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| Full name | Club Atlético de Madrid | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | Indios (Indians), Los Colchoneros (The matress makers), Los Rojiblancos (Red-whites), Los de La Ribera del Manzanares (Those from banks of the Manzanares), Atleti |
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| Founded | April 26, 1903 (as Athletic Club de Madrid) October 4, 1939 (as Club Atlético de Madrid) |
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| Ground | Vicente Calderón, Madrid, Madrid Spain (Capacity 55,000) |
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| League | La Liga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club Atlético de Madrid (often misspelled Athletico Madrid) is a Spanish football club based in Madrid who play in the Primera División of La Liga. Football club names are a part of the sport 's culture reflecting century-old traditions This is a of lists of the use of Nicknames in football (soccer. The Manzanares is a River in central Spain, which at one point passes through Madrid. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting The Vicente Calderón Stadium (Estadio Vicente Calderón in Madrid, is the home Stadium of Atlético Madrid football club Madrid (pronounced in English in Spanish and colloquially in Spain) is the Capital and largest city of Spain. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The following is a list of Association football stadia. They are ordered by their capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators that the Link titlemage with unknown copyright status removed --> Enrique Cerezo is a cinematographic producer and the president of Club Atlético de Madrid from Javier Aguirre Onaindía (born December 1, 1958 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a former Mexico national football team player and The Primera División of the es Liga de Fútbol Profesional ( Professional Football League) commonly known as La Liga or The Primera División of the es Liga de Fútbol Profesional ( Professional Football League) commonly known as La Liga or Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Madrid (pronounced in English in Spanish and colloquially in Spain) is the Capital and largest city of Spain. The Primera División of the es Liga de Fútbol Profesional ( Professional Football League) commonly known as La Liga or Their home stadium is the Vicente Calderón Stadium, which currently holds up to 55,000 spectators. The Vicente Calderón Stadium (Estadio Vicente Calderón in Madrid, is the home Stadium of Atlético Madrid football club The club is one of the most successful in Spanish League history, having won both La Liga and the Copa del Rey on nine occasions, including a double in 1996. The Primera División of the es Liga de Fútbol Profesional ( Professional Football League) commonly known as La Liga or The Copa del Rey is an annual cup competition for Spanish football teams They also won the European Cup Winners Cup in 1962 and were European Cup runners-up and Intercontinental Cup winners in 1974. The European/South American Cup, commonly referred to as the Intercontinental Cup or Toyota Cup, was a football competition endorsed by Atlético play in the American-inspired red and white striped shirts and blue shorts. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
During their history, the club have been known by a number of nicknames including los colchoneros or the mattresses due to their first team stripes being the same colours as old-fashioned mattresses. During the 1970s they became known as los indios. This was allegedly due to the club signing several South American players after the restrictions on signing foreign players was lifted. South America is a Continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a However there are a number of counter theories which claim they were so named because their stadium is camped on the river bank or because los indios were the traditional enemy of los blancos —the whites. The latter nickname refers to the club's city rival Real Madrid.
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The Club was founded on 9 October 1939. Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A previous club was originally founded on 26 April 1903 as Athletic Club de Madrid by three Basque students living in Madrid. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting The Basques (Euskaldunak are a people who inhabit a region spanning over parts of north-central Spain and southwestern France. Madrid (pronounced in English in Spanish and colloquially in Spain) is the Capital and largest city of Spain. The founders saw the new club as a branch of Athletic Bilbao. Athletic Club is a Spanish football club from Bilbao in Biscay, Basque Country, Spain. In 1904 they were joined by dissident members of Madrid FC. They began playing in blue and white, as did Athletic Bilbao, but by 1911 they were playing in their current colours. Athletic Club is a Spanish football club from Bilbao in Biscay, Basque Country, Spain. The reason the club changed colours is not known for certain. However one theory is that red and white striped tops were the cheapest stripes to make because the same combination was used to make bed mattresses. The left over cloth was easily converted into football shirts. Although both Athletic Bilbao and Athletic Madrid started out with blue and white stripes, the discovery of a cheaper option probably persuaded them to change. Athletic Club is a Spanish football club from Bilbao in Biscay, Basque Country, Spain. The Madrid club did it first and they became known as los colchoneros—the mattress makers. Other more plausible account of the reason to change colours is that both Athletic Bilbao and Athletic Madrid used to buy Blackburn Rovers F.C. blue and white kits in England. Athletic Club is a Spanish football club from Bilbao in Biscay, Basque Country, Spain. Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. Once in 1911 Juanito Elorduy, former player and member of the board of Athletic Madrid, went to England to buy kits for both teams. He did not find Blackburn Rovers F.C. kits and bought Southampton F.C. red and white ones instead. Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. Southampton Football Club is a professional English football team, nicknamed The Saints and based in the city of Southampton. Athletic Bilbao adopted Southampton F.C. full kit with red and white shirt and black shorts, whereas Athletic Madrid adopted the red and white shirt but kept Blackburn Rovers F.C. blue shorts. Athletic Club is a Spanish football club from Bilbao in Biscay, Basque Country, Spain. Southampton Football Club is a professional English football team, nicknamed The Saints and based in the city of Southampton. Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire.
