Club Estudiantes de La Plata (kluβ ˈestuˈðjaŋˈtes ðe la ˈplata), simply referred to as
Estudiantes, is an
ArgentineArgentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
professional
sports clubA sports club or sport club, sometimes athletics club or sports association is a club for the purpose of playing one or more sports...
based in
La PlataLa Plata is the capital city of the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and of La Plata partido. According to the , the city proper has a population of 574,369 and its metropolitan area has 694,253 inhabitants....
. The club's football team currently competes in the Primera División, where it has spent most of its history.
The club is amongst the most successful teams in Argentina. In 1967, Estudiantes was the first team outside of the traditional "big five" to win a professional league title. Since then, the squad has won four more league titles to bring a total to five. It has had even greater international success, having won six international titles. Estudiantes' international silverware consists of four Copa Libertadores (including three straight from 1968–70), an
Intercontinental CupThe European/South American Cup, commonly referred to as the World Club Championship, Intercontinental Cup or Toyota Cup, was a football competition endorsed by UEFA and CONMEBOL, contested between the winners of the European Cup and the South American Copa Libertadores...
, and an Interamerican Cup.
The club was founded in 1905 when a group of players and fans decided to breakaway from present-day rival
Gimnasia de La PlataClub de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata Gimnasia y Esgrima was promoted to the first division after becoming champions of the División Intermedia of Argentine football in 1915. Later, in 1929, the club would become champions of the Primera División...
. Matches between the two clubs are known as the
Clásico PlatenseThe La Plata derby is one of the most fiercely contested derbies in Argentine football. It is played between Estudiantes de La Plata and Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata....
. The club currently counts with the support of over 40,000 members and their home stadium is
Estadio Jorge Luis HirschiEstadio Jorge Luis Hirschi is a football stadium in La Plata, Argentina. It is the home field of Estudiantes de La Plata.The stadium, named after Jorge Luis Hirschi, who served as Estudiantes' president between 1927 and 1932, is located on 1st Avenue between 55th and 57th Streets, and thus is also...
.
History
In 1905, a group of football players and fans in the city of La Plata decided to break away from
Gimnasia y EsgrimaClub de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata Gimnasia y Esgrima was promoted to the first division after becoming champions of the División Intermedia of Argentine football in 1915. Later, in 1929, the club would become champions of the Primera División...
, the major club in the city, since Gimnasia's management neglected football after the closure of their field on 13th and 71st streets).
Thus, on August 4, 1905, in the shoestore "New York" on 7th Street, between 57 and 58 of the city of La Plata, the club was founded under the name "Club Atlético Estudiantes". Its first president, Miguel Gutiérrez, was elected on the very same night, when the club charter was drafted by card-carrying member #1, Alfredo Lartigue. Since its inception, the organization primarily was dedicated to football, but over the years the club expanded and incorporated
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,
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,
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,
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, among others.
In those days, teams like
Lomas AthleticLomas Athletic Club is a sports club from Lomas de Zamora, Buenos Aires, Argentina. One of Argentina's oldest clubs still in existence, Lomas is one of the four clubs that founded the Argentine Rugby Union...
,
QuilmesQuilmes Atlético Club is a sports clubs of Argentina, based on the Partido de Quilmes, Buenos Aires Province. Quilmes is one of the oldest clubs of Argentina, having been founded in 1887. Its football squad currently plays in the Primera B Nacional Division....
,
Belgrano AthleticBelgrano Athletic Club is an amateur sports club from the Belgrano neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. One of Argentina's oldest institutions still in existence, Belgrano is one of the four clubs that founded the Argentine Rugby Union....
, Estudiantil Porteño, Reformer,
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and
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, among others, faced each other in successive tournaments organized by the
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(then called the Argentine Association Football League), with
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(graduates of the Buenos Aires English High School) being one of the most successful.
On 28 February 1906 Estudiantes adopted a jersey design of striped red and white, in honor of Alumni's, who had won ten amateur championships between 1900 and 1911. However, during the early years, Estudiantes had to use a red shirt with a white stripe in the chest, because league authorities decided the uniform was too similar to Alumni's.
Amateur Era
Estudiantes's first pitch was located at the intersection of 19th and 53rd streets in La Plata (now Plaza Islas Malvinas), with the first match being played on November 7, 1905, when Estudiantes faced Nacional Juniors from Buenos Aires. A year later, Estudiantes enrolled in the Argentine Amateur Association.
The stadium on 1st Avenue opened on 25 December 1907.
Before the advent of professionalism, Estudiantes won the
1913 league1913 in Argentine football saw Racing Club de Avellaneda win their first league championship, they also won the Copa de Honor Municipalidad de Buenos Aires and the Copa de Honor Cousenier....
title
http://antifierro.blogspot.com/2010/11/la-la7a-amateur-no-alienta.html.
Professional era
When professionalism was adopted in Argentine football in 1931, Estudiantes had a famous offensive lineup:
Miguel Ángel LauriMiguel Ángel Lauri, known in France as Michel Lauri was an Argentine footballer , he played for Estudiantes de La Plata and the Argentina national football team....
,
Alejandro Scopelli,
Alberto ZozayaAlberto Maximo Zozaya is a former Argentine football striker, he played most of his career for Estudiantes de La Plata and represented the Argentina national football team.-Playing career:...
,
Manuel FerreiraManuel Ferreira was an Argentine footballer who was a member of the Argentina national team....
and
Enrique GuaitaEnrique Guaita commonly known as "Enrico Guaita" was an Italian Argentine footballer who played for both Argentina and Italy...
, known as
Los Profesores ("The Professors"), and still regarded as one of Argentina's all-time finest
http://cartasesfericas.wordpress.com/2009/10/25/los-profesores/. Alberto Zozaya scored the first goal of professional football in Argentina and was the top goalscorer of the first professional tournament. Ferreira played for the
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in the 1928 Olympic Games and the 1930 World Cup; Guaita and Scopelli played for
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that won the
1934 FIFA World CupThe 1934 FIFA World Cup was the second FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in Italy from 27 May to 10 June 1934....
