Clube Atlético Bragantino

Not to be confused with Bragantino Clube do Pará.

Bragantino

Full name	Clube Atlético Bragantino
Nickname(s)	Leão (Lion) Massa Bruta (Brute Massiness) Braga
Founded	January 8, 1928
Ground	Nabi Abi Chedid, Bragança Paulista, Brazil (Capacity: 21,209)
Chairman	Marquinho Chedid
Manager	Marcelo Veiga
League	Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
2010	Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, 8th
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Clube Atlético Bragantino, or Bragantino as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Bragança Paulista in São Paulo that was founded on January 8, 1928.

Its home stadium is the Nabi Abi Chedid stadium, capacity 21,209. They play in white shirts, shorts and socks.

The Chedid family has been longly connected to Bragantino. Bragantino's first president was Hafiz, and among his successors are included his sons Jesus and Nabi, and the current president, Marco Antônio Abi Chedid, Nabi's son and Hafiz's grandson.

From 1989 to 1992, Bragantino was known as Lingüiça Mecânica ("Clockwork Sausage"), after the movie A Clockwork Orange and due to Bragança Paulista tradition as a sausage producer.

History

On January 8, 1928, former Bragança Futebol Clube members founded Clube Atlético Bragantino.

In 1949, the club played in the Campeonato Paulista Second Division for the first time. In 1965, Bragantino was promoted to Campeonato Paulista First Division for the first time. However, in 1966, the club was relegated to Campeonato Paulista Second Division.

In 1988, Bragantino was the Campeonato Paulista Second Division champion. In 1989, the club was promoted to Campeonato Brasileiro Série A for the first time after winning the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B. In 1990, Bragantino defeated Novorizontino to win the Campeonato Paulista First Division. The final was nicknamed caipira final (final caipira, in Portuguese language).

In 1991, the club was Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runner-up. In the final, Bragantino was defeated by São Paulo. In 1992, the club competed in the Copa CONMEBOL, debuting in international competitions. In the following year, in 1993, Bragantino competed in the Copa CONMEBOL for the second time. In 1995, the club was relegated to Campeonato Paulista Second Division. In 1996, Bragantino competed in the Copa CONMEBOL for the third time.

In 1998, the club was relegated to Campeonato Brasileiro Série B. In 2002, after a poor campaign, Bragantino was relegated to Campeonato Brasileiro Série C. In 2005, the club was promoted to Campeonato Paulista First Division. In 2007, Bragantino won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C thus being promoted to the following year's Campeonato Brasileiro Série B.

Achievements

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 1

1989

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série C: 1

2007

• Campeonato Paulista: 1

1990

• Campeonato Paulista Série A2: 2

1965, 1988

• Campeonato Paulista Fifth Division: 1

1979

Noted players

• Biro-Biro
• Bruno Cazarine
• Gil Baiano
• João Santos
• Marcelo
• Mauro Silva
• Mazinho

Famous coaches

• Carlos Alberto Parreira
• Vanderlei Luxemburgo

Current squad

First team

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 Gilvan GK Alê GK Max DF Júnior Lopes DF Murilo Henrique DF Diego DF Kadu (on loan from Corinthians) DF Andrezinho DF Luiz Carlos DF André Astorga DF Luís Felipe (on loan from Palmeiras) DF Guilherme Mattis DF Luís Henrique DF Diego Macedo DF Felipe Monteiro DF Murilo Mendes DF Gustavo (on loan from Mirassol) MF Eder Silva MF Bruno Iotti MF Reinaldo

No. Position Player MF Ronaldo (on loan from Corinthians) MF Rafael Araújo MF Mineiro MF Romarinho MF Flávio Paulino (on loan from São Paulo) MF Deyvid Sacconi (on loan from Palmeiras) MF Esley MF Diogo FW Léo Jaime FW Bruno FW Luís Mário FW Bruno Eduardo FW Marcinho FW Luís (on loan from Palmeiras) FW Lincom FW Otacílio Neto FW Diogo Pereira FW Felipe Moreira FW Claudio

Stadium

Main article: Estádio Nabi Abi Chedid

Bragantino's stadium is Estádio Nabi Abi Chedid, built in 1949, with a maximum capacity of 21,209 people.

Copa CONMEBOL participations

1992 Edition

First Round

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Bragantino	3-3	Grêmio	2-2	1-1 (6-7p)

1993 edition

First Round

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Botafogo	6-3	Bragantino	3-1	3-2

1996 edition

First Round

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Bragantino	5-4	Palmeiras	5-1	0-3

Second Round

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Independiente Santa Fé (COL)	1-0	Bragantino	1-0	0-0

Club colors

1989-1991 Bragantino's home kit

The kit in the right was used by Bragantino during the 1989, 1990 and 1991 seasons. It was later replaced by a more traditional kit, but it returned in 2006.

Ultras

• Torcida Uniformizada Guerreiros do Leão

External links

• Fansite