Independiente Medellín
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| Full name | Corporación Deportiva Independiente Medellín | ||
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| Nickname(s) | El Poderoso de la Montaña (The Powerful of the Mountain) DIM Medallo El equipo del pueblo (The People's Team) El Rey de Corazones (The King of Hearts) Danza del Sol (Dance of the Sun) |
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| Founded | April 15, 1913 | ||
| Ground | Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín, Colombia (Capacity: 52,872) |
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| Chairman |  Jorge Osorio Ciro |
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| Manager | Hernán Darío Gómez |
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| League | Fútbol Profesional Colombiano | ||
| 2011–II | 12° | ||
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Corporación Deportiva Independiente Medellín is a professional Colombian football (soccer) team competing in Fútbol Profesional Colombiano, the Colombian first division. The club is based in the city of Medellín and founded in 1913. It has won the league's national tournament known as Copa Mustang five times: in 1955, 1957, 2002-II, 2004-I and 2009-II. Its best performance at international level was in 2003, when the team achieved the third place in the Copa Libertadores de América.
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[edit] Rivalries
Medellín's greatest rival is with the city's other major club Atlético Nacional, with whom they share the home stadium Atanasio Girardot. The team is dubbed "El Poderoso de la Montaña" or the powerful of the mountain due to Medellín's geographical location high in the Andean mountains. The rivalry is especially strong due to each team's main support club, Rexixtenxia Norte for Medellín and Los Del Sur for Atlético Nacional. The two clubs are named with the location that they occupy in the stadium where Rexixtenxia occupies the section behind the northern goal and Los Del Sur occupy the section behind the southern goal.
In 2004 Medellín and Nacional classified to the final of the Mustang Cup; in Antioquia everybody was very excited because this was the first "Paisa" final of the history of the short tournaments. This system requires 2 games to be the champion, in the first game, Medellín won 2-1 with a goal of Rafael Castillo in the 87 minute after the goals of Jorge Serna (DIM) and Carlos "Chumi" Alvarez in the first half. The final game was in the 27 June, and it ended 0-0 and Medellín became the champion of the Colombian National League.
[edit] Controversies
Medellín won its third league title after 45 years of agony. However, there were two seasons where Medellín had the title within its reach only to lose it amid great controversy. From its foundation until 2002, the Colombian First Division League had adopted a league format commonly used in European leagues. The format was a year long tournament where the team at then end of the year in best standing was declared the winner. This format was changed in 2002 to an Apertura-Clausura format where two separate seasons are played during the year to determine two winners. In 1993 during the last game of the year, Medellín and Atlético Junior were fighting for a tight first place. Junior was playing América de Cali at home in Baranquilla while simultaneously Medellín played hometown rivals Atlético Nacional. The games were to start and end at the same time. A Medellín win with a Junior loss or draw would have given Medellín the title. Medellín beat Nacional 1-0 while awaiting the 2-2 game in Baranquilla to end. Medellín players were celebrating with a victory lap and giving interviews with reporters waiting for the final whistle in Baranquilla. However, the referee allowed an unprecedented amount of injury time which enabled Oswaldo Mackenzie to score an extremely late goal giving Junior the win 3-2 and the title. This was not the first time Medellín had a heartbreaking season, in 1989 a year where Medellín had the best team in the league and was expected to win the title, a tragic event occurred in Colombian soccer. During the final games of the season, Medellín tied América de Cali 0-0 at home. During the game, the linesman Álvaro Ortega made a mistake and annulled a Medellín goal. Afterwards, a Medellín sympathizer hunted down the linesman and assassinated him. In response, the Colombian Soccer Federation decided to cancel the rest of the season leaving the 1989 league without a winner.
[edit] Honours
[edit] Amateur
- Copa Jimenez Jaramillo (1): 1923[1]
- Campeonato Nacional (7): 1918,1920,1922,1930,1936,1937,1938[1]
- Campeonato Departamental (8): 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944 y 1945[1]
[edit] National Honours
[edit] Official national tournaments
- Categoría Primera A (5): 1955, 1957, 2002-II, 2004-I, 2009-II
- Copa Colombia (1): 1981
- Runner-up Categoría Primera A (6): 1959, 1961, 1966, 1993, 2001, 2008-II.