First Atletico's ground, 'Ronda de Vallecas', was situated in the homonym working-class area south of the city. Vallecas is a neighborhood of Madrid composed of two districts Puente de Vallecas (population 240917 and Villa de Vallecas (population 65162 Working class is a term used in academic Sociology and in ordinary conversation to describe depending on context and speaker those employed in specific fields or types In 1919, the Compañía Urbanizadora Metropolitana—the company that ran the underground communication system in Madrid—acquired some land, near the Ciudad Universitaria. As part of that project the company built a sports stadium, named Estadio Metropolitano de Madrid. With a capacity for 35. 800 spectators, in 1923 it was rented by Atlético de Madrid, which used it until 1966 when they moved to the new Estadio Vicente Calderón. The Vicente Calderón Stadium (Estadio Vicente Calderón in Madrid, is the home Stadium of Atlético Madrid football club After the move, the Metropolitano was demolished, being replaced with university buildings.
In 1921 Athletic Madrid became independent of Athletic Bilbao and by 1923, the club built its first stadium, the Metropolitano. Athletic Club is a Spanish football club from Bilbao in Biscay, Basque Country, Spain. During the 1920s Athletic won the Campeonato del Centro three times and in 1921 and 1926 they were Copa del Rey runners-up. The Copa del Rey is an annual cup competition for Spanish football teams Based on this record, they were invited to join the Primera División of the inaugural La Liga in 1928. The Primera División of the es Liga de Fútbol Profesional ( Professional Football League) commonly known as La Liga or During their debut La Liga season the club were managed by Fred Pentland. The Primera División of the es Liga de Fútbol Profesional ( Professional Football League) commonly known as La Liga or Frederick Beaconsfield Pentland ( 29 July 1883 — 16 March 1962) was an English footballer and manager However in 1930 they were relegated to Segunda División. The Segunda División (Second Division is the lower tier of the two professional leagues in Spain consisting of 22 teams They briefly returned to the Primera División in 1934, again with Pentland in charge. The club were relegated again in 1936 after Josep Samitier took over in mid-season from Pentland. Josep Samitier Vilalta ( February 2 1902 &ndash May 5 1972) also known as José Samitier, was a Spanish / Catalan However the Spanish Civil War gave the club a reprieve and both La Liga and Athletic's relegation were postponed. The Spanish Civil War was a major conflict in Spain that started after an attempted Coup d'état committed by parts of the army against the government of The Primera División of the es Liga de Fútbol Profesional ( Professional Football League) commonly known as La Liga or
By 1939, when La Liga had resumed, Athletic had merged with Aviación Nacional of Zaragoza to become Athletic Aviación de Madrid. The Primera División of the es Liga de Fútbol Profesional ( Professional Football League) commonly known as La Liga or Zaragoza, also called Saragossa in English, is the capital city of the Zaragoza province and of the autonomous community and former Aviación Nacional had been founded in 1939 by members of the Spanish Air Force. The Spanish Air Force ( Spanish: Ejército del Aire; literally "Army of the Air" is the Air force of Spain. They had been promised a place in the Primera División for the 1939-40 season, only to be denied by the RFEF. As a compromise this club merged with Athletic, whose squad had lost eight players in the Spanish Civil War. The Spanish Civil War was a major conflict in Spain that started after an attempted Coup d'état committed by parts of the army against the government of The team were awarded a place in the 1939-40 Primera División only as a replacement for Real Oviedo whose ground had been damaged during the war. Real Oviedo ( Asturian: Real Uviéu) is a football team from Oviedo in Spain. With Ricardo Zamora as manager, the club subsequently won their first La Liga in 1940 and then retained the title in 1941. Ricard Zamora i Martínez ( Ricardo Zamora) ( January 21 1901 — September 15 1978) was a Spanish footballer and manager The Primera División of the es Liga de Fútbol Profesional ( Professional Football League) commonly known as La Liga or
In 1941 a decree issued by Franco banned teams from using foreign names and the club became Atlético Aviacion de Madrid. Language politics in Francoist Spain centered on attempts in Spain under Franco to increase the dominance of the Spanish language over the other Languages of In 1947 the club decided to drop the military association from its name and settled on its current name Club Atlético de Madrid. The same year saw Atlético beat Real Madrid 5-0 at the Metropolitano, to date their biggest win over their rivals.
