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CA Osasuna

Overview
Club Atlético Osasuna, usually known as Osasuna, is a Spanish
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though España , Estado español and Nación española are used interchangeably...

 first division
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, in terms of sponsorship, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional football league in Spain...

 football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players using a spherical ball...

 club based in Pamplona
Pamplona
Pamplona is the capital city of Navarre, Spain and of the former kingdom of Navarre.The city is famous worldwide for the San Fermín festival, from July 7 to 14, in which the running of the bulls or encierro is one of the main attractions...

, Navarre
Navarre
Navarre is a region in northern Spain, constituting one of its autonomous communities - the "Chartered Community of Navarre" .-History:...

, founded in 1920.

The team's home kit is red shirt, navy blue shorts, black socks with red back, whilst the away one is navy blue shirt, orange shorts and navy blue socks. Osasuna, which plays its home games at the Estadio Reyno de Navarra
Estadio Reyno de Navarra
Estadio Reyno de Navarra is a multi-purpose stadium in Pamplona, main city of Navarre, Spain. It takes the name from the Kingdom of Navarre. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 19,553 people. The stadium was built in 1967 and is the home of CA Osasuna.-External...

, means "health
Health
At the of the creation of the World Health Organization , in 1948, Health was defined as being "a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity"....

" in Basque
Basque language
Basque is the ancestral language of the Basque people, who inhabit the Basque Country, a region spanning an area in northeastern Spain and southwestern France. It is the mother tongue of approximately one fifth of Basques, 632,000 out of nearly 3,000,000...

.

Founded in 1920, Osasuna first reached Segunda División
Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional leagues in Spain consisting of 22 teams. On 16 August, 2006, the LFP reached an agreement with the banking group BBVA for sponsorship of the Segunda División renaming the league Liga BBVA...

in 1932, making it to La Liga
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, in terms of sponsorship, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional football league in Spain...

three seasons later.

They achieved their first ever UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is a competition for eligible European football clubs; the second most prestigious European football contest after the UEFA Champions League. It is an annual football cup competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations...

 qualification in 1985-86
UEFA Cup 1985-86
The UEFA Cup 1985-86 was won by Real Madrid on aggregate over 1. FC Köln. English clubs were banned from European football competitions for five years, with Liverpool, who had already won two UEFA Cup cups, banned for six...

, after finishing sixth
La Liga 1984-85
La Liga 1984–85 season, the 54th since its establishment, started on September 1, 1984 and finished on April 21, 1985. It was composed of the following clubs:- Final table :-Results Table:...

, eventually reaching the third round in the 1990-91 edition
UEFA Cup 1990-91
The UEFA Cup 1990–91 was won by Inter Milan on aggregate over Roma. This tournament also marked the return of English clubs after a five-year ban resulting from the Heysel Stadium disaster in 1985.-First round:|}...

.
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Club Atlético Osasuna, usually known as Osasuna, is a Spanish
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though España , Estado español and Nación española are used interchangeably...

 first division
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, in terms of sponsorship, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional football league in Spain...

 football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players using a spherical ball...

 club based in Pamplona
Pamplona
Pamplona is the capital city of Navarre, Spain and of the former kingdom of Navarre.The city is famous worldwide for the San Fermín festival, from July 7 to 14, in which the running of the bulls or encierro is one of the main attractions...

, Navarre
Navarre
Navarre is a region in northern Spain, constituting one of its autonomous communities - the "Chartered Community of Navarre" .-History:...

, founded in 1920.

The team's home kit is red shirt, navy blue shorts, black socks with red back, whilst the away one is navy blue shirt, orange shorts and navy blue socks. Osasuna, which plays its home games at the Estadio Reyno de Navarra
Estadio Reyno de Navarra
Estadio Reyno de Navarra is a multi-purpose stadium in Pamplona, main city of Navarre, Spain. It takes the name from the Kingdom of Navarre. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 19,553 people. The stadium was built in 1967 and is the home of CA Osasuna.-External...

, means "health
Health
At the of the creation of the World Health Organization , in 1948, Health was defined as being "a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity"....

" in Basque
Basque language
Basque is the ancestral language of the Basque people, who inhabit the Basque Country, a region spanning an area in northeastern Spain and southwestern France. It is the mother tongue of approximately one fifth of Basques, 632,000 out of nearly 3,000,000...

.

History


Founded in 1920, Osasuna first reached Segunda División
Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional leagues in Spain consisting of 22 teams. On 16 August, 2006, the LFP reached an agreement with the banking group BBVA for sponsorship of the Segunda División renaming the league Liga BBVA...

in 1932, making it to La Liga
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, in terms of sponsorship, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional football league in Spain...

three seasons later.

They achieved their first ever UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is a competition for eligible European football clubs; the second most prestigious European football contest after the UEFA Champions League. It is an annual football cup competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations...

 qualification in 1985-86
UEFA Cup 1985-86
The UEFA Cup 1985-86 was won by Real Madrid on aggregate over 1. FC Köln. English clubs were banned from European football competitions for five years, with Liverpool, who had already won two UEFA Cup cups, banned for six...

, after finishing sixth
La Liga 1984-85
La Liga 1984–85 season, the 54th since its establishment, started on September 1, 1984 and finished on April 21, 1985. It was composed of the following clubs:- Final table :-Results Table:...

, eventually reaching the third round in the 1990-91 edition
UEFA Cup 1990-91
The UEFA Cup 1990–91 was won by Inter Milan on aggregate over Roma. This tournament also marked the return of English clubs after a five-year ban resulting from the Heysel Stadium disaster in 1985.-First round:|}...

. Finishing last in 1993-94
La Liga 1993-94
La Liga 1993-94 season, the 63rd since its establishment, started on September 4, 1993 and finished on May 15, 1994.La Liga 1993-94 season was composed of the following clubs:- Final table :-Relegation playoff:-Results Table:...

, the side spent six years in the second level.