.
Saúl CalandraSaúl H. Calandra was an Argentine football midfielder who competed in the 1928 Olympic games....
, the Sbarra brothers (Raúl and Roberto) and Armando Nery were feared defensive players.
In 1937, a pioneering lighting system was installed in the stadium, allowing to play night games.
The 1950s saw the rise of goalkeeper Gabriel Ogando, and players such as Walter Garcerón, Alberto Bouché, Juan Eulogio Urriolabeitía,
Ricardo InfanteRicardo Roberto "Beto" Infante is a former Argentine football striker. He is the 2nd highest scoring player in the history of Estudiantes de La Plata and the 6th highest scoring player in the professional era of the Primera División Argentina.Infante made his professional debut in 1942 for...
, Héctor Antonio, as well as the final seasons of striker Manuel Pelegrina, who remains Estudiantes' all-time top scorer with 221 goals. Following a confrontation with the Peronist government of
Buenos Aires ProvinceThe Province of Buenos Aires is the largest and most populous province of Argentina. It takes the name from the city of Buenos Aires, which used to be the provincial capital until it was federalized in 1880...
, the club's management was removed by authorities (allegedly for refusing to distribute copies of
Eva PerónMaría Eva Duarte de Perón was the second wife of President Juan Perón and served as the First Lady of Argentina from 1946 until her death in 1952. She is often referred to as simply Eva Perón, or by the affectionate Spanish language diminutive Evita.She was born in the village of Los Toldos in...
's book to club members) The government-appointed management disbanded the team: top scorers Infante and Pelegrina signed with
HuracánClub Atlético Huracán is a sports club from the Parque Patricios neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The football team currently plays in the Primera B Nacional, the second level of the Argentine football league system. Huracán home stadium is the Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó.Huracán was...
. The decimated team was relegated in 1953, but after the return of Pelegrina (who tricked Huracán by becoming a
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without the club's consent)
http://antifierro.blogspot.com/2010/11/razones-del-corazon.html, Estudiantes was promoted the following year. The club was allowed to govern itself soon thereafter.
In the 1960s, Miguel Ignomiriello coached the Estudiantes under-19 team known as
La Tercera que Mata ("The Killer Juveniles"), which would evolve, with a few acquisitions, into the team coached by
Osvaldo ZubeldíaOsvaldo Juan Zubeldía, was a football player and an influential Argentine coach.-Playing career:...
that won the 1967
Metropolitano championship. With this title, Estudiantes became the first club outside of the "big five" (
Boca JuniorsClub Atlético Boca Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Boca neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Primera División....
,
River PlateClub Atlético River Plate is an Argentine sports club based in the Nuñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently competes in Nacional B, the second tier of Argentine football....
,
Racing ClubRacing Club is an Argentine professional football club from Avellaneda, a suburb of Greater Buenos Aires. Founded in 1903, Racing has been historically considered one of the "big five" clubs of Argentine football...
,
IndependienteClub Atlético Independiente is an Argentine athletic, sports and social club, which has its headquarters and stadium in the city of Avellaneda, Buenos Aires Province. The club is best known for its football team, that plays in the Argentine Primera División....
and San Lorenzo) to obtain a professional title. This opened the floodgates, and soon other "small" clubs would do likewise (
Vélez SársfieldClub Atlético Vélez Sársfield is a sports club based in the Liniers neighborhood of western Buenos Aires, Argentina. Vélez is best known for its football team, that plays in the Argentine Primera División, the top level of the Argentine league system...
in 1968,
Chacarita JuniorsClub Atlético Chacarita Juniors is an Argentine sports club from Villa Maipú, General San Martín Partido in Greater Buenos Aires, which football squad is currently playing in the Primera B Nacional, the second division of the Argentine football league system.The club was founded on May 1, 1906, in...
one year later, and soon other teams joined as well).
Estudiantes went on to win the Copa Libertadores three years in a row (1968, 1969 and 1970), and the
1968 Intercontinental CupThe 1968 Intercontinental Cup was a football tie held over two legs in 1968 between the winners of the 1967–68 European Cup, Manchester United, and Estudiantes de La Plata, winners of the 1968 Copa Libertadores....
against
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. The latter game is still remembered for the violent behaviour of Estudiantes' players. They lost the Intercontinental title against
A.C. MilanAssociazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan or simply Milan , is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, that plays in the Serie A. Milan was founded in 1899 by English lace-maker Herbert Kilpin and businessman Alfred Edwards among others...
(
1969- Match details :-External links:* at RSSSF.com* at UEFA.com...
) and Feyenoord (
1970The 1970 Intercontinental Cup was a football tie held over two legs in August and September 1970 between the winners of the 1969–70 European Cup, Feyenoord, and winners of the 1970 Copa Libertadores, Estudiantes....
). Estudiantes won the maiden edition of the
Copa InteramericanaCopa Interamericana was a football trophy contested between the champions of CONMEBOL's Copa Libertadores de América and the winners of CONCACAF's Champions' Cup...
in a three-legged final against the reigning
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title-holders,
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club Toluca (the games were played in 1969, but official references call it the 1968 edition).
The last part of the Zubeldía era was marred by the antics of some players. Following a violent Intercontinental match against Milan, the entire team was arrested on orders from Argentine President
Juan Carlos OnganíaJuan Carlos Onganía Carballo was de facto president of Argentina from 29 June 1966 to 8 June 1970. He rose to power as military dictator after toppling, in a coup d’état self-named Revolución Argentina , the democratically elected president Arturo Illia .-Economic and social...
. In an unprecedented step, goalkeeper Alberto Poletti was suspended for life (he was later pardoned) and did time in jail, together with teammates
Ramón Aguirre SuárezRamón Alberto Aguirre Suárez is an Argentine former footballer, famous for his play in the successful Estudiantes de La Plata team of 1967-1970.-Career:...
and
Raúl MaderoRaúl Horacio Madero is an Argentine sports physician and former football player. He served two terms as the physician of the Argentina national football team.-Sporting career:...
