Paraná Clube

Paraná Clube, commonly referred to as Paraná, is a Brazilian professional club based in Curitiba, Paraná founded on 19 December 1989. It competes in the Campeonato Paranaense Série Prata, the second tier of the Paraná state football league.

Paraná

Full name	Paraná Clube
Nickname(s)	Tricolor da Vila (Tricolor of the Village)
Founded	19 December 1989; 33 years ago (1989-12-19)
Ground	Estádio Vila Capanema
Capacity	17,140
President	Rubens Ferreira Silva
Head coach	Marcão
League	Campeonato Paranaense Série Prata
2022 2022	Série D, 15th of 64 Paranaense, 12th of 12 (relegated)
Website	Club website
Home colors Away colors Third colors

Established on December 19, 1989, in the Vila Capanema district, it is one of several Brazilian clubs called Tricolor da Vila ("tricolored of the town") by its fans because it has three team colors. Paraná's three colors are red, white and blue. Apart from football, other sports sponsored at the club are bowling, futsal, martial arts, tennis, volleyball and weight-lifting.^[1]

History

On December 19, 1989, Paraná Clube was founded by the merger of EC Pinheiros (three times winner of the state championship (1967 as Savóia FC Água Verde, 1984, 1987)), and Colorado EC (winner of one state championship (1980)). Rubens Minelli was hired as the club's first manager,^[2] and Emerson de Andrade was chosen as the director of football.^[3]

The club's first match was played on February 4, 1990, when Coritiba beat Paraná 1–0 at the Estádio Couto Pereira.^[2][4]

In 1991, two years after the club's foundation, Paraná won its first state championship. Later, Paraná would win five state championships in a row, from 1993 to 1997.^[5]

In 1992, the club won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, gaining the right to compete in the following year's Série A.^[6] After 8 years, Paraná Clube won another national championship. In 2000, Paraná beat AD São Caetano to win the Yellow Module of the João Havelange Cup. This cup replaced the Campeonato Brasileiro (all levels), which had been suspended for one year.^[7]

In 2003, Paraná Clube and L.A. Sports, which is a sports marketing company, started a partnership to help Paraná Clube keep its youth academy, and sign new players. In 2005, Paraná Clube created an investment fund to replace L.A. Sports, and, because of this, the partnership was not renewed.^[8]

On April 9, 2006, Paraná Clube won the Paraná State League for the 7th time after beating ADAP of Campo Mourão 3–0 in the Maringá and drawing 1–1 at Pinheirão Stadium. The attendance of the final match was 25,306 supporters.^[9]

Paraná Clube's stadium is the Estádio Durival Britto e Silva, also known as the Vila Capanema. It underwent a modernization in 2006, when more than 60 skyboxes were built, as well as new bathrooms and snack bars. The capacity of the "new" Vila Capanema rose to 20,083 spectators, and the inaugural match was held on September 20, 2006 when Paraná beat Fortaleza 2–0 in the Campeonato Brasileiro.^{[citation needed]}

In 2007, Paraná played its first Copa Libertadores de América match. In the first stage, Paraná eliminated Cobreloa from Chile, winning the first leg 2–0 in Calama and drawing 1–1 in Curitiba. In the group stage, composed by Parana Clube, Flamengo, Union Maracaibo and Real Potosi, the club finished in second place. Paraná was eliminated in the Round of 16 by Libertad, of Paraguay.^[10]

After 10 years in the second division, Paraná gained access to the first division of the Brazilian Championship, defeating CRB 1-0 for the 37th round of Serie B 2017.^[11]

Stadiums

Main articles: Estádio Vila Capanema and Estádio Vila Olímpica

 

Vila Capanema Stadium

 

Vila Capanema Stadium

Paraná Clube's official stadium is Estádio Durival Britto e Silva, also known as Vila Capanema. They occasionally used to play at the Pinheirão.^[12] Vila Olímpica also belongs to Paraná Clube but it is only used for training:^[13]

• Estádio Durival Britto e Silva (Vila Capanema): capacity 20,000 spectators.^[14]
• Estádio Erton Coelho de Queiroz (Vila Olímpica): capacity 18,500 spectators.^[15]

Symbols

Crest

The club's logo has a stylized conifer cone format, in red, with a white contour, which contains an azure jay and a white pine. The club's name is written in blue, as is the word Brasil. The word Clube is written in white.^[2]

Flag

Paraná's flag is rectangular, divided in two equal parts vertically. The right side is red and the left side is blue.^[2]

Mascot

The mascot of Paraná Clube is an azure jay, a common bird in Paraná state. The bird is also the symbol of Paraná state.^[2]

Anthem

The Paraná Clube anthem was written by João Arnaldo and Sebastião Lima.^[2]

Colors

Paraná Clube's colors are red, blue and white. The red color was Colorado's main color, the blue color was Pinheiros' main color, and white was a color adopted by both teams.^[2]

Rivals

Their biggest rivals are from the same city: Atlético-PR and Coritiba.^[2]

Honours

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série B:
  • Winners: 1992

• Copa João Havelange – Módulo Amarelo:
  • Winners: 2000⁽¹⁾

• Campeonato Paranaense:
  • Winners (7): 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2006
  • Runners-up (4): 1999, 2001, 2002, 2007

• Campeonato Paranaense Série Prata:
  • Winners: 2012

• Copa Sul:
  • Runners-up (1): 1999

Notes

¹In 2000, Paraná Clube won the Yellow Module of the Copa João Havelange, equivalent to what would be Série B in that year. However, this title is not recognized by the CBF.^[16]

