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Soccer Betting - Argentinean League Teams
History - Facts - Teams - Winners
Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata
The club was one of a network of Gimnasia y Esgrima clubs created in Argentina in the late 19th century. The club was founded on June 3, 1887, and is the oldest Argentine first division side.
In 1905, Gimnasia started played in the third division of the then-amateur football league, as well as in the under-17 division. The club also won the second division championship in 1944, 1947 and 1952.
The club obtained the 1929 championship, shortly before the professionalism of the sport in Argentina, and the Centenario Cup in 1993.
For the years of 1943, 1945, 1951 and 1979, Gimnasia was relegated to second division. And for the last time it returned to the first division in 1985.
In 1995, Gimnasia took second place in the Clausura, and the following year it repeated this presentation, but the championship title was denied to them at the last day of the tournament.
In the first games of the 2006 Clausura tournament, the team's performance has been irregular, partly due to the departure of play-maker Lucas Lobos to Cádiz CF.
On September 10 2006, during the halftime of a match against Boca Juniors, club president Juan José Muñoz confronted referee Daniel Giménez, who called off the match immediately, with Gimnasia leading 1-0. Muñoz was suspended for six months by the football association, but was confirmed in his post by the club's board. As of October 16, it remains unclear whether the second half of the match will be played.
Important Facts
- The "Juan Carlos Zerrillo" stadium, known as el Bosque has a capacity of roughly 33,000 and was used until 2005.
- Gimnasia has the record for the fastest goal in Argentina's league, Carlos Dantón Seppaquercia scored against Huracán after 5 seconds, on March 20, 1979.
- Gimnasia is also the first South American team to ever defeat Real Madrid CF on its own field. The final score was Gimnasia 3 - Real Madrid 2.
Squad (as Feb 11, 2008)
Goalkeepers |
Strikers/Forwards |
12
26
27
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Carlos Kletnicki
Pablo Bangardino
Fernando Monetti
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7
8
9
11
29
35
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Sergio Leal
Luis Ignacio Quinteros
Diego Alonso
Juan Ángel Neira
Antonio Piergüidi
Néstor Martinena
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Defenders |
Midfielders |
2
3
4
6
13
17
19
24
32
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Jorge San Esteban
Federico Domínguez
Cristian Piarrou
Renato Civelli
Abel Masuero
Daniel Romero
Santiago Gentiletti
Marcelo Cardozo
Lucas Landa
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5
14
15
18
20
22
23
25
28
30
31
33
34
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Matías Escobar
Elvio Fredrich
Mauricio Yedro
Reinaldo Alderete
Roberto Salvatierra
Ignacio Piatti
Nicolás Medina
Álvaro Ormeño
Luciano Aued
Ignacio Oroná
Alejandro Agustín Domenez
Juan Cuevas
Jonathan Chávez
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