Estadio Atanasio Girardot
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Coordinates: 6°15′24.48″N 75°35′24.62″W / 6.2568°N 75.5901722°W
| Atanasio Girardot Stadium | |
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| El Atanasio | |
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| Location | Medellín, Colombia |
| Opened | 19 March 1953 |
| Renovated | 2010-2011 |
| Owner | INDER |
| Surface | Grass |
| Capacity | 45,943 |
| Tenants | |
| Atlético Nacional Independiente Medellín (Colombian Professional Football) |
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Estadio Atanasio Girardot is a multi-purpose stadium in Medellín, Colombia. It is currently used mostly for football matches by two local teams, Atlético Nacional and Independiente Medellín. It is part of the Unidad Deportiva Atanasio Girardot, which also contains other sports facilities. The stadium was built in 1953 and was renovated for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia reaching a maximum capacity of 45,000.
The stadium was named after Atanasio Girardot, a Colombian revolutionary leader who fought alongside Simón Bolívar.
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[edit] Sporting events held
The stadium has hosted many sporting events
[edit] Concerts
The stadium has been the venue of important musical events.
| Date | Event | Attendance | Type | Note |
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| April 16, 1998 | Maná | TBA | Concert | [3] |
| April 1, 2003 | Maná | 30,000[4] | Concert | |
| October 21, 2005 | RBD | 30,000 | Concert | Sold-out show. [5][6][7] |
| August 7, 2009 | Aventura & Daddy Yankee | 33,000[8] | Concert | [9][10] |
| August 27, 2010 | Alejandro Fernández & Marc Anthony | TBA | Concert | [11][12][13] |
[edit] Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zc6WatN9q64 (Spanish)
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/index.html
- ^ http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/destination/cities/city=1445/index.html
- ^ http://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/MAM-842541
- ^ http://www.caracol.com.co/noticias/mana-en-medellin/20030403/nota/5994.aspx
- ^ http://www.elcolombiano.com/BancoConocimiento/R/regresa_en_dos_semanas/regresa_en_dos_semanas.asp
- ^ http://foro.univision.com/t5/Comunidad-de-Telenovelas/Más-de-5-mil-personas-recibieron-en-Bogotá-a-RBD/td-p/57144768
- ^ http://www.esmas.com/laoreja/noticias/484884.html
- ^ http://www.netjoven.pe/noticias/22614/Daddy-Yankee-y-Aventura-dieron-gran-concierto-en-Medellin.html
- ^ http://www.elcolombiano.com/BancoConocimiento/E/el_cielo_es_el_limite_de_daddy_yankee/el_cielo_es_el_limite_de_daddy_yankee.asp
- ^ http://sonfamosos.com/2009/07/23/daddy-yankee-emocionado-por-nuevo-disco-y-proxima-gira/
- ^ http://www.terra.com.co/musica/articulo/html/mus20805-alejandro-fernandez-cantara-junto-a-marc-anthony-en-bogota-y-medellin.htm
- ^ http://marcanthonyonline.com.ar/contenido/?p=858
- ^ http://www.terra.com.co/musica/articulo/html/mus20805-alejandro-fernandez-cantara-junto-a-marc-anthony-en-bogota-y-medellin.htm
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