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Atlético de Madrid
Full name Club Atlético de Madrid
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
Founded April 26, 1903
(as Athletic Club de Madrid)
October 4, 1939
(as Club Atlético de Madrid)
Ground Vicente Calderón,
Madrid, Madrid
Spain
(Capacity 55,000)
Chairman Flag of Spain Enrique Cerezo
Head Coach Flag of Mexico Javier Aguirre
League La Liga
2007-08 La Liga, 4th
Team colours Team colours Team colours
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Home colours
Team colours Team colours Team colours
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Away colours

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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History

Club Atletico de Madrid S. A. D.

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

Athletic Aviación de Madrid

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.

The Golden Age

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.

European Cup Finalists

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.

The Aragonés Years

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

The Jesús Gil Years

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

Current Era

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]

El Derbi madrileño

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]

Trophies

Winners (9): 1939–40, 1940–1941, 1949–1950, 1950–1951, 1965–1966, 1969–1970, 1972–1973, 1976–1977, 1995–1996
Runners-up (8): 1943-44, 1957-58, 1960-61, 1962-63, 1964-65, 1973-74, 1984-85, 1990-91
Winners (9): 1959–1960, 1960–1961, 1964–1965, 1971–1972, 1975–1976, 1984–1985, 1990–1991, 1991–1992, 1995–1996
Runners-up (8): 1920-21, 1925-26, 1955-56, 1963-64, 1974-75, 1986-87, 1998-99, 1999-00
Winners (3): 1940, 1951, 1985
Runners-up (4): 1950, 1991, 1992, 1996
Runners-up (1): 1973–1974
Winners (1): 1974
Winners (1): 1961-62
Runners-up (2): 1962-63, 1985-86
Winners (1): 2007
Runners-up (1): 2004
Winners (1): 2001-02
Runners-up (3): 1932-33, 1933-34,

Current squad

The numbers are established according to the official website:www.clubatleticodemadrid.com and www.lfp.es

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1 Flag of Spain GK Ismael Falcón
2 Flag of Greece DF Giourkas Seitaridis
3 Flag of Spain DF Antonio López
4 Flag of Spain DF Mariano Pernía
5 Flag of Brazil MF Thiago Motta
6 Flag of Brazil MF Cléber Santana
7 Flag of Uruguay FW Diego Forlán
8 Flag of Spain MF Raúl García
9 Flag of Spain FW Luis García
10 Flag of Argentina FW Sergio Agüero
11 Flag of Argentina MF Maxi Rodríguez (Captain)
12 Flag of Brazil DF Fabiano Eller
14 Flag of Portugal DF Zé Castro
15 Flag of Spain MF José Manuel Jurado
No. In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Ismael Gómez Falcón (b 24 April 1985 in Cádiz, Andalusia) is Spanish football player who currently plays for Celta In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Georgios "Giourkas" Seitaridis (Γιούρκας Σειταρίδης born 4 June 1981 in Piraeus) is a Greek football player In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring For other people also named Antonio Lopez see Antonio Lopez (disambiguation. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Mariano Andrés Pernía Molina, Pernía (born May 4, 1977 in Buenos Aires) is a Spanish Argentine footballer, currently For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Thiago Motta (born August 28, 1982 in São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo) is a Brazilian footballer that plays as a For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Diego Martín Forlán Corazo (born 19 May 1979 in Montevideo) is an Uruguayan footballer who currently plays for Atlético Madrid For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Raúl García Escudero, Raúl García (born July 11, 1986 in Pamplona, Navarra) is a Spanish football Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Luis Javier García Sanz (born June 24 1978 in Badalona, Spain) commonly known as Luis García, is a Spanish Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Sergio Leonel "Kun" Agüero del Castillo For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Career Club career He came through the youth set-up at Newell's Old Boys in the Argentine Football League, and played for the club for three In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Fabiano Eller dos Santos or simply Fabiano Eller (born November 16, 1977 in Linhares) is a central-defender player from In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Zé Castro, fullname José Eduardo Rosa Vale e Castro (born 13 January 1983 in Coimbra) is a Portuguese football For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. José Manuel Jurado Marín, Jurado (born 29 June 1986 in Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Cádiz) is a Spanish footballer Position Player
17 Flag of Spain FW José Antonio Reyes
19 Flag of Spain MF Miguel
20 Flag of Spain FW Mista
21 Flag of Colombia DF Luis Amaranto Perea
22 Flag of Spain DF Pablo Ibáñez
23 Flag of Spain MF Juan Valera
24 Flag of Portugal MF Simão Sabrosa
25 Flag of Argentina GK Leo Franco
26 Flag of Spain MF Roberto Batres
27 Flag of Spain MF Álex Quillo
29 Flag of Spain MF Ignacio Camacho
- Flag of the Netherlands DF John Heitinga
- Flag of the Czech Republic DF Tomáš Ujfaluši