. Because of these events, it became a cliché to refer to Zubeldía's football as
el antifútbol ("the anti-football"), not only because of its physical violence, but also due to its frequent resort to
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tactics
http://www.pasionalbiceleste.com.ar/wiki/Osvaldo_Zubeld%C3%ADa.
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went so far as to call Estudiantes "one of the most despicable teams ever to emerge from South America."
Zubeldía hired former referees to lecture the team on regulations, so that his players would be able to exploit every loophole in the book. Also, he incorporated tactics that were unheard of at the time, such as playbook drills for free-kicks and corner kicks, the offside trap, and double-marking opponents
http://www.pasionalbiceleste.com.ar/wiki/Osvaldo_Zubeldía.
The Zubeldía team counted two physicians among its stars:
Carlos BilardoCarlos Salvador Bilardo is an Argentine former football player and coach, who is currently the General Manager of the Argentina national football team....
and Raúl Madero graduated from the
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Faculty of
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during their playing days.
Juan Ramón VerónJuan Ramón Verón is an Argentine football coach and former professional player.-Estudiantes:Nicknamed La Bruja , Juan Ramón Verón was a midfielder and striker renowned for his technical ability. He played for Estudiantes de La Plata, who were a dominant force in Argentine football during the late...
was a gifted player who could play left wing, but would also join the midfielders or attack from the right. He profited from the no-nonsense playing of Marcos Conigliaro, Juan Miguel Echecopar and Madero, and the tactical guidance provided by Bilardo. Right-back
Eduardo Luján ManeraEduardo Luján Manera was an Argentine football defender, and a manager who won the Argentine Primera with Estudiantes de La Plata as player and manager.-Titles:As a player...
was a very talented player, but suffered from repeated injuries and did not reach his full potential. Fullback Aguirre Suárez was noted for his often violent play, and so was Luis Medina.
After the 1970 season, Carlos Bilardo retired from play and got involved in his family's furniture business. As the team's fortunes were declining and relegation seemed a possibility, he was called by management in mid-1971 to coach the team. Under his guidance, Estudiantes lost the 1975 Nacional title in the last day of play and made it to the
1976 Copa LibertadoresThe Copa Libertadores 1976 was the 17th edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's annual international club tournament. The tournament began on February 23 and ended on July 30....
.
In the ensuing years, Bilardo alternated between coaching Estudiantes and
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n teams. He was briefly the coach of the
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, but was called again by Estudiantes in 1982. Soon after, the team won the 1982
Metropolitano championship. Under his successor Eduardo Luján Manera, also a member of the Zubeldía's team, Estudiantes won the 1983
Nacional tournament as well. Both wins were at the expense of a star-studded Independiente.
Those championship teams were anchored by a solid defense (
Julián CaminoJulián Camino is a former Argentine football right back who won two league titles with Estudiantes de La Plata and was part of the Argentina squad for Copa América 1983, and since August 2011 is a member of the coaching squad of the Argentina national football team as field assistant to Alejandro...
on the right and
Abel Ernesto HerreraAbel Ernesto Herrera is a former Argentine football left back. He holds the record for the most league appearances for Estudiantes de La Plata in the professional era with 467....
on the left were also fearsome attackers, and
José Luis Brown provided security as a sweeper), and also had three creative midfielders (
José Daniel PonceJosé Daniel Ponce is a former Argentine football player, who was part of the Estudiantes de La Plata team that won two back-to-back championships in 1982 and 1983....
,
Alejandro SabellaAlejandro Sabella is an Argentine football manager and former player. He is currently the coach of the Argentina national football team.-Early career:...
and
Marcelo TrobbianiMarcelo Antonio Trobbiani Ughetto is an Argentine football coach and a former player, he works as the manager of Cienciano in Peru.-Playing career:...
, with
Miguel Ángel RussoMiguel Ángel Russo is an Argentine football coach and former player, who now coaches Estudiantes.-Career:...
to guard their backs) and two top-notch strikers (Hugo Gottardi and Guillermo Trama).
Bilardo went on to coach the
Argentine national teamThe Argentina national football team represents Argentina in association football and is controlled by the Argentine Football Association , the governing body for football in Argentina. Argentina's home stadium is Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti and their head coach is Alejandro...
, that won the
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. The captain of Estudiantes' 1982 champions, José Luis Brown, scored the opening goal in the final match against West Germany. Four years later, Bilardo's Argentina reached the final of the
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. Madero was
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for both events, and Ricardo Echevarría, also from Estudiantes, was fitness coach.
Estudiantes was relegated for the second time after the 1993–94 season, and again returned to the first division the very next season, which was the breakout year for
Juan Sebastián VerónJuan Sebastián Verón is an Argentinian professional football player who is the current captain and midfielder for Estudiantes de La Plata in the Argentine Primera División....
(son of former player Juan Ramón). In the ensuing years, the club had irregular results, and became known mostly as the breeding ground for strikers such as
Martín PalermoMartín Palermo is a retired Argentine footballer who formerly played for Boca Juniors of Argentina, and the Argentina national team...
,
Luciano GallettiLuciano Martín Galletti is a former Argentine football right winger Forward last playing for Olympiacos CFP in Greece.-Playing career:...
, Bernardo Romeo,
Ernesto FaríasErnesto Antonio Farías is an Argentine footballer who plays for Cruzeiro Esporte Clube in Brazil, as a striker.-Club career:...
and
Mariano PavoneHugo Mariano Pavone is an Argentine footballer who plays for Club Atlético Lanús in the Argentine Primera División, as a striker.-Estudiantes:...
, as well as other quality players such as
José Ernesto SosaJosé Ernesto Sosa is an Argentine football attacking midfielder who plays for Ukrainian club Metalist Kharkiv.- Career :Sosa played for Estudiantes between 2002 and 2007...
and
Pablo PiattiPablo Daniel Piatti is an Argentine footballer who plays for Valencia CF in Spain. He operates mainly as a left winger, but can also play as a second striker or a forward.-Estudiantes:...
