Racing de Santander
Full name	Real Racing Club de Santander
Nickname(s)	Racinguistas, Verdiblancos, Montañeses
Founded	1913
Ground	Estadio El Sardinero, Santander, Cantabria, Spain (Capacity 22,271)
Chairman	Francisco Pernía
Manager	Marcelino García
League	La Liga
2007-08	La Liga, 6th
Home colours 　 Away colours

Real Racing Club de Santander, sometimes abbreviated to Racing or Racing Santander, is a Spanish Primera División football club based in Santander which was founded in 1913. 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. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Estadio El Sardinero is a multi-use Stadium in Santander, Spain. The port city of Santander is the capital of the autonomous community of Cantabria situated on the north coast of Spain between Asturias (to the west and Cantabria is a Spanish province and Autonomous community with Santander as its capital city 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 Marcelo "Marcelino" García Toral (born August 14, 1965 in Asturias, Spain) is a Spanish football manager previously having been 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. The Primera División of the es Liga de Fútbol Profesional ( Professional Football League) commonly known as La Liga or Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered The port city of Santander is the capital of the autonomous community of Cantabria situated on the north coast of Spain between Asturias (to the west and During period of Francoist Spain, it was renamed as Real Santander in 1941. The name was restored in 1977. The best result of the club was 2nd in 1930-31 season. Racing Santander finished 6th in La Liga in 2007-2008 season and qualified for the UEFA Cup for the first time in their history. The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA.

Contents 1 Spanish League History 2 2007/08 Squad 2.1 Unregistered players 2.2 Out on loan 3 Recent history 4 Famous players 5 Coaches 6 External links

Spanish League History

• 40 seasons in La Liga
• 32 seasons in Segunda División
• 1 seasons in Segunda División B
• 4 seasons in Tercera División

2007/08 Squad

The numbers are established according to the official website:www.realracingclub.com and www.lfp.es As of March 1, 2008

No. The Primera División of the es Liga de Fútbol Profesional ( Professional Football League) commonly known as La Liga or The Segunda División (Second Division is the lower tier of the two professional leagues in Spain consisting of 22 teams Segunda División B is the third level of the Spanish football league system. The Tercera División is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Position Player 1 GK Fabio Coltorti 2 MF Sergio Orteman 3 DF Oriol 5 MF Pablo Álvarez 6 MF Aldo Duscher 7 MF Jorge López 8 MF Gonzalo Colsa 9 FW Mohammed Tchité 10 FW Pedro Munitis 11 FW Óscar Serrano 12 MF Ebi Smolarek 13 GK Toño

No. In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Fabio Coltorti (born 3 December 1980 in Kriens) is a Swiss football Goalkeeper who currently plays for Racing de Santander For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Oriol Lozano Farrán, Oriol (born May 23, 1981 in Sudanell, Catalonia) is a Spanish footballer, who currently For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Pablo Álvarez Núñez, Álvarez (born May 14, 1980 in Oviedo) is a Spanish professional footballer who currently plays For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Alvaro Pedro Duscher (born March 22, 1979 in Esquel) more known as Aldo Duscher, is an Argentine football player with For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Jorge López, full name' Jorge López Montaña' (born 19 September 1978 in Logroño) is a Spanish footballer who plays For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Gonzalo Colsa Albendea, Colsa (born 11 May 1979 in Santander) is a Spanish footballer, who currently plays Racing Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Mohammed 'Mémé' Tchité (born January 31, 1984 in Bujumbura) is a Belgian - Burundian footballer, currently playing as Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Pedro Munitis Álvarez, Munitis (born June 19, 1975 in Santander, Cantabria) is a Spanish football player who currently Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing ---- Óscar Serrano Rodríguez, Serrano (born 30 September 1981 in Girona, Catalonia) is a Spanish football For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Euzebiusz "Ebi" Smolarek ( pron ɛʊ̯ˈzɛbjuʂ smɔˈlarɛk born January 9, 1981 in Łódź, Poland) is a Polish In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Antonio Rodríguez Martínez, aka Toño (born December 17, 1979 in Alicante) is a football Goalkeeper who currently plays Position Player 14 DF Pablo Pinillos (Captain) 16 DF Sergio Sánchez 17 DF Luis Fernández 18 MF Jordi López 19 MF Damián Ismodes 21 DF Ayoze 22 DF José Moratón 23 FW Jonathan Valle 24 DF César Navas 25 GK Juan Calatayud 26 MF Luisma 32 FW Iván Bolado

