Danubio F.C.

Danubio F.C.

Full name	Danubio Fútbol Club
Nickname(s)	La Franja, Danu, La Curva
Founded	1 March 1932
Ground	Jardines Del Hipódromo, Montevideo, Uruguay (Capacity: 18,000)
Chairman	Hugo Sebastiani
Coach	Daniel Sánchez
League	Primera División Uruguaya
2009-10	9th
Home colours Away colours Third colours
Current season

Danubio Fútbol Club is a Uruguayan football (soccer) club based in Montevideo.

History

Danubio was founded by the Bulgarian born brothers, Miguel and Juan Lazaroff, on March 1, 1932 together with other youths from the "Republica de Nicaragua" school in Montevideo. The club name is a reference to the Danube river, the major waterway in Bulgaria.^[1]

Famous players from the club include Álvaro Recoba, Ruben Sosa, Marcelo Zalayeta, Rubén Olivera, Adrian Dean, Rubén "Polillita" Da Silva, Javier Chevantón, Fabián Carini, Richard Núñez, Walter Gargano, Carlos Grossmuller, Ignacio María González, Edison Cavani and Christian Stuani. Nery Castillo, Ricardo Guero Rodriguez and Diego Forlán played for the youth team, before continuing their careers abroad.

Danubio were the 2006/07 champions of Uruguay after defeating Peñarol 4-1 in December 2006 to claim the Apertura and again defeating Peñarol on penalties to claim the 2007 Clausura. Danubio previously won the Uruguayan title in both 1988 and 2004.^[2]

Kit Colours and Design

The club decided in 1932 to take Montevideo Wanderers F.C. kit and colours (black and white) as homage to the latter club being the last amateur champion of Uruguay in 1931. Later when entering a zonal league they planned to alter the kit design as Universal Ramírez used the same pattern. The current design was inspired by the right sash over the white kit worn by River Plate, but with the sash in black. This design remains today. The accompanying shorts are typically black (although some seasons they have been white), whilst the accompanying socks are white. In the 2005/06 season, the club wore an unusual green shirt with a white sash as their third kit to play against teams similar in colours (such as Miramar Misiones and Wanderers). In 2007, green was reintroduced in a match against Saprissa of Costa Rica. As of late 2007,it was decided to discontinue use of the green shirt, due to the repetitive defeats against Wanderers and Miramar leading to it being considered a cursed shirt. Red is now used for the third kit.

1932

1940's-present

2005,2007 third

2008 third

Titles

• Uruguayan Primera División: 3

Amateur Era (0):

Professional Era (3): 1988, 2004, 2007

• Segunda División Uruguay: 3

1945, 1960, 1970

• Tercera División Uruguay: 1

1943

Performance in CONMEBOL competitions

• Copa Libertadores: 6 appearances

1978: First Round

1984: First Round

1989: Semi-Finals

2005: First Round

2007: Preliminary Round

2008: First Round

• Copa Sudamericana: 5 appearances

2002: First Round

2003: Preliminary Round

2004: Preliminary Round

2005: First Round

2007: First Round

• Copa CONMEBOL: 4 appearances

1992: First Round

1993: First Round

1994: First Round

1997: Quarter-Finals

Current squad

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 GK Mauro Goicoechea 2 DF Gastón Bueno 3 DF Andrés Fernández 4 DF Washington Tais 5 DF Sebastián Píriz 6 MF Pablo Castro 7 MF Matías Guzmán 8 FW Néstor Silva 9 FW Álvaro Melo 10 FW Diego Perrone 11 FW Nicolás Díaz 12 GK Salvador Ichazo 13 MF Cristian Yeladian

No. Position Player 14 MF Ignacio Avilés 15 MF Matías Zunino 16 FW Federico Puppo 17 DF Damián Malrrechaufe 18 MF Camilo Mayada 19 FW Leonardo Melazzi 23 MF Ángel Cayetano GK Franco Tornascioli DF Leandro Sosa DF Carlos Rodríguez DF Fabricio Formiliano MF Gullermo Chavasco FW Luis Martínez

Famous players

Jadson Daley Mena Hamilton Ricard Carlos Sánchez Nery Castillo Derlis Florentín Richard "Guero" Rodríguez Edgar Borges Juan Burgueño Fabián Carini Edison Cavani Javier Chevantón

Esteban Conde Rubén Da Silva Javier Delgado Diego Forlán Alcides Ghiggia Ignacio Gonzalez Diego Ifrán Alejandro Lembo Pablo Lima Hernán Rodrigo López Eber Moas Richard Núñez

Rubén Olivera Álvaro Recoba Pablo Cáceres Rodríguez Ribair Rodríguez Carlos Romero Bruno Silva Rubén Sosa César Vega Marcelo Zalayeta Javier Zeoli

References

1. ^ "Danubio's river of talent". FIFA. 2008-07-23. http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/news/newsid=831427.html. Retrieved 2009-01-13. 
2. ^ Homewood, Brian (2007-05-18). "Soccer-Modest Danubio win Uruguayan championship". Reuters. http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/print?id=2874692&type=story. Retrieved 2009-08-31. 

External links

• (Spanish) Danubio's Official website