.
Bilardo returned as coach in 2003, with new management bent on rebuilding the club in his winning ways. Some young players were promoted, such as
Marcos AngeleriMarcos Alberto Angeleri is an Argentine footballer who plays for Sunderland as a defender.-Estudiantes:Born in La Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Angeleri made his first appearance for Estudiantes in 2002...
and José Ernesto Sosa. When Bilardo departed, the team remained a contender under coaches
Reinaldo Merlo and
Jorge BurruchagaJorge Luis Burruchaga is a former Argentine professional football player, and last manager of Arsenal de Sarandí in the Primera División Argentina...
. The team made history when it came from behind (0–3 in midtime) to win 4–3 against
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vian
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in a Libertadores match played on 21 February 2006.
On May 18, 2006, Burruchaga was replaced with another former Argentine international,
Diego Simeone, who built the team around Juan Sebastián Verón, who returned to Estudiantes after 11 years. Simeone's team was eliminated by
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in a penalty shoot-out in the quarter-finals of the 2006 Copa Libertadores, but went on to an impressive campaign in the local league during the 2006 Apertura. It amassed ten straight wins (tying the club record), including an unprecedented 7–0 win against Gimnasia in the
La Plata derbyThe La Plata derby is one of the most fiercely contested derbies in Argentine football. It is played between Estudiantes de La Plata and Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata....
, played 15 October 2006. Estudiantes finished the regular season tied for first place with
Boca JuniorsClub Atlético Boca Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Boca neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Primera División....
(per Argentine league rules, goal difference is not used to define the champion). A winner-take-all final match was played on December 13, 2006. Estudiantes came from behind to defeat Boca Juniors 2–1, thus securing its first first division title in 23 years. During this campaign, Estudiantes defeated all the "big five", allowed the least goals, and three of their players (Pavone, Verón and
BrañaRodrigo Braña is an Argentine football midfielder. He currently plays for Estudiantes de La Plata of the Argentine Primera División.-Career:...
) were ranked as the league's top three by sports diary
Olé.
Simeone left the team after the 2007 Apertura, and was replaced by former
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teammate Roberto Sensini. After a weak finish in the 2008 Clausura, Sensini was replaced with
Leonardo AstradaLeonardo Rubén Astrada is a retired Argentine football player, who went on to become a football manager. He currently manages Paraguayan team Cerro Porteño.-Playing career:...
. Under his guidance, Estudiantes reached the final of the 2008 Copa Sudamericana, which it lost to Brazilian side
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. Shortly thereafter, a string of bad results caused Astrada's departure.
On March 2009, former player
Alejandro SabellaAlejandro Sabella is an Argentine football manager and former player. He is currently the coach of the Argentina national football team.-Early career:...
became head coach, his first such engagement (his coaching experience was limited to being an assistant to
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). The team improved their standing in the local league and advanced to the final of the 2009 Copa Libertadores, winning 2–1 on aggregate over
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after a goal-less draw in La Plata and an away win on 15 July 2009. Verón was chosen as the competition's most valuable player, and
Mauro BoselliMauro Boselli is an Argentine football forward who currently plays for Estudiantes on loan from Wigan Athletic.-Boca Juniors:...
was its top goalscorer, with a decisive header in the final match. Thus, Estudiantes earned the right to play the
2009 FIFA Club World Cup-Play-off for Quarter-finals:-Quarter-finals:-----Semi-finals:-----Match for fifth place:-Match for third place:-Final:-Scorers:4 goals Denilson...
in
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.
In that event, Estudiantes won their semifinal match against
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2–1, and lost the final against
FC BarcelonaFutbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....
2–1 in extra time, after a 1–1 tie in regulation time.
After the Club World Cup participation, Estudiantes finished second in the 2010 Clausura (with local favorite José Sosa playing on loan), and won the 2010 Apertura after a protracted battle against
Vélez SarsfieldClub Atlético Vélez Sársfield is a sports club based in the Liniers neighborhood of western Buenos Aires, Argentina. Vélez is best known for its football team, that plays in the Argentine Primera División, the top level of the Argentine league system...
. The team was in transition following the departure of Sosa and the sales of Boselli, right back
Marcos AngeleriMarcos Alberto Angeleri is an Argentine footballer who plays for Sunderland as a defender.-Estudiantes:Born in La Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Angeleri made his first appearance for Estudiantes in 2002...
, and other key players.
Facilities
Jorge Luis Hirschi Stadium is located on 1st Avenue, between 55th and 57th Streets, in La Plata. In its previous incarnation, it had room for 23,000. The wooden stands behind the goal-lines were standing-room only. The stands next to the avenue were sitting-room, and were separated from the avenue by a row of tile trees. The opposite side was roofed and had the best seating arrangements. The noisiest fans used to occupy the 55th Street
popular, while visiting fans were often directed to the 57th St.
popular, opposite a technical high school (whose inconvenient location was responsible for the relatively small size of the pitch, at 105 x 68 m).
For many international games in the Zubeldía era, Estudiantes played in
Boca JuniorsClub Atlético Boca Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Boca neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Primera División....
'
La BomboneraThe Estadio Alberto J. Armando is a stadium located in the La Boca district of Buenos Aires. Widely known as La Bombonera due to its shape, with a "flat" stand on one side of the pitch and three steep stands round the rest of the stadium...
, noted for its intimidating acoustics.
With the erection of
Estadio Ciudad de La PlataThe Estadio Ciudad de La Plata is a multi-purpose stadium located in the city of La Plata, Argentina. It is also known popularly as the Estadio Único and is owned by the Province of Buenos Aires, administered jointly by the provincial government, the Municipality of La Plata, and the football clubs...
in the 1990s, both Estudiantes and Gimnasia decided initially against relocating their home games. However, Estudiantes's field was closed down in September 2005 because of new safety regulations which forbid standing-only wooden stands. This began a sequence of political infighting between the club and City Hall.
