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Corinthians
File:Corinthians simbolo.gif
Full nameSport Club Corinthians Paulista
Nickname(s)Timão, Coringão
FoundedSeptember 1, 1910
GroundPacaembu Stadium[1]
São Paulo, SP
Brazil
Capacity37,500
ChairmanAlberto Dualib
ManagerEmerson Leão
LeagueBrazilian Série A
2006Brazilian Série A, 9th

Sport Club Corinthians Paulista is a Brazilian sports club, based on São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, most known for its football team, one of the most popular and important football teams in Brazil. As of 2004, Corinthians is estimated to have 24 million fans.[2]

Corinthians was founded in 1910 by a group of labourers - mainly of Portuguese, Italian and Spanish descent - hoping to create a popular club in the city of São Paulo to play against the elite clubs that already existed. They are named after the famous English amateur team Corinthians, now Corinthian-Casuals.

The football team is one of the most successful in Brazil, having won the Brazilian Série A 4 times, the São Paulo State Championship 25 times and the FIFA World Club Championship once, amongst other honours.

As a multisport club, Corinthians also have amateur volleyball, handball, taekwondo, judo, swimming, tennis and futsal teams.


History

Foundation

On September 1, 1910, a group of labourers in the neighborhood of Bom Retiro decided to create their own club. Their idea was to found a football team in which anyone could display his abilities in the sport, since back then, in the begining of the 20th century, football in Brazil was considered to be an elitist sport, played mainly by British descendants and people who worked for British companies.

Under the lights of an oil lamp, in the "Rua dos Imigrantes" (Immigrants Street), the labourers Joaquim Ambrósio, Antônio Pereira, César Nunes, Rafael Perrone, Anselmo Correia, Alexandre Magnani, Salvador Lopomo, João da Silva, Antônio Nunes founded the first popular club in São Paulo.

Among the founders, the first ideas for the name of the club were full of Brazilian national spirit: Carlos Gomes Football Club and Futebol Clube Santos Dumont. However, these prominent Brazilian names were put aside after the English amateur team Corinthians, that used to wear pink and brown shirts, won all six games in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro during an exhibitional tour of Brazil. The name Sport Club Corinthians Paulista was agreed upon, as an homage to the great British club of the beginning of the past century. The name was suggested by Joaquim Ambrósio, one of those five labourers who founded the club.

Early years (1910-1922)

File:Corinthians1914Team.jpg
The team of Corinthians' first trophy
Fúlvio, Casemiro do Amaral and Casemiro Gonzalez; Police, Biano and Cesar; Aristides, Peres, Amilcar, Dias and Neco

Corinthians played their first match on September 10, 1910 playing away against União da Lapa, a respected amateur club in São Paulo, and despite being defeated by 1-0, this match would mark the beginning of a successful age as an amateur club.

On September 14, Luis Fabi scored Corinthians' first goal, against Estrela Polar, another amateur club in the city, and Corinthians won their first game by 2-0.

With good results and an ascending number of supporters, Corinthians joined the Liga Paulista, after winning two qualifying games, and played in the São Paulo State Championship for the first time, in 1913, and just one year after joining the league, Corinthians was crown champion for the first time, in 1914 and again two years later.

Becoming Great (1922-1939)

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State Champions of 1928
Tuffy, Grané, Aparício, Neco, De Maria, Del Debbio, Gambinha, Mario, Munhoz, Soares e Rato

The year of 1922, the Centennial of Brazilian Independence, marks the start of Corinthians hegemony in the São Paulo State Championship.

As football was almost exclusively played at Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo by that time, the two state champions were considered to be the two top clubs in Brazil. And defeating the Rio de Janeiro State Championship champion of that year, América, Corinthians definitely joined the hall of the great teams in Brazil.

The same year also marked the first of three State Championships in a row, something that happened again in 1928-1930 and 1937-1939.

Corinthians/MSI (2005-present)

The club's situation in early 2004 was one of the most difficult in its history. Bad administration, lack of money and terrible campaigns both in the 2003 Brazilian Championship and in the 2004 São Paulo State Championship were worrying its millions of supporters. Fortunately some young players and a new manager Tite helped the team to improve from their terrible start. At the end of the championship, Corinthians finished in 5th place and won entry to the Copa Sudamericana (a minor continental championship).

This situation was one of the facts that Corinthians' president, Alberto Dualib, used to convince the clubs' advisors and Corinthians have signed a controversial deal with an international fund of investors known as Media Sports Investment. The deal grants the company a large degree of control over the club for 10 years, in exchange for large investments. This has brought many quality players to the team, such as Carlos Tévez, Roger, Javier Mascherano and Carlos Alberto.

