Esporte Clube Cruzeiro

For the Minas Gerais club, see Cruzeiro Esporte Clube.
Cruzeiro
Full name Esporte Clube Cruzeiro
Founded July 14, 1913 (1913-07-14)
Stadium Arena Cruzeiro, Cachoeirinha, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil
Ground Capacity 16,000
Website Club home page

Esporte Clube Cruzeiro, also known as Cruzeiro (or Cruzeiro-RS), is a Brazilian football club based in Cachoeirinha, Rio Grande do Sul state. They won the Campeonato Gaúcho once.

History

The club was founded on July 14, 1913.[1] They won the Campeonato Gaúcho in 1929, and the Second Level in 2010. Cruzeiro competed in the Série D in 2011, when the club was eliminated in the First Stage of the competition.

Current Brazilian and Atlético Mineiro midfielder Ronaldinho's dad, João de Assis Moreira who was also a shipyard worker, had a brief spell with the club, he died in 1988 when Ronaldinho was eight after suffering a fatal heart attack in the family swimming pool.

Achievements

Stadium

Esporte Clube Cruzeiro will play their home games at Arena Cruzeiro. The stadium will have a maximum capacity of 16,000 people. The last stadium of club was Estrelão.

References

  1. Rodrigues, Rodolfo M. (2006). Escudos dos Times do Mundo Inteiro. Panda Books. p. 77. ISBN 978-8-57695-011-0.
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