Racing de Santander

Racing de Santander

Full name	Real Racing Club de Santander, S.A.D.
Nickname(s)	Los Racinguistas Los Verdiblancos (Green and White) Los Montañeses (Highlanders)
Founded	1913
Ground	El Sardinero, Santander, Cantabria, Spain (capacity: 22,222)
Chairman	Ángel Lavín
Manager	Alejandro Menéndez
League	Segunda División
2011–12	La Liga, 20th (relegated)
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours Third colours
Current season

Real Racing Club de Santander, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Santander, in the autonomous community of Cantabria. Founded in 1913, it plays in Segunda División, holding home games at Estadio El Sardinero, with a capacity for 22,222 spectators.

History

Racing de Santander played its first match on 23 February 1913, losing 1–2 to neighbouring Strong. It was officially founded on 14 June, as Santander Racing Club, appearing in its first tournament during that summer (Luis Redonet Trophy) and being admitted to the Northern Federation on 14 November, eventually merging with Santander Foot-ball Club.

In 1929, Racing first reached La Liga, lasting nine consecutive seasons in the category - finishing in second position in its third year - and fluctuating between the first and the second divisions (with four participations in the third) in the following 30 years. In 1949–50, the Cantabrians returned to the top flight after a 10-year absence, scoring 99 goals in only 30 games.

During the period of Francoist Spain, the club was renamed Real Santander in 1941, because of the prohibition of non-Spanish names. The name was restored in 1973 as the team returned to the first division one year after nearly relegating, under young manager José María Maguregui.

Racing de Santander was immediately relegated, going on to spend the following years again bouncing between divisions one and two, also being crowned champions in Segunda División B (the new third level, created in 1977) in 1991. Veteran Quique Setién returned to his main club the following year, helping it return to the top flight, and scoring in the 1994–95 season against FC Barcelona, in a historic 5–0 home win.

In the 2000s, Racing only played one season in the second division, winning promotion with Setién as manager. In 2007–08, under Marcelino García Toral, it finished in sixth position, thus qualifying to the UEFA Cup for the first time ever; additionally the club reached the semifinals of the Copa del Rey twice during this decade, being ousted by eventual runners-up Getafe CF and Atlético Madrid in 2008 and 2010, respectively.

On 22 January 2011, Indian business tycoon Ahsan Ali Syed, founder and chairman of Western Gulf Advisory, an investment company, purchased Racing de Santander, immediately firing coach Miguel Ángel Portugal. The 2011–12 season brought with it three different managers, and the side returned to the second level after one full decade in the top division.

Seasons

Recent seasons

Season		Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Cup	Notes
1997–98	1D	14	38	12	9	17	46	55	45	3rd round
1998–99	1D	15	38	10	12	16	41	53	42	Quarterfinals
1999–00	1D	15	38	10	16	12	52	50	46
2000–01	1D	19	38	10	9	19	48	62	39	Quarterfinals	Relegated
2001–02	2D	2	42	19	14	9	58	37	71	Round of 64	Promoted
2002–03	1D	16	38	13	5	20	54	64	44	1st round
2003–04	1D	17	38	11	10	17	48	63	43	3rd round
2004–05	1D	16	38	12	8	18	41	58	44	3rd round
2005–06	1D	17	38	9	13	16	36	49	40	3rd round
2006–07	1D	10	38	12	14	12	42	48	50	2nd round
2007–08	1D	6	38	17	9	12	42	41	60	Semifinals
2008–09	1D	12	38	12	10	16	49	48	46	Round of 16
2009–10	1D	16	38	9	12	17	42	59	39	Semifinals
2010–11	1D	12	38	12	10	16	41	56	46	—
2011–12	1D	20	38	4	15	19	28	63	27	—	Relegated

2012-2013- Racing Santander is in threat of relegation as they are currently last place in the Segunda Division

Season to season

Season Division Place Copa del Rey 1929 1ª 10th 1929/30 1ª 8th 1930/31 1ª 2nd 1931/32 1ª 4th 1932/33 1ª 8th 1933/34 1ª 3rd 1934/35 1ª 10th 1935/36 1ª 4th 1939/40 1ª 12th 1940/41 2ª 6th 1941/42 2ª 4th 1942/43 2ª 7th 1943/44 3ª 1st 1944/45 2ª 6th 1945/46 2ª 9th 1946/47 2ª 12th 1947/48 3ª 1st 1948/49 2ª 11th 1949/50 2ª 1st 1950/51 1ª 10th 1951/52 1ª 14th 1952/53 1ª 11th 1953/54 1ª 8th

