Atlético Bucaramanga

Bucaramanga

Full name	Club Atlético Bucaramanga Corporación Deportiva
Founded	1949
Ground	Estadio Alfonso López Bucaramanga, Colombia (Capacity: 28,000)
Chairman	Jose Augusto Cadena
Manager	Fernando Velasco[disambiguation needed ]
League	Primera B Colombia
2009-I Copa Premier	1st
Home colours Away colours

Club Atlético Bucaramanga Corporacion Deportiva, known simply as Atlético Bucaramanga, is a Colombian football club based in the city of Bucaramanga. The club was founded in 1949. Bucaramanga play their home games at the Alfonso López stadium, which has a capacity of approximately 25,000 seats.

Honours

National Honours

• Fútbol Profesional Colombiano: 0

Runners-up (1): 1997

• Primera B: 1

1995

Club Nicknames

Atletico Bucaramanga fans and the press are fond of the nickname "Los Leopardos" (The Leopards). This name derives from the 1950s because of the yellowish resemblance to the animal's fur.

Due to the species of tree that gave the name to the city in which the team plays (Bucaro), it is also common to refer to Atletico Bucaramanga or his fans as "Los Bucaros".

Clásico del Oriente

• Main article: Clásico del Oriente

Club Atlético Bucaramanga and Club Cucuta Deportivo are the two of the three most important teams in northern Colombia, with the other one being Club Atletico Junior. Due to the rivalry between them, the Atlético Bucaramanga vs Cucuta match was listed by the Caracol Radio as one of the most famous derbies in the country.^[1], and also as one of the Fifty sporting things you must do in Colombia before you die.

Relegation

In 1994, after finishing in 16th place in the league, Altletico Bucaramanga was relegated to the second division, Primera B. Six months later (June, 1995) and after a short tournament due to changes in the soccer calendar, the team won the second division title and returned to the top flight. However, the team has been once again relegated after finishing in last place last year (2008).

Performance in CONMEBOL competitions

• Copa Libertadores: 1 appearance

1998: Second Round

Players

Current squad

• Updated January 7, 2011.

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 1 Carlos José Kletnicki 2 Huber Escobar 3 James Aguirre 4 Diego Amaya 5 Juan Daniel Murillo 6 César Vásquez 7 Eduardo Dasent 8 Carlos Hernandez[disambiguation needed ] 9 Yonny Hinestroza 10 Harold Lucumí Mina 12 Fabián Cardona 13 Julian Ricardo Vargas 14 Andrés Arboleda

No. Position Player 15 Facundo Nicolás Piacenza 16 Andrés Sarmiento 17 Harry Castillo 18 Carlos Ortiz 19 Deivi Rodríguez 20 Daniel Gómez 21 José Herrera 22 Brayan Caicedo 23 Marlon Diaz 24 Luis Cassiani 25 Santiago Silvera 26 Harvey Mosquera 30 GK Héctor Landazuri

Notable former players

Early Days and First great team (1951)

"Toto" Bernansconi De Ambrosi Raul Dimarco Cayetano Fraccione (Pez volador) Carlos Gambina Norberto Peluffo "Judio" Stemberg Chancharito Cardenas Juan "Pachingo" Guerrero Arturo Palomino

The 1960s

Julio "Loco" Asciolo Juan "El Andarin" Barbieri Omar Lorenzo Devani Horacio Diloretto Roberto Janiot José Américo "Bordadora" Montanini Adolfo Riquelme Herman "Cuca" Aceros Perfecto Rodriguez Walter Sossa

The 1970s

Jose Americo "Bordadora" Montanini Eduardo Ghilio Misael "Papo" Florez Leonidas Hurtado Eduardo Emilio Vilarete

The 1980s

Carlos Enrique Landaburo Alfredo "Pirata" Ferrer Miguel Oswaldo "Negro" Gonzalez Francisco "Pacho" Maturana Orlando "Pony" Maturana Miguel "Nano" Prince Eusebio Veralima

The 1990s

Pedro Manuel Olaya Jorge Ramoa Oye Flavie Miguel Balaguera Orlando "Fantasma" Ballesteros Jesus "Kiko" Barrios Wilmar Moreno Oscar "Misil" Restrepo Oscar Upegui Robert Villamizar

References

1. ^ [1]

External links

• Official Web Site
• Fan Site
• DIMAYOR A.B Web Page

Coordinates: 7°08′12″N 73°07′00″W / 7.13667°N 73.1166667°W / 7.13667; -73.1166667