Defensor Sporting

Defensor Sporting Club

Full name	Defensor Sporting Club
Nickname(s)	Violeta, La Viola, Tuerto, La Farola
Founded	15 March 1913
Ground	Estadio Luis Franzini , Montevideo, Uruguay (Capacity: 18,000)
Chairman	Dante Prato
Coach	Pablo Repetto
League	Primera División Uruguaya
2009–10	5th
Home colours Away colours

Defensor Sporting Club is a sports club based in Montevideo, Uruguay.

History

Founded on March 15, 1913 as Club Atlético Defensor, the name of the club was changed in 1989 to Defensor Sporting Club after a merger with Sporting Club Uruguay. The team plays in the Luis Franzini Stadium. They are a four-time national champion in Uruguay (1976, 1987, 1991, 2007–2008).

Defensor has won many qualifying tournaments (Pre-Liguilla) to the Copa Libertadores and has represented Uruguay on numerous occasions internationally. Regarded as one of the teams that creates and develops many players in Uruguay and are then transferred worldwide. It is the place of birth of numerous players like Jorge da Silva, Sergio "Manteca" Martínez, Sebastián Abreu, Andrés Fleurquin, Marcelo Tejera, Darío Silva, Gonzalo Vargas, Diego Pérez, Nicolás Olivera, Martín Cáceres, Maximiliano Pereira, Álvaro González, Tabaré Viudez.

Legendary coach Prof. Ricardo de León brought Defensor to the national championship in 1976 and originated a football (fútbol) school of thought, consistently criticized as ultra defensive, that is still present nowadays in several teams and coaches.

On September 2007, the club was considered the World's Club Team of the Month by the IFFHS.

Defensor's most famous supporter is singer/composer Jaime Roos.

Titles

Domestic

• Uruguayan Primera División: 4

Amateur Era (0):

Professional Era (4): 1976, 1987, 1991, 2008

• Segunda División Uruguay: 2

1950, 1965

Other Official Domestic Honours

• Apertura: 3

1994, 2008, 2010

• Clausura: 2

1997, 2009

• Liguilla Pre Libertadores: 8

1976, 1979, 1981, 1989, 1991, 1995, 2000, 2006

• Primero Invicto Uruguayo Especial: 1

2005

• Copa Montevideana: 8

1976, 1979, 1982, 1987, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1997

• Campeón Nacional Copa Artigas: 1

1960

• Liga Mayor: 1

1978

• Cuadrangular: 1

1957

• Torneo Honor: 1

1947

International

• Copa de la Paz: 1

2011

Performance in CONMEBOL competitions

• Copa Libertadores: 11 appearances

1977: First Round

2007: Quarter-Finals

2009: Quarter-Finals

• Copa Sudamericana: 4 appearances

2005: First Round

2007: Quarter-Finals

2008: Round of 16

2010: Round of 16

• Copa CONMEBOL: 2 appearances

1995: First Round

1997: First Round

Kit Evolution

1913

1915–present

1922–1925

1989 away

60s–80s & 1993

2001 away

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 Yonatan Irrazabal 2 DF Ramón Arias 3 DF Walter Ibáñez 4 DF Mario Risso 5 MF Diego Ferreira 6 DF Néstor Emanuel Moiraghi 7 MF Nicolás Olivera 8 FW Diego Rolán 9 FW Matías Britos 10 MF Brahian Alemán 12 GK Fernando Rodríguez 13 MF Christian Perez 15 MF Diego "Toro" Rodríguez 16 FW Ignacio Risso 17 FW Sasha Aneff

No. Position Player 18 FW Mauro Vila 19 DF Danilo Asconeguy 20 DF Diego "Zurdo" Rodriguez 21 DF Fernando Arismendi 23 MF Andrés Fleurquin 24 DF Julián Perujo - DF Federico Platero - DF Gaston Silva - DF Matias Malvino - DF Rodrigo Mieres - DF Robert Herrera - MF Jose Laureiro - MF Leonardo Pais - FW Maximiliano Callorda

Out on loan

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 FW Gustavo Alles (at Racing Club de Montevideo)

Notable players

Gustavo Dezotti Julio Marchant Herminio Masantonio José Manuel Moreno Danilo Tosello Eliomar Marcón Jairo Castillo Yoshika Matsubara Sebastián Abreu Beto Acosta Adrián Argachá Gustavo Biscayzacú

Leandro Cabrera Juan Castillo Luis Cubilla Jorge "Polilla" Da Silva Andrés Lamas Ignacio Lores Adrián Luna Federico Magallanes Sergio Daniel Martínez Carlos María Morales Nicolás Olivera Diego Pérez

Venancio Ramos José Sasía Darío Silva Martín Silva Tabaré Silva Gonzalo Sorondo Marcelo Tejera David Texeira Gonzalo Vargas Tabaré Viudez Andreé González Emilio Haberli

Notable coaches

• Juan Autchain
• Jorge "Polilla" Da Silva

External links

• Defensor Sporting Official Site