Racing Club de Montevideo

The Racing Club de Montevideo, shortly Racing, is a football club from Montevideo in Uruguay. He played in the 2013/14 season in the top Uruguayan league, La Liga Profesional de Uruguay.

  • 2.1 Board of Directors
  • 2.2 Stadium
  • 4.1 Transfers for Apertura 2013

History

Founding and first half of the 20th century

The club was founded on April 6, 1919. The beginnings of the association lie in the montevideanischen Barrio Reducto. Here arose from a group led by the brothers Dante, Germán, Armando and Osvaldo Roberto and Ramon Barceló, Bartolomé Grillo, Carlos Sagredo, José America, Pablo Giúdice, Pedro Radaelli, Casimiro Céspedes, Francisco and Jose Mendoza, Oscar Trillo, Victorio Alonso, Francisco Jauregui, Juan Domingo Maggioli and Vanzulli the idea to report a team for the game operation of the Uruguayan league. This group of young people playing at that time still under the name Yuyito FC, ​​but named from then on the basis of the models in Argentina (Racing Club Avellaneda ) and France ( Paris Racing Club ) Racing. On February 14, 1920, the UP took on the new club. The club colors of green and white - the colors chosen by the tram, in which the foundation was - they were henceforth to the Torneo de la divisional extra. The first game is completed in Piedras Blancas against S. Tomás Blanco. Date of this debut was May 23 of the same year. The first significant title was won in 1923. In that year, Racing won the championship of that at this time the Divisional Intermedia Second League. Just four years after the foundation of the association thus now played the fledgling club in the Primera División clubs at that time consisting of twelve. In the first season they finished in the final table in fourth place. 1929 won to a second championship of the Divisional Intermedia.

1941 Finally, the club acquired a new, 20,000 -square-foot club grounds and moved into the district Sayago to the new club based in the Millán 4712. On October 5 of that year they played there for the first time on home soil. This first round of the Copa Uruguaya against Bella Vista ( Full 1:1) was attended by about 4,000 soccer enthusiasts. The first goal at the new club space shot Antonio Álvarez.

Well-known players in the first phase of the club's history for example, were the two world champion of 1930 and 1950 Santos Iriarte and Julio Pérez.

Second half of the 20th century to today

In the second half of the 20th century, winning four championships of the Segunda División followed (1955, 1958, 1974 and 1989). A Fifth came the beginning of the new century, added in the 2007/ 08 season. The new millennium was for racing up to this fifth championship in the Segunda División initially not very successful. Mostly in the second division, they picked in Torneo Apertura 2006 even only three points, remained winless as the only club and was knocked off last. Now, however, began a rapid ascent. First came the Torneo Apertura winning the 2007 and with the subsequent season championship was celebrated the return to the Primera División. At that ascent team included, among others Sebastián Balsas, Liber Quiñones, Jonathan Blanes and Ernesto Goñi. Once there, the association launched by, presented with Liber Quiñones scorer and finished at the end of the season a sixth place, which meant qualification for the Copa Artigas 2009. In this competition we came in second, which in turn led to international honors, because it was thus qualified for the first time in club history for the Copa Libertadores in 2010. Again, you hit a respectable performance, but failed in the group stage after they had occupied the second place behind Corinthians.

The Premiership seasons 2011/12 and 2012/13 was finished as 10th and 9th in mid-table.

General

Racing is also known as " La Escuelita " ( small school) known because many prominent Uruguayan players have started their careers there. Racing is one of the traditional teams of football in Uruguay. As archrival Racing, the, also from Montevideo club Fénix represents

Board of Directors

The association is headed by a eleven-member Executive Committee, preside over the the period 2011 to 2012 President William Lucas and Vice President Osvaldo Rocca. Treasurer is Richard Medina.

Stadium

The association focuses its matches at the Parque Osvaldo Roberto. The stadium got its name on July 25, 1948 in honor of the eponymous founding member of the Association.

Achievements

1955, 1958, 1974, 1989 and 2007/2008 the club was the championship of the second Uruguayan league Segunda División Profesional de Uruguay, win each. 1923, 1929 and 1930 could also winning the ' Divisional Intermedia ' are listed.

Current squad

Transfers for Apertura 2013

Coach

Former Players

Numerous well-known national team have been working for the Racing Club de Montevideo, including:

  • Uruguay Julio Acuña
  • Uruguay Adolfo Barán
  • Uruguay Federico Bergara
  • Uruguay Miguel Bossio
  • Uruguay Marcelo De Souza
  • Uruguay Hugo Fernández Vallejo
  • Argentina Atilio García
  • Uruguay Leo García
  • Panama Brunet Hay
  • Argentina Uruguay Juan Hohberg
  • Argentina Pablo Islas
  • Uruguay Fernando Kanapkis
  • Uruguay Dario Larrosa
  • Uruguay Walter López
  • Uruguay Damián Macaluso
  • Ladislao Mazurkiewicz Uruguay
  • Uruguay Julio César Morales

Former Presidents

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