After a stellar 2005-06 domestic campaign, Osasuna made history by finishing in fourth place, synonymous with the chance of qualifying for the UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe...

 in the following season through play-off matches. This achievement was made all the more dramatic by the suspense that was maintained until the last day of the championship in which Osasuna and Sevilla
Sevilla FC
Sevilla Fútbol Club S.A.D. is a Spanish professional football club that plays in the top-flight Spanish La Liga championship. The club was established on October 14 1905, making it the oldest football club from Seville, and the second oldest from Andalusia.- The early years :On 15 October 1905,...

 were both vying for the fourth place. Both teams eventually ended the season with the same number of points but Osasuna got through due to their head-to-head record. However, Osasuna didn't make it to the Champions League group phase, as they were eliminated by Hamburg
Hamburger SV
Hamburger Sport-Verein is a German multi-sport club based in Hamburg, its largest branch being its football department. The football team is one of the country's oldest, most well known, and best performing clubs, with the unique distinction of having played continuously in top-flight German...

 in the third qualifying round, leaving them to vie in the UEFA Cup for the fifth time in their history.

Osasuna were drawn in Group D of the UEFA Cup 2006-07
UEFA Cup 2006-07
The 2006–07 UEFA Cup was the 36th UEFA Cup, Europe's second tier club football tournament. On 16 May 2007, at Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland, Sevilla won their second consecutive UEFA Cup, defeating Espanyol 3–1 on penalties after the match finished 2–2 after extra time...

 along with Parma
Parma F.C.
Parma Football Club is an Italian football club based in Parma, Emilia-Romagna, that are competing in the 2009-10 Serie A season. The club plays its home matches in the 27,906 seat Stadio Ennio Tardini...

, Lens
RC Lens
Racing Club de Lens is a French football club which plays in the northern city of Lens, in the Pas-de-Calais département. Its nickname, sang et or , comes from its traditional colours of red and gold. Their primary rivals are their northern neighbors Lille OSC, whom they contest the Derby du...

, Odense and Heerenveen
SC Heerenveen
sc Heerenveen is a Dutch football club currently playing in the Eredivisie.-History:sc Heerenveen was founded on July 20 1920 in the town of Heerenveen, Friesland as Athleta. They changed name twice, to Spartaan, and then to v.v. Heerenveen in 1922...

. They successfully qualified to the knock-out stage, finishing second in their group, and were drawn against Girondins Bordeaux
FC Girondins de Bordeaux
FC Girondins de Bordeaux is a French football team based in the city of Bordeaux.The club was founded in 1881 as an omnisport club. The Girondins won the French league in 1950, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1999 and are the current champions with a first place finish in 2009...

, who had dropped into the UEFA Cup following an unsuccessful Champions League campaign. Osasuna progressed 1-0 on aggregate, drawing 0-0 away before winning 1-0 in Pamplona through an extra-time winner by Javad Nekounam
Javad Nekounam
Javad Nekounam is an Iranian footballer who is playing for CA Osasuna of the Spanish first division.He is also a member of the Iran national football team....

.

Next up were Scottish
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

 side Rangers
Rangers F.C.
Rangers Football Club are an association football team based in Glasgow, Scotland, who currently play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...

, and the Spanish side again progressed, following a 1-1 draw in Scotland and a 1-0 win at home. They were drawn against German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium,...

 giants Bayer Leverkusen in the quarter-finals. Regarded as severe underdogs, Osasuna not only progressed to the semifinals but did so in style. A 3-0 win in Germany had virtually sealed the tie, but Osasuna also won the second leg, 1-0.

In the last-four round, Osasuna was drawn against UEFA Cup 2006-07
UEFA Cup 2006-07
The 2006–07 UEFA Cup was the 36th UEFA Cup, Europe's second tier club football tournament. On 16 May 2007, at Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland, Sevilla won their second consecutive UEFA Cup, defeating Espanyol 3–1 on penalties after the match finished 2–2 after extra time...

 current holders and fellow Spanish side Sevilla. Osasuna were 1-0 victors in the 1st leg at home, however the dream ended in the return leg. Sevilla recorded a 2-0 win, and returned to the final of the competition where they played another Spanish side - Espanyol
RCD Espanyol
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona is a sports club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It is best known for its football team. Espanyol currently play in the Estadi Cornellà-El Prat with seats for 40,500 spectators. It was inaugurated on 2 August 2009 with a match against Liverpool won by Espanyol...

 - becoming winners on penalties
Penalty shootout
A penalty shootout or simply shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been drawn or tied. The rules for penalty shootouts vary between sports and even different competitions; however, the usual form is similar to penalty shots, with a single player...

.

In the following two seasons, Osasuna struggled mightily in the league. In 2008–09, it only avoided relegation in the final day: being in 18th place and going into the final matchday, home to Real Madrid
Real Madrid C.F.
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. It is the most successful team in Spanish football and was voted by FIFA as the most successful club of the 20th century, having won a record thirty-one La Liga titles, seventeen Spanish Cups, a record nine European...

, they fell behind 1–0, but came back with two goals (the decider courtesy of Juanfran
Juan Francisco Torres
Juan Francisco Torres Belén, aka Juanfran , is a Spanish footballer who currently plays for CA Osasuna, as a right winger.-Club career:...

, a merengue youth graduate) to remain in La Liga.

Current squad


The numbers are established according to the official website: www.osasuna.es and www.lfp.es.

Out on loan


Achievements

  • 4 UEFA Cup
    UEFA Cup
    The UEFA Europa League is a competition for eligible European football clubs; the second most prestigious European football contest after the UEFA Champions League. It is an annual football cup competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations...

    participations
  • Spanish Cup
    Copa del Rey
    The Copa del Rey is an annual cup competition for Spanish football teams. Its full name is Campeonato de España - Copa de Su Majestad El Rey Don Juan Carlos I , referring to the current King of Spain, Juan Carlos I of Spain; it has been known by various names over the years.First played in 1902, FC...

    : Runners-Up 2005
    Copa del Rey 2004-05
    The Copa del Rey 2004–05 is the 101st staging of the Copa del Rey.The competition started on September 1 2004 and concluded on June 1, 2005 with the Final, held at the Estadio Vicente Calderón in Madrid, in which Real Betis lifted the trophy for the first time since 1977 with a 2–1 victory over CA...


Recent history

Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup
Copa del Rey
The Copa del Rey is an annual cup competition for Spanish football teams. Its full name is Campeonato de España - Copa de Su Majestad El Rey Don Juan Carlos I , referring to the current King of Spain, Juan Carlos I of Spain; it has been known by various names over the years.First played in 1902, FC...

