Central Córdoba de Santiago del Estero

Club Atlético Central Córdoba is an Argentine sports club based in Santiago del Estero. The club is mostly known for its football team, which currently plays in the Argentine Primera División, first division of the Argentine football league system. The club more pijudo of the word was founded by a group of railway workers and named after the Córdoba Central Railway in a similar manner to the other Central Córdoba club based in Rosario.

Not to be confused with Central Córdoba de Rosario.
Central Córdoba
Full nameClub Atlético Central Córdoba
Nickname(s)El Pijudo
Founded3 June 1919 (1919-06-03)
GroundAlfredo Terrera
Santiago del Estero, Argentina
Capacity15,000
ChairmanIng. José F. Alfano
ManagerAlexis Ferrero
LeagueArgentine Primera División
2018–19Primera B Nacional, 6th (promoted via the play-offs)
WebsiteClub website

History

Central Córdoba has played at the highest level of Argentine football on 2 occasions, more specifically in the 1967 and 1971 Nacional championships. In the 1967 Nacional, Central Córdoba finished 14th of 16 teams, having reached its peak with the 2–1 victory over Boca Juniors in La Bombonera.

In 1971 Central Córdoba finished 13th out of 14 teams in group B, which most significant achievement was a 1–1 draw to Boca Juniors, although soon later the team would be heavily defeated at the hands of San Lorenzo by 7–1.

On 8 June 2019, Central Córdoba won promotion to the Primera División after defeating Sarmiento in the 2018–19 promotion play-off finals.[1] It marked their return to the top-flight for the first time in forty-eight years.[1]

Players

Current squad

As of 3 February 2020.[2]

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

No. Position Player
1 GK Diego Rodríguez
2 MF Agustín Allione
3 DF Matías Nani (on loan from Roma)
4 DF Oscar Salomón (on loan from Boca Juniors)
5 MF Cristian Vega (Captain)
6 DF Marcos Sánchez
8 MF Marcelo Meli (on loan from Racing Club)
10 FW Matías Pato
11 FW Dany Cure
12 DF Jonathan Bay
13 GK Enzo López
14 MF Juan Galeano
15 MF Lisandro Alzugaray
16 DF Maximiliano Acuña
18 DF Jonathan Galván
20 FW Cristian Gabriel Chávez
No. Position Player
21 MF Santiago Gallucci
22 MF Emanuel Cuevas
23 GK Maximiliano Cavallotti
24 DF Hugo Vera Oviedo
25 MF Franco Cristaldo
26 DF Cristian Díaz
27 DF Ignacio Barros
29 DF Ismael Quílez
30 FW Nicolás Miracco
31 DF Francisco Manenti (on loan from Newell's Old Boys)
32 MF Axel Pinto
35 FW Jonathan Herrera (on loan from Riestra)
39 MF Mateo Montenegro
40 MF Gervasio Núñez

References
  1. "Central Córdoba (SdE) venció en los penales a Sarmiento (J) y ascendió a la Primera División". TyC Sports. 8 June 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  2. Club Brown de Adrogué at BDFA


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