CD Tenerife

Tenerife

Full name	Club Deportivo Tenerife, S.A.D.
Nickname(s)	Riqui-raca, Tete, Chicharreros, Insulares, Blanquiazules
Founded	1922
Ground	Heliodoro Rodríguez López, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain (Capacity: 24,000)
Chairman	Miguel Concepción
Manager	Antonio Calderón
League	2ªB - Group 1
2010–11	Segunda División, 20th (relegated)
Home colours Away colours
Current season

Club Deportivo Tenerife, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, in Tenerife (Canary Islands). Founded in 1922, it currently plays in Segunda División B, holding home matches at Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López, with a 24,000-seat capacity.

History

Club Deportivo Tenerife was founded in 1922, but some documents show the existence of Sporting Club Tenerife ten years earlier, which could have been the club's precursor. Spain's La Liga started in 1928, but the team played in regional divisions until it was promoted to Segunda División in 1953. It first reached the top flight in 1961, being immediately relegated back and, in the following 27 years, played almost exclusively in the second level, also spending three years in Tercera División and six - five in a row - in Segunda División B, the newly-created division three (in 1978).

In 1985, when Tenerife were relegated to the third division for a second time, Javier Pérez became president of the club. The side was promoted this year to the second level and, two years later, returned to the first, after winning the promotion playoff against Real Betis (4–1 on aggregate).

In 1991, Argentine Jorge Valdano took charge of the club as manager, and would help rob former side Real Madrid of two consecutive league titles in the last round, to the benefit of FC Barcelona; in the first season, the Canary Islands outfit barely avoided relegation, but would finish in a best-ever fifth position in the following year, eventually reaching the round of 16 in the subsequent UEFA Cup, losing to Juventus FC 2–4 on aggregate.

German Jupp Heynckes became coach of Tenerife in 1995, leading the club to another fifth position, and the quarterfinals of the domestic cup. In the 1996–97 UEFA Cup, the islanders fared better, reaching the last-four, after defeating Maccabi Tel Aviv FC, S.S. Lazio, Feyenoord and Brøndby IF (the winner coming late in extra time from an Antonio Mata free kick), only bowing out to eventual winners FC Schalke 04.

Tenerife then went on a downward spiral which eventually led to relegation to the Segunda División in 1999, prompting various managerial changes within the club. In 2001 the club was again promoted, led by Rafael Benítez, who promptly left to take up the manager's job at Valencia CF; the promotion was achieved in the last match of the campaign, thanks to a goal from Hugo Morales.

Match: Tenerife – Real Sociedad, in 2008

Pepe Mel became the new trainer but the first division season never took off, as Tenerife were beaten heavily at home by Barcelona 0–6, which cost the manager his job. Javier Clemente, the former manager of Spain, took the reins, but could not help prevent the eventual immediate relegation.

Tenerife suffered from serious economic problems in the following years, owing more than €40 million. President Pérez was replaced with Víctor Perez de Ascanio, who resigned due to bad management, leaving his position to Miguel Concepción, who negotiated with local politicians and businessmen, also creating a construction company as a subsidiary of the side.

On 13 June 2009, Tenerife secured a top flight return after a seven-year absence, after a 1–0 win at Girona FC 0–1. In the following season, even though the team held on until the last round, another relegation befell, after the 0–1 loss at third-placed Valencia CF.

2010–11 brought with it three coaching changes,^[1] as Tenerife eventually suffered another relegation, returning to the third division after 24 years.

Seasons

Recent seasons

Season		Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Cup	Notes
1997–98	1D	15	38	11	12	15	44	57	45
1998–99	1D	19	38	7	13	18	41	63	34		relegated
Two seasons in Segunda
2001–02	1D	19	38	10	8	20	32	58	38		relegated
2002–03	2D	8	42	13	18	11	53	39	57
2003–04	2D	8	42	11	21	10	40	40	54
2004–05	2D	9	42	13	18	11	42	45	57
2005–06	2D	18	42	13	12	17	53	60	51
2006–07	2D	7	42	18	6	18	48	51	60
2007–08	2D	11	42	12	17	13	51	57	53
2008–09	2D	3	42	24	9	9	79	47	81		promoted
2009–10	1D	19	38	9	9	20	40	74	36		relegated

Season to season

Season Division Place Copa del Rey from 28–29 Regional — - to 52–53 Regional — - 1953/54 2ª 6th - 1954/55 2ª 9th - 1955/56 2ª 9th - 1956/57 2ª 13th - 1957/58 2ª 2nd - 1958/59 2ª 4th Second Round 1959/60 2ª 10th First Round 1960/61 2ª 1st Quarter Finals 1961/62 1ª 16th Second Round 1962/63 2ª 10th Round of 16 1963/64 2ª 5th Second Round 1964/65 2ª 11th Second Round 1965/66 2ª 8th First Round 1966/67 2ª 11th Second Round 1967/68 2ª 9th First Round 1968/69 3ª 5th - 1969/70 3ª 2nd -

Season Division Place Copa del Rey 1970/71 3ª 1st Round of 32 1971/72 2ª 9th Fourth Round 1972/73 2ª 14th Fourth Round 1973/74 2ª 4th Fourth Round 1974/75 2ª 12th Fourth Round 1975/76 2ª 7th Quarter Finals 1976/77 2ª 6th - 1977/78 2ª 19th Round of 16 1978/79 2ªB 6th - 1979/80 2ªB 3rd - 1980/81 2ªB 5th First Round 1981/82 2ªB 13th Third Round 1982/83 2ªB 2nd - 1983/84 2ª 15th - 1984/85 2ª 11th Round of 16 1985/86 2ª 19th Third Round 1986/87 2ªB 1st - 1987/88 2ª 12th Fourth Round 1988/89 2ª 3rd Round of 32

