Associação Atlética Ponte Preta
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| Full name | Associação Atlética Ponte Preta | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Macaca (she-ape) | |||
| Founded | August 11th 1900 | |||
| Ground | Estádio Moisés Lucarelli, Campinas, Brazil (Capacity: 19,722) |
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| Chairman | Sérgio Carnielli | |||
| Head Coach | Sérgio Guedes | |||
| League | Campeonato Brasileiro Série B | |||
| 2009 | Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, 11th | |||
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Ponte Preta is a Brazilian football club located in Campinas, São Paulo. Ponte Preta is also known as Macaca. Some respected media resources in Brazil, like Placar and Lance! magazines and others show Ponte Preta as the countryside team with most fans. They are know as "pontepretanos".
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[edit] History
Ponte Preta was founded on August 11, 1900 by Colégio Culto à Ciência students Miguel do Carmo (nicknamed "Migué"), Luiz Garibaldi Burghi, (nicknamed "Gigette") and Antonio de Oliveira (nicknamed "Tonico Campeão"), nearby a railroad black bridge, so the name Ponte Preta (which means "black bridge, in english). Ponte Preta's first president was Pedro Vieira da Silva.
Ponte Preta is recognized, by FIFA, as one of the first teams in America to accept black players, since its foundation in 1900. It's also the first countryside team to play a national competition, in 1970.
Ponte Preta lost the Campeonato Paulista final to Corinthians in 1977 in a controversial game that ended in a 2-1 final score. Rui Rey, an important piece of the Ponte Preta team, was shown a red card early in the game for no apparent reason. Ponte Preta were considered the favorites for the championship that year.
[edit] Titles
- Copa São Paulo de Juniores: 1981, 1982
- Campeonato Paulista Série A2: 1969
- Campeonato Paulista do Interior: 2009
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[edit] Stadium
Ponte Preta's stadium is Estádio Moisés Lucarelli, built in 1948, by its own fan's material and work.
Its maximum capacity is of 19,722 people, nowadays. The biggest public in it was in a State's Championship in 1970, against Santos, with a official public of 33,000, but it is said that there were about 40,000 people, as the gates were broken down.
Its nickname is "Majestoso", meaning the "Majestic One" because it was the third largest stadium in Brazil at the time of its inauguration (only smaller than Pacaembu, in São Paulo and São Januário, in Rio de Janeiro).
[edit] Trivia
- Ponte Preta is one of the oldest football teams established in Brazil still in activity, founded on August 11, 1900, the oldest being Sport Club Rio Grande, of Rio Grande do Sul.
- Pelé's last match in Brazil was against Ponte Preta. On September 2, 1974, at Vila Belmiro stadium, Santos defeated Ponte Preta 2-0.
- In Majestoso's entrance hall there is a bust of the stadium's founder, Moisés Lucarelli (after whom the venue is named) facing the outside. In 2000, after a long series of defeats some superstitious fans argued that the founder ought to see the team playing and the bust was rotated 180º. As the team's performance did not improve noticeably, the statue was put back in its original position.
- The name Ponte Preta means Black Bridge, because the club was founded close to a black painted wood railroad bridge.
- The club's mascot is a female monkey (Macaca) wearing Ponte Preta's home kit. It was initially intended as a derogatory term, reflecting the racism against the club (one of the first Brazilian teams to accept blacks, having been even refused participation in championships due to this) and its fans. This co-option of a derogatory term as team mascot was copied by Palmeiras fans, who adopted the pig as their mascot instead of taking offence from it, and other teams.
- There is a Norwegian futsal club named after Ponte Preta [1].
- Associação Atlética Ponte Preta's biggest rival is from the same city: Guarani. The games between Ponte Preta and Guarani are known as derby (dérbi in Portuguese).
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[edit] Famous players
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- Dicá, skilful midfielder and excellent at dead-ball situations, considered the biggest player ever of Ponte history
- Carlos, Brazilian goalkeeper at World Cup 1978, 1982 e 1986
- Oscar, Brazilian defender at World Cup 1978, 1982 and 1986
- Polozzi, Brazilian defender at World Cup 1978
- Juninho Fonseca, Brazilian defender at World Cup 1982
- Valdir Peres, Brazilian goalkeeper at World Cup 1974, 1978 and 1982
- Washington, Brazilian striker at Confederations Cup 2001, top scorer of Paulista Championship 2001, Brazilian Cup 2001, Campeonato Brasileiro 2004 and 2008
[edit] Other Ponte Preta players capped by the Brazilian national team
- Main squad: André Cruz, Fábio Luciano, Mineiro and Luís Fabiano
- Olympics, U-21: João Brigatti, Gabriel, Claudinho, Alexandre Negri
[edit] Placar magazine's Silver Ball Prize winners while playing on Ponte Preta
- 1977 - Oscar and Polozzi (defenders)
- 1978 - Odirlei (left back)
- 1980 - Carlos (goalkeeper)
- 1981 - Zé Mario (defensive midfielder)
- 1982 - Carlos (goalkeeper) and Juninho (defender)
- 2000 - Mineiro (defensive midfielder)
[edit] Other notable players
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[edit] Notable Coaches
- Cilinho
- Sérgio Guedes
[edit] Basketball
Ponte Preta had one of the most powerful teams in the history of Brazilian female Basketball during the early 1990s, winning the World Club Championship [2].
[edit] Current squad
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[edit] Technical staff
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- Jose Luis Carbone – Football Manager
- Márcio Bittencourt – Head Coach
- Carlos Roberto Gallo – Goalkeeping Coach
- Rui Palomo – Fitness Coaches
- Ricardo Garcia Sandoval – Physiotherapists
- Marcus Vinícius Braga do Espírito Santo – Masseur
[edit] References
- ^ Ponte Preta Official Website
- O Início de uma Paixão: a fundação e os primeiros anos da Associação Atlética Ponte Preta, José Moraes dos Santos Neto, Editora Komedi, 2000
- História da Associação Atlética Ponte Preta, em sete volumes: 1900-2000, Sérgio Rossi, R. Vieira Gráfica, 2001
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