During the 2005
Apertura tournament, Estudiantes played its home games in the nearby Gimnasia stadium, and after that in
Quilmes Atlético ClubQuilmes Atlético Club is a sports clubs of Argentina, based on the Partido de Quilmes, Buenos Aires Province. Quilmes is one of the oldest clubs of Argentina, having been founded in 1887. Its football squad currently plays in the Primera B Nacional Division....
's
CentenarioEstadio Centenario Dr. José Luis Meiszner is football stadium in Quilmes, Argentina. The stadium has a capacity of 30,200 people. It was re-built in 1998....
field. There, Estudiantes made history with a come-from-behind 4–3 Libertadores win against Sporting Cristal.
On April 2006 a court decree allowed the re-opening of
1 y 57, but mayor
Julio AlakJulio César Alak is an Argentine politician, the former mayor of provincial capital La Plata, and currently the President's Attorney General.-Political career:Alak was born in Benito Juárez, a pampas town in Buenos Aires Province...
intervened again to prevent this from happening. In August 2006, an agreement was reached to build sitting room for 20,000 (later amended to 23,000) and using the city stadium for games exceeding that capacity. Renovation work on the stadium started in 2007, and has met with opposition from several groups, notably the "Hoja de Tilo" NGO, who claims that the works would damage the environmental balance of the park behind the stadium.
Meanwhile, Estudiantes settled in the city stadium, where it earned five consecutive derby wins, and had a streak of 37 games undefeated in the local league (2007–2009). When roofing work began in August 2009 to install a new roof in the city stadium, Estudiantes moved once again to Quilmes. As the city stadium will host the 2011 Copa América, it is expected to reopen in time for the 2011 Clausura.
Estudiantes' training grounds are located in the Country Club premises in
City BellCity Bell is a small town located in the partido of La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is located some 50 kilometers from Buenos Aires and 10 from La Plata. It forms part of the Greater La Plata urban agglomeration....
, north of La Plata. Many facilities were paid for by Juan Sebastián Verón while he played in Europe. Verón was also instrumental in the negotiations over the stadium, meeting then president
Néstor KirchnerNéstor Carlos Kirchner was an Argentine politician who served as the 54th President of Argentina from 25 May 2003 until 10 December 2007. Previously, he was Governor of Santa Cruz Province since 10 December 1991. He briefly served as Secretary General of the Union of South American Nations ...
to unlock the process that was being stalled by mayor Alak.
Supporters
Within the La Plata area, Estudiantes was traditionally regarded as the club of the
middle classThe middle class is any class of people in the middle of a societal hierarchy. In Weberian socio-economic terms, the middle class is the broad group of people in contemporary society who fall socio-economically between the working class and upper class....
, while rival side Gimnasia y Esgrima was identified with the
working classWorking class is a term used in the social sciences and in ordinary conversation to describe those employed in lower tier jobs , often extending to those in unemployment or otherwise possessing below-average incomes...
. This characterization seems to be outdated. While the two clubs have roughly the same pull in and around La Plata, Estudiantes has more of a nation-wide following, especially after its international successes in the 1960s. There used to be much discussion about which club has the larger following, but Estudiantes seems to have pulled forward.
For several periods in the club's history, a cadre of fans from Buenos Aires (
los porteños) were a powerful element within the base. A famous fan since the 1960s is Raúl Bernechea, known as
el pelapapas (the "potato peeler") after his job as a kitchen hand, famous for lighting bonfires during games, juggling and performing other stunts
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WBDudQMCcSg/StYxB1VEIvI/AAAAAAAAGoE/35cagBii8Gg/s1600-h/pelap1.jpg.
Author
Ernesto SabatoErnesto Sabato , was an Argentine writer, painter and physicist. According to the BBC he "won some of the most prestigious prizes in Hispanic literature" and "became very influential in the literary world throughout Latin America"...
is an Estudiantes sympathizer, and was honored with a ceremony where he was given a No. 10 jersey.
Arturo JauretcheArturo Martín Jauretche was an Argentine writer, politician, and philosopher.-Early years:...
mentioned Estudiantes in one of his books .
Other noted fans include tennis player
Juan MónacoJuan Mónaco , nicknamed "Pico", is a male tennis player from Argentina. He reached a career-high ranking of World No. 14 on February 4, 2008. He is sponsored by Adidas and Yonex.-Biography:...
, actor
Jorge D'ElíaJorge D'Elía is a film and television actor.Two of his most recent films have been critically well received: El Abrazo partido and El Aura .-Filmography :...
, filmmaker and politician
Fernando SolanasFernando Ezequiel 'Pino' Solanas is an Argentine film director, screenwriter and politician....
, and journalist Osvaldo Príncipi.
In the 1983 presidential election, Estudiantes fans were, together with their peers from
Vélez SársfieldClub Atlético Vélez Sársfield is a sports club based in the Liniers neighborhood of western Buenos Aires, Argentina. Vélez is best known for its football team, that plays in the Argentine Primera División, the top level of the Argentine league system...
, the first to voice their support for eventual winner
Raúl AlfonsínRaúl Ricardo Alfonsín was an Argentine lawyer, politician and statesman, who served as the President of Argentina from December 10, 1983, to July 8, 1989. Alfonsín was the first democratically-elected president of Argentina following the military government known as the National Reorganization...
in his bid against the
PeronistasPeronism , or Justicialism , is an Argentine political movement based on the programmes associated with former President Juan Perón and his second wife, Eva Perón...
. The friendship with Vélez supporters has since vanished, especially after an Estudiantes win denied Vélez the 2003 championship.
Estudiantes is on friendly terms with several clubs from the South side of
Greater Buenos AiresGreater Buenos Aires is the generic denomination to refer to the megalopolis comprising the autonomous city of Buenos Aires and the conurbation around it, over the province of Buenos Aires—namely the adjacent 24 partidos or municipalities—which nonetheless do not constitute a single administrative...
