Atlético Tucumán

Club Atlético Tucumán (mostly known as Atlético Tucumán) is an Argentinian football club based in the city of San Miguel de Tucumán of Tucumán Province. Although several sports are practised at the club, Atlético is mostly known for its football team, which currently plays in the Primera División, the first division of the Argentine football league system. They played for the first time in 2017 both Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana.

Atlético Tucumán
Full nameClub Atlético Tucumán
Nickname(s)El Decano (The Dean)
El Gigante del Norte (The Northern Giant)
Founded27 September 1902 (1902-09-27)
GroundEstadio Monumental Presidente Jose Fierro
Capacity35,200[1]
ChairmanMario Leito
ManagerDiego Erroz
CoachRicardo Zielinski
LeaguePrimera División
2019–2015th
WebsiteClub website

Other activities hosted by the institution are basketball, chess, field hockey, handball and karate.[2]

History

The club was founded in 1902, which makes Atlético the oldest football club from the province of Tucumán.

Atlético has participated in nine seasons in the Primera division: eight seasons between 1973 and 1981, and a single season in 1984. The team's best ever performance in Primera División was in 1979, when they reached the semi-finals of the Torneo Nacional.

In 2008 Atlético Tucumán was promoted to the Argentine 2nd Division after defeating Racing de Córdoba in the final game of Torneo Argentino A, and one year later the squad achieved its 2nd consecutive promotion by winning the B Nacional tournament and reaching the Primera División.

Tucumán Derby

The Tucumán Derby is played between Atlético and its longtime rival San Martín (his son), both of the same city. The Santo (as San Martín is nicknamed) currently plays in the Primera nacional, second division of Argentine league system.

They met once in the first division, where San Martin win 3 to 2. Jose Luis Rodriguez (Dean Idol) ended up pushing a golf cart obfuscated by defeat

Ground

The stadium was constructed in 1922 by Spanish architect José Graña (1885–1950) with an original capacity for 5,000 spectators. It was inaugurated on May 21 of same year. Originally named as "Grand Stadium" due to being the largest of the North side of Argentina, Racing Club de Avellaneda was invited to play a friendly match versus Atlético Tucumán as part of the celebration. The stadium was named Monumental "José Fierro" in honor of a well-remembered Atlético's chairman.

It was the first roof stadium in Tucumán Province and the first to have a superior stand. The structure was built out of concrete. The record attendance was in 2008, during a match between Atlético and Racing de Córdoba, when all the seats were filled.

The stadium is located in the north part of the city of San Miguel de Tucumán (named "Barrio Norte"). It can currently accommodate up to 32,500 people due to an upgrade of the facilities that included adding an extra 2,500 seats.

Players

Current squad
As of 23 October 2020.[3]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ARG Cristian Lucchetti (Captain)
2 DF  ARG Marcelo Ortíz (on loan from Rosario Central)
3 DF  ARG Fabián Monzón
4 DF  ARG Gustavo Toledo
5 MF  ARG Abel Bustos
6 DF  ARG Mauro Osores
7 MF  ARG Franco Mussis
8 MF  ARG Guillermo Acosta
9 FW  ARG Augusto Lotti
10 MF  ARG Leonardo Heredia
11 FW  ARG Matías Alustiza
12 MF  ARG Hernán Rosales
13 GK  ARG Daniel Ibáñez
14 DF  ARG Agustín Lagos
15 DF  ARG Yonathan Cabral
16 FW  ARG Nicolás Laméndola
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 GK  ARG Tomás Marchiori
18 FW  ARG Ramiro Ruiz Rodríguez
19 MF  ARG Nicolás Aguirre
20 GK  ARG Franco Pizzicanella
21 MF  ARG Cristian Erbes
22 FW  ARG Javier Toledo
23 MF  ARG Ramiro Carrera
24 DF  ARG Guillermo Ortiz
25 MF  ARG Camilo Albornoz
26 FW  ARG Lucas Melano
27 FW  ARG Matías Solohaga
28 FW  ARG Jonás Romero
29 FW  ARG Kevin Isa Luna
30 DF  ARG Gabriel Risso Patrón
31 MF  ARG Kevin Nickler
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 Mauro Osores (to Guillermo Brown until 30 June 2020)
— DF  ARG Martín Peralta (to Estudiantes (RC) until 30 June 2020)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ARG Fabio Álvarez (to LA Galaxy until 31 December 2019)
— MF  ARG Nery Leyes (to Antofagasta until 30 June 2020)

Managers

Honours

National

Regional
  • Federación Tucumana (21): 1920, 1921, 1924, 1927, 1930, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1942, 1951, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1972, 1973, 1975 [4]
  • Liga Tucumana (7): 1977, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1986, 2003, 2016 [4]
  • Torneo de Competencia (8): 1926, 1939, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1951, 1953, 1957
  • Campeonato de Honor (13): 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1944, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1963
  • Campeonato de Campeones de la República (1): 1959 [note 1]

Notes
  1. Competition organised by AFA's "Consejo Federal", held in 1959. It was contested by clubs from regional leagues outside Buenos Aires with no direct affiliation to the Association.[5]

References
  1. http://lgdeportiva.lagaceta.com.ar/nota/704804/deportes/clausuraron-monumental-jose-fierro-irregularidades-durante-partido-boca.html
  2. Otras disciplinas – club's website Archived August 10, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Atlético Tucumán squad". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  4. Liga Tucumana en "Fútbol del Interior" Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  5. Argentina - Argentine Republic Champions Championship 1959 by Osvaldo Gorgazzi and Edgardo Imas on the RSSSF
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