Granada CF

Granada Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football club based in the Andalusian city of Granada. The club currently plays in La Liga, the top division of Spanish football.

History

The club was founded on April 14, 1931 under the name Recreativo de Granada. 1941, rose the first time in the Primera División and denied henceforth, despite temporary detour in the Segunda División, a total of 17 seasons in the Spanish top flight football league, before you again permanently took the course in the second division in the 1975/76 season. Subsequently, the club played in a row of several descents and ascents several years in Segunda División Segunda División and B. After a further decline in the season 1987/88 the club moved permanently in the third division and spent in this the complete nineties. At the beginning of the new millennium followed even four seasons in the Tercera División fourth-rate. In the season 2005/ 06, however, Granada managed to return to the Segunda División B.

In 2009, the Italian entrepreneur family Pozzo became the majority owner of the club. As a result, Granada entered into a partnership with the Italian club Udinese Calcio, which is also owned by the Pozzo family. Since then, many players are in the squad of FC Granada on loan from Udinese Calcio under contract. In the 2009/10 season, Granada qualified for the play-offs rise and increased after victories against AD Alcorcón and SD Ponferradina in 22 years in the Segunda División. Only one year later, the club once again secured the participation in the ascent play-offs: Then Granada made ​​after wins against Celta Vigo and Elche CF march through perfectly and returned after 35 years in the Primera División back.

The reserve team of the club plays under the name of Granada CF B since the 2013/14 season in the Segunda División B. third-rate

Current squad 2013/14

Achievements

Individual successes

  • Scorer in the Primera División: Enrique Porta ( 1971/72, 20 goals)

Statistics

Status: End of Season 2010/11

Well-known former players

Well-known former coach

  • Argentina Alejandro Scopelli (1957-1959)
  • Hungary János Kalmár (1959-1960, 1965-1966)
  • Spain José " Joseito " Iglesias Fernández (1967-1968, 1970-1972, 1973-1975, 1981)
  • Argentina Néstor " Pipo " Rossi (1969-1970)
  • Spain Joaquín Peiró (1985-1988)
  • Miguel Muñoz (1975-1976)
Lucas Alcaraz Orestis Karnezis Defender (association football) Portugal Tiago Ilori Hassan Yebda Youssef El-Arabi France Yacine Brahimi Manuel Iturra Pichichi Trophy Iriney Santos da Silva Athletic Bilbao CA Osasuna Rayo Vallecano Real Valladolid Real Betis Sevilla FC Valencia CF Villarreal CF
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