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Atlético Tucumán Full name Club Atlético Tucumán Nickname(s) Decano Founded September 27, 1902 Ground Estadio Monumental Presidente Jose Fierro
San Miguel, Tucumán, Argentina
(Capacity: 32,700)Chairman Mario Leito Manager Juan Manuel Llop League Primera B Nacional 2010–11 9th Website Club home page Home coloursAway coloursClub Atlético Tucumán (mostly known as Atlético Tucumán) is a sports club from the city of San Miguel in Tucumán, Argentina. Its football team currently plays in the Primera B Nacional.
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 on 1979, when reached the semi-finals of the Torneo Nacional.
In 2008 Atlético Tucumán 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.
Contents
Titles
- Federación Tucumana: 21
- Liga Tucumana de Fútbol: 6
- Torneo Argentino A: 1
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- Clausura 2004
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- 2007–08
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- 2008-09
Tucuman Derby
The Tucuman Derby is played between Club Atletico Tucumán and its longtime rival Club Atlético San Martín (Tucumán) which currently plays in the Primera B Nacional Argentina.
Ground
The stadium was constructed in 1922 with an original capacity for 5,000 spectators. It was inaugurated on May 25 of same year. Racing Club de Avellaneda was invited to play a friendly match versus Club Atletico Tucuman as part of the celebration. It was named Monumental José Fierro in honor of a well-remembered Atlético's Chairman. The stadium is located in the North part of the city of San Miguel de Tucumán (Barrio Norte). It can currently accommodate up to 32,700 persons due to an upgrade of the facilities that included adding and extra 2,500 seats.
Current squad
As of October 10, 2011.[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. Position Player GK Esteban dei Rossi GK Lucas Ischuk GK Federico Nicosia DF Deivis Barone DF Alejandro Espinoza DF Carlos Fondacaro DF Edgardo S. Galíndez DF Rodrigo Herrera DF Luis Lobo DF Líder Mármol DF César More DF Marcelo Mosset DF Gustavo Toranzo MF Diego Barrado MF Federico Barrionuevo No. Position Player MF Héctor Cardozo MF Gustavo Castillo MF Alejandro Espínola MF Mariano Fermani MF Claudio González MF Silvio O. Iuvalé MF Sebastian Longo MF César Montiglio MF Milton Zárate FW Santiago Fernández FW Gonzalo Garavano FW Mariano Martínez FW Gastón Pizzicanella FW Luis Miguel Rodríguez FW Daniel Salvatierra Notable players
Main category: Atlético Tucumán footballersTo appear in this section a player must have either played at least 50 games for the club, set a club record or played for their national team.
Ricardo Villa (1974–76)
Jorge Pellegrini (1976)
Víctor Hugo Jiménez (1980–83), (1983–85), (1988–89)
Raúl Aredes (1983–89), (2001)
José Daniel Ponce (1984)
Hugo Corbalán (1989–91), (2002–03)
Fernando Moner (1995–96)
Pedro Monzón (1995–96)
Marcelino Galoppo (1998–99)
Miguel Rimba (1998–99)
Oscar Ferro (2000)
Hugo Guerra (2001)
Federico Martorell (2004–05)
Luis "Pulga" Rodríguez (2003–10)
Claudio Sarría (2005–10)
Lucas Ischuk (2007–)
Josemir Lujambio (2008–09)
Fabio Escobar (2009–10)
See also
References
- ^ Club Atlético Tucumán squad at BDFA.
External links
- Official website (Spanish)
- Decaweb (Spanish)
Primera B Nacional 2011–12 teams Aldosivi · Almirante Brown · Atlanta · Atlético Tucumán · Boca Unidos · Chacarita Juniors · Defensa y Justicia · Deportivo Merlo · Desamparados · Ferro Carril Oeste · Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy · Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata · Guillermo Brown · Huracán · Independiente Rivadavia · Instituto · Patronato · Quilmes · River Plate · Rosario CentralCategories:- Incomplete sports lists
- Atlético Tucumán
- Association football clubs established in 1902
- Argentine football clubs
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