- Runner-up Copa Colombia (1): 1955-1956.
[edit] Friendly Tournaments
- Copa Club Unión: 1942[2]
- Triangular ‘Trofeo Coltejer’: 1955[3]
- Torneo "Medellín sin tugurios": 1983[4]
- Copa Montreal (Cánada): 1992
- Copa D. C. United: 1994
- Copa Ciudad de Popayan: 2005
- Copa Gobernación de Antioquia: 2008 y 2010
- Copa del Pacífico: 2009[5]
- Runner-up Copa Movilco - Gobernación del Meta: 2009
- Runner-up Copa del Pacífico: 2010[6]
[edit] Internationals Participations
- 'Copa Libertadores de America
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- 1967: First Round
- 1994: Quarter finals
- 2003: Semifinal (Third Place)
- 2005: First Round
- 2009: Second Round
- 2010: Second Round
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- 2006: First Round
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- 1995: First Round
[edit] Current roster
As of Feb 13, 2012 Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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[edit] 2012 transfers
As of Jan 11, 2012
In:
Jonathan Estrada (transferred from 
Avaí Futebol Clube) [7]- Danny Santoya (transferred from Deportes Tolima) [8]
Alberto Quintero Medina (transferred from Chorrillo F.C.) [9]
Out:
- Luis Carlos Arias (transferred to Independiente Santa Fe)[10]
- Jaime Castrillón (transferred to
Colorado Rapids) [11] - Roberto Carlos Cortés [12]
- Pablo Despósito [13]
- Luis Fernando Mosquera (transferred to Atletico Nacional)[14]
- Juan David Muriel [12]
- Hernán Pertúz (transferred to FC Dallas) [15]
- César Valoyes (transferred to
Wuhan Zall F.C.) [12]
[edit] Top scorers
As of Jul 12, 2010.[1]
| No. | Name | Goals | Country |
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| 1. | José Vicente Grecco | 92 |  |
| 2. | Carlos Castro | 90 | |
| 3. | Diego Álvarez | 78 | |
| 4. | Felipe Marino | 77 | |
| 5. | Jorge Horacio Serna | 66 | |
| 6. | Uriel Cadavid | 65 | |
| 6. | Jackson Martínez | 65 | |
| 8. | Perfecto Rodríguez | 64 | |
| 9. | Bernardo Iván Aristizabal | 49 | |
| 10. | Jhon Jaramillo | 45 | |
[edit] Most games played
- As of Aug 28, 2010.[1]
| No. | Name | Games | Country |
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| 1. | Héctor "Canocho" Echeverri | 457 | |
| 2. | Ponciano Castro | 452 | |
| 3. | Ricardo Calle | 324 | |
| 4. | Álvaro Escobar | 315 | |
| 5. | Roberto Carlos Cortés | 311 | |
| 6. | John Restrepo | 300 | |
| 7. | Carlos Castro | 283 | |
| 8. | Uriel Cadavid | 277 | |
| 9. | Rodolfo Ávila | 273 | |
| 10. | Javier Arango | 267 | |
[edit] Notable former players
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[edit] Presidents [1]
| Name | Since | To |
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| José Luis Restrepo Jaramillo | 1913 | 1928 |
| Luis Eduardo Ramírez | 1932 | 1936 |
| Jesus Maria Burgos | 1936 | 1939 |
| Bernardo Munera A. | 1940 | 1947 |
| Federico Kahn | 1948 | 1948 |
| Alejandro Cano | 1948 | 1951 |
| Ignacio Gómez | 1953 | 1954 |
| Javier Arriola del Valle | 1954 | 1958 |