Squad Changes (2008/09)

In:

No. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing José Antonio Reyes Calderón (born September 1, 1983 in Utrera, Seville) is a Spanish footballer who plays for portuguese For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Miguel Ángel de las Cuevas Barberá, Miguel (born 19 June 1986 in Alicante, Valencian Community) is a Spanish football Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Miguel Ángel Ferrer Martínez, aka Mista (born November 12, 1978 in Caravaca de la Cruz, Murcia) is a Spanish football In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Luis Amaranto Perea (born 30 January, 1979 in Turbo) is a Colombian Football defender, and an important player in the Colombian In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Pablo Ibáñez Tébar, Pablo (born 3 August 1981 in Madrigueras, Albacete, Castile-La Mancha, Spain) is a For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Juan Valera Espín, Valera (born 21 December 1984 in Murcia) is a Spanish footballer, who currently plays for Racing For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Simão Pedro Fonseca Sabrosa, OIH, commonly known as Simão Sabrosa ( pron. In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Leonardo Noeren Franco (born May 20, 1977 in San Nicolás, Argentina) commonly known as Leo Franco is a professional Argentine For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Ignacio "Nacho" Camacho Barnola, Camacho (born 4 May 1990 in Zaragoza, Aragón) is a Spanish footballer In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring John Gijsbert Alan Heitinga (born November 15, 1983 in Alphen aan den Rijn) is a Dutch football player In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Tomáš Ujfaluši (born March 24, 1978 in Rýmařov) is a Czech football defender, who is signed to Spanish club Atlético Position Player
- Flag of the Netherlands DF John Heitinga (from Ajax for €10 million)[5]
- Flag of the Czech Republic DF Tomáš Ujfaluši (from Fiorentina free transfer)

Total spending: €10,000,000

Out:

No. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring John Gijsbert Alan Heitinga (born November 15, 1983 in Alphen aan den Rijn) is a Dutch football player Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax ( also referred to as AFC Ajax, or simply Ajax, is a professional football club from Amsterdam In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Tomáš Ujfaluši (born March 24, 1978 in Rýmařov) is a Czech football defender, who is signed to Spanish club Atlético ACF Fiorentina, commonly referred to as simply Fiorentina, is a professional Italian football club from Florence, Tuscany. Position Player

Total income: €0

Foreign players 2007/2008

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.

