RCD Mallorca
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Real Club Deportivo Mallorca is a Spanish football team based on Palma, Majorca, in the Balearic Islands
Balearic Islands
The Balearic Islands are an archipelago of Spain in the western Mediterranean Sea, near the eastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula.The four largest islands are: Majorca, Minorca, Ibiza and Formentera. The archipelago forms an autonomous community and a province of Spain with Palma as the capital...

. Founded on 5 March 1916, the team currently plays in the Spanish first division
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...

, holding home games at Son Moix
Son Moix
The Iberostar Stadium is a football stadium located in Palma, Balearic Islands, Spain. Previously known as the Son Moix and the ONO Estadi, the Iberostar Stadium was built for the 1999 Summer Universiade in Palma...

.

Team colours are red shirts with black shorts and black socks.

History

The oldest club in the Balearic Islands
Balearic Islands
The Balearic Islands are an archipelago of Spain in the western Mediterranean Sea, near the eastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula.The four largest islands are: Majorca, Minorca, Ibiza and Formentera. The archipelago forms an autonomous community and a province of Spain with Palma as the capital...

, Mallorca was originally founded in 1916 by Adolfo Vázquez, a republican engineer, who named the club Junta Directiva del Alfonso XIII FBC after the then Spanish king
Alfonso XIII of Spain
Alfonso XIII was King of Spain from 1886 until 1931. His mother, Maria Christina of Austria, was appointed regent during his minority...

. The first stadium, called Buenos Aires, was inaugurated on 25 March of that year, with a 0–8 loss against FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....

. A year later, the club changed its name to Real Sociedad Alfonso XIII, a denomination which remained until 1931 when, for political reasons, the team was named Club Deportivo Mallorca. In 1949 it was granted royal patronage, thus adding the Real prefix.

In 1931, Mallorca started competing in the national categories. On 22 September 1945, Es Fortí
Estadio Lluis Sitjar
Estadio Lluis Sitjar was a multi-use stadium in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. It was used mostly for football matches and hosted the home matches of RCD Mallorca. The stadium was able to hold 18,000 people and opened in 1945...

, the club's new ground, was inaugurated, and the team first reached Segunda División
Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:...

 in 1959, and La Liga
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...

 just one season later, going on to appear in the top flight a further four times unti 1975.

In the 1980's/90's, Mallorca bounced back between the top and the second levels, returning for good in 1996–97, after finishing second to champions CP Mérida
CP Mérida
Club Polideportivo Mérida was a Spanish football team based in Mérida, in the autonomous community of Extremadura.Having played twice in La Liga , the club disappeared in 2000, due to serious economic debts...

. In 2002–03, under Gregorio Manzano, the team finished ninth in the league, also winning the first Copa del Rey
Copa del Rey
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 trophy in its history, five years after the last presence in the final, defeating Recreativo de Huelva
Recreativo de Huelva
Real Club Recreativo de Huelva, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Huelva, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 23 December 1889, it is the oldest football team in Spain, and currently plays in the second division, holding home games at Estadio Nuevo Colombino, which has a...

 3–0 in Elche; previously, in 1998–99, it reached the final
1999 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final
The 1999 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final was a football match played between S.S. Lazio of Italy and RCD Mallorca of Spain, to determine the winner of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1998–99. The final was held at Villa Park in Birmingham on 19 May 1999...

 of the last UEFA Cup Winner's Cup, being downed by Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

's S.S. Lazio
S.S. Lazio
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 1–2.

On 22 July 2008, it was announced that 96% of Mallorca's shares had been purchased for over GBP50 million by controversial English
England
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 businessman Paul Davidson. In November, it was revealed that Davidson was unable to complete the deal due to lack of finances, raising questions as to whether his interest was little more than a publicity stunt. On 15 January 2009, Spanish businessman Mateo Alemany purchased the club from the Marti-Mingarro family, returning to the presidency three years after leaving.