Season Division Place Copa del Rey 1954/55 1ª 15th 1955/56 2ª 11th 1956/57 2ª 8th 1957/58 2ª 3rd 1958/59 2ª 9th 1959/60 2ª 1st 1960/61 1ª 12th 1961/62 1ª 14th 1962/63 2ª 3rd 1963/64 2ª 4th 1964/65 2ª 7th 1965/66 2ª 8th 1966/67 2ª 12th 1967/68 2ª 11th 1968/69 3ª 2nd 1969/70 3ª 1st 1970/71 2ª 13th 1971/72 2ª 15th 1972/73 2ª 3rd 1973/74 1ª 17th 1974/75 2ª 2nd 1975/76 1ª 12th 1976/77 1ª 15th

Season Division Place Copa del Rey 1977/78 1ª 13th 1978/79 1ª 17th 1979/80 2ª 16th 1980/81 2ª 3rd 1981/82 1ª 12th 1982/83 1ª 18th 1983/84 2ª 4th 1984/85 1ª 11th 1985/86 1ª 12th 1986/87 1ª 16th 1987/88 2ª 14th 1988/89 2ª 6th 1989/90 2ª 17th 1990/91 2ªB 1st 1991/92 2ª 10th 1992/93 2ª 3rd 1993/94 1ª 8th 1994/95 1ª 12th 1995/96 1ª 17th 1996/97 1ª 13th 1997/98 1ª 14th 1998/99 1ª 15th 1999/00 1ª 15th

Season Division Place Copa del Rey 2000/01 1ª 19th Quarter-finals 2001/02 2ª 2nd Round of 64 2002/03 1ª 16th Round of 64 2003/04 1ª 17th Round of 32 2004/05 1ª 16th Round of 32 2005/06 1ª 17th Third round 2006/07 1ª 10th Round of 32 2007/08 1ª 6th Semi-finals 2008/09 1ª 12th Round of 16 2009/10 1ª 16th Semi-finals 2010/11 1ª 12th Round of 32 2011/12 1ª 20th Round of 16 2012/13 2ª — Third round

---

• 44 seasons in La Liga
• 33 seasons in Segunda División
• 1 seasons in Segunda División B
• 4 seasons in Tercera División

European history

UEFA Europa League:

Season	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
2008–09	First round	Honka	1–0	0–1	2–0
	Group stage	Twente		1–0
		Schalke 04	1–1
		PSG		2–2
		Manchester City	3–1

Current squad

As of 16 January 2013

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 1 GK Mario Fernández 2 DF Carlos Bocanegra (on loan from Rangers) 4 MF Héctor Yuste (on loan from Granada) 6 MF Albert Dorca 7 DF Francis 8 MF Marcos Gullón 9 MF Gai Assulin 10 FW Julián Luque 11 MF Jairo 12 DF Tiago Pinto (on loan from Rio Ave) 13 GK Daniel Sotres 14 FW Quini (on loan from Alcorcón) 15 FW Andrija Kaluđerović (on loan from Beijing Guoan)

No. Position Player 16 FW Juanmi (on loan from Málaga) 17 MF David Ferreiro (on loan from Granada) 18 MF Óscar Pérez (on loan from Granada) 19 MF Hameur Bouazza 20 MF Jorge Alonso 21 DF Martí Crespí 22 DF Álex Goikoetxea (on loan from Granada) 23 FW Gaizka Saizar 24 MF Andreu 27 MF Borja Docal 33 FW Mamadou Koné 39 MF Quique Rivero - DF Gonzalo Herrero

Youth squad

Main article: Racing de Santander B

Youth players who appeared with first team this season, according to the club's website. 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 26 MF César 28 FW Mariano Sanz 29 FW Jaime Isuardi 30 MF Maxi Sepúlveda 32 DF Pinillos

No. Position Player 34 DF Barrio 35 MF Alberto Guitián 36 MF Montiel 37 MF Sañudo 39 MF Quique Rivero

Notable former players

Medhi Lacen Aldo Duscher Ezequiel Garay Lionel Scaloni Gabriel Schürrer Erwin Lemmens Felipe Melo Mohammed Tchité Mauricio Pinilla Léider Preciado

Rodolfo Bodipo Alexandros Tziolis Dudu Aouate Yossi Benayoun Omri Afek Luis de la Fuente Gerardo Torrado Giovani dos Santos Mutiu Adepoju Sigurd Rushfeldt