Famous players

see also Cat:Atlético de Madrid footballers

Staff

Famous Coaches

see also Cat:Atlético de Madrid managers

Presidents

  • 1. Georgios "Giourkas" Seitaridis (Γιούρκας Σειταρίδης born 4 June 1981 in Piraeus) is a Greek football player Christian Abbiati (born July 8, 1977 in Abbiategrasso, Milan) is an Italian football Goalkeeper who plays for Zé Castro, fullname José Eduardo Rosa Vale e Castro (born 13 January 1983 in Coimbra) is a Portuguese football Simão Pedro Fonseca Sabrosa, OIH, commonly known as Simão Sabrosa ( pron. Luis Amaranto Perea (born 30 January, 1979 in Turbo) is a Colombian Football defender, and an important player in the Colombian Diego Martín Forlán Corazo (born 19 May 1979 in Montevideo) is an Uruguayan footballer who currently plays for Atlético Madrid Leonardo Noeren Franco (born May 20, 1977 in San Nicolás, Argentina) commonly known as Leo Franco is a professional Argentine Career Club career He came through the youth set-up at Newell's Old Boys in the Argentine Football League, and played for the club for three Sergio Leonel "Kun" Agüero del Castillo Thiago Motta (born August 28, 1982 in São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo) is a Brazilian footballer that plays as a Fabiano Eller dos Santos or simply Fabiano Eller (born November 16, 1977 in Linhares) is a central-defender player from Sergio Leonel "Kun" Agüero del Castillo Rubén Hugo Ayala Zanabria (born 8 January 1950 in Santa Fe Argentina) is a former Argentine footballer. 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Martin Petyov Petrov (Мартин Петьов Петров (born 15 January 1979 in Vratsa, Vratsa Province) is a Bulgarian Adolfo José Valencia Mosquera (born February 6, 1968 in Buenaventura, Colombia) is a Soccer Striker who has played all Luis Amaranto Perea (born 30 January, 1979 in Turbo) is a Colombian Football defender, and an important player in the Colombian Jesper Grønkjær (born 12 August, 1977 in Nuuk, Greenland) is a Danish professional football player who currently plays Radek Bejbl (born August 29 1972 in Nymburk) is a former Czech football. 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Miguel Ángel Benítez also know as Peque Benitez (born May 19, 1970 in Santísima Trinidad, Paraguay) is a Paraguayan football Roman Kosecki (born February 28, 1966 in Piaseczno) is a former Polish soccer Striker. Francisco José Rodrigues da Costa Júnior, OIH, better known as Costinha ( pron For other "Dani" See Dani. For other "Daniel Carvalho" See Daniel da Silva Carvalho. Paulo Jorge dos Santos Futre ( pron 'paulu 'futɾɨ born 28 February 1966 in Montijo) is a former Portuguese professional footballer Maniche ( pron ma'niʃɨ or less usually; real name Nuno Ricardo de Oliveira Ribeiro, OIH, born 11 November[[ 977]] in Simão Pedro Fonseca Sabrosa, OIH, commonly known as Simão Sabrosa ( pron. Cosmin Marius Contra (born December 15, 1975 in Timişoara) is a Romanian football player who currently plays for Getafe CF Daniel Claudiu Prodan (born 23 March 1972) is a retired Romanian soccer defender Igor Ivanovich Dobrovolski - or Ihor Ivanovych Dobrovolskyi - (Игорь Иванович Добровольский (born August 27, 1967 in village Rade Bogdanović is a Bosnian -born Serbian former football player Vladimir Jugović (Владимир Југовић (born August 30, 1969 in Milutinovac, a village near Trstenik, Serbia, Mateja Kežman ( Serbian Cyrillic: Матеја Кежман (born 12 April 1979 in Zemun, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia Vladan Lukić (born February 16 1970) is a former international Serbian football player Milinko Pantić (born September 5, 1966 in Loznica, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a retired Serbian footballer Đorđe Tomić (born November 11 1972) is a former international Serbian football player Mirsad Hibić (born November 10, 1973 in Zenica, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia) is a former Bosnian football Quinton Fortune (born May 21, 1977 in Cape Town) is a South African footballer who has represented a number of European clubs including Nils Gustav Henry Carlsson ( October 27 1917 &ndash May 28 1999) usually called Henry "Garvis" Carlsson, was a Swedish Gonzalo de los Santos da Rosa, De los Santos (born 19 July 1976 in Salto) is an Uruguayan footballer, currently a powerful Diego Martín Forlán Corazo (born 19 May 1979 in Montevideo) is an Uruguayan footballer who currently plays for Atlético Madrid Abel Resino González (born February 2, 1960 in Velada, Toledo) is a Spanish football manager and former player Adelardo Rodríguez Sánchez, usually referred to simply as Adelardo (born 26 September 1939 at Badajoz) is a former Spanish Carlos Aguilera Marín (born May 22, 1969 in Madrid) is a former Spanish international footballer. 