Atlético Nacional

Atlético Nacional ( complete: Club Atlético Nacional SA ) is a football team founded in 1947 from Medellin, the second largest city in Colombia. The winner of the Copa Libertadores in 1989 is one of the most important clubs in the country and owes its sporty rise from the late 1980s and the financial support by Pablo Escobar.

Local rivals Nacional Independiente Medellín is, but the fans see in América and Deportivo Cali and Millonarios from the capital Bogotá her " favorite enemy ".

Atlético Nacional won the Colombian football championship for the first time in 1954. Between 1973 and 2011, followed by another ten championships.

1989 Nacional won the Copa Libertadores, which had to decide the penalty shootout in the final matches against Club Olimpia of Paraguay. Further international successes are the victories of 1989 and 1991 in the 1968-1998 irregularly discharged Copa Interamericana and in 1998 and 2000, two wins in during that period, held four times Copa Merconorte.

Stadium

Atlético Nacional Estadio Atanasio Girardot shares the with his local rivals Deportivo Independiente. The 52,872 capacity stadium was inaugurated in 1953 and is part of the Unidad Deportiva Atanasio comprehensive sports resort Girardot. It was also the venue for the 2001 Copa America and venue for the Junior World Cup in 2011.

It is named after a hero of the Colombian War of Independence in the early 19th century.

Achievements

  • Copa Libertadores: 1989
  • Copa Merconorte: 1998, 2000
  • Copa Interamericana: 1989, 1995
  • Colombian champion: 1954, 1973, 1976, 1981, 1991, 1994, 1999, 2005 I, 2007 I, 2007 II, 2011- I, 2013 -I, 2013 - II
  • Colombian Cup Winners: 2012, 2013
  • Super Liga de Colombia: 2012

Well-known former players

  • Colombia Leonel Álvarez
  • Colombia Juan Pablo Angel
  • Colombia Víctor Aristizábal
  • Colombia Faustino Asprilla
  • Colombia Miguel Calero
  • Colombia Iván Córdoba
  • Colombia Andrés Escobar
  • Colombia René Higuita
  • Iván Hurtado Ecuador
  • Colombia Aquivaldo Mosquera
  • Colombia Mauricio Serna

Well-known former coach

Atanasio Girardot Sports Complex Millonarios Fútbol Club Superliga Colombiana Alianza Petrolera Deportes Tolima Envigado FC Fortaleza FC La Equidad Once Caldas Patriotas FC
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