La Luz Tacurú FC
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| Full name | La Luz Fútbol Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Los Merengues de Aires Puros | ||
| Founded | April 19, 1929 | ||
| Ground | Parque Luis Rivero Montevideo, Uruguay (Capacity: 4,000) |
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| Chairman | Oscar Grova | ||
| Manager | Carlos Rodríguez | ||
| League | Uruguayan Segunda División Amateur | ||
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La Luz Fútbol Club (often called La Luz) was a football club from Montevideo in Uruguay. Currently playing in the Uruguayan Segunda División Amateur.
[edit] History
It all started in and around Faustino Fernández's bar, located in the village "Aires Puros", it was one of the few buildings that had electricity by 1929 in that zone. A group of "football lovers" were always at the bar, where they shared their dreams. Among them, there were Luis Rivero, Luis Enrico, and José Ruecco. By April 1929, they founded La Luz Fútbol Club, adopting white jerseys. La Luz meaning the "Light" of the bar, where the used to hang out and dreamed about having their own club to be able to play in a league.
[edit] Titles
- Uruguayan Segunda División Amateur 1962, 1976, 1992, 2001, 2003.
[edit] Famous players
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