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Julio Salinas Fernández (born Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain September 11, 1962) was a Spanish Basque football Juan Manuel López Martinez, López (born September 3, 1969 in Madrid) is a former Spanish football player Roberto López Ufarte (born April 19, 1958, Fes, Morocco) is a Spanish footballer nicknamed the little devil. Kiko, real name Francisco Miguel Narváez Machón, (born April 26, 1972 in Jerez de la Frontera) is a former Spanish football Luis Javier García Sanz (born June 24 1978 in Badalona, Spain) commonly known as Luis García, is a Spanish Manuel Sánchez Delgado (born 17 January 1965) nicknamed Manolo, is a former Spanish footballer. Marcos Alonso Peña is a former Spanish footballer born in Santander on 1 October 1959. José Francisco Molina Jiménez, Molina (born August 8, 1970 in Valencia) is a former Spanish football Goalkeeper Pablo Ibáñez Tébar, Pablo (born 3 August 1981 in Madrigueras, Albacete, Castile-La Mancha, Spain) is a Raúl García Escudero, Raúl García (born July 11, 1986 in Pamplona, Navarra) is a Spanish football Joaquín Peiró Lucas (born in Madrid, January 29, 1936) was a former Spanish Football (soccer player and manager Miguel Reina Santos (born 21 January 1946 at Córdoba) is a former professional football player Salvador Ballesta Vialco, aka Salva (born 22 May 1975 in Zaragoza) is a Spanish football Striker who has played Sergi, full name Sergi Barjuán i Esclusa (born December 28, 1971 in Les Franqueses del Vallès, Barcelona, Catalonia Pedro Tomás Reñones Grego (born 9 August 1960 in Santiago de Compostela) usually called Tomás, is a retired Spanish footballer Fernando José Torres Sanz (born 20 March 1984 in Madrid, Spain nicknamed El Niño ("The Kid" is a Spanish footballer, who plays for Liverpool José Armando Ufarte Ventoso, known as Ufarte or yet Espanhol ( Spaniard) in Brazil, was born on May 17, Juan Carlos Valerón Santana, Valerón (born 17 June 1975 in Arguineguin, Gran Canaria) is a Spanish footballer Frederick Beaconsfield Pentland ( 29 July 1883 — 16 March 1962) was an English footballer and manager Josep Samitier Vilalta ( February 2 1902 &ndash May 5 1972) also known as José Samitier, was a Spanish / Catalan Ricard Zamora i Martínez ( Ricardo Zamora) ( January 21 1901 — September 15 1978) was a Spanish footballer and manager Helenio Herrera (17 April 1910 in Buenos Aires – 9 November 1997 in Venice) was a French - Argentine football player and manager Ferdinand Daučík (also known as Fernando Daucik; May 30, 1910 &mdash November 14, 1986) is a former Slovak football José Villalonga Llorente ( born Córdoba Spain, December 12 1919, died Madrid, August 8 1973) commonly referred Domènec Balmanya Perera (born Girona, December 29 1914; died Barcelona, February 14 2001) also referred to as Otto Martins Glória (* 9 January 1917 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - † 4 September 1986) was a Brazilian Football Marcel Domingo (born 15 January, 1924) is a former French football goalkeeper and manager Maximilian ("Max" Merkel (born Vienna, 7 December 1918 &ndash died Putzbrunn (on the outskirts of Munich) Germany Juan Carlos ("Toto" Lorenzo ( October 22 1922, Buenos Aires &ndash November 14 2001, Buenos Aires) was an José Luis Aragonés Suárez (born July 28, 1938, Hortaleza Madrid) sometimes referred to as simply Luis, is a former Spanish Ferenc Szusza ( 1 December 1923 – 1 August 2006) was one of Hungary 's greatest football players Vicente Miera Campos (born May 10, 1940 in Santander Cantabria) is a former Spanish football Manager and player 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 Colin Addison (born 18 May 1940 in Taunton, Somerset) is an English former professional footballer and manager Javier Clemente Lázaro (born March 12, 1950 Barakaldo, Biscay, Spain) is a Spanish football manager Tomislav Ivić (born June 30, 1933, in Split, Yugoslavia) is a former Croatian football manager. José Omar Pastoriza (born on May 23, 1942 in Rosario - died on August 2, 2004 in Buenos Aires) was a Midfielder Francisco Maturana, also known as Pacho (born February 2, 1949 in Quibdó) is a Colombian ex-football player and later a successful football Alfio Rubén Basile (born November 1 1943 in Bahía Blanca) known as Coco, is an Argentine Football (soccer coach Radomir Antić ( Serbian Cyrillic: Радомир Антић (born November 22, 1948) is a Serbian former football defender and current football Arrigo Sacchi (born 1 April 1946 in Fusignano) is an Italian football coach the former head coach of the Italy national football team Claudio Ranieri, born on October 20, 1951 in Rome, is an Italian football manager and former player currently manager Marcos Alonso Peña is a former Spanish footballer born in Santander on 1 October 1959. Carlos Bianchi (born April 26, 1949 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a former Argentine Football (soccer player and Pepe Murcia (born December 3, 1964 in Córdoba, Spain) is a Football (soccer coach Javier Aguirre Onaindía (born December 1, 1958 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a former Mexico national football team player and Enrique Allende: 1903
  • 2. Eduardo de Acha: 1903-1907
  • 3. Ricardo de Gondra: 1907-1909
  • 4. Ramón de Cárdenas: 1909-1912
  • 5. Julián Ruete: 1912-1919
  • 6. Álvaro de Aguilar: 1919-1920
  • 7. Julián Ruete: 1920-1923
  • 8. Juan de Estefanía: 1923-1926
  • 9. Luciano Urquijo: 1926-1931
  • 10. Rafael González: 1931-1935
  • 11. José L. del Valle: 1935-1936
  • 12. José María Fernández: 1936-1939
  • 13. Francisco Vives: 1939
  • 14. Luis Navarro: 1939-1941
  • 15. Manuel Gallego: 1941–1945
  • 16. Juan Touzón: 1946-1947
  • 17. Cesáreo Galindez: 1947-1952
  • 18. Marqués de la Florida: 1952-1955
  • 19. Juan Suevos: 1955
  • 20. Javier Barroso: 1955-1964
  • 21. Vicente Calderón: 1964-1980
  • 22. Ricardo Irezábal: 1980
  • 23. Alfonso Cabeza: 1980-1982
  • 24. Antonio del Hoyo: 1982
  • 25. Agustín Cotorruelo: 1982
  • 26. Vicente Calderón: 1982-1987
  • 27. Francisco Castedo: 1987
  • 28. Jesús Gil: 1987-2003
  • 29. Enrique Cerezo: 2003-

