Club Atlético Belgrano

Not to be confused with Belgrano Athletic Club.

For the club from Rosario, see Club Atlético Belgrano (Rosario).

Club Atlético Belgrano (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkluβ aˈtletiko βelˈɣɾano]; mostly known simply as Belgrano [belˈɣɾano] or Belgrano de Córdoba [belˈɣɾano ðe ˈkoɾðoβa]) is an Argentine sports club from the city of Córdoba, best known for its football team. In the 2023 season the club will play in the Primera División, the first level of Argentine football league system, after being promoted from the 2022 Primera Nacional. Belgrano's stadium is called Julio César Villagra and is also known as El Gigante de Alberdi; it is located in Barrio Alberdi, in the central area of the city of Córdoba; it has a capacity of 35,000 spectators. The club occasionally uses the Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, which has a capacity of 57,000 spectators.

Belgrano

Full name	Club Atlético Belgrano
Nickname(s)	El Pirata (The Pirate) El Celeste (The Sky-blue) La "B" (The B)
Founded	19 March 1905; 118 years ago (1905-03-19)
Ground	El Gigante de Alberdi
Capacity	35,000
Chairman	Luis Fabián Artime
Manager	Guillermo Farré
League	Argentine Primera División
2023	13th
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours
Current season

History

 

First photo ever of a Belgrano team, 1906

Belgrano was founded on 19 March 1905 in Barrio Alberdi.^[1] It was named in commemoration of the Argentine historical figure Manuel Belgrano,^[2] and its colours were taken from the flag of Argentina,^[2] created by Belgrano himself. Arturo Orgaz was named as the first president.^[2]

The club settled on a land given by Ramón Moreno. Belgrano started to play friendly matches against neighboring clubs. One of them was vs. an homonymous club and the winner earned the right to keep the name. As Belgrano de Alberdi won the match 2–1, they could retain their name. In 1913 Belgrano was one of the founding members of "Nueva Federación Cordobesa de Fútbol", predecessor to "Liga Cordobesa". One year later, the team played the first "Clásico cordobés" vs. Talleres, a match held on 17 May and suspended after the players of Talleres abandoned the field in protest at a goal scored by Belgrano forward José Lascano.^[3] The Belgrano starting line up was: Ochoa; Unamúnzaga, Pacheco; Pereyra, Balbino Lascano, Lutri; Alonso, Ortega, José Lascano, Figueroa, Barabraham.^[4] Some months later, Belgrano won the clásico 8–1, which remains as the largest win between both clubs.^[5]

In 1933 the Liga Cordobesa became professional, with Belgrano winning its first title of the new era.^[6] The 1930s marked a strong supremacy of the team, winning all the championships between 1933 and 1937 with the exception of 1934 (won by Talleres).^[6] Between 1940 and 1957 Belgrano won 14 league titles, with a powerful attacking line nicknamed Quinteto de Oro. It was formed by Héctor Carrizo, Justo Coria, Oscar Mona Peralta, Dardo Lucero, and Francisco García,^[6] which is regarded as the best group of forwards in the history of football in Córdoba.

In 1938 Belgrano toured on Bolivia, winning 3 of 4 matches (1 draw), scoring 18 goals.^[6] The highlight of that tour was a 6–0 win over Club Bolívar.^[7]

Players

Current squad

As of 26 September 2023^[8]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   ARG Manuel Vicentini 2 DF   ARG Diego Novaretti 3 DF   ARG Lucas Diarte 4 DF   ARG Juan Barinaga 5 MF   ARG Santiago Longo 6 DF   ARG Alejandro Rébola 7 FW   ARG Fabián Bordagaray 10 MF   CHI Matías Marín 11 FW   SYR Ibrahim Hesar 12 MF   ARG Ulises Sánchez 13 DF   ARG Nicolás Meriano 15 MF   ARG Matías García

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 DF   ARG Francisco Oliver 22 DF   CHI Alex Ibacache 23 MF   ARG Guillermo Pereira 25 GK   ARG Nahuel Losada 29 FW   ARG Franco Jara 31 MF   ARG Tiago Cravero 32 MF   ARG Ariel Rojas 34 MF   ARG Tomás Castro 39 GK   ARG Juan Strumia 40 DF   ARG Matías Moreno — FW   ARG Pablo Chavarría — FW   ARG Lucas Passerini

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF   ARG Gerónimo Tomasetti (at All Boys until 30 June 2024) — FW   ARG Daniel Barrea (at Godoy Cruz until 31 December 2024)

Honours

Nacional

• Primera Nacional (1): 2022

Regional

• Liga Cordobesa de Fútbol (27): 1913,^[6] 1914,^[6] 1917,^[6] 1919,^[6] 1920,^[6] 1929,^[6] 1930,^[6] 1931,^[6] 1932,^[6] 1933,^[6] 1935,^[6] 1936,^[6] 1937,^[6] 1940,^[6] 1946,^[6] 1947,^[6]
  1950,^[6] 1952,^[6] 1954,^[6] 1955,^[6] 1957,^[6] 1970,^[9] 1971,^[9] 1973,^[9] 1984, 1985,^[10] 2013^[10]
• Segunda División Liga Cordobesa (3): 1908, 1909, 1910
• Unión Cordobesa de Fútbol (1): 1955^[10]
• Primera División Asociación Cordobesa (2): 1984, 1985
• Campeonato Provincial Asociación Cordobesa (3): 1983,^[10] 1984,^[10] 1985^[10]
• Torneo Regional de Córdoba (9): 1968,^[11] 1971,^[11] 1972,^[11] 1973,^[11] 1974,^[11] 1975,^[11] 1977,^[11] 1981,^[11] 1985^[11]
• Torneo del Interior (1): 1985–86^[11]
• Torneo Regional de AFA (8): 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1981

References

1. "CA Belgrano de Córdoba". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
2. "La historia de Belgrano" (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 September 2023.
3. "A 109 años del primer clásico oficial entre Belgrano y Talleres: supuesto gol en offside, reclamo y abandono septiembre 2023 | Canal Showsport" (in Spanish). 17 May 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
4. "El primer clásico fue Pirata | Club Atlético Belgrano - Sitio Oficial". www.belgranocordoba.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 September 2023.
5. "Clásico cordobés: se cumplen 109 años de rivalidad entre Belgrano y Talleres". www.marcainformativacba.com (in Spanish). 17 May 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
6. "Club Atlético Belgrano - Sitio Oficial". www.belgranocordoba.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 September 2023.
7. "Primer viaje internacional | Club Atlético Belgrano - Sitio Oficial". www.belgranocordoba.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 September 2023.
8. "Plantel de Belgrano". ESPN. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
9. "José Omar Reinaldi, "La Pepona"". Club Atlético Talleres (in Spanish). 19 October 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
10. "Los campeonatos que ganó Belgrano". Cba24n (in Spanish). 24 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
11. "Argentina - Torneo del Interior". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 4 April 2023.

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