Club Atlético Platense
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| Full name | Club Atlético Platense | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Calamares, Tense, Marrón | ||
| Founded | 25 May 1905 | ||
| Ground | Estadio Ciudad de Vicente López, Florida, Buenos Aires | ||
| Capacity | 31,000 | ||
| Chairman | Pedro Vilariño | ||
| Manager | Sebastián Méndez | ||
| League | Primera B Metropolitana | ||
| 2015 | 9° | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Club Atlético Platense is an Argentine sports club based in Florida, Buenos Aires. The club nickname is Calamar (Squid) after the journalist Palacio Zino said that the team moved "like a squid in its ink".[1]
Although the club hosts many activities, Platense is mostly known for its football team. Despite being relegated from the Primera División in 1999, it still remains on the top 20 of the All-time Argentine Primera División table. Platense currently competes in the Primera B Metropolitana, the third level of the Argentine football league system.
History
Founded on 25 May 1905, Platense played in the second division from 1956 to 1964, and from 1972 to 1976, when the team finally won its first title, the Primera B championship that allowed Platense to play in the Primera División. The club achieved cult status in the late 1970s as they repeatedly staved off relegation through a series of "last-day miracles" (relegating other teams as Temperley after defeating them in decisive matches played to keep a place in the first division. Platense survived at the top level of Argentine football until finally succumbing to relegation in 1999.
This would be the beginning of a steep decline: Platense was subsequently relegated to the regionalised third division, Primera B Metropolitana, at the end of the 2001–02 season. On 17 May 2006, Platense won its second title and was promoted back to the Argentine second division Nacional B. But soon later The Squid would be relegated again to the third category (more precisely on 8 May 2010).
The club's main claim to fame during these lean years is the success of David Trézéguet, who had debuted at Platense but after playing only 5 matches in Argentine Primera División was transferred to AS Monaco.
Platense's fans base can be found in Vicente López, Olivos and Florida towns (all of them part of the Vicente López Partido), as well as in Villa Urquiza and Saavedra neighbourhoods. The club is also cited in Bioy Casares's book El Sueño de los héroes ("Dream of Heroes" ISBN 0-7043-2634-5). Among its supporters, the Tango music singer Roberto Goyeneche and the British author Chris Moss were probably the most notable fans.
Statistics
In Primera División:
- Best position: 2nd. place in 1949.
- Longest victory : 8–0 to Argentino de Quilmes in 1939.
- All-time top scorer: Vicente E. Sayago (1948–56) with 75 goals.
- All-time most capped player: Enrique Topini (1959–73), with 324 games.
Kit evolution and rare models
      1905 |
 1912*-present 1 |
   1922 |
 1952 |
 1953–55 |
 1986–87, 2012 aw |
 1988–89 |
 1989–90 |
 1990–91 |
 1996–97 |
- 1 Considered the "traditional" team uniform and worn most of the times.
Players
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honours
- Primera B Nacional (1): 1976
- Primera B Metropolitana (1): 2005–06
- Primera C (1): 1926 AAm
References
- ^ "Los apodos del ascenso" (in Spanish)
External links
