Club Atlético Belgrano

Belgrano

Full name

Nickname(s)

Piratas, Celestes

Founded

March 19, 1905

Ground

Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes (now) and Estadio Julio César Villagra (future)

Capacity

35,000

Chairman

Armando Pérez

Manager

Sebastián Méndez

League

Primera División

2016–17

28th

Website

Club website

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 Its stadium is Julio Cesar Villagra, popularly known as "El Gigante de Alberdi", which is located in Barrio Alberdi, in the central area of the city of Cordoba.

History

Belgrano was founded on March 19, 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. It´s the winningest club in the Province of Cordoba, and the one which has sent the most players to Seleccion Argentina.

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

Players

Current squad

As of 7 August 2017.^[2]

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

No.	Position	Player
3	DF	Federico Álvarez
6	DF	Cristian Lema
8	MF	Francisco Romero
9	FW	Fernando Márquez
10	FW	Matías Suárez
12	DF	Imanol González
13	DF	Franco Pardo
14	MF	Federico Lértora
15	GK	Lucas Acosta
16	FW	Claudio Bieler
17	DF	Cristian Romero
18	MF	Gastón Álvarez Suárez
20	MF	Gabriel Alanís
21	MF	Sebastián Luna
23	FW	Mariano Barbieri
24	MF	Germán Gaitán
25	GK	Germán Montoya
26	DF	Esteban Espíndola
27	MF	Joaquín Rikemberg

No.	Position	Player
28	FW	Tomás Attis
29	DF	Juan Quiroga
31	MF	Braian Volpini
33	DF	Tomás Guidara
	FW	Epifanio García (on loan from Guaraní)
	MF	Jonathan Ramis (on loan from Zacatepec)
	MF	Jorge Ortiz (on loan from Independiente)
	DF	Lautaro Caride
	FW	Leandro Fernández
	MF	Lucas Pittinari
	DF	Marcelo Benítez
	MF	Marcos Rivadero
	FW	Neri Bandiera (on loan from Aldosivi)
	GK	Pablo Heredia
	DF	Pier Barrios
	FW	Santiago Giordana
	FW	Santiago Martínez (on loan from Montevideo Wanderers)
	FW	Tobías Figueroa

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
		GK	César Rigamonti (at Vélez Sarsfield until 30 June 2018)
		FW	Iván Paz (at Senglea Athletic until 30 June 2018)
		FW	Nahuel Luján (at Ferro Carril Oeste until 30 June 2018)

No.		Position	Player
		DF	Nicolás Ferreyra (at Audax Italiano until 31 December 2017)
		DF	Renzo Saravia (at Racing Club until 30 June 2018)

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 (3):: 1908, 1909, 1910
Unión Cordobesa de Fútbol (1): 1956
Primera División Asociación Cordobesa (2): 1984, 1985
Campeonato Provincial Asociación Cordobesa (3): 1983, 1984, 1985
Torneo Regional de Córdoba (9): 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1981, 1985 ^[3]
Torneo del Interior (1): 1985–86 ^[3]
Torneo Regional de AFA (10): 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1981, 1985, 1986

References

↑ "CA Belgrano de Córdoba". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
↑ "Belgrano squad". Soccerway. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
1 2 Argentina. Torneo del Interior. Lista de Campeones y Clubes Promovidos.

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