; especially
QuilmesQuilmes Atlético Club is a sports clubs of Argentina, based on the Partido de Quilmes, Buenos Aires Province. Quilmes is one of the oldest clubs of Argentina, having been founded in 1887. Its football squad currently plays in the Primera B Nacional Division....
and
TémperleyClub Atlético Temperley is a sports club from the city of Temperley in Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina. The club is mostly known for its football team, which currently plays in the Primera B Metropolitana, the regionalised third division of the Argentine football league system.-History:Temperley...
.
PlatenseClub Atlético Platense is an Argentine sports club based in Vicente López, in the north side of Greater Buenos Aires. The club nickname is Calamar after the journalist Palacio Zino said that the team moved "like a squid in its ink"....
, from the North side of Greater Buenos Aires, held a special place in the hearts of Estudiantes fans, as it cemented Gimnasia's relegation in 1979 (Platense currently plays in the lower divisions).
Estudiantes is also friendly with the
UruguayUruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
an fan base of Peñarol, once their classic Libertadores rivals.
Estudiantes shares colors with Spanish side
Athletic BilbaoAthletic Club, also known as Athletic Bilbao, is an association football club from Bilbao in Biscay, Spain. The club has played in the Primera División of La Liga since its start in 1928. They have won La Liga on eight occasions...
, and during a period in the 1950s, both institutions shared a reputation for confronting the government (Bilbao as a
BasqueThe Basques as an ethnic group, primarily inhabit an area traditionally known as the Basque Country , a region that is located around the western end of the Pyrenees on the coast of the Bay of Biscay and straddles parts of north-central Spain and south-western France.The Basques are known in the...
nationalist side against the
Franco regimeFrancoist Spain refers to a period of Spanish history between 1936 and 1975 when Spain was under the authoritarian dictatorship of Francisco Franco....
, and Estudiantes against
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). During these times, Bilbao donated a set of jerseys to Estudiantes. The relationship has been rekindled in the 2000s through Argentine expatriates and partisan blogs
http://antifierro.blogspot.com/2009/11/bienvenidos-hermanos-de-bilbao.html.
Nicknames
The nickname
pincharratas (rat stabbers), often shortened to
pinchas, comes from the nickname of Felipe Montedónica, who spent much time chasing after rats in the La Plata market in the 1910s and 1920s, and hence was known as "el pincharratas". Pictures exist of Montedónica with some of the players, where his nickname is mentioned
http://antifierro.blogspot.com/2010/09/yo-conoci-pincharrata.html. Traditionally, the nickname is also associated with the laboratory work done by the many
MedicineMedicine is the science and art of healing. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....
students among the club's early members.
This nickname extends to the fans. It is common to hear fans say "soy del pincha" ("I am
pincha").
Fans also call the team
el león (the lion),
el orgullo de la ciudad (the pride of the city),
los capos de La Plata (the bosses of La Plata), and
el único campeón de la ciudad (the only one champion of the city), because they are the only one team in the city that won an official tournament.
For several years, many chants incorporated the word
Tricampeón (three-time champion) because of the Libertadores
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. After the 2009 Libertadores final, some of the newer lyrics use the word
Tetracampeón (four-time champion).
Notable players
To appear in this section a player must have played at least 50 games for the club
Los Profesores Miguel Ángel LauriMiguel Ángel Lauri, known in France as Michel Lauri was an Argentine footballer , he played for Estudiantes de La Plata and the Argentina national football team....
(1928–37)  Alejandro "Conejo" Scopelli (1928–33) Alberto "Don Padilla" ZozayaAlberto Maximo Zozaya is a former Argentine football striker, he played most of his career for Estudiantes de La Plata and represented the Argentina national football team.-Playing career:...
(1930–39) Manuel "El Piloto Olímpico" FerreiraManuel Ferreira was an Argentine footballer who was a member of the Argentina national team....
(1924–33), (1935–36) Enrique GuaitaEnrique Guaita commonly known as "Enrico Guaita" was an Italian Argentine footballer who played for both Argentina and Italy...
(1931–33), (1938–40) |
1930's-1960's Armando "El Nene" Nery (1931–37) Saúl "Toro" CalandraSaúl H. Calandra was an Argentine football midfielder who competed in the 1928 Olympic games....
(1920's & 30's) Roberto Sbarra (1931–41) Raúl Sbarra (1931–36) José Rafael Meza Ivankovich (1930's) Manuel "Payo" PellegrinaManuel Gregorio Pelegrina "" is a former Argentine football striker. He is the highest scoring player in the history of Estudiantes de La Plata and represented the Argentina national football team....
(1938–52), (1954–56) Juan José "Pichón" Negri (1938–47), (1958) Gabriel Ogando (1939–52) Walter Garcerón (1941–55) Ricardo "Beto" InfanteRicardo Roberto "Beto" Infante is a former Argentine football striker. He is the 2nd highest scoring player in the history of Estudiantes de La Plata and the 6th highest scoring player in the professional era of the Primera División Argentina.Infante made his professional debut in 1942 for...
(1942–52), (1957–60) Héctor "El Cochero" Antonio (1948–61) Alberto Bouché (1946–55) Juan Urriolabeitia (1952–56) Rafael AlbrechtJosé Rafael Albrecht is a retired Argentine football defender. He represented Argentina at the 1962 and 1966 World Cups....
(1960–62)
Zubeldía's team Eduardo "Bocha" FloresEduardo Raúl Flores is a former Argentine football striker. He played for Estudiantes de La Plata in Argentina and Nancy in France....
(1962–71) Oscar "Cacho" MalbernatOscar Miguel Malbernat is a retired Argentine footballer, who was the captain of Estudiantes de La Plata between 1967 and 1972, when the team won a local championship in 1967, three consecutive Copa Libertadores titles and one Intercontinental Cup , where he marked Manchester United's George...
(1962–72) Juan Ramón VerónJuan Ramón Verón is an Argentine football coach and former professional player.-Estudiantes:Nicknamed La Bruja , Juan Ramón Verón was a midfielder and striker renowned for his technical ability. He played for Estudiantes de La Plata, who were a dominant force in Argentine football during the late...