Under Helenio Herrera and with the help of Larbi Benbarek, Atlético won La Liga again in 1950 and 1951. Helenio Herrera (17 April 1910 in Buenos Aires – 9 November 1997 in Venice) was a French - Argentine football player and manager Larbi Benbarek or Larbi Ben Barek (also known as the Black Pearl) ( June 16, 1914 - September 16, 1992) ( Casablanca The Primera División of the es Liga de Fútbol Profesional ( Professional Football League) commonly known as La Liga or With the departure of Herrera in 1953, the club began to slip behind Real Madrid and FC Barcelona and for the remainder of the 1950s they were left to battle it out with Atlético Bilbao for the title of third team in Spain. Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan Athletic Club is a Spanish football club from Bilbao in Biscay, Basque Country, Spain. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
However during the 1960s and 1970s, Atlético Madrid seriously challenged FC Barcelona for the position of second team. Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan The 1957/58 season saw Fernando Daucik take charge of Atlético and he led them to second place in La Liga. Ferdinand Daučík (also known as Fernando Daucik; May 30, 1910 &mdash November 14, 1986) is a former Slovak football The Primera División of the es Liga de Fútbol Profesional ( Professional Football League) commonly known as La Liga or This resulted in Atlético qualifying for the 1958/59 seasons European Cup since the winners, Real Madrid were the reigning European champions. Inspired by Brazilian centre-forward Vavá and Enrique Collar, Atlético reached the semi-finals after beating Drumcondra, CSKA Sofia and FC Schalke 04. |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld Vavá, real name Edvaldo Izídio Neto, (born November 12 1934 in Recife, Brazil - January 19 2002 in Rio Enrique Collar Monterrubio (born 2 November 1934 in San Juan de Aznalfarache) is a former Spanish football player Drumcondra FC was an Irish football club from Dublin. Drumcondra was elected to the League in 1928 and played there for the next 44 seasons from their home PFC CSKA Sofia (ПФК ЦСКА София is a Bulgarian football club from Sofia. FC Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04, commonly FC Schalke 04, is a German football club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen In the semi-finals they met Real Madrid. Real won the first leg 2-1 at the Bernabéu while Atlético won 1-0 at the Metropolitano. The Santiago Bernabéu is a football Stadium in Madrid, Spain. The tie went to a replay and Real won 2-1 in Zaragoza. Zaragoza, also called Saragossa in English, is the capital city of the Zaragoza province and of the autonomous community and former
Atlético, however, gained their revenge when, led by former Real coach José Villalonga, they defeated Real in two successive Copa del Generalísimo finals in 1960 and 1961. José Villalonga Llorente ( born Córdoba Spain, December 12 1919, died Madrid, August 8 1973) commonly referred The Copa del Rey is an annual cup competition for Spanish football teams In 1962 they won the European Cup Winners Cup beating Fiorentina 3-0 after a replay. ACF Fiorentina, commonly referred to as simply Fiorentina, is a professional Italian football club from Florence, Tuscany. In 1963 they reached the final of the same competition again, this time losing 5-1 to Tottenham Hotspur F.C.. Tottenham Hotspur, ˈtɒʔnəm is an English professional football club which currently plays in the Premier League. Enrique Collar, who continued to be an influential player during this era, was now joined by the likes of midfielder Miguel Jones and midfield playmaker Adelardo. Enrique Collar Monterrubio (born 2 November 1934 in San Juan de Aznalfarache) is a former Spanish football player Miguel Jones Castillo (born Santa Isabel, Fernando Poo, October 10 1938) was a Spanish footballer who played as a midfielder Adelardo Rodríguez Sánchez, usually referred to simply as Adelardo (born 26 September 1939 at Badajoz) is a former Spanish
Unfortunately for Atlético fans their best years coincided with a great Real Madrid team. Between 1961 and 1980, Real Madrid dominated La Liga with the club winning the competition 14 times. The Primera División of the es Liga de Fútbol Profesional ( Professional Football League) commonly known as La Liga or During this era only Atlético offered Real any serious challenge, winning La Liga titles in 1966, 1970, 1973 and 1977. The Primera División of the es Liga de Fútbol Profesional ( Professional Football League) commonly known as La Liga or They were also runners-up in 1961, 1963 and 1965 and won the Copa del Generalísimo again in 1965, 1972 and 1976. The Copa del Rey is an annual cup competition for Spanish football teams In 1965, when they finished as La Liga runners-up to Real after an intense battle for the title, Atlético became the first team to beat Real at the Bernabéu in eight years. The Primera División of the es Liga de Fútbol Profesional ( Professional Football League) commonly known as La Liga or The Santiago Bernabéu is a football Stadium in Madrid, Spain.
