Club Atlético Atlas

Atlas
Full name Club Atlético Atlas
Nickname(s) Marrón (Brown)
Founded 17 August 1951 (1951-08-17)
Ground Ricardo Puga,
General Rodríguez, Buenos Aires Province
Capacity 2,500
Chairman Maximiliano Ambrossio
Manager César Rodríguez
League Primera D
2015 2°

Club Atlético Atlas is an Argentine football club from the General Rodríguez district in Buenos Aires Province. Atlas currently plays in Primera D, the fifth division of the Argentine football league system.

Atlas made some impact on the media due to the TV documentary "Atlas, la otra pasión",[1] aired in 2006 on Fox Sports, which made the club known outside Argentina.

History

The club was founded on 17 August 1951 by a group of sportsmen under the name "Club Social y Deportivo Atlas". The team, coached by Ricardo Puga, took part of the Evita children tournaments. In 1965 Atlas affiliated to Argentine Football Association and began to play in then last division of Argentine football league system, the "Torneo de Aficionados" championship (current Primera D). In 1970 the club changed its name to "Club Atlético Atlas", moving that same year from Colegiales neighborhood in Buenos Aires to the suburb of General Rodríguez where the club also built its stadium.

Reputed to be "the worst team in Argentina",[2] the squad was relegated from the bottom division in 2004, losing its place in the Argentine Football Association's hierarchy of competitive leagues and with it all its players and facilities.

In 2005, being coached by the charismatic Néstor Retamar, Atlas regained its place in the Primera D. One year later, Atlas came near to the promotion to the next division, finishing 5th and being after defeated by Berazategui in the semi-finals of the play-offs.

in 2008 Retamar left, although he would later come back in 2010. During 2010–11 season, El Marrón proclaimed champion of the Torneo Reducido, defeating Centro Español in the finals, winning 1–0 the first match. After that, Atlas played the promotion playoffs against Sacachispas, which finally won the series promoting to Primera C Metropolitana.[3]

Current squad

As of 08 october 2018

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 Ricardo Grieger
5 Argentina MF Gonzalo Romero
6 Argentina DF Federico Aguirre
7 Argentina FW Maximiliano Maciel
No. Position Player
8 Argentina MF Alejandro Martínez
9 Argentina FW Julio Gauna
10 Argentina MF Román Gnocchi
11 Argentina FW Antony Alonso

Managers

References

  1. ↑ "Atlas, La Otra Pasión" website
  2. ↑ "El peor equipo de fútbol tiene su propio docu-reality", Clarín, 1 January 2010
  3. ↑ "Resultados del Reducido 2010–11" at Atlas Marrón website
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