Atlético Tucumán

Atlético Tucumán
Full name Club Atlético Tucumán
Nickname(s) Decano; The North Giant
Founded 27 September 1902 (1902-09-27)
Ground Monumental José Fierro, San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán Province
Capacity 35,200 [1]
Chairman Mario Leito
Manager Ricardo Zielinski
League Primera División
2017–18 15th
Website Club website

Club Atlético Tucumán (mostly known as Atlético Tucumán) is an Argentinian football club based in the city of San Miguel de Tucumán of Tucumán Province. Although several sports are practised at the club, Atlético is mostly known for its football team, which currently plays in the Primera División, the first division of the Argentine football league system. They played for the first time in 2017 both Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana.

Other activities hosted by the institution are basketball, chess, field hockey, handball and karate.[2]

History

The club was founded in 1902, which makes Atlético the oldest football club from the province of Tucumán.

Atlético has participated in nine seasons in the Primera division: eight seasons between 1973 and 1981, and a single season in 1984. The team's best ever performance in Primera División was in 1979, when they reached the semi-finals of the Torneo Nacional.

In 2008 Atlético Tucumán was promoted to the Argentine 2nd Division after defeating Racing de Córdoba in the final game of Torneo Argentino A, and one year later the squad achieved its 2nd consecutive promotion by winning the B Nacional tournament and reaching the Primera División.

Tucumán Derby

The Tucumán Derby is played between Atlético and its longtime rival San Martín, both of the same city. The Santo (as San Martín is nicknamed) currently plays in the Torneo Argentino A, the regionalized third division of Argentine league system.

Ground

The stadium was constructed in 1922 by Spanish architect José Graña (1885–1950) with an original capacity for 5,000 spectators. It was inaugurated on May 21 of same year. Originally named as "Grand Stadium" due to being the largest of the North side of Argentina, Racing Club de Avellaneda was invited to play a friendly match versus Atlético Tucumán as part of the celebration. The stadium was named Monumental "José Fierro" in honor of a well-remembered Atlético's chairman.

It was the first roof stadium in Tucumán Province and the first to have a superior stand. The structure was built out of concrete. The record attendance was in 2008, during a match between Atlético and Racing de Córdoba, when all the seats were filled.

The stadium is located in the north part of the city of San Miguel de Tucumán (named "Barrio Norte"). It can currently accommodate up to 32,500 people due to an upgrade of the facilities that included adding an extra 2,500 seats.

Players

Current squad

As of 6 October 2018.[3]

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

No. Position Player
1 Argentina GK Cristian Lucchetti
2 Argentina DF Bruno Bianchi
5 Argentina MF Juan Mercier
6 Argentina DF Franco Sbuttoni
7 Argentina FW Luis Rodríguez
8 Argentina MF Guillermo Acosta
9 Argentina FW Leandro Díaz
10 Argentina FW Gervasio Núñez
11 Argentina FW Fabio Álvarez
12 Argentina FW Javier Toledo
13 Argentina GK Franco Pizzicanella
14 Argentina DF Mauro Osores
16 Uruguay DF Mathías Abero
17 Argentina GK Alejandro Sánchez
18 Argentina FW Mauro Matos
No. Position Player
19 Argentina MF David Barbona
20 Argentina DF José San Román
21 Argentina MF Claudio Pombo
22 Argentina FW Ricardo Noir (on loan from Racing Club)
23 Argentina DF Pier Barrios
25 Argentina FW Juan Cruz Kaprof
26 Uruguay DF Andrés Lamas
28 Argentina MF Tomás Cuello
29 Argentina MF Rodrigo Aliendro
30 Argentina FW Jonás Romero
31 Argentina DF Yonathan Cabral (on loan from Racing Club)
33 Argentina DF Gabriel Risso Patrón
35 Paraguay MF Tomás Rojas (on loan from Sol de América)
38 Argentina MF Nery Leyes
Argentina MF Mauricio Sanna

Managers

Honours

National

Regional

  • Federación Tucumana (21): 1920, 1921, 1924, 1927, 1930, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1942, 1951, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1972, 1973, 1975 [4]
  • Liga Tucumana (6): 1977, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1986, 2003 [4]
  • Torneo de Competencia (8): 1926, 1939, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1951, 1953, 1957
  • Campeonato de Honor (13): 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1944, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1963

References

  1. ↑ http://lgdeportiva.lagaceta.com.ar/nota/704804/deportes/clausuraron-monumental-jose-fierro-irregularidades-durante-partido-boca.html
  2. ↑ Otras disciplinas – club's website Archived August 10, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ "Atlético Tucumán squad". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  4. 1 2 Liga Tucumana en "Fútbol del Interior" Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine.
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