Despite the MSI investiments, Corinthians had a slow start in the 2005 state championship, but managed to improve and finished second. The Brazilian championship start was not nice either, but after Daniel Passarella's dismissal, after an unexpected 5-1 loss to Corinthians' rivals, São Paulo, the club made an amazing rest of championship and were crowned Brazilian Champions for the fourth time, after some controversial annulment of eleven games due to a betting scandal.

The relationship between Corinthians' managers and the MSI president, Kia Joorabchian is not good, and after being eliminated in the Copa Libertadores de América, the club experienced a large crisis that was responsible for the bad performances in the rest of 2006. Is still unknown if the partnership will continue for the next years and if the club will get more funds to contract new players.

Crests

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1913

The Corinthians' shirt had no crest before 1913, when the club joined the Liga Paulista and became able to play official matches in the São Paulo State Championship, when the club debuted their first symbol, with the letters "C" and "P".

File:CorinthiansCrest1940.jpg
1940-present

The first crest was created by the lithographer Hermógenes Barbuy, brother of the Corinthians' player Amílcar, in 1914, but the crest changed often before 1919, when a new crest (part of the present crest) debuted in Corinthians' shirts in 1919. Presenting a São Paulo State flag in a circle and the club's name written around it.

The crest changed again in 1940 when the modernist painter and former member of Corinthians' reserve squad Francisco Rebolo González created the club's definitive crest, with the anchor and two oars, referencing the nautic sports practiced in the club. The definitive crest was revised some times.

Stadiums

  • Campo do Lenheiro: The first Corinthians' stadium wasn't actually a stadium. The team played on a field, owned by a wood seller, and because of that, known as Campo do Lenheiro (portuguese for Wood Seller's Field).
  • Estádio do Bom Retiro: After that, in 1918, the club's players and fans managed to build another stadium for the club, and Corinthians would play at the Estádio do Bom Retiro for 9 years.
  • Parque São Jorge: In 1928, the chairman Alfredo Schürig (after whom the stadium is named) bought the terrain where Parque São Jorge is placed now. Corinthians would play there for a long time.
  • Estádio do Pacaembu:[1] In the last years, the second biggest stadium in the city, the Municipal Stadium of Pacaembu is the venue used by the club to play their home matches. For biggest events, the team plays at the Morumbi Stadium, owned by rivals of São Paulo, where the crowd can go over 70000 supporters.

In late 2006 a NGO called Cooperfiel commenced a fund drive for a new stadium.[3]

Trivia

Rivalries

  • Palmeiras: Palestra Itália (now known as Palmeiras) was founded in 1914 as an Italians only club. Some Corinthians' Italian members and the player Bianco, the only Italian in the Corinthians' squad, then left to join the new club and were labeled as traitors. Because of that, the teams became rivals, and remain the fiercest rivals in Sao Paulo to this day.[4]
  • Other Rivals: Corinthians have a historic rivalry with São Paulo and Santos, but they are minor rivalries compared with Corinthians x Palmeiras.

The Centennial Champion

Corinthians are known in Brazil as the "Centennial Champion", because of the coincidence featured in the years of some of its conquests:

  • 1922 - State Champions; Brazil's independence from Portugal was in 1822
  • 1954 - State Champions; Foundation of the city of São Paulo was in 1554
  • 1988 - State Champions; Abolition of Slavery was in 1888

The Champion of Champions

Corinthians is also known in Brazil as the "Campeão dos Campeões" (Champion of Champions). That's because in 1915 the team broke up with the Paulista League and didn't participate on that year's tourney, won by Germania. At the end of the season, Corinthians defied the champions and won by 4-1. Challenged to face Palmeiras, the champion of the Apea League (another league of those times), Corinthians didn't back off, and beat the rivals by 3-0. As a sidenote, the victorious team on those challenges was also the 1914 and 1916 undefeated São Paulo State Championship champion.

There's also another story that could explain that nickname. In 1930, even though there was yet no national championship in Brazil, there was a challenge match between the champions of the São Paulo and the Rio de Janeiro State Championships. On February 16, on a match against Vasco da Gama, in Rio de Janeiro, Corinthians won by 4-2, with goals scored by Filó (2), De Maria and Gambinha, bringing home the "Champion of Champions" trophy.

Nowadays that nickname is used on the second verse of the club's official anthem.

The Musketeer

Corinthians' official mascot is the musketeer, symbol of bravery, audacity and fighting spirit. The adoption of that character recalls the first years of the club. In 1913 most of the football leaders of the São Paulo State founded the APEA (Paulista Athletic Sports Association, in English).