Season Division Place Copa del Rey 1989/90 1ª 18th Round of 16 1990/91 1ª 14th Fifth Round 1991/92 1ª 13th Fifth Round 1992/93 1ª 5th Fifth Round 1993/94 1ª 10th Semifinals 1994/95 1ª 15th Third Round 1995/96 1ª 5th Quarter Finals 1996/97 1ª 9th Fourth Round 1997/98 1ª 16th Second Round 1998/99 1ª 19th Fourth Round 1999/00 2ª 14th Second Round 2000/01 2ª 3rd Round of 16 2001/02 1ª 19th First Round 2002/03 2ª 8th First Round 2003/04 2ª 8th Second Round 2004/05 2ª 9th Third Round

Season Division Place Copa del Rey 2005/06 2ª 18th First Round 2006/07 2ª 7th Second Round 2007/08 2ª 11th Third Round 2008/09 2ª 3rd Third Round 2009/10 1ª 19th Round of 32 2010/11 2ª 20th Second Round 2011/12 2ªB —

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• 13 seasons in La Liga
• 35 seasons in Segunda División
• 7 seasons in Segunda División B
• 3 seasons in Tercera División
• 22 seasons in Categorías Regionales

European cup history

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Season	Competition	Round	Country	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
1993–94	UEFA Cup	Last 64		Auxerre	2–2	1–0	3–2
		Last 32		Olympiacos	2–1	3–4	5–5
		Last 16		Juventus	2–1	0–3	2–4
1996–97	UEFA Cup	Last 64		Maccabi Tel-Aviv	3–2	1–1	4–3
		Last 32		Lazio	5–3	0–1	5–4
		Last 16		Feyenoord	0–0	4–2	4–2
		Quarterfinals		Brøndby	0–1	2–0	2–1
		Semifinals		Schalke 04	1–0	0–2	1–2

Current squad

As of 23 July 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 GK Sergio Aragoneses GK Brimah Razak DF Jonay Hernández DF Pablo Sicilia DF Ezequiel Luna DF Cristóbal DF Javier Tarantino DF Sergio Rodríguez

No. Position Player MF Josmar Zambrano MF Nico MF Víctor Bravo MF Ferrán FW Jorge Perona FW Kiko Ratón FW Rubén Rosquete

Statistics 2009–10

Primera División	Position	Pts	P	W	D	L	F	A
Tenerife	19	36	38	9	9	20	40	74

• Top Scorers:
  • Nino – 14 goals
  • Alfaro – 7 goals
  • Román Martínez – 5 goals

• Top Goalkeepers:
  • Aragoneses – 74 goals in 38 matches

International players

Christian Bassedas Oscar Dertycia Esteban Fuertes Diego Latorre Gerardo Martino Hugo Morales Marcelo Ojeda Pablo Paz Martín Posse Fernando Redondo Aurelio Vidmar Stefan Lexa Meho Kodro André Luiz César Belli Guina Leandro Daniel Kome Francisco Rojas

Carlos Navarro Montoya Pedro Portocarrero Pavel Hapal Juvenal Robert Enke Oliver Neuville Frantz Bertin Gilberto Yearwood Gal Alberman Gerardo Torrado Moulay El Ghareff Roy Makaay Rommel Fernández Crispín Maciel José del Solar Percy Olivares Tomasz Frankowski Bino Domingos

Igor Simutenkov Sylvain N'Diaye Miroslav Djukić Slaviša Jokanović Veljko Paunović Samuel Slovák Sizwe Motaung David Nyathi Juan Carlos Aguilera Francisco Arencibia Ángel Arocha Rubén Cano Chano Ignacio Conte Curro Torres Diego Rodríguez Quique Estebaranz Albert Ferrer Foncho

Luis García Gabriel Jorge Juanele Felipe Miñambres Mista Luis Molowny José Manuel Ochotorena Pier Juan Antonio Pizzi Víctor Voro Bengt Andersson Javier Zeoli Julio Álvarez Jonay Hernández Rafa Ponzo

see also Category:CD Tenerife players

Famous coaches

Ángel Cappa Jorge Solari Jorge Valdano Vicente Cantatore Ljubiša Broćić Jupp Heynckes Bernd Krauss Ewald Lienen Mauro Sandreani

Heriberto Herrera Artur Jorge David Amaral Gonzalo Arconada Xabier Azkargorta Rafael Benítez Fernando Castro Santos Javier Clemente Ignacio Eizaguirre

Víctor Fernández Joseíto Juan Manuel Lillo Antonio López Habas Juan Carlos Mandiá Pepe Mel Vicente Miera Felipe Miñambres José Luis Oltra

Manuel Sanchís Martínez Antonio Tapia Eduardo Toba Dagoberto Moll Héctor Núñez

Fans

Fans of Tenerife are called Chicharreros because in early days, the inhabitants of a small fishing village called Santa Cruz (later the capital of Tenerife) consumed "chicharros" (Atlantic horse mackerel) as a main part of their diet.

Other inhabitants of Tenerife and Canary Islands used the moniker as a pejorative name, but finally the inhabitants of Santa Cruz accepted it affectionately.

See also

• CD Tenerife B

References

1. ^ "David Amaral es el nuevo entrenador del Tenerife [David Amaral is new Tenerife coach]" (in Spanish). Diario AS. 5 April 2011. http://www.as.com/futbol/articulo/david-amaral-nuevo-entrenador-tenerife/20110405dasdasftb_50/Tes. Retrieved 22 April 2011. 

External links

• Official website (Spanish)
• Futbolme team profile (Spanish)
• Armada Sur, fansite