Atlético Tucumán

Full name

Club Atlético Tucumán

Nickname(s)

Decano; The North Giant

Founded

27 September 1902

Ground

Monumental José Fierro, San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán Province

Capacity

35,200 ^[1]

Chairman

Mario Leito

Manager

Ricardo Zielinski

League

Primera División

2016–17

21st

Website

Club website

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

Club Atlético Tucumán (mostly known as Atlético Tucumán) is an Argentinian football club based in the city of San Miguel de Tucumán of Tucumán Province. Although several sports are practised at the club, Atlético is mostly known for its football team, which currently plays in the Primera División, the first division of the Argentine football league system.

Other activities hosted by the institution are basketball, chess, field hockey, handball and karate.^[2]

History

The club was founded in 1902, which makes Atlético the oldest football club from the province of Tucumán.

Atlético has participated in nine seasons in the Primera division: eight seasons between 1973 and 1981, and a single season in 1984. The team's best ever performance in Primera División was in 1979, when they reached the semi-finals of the Torneo Nacional.

In 2008 Atlético Tucumán was promoted to the Argentine 2nd Division after defeating Racing de Córdoba in the final game of Torneo Argentino A, and one year later the squad achieved its 2nd consecutive promotion by winning the B Nacional tournament and reaching the Primera División.

Tucumán Derby

The Tucumán Derby is played between Atlético and its longtime rival San Martín, both of the same city. The Santo (as San Martín is nicknamed) currently plays in the Torneo Argentino A, the regionalized third division of Argentine league system.

Ground

The stadium was constructed in 1922 by Spanish architect José Graña (1885–1950) with an original capacity for 5,000 spectators. It was inaugurated on May 21 of same year. Originally named as "Grand Stadium" due to being the largest of the North side of Argentina, Racing Club de Avellaneda was invited to play a friendly match versus Atlético Tucumán as part of the celebration. The stadium was named Monumental "José Fierro" in honor of a well-remembered Atlético's chairman.

It was the first roof stadium in Tucumán Province and the first to have a superior stand. The structure was built out of concrete. The record attendance was in 2008, during a match between Atlético and Racing de Córdoba, when all the seats were filled.

The stadium is located in the north part of the city of San Miguel de Tucumán (named "Barrio Norte"). It can currently accommodate up to 32,500 people due to an upgrade of the facilities that included adding an extra 2,500 seats.

Players

Current squad

As of 6 August 2017.^[3]

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	Cristian Lucchetti
2	DF	Bruno Bianchi
4	DF	Ignacio Canuto
5	MF	Nery Leyes
7	FW	Luis Miguel Rodríguez
8	MF	Guillermo Acosta
12	GK	Franco Pizzicanella
14	MF	Emanuel Molina
15	MF	Gastón Iturrieta
19	MF	David Barbona
20	FW	Fabio Álvarez
22	MF	Franco Quiroga
25	MF	David Valdez
26	MF	Jairo Palomino
28	FW	José Méndez
29	MF	Rodrigo Aliendro

No.	Position	Player
30	MF	Matías Ballini
32	MF	Javier Mendoza
34	MF	Ezequiel Cirigliano
35	MF	Tomás Cuello
36	FW	Gonzalo Ontivero
37	FW	Martín Peralta
38	MF	Mauricio Sanna
	DF	Alejandro Melo (on loan from San Lorenzo)
	DF	Alejandro Montiel
	GK	Facundo Daffonchio
	DF	Franco Sbuttoni
	DF	Gervasio Núñez
	MF	Gonzalo Freitas
	DF	Nahuel Zárate
	DF	Nicolás Romat
	DF	Yonathan Cabral (on loan from Racing Club)

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
		DF	Bruno Bianchi (at Newell's Old Boys until 30 June 2018)
		DF	Ignacio Canuto (at Lanús until 30 June 2018)
		MF	Nery Leyes (at Newell's Old Boys until 30 June 2018)

Managers

Jorge Solari (Jul 2006 – Jun 2008)
Héctor Rivoira (Jul 2008 – Nov 2009)
Adrián Czornomaz (Apr 2011 – Jun 2011)
Jorge Solari (Jul 2011 – Oct 2011)
Juan Manuel Llop (Oct 2011 – Jun 2012)
Ricardo Rodríguez (Jul 2012 – Nov 2013)
Héctor Rivoira (Apr 2014 – Nov 2014)
Juan Manuel Azconzábal (Nov 2014 – Nov 2016)
Pablo Lavallén (Nov 2016 – Jun 2017)
Ricardo Zielinski (Jun 2017–)

Honours

National

Campeonato de Campeones de la República (1): 1959
Primera B Nacional (2): 2008–09, 2015
Torneo Argentino A (2): Clausura 2004, 2007–08

Regional

Federación Tucumana (21): 1920, 1921, 1924, 1927, 1930, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1942, 1951, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1972, 1973, 1975 ^[4]
Liga Tucumana (6): 1977, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1986, 2003 ^[4]
Torneo de Competencia (8): 1926, 1939, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1951, 1953, 1957
Campeonato de Honor (13): 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1944, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1963

References

↑ http://lgdeportiva.lagaceta.com.ar/nota/704804/deportes/clausuraron-monumental-jose-fierro-irregularidades-durante-partido-boca.html
↑ Otras disciplinas – club's website Archived August 10, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
↑ "Atlético Tucumán squad". Soccerway. 6 August 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
1 2 Liga Tucumana en "Fútbol del Interior" Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine.

External links

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Official website (in Spanish)
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