Significant players from this era included the now veteran Adelardo and regular goalscorers Luis Aragonés, Javier Irureta and José Eulogio Gárate. Adelardo Rodríguez Sánchez, usually referred to simply as Adelardo (born 26 September 1939 at Badajoz) is a former Spanish José Luis Aragonés Suárez (born July 28, 1938, Hortaleza Madrid) sometimes referred to as simply Luis, is a former Spanish Javier Iruretagoyena Amiano (born April 1, 1948 in Irún, Guipúzcoa) also referred to as Javier Irureta, is a Spanish José Eulogio Gárate Ormaechea (born Sarandí, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 20 September 1944) was a Argentine - The latter won the Pichichi three times in 1969, 1970 and 1971. In Spanish football, the Pichichi is the trophy awarded by Spanish sports newspaper Marca to the top goalscorer for each league season In the 1970s Atlético also recruited several Argentine employees, signing Rubén Ayala, Panadero Díaz and Ramón "Cacho" Heredia, as well as coach Juan Carlos Lorenzo. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Rubén Hugo Ayala Zanabria (born 8 January 1950 in Santa Fe Argentina) is a former Argentine footballer. Juan Carlos ("Toto" Lorenzo ( October 22 1922, Buenos Aires &ndash November 14 2001, Buenos Aires) was an Lorenzo believed in discipline, caution and disrupting the opponents’ game. Although controversial, his methods proved successful and after winning La Liga in 1973, the club reached the European Cup final in 1974. The Primera División of the es Liga de Fútbol Profesional ( Professional Football League) commonly known as La Liga or On the way to the final Atlético knocked out Galatasaray, Dinamo Bucharest, Red Star Belgrade and Celtic. The Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the east end of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. In the away leg of the semi-final against Celtic, Atlético had Ayala, Díaz and substitute Quique all sent off during a hard fought encounter in what was reported as one of the worse cases of cynical fouling the tournament has seen. The Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the east end of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. Quique (pronounced " Keek " is the 1993 debut album by British Experimental rock / Ambient music Despite this they still managed a 0-0 draw, which was followed by a 2-0 victory in the return leg with goals from Gárate and Adelardo. However the final at the Heysel Stadium proved to be a heartbreaker for Atlético. See also Heysel Stadium disaster The King Baudouin Stadium (French Stade Roi Baudouin, Dutch Koning Boudewijnstadion Against a Bayern Munich team that included Franz Beckenbauer, Sepp Maier, Paul Breitner, Uli Hoeness and Gerd Müller, Atlético played above themselves. FC Bayern München is a German Sports club based in Munich, Bavaria (München Bayern Franz Anton Beckenbauer (born September 11, 1945) is a German football coach manager and former player nicknamed der Kaiser Josef Dieter "Sepp" Maier (born 28 February 1944) is a German former professional football Goalkeeper. Paul Breitner (born September 5, 1951 in Kolbermoor, Bavaria) is a former German football player Ulrich “Uli” Hoeneß, (born 5 January 1952) is a former German Football (soccer player and is now general manager of the football club Bayern Gerhard "Gerd" Müller (German ˈgɛʀt ˈmʏlɐ born November 3, 1945 in Nördlingen) is a former (West German football Despite missing Ayala, Díaz and Quique through suspension, they went ahead in extra-time with only seven minutes left. Aragonés scored with a superb, curling free-kick that looked like the winner. However in the last minute of the game Bayern defender Georg Schwarzenbeck equalized with a stunning 25 yarder that left the Atlético goalkeeper Miguel Reina motionless. Hans-Georg "Katsche" Schwarzenbeck (born on 3 April 1948 in Munich) is a retired German football player Miguel Reina Santos (born 21 January 1946 at Córdoba) is a former professional football player In a replay, back in the Heysel, two days later Bayern won 4-0.