"La Bruja" (1962–72), (1975), (1980–81) Dr. Raúl Horacio MaderoRaúl Horacio Madero is an Argentine sports physician and former football player. He served two terms as the physician of the Argentina national football team.-Sporting career:...
(1963–69) Carlos PachaméCarlos Oscar Pachamé is a former Argentine footballer and coach.-Playing career:As a player, Pachamé was a defensive midfielder for the Estudiantes de La Plata team that won three successive editions of the Copa Libertadores....
(1963–71), (1973–76) Dr. Carlos Salvador BilardoCarlos Salvador Bilardo is an Argentine former football player and coach, who is currently the General Manager of the Argentina national football team....
(1965–70) Alberto Poletti (1965–70) Ramón Aguirre SuárezRamón Alberto Aguirre Suárez is an Argentine former footballer, famous for his play in the successful Estudiantes de La Plata team of 1967-1970.-Career:...
(1966–71) Eduardo Luján ManeraEduardo Luján Manera was an Argentine football defender, and a manager who won the Argentine Primera with Estudiantes de La Plata as player and manager.-Titles:As a player...
(1966–71) Néstor TogneriNéstor Rubén Togneri was an Argentine footballer.He played mostly for Estudiantes de La Plata as a central defender or defensive midfielder, and was part of the 1974 FIFA World Cup Argentina national football team...
(1968–75) Marcos Conigliaro (1965–70) Juan Echecopar (1966–71) José Hugo Medina (1968–74)
1970's-1980's Oscar PezzanoOscar Pezzano was an Argentine football goalkeeper, notable for his years in Estudiantes de La Plata.Pezzano started his career in Buenos Aires minor-league club Sacachispas, and joined Estudiantes in 1970...
(1970–76) Vicente PerníaVicente Alberto Pernía , known as El Tano , is a former Argentine professional footballer. He then went on to a second career as a car racing driver.-Club career:...
(1969–72) Ignacio "Chango" Peña Rubén Oscar PagnaniniRubén Oscar Pagnanini is an Argentine former football player who played for the Argentina national team....
(1968–77) Patricio HernándezPatricio Hernández is an Argentine football coach and former player.Hernández started his career in 1974 at Estudiantes de La Plata, a club that he would later manage. He soon earned a reputation as a skillful attacking midfielder, with a very precise shot. He was transferred to Italian team...
(1973–82) Rubén Horacio GallettiRubén Horacio Galletti is a former Argentine football who two Primera División championships and played for the Argentina national team....
(1973–77), (1980–82) Franco Frasoldatti (1975–77) Alfredo Letanú (1976–78) Sergio Elio Fortunato (1978–79), (1984) |
Bilardo's champions José Luis Brown (1975–83) Miguel Angel RussoMiguel Ángel Russo is an Argentine football coach and former player, who now coaches Estudiantes.-Career:...
(1975–88) Hugo Ernesto GottardiHugo Ernesto Gottardi is a former Agentine football player and coach.-Playing career:Gottardi made his mark as a striker, first with Racing Club de Avellaneda and then with Estudiantes de La Plata, where he scored most of his goals, as top scorer of the team that won back-to-back championship...
(1976–83) Abel Ernesto HerreraAbel Ernesto Herrera is a former Argentine football left back. He holds the record for the most league appearances for Estudiantes de La Plata in the professional era with 467....
(1977–88) José Daniel PonceJosé Daniel Ponce is a former Argentine football player, who was part of the Estudiantes de La Plata team that won two back-to-back championships in 1982 and 1983....
(1980–84), (1988) Guillermo Trama (1981–86) Alejandro SabellaAlejandro Sabella is an Argentine football manager and former player. He is currently the coach of the Argentina national football team.-Early career:...
(1982–85), (1987) Julián CaminoJulián Camino is a former Argentine football right back who won two league titles with Estudiantes de La Plata and was part of the Argentina squad for Copa América 1983, and since August 2011 is a member of the coaching squad of the Argentina national football team as field assistant to Alejandro...
(1982–87) Marcelo Antonio Trobbiani (1982–83), (1987–88) Luis IslasLuis Alberto Islas Ranieri is a former football goalkeeper. He played for the Argentina national team, Independiente, Estudiantes de La Plata and León....
(1983–86)
1980's-present Ricardo IribarrenRicardo Iribarren is an Argentine footballer who played for a number of teams in Argentina, Ecuador, and United States ....
(1986–1991, 1992–1994) Néstor CraviottoNéstor Oscar Craviotto is an Argentine football manager and former player, who last managerial job was with The Strongest in the Bolivian first division.- Career :...
(1983–90), (1995–96) Rodolfo CardosoRodolfo Esteban Cardoso is a retired Argentine football midfielder who spent the majority of his playing career in Germany. He is head coach of the reserve team of Hamburger SV.-Career:...
(1987~89, 1998~99) Edgardo PrátolaEdgardo Fabián Prátola was an Argentine football player.His career started as a defender with Estudiantes de La Plata, where his devotion was noted as one of the reasons the club returned from relegation in 1995. Prátola owned the No...
(1988–96), (2000–02) Rubén "El Mago" CapriaRubén Oscar Capria . is a former Argentine football midfielder who played professional football in Argentina, Mexico, Ecuador, Chile and Uruguay....
(1989–95) Martín "El Loco" PalermoMartín Palermo is a retired Argentine footballer who formerly played for Boca Juniors of Argentina, and the Argentina national team...
(1991–97) Carlos BossioCarlos Gustavo Bossio is an Argentine football goalkeeper who currently plays for Querétaro FC of the Mexico....
(1994–99) Luciano GallettiLuciano Martín Galletti is a former Argentine football right winger Forward last playing for Olympiacos CFP in Greece.-Playing career:...
(1998–2000) Ernesto "Tecla" FaríasErnesto Antonio Farías is an Argentine footballer who plays for Cruzeiro Esporte Clube in Brazil, as a striker.-Club career:...
(1998–2004) Juan Ángel Krupoviesa (1999-05) Pablo "Payaso" LuguercioPablo Ariel Lugüercio is an Argentine football striker, who currently plays for Racing Club de Avellaneda of the Primera Division Argentina....
