the club are basketball, chess and volleyball.

History

Belgrano was founded in 1905.^[1] It was named in commemoration of the Argentine historical figure General Manuel Belgrano, and its colours were taken from the flag of Argentina, created by Belgrano himself.

The team started playing in the second division of the Córdoba league in 1908, winning that championship and the following two, to reach the first division of the local league.

After the foundation of the Federación Cordobesa de Fútbol ("Córdoba Football Association"), Belgrano won the first championship of 1913. The following season gave birth to the Córdoba Derby between Belgrano and Talleres.

On 17 March 1929 the Gigante de Alberdi opened, one of the first cement stadiums in Argentina. It underwent renovation in 1997.

Within the Córdoba league, Belgrano won all the championships between 1929 and 1937, except for 1934, that was won by Talleres. Then, it won the 1940, 1946, 1947, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956 (Unión Cordobesa de Fútbol) and 1957.

Belgrano played in the Nacional tournament of 1968, and reached the Argentine second division in 1986. The club finally reached first division in 1992, where it played until 1996. In 1998 the team was promoted again to first division, to be relegated after the 2001–02 season.

Beating Club Olimpo at the 2005–06 Promoción, Belgrano returned to first division for the 2006–07 season. Belgrano were relegated to the second division after narrowly missing out on a Promotion play-off berth. Belgrano played another promotion series in 2011, against River Plate, which they won.

Honours

Regional

• Liga Cordobesa de Fútbol: (31)

1913, 1914, 1917, 1919, 1920, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1940, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1984, 1985, 2003

• Segunda División Liga Cordobesa:

1908, 1909, 1910

• Unión Cordobesa de Fútbol:

1956

• Primera División ACF:

1984, 1985

• Campeonato Provincial ACF:

1983, 1984, 1985

• Torneo Regional (Córdoba): (9)

1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1981, 1985 ^[2]

• Torneo del Interior (Córdoba):

1985–86 ^[2]

• Torneo Regional de AFA: (10)

1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1981, 1985, 1986

Players

Current squad

Current squad of Club Atlético Belgrano as of February 26, 2015 (edit)
Sources: Argentine Soccer

No. Position Player 1  ARG GK Juan Carlos Olave 2  ARG DF Pier Barrios 3  ARG DF Federico Álvarez 4  ARG DF Renzo Saravia 5  ARG MF Guillermo Farré 6  ARG DF Cristian Lema 7  ARG MF Sebastián Prediger 9  ARG FW Fernando Márquez 10  ARG MF Lucas Zelarrayán 11  ARG MF César Mansanelli 12  ARG DF Sergio Escudero 14  ARG DF Nicolás Ferreyra 17  ARG GK Pablo Heredia

No. Position Player 18  ARG FW Nahuel Luján 19  ARG MF Jorge Velázquez 20  ARG FW Iván Obolo 22  ARG MF Lucas Parodi 23  ARG DF Claudio Pérez 24  ARG MF Emiliano Rigoni 25  ARG DF Gastón Turus 27  HON FW Jerry Bengtson 29  ARG MF Gabriel Alanís 32  ARG MF Esteban González 35  ARG GK Lucas Acosta —  ARG DF Esteban Espíndola

Manager: Ricardo Zielinski

Managers

Sebastián Viberti (1977) Victorio Cocco (1984–85) Victorio Cocco (1992–93) Luis Manuel Blanco (1998) Ricardo Rezza (1998–99) Reinaldo Merlo (July 1, 1999–June 30, 2001) Gustavo Alfaro (2001) Carlos Ramacciotti (July 1, 2001–Dec 31, 2001) Néstor Craviotto (2005)

Carlos Ramacciotti (Jan 1, 2005–Dec 31, 2005) Mario Griguol (2006–07) Francisco Ferraro (2007) Mario Gómez (Nov 19, 2007–June 30, 2008) Blas Giunta (July 1, 2008–??) Omar Labruna (March 12, 2009–Sept 7, 2009) Jorge Guyon (Nov 25, 2009–Oct 2, 2010) Luis Ernesto Sosa (May 7, 2010–Dec 11, 2010) Ricardo Zielinski (Jan 1, 2011–)

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Club Atlético Belgrano.

• Belgrano de Córdoba page at ESPN
• Official site

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