Unregistered players

No. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Pablo Pinillos Caro, Pinillos (born 9 July 1974 in Murillo de Rio Leza, La Rioja) is a Spanish football player In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Sergio Sánchez Ortega, Sánchez (born 3 April 1986 in Mataró) is a football player from Spain. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Luis Fernández Gutiérrez, aka Luis Fernández (born 29 September 1972 in Cantabria) is a Spanish footballer that currently plays For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Jordi López Felpeto, Jordi López (born February 28, 1981 in Granollers, Catalonia) is a Spanish football For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Damián Ismodes Saravia, Ismodes (born 10 June 1989 in Lima) is a Peruvian footballer, currently playing as a Midfielder In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Ayoze Díaz Díaz, Ayoze (born 25 May 1982 in La Laguna, Canary Islands) is a Spanish footballer who currently In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring José Moratón Taeño, Moratón (born 14 July 1979 in Santander, Cantabria) is a Spanish football player who Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Jonathan Valle Trueba, Valle (born December 30 1984 in Santander) is a Spanish football Midfielder, currently In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring César González Navas (born 14 February 1980 in Madrid) is a Spanish football player who currently plays for La Liga 's In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Juan Jesús Calatayud Sánchez, Calatayud (born 21 December 1979 in Antequera, Málaga, Andalusia) is a Spanish For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Luis Manuel Villa López, commonly known as Luisma, is a Spanish footballer. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Iván Bolado Palacios, Bolado (born July 3, 1989 in Santander, Cantabria) is a Spanish footballer currently Position Player 4 MF Brian Sarmiento

Out on loan

No. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Position Player DF Christian (at UD Las Palmas) DF Samu (at UD Las Palmas) MF Danny Szetela (at Brescia Calcio)

Recent history

Season		Pos. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Unión Deportiva Las Palmas is a Spanish football team based in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, in the autonomous community of Canary Islands. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Samuel San José Fernández aka Samu or Samu Fernández (born 1 March 1984 in Santander, Cantabria) is a Spanish Unión Deportiva Las Palmas is a Spanish football team based in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, in the autonomous community of Canary Islands. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Daniel (Danny Szetela (born June 17, 1987 in Passaic, New Jersey) is an American Soccer player of Polish descent who Brescia Calcio is a football club based in Brescia, Italy. The club was formed in 1911 and currently plays in the Italian Serie B, having	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Cup	Notes
1997-1998	1D	14	38	12	9	17	46	55	45	3rd round
1998-1999	1D	15	38	10	12	16	41	53	42	quarterfinals
1999-2000	1D	15	38	10	16	12	52	50	46
2000-2001	1D	19	38	10	9	19	48	62	39	quarterfinals	relegated
1 season at lower levels
2002-2003	1D	16	38	13	5	20	54	64	44
2003-2004	1D	17	38	11	10	17	48	63	42		1 point deducted
2004-2005	1D	16	38	12	8	18	41	58	44	3rd round
2005-2006	1D	17	38	9	13	16	36	49	40	3rd round
2006-2007	1D	10	38	12	14	12	42	48	50	2nd round
2007-2008	1D	6	38	17	9	12	42	41	60	semifinals

Famous players

Claudio Arzeno Juan Pablo Cárdenas Cristian Álvarez Diego Mateo Marcelo Espina Carlos Estévez Ezequiel Garay Javier Mazzoni Óscar Mena Gabriel Schürrer Erwin Lemmens Anderson Silva Argelico Fucks Arthuro Felipe Melo Mauricio Pinilla Alvaro Cervera Rodolfo Bodipo Juan Epitié Óscar Engonga Stéphane Dalmat Wilfried Dalmat Claude Gnakpa Michel Pineda Nando Co

Liam Buckley Alan Campbell Dudu Aouate Ilan Bakhar Omri Afek Yossi Benayoun Hoalid Regragui Luis "Pirata" Fuente Mutiu Adepoju Frode Grodås Sigurd Rushfeldt Raúl Amarilla Ebi Smolarek Vladimir Beschastnykh Ilshat Faizulin Dmitri Popov Dmitri Radchenko Sergey Shustikov Dmitry Ulianov Dejan Petković Nikola Žigić Pedro Alba Rafael Alsúa José Amavisca Antoñito Casquero

Thomas Christiansen Damià Abella Francisco Gento Francisco Liaño Javier Manjarín Marquitos Jesús Merino Miguel Muñoz Salva Santillana Tuto Sañudo Quique Setién Víctor Sánchez Angel Vivar Dorado Olof Mellberg Mehdi Nafti Andrei Zygmantovich Diego Alonso Fernando Correa Luis Diego López Federico Magallanes Mario Regueiro Washington Tais José Zalazar Julio Álvarez

see also Cat:Racing de Santander footballers

Coaches

• Fred Pentland
• Patrick O'Connell
• Javier Irureta
• Marcos Alonso
• Gustavo Benítez
• Andoni Goikoetxea
• Miguel Ángel Portugal
• Marcelino

see also Cat:Racing de Santander managers

External links

• (Spanish) Racing de Santander Official Website
• (Spanish) webdelracing.com Non official website
• (Spanish) racing1913.com Another non official website
• Stadium Guide: Estadio El Sardinero
• view of the stadium

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