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Racing Club de Avellaneda
Racing Club, more commonly known as Racing de Avellaneda or simply Racing, is an Argentinian professional football club from Avellaneda, a suburb of Gran Buenos Aires. Founded in 1903, Racing are historically one of the "big five" clubs of Argentinian football. Currently the club is competing in the Apertura 2008 season of the Primera Division Argentina.
Racing have won Primera Division Argentina seven times since the introduction of professionalism, first in 1949 and most recently during 2001 Apertura. While the Argentine football system was at amateur status, Racing also won the national league nine times. On the international stage the club have had some success, 1967 was the crowing year for this as they won both the Copa Libertadores and the Intercontinental Cup.
Stadium
Home games are played at the Estadio Juan Domingo Peron, best known as El Cilindro de Avellaneda, it has a capacity of 64,161. Just a few yards away is the home of Racing's most fierce rivals Independiente; the two clubs compete together in the Clasico de Avellaneda derby.
History
Founded on March 25, 1903, Racing has won seven professional local championships , four international championships . During the amateur era, Racing was the team that won more championships and minor competition cups both local and international than any other club.
Racing Club participate in one of the most important Football rivalries in Argentina, they play against Club Atletico Independiente in the Avellaneda Derby.
In 1950 their new football stadium was inaugurated, and named after President Juan Domingo Peron. The stadium is nicknamed ''"Avellaneda's Cylinder".
In 1983 La Academiawere relegated to Primera B division, staying there until 1985.
Racing was the first Argentine football team to win the Intercontinental Cup (and the first to win the Supercopa), and the first team to win three local championships in a row.
In 1999 Racing Club filed for bankruptcy, but its supporters helped the club to recover. It is the first Argentine club to be run by a company: Blanquiceleste S.A., directed by Fernando Marin (currently by Fernando De Tomaso). In 2001 Racing won the Apertura championship, breaking a 35-year period without championships.
Together with Boca Juniors, River Plate, Independiente and San Lorenzo de Almagro, Racing is one of the "big five" of Argentine football.
Current Squad
As of February 11 2008
Noted former players
Miguel Angel Adorno (1967~1971)
German Arangio (1994~1996)
Evaristo Barrera (1932~1938)
Alfio Basile (1964~1970)
Gerardo Bedoya (2001~2003)
Delfin Benitez (1939~1941)
Albano Bizarri (1997~1999)
Jorge Borelli (1987~1991)
Mario Boye (1950~1953)
Gabriel Calderon
Vladislao Cap (1954~1960)
Juan Carlos Cardenas
Joao Cardozo (1967~1968)
Juan Ramon Carrasco (1981)
Agustin Cejas
Nelson Chabay (1960s)
Omar Oreste Corbatta (1955~1962)
Gustavo Costas
Nestor Clausen (1994~1995)
Marcelo Delgado (1995~2000)
Ruben Diaz
Rogelio Dominguez (1948~1956)
Nestor Fabbri (1986~1992)
Ubaldo Fillol
Carlos Galvan (1992~1998)
Claudio Garcia (1991~1995)
Hugo Ernesto Gottardi (1973~1976)
Sergio Goycochea (1990~1991)
Sergio Livingstone (1943~1944)
Lisandro Lopez (2003~2005)
Walter Machado Da Silva (1969)
Oscar Martin (1960s)
Humberto Maschio
Norberto Doroteo Mendez (1947~1954)
Diego Milito (1999~2003)
Milovan Petar Mirosevic (2003~2006)
Maximiliano Moralez (2005~2007)
Miguel Angel Mori (1966~1968)
Julio Olarticoechea
Fernando Paternoster (1927~1932)
Ruben Paz (1986~1993)
Roberto Perfumo (1960~1972)
Juan Jose Pizzuti
Carlos Roa (1988~1993)
Juan Jose Rodriguez (1965~1967)
Sebastian Romero (2002~2006)
Juan Carlos Rulli (1965~1970)
Jose Salomon (1939~1945)
Diego Simeone (2005~2006)
Llamil Simes (Topscorer Metropolitano 1969)
Carlos Squeo
Ricardo Villa (1976~1978)
Enrique Wolff (1967~1972)
Sergio Zanetti (1995~2001)
see also ''Managerial history
Racing Club have had many managers and trainers, some seasons they have had co-managers running the team, here is a chronological list of them from 1946 onwards.
Colours and nicknames
Below is an evolution of Racing Club's colours, since 1920 the club have basically had the same colours, only the shade slightly changes.
Honours
Professional
Primera Division Argentina:
*Champions (7): 1949; 1950; 1951; 1958; 1961; 1966; 2001 Apertura
Copa Libertadores:
*Champions (1): 1967
Intercontinental Cup:
*Champions (1): 1967
Supercopa Sudamericana
*Champions: (1) 1988
Supercopa Interamericana
*Champions: (1) 1988
Amateur
Argentina First Division:
*Champions (9): 1913; 1914; 1915; 1916; 1917; 1918; 1919; 1921; 1925
Milk Cup:
*Junior Champions (1): 2003
External links
Racing Club's official website
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