Club Deportivo Español (commonly referred to as either Deportivo Español or simply Español) is a sports club

Sports club

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 from the south-west of Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires

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 in Argentina

Argentina

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. Its football

Football (soccer)

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 team currently plays in the Primera C Metropolitana

Primera C Metropolitana

The Primera C is one of the two leagues that form the regionalised fourth level of the Argentine football league system. The other league at level four is the Torneo Argentino B....

, one of the fourth tier divisions of Argentine football.

The club was founded in 1956 with the name Club Deportivo Español on October, 12. The date was chosen as its foundation date to commemorate the arrived of Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus

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 to Americas

Americas

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.

The club made quick progress through the lower leagues arriving in the Primera

Primera División Argentina

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 in the 1985/86 season, finishing in third place after a successful campaign. This position would be achieved twice more: in 1988/89 season and 1992 Clausura

Apertura and Clausura in Argentine football

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 tournament.

The club was relegated from the Primera at the end of the 1997/98 season. Since then Español has played in the 2nd and 3rd tiers of Argentine football.

Following its relegation to Primera B Metropolitana

Primera B Metropolitana

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 in 2003, the club was declared bankrupt and disbanded, but the fans got together to recreate the club under its new name Club Social, Deportivo y Cultural Español. The Argentine Football Association

Argentine Football Association

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 allowed the new club to take over the fixtures of the old one.

Titles

• Primera B
  Primera B Metropolitana
  Primera B Metropolitana is one of two leagues that form the regionalized third level of the Argentine football league system. The other league at level three is the Torneo Argentino A....
  
  : 1

1984, 2001-02

• Primera C
  Primera C Metropolitana
  The Primera C is one of the two leagues that form the regionalised fourth level of the Argentine football league system. The other league at level four is the Torneo Argentino B....
  
  : 2

1960, 1979

• Primera D
  Primera D Metropolitana
  The Primera D is one of two leagues that form the regionalised fifth level of the Argentine football league system. The other league at level five is the Torneo Argentino C....
  
  : 1

1958

Current Squad 2011-2012

Notable players

Carlos Bilardo

Carlos Bilardo

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 (1961-65) José Luis Brown (1985) Héctor Enrique

Héctor Enrique

Héctor Adolfo Enrique is a retired Argentine footballer and current assistant coach of the Argentina national team...

 (1990-91) Esteban González

Esteban González

Esteban Fernando González Sánchez is a former Argentine football striker. He was a winner of the Argentine league with three different teams and he also played for the Argentina national team....

 (1987-88) Francisco Maciel

Francisco Diego Maciel

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 (1997-98) Jose Luis Pochettino

Jose Luis Pochettino

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 (1993-94) Marcelo Pontiroli

Marcelo Pontiroli

Marcelo Fabián Pontiroli is an Argentine footballer who plays for Deportivo Merlo as a goalkeeper.-Football career:...

 (1995-97) Livio Prieto

Livio Prieto

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 (1997-99)
José Luis Rodríguez

José Luis Rodríguez (footballer)

José Luis Rodríguez is a former Argentine association football striker. He played for a number of clubs in Argentina Spain and Ecuador....

 (1983-92) Roberto Saporiti

Roberto Saporiti

Roberto Marcos Saporiti is a former Argentine footballer currently working as manager of Defensa y Justicia of the Argentine 2nd division. He has managed clubs in Argentina, Mexico and Colombia.-Playing career:...

 (1963-64) Carlos Veglio

Carlos Veglio

Carlos José Veglio is a former Argentine football striker. He won a number of major titles with San Lorenzo and Boca Juniors and represented the Argentina national football team.-Early years:...

 (1964-67) Sergio Zanetti

Sergio Zanetti

Sergio Zanetti is a former football defender.-Career:He played for Talleres de Remedios de Escalada, Deportivo Español, and Racing Club in Argentina, Cremonese , Verbania , AC Bellinzona and FC Locarno .After retirement he turned into a youth team coach for...

 (1988-95)   Alejandro Naif

Alejandro Naif

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 (1994-96) José Batista

José Batista

José Alberto Batista González is a retired Uruguayan football defender. He currently manages Club Social, Deportivo y Cultural Español in Argentina....

 (1985-95), (1998-99) Osvaldo Canobbio

Osvaldo Canobbio

Osvaldo Francisco Canobbio Pittaluga , commonly known as Osvaldo Canobbio, is a footballer who currently plays as a striker...

(1996-97)

External links

Club Website unofficial website