Current squad

As of 22 February 2022

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK   BRA Gabriel Leite — GK   BRA Lucas Wingert — GK   BRA Murillo Lopes — DF   BRA Lucas Correa (on loan from Ponte Preta) — DF   BRA Luan — DF   BRA Franklin — DF   BRA Rayne — DF   BRA Rodolfo Mol — DF   BRA Willian Galvão — DF   BRA André Krobel — DF   BRA Juninho — DF   BRA Kazu (on loan from Coritiba) — DF   BRA Paranhos — DF   BRA Ueslei — MF   BRA Brener — MF   BRA Castanha — MF   BRA Douglas Araújo — MF   BRA Edson Baiano

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF   BRA Gabriel Correia — MF   BRA Guilherme (on loan from União Suzano) — MF   BRA Kaio — MF   BRA Lucão — MF   BRA Léo Pettenon — MF   BRA Moisés Gaúcho — MF   BRA Vinicius Silva — FW   BRA Éverton Brito (on loan from Juventude) — FW   BRA Luís Felipe — FW   BRA Matheus Iacovelli — FW   BRA Mikael — FW   BRA Pablo Thomaz (on loan from Santos) — FW   BRA Romário Simões — FW   BRA Ruan — FW   BRA Tadeu — FW   BRA Thiago Juan — FW   BRA Talysson Lalau

Technical staff

• Manager:   Allan Aal
• Assistant manager:   Pedro Gama
• Assistant manager:   Lúcio Flávio
• Fitness coach:   Rodrigo Rezende
• Assistant fitness coach:   Victor Annes
• Goalkeeping coach:   Tedeschi

Managers

•   Sebastião Lazaroni (1989)
•   Rubens Minelli (1990)
•   Otacílio Gonçalves (1991–92)
•   Levir Culpi (1993)
•   Rubens Minelli (1994–97)
•   Vanderlei Luxemburgo (1995)
•   Otacílio Gonçalves (1995–96)
•   Sebastião Lazaroni (1996)
•   Antônio Lopes (1996)
•   Mário Juliato (1996)
•   Cláudio Duarte (1997–98)
•   Otacílio Gonçalves (1998–99)
•   Abel Braga (1999–00)
•   Geninho (2000)
•   Caio Júnior (2002)
•   Otacílio Gonçalves (2002–03)
•   Cuca (2003)
•   Adílson Batista (2003)
•   Gilson Kleina (2004), (2006)
•   Paulo Campos (2004–05)
•   Lori Sandri (2005)
•   Caio Júnior (2006)
•   Zetti (2006–07)
•   Pintado (2007)
•   Gilson Kleina (2007)
•   Lori Sandri (2007)
•   Velloso (2009)
•   Zetti (2009)
•   Sérgio Soares (2009)
•   Roberto Cavalo (2009)
•   Marcelo Oliveira (2010)
•   Roberto Cavalo (2010–11)
•   Ricardo Pinto (2011)
•   Guilherme Macuglia (2011)
•   Ricardinho (2012)
•   Toninho Cecílio (2012–13)
•   Dado Cavalcanti (2013)
•   Milton Mendes (2014)
•   Ricardo Drubscky (2014)
•   Claudinei Oliveira (2014)
•   Ricardinho (2014)
•   Nedo Xavier (2015)
•   Fernando Diniz (2015)
•   Claudinei Oliveira (2016)
•   Marcelo Martelotte (2016)
•   Roberto Fernandes (2016)
•   Wagner Lopes (2017)
•   Lisca (2017)
•   Matheus Costa (2017)
•   Wagner Lopes (2018)
•   Rogério Micale (2018)
•   Claudinei Oliveira (2018)
•   Dado Cavalcanti (2018–19)
•   Matheus Costa (2019–Present)

References

1. Esportes at Paraná Clube October 23, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
2. Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro Lance Volume 1. Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A. 2001. pp. 220–221. ISBN 85-88651-01-7.
3. (in Portuguese). Paraná Clube official website. Archived from the original on 27 November 2007. Retrieved 7 June 2008.
4. "Equilíbrio marca confronto entre Coritiba e Paraná" (in Portuguese). UOL Esportes. Retrieved 7 June 2008.
5. . RSSSF Brasil. Archived from the original on 4 June 2008. Retrieved 7 June 2008.
6. (in Portuguese). RSSSF Brasil. Archived from the original on 10 December 2007. Retrieved 7 June 2008.
7. . RSSSF Brasil. Archived from the original on 3 December 2007. Retrieved 7 June 2008.
8. Terra Esportes
9. (in Portuguese). Federação Paranaense de Futebol official website. Archived from the original on December 16, 2007. Retrieved June 7, 2008.
10. "Copa Libertadores de América 2007". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 June 2008.
11. "Paraná wins CRB, results help, and team guarantees early access to Serie A (in portuguese)". Globo Esporte. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
12. "Abandoned stadium: Pinheirão Stadium".
13. (in Portuguese). Paraná Clube official website. Archived from the original on 15 May 2008. Retrieved 7 June 2008.
14. (PDF) (in Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 10, 2013. Retrieved January 21, 2010.
15. "Vila Olímpica" (in Portuguese). Templos do Futebol. Retrieved 23 September 2008.
16. (in Portuguese) (in Portuguese). CBF. Archived from the original on 14 October 2009. Retrieved 23 August 2009.

External links

• Torcida Virtual Paran@utas