Club Atlético Belgrano

Belgrano

Full name

Nickname(s)

Piratas, Celestes

Founded

19 March 1905

Ground

Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes

Capacity

46,083

Chairman

Armando Pérez

Manager

Ricardo Zielinski

League

Primera División

2015

9th

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 first photo of a Belgrano team, taken in 1906.

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.

A Belgrano jersey by Topper, worn during the 1980s.

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

Fans

The spiritual home of Belgrano is the barrio Alberdi. Fans take great pride in the roots from the area of the city, and indeed a banner is displayed at every game supporting 'The Pirates of Alberdi'.

The barra brava of Belgrano was the first barra in Argentina. It is called "Los Piratas Celestes de Alberdi" and its main functioning wing is "La Banda del Loco Tito". At every home game the barra populate the stand named Luis Fabián Artime and conduct songs with the use of a band in the centre of the group.

Players

Current squad

Current squad of Club Atlético Belgrano as of 19 January 2016 (edit)
Sources: Official website and 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
8	ARG	MF	Iván Etevenaux
9	ARG	FW	Fernando Márquez
10	ARG	MF	Lucas Zelarrayán
11	ARG	MF	César Mansanelli
13	CHI	DF	José Rojas
15	ARG	GK	Lucas Acosta
16	ARG	FW	Santiago Giordana

No.		Position	Player
17	ARG	GK	Pablo Heredia
18	ARG	FW	Nahuel Luján
19	ARG	MF	Jorge Velázquez
20	ARG	FW	Iván Obolo
21	ARG	FW	Germán Cochis
22	ARG	MF	Lucas Parodi
23	ARG	DF	Claudio Pérez
24	ARG	MF	Emiliano Rigoni
25	ARG	DF	Gastón Turus
26	ARG	DF	Esteban Espíndola
28	ARG	FW	Maximiliano Zárate
29	ARG	MF	Gabriel Alanís
30	ARG	MF	Mario Bolatti

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

↑ "CA Belgrano de Córdoba". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
1 2 Argentina. Torneo del Interior. Lista de Campeones y Clubes Promovidos.

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