Euzebiusz Smolarek Vitor Damas Vladimir Beschastnykh Ilshat Faizulin Dmitri Popov Dmitri Radchenko Sergey Shustikov Andrei Zygmantovich Nikola Žigić Nasief Morris

Álvaro Cervera Marcos Alonso José Emilio Amavisca Juan Carlos Arteche Sergio Canales Gonzalo Colsa Francisco Gento Luis García Francisco Liaño Javier Manjarín

Iván Marcano Vicente Miera Pedro Munitis Salva Ballesta Quique Setién Kennedy Bakircioglü Olof Mellberg Markus Rosenberg Fabio Coltorti Mehdi Nafti

Nelson Abeijón Fernando Correa Federico Magallanes Mario Regueiro Christian Stuani Washington Tais José Luis Zalazar Julio Álvarez

Former managers

Dates Name 1916-17 Pepe Beraza 1917-20 (empty) 1920-22 Fred Pentland 1922-29 Patrick O'Connell 1929-30 Francisco Pagaza 1930-32 Robert Firth 1932-33 Francisco Pagaza 1933-35 Randolph Galloway 1935-36 Francisco González Galán 1936-39 (empty) 1939-40 Óscar Rodríguez 1940 Cristóbal Martí 1940-41 Manuel Vidal 1941-43 Francisco Pagaza 1943-44 Manuel López Llamosas 1944-46 Gabriel Andonegui 1946-47 Pedro Areso 1947-49 Patrick O'Connell 1949 Francisco Hernández Galán 1949-50 Lino Taioli 1950-51 Antonio Barrios 1951-52 Jerónimo Díaz 1952 Félix Elizondo 1952 Enrique Palomini 1952 Fernando González Balenciaga

Dates Name 1952-54 Juan Otxoantezana 1954-55 Luis Urquiri 1955-56 Fernando González Balenciaga 1956-58 Enrique Orizaola 1958 Víctor Garay 1958-59 Juan Ruíz Cambra 1959-60 Louis Hon 1960-62 Otto Bumbel 1962 Luis Alfonso Villalaín 1962-63 Miguel Gual 1963 Fernando Argila 1963 Manuel Fernández Mora 1963-64 Louis Hon 1964-65 Rafael Yunta 1965 Rafael Alsúa 1965-66 José Valdor Sierra 1966-67 Ramón Cobo 1967-68 Laureano Ruiz 1968 Manuel Ibarra 1968-69 Ernesto Pons 1969-72 Manuel Fernández Mora 1972 José Francisco Bermúdez 1972-77 José María Maguregui 1977-79 Nando Yosu

Dates Name 1979 Santiago Gutiérrez Calle 1979-80 Laureano Ruiz 1980-83 Manuel Fernández Mora 1983-87 José María Maguregui 1987-88 Delfín Álvarez 1988 Santiago Gutiérrez Calle 1988 Hermann Stessl 1988-90 José Armando Ufarte 1990 Antonio Martínez "Pachín" 1990-92 Félix Bardera "Felines" 1992-93 Paquito García 1993-94 Javier Irureta 1994-96 Vicente Miera 1996 Nando Yosu 1996-98 Marcos Alonso 1998-99 Nando Yosu 1999 Miguel Sánchez 1999-00 Gustavo Benítez 2000 Andoni Goikoetxea 2000-01 Gregorio Manzano 2001 Gustavo Benítez 2001-02 Quique Setién 2002-03 Manuel Preciado 2003 Chuchi Cos

Dates Name 2003-05 Lucas Alcaraz 2005 Nando Yosu 2005-06 Manuel Preciado 2006 Nando Yosu 2006 Juan Ramón López Caro 2006-07 Miguel Ángel Portugal 2007-08 Marcelino García Toral 2008-09 Juan Ramón López Muñiz 2009 Juan Carlos Mandiá 2009 Juanjo González 2009-11 Miguel Ángel Portugal 2011 Marcelino García Toral 2011 Héctor Cúper 2011-12 Juanjo González 2012 Álvaro Cervera 2012 Juan Carlos Unzué 2012 Fabri González 2012-2013 José Aurelio Gay 2013- Alejandro Menéndez

see also Category:Racing de Santander managers

See also

• Racing de Santander B - Racing's B team

External links

• Official website (Spanish)
• Futbolme team profile (Spanish)
• BDFutbol team profile
• El Sardinero Google view