In late May 2010, Mallorca declared bankruptcy
Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy is a legal status of an insolvent person or an organisation, that is, one that cannot repay the debts owed to creditors. In most jurisdictions bankruptcy is imposed by a court order, often initiated by the debtor....

 and applied to the courts to enter voluntary administration with debts estimated between £
Pound sterling
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42.5m and £51.3m. It was announced on 28 June that a consortium led by former club manager Lorenzo Serra Ferrer that included tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...

 superstar and Mallorca native Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal
Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera is a Spanish professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. , he is ranked No. 2 by the Association of Tennis Professionals...

 had bought the club, and the sale was completed on 9 July.

However, due to the poor financial situation at the club, UEFA
UEFA
The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....

 decided on 22 July 2010 against granting Mallorca the licence to play in the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League, after the team had qualified to the competition after finishing fifth in the league
2009–10 La Liga
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. Despite the off-field upheavals and financial struggles, Mallorca managed to stay afloat in its 14th consecutive season in the top division
2010–11 La Liga
The 2010–11 La Liga season was the 80th since its establishment. The campaign began on 28 August 2010 and ended on 21 May 2011. A total of 20 teams contested the league, 17 of which already contested in the 2009–10 season and three of which were promoted from the Segunda División...

, under new manager Michael Laudrup
Michael Laudrup
Michael Laudrup is a retired Danish footballer, who works as a manager and last coached La Liga side RCD Mallorca. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of football. His most prominent run of football came with Spanish club Barcelona, with whom he won four straight La...

.

Season to season

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Season Division Place Copa del Rey
Copa del Rey
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1931/32
Tercera División
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4th
from 32-33 Regional
to 35-36 Regional
1939/40
Segunda División
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7th
1940/41 Regional
1941/42 Regional
1942/43 Regional
1943/44
Tercera División
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1st
1944/45
Segunda División
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11th
1945/46
Segunda División
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8th
1946/47
Segunda División
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5th
1947/48
Segunda División
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13th
1948/49
Tercera División
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3rd
1949/50
Segunda División
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11th
1950/51
Segunda División
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12th
1951/52
Segunda División
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6th
1952/53
Segunda División
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8th
1953/54
Segunda División
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16th
1954/55
Tercera División
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1st
1955/56
Tercera División
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2nd
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Copa del Rey
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1956/57
Tercera División
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1st 1957/58
Tercera División
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1st 1958/59
Tercera División
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1st 1959/60
Segunda División
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1st 1960/61
La Liga
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9th 1961/62
La Liga
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11th 1962/63
La Liga
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13th 1963/64
Segunda División
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3rd 1964/65
Segunda División
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1st 1965/66
La Liga
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15th 1966/67
Segunda División
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5th 1967/68
Segunda División
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4th 1968/69
Segunda División
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3rd 1969/70
La Liga
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15th 1970/71
Segunda División
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9th 1971/72
Segunda División
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12th 1972/73
Segunda División
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10th 1973/74
Segunda División
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11th 1974/75
Segunda División
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17th 1975/76
Tercera División
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9th
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Season Division Place Copa del Rey
Copa del Rey
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1976/77
Tercera División
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3rd
1977/78 2ªB
Segunda División B
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18th
1978/79
Tercera División
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13th
1979/80
Tercera División
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1st
1980/81 2ªB
Segunda División B
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1st
1981/82
Segunda División
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6th
1982/83
Segunda División
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3rd
1983/84
La Liga
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17th
1984/85
Segunda División
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7th
1985/86
Segunda División
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3rd
1986/87
La Liga
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6th
1987/88
La Liga
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18th
1988/89
Segunda División
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4th
1989/90
La Liga
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10th
1990/91
La Liga
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15th
1991/92
La Liga
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20th
1992/93
Segunda División
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4th
1993/94
Segunda División
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5th
class="wikitable"> Season Division Place Copa del Rey
Copa del Rey
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1994/95
Segunda División
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12th Quarter finals 1995/96
Segunda División
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3rd 1996/97
Segunda División
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3rd 2nd round 1997/98
La Liga
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5th Final 1998/99
La Liga
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3rd Quarter finals 1999/00
La Liga
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10th 2000/01
La Liga
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3rd Quarter finals 2001/02
La Liga
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16th Round of 16 2002/03
La Liga
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9th Winners 2003/04
La Liga
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11th 3rd round 2004/05
2004–05 La Liga
2004–05 season was composed of the following clubs:* Albacete Balompié* Athletic Bilbao* Atlético Madrid* FC Barcelona* Real Betis* Deportivo de La Coruña* Espanyol* Getafe CF* Levante UD* Málaga CF* Real Mallorca* CD Numancia* CA Osasuna...