Shortly after the defeat in the European Cup, Atlético appointed their veteran player Luis Aragonés as coach. José Luis Aragonés Suárez (born July 28, 1938, Hortaleza Madrid) sometimes referred to as simply Luis, is a former Spanish Aragonés subsequently served as coach on four separate occasions (1974-80, 1982-87, 1991-93 and 2002-03). His first success came quickly. Bayern Munich had declined to participate in the Intercontinental Cup and as runners-up, Atlético were invited instead. FC Bayern München is a German Sports club based in Munich, Bavaria (München Bayern The European/South American Cup, commonly referred to as the Intercontinental Cup or Toyota Cup, was a football competition endorsed by Their opponents were Independiente of Argentina and, after losing the away leg 1-0, they won the return leg 2-0 with goals from Javier Irureta and Rubén Ayala. Club Atlético Independiente is a popular Argentine Sports club best known for its football team established in 1905 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Javier Iruretagoyena Amiano (born April 1, 1948 in Irún, Guipúzcoa) also referred to as Javier Irureta, is a Spanish Rubén Hugo Ayala Zanabria (born 8 January 1950 in Santa Fe Argentina) is a former Argentine footballer. Aragonés subsequently led the club to further successes in the Copa del Rey in 1976 and La Liga in 1977. The Copa del Rey is an annual cup competition for Spanish football teams The Primera División of the es Liga de Fútbol Profesional ( Professional Football League) commonly known as La Liga or
During his second spell in charge, Aragonés led the club to second in La Liga and a Copa del Rey in 1985. The Primera División of the es Liga de Fútbol Profesional ( Professional Football League) commonly known as La Liga or The Copa del Rey is an annual cup competition for Spanish football teams He received considerable help from Hugo Sánchez who scored 19 La Liga goals and won the Pichichi. Hugo Sánchez Márquez (born July 11 1958 popularly nicknamed Pentapichichi, Hugol, was the former coach of the Mexican National Football Team from February 7 The Primera División of the es Liga de Fútbol Profesional ( Professional Football League) commonly known as La Liga or In Spanish football, the Pichichi is the trophy awarded by Spanish sports newspaper Marca to the top goalscorer for each league season Sánchez also scored twice in the Copa final as Atlético beat Athletic Bilbao 2-1. Athletic Club is a Spanish football club from Bilbao in Biscay, Basque Country, Spain. However Sánchez only remained at the club one season before he move across the city to Real Madrid. Despite the loss of Sánchez, Aragonés went on to lead the club to success in the Supercopa de España in 1985 and then guided them to the European Cup Winners Cup final in 1986. The Supercopa de España is a two-leg Spanish football championship contested by the winners of the La Liga and the Copa del Rey. However Atlético lost their third successive European final, this time 3-0 to Dynamo Kiev. FC Dynamo Kyiv (ФК Динамо Київ FK Dynamo Kyiv; Динамо Киев Dinamo Kiev) is a professional football Club from the
In 1987 Jesús Gil (most of his colleagues when he was the Marbella mayor are now in jail) became club president. Gregorio Jesús Gil y Gil ( March 11, 1933 &ndash May 14, 2004) was a Spanish politician and businessman Atlético had not won La Liga for ten years and were desperate for success. The Primera División of the es Liga de Fútbol Profesional ( Professional Football League) commonly known as La Liga or Gil spent heavily, bringing in a number of expensive signings, most notably Paulo Futre. Paulo Jorge dos Santos Futre ( pron 'paulu 'futɾɨ born 28 February 1966 in Montijo) is a former Portuguese professional footballer However the title proved elusive and Gil developed a reputation for his ruthlessness. He hired and fired a number of managers, including César Luis Menotti, Ron Atkinson, Javier Clemente and a returning Luis Aragonés, in pursuit of success. César Luis Menotti, known as El Flaco ("the