Europe Notes
2000-2001 1D 15 38 10 12 16 43 54 42 last 32 |
2001-2002 1D 17 38 10 12 16 36 49 42 last 32 |
2002-2003 1D 12 38 12 11 15 40 48 47 semi-finals |
2003-2004 1D 13 38 11 15 12 38 37 48 last 16 |
2004-2005 1D 15 38 12 10 16 46 65 46 final |
2005-2006 1D 4 38 21 5 12 49 43 68 last 16 UC
UEFA Cup 2005-06
The UEFA Cup 2005–06 season was won by Sevilla FC, beating Middlesbrough FC in the final. It was the first victory for Sevilla in a European competition, and the first appearance by Middlesbrough in a European final. The final took place at Philips Stadium, in Eindhoven, Netherlands. The match was...

|1st round
2006-2007 1D 14 38 13 7 18 51 49 46 quarter-finals UC
UEFA Cup 2006-07
The 2006–07 UEFA Cup was the 36th UEFA Cup, Europe's second tier club football tournament. On 16 May 2007, at Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland, Sevilla won their second consecutive UEFA Cup, defeating Espanyol 3–1 on penalties after the match finished 2–2 after extra time...

|semi-finals
2007-2008 1D 17 38 12 7 19 37 44 43 last 32 |
2008-2009 1D 15 38 10 13 15 41 47 43 last 16 |

Season to season

Season Division Place Copa del Rey
Copa del Rey
The Copa del Rey is an annual cup competition for Spanish football teams. Its full name is Campeonato de España - Copa de Su Majestad El Rey Don Juan Carlos I , referring to the current King of Spain, Juan Carlos I of Spain; it has been known by various names over the years.First played in 1902, FC...

1929
Tercera División 1929
The 1929 Tercera Division season saw 10 teams participate in the third level spanish league. Cultural Leonesa and Real Murcia was promoted to Segunda División. There is no team relegated to another division.- Final Table :-Promotion playoff:...

Tercera División
Tercera División is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system. The top three are the Primera División, often referred to as "La Liga" in English, the Segunda División, and Segunda División B.-Current Format:...

7th
1929/30 Regional
1930/31
Tercera División 1930-31
-Tercera División Grupo I :* Group Champion: R.C. Celta* Qualified for promotion: R.C. Celta-Tercera División Grupo II :* Group Champion: Baracaldo F.B.C.* Qualified for promotion: Baracaldo F.B.C....

Tercera División
Tercera División is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system. The top three are the Primera División, often referred to as "La Liga" in English, the Segunda División, and Segunda División B.-Current Format:...

3rd
1931/32
Tercera División
Tercera División is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system. The top three are the Primera División, often referred to as "La Liga" in English, the Segunda División, and Segunda División B.-Current Format:...

1st
1932/33
Segunda División 1932-33
The 1932-33 Segunda División season saw 10 teams participate in the second flight Spanish league. Real Oviedo was promoted to Primera División. Castellón was relegated to Tercera División.-Final table:...

Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional leagues in Spain consisting of 22 teams. On 16 August, 2006, the LFP reached an agreement with the banking group BBVA for sponsorship of the Segunda División renaming the league Liga BBVA...

8th
1933/34
Segunda División 1933-34
The 1933-34 Segunda División season saw 10 teams participate in the second flight Spanish league. Sevilla and Atlético were promoted to Primera División. There were no relegations to Tercera División because there will be more teams on the next season....

Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional leagues in Spain consisting of 22 teams. On 16 August, 2006, the LFP reached an agreement with the banking group BBVA for sponsorship of the Segunda División renaming the league Liga BBVA...

5th
1934/35
Segunda División 1934-35
The 1934-35 Segunda División season saw 24 teams participate in the second flight Spanish league. Hércules and Osasuna were promoted to Primera División...

Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional leagues in Spain consisting of 22 teams. On 16 August, 2006, the LFP reached an agreement with the banking group BBVA for sponsorship of the Segunda División renaming the league Liga BBVA...

1st
1935/36
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, in terms of sponsorship, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional football league in Spain...

12th
1939/40
Segunda División 1939-40
The 1939-40 Segunda División season, the first after a three-year hiatus caused by the Spanish Civil War, saw 40 teams participate in the second flight Spanish league. Murcia was promoted to Primera División...

Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional leagues in Spain consisting of 22 teams. On 16 August, 2006, the LFP reached an agreement with the banking group BBVA for sponsorship of the Segunda División renaming the league Liga BBVA...

2nd
1940/41
Segunda División 1940-41
The 1940-41 Segunda División season saw 24 teams participate in the second flight Spanish league. Granada, Real Sociedad, Deportivo and Castellón were promoted to Primera División. Stadium Avilesino, Badalona and Córdoba were relegated to Tercera División....

Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional leagues in Spain consisting of 22 teams. On 16 August, 2006, the LFP reached an agreement with the banking group BBVA for sponsorship of the Segunda División renaming the league Liga BBVA...

5th
1941/42
Segunda División 1941-42
The 1941-42 Segunda División season saw 24 teams participate in the second flight Spanish league. Betis and Zaragoza was promoted to Primera División. Real Unión, Levante and Cartagena were relegated to Tercera División.-Group I:-Group II:-Group III:...

Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional leagues in Spain consisting of 22 teams. On 16 August, 2006, the LFP reached an agreement with the banking group BBVA for sponsorship of the Segunda División renaming the league Liga BBVA...

6th
1942/43
Segunda División 1942-43
The 1942-43 Segunda División season saw 24 teams participate in the second flight Spanish league. Sabadell and Real Sociedad were promoted to Primera División.-Group I:-Group II:-Group III:-First promotion Playoff:-Second promotion playoff:...

Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional leagues in Spain consisting of 22 teams. On 16 August, 2006, the LFP reached an agreement with the banking group BBVA for sponsorship of the Segunda División renaming the league Liga BBVA...

4th
1943/44
Segunda División 1943-44
The 1943-44 Segunda División season saw 14 teams participate in the second flight Spanish league. Sporting and Murcia were promoted to the Primera División. Valladolid, Osasuna and Arenas de Getxo were relegated to the Tercera División.-Final table:...

Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional leagues in Spain consisting of 22 teams. On 16 August, 2006, the LFP reached an agreement with the banking group BBVA for sponsorship of the Segunda División renaming the league Liga BBVA...

13th
1944/45
Tercera División
Tercera División is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system. The top three are the Primera División, often referred to as "La Liga" in English, the Segunda División, and Segunda División B.-Current Format:...