In the now-poor Paulista League remained only Americano, Germania and Internacional, known so far as the "three musketeers" of the paulista football. Corinthians therefore joined those three teams as D'Artagnan, being the fourth and most adored musketeer, just like Alexandre Dumas' novel The Three Musketeers. To be accepted on that "musketeers universe", Corinthians had to show its bravery. As there was many other teams who wanted that spot on the Liga Paulista, Corinthians participated in a selective tournament against Minas Gerais and São Paulo, two other great teams of paulista amateur football at that time. With class and competence, the corinthian team beat Minas by 1-0 and São Paulo by 4-0, being accepted in the group and acquiring the right to participate in the Special Division of the Paulista League in the following year.

Corinthians Invasion

The so-called "Corinthians Invasion" happened in 1976, when the Corinthians fans invaded the Mário Filho Stadium (Maracana) in Rio De Janeiro during the semifinal of the Brasileirão championship of 1976. In the game between Fluminense and Corinthians, more than 70 thousand Corinthians fans had left the State of São Paulo to see the team. Those in attendance participated in the biggest human displacement in peace time, according to the Guinness Book. The game went on to overtime, followed by penaltys shoot-outs won by Corinthians. In November 2006, a special team jersey was released celebrating the 30th anniversary of the invasion.

Corinthians Democracy

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The Corinthians Democracy team (1982)
César, Zé Maria, Wágner Basílio, Gomes, Paulinho and Wladimir; Eduardo Amorim, Sócrates, Walter Casagrande, Zenon and Biro-Biro

The Corinthians Democracy was an unique ideological movement in the world, known in Brazil as one of the important movements that struggled against the military dictatorship that dominated the country.

Leaded by Socrates and Wladimir, the players took some control of the team's management, deciding the thing that would affect them, and one of the decisions they took is known as one of the most important actions against the dictatorship.

In 1982, the players voted to print on the back of their shirts an announce, "Vote on 15th" to motivate people to vote on November 15th, in the elections that would help Brazil to end the dictatorship.

Players

Current Squad

Numbers for the São Paulo State Championship, as of 03 January 2007.[5]

First Team Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Brazil BRA Marcelo dos Santos Marinho
2 DF Brazil BRA Eduardo Correia Piller Filho
3 DF Brazil BRA Ebert William Amâncio (Betão) [C]
4 DF Brazil BRA Mario Custódio Nazaré (Marinho) [VC]
5 MF Brazil BRA Marcelo Mendonça de Mattos
6 DF Brazil BRA Wellington Santos da Silva
7 MF Brazil BRA Roger Galera Flores
8 MF Brazil BRA Rosinei Adolfo
9 FW Brazil BRA Nilmar Honorato da Silva
10 FW Brazil BRA Márcio Amoroso dos Santos
11 MF Brazil BRA Márcio Rodrigues (Magrão)
12 GK Brazil BRA Jean Paulo Fernandes
13 DF Brazil BRA Marcos Roberto da Silva Barbosa (Marquinhos)
14 MF Brazil BRA Paulo Almeida Santos
15 MF Brazil BRA Daniel Pollo Barioni
16 DF Brazil BRA Edson Feliciano Sitta
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW Bolivia BOL Juan Carlos Arce Justiniano
18 FW Brazil BRA Jaílson Alexandre Alves dos Santos
20 MF Brazil BRA Élton José Xavier Gomes
21 MF Brazil BRA Bruno Octávio Jovanelli
22 GK Brazil BRA Júlio César de Souza Santos
23 DF Brazil BRA Gustavo Souza Caiche
25 DF Brazil BRA Marcus Vinícius Cesário
26 FW Brazil BRA Wilson Rodrigues Fonseca
28 FW Brazil BRA Daniel Grando
29 MF Brazil BRA Rafael Aparecido Elisbão (Rafael Fefo)
30 MF Brazil BRA Willian Borges da Silva
31 MF Brazil BRA Carlos Roberto da Cruz Junior (Carlão)
36 MF Brazil BRA Wendel Raul Gonçalves Gomes
— FW Brazil BRA Jean Carlos da Silva Ferreira
— DF Brazil BRA Marcos Roberto Nascimento da Silva (Marcos Tamandaré)

Supporting players from Under-20 Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
32 GK Brazil BRA Weverton Pereira da Silva
33 MF Brazil BRA Igor Siqueira Pessanha
No. Pos. Nation Player
34 MF Brazil BRA Fabrício dos Santos Silva
35 FW Brazil BRA Robson Baiano

Transfers this Season (2007)

Players In

  • Brazil Jaílson Alexandre Alves dos Santos (FW) - Signed from Paulista.
  • Brazil Christian Correa Dionísio (FW) - Signed from Juventude.
  • Brazil Élton José Xavier Gomes (MF) - Loan return from São Caetano.
  • Bolivia Juan Carlos Arce (FW) - Signed from Oriente Petrolero (Bolivia).
  • Brazil Wendel Raul Gonçalves Gomes (MF)- Loan return from Fortaleza.
  • Brazil Jean Paulo Fernandes (GK) - Signed from Ponte Preta.
  • Brazil Gustavo Souza Caiche (DF) - Signed from São Caetano.
  • Brazil Daniel Pollo Barioni (MF) - Signed from São Caetano.
  • Brazil Wellington Santos da Silva (DF) - On loan from Grêmio.
  • Brazil Marcos Roberto Nascimento da Silva (Marcos Tamandaré) (DF) - Signed from Porto (PE).