La Liga
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17th 3rd round 2005/06
2005–06 La Liga
* Athletic Bilbao* Atlético Madrid* FC Barcelona* Betis* Cádiz CF* Celta de Vigo* Deportivo Alaves* Deportivo de La Coruña* Espanyol* Getafe CF* Málaga CF* RCD Mallorca* CA Osasuna* Racing de Santander* Real Madrid* Real Sociedad* Sevilla FC...

La Liga
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13th 3rd round 2006/07
La Liga
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12th Round of 16 2007/08
La Liga
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7th Quarter finals 2008/09
La Liga
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9th Semi finals 2009/10
2009–10 La Liga
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La Liga
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5th Quarter finals 2010/11
2010–11 La Liga
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La Liga
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17th Round of 16 2011/12
2011–12 La Liga
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La Liga
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  • 26 seasons in La Liga
    La Liga
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  • 31 seasons in Segunda División
    Segunda División
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  • 2 seasons in Segunda División B
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  • 12 seasons in Tercera División
    Tercera División
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  • 7 seasons in Categorías Regionales
    Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol
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Current squad

The numbers are established according to the official website: www.rcdmallorca.es

Out on loan

Foreign players 2011–12

Edson Ratinho
Edson Ramos Silva
Edson Ramos Silva , nicknamed Ratinho, is a Brazilian football player currently playing as a right back for RCD Mallorca. His nick "Ratinho", meaning "little mouse", followed him since his childhood...

 João Victor
João Victor de Albuquerque Bruno
João Victor de Albuquerque Bruno is a Brazilian defender who plays for RCD Mallorca in Spain. He previously played for Clube Náutico Capibaribe , Associação Desportiva São Caetano , Treze Futebol Clube and Bunyodkor ....

   Dudu Aouate
Dudu Aouate
David "Dudu" Aouate is an Israeli footballer who plays for RCD Mallorca in Spain, as a goalkeeper.-Club career:Aouate began his career at Maccabi Haifa F.C. at youth level, as an understudy to Nir Davidovich...

   Tomer Hemed Akihiro Ienaga
Akihiro Ienaga
is a Japanese footballer who plays for RCD Mallorca.-Professional career:Ienaga began his career as a trainee with Gamba Osaka, one of the leading clubs in Japan's J...

   Pablo Cáceres
Pablo Caceres Rodriguez
Pablo Cáceres Rodríguez is a Uruguayan footballer. He currently plays as a Defender for Mallorca.Pablo Cáceres made eighteen Bundesliga and five 2. Bundesliga appearances for MSV Duisburg until he joined Cyprian club Omonia....

   Chori Castro

Technical staff

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! Position
! Staff
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| Head coach
| Joaquín Caparrós
Joaquín Caparrós
Joaquín de Jesús Caparrós Camino is a Spanish football coach, currently in charge of RCD Mallorca.-Football career:Caparrós was born in Utrera, Province of Seville, Andalusia. After an obscure career as a player, he started coaching in his mid-20's, his first club being amateurs San José Obrero CF...


|-
| Assistant coach
|
|-
| Fitness coach
| Miquel Brunet, Pep Alomar
|-
| Goalkeeper coach
| Miki Garro
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| Medical services
| Tomeu Munar, Martí Cladera
|-
| Physiotherapist
| Vicenç Marí
|}

Board of directors

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! Office
! Name
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|President
| Jaume Cladera 
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|Vice-president / Director of football
| Lorenzo Serra Ferrer
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|Juridic area director
| Miquel Coca
|-
|Social area director and Fundació Reial Mallorca
| Jaume Cladera
|-
|Financial director
| Pere Terrasa
|-
|Real Estate
Real estate
In general use, esp. North American, 'real estate' is taken to mean "Property consisting of land and the buildings on it, along with its natural resources such as crops, minerals, or water; immovable property of this nature; an interest vested in this; an item of real property; buildings or...