slim Ronald Franklin Atkinson, commonly known as "Big Ron" and (earlier in his managerial career "Bojangles" (born 18 March, 1939 Javier Clemente Lázaro (born March 12, 1950 Barakaldo, Biscay, Spain) is a Spanish football manager José Luis Aragonés Suárez (born July 28, 1938, Hortaleza Madrid) sometimes referred to as simply Luis, is a former Spanish In 1996 Radomir Antić, with a squad including José Luis Caminero, Luboslav Penev, Diego Simeone, Milinko Pantić, Juan Manuel López and Kiko, finally delivered. Radomir Antić ( Serbian Cyrillic: Радомир Антић (born November 22, 1948) is a Serbian former football defender and current football José Luis Pérez Caminero (born November 8, 1967 in Madrid) is a former Spanish football Midfielder. Lyuboslav Mladenov Penev (Любослав Пенев (born August 31 1966 is a former Bulgarian footballer. |- International career For the Argentine team, Simeone amassed 106 caps the first coming in 1988 Milinko Pantić (born September 5, 1966 in Loznica, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a retired Serbian footballer Juan Manuel López Martinez, López (born September 3, 1969 in Madrid) is a former Spanish football player Kiko, real name Francisco Miguel Narváez Machón, (born April 26, 1972 in Jerez de la Frontera) is a former Spanish football Atlético won a La Liga/Copa del Rey double. The Primera División of the es Liga de Fútbol Profesional ( Professional Football League) commonly known as La Liga or The Copa del Rey is an annual cup competition for Spanish football teams However this success produced no change in the Gil strategy and although Antić survived three consecutive seasons in charge he was replaced in 1998 by Arrigo Sacchi. Arrigo Sacchi (born 1 April 1946 in Fusignano) is an Italian football coach the former head coach of the Italy national football team Antić returned briefly in 1999 only to be replaced by Claudio Ranieri. Claudio Ranieri, born on October 20, 1951 in Rome, is an Italian football manager and former player currently manager The spending also continued with Christian Vieri and Juninho Paulista arriving in the summer of 1997. Vieri redirects here For other uses of Vieri see Vieri (disambiguation Christian Vieri (born July 12, 1973 in "Juninho", full name Oswaldo Giroldo Jr, nicknamed Juninho Paulista, (born February 22, 1973 in São Paulo) is a The 1999/00 season proved disastrous for Atlético. Ranieri was sacked with the club heading towards relegation and the return of Antić for a third time failed to prevent the inevitable. Despite reaching the Copa del Rey final, Atlético were relegated. The Copa del Rey is an annual cup competition for Spanish football teams
Atlético spent two seasons in the Segunda División, narrowly missing out on promotion in 2001 before winning the Segunda División championship in 2002. The Segunda División (Second Division is the lower tier of the two professional leagues in Spain consisting of 22 teams The Segunda División (Second Division is the lower tier of the two professional leagues in Spain consisting of 22 teams
Before the death of Jesús Gil in 2004, movie producer Enrique Cerezo was named the new president of the club. Link titlemage with unknown copyright status removed --> Enrique Cerezo is a cinematographic producer and the president of Club Atlético de Madrid from The new millennium has seen the club dwell somewhat in mid-table obscurity. However in 2006, Fernando Torres, one of the biggest talents in recent Spanish football history, was joined by Portuguese internationals Costinha, Maniche and Argentine Sergio Agüero. Fernando José Torres Sanz (born 20 March 1984 in Madrid, Spain nicknamed El Niño ("The Kid" is a Spanish footballer, who plays for Liverpool Francisco José Rodrigues da Costa Júnior, OIH, better known as Costinha ( pron Maniche ( pron ma'niʃɨ or less usually; real name Nuno Ricardo de Oliveira Ribeiro, OIH, born 11 November[[ 977]] in Sergio Leonel "Kun" Agüero del Castillo
Despite spending much money on high-quality players Atletico struggled to show good results.
