Fortaleza Esporte Clube
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| Full name | Fortaleza Esporte Clube | |||
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| Nickname(s) |
Leão (The Lion) Tricolor Rei Leão do Brasil (King Lion of Brazil) Clube da Garotada (Club of Children) Tricolor de Aço (Steel Tricolor) | |||
| Founded | October 18, 1918 | |||
| Stadium | Castelão (Ceará) (most games), Fortaleza, Brazil | |||
| Capacity | 63,903 | |||
| President | Jorge Mota | |||
| Head coach | Paulo Bonamigo | |||
| League | Campeonato Brasileiro Série C | |||
| 2016 | Série C, 6th | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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Fortaleza Esporte Clube, usually known as Fortaleza, is primarily a football club, but is active in other sports such as futsal, handball and basketball. Fortaleza Esporte Clube is based in Fortaleza, capital of the State of Ceará, Brazil. The club was founded on October 18, 1918, emerged from an earlier club called Stella, under the name Fortaleza Sporting Club.[1]
Fortaleza is one of the most traditional clubs in the Northeastern region of Brazil alongside Bahia, Vitória, Santa Cruz, Sport, Náutico and Ceará, its biggest rival.
Club colors are red, blue and white.
Current sponsors
Leão 1918, Fiat, Weber Saint-Gobain and Prefeitura Municipal de Fortaleza.
Statistics
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
- Player with most goals scored: Rinaldo Santana dos Santos (27 goals), in 2005 and 2006
- Player with most goals scored in a single tournament: Rinaldo (16 goals), in 2005
- All divisions taken in consideration
- Player with most goals scored: Rinaldo (43 goals); in 2004 (14), 2005 (16), 2006 (11) and 2008 (2)
- Topscorers in national competitions (cups and leagues)
- Bececê (7 goals), Taça Brasil 1960
- Rinaldo (14 goals), Campeonato Brasileiro Série B 2004
- Best Série A right-back (Bola de Prata award): Louro, in 1974
Mascot
The team mascot is the Lion of Pici.
Structure of the club
The Fortaleza Esporte Clube has its headquarters in the district of Pici, which consists of the headquarters Manoel Guimarães, stadium Alcides Santos, indoor trophies, Hotel Ribamar Bezerra (used for concentration of athletes ), Otoni Diniz accommodation, dressing rooms, modern medical department .
Stadium
Main site is Alcides Santos Stadium, with capacity for 8,300 people, but the team also plays in Castelão, which is up about 67,037 supporters and Estádio Presidente Vargas, which had a 20,600 capacity.
Past presidents
- Alcides Santos
- João Gentil
- João César
- Ney Rebouças
- Aírton França Rebouças
- Péricles Mulatinho
- José Atanásio dos Santos
- José Nestor Falcão
- Osvaldo Azim
- Ezequiel Menezes
- Jorge Mota (1999-03)
- Clayton Alcântara Veras (2004)
- Ribamar Bezerra (2005–06)
- Marcello Desidério (2007–08)
- Lúcio Bonfim (2008–09)
- Renan Vieira (2010)
- Paulo Arthur Magalhães (2011)
- Osmar Baquit (2012-2014)
- Jorge Mota (2015-2017)
- Luis Eduardo Girão (actual)
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Technical staff
- Paulo Bonamigo – Head Coach
- Emerson Nunes – Assistant Coach
- Bosco – Goalkeeping Coach
- Celso Santos – Fitness Coaches
- Albino Luciano, Egberto Oliveira, Fabio Gomes, Patrício, Ranielson – Physiotherapists
- Glay Maranhão, Hildemar Queiroz, Rafael Veras, Rômulo Férrer, Vinícius Castelo – Club Doctors
- Manoel Almeida, Wellington Moura – Masseurs
Achievements
Football
- 1920, 1921, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1933, 1934, 1937, 1938, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1953, 1954, 1959, 1960, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1973, 1974, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1991, 1992, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2016
- Torneio Início do Ceará: 12
- 1925, 1927, 1928, 1933, 1935, 1948, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1977
- Copa dos Campeões Cearenses: 1
- 2016
- 1970
- 1960, 1968
- Paramaribo Cup: 1
- 1962
- Runners Up: 2002, 2004
- Runners-up : 1960, 1968
References
- ↑ "Fortaleza". Albion Road. Retrieved November 23, 2011.