 area director

| Biel Cerdà
|-
|Marketing director
| Fernando Martos
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Managers

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! Seasons
! Coach
|-
| 1923–24, 1924–25
|   Ferry Proks "Zaubek"
|-
| 1924–25, 1926–27
|   Ferrà /   Llauger
|-
| 1926–27, 1929–30
|   Antoni Socias
|-
| 1930–31
|   Jack Greenwell
|-
| 1931–32
|   Paco Tomás
|-
| 1932–33, 1934–35
|   Antoni Socias
|-
| 1935–36
|   Alzamora
|-
| 1935–36, 1937–38
|   Guzmán
|-
| 1938–39
| –
|-
| 1939–40, 1940–41
|   Pagaza
|-
| 1940–41
|   Alzamora
|-
| 1941–42, 1942–43
|   Prat
|-
| 1943–44
|   Cristòfol Martí
|-
| 1944–45
|   Castro
|-
| 1945–46, 1946–47
|   Patricio Caicedo
|-
| 1946–47, 1947–48
|   Cristòfol Martí
|-
| 1948–49
|   Balaguer
|-
| 1948–49
|   Mauri
|-
| 1949–50
|   Patricio Caicedo
|-
| 1949–50, 1953–54
|   Satur Grech
|-
| 1953–54
|   Rotger
|-
| 1954–55, 1955–56
|   Pau Vidal
|-
| 1955–56
| Esteban Platko
Esteban Platko
István Plattkó also known as Esteben Platko was a Hungarian football player and manager who coached Real Valladolid, Granada CF, CD Atlético Baleares and RCD Mallorca in Spain. His brothers were Franz Platko and Carlos Platko.-References:...


|-
| 1956–57
|   Andreu Quetglas
|-
| 1957–58
|   Miquel Gual
|-
| 1958–59, 1960–61
|   Juan Carlos Lorenzo
|-
| 1960–61
|   José Luis Saso
|-
| 1961–62
|   Satur Grech
|-
| 1961–62, 1962–63
|   José Luis Saso
|-
| 1962–63
|   Jaume Turró
|}
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! Seasons
! Coach
|-
| 1963–64
|   Arturo Llopis
|-
| 1964–65
|   Juan Ramón
|-
| 1964–65, 1965–66
|   César Rodríguez
César Rodríguez Álvarez
César Rodríguez Álvarez , sometimes known as just César, was a Spanish football forward and manager....


|-
| 1965–66
|   Héctor Rial
Héctor Rial
José Héctor Rial Laguía was a football player from Argentina who played for Real Madrid between 1954 and 1961. He was part of the team that won five consecutive European Cups...


|-
| 1966–67
|   José Iglesias "Joseíto"
José Iglesias Fernández
José Iglesias Fernández , nicknamed Joseíto was a Spanish footballer.He played for Real Madrid and was part of their European Cup victories in 1956, 1957, 1958 and 1959, although he only played in the finals of 1956 and 1958...


|-
| 1967–68
|   Vicente Dauder
|-
| 1967–68
|   Juan Carlos Lorenzo
|-
| 1967–68
|   Jaume Turró
|-
| 1968–69
|   Vicente Sasot
|-
| 1968–69, 1969–70
|   Forneris /   Rodríguez
|-
| 1969–70
|   Sabino Barinaga
|-
| 1970–71
|   Vic Reeves
|-
| 1970–71, 1971–72
|   Juancho Forneris
|-
| 1971–72
|   Otto Bumbel
Otto Bumbel
Pedro Otto Bumbel was a Brazilian professional football manager who coached a number of Spanish club sides, including Sabadell, Valencia, Racing de Santander, Elche, Sevilla, Atlético Madrid and Málaga...


|-
| 1971–72, 1972–73
|   José Luis Saso
|-
| 1972–73
|   Juancho Forneris
|-
| 1973–74
|   Manuel Martínez "Manolín"
|-
| 1973–74, 1974–75
|   César Rodríguez
César Rodríguez Álvarez
César Rodríguez Álvarez , sometimes known as just César, was a Spanish football forward and manager....