Current Board

  • President: Mr. Enrique Cerezo Torres
  • General Manager / Delegate to the Board: Mr. Miguel Ángel Gil Marín
  • Secretary to the Board: Mr. Pablo Jiménez de Parga Maseda
  • Sports Director: Mr. Jesús García Pitarch
  • PR & Communications Director: Mr. Emilio Gutíerrez
  • Financial Director: Mr. Mario Aragón
  • Marketing & Sales Director: Mr. Guillermo Moraleda
  • Board Members: Mr. Jesús Gil Marín, Mr. Óscar Gil Marín, Ms. Myriam Gil Marín, Mr. Severiano Gil y Gil, Mr. Miguel Pérez Cano, Mr. Lázaro Albarracín Martínez, Mr. Fernando García Abásolo, Mr. Antonio Alonso Sanz, Mr. Manuel Herrero Porta and Mr. Mario Rodríguez Valderas

Statistics 2007/08

The 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

  • Top Scorers:
  • Top Goalkeepers
    • Christian Abbiati - 28 goals In 20 Matches
    • Leo Franco - 19 goals In 18 Matches

Recent history

Season Pos. Sergio Leonel "Kun" Agüero del Castillo Diego Martín Forlán Corazo (born 19 May 1979 in Montevideo) is an Uruguayan footballer who currently plays for Atlético Madrid Career Club career He came through the youth set-up at Newell's Old Boys in the Argentine Football League, and played for the club for three Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Europe Notes
1996/1997 1D 5 42 20 11 11 76 64 71 ECL quarter-final
1997/1998 1D 7 38 16 12 10 79 56 60 UC semi-final
1998/1999 1D 13 38 12 10 16 54 50 46 Final UC semi-final
1999/2000 1D 19 38 9 11 18 48 64 38 Final UC 4th round relegated
2000/2001 2A 4 42 21 11 10 59 39 74
2001/2002 2A 1 42 23 10 9 68 44 79 promoted
2002/2003 1D 11 38 12 11 15 51 56 47
2003/2004 1D 7 38 15 10 13 51 53 55
2004/2005 1D 11 38 13 11 14 40 34 50 Semi-Final
2005/2006 1D 10 38 13 13 12 45 37 52 last 16
2006/2007 1D 7 38 17 9 12 46 39 60 Will play Intertoto Cup. The Copa del Rey is an annual cup competition for Spanish football teams La Liga 1996-97 season the 66th since its establishment started on August 31, 1996 and finished on June 23, 1997. La Liga 1997-98 season the 67th since its establishment started on August 30, 1997 and finished on May 16, 1998. La Liga 1998-99 season the 68th since its establishment started on August 29, 1998 and finished on June 20, 1999. La Liga 1999-00 season the 69th since its establishment started on August 21, 1999 and finished on May 20, 2000. La Liga 2002-03 season the 72nd since its establishment started on August 27, 2002 and finished on June 26, 2003. La Liga 2003-04 season the 73rd since its establishment started on August 30, 2003 and finished on May 23, 2004. La Liga 2004-05 season the 74th since its establishment started on August 28, 2004 and finished on May 29, 2005. La Liga 2005-06 season the 75th since its establishment started on August 27, 2005 and finished on May 20, 2006. La Liga 2006-07 season the 76th since its establishment started on August 27, 2006 and finished on June 17, 2007.
2007/2008 1D 4 38 19 7 11 65 44 64 Quarter-Final UC Round Of 32