2nd
1945/46
Tercera División
Tercera División is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system. The top three are the Primera División, often referred to as "La Liga" in English, the Segunda División, and Segunda División B.-Current Format:...

5th
1946/47
Tercera División
Tercera División is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system. The top three are the Primera División, often referred to as "La Liga" in English, the Segunda División, and Segunda División B.-Current Format:...

2nd
1947/48
Tercera División
Tercera División is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system. The top three are the Primera División, often referred to as "La Liga" in English, the Segunda División, and Segunda División B.-Current Format:...

1st
1948/49
Tercera División
Tercera División is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system. The top three are the Primera División, often referred to as "La Liga" in English, the Segunda División, and Segunda División B.-Current Format:...

1st
1949/50
Segunda División 1949-50
The 1949-50 Segunda División season saw 32 teams participate in the second flight Spanish league. Racing, Lleida, Alcoyano and Murcia were promoted to Primera División...

Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional leagues in Spain consisting of 22 teams. On 16 August, 2006, the LFP reached an agreement with the banking group BBVA for sponsorship of the Segunda División renaming the league Liga BBVA...

7th
1950/51
Segunda División 1950-51
The 1950-51 Segunda División season saw 32 teams participate in the second flight Spanish league. Sporting, Atlético Tetuán, Las Palmas and Zaragoza were promoted to Primera División...

Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional leagues in Spain consisting of 22 teams. On 16 August, 2006, the LFP reached an agreement with the banking group BBVA for sponsorship of the Segunda División renaming the league Liga BBVA...

7th
Season Division Place Copa del Rey
Copa del Rey
The Copa del Rey is an annual cup competition for Spanish football teams. Its full name is Campeonato de España - Copa de Su Majestad El Rey Don Juan Carlos I , referring to the current King of Spain, Juan Carlos I of Spain; it has been known by various names over the years.First played in 1902, FC...

1951/52
Segunda División 1951-52
The 1951-52 Segunda División season saw 32 teams participate in the second flight Spanish league. Málaga and Real Oviedo were promoted to Primera División...

Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional leagues in Spain consisting of 22 teams. On 16 August, 2006, the LFP reached an agreement with the banking group BBVA for sponsorship of the Segunda División renaming the league Liga BBVA...

6th
1952/53
Segunda División 1952-53
The 1952-53 Segunda División season saw 32 teams participate in the second flight Spanish league. Osasuna and Real Jaén were promoted to Primera División. Gimnàstic, Huesca, Burgos, Córdoba, Atl...

Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional leagues in Spain consisting of 22 teams. On 16 August, 2006, the LFP reached an agreement with the banking group BBVA for sponsorship of the Segunda División renaming the league Liga BBVA...

1st
1953/54
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, in terms of sponsorship, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional football league in Spain...

13th
1954/55
Segunda División 1954-55
The 1954-55 Segunda División season saw 32 teams participate in the second flight Spanish league. Cultural Leonesa and Murcia were promoted to Primera División. Avilés Ind., Juvenil, Levante and Linense were relegated to Tercera División.-Group I:...

Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional leagues in Spain consisting of 22 teams. On 16 August, 2006, the LFP reached an agreement with the banking group BBVA for sponsorship of the Segunda División renaming the league Liga BBVA...

9th
1955/56
Segunda División 1955-56
The 1955-56 Segunda División season saw 32 teams participate in the second flight Spanish league. Osasuna, Real Jaén, España Industrial and Zaragoza were promoted to Primera División...

Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional leagues in Spain consisting of 22 teams. On 16 August, 2006, the LFP reached an agreement with the banking group BBVA for sponsorship of the Segunda División renaming the league Liga BBVA...

1st
1956/57
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, in terms of sponsorship, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional football league in Spain...

6th
1957/58
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, in terms of sponsorship, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional football league in Spain...

5th
1958/59
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, in terms of sponsorship, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional football league in Spain...

8th
1959/60
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, in terms of sponsorship, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional football league in Spain...

15th
1960/61
Segunda División 1960-61
The 1960-61 Segunda División season saw 32 teams participate in the second flight Spanish league. Osasuna and Tenerife were promoted to Primera División. Barakaldo, Terrassa, Extremadura, Rayo Vallecano, Sestao and Castellón were relegated to Tercera División....

Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional leagues in Spain consisting of 22 teams. On 16 August, 2006, the LFP reached an agreement with the banking group BBVA for sponsorship of the Segunda División renaming the league Liga BBVA...

1st
1961/62
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, in terms of sponsorship, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional football league in Spain...

12th
1962/63
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, in terms of sponsorship, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional football league in Spain...

15th
1963/64
Segunda División 1963-64
The 1963-64 Segunda División season saw 32 teams participate in the second flight Spanish league. Deportivo and Las Palmas were promoted to Primera División. Salamanca, Alavés, San Fernando and Eldense were relegated to Tercera División.-Group I:...

Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional leagues in Spain consisting of 22 teams. On 16 August, 2006, the LFP reached an agreement with the banking group BBVA for sponsorship of the Segunda División renaming the league Liga BBVA...

5th
1964/65
Segunda División 1964-65
The 1964-65 Segunda División season saw 32 teams participate in the second flight Spanish league. Pontevedra, Mallorca, Sabadell and Málaga were promoted to Primera División. Ourense, Real Unión, Ontinyent and Abarán were relegated to Tercera División....

Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional leagues in Spain consisting of 22 teams. On 16 August, 2006, the LFP reached an agreement with the banking group BBVA for sponsorship of the Segunda División renaming the league Liga BBVA...

10th
1965/66
Segunda División 1965-66
The 1965-66 Segunda División season saw 32 teams participate in the second flight Spanish league. Deportivo, Hércules and Granada were promoted to Primera División. L'Hospitalet, Barakaldo, Melilla and Badajoz were relegated to Tercera División.-Group I:...

Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional leagues in Spain consisting of 22 teams. On 16 August, 2006, the LFP reached an agreement with the banking group BBVA for sponsorship of the Segunda División renaming the league Liga BBVA...

9th
1966/67
Segunda División 1966-67
The 1966-67 Segunda División season saw 32 teams participate in the second flight Spanish league. Real Sociedad, Málaga and Betis were promoted to Primera División. Logroñés, Indautxu, Algeciras and Condal were relegated to Tercera División.-Group I:...

Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional leagues in Spain consisting of 22 teams. On 16 August, 2006, the LFP reached an agreement with the banking group BBVA for sponsorship of the Segunda División renaming the league Liga BBVA...

4th
1967/68
Segunda División 1967-68
The 1967-68 Segunda División season saw 32 teams participate in the second flight Spanish league. Deportivo and Granada were promoted to Primera División...

Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional leagues in Spain consisting of 22 teams. On 16 August, 2006, the LFP reached an agreement with the banking group BBVA for sponsorship of the Segunda División renaming the league Liga BBVA...

15th
1968/69
Tercera División 1968-69
The season 1968–69 of the Tercera División ' of the Spanish football started on August of 1968 and ended on may-june of 1969 the regular phase.-League Table:-Group I:-Group II:-Group III:-Group IV:-Group V:-Group VI:...

Tercera División
Tercera División is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system. The top three are the Primera División, often referred to as "La Liga" in English, the Segunda División, and Segunda División B.-Current Format:...

1st
1969/70
Segunda División 1969-70
The 1969-70 Segunda División season saw 20 teams participate in the second flight Spanish league. Sporting, Málaga and Espanyol were promoted to Primera División. Valladolid, Murcia, Salamanca, Ourense, Bilbao Athletic, Osasuna and Ilicitano were relegated to Tercera División.-Relegation playoff:...

Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional leagues in Spain consisting of 22 teams. On 16 August, 2006, the LFP reached an agreement with the banking group BBVA for sponsorship of the Segunda División renaming the league Liga BBVA...

15th
1970/71
Tercera División
Tercera División is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system. The top three are the Primera División, often referred to as "La Liga" in English, the Segunda División, and Segunda División B.-Current Format:...

4th
Season Division Place Copa del Rey
Copa del Rey
The Copa del Rey is an annual cup competition for Spanish football teams. Its full name is Campeonato de España - Copa de Su Majestad El Rey Don Juan Carlos I , referring to the current King of Spain, Juan Carlos I of Spain; it has been known by various names over the years.First played in 1902, FC...

1971/72
Tercera División
Tercera División is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system. The top three are the Primera División, often referred to as "La Liga" in English, the Segunda División, and Segunda División B.-Current Format:...

1st
1972/73
Segunda División 1972-73
The 1972-73 Segunda División season saw 20 teams participate in the second flight Spanish league. Real Murcia, Elche CF and Racing de Santander were promoted to Primera División. CD Logroñés, Pontevedra CF, Cultural Leonesa and CD Mestalla were relegated to Tercera División.-Final table:-Relegation...

Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional leagues in Spain consisting of 22 teams. On 16 August, 2006, the LFP reached an agreement with the banking group BBVA for sponsorship of the Segunda División renaming the league Liga BBVA...

15th
1973/74
Segunda División 1973-74
The 1973-74 Segunda División season saw 20 teams participate in the second flight Spanish league. Real Betis, Hércules CF and UD Salamanca were promoted to Primera División. CA Osasuna, Deportivo de La Coruña, Levante UD and Linares were relegated to Tercera División.-Final table:-Relegation...

Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional leagues in Spain consisting of 22 teams. On 16 August, 2006, the LFP reached an agreement with the banking group BBVA for sponsorship of the Segunda División renaming the league Liga BBVA...

17th
1974/75
Tercera División
Tercera División is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system. The top three are the Primera División, often referred to as "La Liga" in English, the Segunda División, and Segunda División B.-Current Format:...

1st
1975/76
Segunda División 1975-76
The 1975-76 Segunda División season saw 20 teams participate in the second flight Spanish league. Burgos, Celta de Vigo and CD Málaga were promoted to Primera División. Real Murcia, CD Ensidesa, CA Osasuna and Gimnàstic de Tarragona were relegated to Tercera División.-Final table:-Relegation playoff:...

Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional leagues in Spain consisting of 22 teams. On 16 August, 2006, the LFP reached an agreement with the banking group BBVA for sponsorship of the Segunda División renaming the league Liga BBVA...

19th
1976/77
Tercera División
Tercera División is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system. The top three are the Primera División, often referred to as "La Liga" in English, the Segunda División, and Segunda División B.-Current Format:...

1st
1977/78
Segunda División 1977-78
The 1977-78 Segunda División season saw 20 teams participate in the second flight Spanish league. Real Zaragoza, Recreativo de Huelva and Celta de Vigo were promoted to Primera División. Real Oviedo, Córdoba CF, CD Tenerife and CF Calvo Sotelo were relegated to Segunda División B.From this season,...

Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional leagues in Spain consisting of 22 teams. On 16 August, 2006, the LFP reached an agreement with the banking group BBVA for sponsorship of the Segunda División renaming the league Liga BBVA...

10th
1978/79
Segunda División 1978-79
The 1978-79 Segunda División season saw 20 teams participate in the second flight Spanish league. AD Almería, CD Málaga and Real Betis were promoted to Primera División. Real Jaén, Terrassa FC, Barakaldo CF and Racing de Ferrol were relegated to Segunda División B.-Final table:...

Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional leagues in Spain consisting of 22 teams. On 16 August, 2006, the LFP reached an agreement with the banking group BBVA for sponsorship of the Segunda División renaming the league Liga BBVA...

13th
1979/80
Segunda División 1979-80
The 1979-80 Segunda División season saw 20 teams participate in the second flight Spanish league. Real Murcia, Real Valladolid and CA Osasuna were promoted to Primera División. Celta de Vigo, Deportivo de La Coruña, Gimnàstic de Tarragona and Algeciras CF were relegated to Segunda División B.-Final...

Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional leagues in Spain consisting of 22 teams. On 16 August, 2006, the LFP reached an agreement with the banking group BBVA for sponsorship of the Segunda División renaming the league Liga BBVA...

3rd
1980/81
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, in terms of sponsorship, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional football league in Spain...

11th
1981/82
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, in terms of sponsorship, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional football league in Spain...

10th
1982/83
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, in terms of sponsorship, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional football league in Spain...

14th
1983/84
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, in terms of sponsorship, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional football league in Spain...

15th
1984/85
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, in terms of sponsorship, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional football league in Spain...

6th
1985/86
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, in terms of sponsorship, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional football league in Spain...

14th
1986/87
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, in terms of sponsorship, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional football league in Spain...

4th
1987/88
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, in terms of sponsorship, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional football league in Spain...

5th
1988/89
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, in terms of sponsorship, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional football league in Spain...