|-
| 1974–75
|   Hugo Villamide
|-
| 1974–75
|   Alfredo Vera
|-
| 1974–75, 1975–76
|   Manolo de la Torre
|-
| 1976–77
|   Luis Costa
|-
| 1977–78
|   Sánchez Alexanco
|-
| 1977–78, 1978–79
|   Juancho Forneris
|-
| 1978–79
|   Enrique Agustí
|-
| 1978–79
|  Andreu Quetglas
|-
| 1979–80, 1981–82
|   Antonio Oviedo
|-
| 1981–82, 1982–83
|   Lucien Muller
|-
| 1983–84
|   Koldo Aguirre
|-
| 1983–84
|   Marcel Domingo
Marcel Domingo
Marcel Domingo Algara was a former French association football goalkeeper and manager of Spanish origin. He spent part of his career in Spain...


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{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Seasons
! Coach
|-
| 1984–85
|   Manolo Vilanova
|-
| 1985–86
|   Benito Joanet
|-
| 1985–86, 1987–88
|   Lorenzo Serra Ferrer
|-
| 1987–88
|   Lucien Muller
|-
| 1988–89
|   Ivan Brzić
|-
| 1988–89, 1992–93
|   Lorenzo Serra Ferrer
|-
| 1992–93, 1994–95
|   Jaume Bauzá
|-
| 1994–95
|   Nando Pons
|-
| 1994–95, 1995–96
|   José Antonio Irulegui
|-
| 1995–96
|   José Manuel Esnal
José Manuel Esnal
José Manuel Esnal Pardo , aka Mané, is a Spanish football manager.His career was mostly associated to Lleida and Alavés, coaching the latter in five La Liga seasons and taking it to the 2001 UEFA Cup Final.-Early years / Lleida:Mané started coaching in his late 20's, his first job being with his...


|-
| 1995–96, 1996–97
|   Víctor Muñoz
|-
| 1996–97
|   Tomeu Llompart
|-
| 1997–98, 1998–99
|   Héctor Cúper
Héctor Cúper
Héctor Raúl Cúper is an Argentinean former football defender and a current manager.-Coach:...


|-
| 1999–00
|   Mario Gómez
|-
| 1999–00
|   Fernando Vázquez
Fernando Vázquez
Fernando Vázquez Pena is a Spanish football manager.-Football career:Vázquez was an English teacher in the Galician town of Lalín. It was there where he began to get involved with the school's athletics, especially football...


|-
| 2000–01
|   Luis Aragonés
Luis Aragonés
José Luis Aragonés Suárez , usually referred to as Luis Aragonés and sometimes simply as Luis, is a former Spanish footballer and national coach....


|-
| 2001–02
|   Bernd Krauss
Bernd Krauss
Bernd Krauss is a retired German-Austrian football player and later a football manager.He most recently was the manager of Austrian club SK Schwadorf.-Club career:...


|-
| 2001–02
|   Sergije Krešić
Sergije Krešic
Sergije Krešić is a Croatian football manager and former player, who most recently coached UD Las Palmas. In Spain he is known by the name Sergio Kresic.- Playing career :...


|-
| 2001–02
|   Tomeu Llompart
|-
| 2002–03
|   Gregorio Manzano
|-
| 2003–04
|   Jaime Pacheco
Jaime Pacheco
Jaime Moreira Pacheco is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a central midfielder, and a current manager.During his career he played, among others, for F.C. Porto and Sporting Clube de Portugal...


|-
| 2003–04
|   Luis Aragonés
Luis Aragonés
José Luis Aragonés Suárez , usually referred to as Luis Aragonés and sometimes simply as Luis, is a former Spanish footballer and national coach....


|-
| 2003–04, 2004–05
|   Tomeu Llompart
|-
| 2004-05
|   Benito Floro
|-
| 2004–05, 2005–06
|   Héctor Cúper
Héctor Cúper
Héctor Raúl Cúper is an Argentinean former football defender and a current manager.-Coach:...


