Racing de Santander

Racing de Santander

Full name	Real Racing Club de Santander, S.A.D.
Nickname(s)	Los Racinguistas Los Verdiblancos (Green and White) Los Montañeses (The Highlanders)
Founded	February 23, 1913 (1913-02-23)
Ground	El Sardinero, Santander, Cantabria, Spain
Ground Capacity	22,222
Chairman	Manolo Higuera
Manager	Pedro Munitis
League	2ª B – Group 1
2014–15	Segunda División, 19th (relegated)
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Real Racing Club de Santander, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Santander, in the autonomous community of Cantabria. Founded in 1913 it plays in Segunda División B – Group 1, holding home games at Estadio El Sardinero, with a capacity for 22,222 spectators.

History

Racing de Santander played its first match on 23 February 1913, losing 1–2 to neighbouring Strong. It was officially founded on 14 June, as Santander Racing Club, appearing in its first tournament during that summer (Luis Redonet Trophy) and being admitted to the Northern Federation on 14 November, eventually merging with Santander Football Club.

In 1929 Racing first reached La Liga, lasting nine consecutive seasons in the category – finishing in second position in its third year – and fluctuating between the first and the second divisions (with four participations in the third) in the following 30 years. In 1950 the Cantabrians returned to the top flight after a ten-year absence, scoring 99 goals in only 30 games.^[1][2]

During the period of Francoist Spain, the club was renamed Real Santander in 1941, because of the prohibition of non-Spanish names. The name was restored in 1973 as the team returned to the first division one year after nearly relegating, under young manager José María Maguregui.

Racing de Santander was immediately relegated, going on to spend the following years again bouncing between divisions one and two, also being crowned champions in Segunda División B (the new third level, created in 1977) in 1991. Veteran Quique Setién returned to his main club the following year, helping it return to the top flight and scoring in the 1994–95 campaign against FC Barcelona, in a historic 5–0 home win.^[3]

In the 2000s Racing only played one season in the second division, winning promotion with Setién as manager. In 2007–08, under Marcelino García Toral, it finished in sixth position, thus qualifying to the UEFA Cup for the first time ever; additionally the club reached the semifinals of the Copa del Rey twice during this decade, being ousted by eventual runners-up Getafe CF and Atlético Madrid in 2008 and 2010, respectively.^[4]

On 22 January 2011 Indian business tycoon Ahsan Ali Syed, founder and chairman of Western Gulf Advisory, an investment company, purchased Racing de Santander, immediately firing coach Miguel Ángel Portugal.^[5] The 2011–12 season brought with it three different managers, and the side returned to the second level after one full decade in the top division.^[6]

At the end of the following campaign, Racing again finished in 20th position and suffered relegation,^[7] also being immersed in a severe institutional and economic crisis.^[8][9] In spite of that plight, the team was able to reach the quarterfinals in the 2013–14 edition of the domestic cup after ousting top-divisioners Sevilla FC^[10] and UD Almería;^[11] in the first leg against the latter, club fans stormed the presidential tribune at Estadio El Sardinero and assaulted chairman Ángel Lavín.^[12]

On 27 January 2014 Racing's players, citing several months of unpaid wages, announced that they would not play their upcoming Cup match unless the club's president and board resigned. Three days later, prior to the second leg against Real Sociedad and after a 1–3 loss in the first match, Racing players gathered at the centre circle immediately after kick-off and refused to play. Referee Jesús Gil Manzano suspended the game after one minute, and the home team was given a loss due to forfeit;^[13][14][15] as a result of the protest the club was fined and banned from the following edition of the tournament,^[16] and on 31 January Lavín was sacked, with former player Juan Antonio Sañudo being appointed his successor by practically all the shareholders.^[17]

Seasons

Recent seasons

Season		Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Cup	Notes
1996–97	1D	13	42	11	17	14	52	54	50	Quarterfinals
1997–98	1D	14	38	12	9	17	46	55	45	3rd round
1998–99	1D	15	38	10	12	16	41	53	42	Quarterfinals
1999–00	1D	15	38	10	16	12	52	50	46
2000–01	1D	19	38	10	9	19	48	62	39	Quarterfinals	Relegated
2001–02	2D	2	42	19	14	9	58	37	71	Round of 64	Promoted
2002–03	1D	16	38	13	5	20	54	64	44	1st round
2003–04	1D	17	38	11	10	17	48	63	43	3rd round
2004–05	1D	16	38	12	8	18	41	58	44	3rd round
2005–06	1D	17	38	9	13	16	36	49	40	3rd round
2006–07	1D	10	38	12	14	12	42	48	50	2nd round
2007–08	1D	6	38	17	9	12	42	41	60	Semifinals
2008–09	1D	12	38	12	10	16	49	48	46	Round of 16
2009–10	1D	16	38	9	12	17	42	59	39	Semifinals
2010–11	1D	12	38	12	10	16	41	56	46	Round of 32
2011–12	1D	20	38	4	15	19	28	63	27	Round of 16	Relegated
2012–13	2D	20	42	12	10	20	38	51	46	3rd round	Relegated
2013–14	3D	1	36	17	15	4	55	27	66	Quarterfinals	Promoted
2014–15	2D	19	42	12	8	22	42	53	44	DNP	relegated