10th
1989/90
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, in terms of sponsorship, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional football league in Spain...

8th
1990/91
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, in terms of sponsorship, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional football league in Spain...

4th
Season Division Place Copa del Rey
Copa del Rey
The Copa del Rey is an annual cup competition for Spanish football teams. Its full name is Campeonato de España - Copa de Su Majestad El Rey Don Juan Carlos I , referring to the current King of Spain, Juan Carlos I of Spain; it has been known by various names over the years.First played in 1902, FC...

1991/92
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, in terms of sponsorship, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional football league in Spain...

15th
1992/93
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, in terms of sponsorship, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional football league in Spain...

10th
1993/94
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, in terms of sponsorship, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional football league in Spain...

20th
1994/95
Segunda División 1994-95
The 1994-95 Segunda División season saw 20 teams participate in the second flight Spanish league. CP Mérida, Rayo Vallecano and UD Salamanca were promoted to Primera División...

Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional leagues in Spain consisting of 22 teams. On 16 August, 2006, the LFP reached an agreement with the banking group BBVA for sponsorship of the Segunda División renaming the league Liga BBVA...

7th
1995/96
Segunda División 1995-96
The 1995-96 Segunda División season saw 20 teams participate in the second flight Spanish league. Hércules CF, CD Logroñés and CF Extremadura were promoted to Primera División...

Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional leagues in Spain consisting of 22 teams. On 16 August, 2006, the LFP reached an agreement with the banking group BBVA for sponsorship of the Segunda División renaming the league Liga BBVA...

10th
1996/97
Segunda División 1996-97
The 1996-97 Segunda División season saw 20 teams participate in the second flight Spanish league. CP Mérida, UD Salamanca and RCD Mallorca were promoted to Primera División. Almería CF, Real Madrid B, Barcelona B and Écija were relegated to Segunda División B....

Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional leagues in Spain consisting of 22 teams. On 16 August, 2006, the LFP reached an agreement with the banking group BBVA for sponsorship of the Segunda División renaming the league Liga BBVA...

16th
1997/98
Segunda División 1997-98
The 1997-98 Segunda División season saw 22 teams participate in the second flight Spanish league. Deportivo Alavés, CF Extremadura and Villarreal CF were promoted to Primera División...

Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional leagues in Spain consisting of 22 teams. On 16 August, 2006, the LFP reached an agreement with the banking group BBVA for sponsorship of the Segunda División renaming the league Liga BBVA...

15th
1998/99
Segunda División 1998-99
The 1998-99 Segunda División season saw 22 teams participate in the second flight Spanish league. Málaga CF, CD Numancia, Sevilla FC and Rayo Vallecano were promoted to Primera División...

Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional leagues in Spain consisting of 22 teams. On 16 August, 2006, the LFP reached an agreement with the banking group BBVA for sponsorship of the Segunda División renaming the league Liga BBVA...

13th
1999/00
Segunda División 1999-2000
The 1999–2000 Segunda División season saw 22 teams participate in the second flight Spanish league. The teams that promoted to La Liga were UD Las Palmas, Osasuna and Villarreal CF...

Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional leagues in Spain consisting of 22 teams. On 16 August, 2006, the LFP reached an agreement with the banking group BBVA for sponsorship of the Segunda División renaming the league Liga BBVA...

2nd
2000/01
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, in terms of sponsorship, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional football league in Spain...

15th
2001/02
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, in terms of sponsorship, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional football league in Spain...

17th
2002/03
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, in terms of sponsorship, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional football league in Spain...

11th
2003/04
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, in terms of sponsorship, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional football league in Spain...

13th
2004/05
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, in terms of sponsorship, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional football league in Spain...

15th
2005/06
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, in terms of sponsorship, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional football league in Spain...

4th
2006/07
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, in terms of sponsorship, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional football league in Spain...

14th
2007/08
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, in terms of sponsorship, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional football league in Spain...

17th
2008/09
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, in terms of sponsorship, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional football league in Spain...

14th
2009/10
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, in terms of sponsorship, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional football league in Spain...


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  • 31 seasons in La Liga
    La Liga
    The Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, in terms of sponsorship, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional football league in Spain...

    (highest-ever position 4th (1990-91, 2005-06))
  • 33 seasons in Segunda División
    Segunda División
    The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional leagues in Spain consisting of 22 teams. On 16 August, 2006, the LFP reached an agreement with the banking group BBVA for sponsorship of the Segunda División renaming the league Liga BBVA...

  • 13 seasons in Tercera División
    Tercera División
    Tercera División is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system. The top three are the Primera División, often referred to as "La Liga" in English, the Segunda División, and Segunda División B.-Current Format:...

  • 1 season in Categorías Regionales
    Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol
    The Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol are the Spanish football lower divisions. They are administered by the Autonomous football federations. The level immediately above is the Tercera División. The autonomous regional divisions are:-External links:*...


Famous players


Mariano Armentano
Mariano Armentano
Mariano Andrés Armentano is a retired Argentine football player who played for a number of clubs both in Argentina and Europe, including Córdoba CF and Rayo Vallecano.He also holds Italian nationality.-External links:...

 Martín Astudillo
Martín Astudillo
Martín Mauricio Astudillo is an Argentine footballer who currently plays for Rosario Central, as a defensive midfielder.-Football career:...

 Daniel Montenegro
Daniel Montenegro
Daniel Gastón Montenegro is an Argentine footballer who mainly plays as an attacking midfielder. He currently plays for Club América, in the Mexican first division....

 Bernardo Romeo
Bernardo Daniel Romeo
Bernardo Daniel Romeo is an Argentine football striker, currently plays for San Lorenzo.Romeo has played for a number of clubs including Estudiantes de La Plata and...

 John Aloisi
John Aloisi
John Aloisi is an Australian football striker who is currently plays for Sydney FC in the A-League...

 Pierre Webó
Pierre Webó
Pierre Achille Webó Kouamo , known as Webó, is a Cameroonian footballer currently playing for RCD Mallorca, as a striker.-Club career:...

 Dady
Eduardo Fernando Gomes
Eduardo Fernando Pereira Gomes, aka Dady , is a Cape Verdean-Portuguese football striker, currently for CA Osasuna.-Football career:...