|-
| 2005–06, 2009–10
|   Gregorio Manzano
|-
| 2010–11
|   Michael Laudrup
Michael Laudrup
Michael Laudrup is a retired Danish footballer, who works as a manager and last coached La Liga side RCD Mallorca. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of football. His most prominent run of football came with Spanish club Barcelona, with whom he won four straight La...


|-
| 2011
|   Miquel Àngel Nadal
Miguel Ángel Nadal
Miguel Ángel Nadal Homar is a retired Spanish footballer and current coach.Nicknamed The Beast, Nadal based his game in a tremendous physical display, also being adaptable to various defender and midfielder positions....


|-
| 2011–present
|   Joaquín Caparrós
Joaquín Caparrós
Joaquín de Jesús Caparrós Camino is a Spanish football coach, currently in charge of RCD Mallorca.-Football career:Caparrós was born in Utrera, Province of Seville, Andalusia. After an obscure career as a player, he started coaching in his mid-20's, his first club being amateurs San José Obrero CF...


|}
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see also

Honours

  • Copa del Rey
    Copa del Rey
    The Copa del Rey is an annual football cup competition for Spanish football teams. Its full name is Campeonato de España – Copa de Su Majestad el Rey de Fútbol ....

    : 2002–03; Runner-up 1990–91, 1997–98
    1997–98 Copa del Rey
    The Copa del Rey 1997–98 is the 94th staging of the Copa del Rey.The competition started on September 3, 1997 and concluded on April 29, 1998 with the Final, held at the Estadio Mestalla in Valencia.-1st Round:...

  • Supercopa de España
    Supercopa de España
    The Supercopa de España is a Spanish football championship contested by the winners of La Liga and the Copa del Rey...

    : 1998
    1998 Supercopa de España
    The 1998 Supercopa de España was two-leg Spanish football matches played on 18 August and 22 August 1999. It contested by RCD Mallorca, who were Spanish Cup runner-up in 1997–98, and FC Barcelona, who won the 1997–98 Spanish League.-First leg:-Second leg:...

    ; Runner-up 2003
    2003 Supercopa de España
    The 2003 Supercopa de España was two-leg Spanish football matches played on 24 August and 27 August 2003. It contested by RCD Mallorca, who were Spanish Cup winners in 2002–03, and Real Madrid, who won the 2002–03 Spanish League. Real Madrid won 4–2 on aggregate.-First leg:-Second leg:-References:...

  • Segunda División
    Segunda División
    The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:...

    : 1959–60, 1964–65
  • Segunda División B
    Segunda División B
    Segunda División B is the third level of the Spanish football league system. It is administered by the RFEF. The top two levels are La Liga, also referred to as the Primera División, and the Segunda División. Immediately below Segunda División B is the Tercera Division...

    : 1980–81
  • UEFA Cup Winner's Cup: Runner-up 1998–99

Team

  • Best La Liga
    La Liga
    The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...

     position
    : Third (1998–99, 2000–01)

  • Record La Liga win: 7–1 v Recreativo de Huelva
    Recreativo de Huelva
    Real Club Recreativo de Huelva, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Huelva, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 23 December 1889, it is the oldest football team in Spain, and currently plays in the second division, holding home games at Estadio Nuevo Colombino, which has a...

     (h), 9 March 2008
  • Record La Liga defeat: 7–0 v Atlético Madrid (a), 7 February 1988

  • Fastest goal: 22 seconds -   Dani García v Real Oviedo
    Real Oviedo
    Real Oviedo is a Spanish football club based in Oviedo, in the autonomous community of Asturias. Founded on 26 March 1926, it currently plays in Segunda División B - Group 2....

    , 21 February 1999.
  • Most goals scored in a season: 61 (2000–01)

Individual

  • Most appearances:   Miguel Ángel Nadal
    Miguel Ángel Nadal
    Miguel Ángel Nadal Homar is a retired Spanish footballer and current coach.Nicknamed The Beast, Nadal based his game in a tremendous physical display, also being adaptable to various defender and midfielder positions....

     (255)
  • Most La Liga goals scored:   Samuel Eto'o
    Samuel Eto'o
    Samuel Eto'o Fils is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Russian team Anzhi Makhachkala. He is also the current captain of the Cameroon national team.Eto'o trained at Kadji Sports Academy...

