Club Atlético Belgrano

Not to be confused with Belgrano Athletic Club.

For the club from Rosario, see Club Atlético Belgrano (Rosario).

Belgrano

Full name	Club Atlético Belgrano
Nickname(s)	El Pirata (The Pirate) El Celeste (The Sky-blue) La "B" (The B)
Founded	19 March 1905 (1905-03-19)
Ground	El Gigante de Alberdi
Capacity	30,000
Chairman	Luis Fabián Artime
Manager	Guillermo Farré
League	Primera Nacional
2022	1st. of 37th (promoted)
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

Club Atlético Belgrano (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkluβ aˈtletiko βelˈɣɾano]; mostly known simply as Belgrano [belˈɣɾano] or Belgrano de Córdoba [belˈɣɾano ðe ˈkoɾðoβa]) is an Argentine sports club from the city of Córdoba, best known for its football team. In the 2023 season the club will play in the Primera División, the first level of Argentine football league system, after being promoted from the 2022 Primera Nacional. Belgrano's stadium is called Julio César Villadra and is also known as El Gigante de Alberdi; it is located in Barrio Alberdi, in the central area of the city of Cordoba; it has a capacity of 35,000 spectators. The club occasionally uses the Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, which has a capacity of 57,000 spectators.

History

First photo ever of a Belgrano team, 1906

Belgrano was founded on 19 March 1905 in Barrio Alberdi. It was named in commemoration of the Argentine historical figure Manuel Belgrano, and its colours were taken from the flag of Argentina, created by Belgrano himself. Arturo Orgaz was named as the first president.

The club settled on a land given by Ramón Moreno. Belgrano started to play friendly matches against neighboring clubs. One of them was vs. an homonymous club and the winner earned the right to keep the name. As Belgrano de Alberdi won the match 2–1, they could retain their name. In 1913 Belgrano was one of the founding members of "Nueva Federación Cordobesa de Fútbol", predecessor to "Liga Cordobesa". One year later, the team played the first "Clásico cordobés" vs. Talleres, a match held on 17 May and suspended after the players of Belgrano abandoned the field in protest at a goal scored by Talleres forward José Lascano. The Belgrano starting line up was: Ochoa; Unamúnzaga, Pacheco; Pereyra, Balbino Lascano, Lutri; Alonso, Ortega, José Lascano, Figueroa, Barabraham. Some months later, Belgrano won the clásico 8–1, which remains as the largest win between both clubs.

In 1933 the Liga Cordobesa became professional, with Belgrano winning its first title of the new era. The 1930s marked a strong supremacy of the team, winning all the championships between 1933 and 1937 with the exception of 1934 (won by Talleres). Between 1940 and 1957 Belgrano won 14 league titles, with a powerful attacking line nicknamed Quinteto de Oro. It was formed by Héctor Carrizo, Justo Coria, Oscar Mona Peralta, Dardo Lucero, and Francisco García, which is regarded as the best group of forwards in the history of football in Córdoba.

In 1938 Belgrano toured on Bolivia, winning 3 of 4 matches (1 draw), scoring 18 goals. The highlight of that tour was a 6–0 win over Club Bolívar.

Players

Current squad

As of 22 June 2022.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK ARG Nahuel Losada — GK ARG Juan Strumia — GK ARG Manuel Vicentini (loan from Sarmiento) — DF ARG Juan Barinaga — DF ARG Gabriel Compagnucci — DF ARG Nicolás Meriano — DF ARG Diego Novaretti — DF ARG Axel Ochoa (loan from Atlanta) — DF ARG Francisco Oliver — DF ARG Wilfredo Olivera — DF ARG Tobias Ostchega — DF ARG Alejandro Rébola — DF ARG Nahuel Tecilla — MF ARG Hernán Bernardello — MF ARG Santiago Longo

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF ARG Mariano Miño — MF ARG Iván Ramírez — MF ARG Ariel Rojas — MF ARG Gerónimo Tomasetti — MF ARG Agustín Galli — MF ARG Guillermo Pereira — MF ARG Bruno Zapelli — FW ARG Fabián Bordagaray — FW ARG Maximiliano Comba (loan from Gimnasia LP) — FW ARG Ibrahim Hesar — FW ARG Ulises Sánchez — FW ARG Joaquín Susvielles — FW ARG Pablo Vegetti — FW ARG Fabricio Brener

For recent transfers, see List of Argentine football transfers winter 2018–19.

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF ARG Joaquín Novillo (at Colón until 31 December 2022) — MF ARG Valentin Barbero (at San Luis until 31 December 2022) — MF ARG Ezequiel González (at Guillermo Brown until 31 December 2022) — FW ARG Martín Garnerone (at Chaco For Ever until 31 December 2022)

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW ARG Gonzalo Lencina (at Atlético de Rafaela until 31 December 2022) — FW ARG Leonardo Sequeira (at Querétaro until 31 December 2022) — FW ARG Tomás Attis (at Sportivo Belgrano until 31 December 2022) — FW URU Adrián Balboa (at Defensor Sporting until 31 December 2022)

Titles

Nacional

• Primera Nacional (1): 2022

Regional

• Liga Cordobesa de Fútbol (28): 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919, 1920, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1940, 1946, 1947,
  1949, 1950, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1984, 1985, Cl 2003, 2013
• Segunda División Liga Cordobesa (3): 1908, 1909, 1910
• Unión Cordobesa de Fútbol (1): 1956
• Primera División Asociación Cordobesa (2): 1984, 1985
• Campeonato Provincial Asociación Cordobesa (3): 1983, 1984, 1985
• Torneo Regional de Córdoba (9): 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1981, 1985
• Torneo del Interior (1): 1985–86
• Torneo Regional de AFA (8): 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1981