Club Atlético Belgrano

Club Atlético Belgrano (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkluβ aˈtletiko βelˈɣɾano]; mostly known simply as Belgrano [belˈɣɾano] or Belgrano de Córdoba [belˈɣɾano ðe ˈkoɾðoβa]) is an Argentine sports club from the city of Córdoba, best known for its football team, which currently plays in Argentine Primera B Nacional, the second level of Argentine football league system. Belgrano's stadium called Julio César Villadra, also known as the El Gigante de Alberdi, which is located in Barrio Alberdi, in the central area of the city of Cordoba with a capacity of 35,000 spectators. They also sometimes use Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes with a capacity of 57000 spectators..

Not to be confused with Belgrano Athletic Club.
For the club from Rosario, see Club Atlético Belgrano (Rosario).

Belgrano
Full nameClub Atlético Belgrano
Nickname(s)El Pirata (The Pirate)
El Celeste (The Sky-blue)
La "B" (The B)
FoundedMarch 19, 1905 (1905-03-19)
GroundEl Gigante de Alberdi
Capacity30,000
ChairmanLuis Fabián Artime
ManagerGuillermo Farré
LeaguePrimera Nacional
20216th. of Zone A
WebsiteClub website

History
First photo ever of a Belgrano team, 1906

Belgrano was founded on March 19, 1905 in Barrio Alberdi.[1] It was named in commemoration of the Argentine historical figure Manuel Belgrano, and its colours were taken from the flag of Argentina, created by Belgrano himself. Arturo Orgaz was named as the first president.

The club settled on a land given by neighbor Ramón Moreno. Belgrano started to play friendly matches against neighbor clubs. One of them was v an homonymous club where the winner earned the right to keep the name. As Belgrano de Alberdi won the match 2–1, they got rights to the name. In 1913 Belgrano was one of the founding members of "Nueva Federación Cordobesa de Fútbol", predecessor to "Liga Cordobesa". One year later, the team play the first "Clásico cordobés" v Talleres, a match held on 17 May and suspended after the players of Belgrano abandoned the field in protest at a goal scored by Talleres forward José Lascano. The Belgrano starting line up was choa; Unamúnzaga, Pacheco; Pereyra, Balbino Lascano, Lutri; Alonso, Ortega, José Lascano, Figueroa, Barabraham. Some months later, Belgrano won the clásico 8–1, which remains as the largest win between both clubs.

In 1933 the Liga Cordobesa became professional, with Belgrano winning its first title of the new era. The 1930s marked a strong supremacy of the team, winning all the championships between 1933 and 1937 with the exception of 1934 (won by Talleres). Between 1940 and 1957 Belgrano won 14 league titles, with a powerful attacking line nicknamed Quinteto de Oro. It was formed by Héctor Carrizo, Justo Coria, Oscar Mona Peralta, Dardo Lucero, and Francisco García, which is regarded as the best group of forwards in the history of football in Córdoba.

In 1938 Belgrano toured on Bolivia, winning 3 of 4 matches (1 draw), scoring 18 goals. The highlight of that tour was a 6–0 win over Club Bolívar.

Players

Current squad
As of 2 January 2020.[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ARG Lucas Acosta
11 FW  URU Cristian Techera
13 DF  URU Christian Almeida
16 DF  ARG Maximiliano Lugo
18 FW  ARG Rodrigo Gómez
19 MF  ARG Martín Rivero
21 MF  ARG Sebastián Luna
23 GK  ARG César Rigamonti
26 FW  ARG Leonardo Sequeira
28 FW  ARG Martín Garnerone
29 DF  ARG Juan Quiroga
32 DF  ARG Joaquín Novillo
34 FW  ARG Gonzalo Lencina
— GK  ARG Agustín Rufinetti
— DF  ARG Bruno Amione
— DF  ARG Gino Barbieri
— DF  ARG Juan Barinaga
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  ARG Tobias Ostchega
— DF  ARG Franco Pardo
— DF  ARG Juan Salas
— DF  ARG Ignacio Vázquez (on loan from All Boys)
— MF  ARG Valentin Barbero
— MF  ARG Hernán Bernardello
— MF  ARG Gastón González
— MF  ARG Santiago Longo
— MF  ARG Gerónimo Tomasetti
— MF  ARG Bruno Zapelli
— MF  ARG Agustín Galli
— FW  PAR Enrique Javier Borja (on loan from Argentinos Juniors)
— FW  ARG Ivo Costantino
— FW  ARG Nahuel Luján
— FW  ARG Ricardo Noir (on loan from Racing)
— FW  ARG Ulises Sánchez
— FW  ARG Pablo Vegetti
For recent transfers, see List of Argentine football transfers winter 2018–19.

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
5 MF  ARG Wilson Altamirano (at Villa San Carlos until 30 June 2020)
— MF  ARG Fabricio Brener (at PAS Giannina F.C. until 30 June 2021)
— FW  ARG Tomás Attis (at San Fernando until 30 June 2020) -->

Titles

Regional
  • Liga Cordobesa de Fútbol: (28): 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919, 1920, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1940, 1946, 1947,
    1949, 1950, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1984, 1985, Cl 2003, 2013
  • Segunda División Liga Cordobesa (3): 1908, 1909, 1910
  • Unión Cordobesa de Fútbol (1): 1956
  • Primera División Asociación Cordobesa (2): 1984, 1985
  • Campeonato Provincial Asociación Cordobesa (3): 1983, 1984, 1985
  • Torneo Regional de Córdoba (9): 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1981, 1985[3]
  • Torneo del Interior (1): 1985–86 [3]
  • Torneo Regional de AFA (8): 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1981

References
  1. "CA Belgrano de Córdoba". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  2. "Belgrano squad". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  3. Argentina. Torneo del Interior. Lista de Campeones y Clubes Promovidos
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