Operário Ferroviário Esporte Clube

Operário Ferroviário Esporte Clube, commonly known as Operário, is a Brazilian football team from the city of Ponta Grossa, Paraná.[1] They competed in Série A once. Since 2019, Operário are competing in Série B, the second national division in Brazil.

Operário Ferroviário
Full nameOperário Ferroviário Esporte Clube
Nickname(s)Fantasma da Vila (Ghost of the Village)
FoundedMay 1, 1912 (1912-05-01)
GroundEstádio Germano Krüger
Capacity10,632
PresidentDavid Haroldo Nascimento
Head coachGerson Gusmão
LeagueCampeonato Brasileiro Série B
Campeonato Paranaense
2019
2019		Série B, 10th
Paranaense, 5th
WebsiteClub website

History

The team was founded on May 1, 1912, thus being the second oldest club in the state of Paraná.[1] The club won the Southern Zone Campeonato Paranaense Second Level in 1969.[2] Operário competed in the Série A in 1979 and in the Série B in 1980, 1989, 1990, 1991 and 2019.[2]

Stadium

They play their home games at the Germano Krüger stadium. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 10.632 people.[3]

Notable players

Honours
Winners (1): 2018
Winners (1): 2017
Winners (1): 2016
Winners (1): 2015
  • Campeonato Paranaense Second Division
Winners (2): 1969, 2018

Current squad

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

No. Position Player
GK André Luiz
GK Fabrício
GK Henrique
GK Rodrigo Viana
GK Thiago Braga
DF Bonfim
DF Douglas (on loan from São Bernardo)
DF Juan Sosa
DF Peixoto
DF Zemarcio
DF Pablo
DF Sávio (on loan from Coritiba)
DF Danilo
DF Julinho
MF Douglas Araújo
MF Fábio
No. Position Player
MF Jardel
MF Jorge Jiménez
MF Régis Potiguar
MF Tibagi
MF Cleyton
MF Cristhian Aguada (on loan from Deportivo Capiatá)
MF Rafael Chorão
MF Tomas Bastos
FW Alemão
FW Bruno Batata
FW Douglas Coutinho (on loan from Seoul E-Land FC)
FW Eduardo
MF Héctor Bustamante (on loan from Novo Hamburgo)
FW Jefinho
FW Lucas Batatinha
FW Schumacher

References
  1. Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro Lance Volume 1. Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A. 2001. p. 211. ISBN 85-88651-01-7.
  2. "Operário Ferroviário Esporte Clube" (in Portuguese). Arquivo de Clubes. Archived from the original on May 23, 2007. Retrieved July 7, 2009.
  3. "Germano Krüger passa por reformas" (in Portuguese). Tribuna PR. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
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