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Belgrano Full name Club Atlético Belgrano Nickname(s) Los piratas, Los celestes Founded March 19, 1905 Ground Estadio Gigante de Alberdi
(Capacity: 28,000)Chairman Armando Pérez Manager Ricardo Zielinsky League Primera División 2010–11 Primera B Nacional, 4th (Promoted via playoff) Home coloursAway coloursThird coloursClub Atlético Belgrano (mostly known simply as Belgrano or Belgrano de Córdoba) is a sport club from Córdoba, Argentina, best known for its football team, promoted to the Argentine first division at the end of the 2010/2011 season. The football team is very popular and it has one of the largest fan bases outside Buenos Aires. The club also has 18,000 members (season ticket holders) and last season had an average attendance of 35,000 fans[citation needed].
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History
Never champion. Belgrano was founded in 1905 by a group of teenagers, having 14-year-old Arturo Orgaz as its first president. They named it in commemoration of the Argentine historical figure General Manuel Belgrano, and its colours were taken from the flag of Argentina, created by Belgrano himself.
The team started playing in the second division of the Córdoba league in 1908, winning that championship and the following two, to reach the first division of the local league. Because their precarious field didn't comply with the first division requirements, Belgrano's fans and players used to borrow post, wire and fences from the nearby houses to erect the required protections. Nevertheless, they would return all the material to their owners, leaving things as they were before the match. This kind of borrowing without consent brought them the nickname of Piratas ("Pirates").
After the foundation of the Federación Cordobesa de Fútbol ("Córdoba Football Association"), Belgrano won the first championship of 1913. The following season gave birth to the Córdoba Derby between Belgrano and Talleres. The first round of the league faced both teams, but that first derby match would only last 4 minutes, for Talleres left the field after a doubtful goal given to Belgrano.
On March 17 of 1929, the grounds of the Gigante de Alberdi were finished, one of the first cement stadiums in Argentina. El Gigante would be later renovated in 1997 to meet the requirements of the first and second national divisions.
Within the Córdoba league, Belgrano won all the championships between 1929 and 1937, except for 1934, that was won by Talleres. Then, it won the 1940, 1946, 1947, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956 (Unión Cordobesa de Fútbol) and 1957.
Belgrano was able to play its way to the Nacional tournament of 1968, and reached the Argentine second division in 1986. The club finally reached first division in 1992, where it played until 1996. In 1998 the team was promoted again to first division, to be relegated after the 2001/02 season.
Beating Olimpo de Bahía Blanca at the 2005-06 Promoción, Belgrano returned to first division for the 2006-07 season. Belgrano were relegated to the second division after narrowly missing out on a Promotion play-off berth. Belgrano played another promotion series in 2011, against River Plate, which they won.
Uniform
Since the first match the club played in 1905 it has always worn the traditional blue shirt for home games.The away shirt did varied using black,yellow,red,white and gray.
- Home Kit: Blue shirt,black shorts with blue socks.
- Away Kit: White shirt, black shorts with blue socks.
- Third Kit: An all red attire.
Sports Brand Years sponsors 1980 - 1985 Adidas
1985 - 1993 Topper
1993 - 1994 Hummel
1994 - 1995 Nanque
1996 - 2000 Le Coq Sportif
2000 - 2004 Mitre
2004 - 2005 TBS
2006|- Lotto
2006 - 2008 Signia
2008 - 2010 Topper
2010 - Lotto
Sponsor Yeras Sponsors 1983-1985 Bracco
Mercedes Benz
1986-1988 Georgalos
1988-1990 Luxsa
1990-1992 Yasta
1992-1994 Intercable
1994-1996 Esco
1996-1998 Maxima AFJP
1998-2000 Lotería de Córdoba
2000-2001 CTI Móvil
2002 TSU Cosmeticos
2002 India Seguros
2003-2009 Tersuave/Banco de Córdoba
2009-2010 Tersuave/Banco Julio
2010- Tersuave/Banco de Córdoba
Current squad
Current squad of Club Atlético Belgrano as of August 6, 2011 ( )
Sources: Argentine SoccerNo. Position Player 1 ARG
GK Juan Carlos Olave 2 URU
DF Alejandro Lembo 4 ARG
DF Hernán Grana 5 ARG
MF Guillermo Farré 6 ARG
DF Luciano Lollo 7 ARG
FW César Pereyra 8 URU
MF Ribair Rodríguez 9 ARG
MF Lucas Parodi 10 ARG
MF Franco Vázquez 11 ARG
MF César Mansanelli 12 ARG
FW Tobías Figueroa 14 ARG
FW Federico Almerares 15 ARG
MF Lucas Pittinari 16 ARG
DF Juan Leandro Quiroga No. Position Player 18 ARG
MF Iván Etevenaux 19 ARG
MF Juan Carlos Maldonado 20 ARG
GK Pablo Heredia 21 ARG
DF Joan Paul Ramos 22 ARG
FW Andrés Silvera 23 ARG
DF Claudio Pérez 24 ARG
DF Pier Barrios 25 ARG
DF Gastón Turus 26 ARG
MF Federico Mancuello 27 ARG
FW Giuliano Bardín 28 ARG
GK César Rigamonti 29 ARG
DF Fernando González 32 ARG
MF Esteban González Manager: Ricardo Zielinsky
Former players
Main category: Belgrano de Córdoba footballersHonours
Regional
- Liga Cordobesa de Fútbol
- Winners (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
- Winners (3): 1908, 1909, 1910
- Unión Cordobesa de Fútbol
- Winners (1): 1956
- Primera División ACF
- Winners (2): 1984, 1985.
- Campeonato Provincial ACF
- Winners (3): 1983, 1984, 1985
- Torneo Regional (Córdoba)
- Winners (9):[1] 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1981, 1985.
- Torneo del Interior (Córdoba)
- Winners (1):[1] 1985–86
- Torneo Regional de AFA
- Winners (10): 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1981, 1985, 1986
References
External links
- Bergantin Pirata (fan site) (English)
- Soy Celeste (fan site) (Spanish)
- Portal Celeste (fan site) (Spanish)
- Belgrano Querido (fan site) (Spanish)
- Celeste Cordobés (fan site) (Spanish)
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Categories:- Belgrano de Córdoba
- Association football clubs established in 1905
- Argentine football clubs
- Córdoba Province (Argentina)
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