Loma Negra de Olavarría
Encyclopedia
Club Social y Deportivo Loma Negra (usually known as Loma Negra) is an Argentine
Football club from Olavarría
, in the Buenos Aires Province
. The team currently plays in the Liga de Fútbol de Olavarría.
The club played at the highest level of Argentine football on two occasions, having qualified to play the National Tournaments of 1981 and 1983.
In 1981 Loma Negra was eliminated in the first round although the team had obtained a 1-0 victory against Ferro Carril Oeste
and two 0-0 ties with the favorite River Plate
.
In 1982 Loma Negra played a friendly match against the touring team of the USSR who had played out a draw against Argentina in that same tour. Loma Negra defeated the Soviet Union 1-0 in what has to go down as one of biggest upsets ever.
In 1983 the club progressed to the last sixteen stage of the competition and their striker Armando Husillos
was the tournament top scorer
with 11 goals.
The club have had little success since their heyday in the early 1980s and now plays at amateur level.
(1982~1983) Ricardo Lazbal
Pedro Remigio Magallanes José Omar Reinaldi (1983) Osvaldo Rinaldi (1983) Carlos Squeo
(1981~1983) Armando Husillos
Argentina
Argentina , 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...
Football club from Olavarría
Olavarría
Olavarría is a city in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, located. It is the capital of the Olavarría Partido and has over 111,320 inhabitants, per the ....
, in the Buenos Aires Province
Buenos Aires Province
The 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 team currently plays in the Liga de Fútbol de Olavarría.
The club played at the highest level of Argentine football on two occasions, having qualified to play the National Tournaments of 1981 and 1983.
In 1981 Loma Negra was eliminated in the first round although the team had obtained a 1-0 victory against Ferro Carril Oeste
Ferro Carril Oeste
Club Ferro Carril Oeste, known simply as Ferro Carril Oeste or Ferro, is a sports club from the neighbourhood of Caballito, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The club was founded on July 28, 1904 by 95 railway workers from the Buenos Aires Western Railway...
and two 0-0 ties with the favorite River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate
Club 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....
.
In 1982 Loma Negra played a friendly match against the touring team of the USSR who had played out a draw against Argentina in that same tour. Loma Negra defeated the Soviet Union 1-0 in what has to go down as one of biggest upsets ever.
In 1983 the club progressed to the last sixteen stage of the competition and their striker Armando Husillos
Armando Husillos
Armando Mario Husillos is an Argentine football manager and former player who was top scorer in Nacional 1983....
was the tournament top scorer
Primera División Argentina topscorers
This is a list of Argentine Primera División top scorers, that enumerates all players that have finished a season as top goalscorers in the top level of the Argentine football league system. These statistics only include seasons from the professional era of Argentine football...
with 11 goals.
The club have had little success since their heyday in the early 1980s and now plays at amateur level.
Notable former players
Luis Barbieri Carlos Carrió Norberto D'Angelo José Luis Gaitán Luis GalvánLuis Galván
Luis Adolfo Galván is a retired Argentine footballer, who played in the centre back position.He is perhaps most famous for having been part of the 1978 World Cup winning team.-International career:...
(1982~1983) Ricardo Lazbal
Ricardo Lazbal
Ricardo Lazbal is a former Argentine footballer who played for clubs in Argentina and Chile.-Teams: All Boys 1966–1968 River Plate 1969–1971 Loma Negra 1972 Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata 1973 Atlético Ledesma 1974 San Lorenzo 1975 Palestino 1976–1979-External links:* Profile at...
Pedro Remigio Magallanes José Omar Reinaldi (1983) Osvaldo Rinaldi (1983) Carlos Squeo
Carlos Squeo
Carlos Vicente Squeo is a former Argentine football defender. He played for several clubs in Argentina and Mexico and represented the Argentina national football team at the 1974 FIFA World Cup.- Playing career :...
(1981~1983) Armando Husillos
Armando Husillos
Armando Mario Husillos is an Argentine football manager and former player who was top scorer in Nacional 1983....