(2001–02), (2003–04), (2006–08) Marcos Alberto AngeleriMarcos Alberto Angeleri is an Argentine footballer who plays for Sunderland as a defender.-Estudiantes:Born in La Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Angeleri made his first appearance for Estudiantes in 2002...
(2002–10) Mariano PavoneHugo Mariano Pavone is an Argentine footballer who plays for Club Atlético Lanús in the Argentine Primera División, as a striker.-Estudiantes:...
(2002–07) José Ernesto SosaJosé Ernesto Sosa is an Argentine football attacking midfielder who plays for Ukrainian club Metalist Kharkiv.- Career :Sosa played for Estudiantes between 2002 and 2007...
(2002–07), (2010) Fernando OrtizFernando Ortiz is an Argentine football defender who currently plays for Vélez Sársfield in the Argentine Primera División.-Career:...
(2004–06) Pablo Sebastián AlvarezPablo Sebastián Álvarez Valeira is an Argentine football defender who currently plays for Calcio Catania, in the Italian Serie A...
(2005–07) Pablo PiattiPablo Daniel Piatti is an Argentine footballer who plays for Valencia CF in Spain. He operates mainly as a left winger, but can also play as a second striker or a forward.-Estudiantes:...
(2006–08) Mariano AndújarMariano Gonzalo Andújar is an Argentine football goalkeeper. He currently plays for Calcio Catania in the Italian Serie A.-Club Atlético Huracán:...
(2006–09) José Luis CalderónJosé Luis Calderón is an Argentine former football striker. He played for 17 years between 1989 and 2006 without winning a trophy, but since then, between the ages of 36 and 39 he won four major championships with three different teams....
(1992–95), (2005–07), (2008–09) Mauro BoselliMauro Boselli is an Argentine football forward who currently plays for Estudiantes on loan from Wigan Athletic.-Boca Juniors:...
(2008–10) Marcos RojoFaustino Marcos Alberto Rojo , is an Argentine football defender who plays for FC Spartak Moscow of the Russian Premier League....
(2008–11) |
see also
Top goalscorers
Manuel Gregorio PelegrinaManuel Gregorio Pelegrina "" is a former Argentine football striker. He is the highest scoring player in the history of Estudiantes de La Plata and represented the Argentina national football team....
(235 goals in 489 matches)
Ricardo Roberto InfanteRicardo Roberto "Beto" Infante is a former Argentine football striker. He is the 2nd highest scoring player in the history of Estudiantes de La Plata and the 6th highest scoring player in the professional era of the Primera División Argentina.Infante made his professional debut in 1942 for...
(180 goals in 328 matches)
Alberto Máximo ZozayaAlberto Maximo Zozaya is a former Argentine football striker, he played most of his career for Estudiantes de La Plata and represented the Argentina national football team.-Playing career:...
(144 goals in 181 matches)
Hugo Ernesto GottardiHugo Ernesto Gottardi is a former Agentine football player and coach.-Playing career:Gottardi made his mark as a striker, first with Racing Club de Avellaneda and then with Estudiantes de La Plata, where he scored most of his goals, as top scorer of the team that won back-to-back championship...
(125 goals in 310 matches)
Top goalscorers in Primera
- 1931 Campeonato Argentino : Alberto Máximo Zozaya
Alberto Maximo Zozaya is a former Argentine football striker, he played most of his career for Estudiantes de La Plata and represented the Argentina national football team.-Playing career:...
(33 goals in 34 matches)
- 1973 Metropolitano : Ignacio "Chango" Peña (17 goals in 32 matches)
- 1977 Nacional : Alfredo Letanú (13 goals in 16 matches)
- 1979 Metropolitano : Sergio Elio Fortunato (14 goals in 19 matches)
- 1995 Apertura : José Luis Calderón
José Luis Calderón is an Argentine former football striker. He played for 17 years between 1989 and 2006 without winning a trophy, but since then, between the ages of 36 and 39 he won four major championships with three different teams....
(13 goals in 18 matches)
- 2003 Apertura : Ernesto Tecla Farías
Ernesto Antonio Farías is an Argentine footballer who plays for Cruzeiro Esporte Clube in Brazil, as a striker.-Club career:...
(12 goals in 16 matches)
- 2005 Clausura : Mariano Pavone
Hugo Mariano Pavone is an Argentine footballer who plays for Club Atlético Lanús in the Argentine Primera División, as a striker.-Estudiantes:...
(16 goals in 19 matches)
- 2010 Clausura : Mauro Boselli
Mauro Boselli is an Argentine football forward who currently plays for Estudiantes on loan from Wigan Athletic.-Boca Juniors:...
(13 goals in 14 matches)
Honors
National
- Amateur Era
The amateur era in Argentine football lasted between 1891 and 1931.-History:The first league tournament outside the United Kingdom took place in Argentina in 1891, it was dominated by British expatriate players and teams. The Scottish influence is evident in the names of the league's first winners...
(1): FAF 19131913 in Argentine football saw Racing Club de Avellaneda win their first league championship, they also won the Copa de Honor Municipalidad de Buenos Aires and the Copa de Honor Cousenier....
- Primera División (5): 1967 Metropolitano, 1982 Metropolitano, 1983 Nacional, 2006 Apertura, 2010 Apertura
- Segunda División (4): 1911, 1935, 1954, 1994–95
International
- Copa Libertadores (4): 1968, 1969, 1970, 2009
- Intercontinental Cup
The European/South American Cup, commonly referred to as the World Club Championship, Intercontinental Cup or Toyota Cup, was a football competition endorsed by UEFA and CONMEBOL, contested between the winners of the European Cup and the South American Copa Libertadores...
(1): 1968The 1968 Intercontinental Cup was a football tie held over two legs in 1968 between the winners of the 1967–68 European Cup, Manchester United, and Estudiantes de La Plata, winners of the 1968 Copa Libertadores....
- Interamerican Cup (1): 1969
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