 Pablo Contreras
Pablo Contreras
Pablo Andrés Contreras Fica is a Chilean football defender, who plays for PAOK FC of Thessaloniki, Greece. Contreras primarily plays central defender, but he can also operate as a right back...

 Rafael Olarra
Rafael Olarra
Rafael Andrés Olarra Guerrero is an association football player. He plays as a defender, currently for the Universidad de Chile....

 Sammy Lee
Sammy Lee (footballer)
Samuel "Sammy" Lee is an English football coach and former player. He played most of his career for hometown club Liverpool during the 1970s and 1980s as a midfielder, and also represented England fourteen times....

 Jamie Pollock
Jamie Pollock
Jamie Pollock became a football player in the FA Premier League for Middlesbrough FC. He played 155 games and scored 17 goals from a defensive midfielder position. He left Middlesbrough in 1996 joining Spanish side CA Osasuna. After failing to make an impression in Spain he returned to England,...

 Robert Ullathorne
Robert Ullathorne
Robert Ullathorne is former a professional footballer, most recently playing for Conference North side Tamworth, where he played as a defender.He played most of his professional games for Norwich City....

 Ludovic Delporte
Ludovic Delporte
Ludovic Delporte is a French professional footballer currently playing for CA Osasuna, as a left midfielder....

 Javad Nekounam
Javad Nekounam
Javad Nekounam is an Iranian footballer who is playing for CA Osasuna of the Spanish first division.He is also a member of the Iran national football team....

 Masoud Shojaei
Masoud Shojaei
Masoud Shojaei Soleimani , also known as Masoud, is an Iranian footballer who currently plays for CA Osasuna, in Spain's first division....

 Ashley Grimes Michael Robinson Ibrahima Bakayoko
Ibrahima Bakayoko
Ibrahima Bakayoko is a striker for the Côte d'Ivoire and the Greek Superleague minors PAS Giannina.-Club career:...

 Christian Manfredini
Christian Manfredini
Christian José Manfredini Sisostri, known as Christian Manfredini, is an Ivorian-Italian footballer. Manfredini currently plays for Italian Serie A side Lazio.-Personal life:...

 Javier Aguirre
Javier Aguirre
Javier Aguirre Onaindía , popularly nicknamed El Vasco, is a Mexican football manager and former midfielder...

 Carlos Ochoa
Carlos Ochoa
Carlos Augusto Ochoa Mendoza is a Mexican footballer striker who currently plays for Santos Laguna.-Career:...

 Juan Ángel Seguro
Juan Ángel Seguro
Juan Ángel Seguro Rodríguez is a Mexican footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Real Unión in Segunda División B....

 Carlos Vela
Carlos Vela
Carlos Alberto Vela Garrido is a Mexican footballer, currently playing striker for Arsenal of the English Premier League...

 Manuel Vidrio
Manuel Vidrio
Manuel Vidrio Solis is a former Mexican football defender.He has been capped for the Mexican national team, including four games at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. He was also a part of the Mexican 1992 Summer Olympics squad. Manuel Vidrio, has two counsins names are Jose B...

Zdravko Drinčić
Zdravko Drincic
Zdravko Drinčić Zdravko Drinčić Zdravko Drinčić is a retired Serbian football player. He played for VfL Bochum for 3 seasons, including 2 in the Bundesliga.-External links:*...

 Mohamed El Yaagoubi
Mohamed El Yaagoubi
Mohamed El Yaagoubi , aka Moha, is a Moroccan footballer who currently plays for Girona FC, as a left midfielder.Due to the years spent in Spain, he also holds a passport from that country.-Club career:...

 Emeka Ifejiagwa
Emeka Ifejiagwa
Emeka Ifejiagwa is a retired Nigerian footballer who has played for Udoji United, Iwuanyanwo Nationale and Bendel Insurance in Nigeria, for Charlton Athletic and Brighton & Hove Albion in England, for CA Osasuna in Spain, and for VfL Wolfsburg and Waldhof Mannheim in Germany.After retiring as a...

 Roman Kosecki
Roman Kosecki
Roman Kosecki is a former Polish soccer striker.In his club career, Kosecki played for RKS URSUS, Gwardia Warsaw, Legia Warsaw, Galatasaray, CA Osasuna, Atlético Madrid, Nantes, Montpellier, and the Chicago Fire...

 Ryszard Staniek
Ryszard Staniek
Ryszard Staniek is a former Polish football midfielder.He played for such a clubs like Legia Warszawa, Górnik Zabrze, Odra Wodzisław Śląski and CA Osasuna. Ryszard Staniek was the second player who scored for Polish team in the group stage of UEFA Champions League...

 Mirosław Trzeciak Jan Urban
Jan Urban
Jan Urban is a former Polish football player and currently manager of Legia Warsaw.He played for several Polish clubs, including Zagłębie Sosnowiec and Górnik Zabrze. He then moved to Spain and played for CA Osasuna, Real Valladolid and CD Toledo...

 Jacek Ziober
Jacek Ziober
Jacek Ziober is a Polish former football player. Now he is a national coach of Poland national beach soccer team-References:**...

 Nuno
Nuno Espírito Santo
Nuno Herlander Simões Espírito Santo , known as Nuno, is a Santomean-born Portuguese footballer who currently plays for F.C. Porto in the Portuguese first division, as a goalkeeper.-Football career:...

 Ionel Gane
Ionel Gane
Ionel Tersinio Gane is a retired Romanian international footballer who currently assisted Viorel Moldovan at FC Braşov. - Career :...

 Dmitri Kuznetsov
Dmitri Kuznetsov
Dmitri Viktorovich Kuznetsov is a Russian football coach and a former player.During his club career he played for CSKA Moscow, RCD Espanyol, UE Lleida, Deportivo Alavés and CA Osasuna. He earned 28 caps and scored 2 goals for USSR, CIS and Russia from 1990 to 1994, and played in the 1992 UEFA...

 Sergey Shustikov
Sergey Shustikov
Sergey Viktorovich Shustikov is a Russian football coach and a former player. As of 2009, he is an assistant manager with FC Krylia Sovetov Samara. He is the son of Viktor Shustikov.-International career:...

 Savo Milošević
Savo Miloševic
Savo Milošević is a former Serbian international footballer.At club level, Milošević has played for FK Partizan, Aston Villa, Real Zaragoza, Parma A.C., RCD Espanyol, Celta de Vigo, CA Osasuna and Rubin Kazan...