| Alfonso Arriola del Valle | 1959 | 1970 |
| Oscar Serna Mejía | 1971 | 1974 |
| Gustavo Arbeláez | 1974 | 1974 |
| Gabriel Toro Pérez | 1975 | 1977 |
| Oscar Serna Mejía | 1978 | 1978 |
| Hernán Gómez Agudelo | 1978 | 1979 |
| Pablo Correa Ramos | 1979 | 1981 |
| Oscar Serna Mejía | 1981 | 1981 |
| Héctor Mesa Gómez | 1981 | 1983 |
| Oscar Serna Mejía | 1984 | 1985 |
| Pablo Correa Ramos | 1985 | 1985 |
| Mario de J. Valderrama | 1986 | 1987 |
| Gabriel Toro Pérez | 1987 | 1987 |
| Luis Fernando Correa | 1987 | 1987 |
| Humberto Betancur | 1987 | 1988 |
| Hernán Gómez Agudelo | 1988 | 1989 |
| Antonio Mesa Escobar | 1989 | 1991 |
| Alberto Montoya Callejas | 1991 | 1992 |
| jesús Aristizábal Guevara | 1992 | 1992 |
| Julio César Villate | 1992 | 1995 |
| Jorge Castillo | 1995 | 1997 |
| Mario de J. Valderrama | 1998 | 2000 |
| Javier Velásquez | 2000 | 2005 |
| Juan Guillermo Montoya | 2005 | 2006 |
| John Cardona Arteaga | 2006 | 2006 |
| Carlos Alberto Palacio Acosta | 2006 | 2008 |
| Jorge Osorio Ciro | 2008 | Present |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f "DEPORTIVO INDEPENDIENTE MEDELLÍN ,EL PODEROSO", es una publicación de El Colombiano Ltda. en Cia SCA.
- ^ Medellín ganó la Copa Club Unión (Spanish)
- ^ Fernando Paternoster primer técnico campeón con Nacional (Spanish)
- ^ Torneos amistosos en RSSSF (Spanish)
- ^ DIM se llevó la Copa del Pacífico - CRE Satelital Ecuador (Spanish)
- ^ http://www.santafecd.net/Prensa/Centro_de_Prensa/Noticias/El_clasico_de_rojos_y_la_Copa_Movilco_fue_para_Santa_Fe_269-52168.html (Spanish)
- ^ http://www.asobdim.com/asobdim/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=659:%C2%A1jonathan-estrada-es-poderoso&Itemid=87 (Spanish)
- ^ http://dim.com.co/dim2011/index.php/historia/noticias-dim/4-noticias-liga/236-danny-santoya-primer-refuerzo-rojo (Spanish)
- ^ http://www.asobdim.com/asobdim/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=670:alberto-quintero-medina-es-poderoso&Itemid=87 (Spanish)
- ^ http://deportes.terra.com.co/futbol/liga-postobon/2011/cardona-y-arias-confirmados-nuevos-refuerzos-de-santa-fe,69c801000daa4310VgnVCM4000009bf154d0RCRD.html (Spanish)
- ^ http://deportes.terra.com.co/futbol/liga-postobon/2011/castrillon-y-mosquera-cambian-a-millonarios-por-la-mls,9dd5a2284c9b4310VgnVCM20000099f154d0RCRD.html (Spanish)
- ^ a b c http://www.ligachampions.net/2011/12/noticias-de-la-liga-postobon.html (Spanish)
- ^ http://www.futbolred.com/liga-postobon/noticias/pretemporada2012i/a-arsenal-le-sacan-los-mejores-juega-con-jovenes-y-pelea-teacher/10935243 (Spanish)
- ^ http://www.elcolombiano.com/BancoConocimiento/L/luis_fernando_mosquera_ya_es_jugador_de_atletico_nacional/luis_fernando_mosquera_ya_es_jugador_de_atletico_nacional.asp (Spanish)
- ^ http://www.futbolred.com/liga-postobon/noticias/pretemporada2012i/el-defensa-hernan-pertuz-jugara-en-el-dallas-de-la-mls-en-el-2012/10934288 (Spanish)
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