Club Atlético Belgrano

Not to be confused with Belgrano Athletic Club.

Belgrano

Full name	Club Atlético Belgrano
Nickname(s)	El Pirata (The Pirate), El Celeste (The Sky-blue), "La B" (The B)
Founded	March 19, 1905 (1905-03-19)
Ground	El Gigante de Alberdi Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
Capacity	30,500 57,000
Chairman	Jorge Franceschini
Manager	Ricardo Caruso Lombardi
League	Primera B Nacional
2018–19	Primera División, 22nd (Relegated)
Website	http://www.belgranocordoba.com/
Home colours Away colours

Club Atlético Belgrano (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkluβ aˈtletiko βelˈɣɾano]; mostly known simply as Belgrano [belˈɣɾano] or Belgrano de Córdoba [belˈɣɾano ðe ˈkoɾðoβa]) is an Argentine sports club from the city of Córdoba, best known for its football team, which currently plays in Argentine Primera B Nacional, the second level of Argentine football league system. Belgrano's stadium is the El Gigante de Alberdi, which is located in Barrio Alberdi, in the central area of the city of Cordoba. They also sometimes use Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes.

History

Belgrano was founded on March 19, 1905. It was named in commemoration of the Argentine historical figure General Manuel Belgrano, and its colours were taken from the flag of Argentina, created by Belgrano himself. It´s the club in the Province of Cordoba with the most victories, and the one which has sent the most players to Seleccion Argentina.

A Belgrano jersey by Topper, worn during the 1980s.

Players

Current squad

As of 2 January 2020.

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	ARG	Lucas Acosta
11	FW	URU	Cristian Techera
13	DF	URU	Christian Almeida
16	DF	ARG	Maximiliano Lugo
18	FW	ARG	Rodrigo Gómez
19	MF	ARG	Martín Rivero
21	MF	ARG	Sebastián Luna
23	GK	ARG	César Rigamonti
26	FW	ARG	Leonardo Sequeira
28	FW	ARG	Martín Garnerone
29	DF	ARG	Juan Quiroga
32	DF	ARG	Joaquín Novillo
34	FW	ARG	Gonzalo Lencina
—	GK	ARG	Agustín Rufinetti
—	DF	ARG	Bruno Amione
—	DF	ARG	Gino Barbieri
—	DF	ARG	Juan Barinaga
—	DF	ARG	Rodrigo Erramuspe

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	ARG	Tobias Ostchega
—	DF	ARG	Franco Pardo
—	DF	ARG	Juan Salas
—	DF	ARG	Ignacio Vázquez (on loan from All Boys)
—	MF	ARG	Valentin Barbero
—	MF	ARG	Hernán Bernardello
—	MF	ARG	Fabricio Brener
—	MF	ARG	Gastón González
—	MF	ARG	Santiago Longo
—	MF	ARG	Gerónimo Tomasetti
—	MF	ARG	Bruno Zapelli
—	FW	PAR	Enrique Javier Borja (on loan from Argentinos Juniors)
—	FW	ARG	Ivo Costantino
—	FW	ARG	Nahuel Luján
—	FW	ARG	Ricardo Noir (on loan from Racing)
—	FW	ARG	Ulises Sánchez
—	FW	ARG	Pablo Vegetti

For recent transfers, see List of Argentine football transfers winter 2018–19.

Out on loan

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
5	MF	ARG	Wilson Altamirano (at Villa San Carlos until 30 June 2020)
—	FW	ARG	Tomás Attis (at San Fernando until 30 June 2020) -->

Honours

National

• Torneo Regional de AFA (1):

1985-86

• First Division:

Apertura 2011 runner-up, Inicial 2012 runner-up

• Second Division:

1997-98 runner-up

Regional

• Liga Cordobesa de Fútbol: (28)
  • 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919, 1920, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1940, 1946, 1947,
    1949, 1950, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1984, 1985, Cl 2003, 2013
• Segunda División Liga Cordobesa (3):: 1908, 1909, 1910
• Unión Cordobesa de Fútbol (1): 1956
• Primera División Asociación Cordobesa (2): 1984, 1985
• Campeonato Provincial Asociación Cordobesa (3): 1983, 1984, 1985
• Torneo Regional de Córdoba (9): 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1981, 1985
• Torneo del Interior (1): 1985–86
• Torneo Regional de AFA (8): 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1981,

External links

• Official site