Fernando Torres shocked the club in June 2007 when he stated his desire to play for Liverpool, joining the club on July 4th 2007 for £26. Fernando José Torres Sanz (born 20 March 1984 in Madrid, Spain nicknamed El Niño ("The Kid" is a Spanish footballer, who plays for Liverpool Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. The Pound Sterling ( symbol £; ISO code: GBP) subdivided into 100 pence (singular penny) is the Currency 5 million, £20 million of which was in cash and the rest being the rights to Luis García. Luis Javier García Sanz (born June 24 1978 in Badalona, Spain) commonly known as Luis García, is a Spanish Around this same time, Atleti also made a splash by signing Uruguay international and former European Golden Boot/Pichichi winner Diego Forlán for roughly €21 million from Villarreal. The Uruguay national football team is controlled by the Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol. The European Golden Shoe, formerly known as the European Golden Boot, is an Association football award presented each season to the leading goalscorer in league In Spanish football, the Pichichi is the trophy awarded by Spanish sports newspaper Marca to the top goalscorer for each league season Diego Martín Forlán Corazo (born 19 May 1979 in Montevideo) is an Uruguayan footballer who currently plays for Atlético Madrid Villarreal Club de Fútbol, usually abbreviated to Villarreal, is a Spanish Primera División football club based in Villarreal Several weeks later, the club gave up Bulgarian star Martin Petrov to Manchester City, but got a replacement shortly after: Portuguese star Simão Sabrosa, signed from Benfica for roughly €20 million. Martin Petyov Petrov (Мартин Петьов Петров (born 15 January 1979 in Vratsa, Vratsa Province) is a Bulgarian TalkManchester City FC before changing verbs to singular --> Manchester City Football Club is an English professional football club Simão Pedro Fonseca Sabrosa, OIH, commonly known as Simão Sabrosa ( pron. Sport Lisboa e Benfica (spɔɾ liʒˈboɐ i bɐ̃ĩˈfikɐ commonly referred to as simply Benfica, S On July 29 it was announced that Atleti had signed winger Jose Antonio Reyes for €12 million. José Antonio Reyes Calderón (born September 1, 1983 in Utrera, Seville) is a Spanish footballer who plays for portuguese [1][2]
In July 2007 Atlético board reached an agreement with the town hall to sell the land where the Stadium is built and the team would move to the olympic stadium owned by the city. Atlético would be allowed to play in Vicente Calderón stadium until 2010. The new stadium would be owned by the club on 2016, as the city is applying to host the Olympic games on this year. [3]
Real Madrid and Atletico are clubs with contrasting identities and very different fates - a divide similar to Manchester's, but far more political. Historically, Real Madrid have long been seen as the establishment club. On the other side, the rojiblancos were always characterized by a sentimiento de rebeldía (a sense of rebellion) although, during the early Franco years, Atletico was the preferred team of the regime, being associated with the military airforce. Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco y Bahamonde (born December 4, 1892 in Ferrol, died November 20, 1975 in Madrid
Certainly, the dictatorial state sought to make political capital out of Real Madrid's European Cup trophies at a time when Spain was internationally isolated - "Real Madrid are the best embassy we ever had," said one minister - but branding them the regime's team is harsh. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Nonetheless, such perceptions have had an important impact on the city's footballing identities, tapping into the collective consciousness. Collective consciousness refers to the shared beliefs and moral attitudes which operate as a unifying force within society
The Bernabeu is majestic alongside banks and businesses on the classy and aristocratic Castellana, while the Calderon can be found beside a brewery. The Santiago Bernabéu is a football Stadium in Madrid, Spain. Aristocracy is a form of Government, where rule is established through an internal struggle over who has the most status and influence over society and internal relations The Vicente Calderón Stadium (Estadio Vicente Calderón in Madrid, is the home Stadium of Atlético Madrid football club Real Madrid draw greater support certainly because of its successes, while Atletico gain the majority of its friends from the passionate working-class south of the city. Working class is a term used in academic Sociology and in ordinary conversation to describe depending on context and speaker those employed in specific fields or types
All that feeds into the myths, reinforcing them: Real Madrid as the power, Atletico the people; bourgeoisie against proletarians; right-wing against left-wing (even though it's Rayo Vallecano, largely ignored, who are the capital's true revolutionaries); the swish, sanitised north against the 'real' city of the south; the favoured against the persecuted; the media darlings against the unfashionable battlers; galacticos against mere mortals. The proletariat (from Latin la ''proles'' "offspring" is a term used to identify a lower Social class; a member of such a class is proletarian In Politics, right-wing, the political right, and the Right are positions that uphold traditional values and/or authorities Rayo Vallecano de Madrid, often abbreviated to Rayo, is a Spanish Segunda División football club based in Madrid, These distinctions are largely blurred of course, but who cares when it whips the city into a frenzy? With so much at stake, it's no wonder Madrid-Atleti engulfs everyone in the capital. [4]
The numbers are established according to the official website:www.clubatleticodemadrid.com and www.lfp.es
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In the Spanish league only three non-EU nationals can be registered and given a squad number for the first team. Those non-EU nationals with European ancestry can claim citizenship from the nation their ancestors came from, e. g. Maxi Rodriguez can claim Italian citizenship as he has Italian ancestry. If a player does not have European ancestry he can claim Spanish citizenship after playing in Spain for 5 years. Sometimes this can lead to a triple-citizenship situation as in the case of Leo Franco, who is Argentine-born, of Italian heritage and can claim a Spanish passport, having played in La Liga for over 5 years. Leonardo Noeren Franco (born May 20, 1977 in San Nicolás, Argentina) commonly known as Leo Franco is a professional Argentine
In addition, players from the ACP countries—countries in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Pacific that are signatories to the Cotonou Agreement—are not counted against non-EU quotas, due to the Kolpak ruling. The ACP States are the countries that are signatories of the Lomé Convention. The Caribbean (ˌkærəˡbiən kæ'rəbiən Cariben|Caraïben or Caraïben; Caraïbe or more commonly Antilles; Caribe is a Region consisting The Cotonou Agreement is a Treaty between the European Union and the group of African Caribbean and Pacific states ( ACP countries) The Kolpak ruling is a European Court of Justice ruling handed down on May 8, 2003 in favour of Maros Kolpak, a Slovak handball However, Atlético currently have no players on their first-team squad who are ACP nationals.
