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Estudiantes de La Plata
Estudiantes de La Plata has a history of achievement in professional football. The current club badge has eight stars for the five international and three local titles achieved.
The club was organized in 1905 by university students who felt left out by the management of Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata.
When professionalism was adopted in Argentina the club Estudiantes had a famous offensive lineup: Lauri-Scopelli-Zozaya-Ferreyra-Guayta, and up to this date it is still regarded as one of Argentina's all-time finest. Players such as: Guayta and Scopelli played for the Italy national team that conquered the 1934 World Cup.
The 1950s saw the rise of Ogando, Garcerón, Bouché, Urriolabeitia, Infante, Antonio, and striker Manuel Pellegrina, who is the all-time top scorer with 221 goals.
In 1969 the Estudiantes Club went on to secure the Copa Libertadores de América for three times in a row (1968 to 1970), and the 1968 Intercontinental Cup against the powerful Manchester United. It lost the series against A.C. Milan (1969) and Feyenoord (1970).
Important Facts
The club Estudiantes was relegated in 1994, only to return to the top division on the very next season. Its performances ever since have been uneven; the club became known for producing such players as: Juan Sebastián Verón, Martín Palermo, Luciano Galletti, Bernardo Romeo, and Ernesto Farias.
In 2004-2005, under Coach Reinaldo Merlo, Estudiantes became a contender again, finishing both the Apertura and the Clausura tournaments in the fourth place. Mariano Pavone was top goalscorer of the 2005 Clausura. On 17 April 2005, Estudiantes de La Plata became the sixth team in Argentina to win 1,000 professional games when it came back from behind to defeat Newell's Old Boys 3-2.
Diego Simeone became the new team’s coach on May 18, 2006 and he built the team around Verón as the anchor of the squad. In a penalty shoot-out Simeone’s team was eliminated by São Paulo in the quarter-finals of the 2006 Copa Libertadores, but is a strong contender in the local league.
Squad (as Feb 11, 2008)
Goalkeepers |
Strikers/Forwards |
1
12
21
25 |
Cesar Taborda
Mauro Dobler
Mariano Gonzalo Andújar
Damián Gonzalo Albil |
7
9
17
18
19
27
28 |
Juan Manuel Salguero
Pablo Piatti
Pablo Ariel Lugüercio
Ezequiel Carlos Maggiolo
Leandro Lázzaro
Maximiliano Badell
Emiliano Pirchio |
Defenders |
Midfielders |
3
6
14
24
-
-
-
- |
José Basanta
Agustín Alayes
Marcos Alberto Angeleri
Leandro Desábato
Leonardo Sánchez
Bruno Bianchi
Jonathan Germano
Ezequiel Brítez |
4
5
8
10
11
13
15
16
22
23
26
31
-
-
-
- |
Edgar Daniel González
Gonzalo Saucedo
Enzo Nicolás Pérez
Lucas Wilchez
Juan Sebastián Verón
Juan Manuel Díaz
Juan Augusto Huerta
Iván Moreno y Fabianesi
Rodrigo Braña
Leandro Damián Benitez
Julio Barroso
Diego Auzqui
Leonardo Morales
Diego Galván
Rafael Sosa
Cristian Bogado |
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