Atlético Tucumán

Atlético Tucumán
Full name Club Atlético Tucumán
Nickname(s) Decano
Founded 27 September 1902 (1902-09-27)
Ground Monumental José Fierro, San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán Province
Ground Capacity 32,700
Chairman Mario Leito
Manager Juan Manuel Azconzábal
League Primera División
2015 1st (champion)
Website Club home page

Club Atlético Tucumán (mostly known as Atlético Tucumán) is an Argentinian football club based in the city of San Miguel de Tucumán of Tucumán Province. Although several sports are practised at the club, Atlético is mostly known for its football team, which currently plays in the Primera División, the first division of the Argentine football league system.

Other activities hosted by the institution are basketball, chess, field hockey, handball and karate-do.[1]

History

The club was founded in 1902, which makes Atlético the oldest football club from the province of Tucumán.

Atlético has participated in nine seasons in the Primera division: eight seasons between 1973 and 1981, and a single season in 1984. The team's best ever performance in Primera División was on 1979, when reached the semi-finals of the Torneo Nacional.

In 2008 Atlético Tucumán promoted to the Argentine 2nd Division after defeating Racing de Córdoba in the final game of Torneo Argentino A, and one year later the squad achieved its 2nd consecutive promotion by winning the B Nacional tournament and reaching the Primera División.

Other sports practised at the institution are basketball, chess, field hockey and martial arts.[2]

Tucumán Derby

The Tucumán Derby is played between Atlético and its longtime rival San Martín, both of the same city. The Santo (as San Martín is nicknamed) currently plays in the Torneo Argentino A, the regionalized third division of Argentine league system.

Ground

The stadium was constructed in 1922 by Spanish architect José Graña (1885–1950) with an original capacity for 5,000 spectators. It was inaugurated on May 21 of same year. Originally named as "Grand Stadium" due to being the largest of the North side of Argentina, Racing Club de Avellaneda was invited to play a friendly match versus Atlético Tucumán as part of the celebration. The stadium was named Monumental "José Fierro" in honor of a well-remembered Atlético's chairman.

It was the first roof stadium in Tucumán Province and the first to have a superior stand. The structure was built of concrete. The record attendance was in 2008, during a match between Atlético and Racing de Córdoba, when all the seats were filled.

The stadium is located in the North part of the city of San Miguel de Tucumán (named "Barrio Norte"). It can currently accommodate up to 32,700 persons due to an upgrade of the facilities that included adding and extra 2,500 seats.

Players

Current squad

Current squad of Atlético Tucumán as of June 30, 2015 (edit)
Sources: Atlético Tucumán official website

No. Position Player
—  ARG GK Cristian Lucchetti
—  ARG GK Josué Ayala
—  ARG GK Norberto Barrado
—  ARG GK Franco Blasi
—  ARG DF Matías Sanchez
—  ARG DF Bruno Bianchi
—  URU DF Pablo Rodríguez
—  ARG DF Fernando Iglesias
—  ARG DF Gastón Iturrieta
—  ARG DF Jorge Molina
—  URU DF Rodrigo Pérez
—  ARG DF Nicolás Romat
—  ARG DF Fernando Evangelista
—  ARG DF Franco Sbuttoni
—  ARG DF Guillermo Acosta
—  ARG MF Hernán Becica
No. Position Player
—  ARG MF Francisco Grahl
—  ARG MF Franco Quiroga
—  ARG MF Gabriel Cuevas
—  ARG MF Sebastián Longo
—  ARG MF Pablo Garnier
—  ARG MF David Valdez
—  ARG MF Rodrigo Cardozo
—  ARG MF Cristian Ibarra
—  ARG MF Miguel Rosette
—  ARG FW Cristian Menéndez
—  ARG FW Gonzalo Ontivero
—  ARG FW Luis Rodríguez
—  ARG FW Sebastian Matos
—  ARG FW Juan Imbert
—  ARG FW Leandro González
—  ARG FW Leandro Díaz

Manager: Juan Azconzábal

Honours

National

Regional

References

  1. ↑ Otras disciplinas â€“ club's website
  2. ↑ Otras Disciplinas â€“ Club's website
  3. 1 2 Liga Tucumana en "Fútbol del Interior"

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