Cruzeiro Esporte Clube
Cruzeiro Esporte Clube is a sport club from Belo Horizonte, the capital of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. He has become mainly known for its football team.
Cruzeiro is, among other things two times Copa Libertadores champion, Brazilian football champions of 1966, 2003 and 2013, multiple cup winner. He is also one of only three clubs in Brazil, who have played nationally always first class.
In addition to football, the association operates departments for athletics and bocce. More sports still were supported in earlier days, including entertained the club once a professional volleyball team. This was revived in 2009 by a collaboration with the Associação Social e Esportiva Sada again.
- 6.1 Transfers for 2014 season
- 9.1 Most games
- 9.2 Most Goals
- 9.3 Other well-known players
History
The club was founded on January 2, 1921 under the name Società Sportiva Palestra Itália as a sports club for the Italian immigrants of Belo Horizonte. The term Palestra (from Greek palaistra παλαίστρα, Ringer school ') describes in the Italian language a gym. The first club colors were the colors of the Italian flag: green, red and white. The team played in accordance with green jerseys, white shorts and red socks. In 1925 the membership was opened for non - Italian descent people and the club renamed Sociedade Sportiva Palestra Itália.
Because of Brazil's entry into the war in January 1942, the use of terms of enemy nations was banned, and the club had to change his name. From 30 January, the club renamed itself originally Palestra Mineiro. The first week of October, the club changed its name shortly as Ypiranga before the members finally agreed on Cruzeiro Esporte Clube ( " Sports club Cruzeiro " ) agreed. Cruzeiro refers to the Southern Cross ( " Cruzeiro do Sul "), a constellation which is also contained in the Brazilian flag and a symbol of the country. Blue and white became the new club colors. As a reminder of the past, the Italian flag was in the 2009 season on the back of the shirt collar is embroidered on the left chest and watch the old green / red / white logo with the letters SSL.
1926 Cruzeiro won the state championship of Minas Gerais the first major title. So far, 34 was followed by further success in this competition. A leader is here but the local main rival Cruzeiro, Atlético Mineiro, which can have about half a dozen more victories in the Campeonato Mineiro.
First national success was the victory in the final of the Taça Brasil, the discharged 1959-1968 first version of a Brazilian Cup competition. In the finals it defeated Cruzeiro Santos around the world Pele 6:2 and 3:2. Tostão and Piazza, which should in 1970 with the national soccer team of Brazil to become world champion, as well as Dirceu Lopes and longtime goalkeeper Raul Plassmann were among the stars of this team, coached by Aírton Moreira.
But highlight the club's history are the two victories in 1976 - after a playoff against Argentina's River Plate in which Roberto Perfumo, who played from 1971 to 1974 with Cruzeiro, was in the team - and 1997 - against Peñarol from Uruguay - in the Copa Libertadores, the South American equivalent of the European Champions League. 1976 there was a power Palhinha with 13 goals scorer of the competition, which has since been surpassed only once.
In the following World Cup matches Cruzeiro lost against German competition respectively. In November 1976, Cruzeiro lost the icy Munich Olympic Stadium 0-2 against FC Bayern Munich and did not come in December at home in front of 117,000 spectators despite 90 -minute Anrennens against the guarded gate of Sepp Maier Bayern a 0-0. The final 1997 in Tokyo against Borussia Dortmund lost 0-2.
Further international successes are the two victories in 1991 and 1992, held in the 1988-1997 Super Copa Sudamericana, a competition were allowed to participate in the former Libertadores winners. In the final Cruzeiro beat it with River Plate and Racing Club each Argentine clubs.
In the Copa Libertadores Cruzeiro was 1976, 1977, 1997 and 2009 finals. Twice they emerged victorious from the competition.
With four hits in five final appearances in the Brazilian Cup, the Copa do Brasil, between 1993 and 2003 Cruzeiro together with Gremio FB Porto Alegrense record winner in this competition since its introduction in its present form in 1989. In 2003, the championship was the first time after European model held. This season, Cruzeiro won the triple of this state championship of Minas Gerais, the Brazilian championship and the Brazilian Cup. This has yet found any other South American football team. In honor of this success, the club logo was extended by a crown above the previous.
2013 was won with a large point lead for the third time, the Brazilian championship.
Mascots and nicknames
As opposed to local rivals Atlético Mineiro, which have a rooster as a mascot, the fox has established itself at Cruzeiro. It was by cartoonist Fernando Pieruccetti 1945 (better known as Mangabeira ) invented. Inspired this case was by the former club president Mario Grosso, who led the business of the association with wisdom and cunning. It's called the Elf hence the Raposa, Portuguese for foxes.
Another nickname is familiar: Celeste ( Celestial ), La Bestia Negra ( The Black Beast ) and Palestra Mineiro.
Youth work and transfers
Became known Cruzeiro also emerged through his youth, from the well-known players such as the Brazilian star Ronaldo, Dida and Fred, who had success in Europe.
Stadium
The club plays its home games at Estádio Governador usually only Mineirão called Magalhães Pinto, and with a capacity of about 62 160 places viewers largest stadium in the state of Minas Gerais. It is located in Pampulhas southern district of Belo Horizonte and is also used by the Club Atlético Mineiro and América Mineiro. The Mineirão was also often a venue for international matches of the Brazilian national team. The stadium also matches of the Football World Cup 2014 will be played. Before the reconstruction for the World Cup, the capacity was 75,000 spectators.
The Mineirão was designed by the architect Eduardo Mendes Guimarães Júnior and Caspar Garreto. From the start of construction in 1963 until the opening in 1965 about 5,000 people were involved in the construction of the stadium. Opened on September 5, 1965 Stadium has a record attendance of 130,000, which was set up in 1997. Since then, the capacity had to be reduced for safety reasons, however.
Achievements
Internationally
- Copa Libertadores: 1976, 1997
- Super Copa Sudamericana: 1991, 1992
- Copa Masters de Supercopa: 1994 (1995)
- Copa Ouro: 1995
- Recopa Sudamericana: 1998
- Second in the World Cup: 1976, 1997
National
- Brazilian Football Champions: 1966, 2003, 2013 Taça Brasil: 1966
- Série A: 2003, 2013
- State Championship of Minas Gerais: (36 x) 1926, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1940, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011
- Copa Sul - Minas: 2001, 2002
Current squad
Transfers for 2014 season
Rankings of the Brazilian Football Championship
Placements in the national ranking of the Brazilian Football Federation (CBF )
The calculation of the ranking by the Association carried out a key for which to D there are points for the placings in the league classes A and the placement in the Copa do Brasil.
Known player
Most games
- 619 Games: Zé Carlos
- 601 Games: Dirceu Lopes
- 556 Games: Piazza
- 549 Games: Raul Plassmann
- 534 Games: Fábio goalkeeper in the current squad
Most Goals
- 242 Goals: Tostão
- 223 Goals: Dirceu Lopes
- 208 Goals: Niginho
Other well-known players
- Ademir
- Alex
- Víctor Aristizábal
- Brito
- Dida
- Edmundo
- Giovane Elber
- Feijão
- Fred
- Jairzinho
- Jonathan Cícero Moreira
- Juan Pablo Sorin
- Nelinho
- Mert Nobre
- Toninho Cerezo
- Tostão
Cruzeiro coach
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