Players Out

  • Brazil Sílvio Luiz de Oliveira de Paula (GK) - Loan return to São Caetano.
  • Chile Johnny Herrera (GK) - Signed to Everton (Chile)
  • Argentina Sebástian Dominguez (DF) - Signed to Estudiantes de La Plata (Argentina).
  • Brazil André Augusto Leone (DF) - Signed to Goiás.
  • Brazil Dyego Rocha Coelho (DF) - One year loan to Alético Mineiro.
  • Brazil Ramón Osni Moreira Lage (MF) - Signed to CSKA Moskva (Russia).
  • Brazil Renato Eduardo Ribeiro (MF) - Signed to Vasco da Gama
  • Brazil Rafael Martiniano de Miranda Moura (FW) - Signed to Fluminense.
  • Brazil Rubens Rodrigues dos Santos Júnior (DF) - Released.
  • Brazil César Aparecido Rodrigues (DF) - Loan return to Internazionale (Italy).
  • Brazil Carlos Alberto Gomes de Jesus (MF) - One year loan to Fluminense.
  • Brazil Dinélson dos Santos Lima (MF) - On loan to Paraná Clube.
  • Brazil Gustavo Nery de Sá da Silva (DF) - Six month loan to Real Zaragoza.
  • Brazil Christian Correa Dionisio (FW) - Signed to Sport Club Internacional.
  • Brazil Fagner Conserva Lemos (DF) - End of contract.

Player Records

All-time Top 10 Goalscorers

# Name Pos. Goals
1 Brazil Cláudio FW 305
2 Brazil Baltazar FW 267
3 Brazil Teleco FW 256
4 Brazil Neco FW 239
5 Brazil Marcelinho Carioca MF 206
6 Brazil Servílio FW 200
7 Brazil Luizinho MF 172
7 Brazil Sócrates MF 172
9 Brazil Flávio Minuano FW 167
10 Brazil Paulo FW 149

Top from current squad: Nilmar (31)

All-time Top 10 Appearances

# Name Pos. Goals
1 Brazil Wladimir DF 803
2 Brazil Luizinho MF 606
3 Brazil Ronaldo GK 601
4 Brazil Zé Maria DF 595
5 Brazil Biro-Biro MF 592
6 Brazil Cláudio FW 554
7 Brazil Vaguinho FW 548
8 Brazil Olavo DF 514
9 Brazil Idário DF 475
10 Brazil Roberto Rivellino MF 471

Top from current squad: Betão (170)

Historic players

Notable Managers

Honours

International Honours

  • FIFA Club World Cup - 2000[6]
  • Mundialito de Clubes (Little World Club Cup): 1953 (Caracas, Venezuela)
  • Torino Tournament: 1966 (Torino, Italy)
  • New York International Tournament: 1969 (New York City, USA)
  • Torneo Costa del Sol: 1969 (Spain)
  • Hidalgo International Cup: 1981 (Mexico)
  • Trofeo Ramón de Carranza: 1996 (Spain)

National Honours

Regional Honours

1914, 1916, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1977, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1988, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003

Youth Team Honours

  • Dallas Cup: 1998, 1999 (USA)
  • Nike Cup: 2003 (USA)
  • Copa São Paulo de Juniores (São Paulo Youth Cup): 1969, 1970, 1995, 1999, 2004, 2005


Matches

Notable Matches

References

  1. ^ a b Pacaembu Stadium is property of the city of São Paulo. Corinthians matches are played there because of the low capacity of Corinthians' stadium.
  2. ^ According to Lance/Ibope Survey in 2004
  3. ^ The NGO stated goal is to raise R$300 million (approximately $140 million USD) within a 36-month time frame for the construction of a 60,000 seat venue that will be ceded to the club under an as yet undetermined arrangement. (Reference: "Cooperfiel Website". {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help))
  4. ^ "Football Derbies - Corinthians x Palmeiras". {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  5. ^ According to "Corinthians Squad 2007". {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help) and match reports
  6. ^ "RSSSF - FIFA Club World Championship 2000". {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)

Official websites

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