Stadium Information

  • Name - Vicente Calderón
  • City - Madrid
  • Capacity - 54,851
  • Inauguration - 1966
  • Pitch size - 105 × 70 m
  • Other Facilities: - Ciudad Deportiva del Nuevo Cerro del Espino (Sports Academy)

Kit Information

Atlético 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:

Notes and references

  1. ^ Reyes goes to Atleti, Marca July 29, 2007 *(Spanish)
  2. ^ Reyes passes Atletico Madrid medical, Goal July 30, 2007 *(English)
  3. ^ xxx, The Guardian July 30, 2007 *(Spanish)
  4. ^ Football travel guides - Madrid
  5. ^ Heitinga trades Ajax for Atlético

External links

  • www. Puma AG Rudolf Dassler Sport ( Puma) ( is a large German-based Multinational company that produces high-end Athletic shoes and other sportswear Reebok International Limited is a British producer of athletic footwear, apparel and accessories and is currently a subsidiary of Adidas. Nike Inc ('naɪki ( is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. Marbella is a city in Andalusia, Spain, by the Mediterranean, situated in the province of Málaga, beneath La Concha. Antena 3 de Television SA, ( is a Spanish television network and media company present in the Television, Radio and cinema industries is a Japanese Toy making company as well as the producer of a large number of Plastic model kits The is a handheld Digital pet created in 1996 by Aki Maita and sold by Bandai. }} Columbia Pictures Industries Inc is an American Film production and distribution company Bewitched is a 2005 family comedy - fantasy produced by Columbia Pictures and inspired by the classic television series of Big Fish is a 2003 fantasy Drama film, directed by Tim Burton and written by John August. Hellboy is a 2004 Supernatural action-thriller film directed by Guillermo del Toro. Spanglish is a 2004 American Film written and directed by James L Hitch is a 2005 Romantic comedy film starring Will Smith, Eva Mendes, Kevin James and Amber Valletta. XXX may refer to XXX an identifier for Pornography, especially X-rated movies 30 (number, XXX in Roman numerals Kia Motors, a subsidiary of Hyundai Kia Automotive Group, is South Korea 's 2nd largest automobile manufacturer with headquarters in Seoul, kunaguero. try. hu
  • (Spanish) (English) Atlético de Madrid Official Website
  • (German) Peña Atlética Centuria Germana German fan club of Atlético
  • (English) (Spanish) (German) Webring Webring
  • (English) (German) Atlético Forum international Forum
  • (English) (German) Atlético Gallery international Gallery (up- & download pictures for free
  • (English) (Spanish) (German) Atleticopedia international WIKI-Project about Atlético
  • (Spanish) Asociación Señales de Humo Atlético de Madrid Supporters Trust
  • (Spanish) Colchonero.com Web of supporters of Atlético de Madrid)
  • (Spanish) Spanish site of Atletico's Kits
  • (Spanish) Evolution of the uniform until 2006 by MARCA [1]
  • (English) Atletico's formations at football-lineups
  • (English) Photos and information on the Estadio Vicente Calderon
  • (Hungarian) Atlético Madrid Hungary First Hungarian fansite of Atlético Madrid
  • (Chinese) 马竞中文网 -- Atletico Madrid China Chinese fansite of Atlético Madrid
  • (Dutch) Dutch Atlético Madrid fanclub
Preceded by
Fiorentina
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Winner
1962
Runner up: Fiorentina
Succeeded by
Tottenham Hotspur
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