 Predrag Spasić
Predrag Spasic
Predrag Spasić is a retired Serbian footballer, who played as a central defender....

 Goran Stevanović
Goran Stevanovic
Goran Stevanović is a former Serbian footballer.He is the current coach of FK Partizan.-External links:* at reprezentacija.rs...

 Petar Vasiljević
Petar Vasiljevic
Petar Vasiljević is a former Serbian association footballer.-External links:*http://www.zerodic.com/autor/fudbal_1945-1992/igraci/igraci_v.htm*http://www.lfp.es/historico/primera/plantillas/historial.asp?jug=6212...

 Risto Vidaković
Risto Vidakovic
Risto Vidaković is a Serbian football coach and former player.Vidaković started his career at Bosnian club FK Sarajevo and played the last edition of Yugoslav First League....

 Jaroslav Plašil
Jaroslav Plašil
Jaroslav Plašil is a Czech football player who plays for Girondins Bordeaux in the French Ligue 1.- Club career :Plašil, aged 18, was signed by French league club Monaco in 2000 but in his first two-year spell he could only pick 8 matches as a starter and was subsequently loaned to Ligue 2 club US...

 Manuel Almunia
Manuel Almunia
Manuel Almunia Rivero is a Spanish professional footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for English Premier League club Arsenal. He is six foot three inches tall.-Early career:...

 Paco Bienzobas
Paco Bienzobas
Francisco Ocáriz Bienzobas, commonly known as Paco Bienzobas, was a Spanish association football player who spent most of his career with his hometown club, Real Sociedad...

Brazil Vicente Biurrun Thomas Christiansen
Thomas Christiansen
Thomas Christiansen Tarín is a former Danish/Spanish professional footballer.A left-footed player, he operated as a striker, having scored one goal in two games for the Spanish national team in 1993....

 Carlos Cuéllar
Carlos Cuéllar
Carlos Javier Cuéllar Jiménez is a Spanish footballer who currently plays for Premier League club Aston Villa. He is primarily a central defender, however under Martin O'Neill he has been known to operate as a right-back....

 Ignacio Eizaguirre
Ignacio Eizaguirre
Ignacio Eizaguirre Arregui is a former Spanish football goalkeeper.During his career he played for Real Sociedad , Valencia CF and CA Osasuna , winning three La Liga titles and one Copa del Rey with Valencia...

Josep Fusté
Josep Fusté
Josep Maria Fusté Blanch , was a Spanish Catalan footballer and captain of CF Barcelona during the 1960s and early 1970s. In 1964, together with Luis Suárez, Amancio Amaro, José Ángel Iribar and his FC Barcelona team mate, Jesus María Pereda, he also helped Spain win the European Championship...

 Jon Andoni Goikoetxea Domingo Larrainzar
Domingo Larrainzar
Domingo José Larrainzar Santamaría is a former Spanish footballer, who played mainly as a central defender....

 Iñigo Larrainzar
Iñigo Larrainzar
Iñigo Larrainzar Santamaría is a former Spanish footballer, who played mainly as a right back.Also a central defender on occasion, his older brother Domingo, often referred to as Larrainzar I, was also a footballer, and both played at CA Osasuna.-Club career:A product of hometown CA Osasuna's...

 Martín Domínguez
Martín Domínguez
José Antonio Martín Domínguez is a former Spanish footballer, who played as a left midfielder.-Club career:...

 Martín González
Martín González
Ángel Martín González is a former Spanish footballer, who played mostly as a defensive midfielder.-Football career:...

 Aitor Ocio
Aitor Ocio
Aitor Ocio Carrión is a Spanish footballer currently playing for Athletic de Bilbao in Spain's first division, as a central defender.His main assets are good defensive positioning and a no-nonsense attitude....

 Pablo Orbaiz
Pablo Orbaiz
Pablo Orbaiz Lesaka is a Spanish footballer who currently plays for Athletic Bilbao, as a defensive midfielder.-Club career:...

 Pachín Tiko Juan Carlos Unzué
Juan Carlos Unzué
Juan Carlos Unzué Labiano is a former Spanish football goalkeeper.A complete player with reflexes and agility, he is the current goalkeeper coach of FC Barcelona.-Football career:...

 Ignacio Zoco
Ignacio Zoco
Ignacio Zoco Esparza is a former Spanish footballer who played for Real Madrid and was part of their European Cup victory in 1966. He earned 25 caps for the Spain national football team and was in the squad for the 1964 UEFA European Football Championship and the 1966 FIFA World Cup.-External...

 Fabian de Freitas
Fabian de Freitas
Fabian de Freitas is a former Surinamese-Dutch footballer who plays as a striker. De Freitas played in England with Bolton Wanderers and West Bromwich Albion and in Spain with CA Osasuna....

 Pablo García
Pablo Gabriel García
Pablo Gabriel García Pérez is an Uruguayan footballer who currently plays for PAOK FC, as a defensive midfielder....

 Richard Morales
Richard Morales
Ríchard Javier Morales Aguirre is a retired Uruguayan footballer, who played as a centre forward.Nicknamed Chengue, Morales was mostly known for his tremendous physical strength and volatile temperament....

 Marcelo Sosa
Marcelo Sosa
Marcelo Fabián Sosa Farías is an Uruguayan footballer who currently plays for Mexico's Tecos UAG, as a defensive midfielder.Sosa's nickname is "Pato", Spanish for duck.-Club career:...



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Famous coaches

Rafael Benítez
Rafael Benítez
Rafael "Rafa" Benítez Maudes is a Spanish football manager and the current manager of Liverpool Football Club.Born in Madrid, Benítez played football throughout his youth and joined the Real Madrid academy...

 Miguel Ángel Lotina
Miguel Ángel Lotina
Miguel Ángel Lotina Oruechebarría is a Spanish football manager and former footballer. He is the current manager of Deportivo La Coruña.-Honours:1 Copa del Rey with Espanyol: 2005-06...

 Ivan Brzić Javier Aguirre
Javier Aguirre
Javier Aguirre Onaindía , popularly nicknamed El Vasco, is a Mexican football manager and former midfielder...

 José Antonio Camacho
José Antonio Camacho
José Antonio Camacho Alfaro is a former Spanish football player and the current manager of CA Osasuna.Camacho joined Real Madrid at age 18, playing left defense between 1973 and 1989 and taking part in 400 La Liga matches, in spite of a knee injury which put his career on hold for two years...



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