Grêmio Esportivo Olímpico

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Olímpico
Logo: GE Olímpico
Full nameGrêmio Esportivo Olímpico
Nickname(s)GEO
FoundedAugust 14, 1919
Dissolved1970s
GroundEstádio Aderbal Ramos da Silva, Blumenau, Santa Catarina state, Brazil
Capacity3,500

Grêmio Esportivo Olímpico, commonly known as Olímpico, was a Brazilian football club based in Blumenau, Santa Catarina state. They won the Campeonato Catarinense twice.

History[edit]

The club was founded on August 14, 1919, as Sociedade Desportiva Blumenauense.[1] The club was renamed to Grêmio Esportivo Olímpico in 1949. They won the Campeonato Catarinense in 1949 and in 1964.[2] The club closed its football department in 1971.

In 1980, when Blumenau's Palmeiras, founded in 1919 as Brasil and until then four times runner-up in the state championship, in attempt to broaden its appeal in the community renamed itself to Blumenau Esporte Clube it integrated the dark red (grena) colour of Olímpico in its new insignia.

Stadium[edit]

Grêmio Esportivo Olímpico played their home games at Estádio Aderbal Ramos da Silva,[1] nicknamed Deba. The stadium had a maximum capacity of 3,500 people,[1] and it was demolished in 2007.

Achievements[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Rodolfo Rodrigues (2009). Escudos dos Times do Mundo Inteiro. Panda Books. p. 101.
  2. ^ "unknown". Placar Guia 2011 (1350-C): 77. January 2011. {{cite journal}}: Cite uses generic title (help)