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Statistics 2007/08The 2007-8 season was one of Atletico's most successful campaigns in recent memory, with the team finishing strong both in La Liga and in Europe, progressing to the round of 32 in the UEFA Cup before being knocked out by English side Bolton Wanderers by a solitary goal at the Reebok. Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional football club based in Horwich, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater The Reebok Stadium is the home Stadium of English Premier League football club Bolton Wanderers, and is located on the Middlebrook Retail Park On the domestic side, los Rojiblancos achieved their highest league position in over 10 years: fourth overall, finishing level on the table with Sevilla with 64 points but beating them to the last Champions League qualifying place by virtue of their two wins against the Costa del Sol team (4-3 at the Calderón and 2-1 in Andalucía). Sevilla Fútbol Club is a Spanish professional football club that plays in the top-flight Spanish La Liga championship The year also saw the emergence of Kun Agüero as a scoring threat, finishing third in the Pichichi Trophy standings with 19 goals. In Spanish football, the Pichichi is the trophy awarded by Spanish sports newspaper Marca to the top goalscorer for each league season The season was not without controversy, though, as two of the team's Portuguese stars (Costinha and Maniche) left the team to go to Italy (a sale to Atalanta and a loan deal with Inter Milan, respectively) after highly-publicised disagreements with manager Javier Aguirre. Francisco José Rodrigues da Costa Júnior, OIH, better known as Costinha ( pron Maniche ( pron ma'niʃɨ or less usually; real name Nuno Ricardo de Oliveira Ribeiro, OIH, born 11 November[[ 977]] in Atalanta (Αταλάντη English translation: "balanced" is a character from ancient Greek mythology. Football Club Internazionale Milano, most commonly referred to as simply Internazionale, or Inter, is an Italian professional football club
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Vicente Calderón stadium
Kit InformationAtlético currently wears its famous red-and-white stripes at home, while wearing blue-and-white on the road. The Vicente Calderón Stadium (Estadio Vicente Calderón in Madrid, is the home Stadium of Atlético Madrid football club The Vicente Calderón Stadium (Estadio Vicente Calderón in Madrid, is the home Stadium of Atlético Madrid football club Madrid (pronounced in English in Spanish and colloquially in Spain) is the Capital and largest city of Spain. The kit has been made by Nike for about 6 years, as Nike wants to provide competition against Real, who have a deal with Adidas. Nike Inc ('naɪki ( is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. WikipediaManual of Style (trademarks, which says "Lowercased trademarks with no internal The current shirt sponsor is Kia Motors, while the AXN cable channel (a division of Sony Pictures Entertainment) has a minor sponsorship on the back of the shorts and Kyocera has a sponsor's logo on the back of the shirt. Kia Motors, a subsidiary of Hyundai Kia Automotive Group, is South Korea 's 2nd largest automobile manufacturer with headquarters in Seoul, AXN is a pay-TV cable and satellite TV channel owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, which was first launched on September 21, 1998. Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc ( SPE) is the television and Film production/distribution unit of Japanese Media conglomerate Sony is a Japanese company based in Kyoto, Japan. The company was founded as in 1959 by Kazuo Inamori. Previously, the club was sponsored by Columbia Pictures, who would change the shirt sponsor's logo (and occasionally the shirt itself, as they did with the away shirt when Spider-Man 2 was in cinemas) to a current film that Columbia had released. }} Columbia Pictures Industries Inc is an American Film production and distribution company Spider-Man 2 is a 2004 American Superhero film directed by Sam Raimi, written by Alvin Sargent and developed by Alfred Because shirts would have to be introduced and removed from shops at a very fast pace to keep up with film releases, Nike decided to not include a sponsor's logo on replica shirts made from 2002 to 2005. Previous shirt makers: Previous shirt sponsors:
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