Season to season

• 44 seasons in La Liga
• 33 seasons in Segunda División
• 3 seasons in Segunda División B
• 4 seasons in Tercera División

Honours

• Segunda División: (2) 1949–50, 1959–60
• Segunda División B: (2) 1990–91, 2013–14
• Tercera División: (3) 1943–44, 1947–48, 1969–70
• La Liga Runners-up (1): 1930–31
• La Liga promotion: (8) 1949–50, 1959–60, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1980–81, 1983–84, 1992–93, 2001–02
• Segunda División promotion: (4) 1943–44, 1947–48, 1969–70, 1990–91

European history

UEFA Europa League:

Season	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
2008–09	First round	Honka	1–0	0–1	2–0
	Group stage	Twente		1–0
		Schalke 04	1–1
		PSG		2–2
		Manchester City	3–1

Current squad

As of 11 November 2015

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

No. Position Player GK Dani Sotres GK Óscar Santiago DF Francis DF Borja San Emeterio DF César Caneda DF Mikel Santamaría DF Alain Álvarez DF Iñaki Sáenz DF Borja Docal MF Kamal

No. Position Player MF Dani Rodríguez MF Fede San Emeterio MF Borja Granero MF Ismael Cerro (on loan from Real Madrid) MF Migue García MF Álvaro Peña MF José Manuel Artiles (on loan from Las Palmas) FW Mohamed Coulibaly FW Dioni FW Chus Hevia

Out on loan

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

No. Position Player FW Mamadou Koné (on loan at Oviedo)

Notable former players

Note: this list includes players that have appeared in at least 100 league games and/or have reached international status.

Former managers

Dates Name 1916–17 Pepe Beraza 1917–20 (empty) 1920–22 Fred Pentland 1922–29 Patrick O'Connell 1929–30 Francisco Pagaza 1930–32 Robert Firth 1932–33 Francisco Pagaza 1933–35 Randolph Galloway 1935–36 Francisco González Galán 1936–39 (empty) 1939–40 Óscar Rodríguez 1940 Cristóbal Martí 1940–41 Manuel Vidal 1941–43 Francisco Pagaza 1943–44 Manuel López Llamosas 1944–46 Gabriel Andonegui 1946–47 Pedro Areso 1947–49 Patrick O'Connell 1949 Francisco Hernández Galán 1949–50 Lino Taioli 1950–51 Antonio Barrios 1951–52 Jerónimo Díaz 1952 Félix Elizondo 1952 Enrique Palomini 1952 Fernando González Valenciaga

Dates Name 1952–54 Juan Otxoantezana 1954–55 Luis Urquiri 1955–56 Fernando González Valenciaga 1956–58 Enrique Orizaola 1958 Víctor Garay 1958–59 Juan Ruíz Cambra 1959–60 Louis Hon 1960–62 Otto Bumbel 1962 Luis Alfonso Villalaín 1962–63 Miguel Gual 1963 Fernando Argila 1963 Manuel Fernández Mora 1963–64 Louis Hon 1964–65 Rafael Yunta 1965 Rafael Alsúa 1965–66 José Valdor Sierra 1966–67 Ramón Cobo 1967–68 Laureano Ruiz 1968 Manuel Ibarra 1968–69 Ernesto Pons 1969–72 Manuel Fernández Mora 1972 José Francisco Bermúdez 1972–77 José María Maguregui 1977–79 Nando Yosu

Dates Name 1979 Santiago Gutiérrez Calle 1979–80 Laureano Ruiz 1980–83 Manuel Fernández Mora 1983–87 José María Maguregui 1987–88 Delfín Álvarez 1988 Santiago Gutiérrez Calle 1988 Hermann Stessl 1988–90 José Armando Ufarte 1990 Antonio Martínez "Pachín" 1990–92 Félix Bardera "Felines" 1992–93 Paquito García 1993–94 Javier Irureta 1994–96 Vicente Miera 1996 Nando Yosu 1996–98 Marcos Alonso 1998–99 Nando Yosu 1999 Miguel Sánchez 1999-00 Gustavo Benítez 2000 Andoni Goikoetxea 2000–01 Gregorio Manzano 2001 Gustavo Benítez 2001–02 Quique Setién 2002–03 Manuel Preciado 2003 Chuchi Cos

Dates Name 2003–05 Lucas Alcaraz 2005 Nando Yosu 2005–06 Manuel Preciado 2006 Nando Yosu 2006 Juan Ramón López Caro 2006–07 Miguel Ángel Portugal 2007–08 Marcelino García Toral 2008–09 Juan Ramón López Muñiz 2009 Juan Carlos Mandiá 2009 Juanjo González 2009–11 Miguel Ángel Portugal 2011 Marcelino García Toral 2011 Héctor Cúper 2011–12 Juanjo González 2012 Álvaro Cervera 2012 Juan Carlos Unzué 2012 Fabri González 2012–13 José Aurelio Gay 2013 Alejandro Menéndez 2013–2015 Paco Fernández 2015– Javier Pinillos

see also Category:Racing de Santander managers

See also

• Racing de Santander B – Racing's B team

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Racing de Santander.

• Official website (Spanish)
• Futbolme team profile (Spanish)
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