Racing Club de Montevideo

Racing de Montevideo

Full name

Nickname(s)

La Escuelita, Racinguistas, Cerveceros

Founded

April 6, 1919

Ground

Estadio Osvaldo Roberto, Montevideo, Uruguay

Capacity

8,500

Chairman

William Lucas

Manager

Mauricio Larriera

League

Uruguayan Primera División

2013–14

8th

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

Racing Club de Montevideo is a football club from Montevideo in Uruguay. It currently play in the Uruguayan 1st Division.

Racing CM is known as "La Escuelita" (The Little School) due to the high standard of players that have emerged from their teams. Racing is one of Uruguay's traditional teams, in terms of victories and fans, However, more recently Racing has encounters problems.

Racing's main rival is Fénix.

Titles

Segunda División Uruguay: 5

1955, 1958, 1974, 1989, 2008

Divisional Intermedia (2nd level): 3

1923, 1929, 1930

Performance in CONMEBOL competitions

Copa Libertadores: 1 appearance

2010: Second Round

Players

Current Squad 2013-14

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	Jorge Contreras
2	DF	Rodrigo Brasesco
3	DF	Manuel Fernández
4	DF	Gonzalo Aguilar
5	DF	Carlos Díaz
6	DF	Federico da Luz
7	FW	Federico Goméz
8	FW	Luis Gorosito
9	MF	Cristián Tabo
10	MF	Agustín Gutiérrez
12	GK	Leandro Gelpi (on loan from Peñarol)

No.	Position	Player
13	DF	Pablo Lacoste
14	FW	Carlos Acosta
15	MF	Ernesto Dudok
16	MF	Jorge González (on loan from Danubio)
18	MF	Diego Zabala
19	DF	Enzo Ruiz
20	DF	Marcelo Gamarra
24	MF	Jesús Trindade
	DF	Guido Dal Cason
	DF	Andrés Matías Fresenga

Notable coaches

Julio "Cascarilla" Morales (1983−87)
Ricardo "Tato" Ortíz (July 1, 1992−Dec 31, 1992)
Adolfo Barán (July 1, 1998−June 30, 1999)
Gerardo Pelusso (Jan 1, 2000−Dec 31, 2000)
Julio Acuña (April 17, 2002−Dec 31, 2002), (Jan 1, 2007−July 1, 2007)
Eduardo Favaro (Aug 1, 2007−Dec 27, 2007)
José Puente (Jan 1, 2008−Dec 31, 2008)
Juan Verzeri (July 1, 2008−May 6, 2010)
José Puente (2010)

Álvaro Regueira (Oct 2010)
Edgardo Arias (Oct 4, 2010−April 19, 2011)
Osvaldo Streccia (July 1, 2011−Dec 21, 2011)
Jorge Giordano (Dec 23, 2011−Oct 8, 2012)
Miguel Angel Piazza (Oct 9, 2012−Jan 3, 2013)
Juan Tejera (Jan 5, 2013−June 30, 2013)
Rosario Martínez (July 1, 2013−Dec 31, 2013)
Mauricio Larriera (Jan 3, 2014−)

Uruguayan Primera División

2013–14 teams	Cerro Cerro Largo Danubio Defensor Sporting El Tanque Sisley Fénix Juventud Liverpool Miramar Misiones Nacional Peñarol Racing Rentistas River Plate Sud América M. Wanderers

2013–14 seasons	Cerro Cerro Largo Danubio Defensor Sporting El Tanque Sisley Fénix Juventud Liverpool Miramar Misiones Nacional Peñarol Racing Rentistas River Plate Sud América M. Wanderers