Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba
The Club Deportivo Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba is the only first division club Mendoza. In the 2010/11 season, the club plays in the Primera División. In Argentina, the club is known as " El Tomba " or " El Expreso ". Godoy Cruz is the largest club in the Cuyo region.
History
1921 was in Mendoza in the bar Victoria, the idea to create a sports club. The Clup Sportivo Godoy Cruz and the first president Romeo Garay was founded on June 21, 1921 first. In subsequent years, the club has become one of the best football clubs in the region and boxing, chess, cycling could be included in the club program. 1923 finally the Clup Sportivo Godoy Cruz was merged with the Club Deportivo Bodega Antonio Tomba, so that a club could come up with better ways. In addition, from now on basketball was operated in the new club. The improved financial opportunities in the new club Club Deportivo Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba the construction of a new sports complex could be realized already on 1 November 1923. It was built in a 11,000 -seat stadium forming, as well as tennis courts, a basketball court and a bocce court. This new sports facility was one of the most modern in the former Argentina. Due to the conditions professionalized "El Tomba " became common with Independiente de Rivadavia, Mendoza's best club. This led to the up to now ongoing rivalry between the two clubs. Under the presidency of former boxing Rainers Feliciano Gambarte the club reached new financial dimension due to many new members. On 3 October 1959, the current stadium Feliciano Gambarte was completed. However, it managed the club until the rise in 2006 not to make the step into the highest Argentine league. So the club reached many local successes, but no more. 2006 finally succeeded in redeeming step in the Primera Division, the first Argentine league. In two playoffs Nueva Chicago was beaten after a 1-1 draw in the first leg 3-1 after extra time in Mendoza. Tanque Gimenez, who in Mendoza enjoys high esteem to this day, I was his two goals in the last game of the decisive man. After climbing 40,000 people flocked to the center of Mendoza, to celebrate the rise. In the Primera Division, the association could not be established and so rose " El Tomba " after a lost Relegation against Huracán again. However, managed the immediate resurgence, so Godoy Cruz will play 2008/2009 back in the Primera Division. On 14 December 2011, the former Uruguayan coach Jorge da Silva announced his resignation, despite qualifying for the Copa Libertadores. Christmas Eve 2011 Nery Pumpido was presented as successor.
Fans & Name
The association is commonly called " El Expreso ", " El Bodeguero " or " El Tomba " called. The merger in 1923, the club became a football power in Mendoza, which is why the name " El Expreso " was born. The term " El Bodeguero " or " El Tomba ", however, has to do with the person Antonio Tomba. Antonio Tomba was born in 1849 in Italy and still is an important personality in Godoy Cruz because he brought, among others, the wine to Mendoza. He brought from Italy with the necessary know -how to exploit the favorable conditions in Mendoza. In Godoy Cruz he was not the only reason why a good memory, but also because he " brought about the construction of a hospital and the foundation of the sports club Club Deportivo Bodega Antonio Tomba.
Stadium
In the Nacional B, the second Argentine league, Tomba almost always played at the Estadio Feliciano Gambarte that sums 21,000 spectators. However, the club moved for important games almost always in the Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, which was built in 1978 for the World Cup in Argentina, and holds 43,000. In the Primera Division Tomba played so far only at the Estadio Malvinas, as the interest of the Mendocinos is much greater than before.
Former Players
- Mauricio Martín Astudillo
- Daniel Giménez
- Mauro Poy
- Sebastián Torrico
- Daniel Oldra
- Alejandro Abaurre
- Diego Villar
Former coach
- -2010: Omar Asad
- December 2010 - December 2011: Jorge da Silva
- -15. April 2012: Nery Pumpido