     (54)
  • Most La Liga goals in a season:   Daniel Güiza
    Daniel Güiza
    Daniel González Güiza is a Spanish footballer who plays for Getafe CF in La Liga, as a striker.A late bloomer, he made a name for himself at the age of 27, being crowned La Liga topscorer with Mallorca...

     - 27 (2007–08)

  • Pichichi Trophy

} Daniel Güiza
Daniel Güiza
Daniel González Güiza is a Spanish footballer who plays for Getafe CF in La Liga, as a striker.A late bloomer, he made a name for himself at the age of 27, being crowned La Liga topscorer with Mallorca...

 - 27 (2007–08)
  • Ricardo Zamora Trophy
    Ricardo Zamora Trophy
    The Ricardo Zamora Trophy is a football award, established by Spanish newspaper MARCA in 1958. The award goes to the goalkeeper who has the lowest "goals-to-games" ratio. It is named after legendary Spanish goalkeeper Ricardo Zamora....


} Carlos Roa
Carlos Roa
Carlos Ángel Roa is a retired Argentine footballer who played as a goalkeeper.Most of his professional career - which was interrupted due to his Seventh-day Adventist Church beliefs - was spent with Racing Avellaneda and in Spain with Mallorca, winning one major trophy with the latter.Roa was...

 - 1998–99

Club data

  • Address: Estadi Son Moix , Camí dels Reis s/n 07011 Palma de Mallorca
  • Phone: 971221221
  • Fax: 971452351 - 971220388 (press)
  • Fan Subscribers: 17.000
  • Total Attendance in La Liga: 304.713 (2005–06)
  • Average Attendance: 16.038 Espectadores (2005–06)
  • Official shirt manufacturer: Reial
  • Official shirt sponsors: Bet-at-home.com
  • Other sponsors: Viajes Iberia, La Caixa, Cocacola, Aquabona, Asepeyo, Centrofoto, Lanjaron, Trablisa, Bancaja, Illes Balears, AMASK8

Stadium information

  • Name - Son Moix
    Son Moix
    The Iberostar Stadium is a football stadium located in Palma, Balearic Islands, Spain. Previously known as the Son Moix and the ONO Estadi, the Iberostar Stadium was built for the 1999 Summer Universiade in Palma...

  • City - Palma de Mallorca
    Palma de Mallorca
    Palma is the major city and port on the island of Majorca and capital city of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands in Spain. The names Ciutat de Mallorca and Ciutat were used before the War of the Spanish Succession and are still used by people in Majorca. However, the official name...

  • Capacity - 23,142
  • Inauguration - June 1999
  • Pitch size - 107 x 69 mts.
  • Other Facilities: - Ciudad deportiva Antonio Asensio, Estadi Lluís Sitjar
  • Google Maps Location - Son Moix, Estadi Lluís Sitjar

Club hymn

Mallorca, Mallorca, tot Mallorca està amb tu;
i sempre direm com el Mallorca no hi ha ningú.

Mallorca, Mallorca,...

Cap amunt, cap amunt! sempre amunt,
sempre amunt! el Mallorca guanyarà.

Cap amunt, cap amunt! sempre amunt,
sempre amunt! el Mallorca triomfarà.

Mallorca!!, Mallorca!!
Mallorca!!, Mallorca!!
Mallorca, Mallorca
tot Mallorca...

Guanyarem, guanyarem!
triomfarem, triomfarem!
el Mallorca és superior!!

Guanyarem, guanyarem!!
triomfarem, triomfarem!!
El Mallorca és superior!!

Listen to hymn at the official website http://www.rcdmallorca.info/galeria/multimedia/HIMNO_MALLORCA.mp3

See also

  • RCD Mallorca B
    RCD Mallorca B
    Real Club Deportivo Mallorca B, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Palma, Majorca, in the autonomous community of Balearic Islands. Founded in 1967, it is the reserve team of RCD Mallorca, and plays in Segunda División B – Group 3, holding home matches at Estadio Son Bibiloni, with a...

     - Real Mallorca's reserve team
  • :ca:Trofeu Ciutat de Palma de Futbol

External links

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