Goiás Esporte Clube

Goiás

Full name	Goiás Esporte Clube
Nickname(s)	Verdão Esmeraldino (Big Emerald Green)
Founded	April 6, 1943
Stadium	Serra Dourada, Goiânia, Brazil (Capacity: 50,049)
Chairman	Syd de Oliveira Reis
Manager	Enderson Moreira
League	Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
2011	Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, 11th
Home colors Away colors

Goiás Esporte Clube, also known as Goiás, is a Brazilian football team in Goiânia, Goiás state. It is one of the largest clubs of the Central-Western part of Brazil and they won the 'Série B once.

Its main rival is Vila Nova. Goiás has a wide advantage in derbies between the two teams.

History

On April 6, 1943, in a meeting among friends at Lino Barsi's home, Goiás Esporte Clube was founded. In 1973, the team was promoted to the first division of Campeonato Brasileiro.

In 1998, the team joined the Clube dos 13 (Clube dos 13 is an organization composed by the greatest teams of Brazil). They won the Série B: in 1999.

Achievements

• Série B:
  • Winners (1): 1999

• Campeonato Goiano (State Championship):
  • Winners (22): 1966, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2009

• Copa Centro-Oeste (Regional Cup):
  • Winners (3): 2000, 2001, 2002

• Copa do Brasil:
  • Runners-up (1): 1990

• Copa Sudamericana: 0
  • Runners-up (1): 2010

Stadium

Main articles: Estádio Serra Dourada and Estádio da Serrinha

Goiás' stadium is Serrinha, with a maximum capacity of 10,000 people. However, the club plays several matches at Estádio Serra Dourada, built in 1975, with a maximum capacity of 54,048 people.

Current squad

As of January 2012, according to sources are:

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player — GK Harlei (captain) — GK Wallace — GK Pedro Henrique — GK Édson — DF Rafael Tolói — DF Valmir Lucas — DF Ernando — DF Wallison — DF Andrezinho — DF Henrique — DF Egídio (on loan from Flamengo) — DF Peter — DF Vítor (on loan from Palmeiras) — DF Marinho Donizete (on loan from Fortaleza) — MF Amaral — MF Alan Bahia (on loan from Atlético Paranaense)

No. Position Player — MF Zé Antônio — MF Juliano (on loan from Internacional) — MF David — MF Marcos Paulo — MF Netinho — MF Elivélton (on loan from Grêmio Barueri) — MF Felipe Amorim — MF Marinho (on loan from Internacional) — MF Giovanni Augusto (on loan from Atlético Mineiro) — MF Ramón — MF Ricardo Goulart — MF Thiago Humberto (on loan from Internacional) — FW Iarley — FW Bruno Aquino — FW Reis

Professional players able to play in the youth team

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player — GK Wallace — MF Elivélton

No. Position Player — FW Bruno Aquino

Youth players with first team experience

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player — GK Bruno Colaço — GK Leanderson — DF Danilo Costa — DF João Carlos — DF Mário

No. Position Player — DF Juan Benítez — MF Leandro — FW Thiago Mendes — FW Marcus Vinícius — FW Assuério

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player — GK Rodrigo Calaça (to Portuguesa) — DF Pedro (to Aparecidense) — MF Robert (to Aparecidense)

No. Position Player — FW Johnathan (to Goianésia) — FW Tardelly (to Americano)

Technical staff

• Head Coach : Enderson Moreira
• Assistant Coach: Niltinho
• Goalkeeping Coaches : Aílton Serafim, Márcio Defendi
• Fitness Coach: Danny Sérgio
• Physiotherapist: André Araújo

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A record

Year	Position	Year	Position	Year	Position	Year	Position	Year	Position
1971	-	1981	24th	1991	15th	2001	10th	2011	-
1972	-	1982	33rd	1992	17th	2002	12th
1973	13th	1983	7th	1993	26th	2003	9th
1974	21st	1984	14th	1994	-	2004	6th
1975	17th	1985	35th	1995	8th	2005	3rd
1976	30th	1986	23rd	1996	4th	2006	8th
1977	35th	1987	13th	1997	19th	2007	16th
1978	14th	1988	13th	1998	22nd	2008	8th
1979	7th	1989	10th	1999	-	2009	9th
1980	-	1990	10th	2000	10th	2010	19th

Copa Libertadores record

Year	Position
2006	9th

Copa Sudamericana record

Year	Position
2004	14th
2005	33rd
2007	13th
2009	12th
2010	2nd

Notable former players

• Alex Dias
• Aloísio
• Araújo
• Augusto
• Baltazar
• Danilo
• Dill
• Dimba
• Evandro
• Fabão

• Fernandão
• Grafite
• Harlei
• Josué
• Kléber
• Lúcio
• Luvanor
• Marabá
• Reidner

• Richard
• Romeu
• Túlio
• Túlio Costa
• Uidemar
• Welliton
• Zé Carlos
• Zé Teodoro
• Dejan Petković

Support

In its first year of existence, it was said that Goiás had only 33 fans, alluding to the few fans who had at that time.

It is currently club with the largest ammount of fans of Goiás, the North and Midwest regions of Brazil, according to a survey conducted by the Gallup Institute Placar in 2008.

Following the research, Esmeraldino of Central Brazil has the 16th largest fans in Brazil, with 1.6 million fans.

Ultras

Organized

• Força Jovem Goiás

Founded on May 23, 1997, from the extinction of the Green Hell, with the goal of creating an association of fans really emerald, and they had the same thought, love Goias Esporte Clube.

And fulfilling your goals and your ideal Jovem Goiás Force managed to win the support and respect among all the emerald, thus becoming the most vibrant and passionate, which now has approximately 12,000 associates.

Heritage

Headquarters Serrinha

Administrative Headquarters

• Serrinha Stadium (Stadium Haile Pinheiro): capacity: 10,000 spectators.
• Gymnasium covered with capacity for 3,000 people.
• Complete structure of concentration for the athletes.
• 2 grasslands training for students of the Little School Sports Initiation.
• A 25m swimming pool and indoor semi-Olympic heated for Sports Initiation.
• Parking for 300 vehicles.
• 2 sand courts for volleyball and lighted futvôlei.
• Runs to 1-kilometer jogging.
• Area available for conduct of parties.

Edmo Pinheiro Sports and Recreation Center

Park Anhanguera

• 4 grasslands officers.
• Changing rooms with custom closets (with photo of each player), air conditioning, showers, hot tubs, and special chairs.
• Technical Committee room with computers, TV and DVD and meeting table, besides an exclusive locker room with shower and toilet.
• Medical Department
• Gym
• Recreation area with kiosk and barbecue.
• 3 soccer fields.
• Lake natural.

The mini-forest with native trees.

• Playground amusement.

Coimbra Bueno Center

Aparecida de Goiânia

• Training Center.
• Assistance to needy children in the south, and Goiânia.
• Jogging track.
• 200 grasslands.

External links

• Goiás Official Web Site
• Goiás Selection of Young Players