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Deportivo Táchira Full name Deportivo Táchira Fútbol Club Nickname(s) Aurinegro (Gold-and-black) Founded January 11, 1974 Stadium Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo,
San Cristóbal, Venezuela
(Capacity: 42,500)President Juana Suárez League Primera División 2009-10 2nd Home colorsAway colorsDeportivo Táchira Fútbol Club is a traditional[1] and a popular[2] Venezuelan football club. It was founded in 1974 by the initiative of Gaetano Greco. In its first national championship, the club finished in first place, originating the nickname El equipo que nació Grande (meaning the club which was born Big).
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History
In 1970, Italian-born Gaetano Greco founded in San Cristóbal an amateur club called Juventus, named after the famous Italian club. In 1974, Greco noticed that there was no professional football club in Táchira, so he decided to start a club based on the amateur Juventus club. He and twelve other people founded the club on January 11 of that year, which was named Deportivo San Cristóbal. Most of the club's players came from the Juventus club. Initially, the club's colors were blue and white, like the Italy ones.
In January 1975, the club changed its colors to yellow and black, because those colors better represented the Táchira state and were the preferred colors of the Uruguayan manager José "Pocho" Gil, due to their likeness to Peñarol ones in Uruguay.
Titles
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- 1979, 1981, 1984, 1986, 2000, 2008, 2011
- Copa Libertadores: 12 appearances
- Copa Sudamericana: 1 appearance
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- 2002: Preliminary Round
- Copa CONMEBOL: 3 appearances
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- 1993: First Round
- 1996: First Round
- 1997: First Round
- Deportivo Táchira is the Venezuelan club with the most appearances in Copa Libertadores, and is also the club which has finished as Venezuela's league runner-up the most times. It has won seven national championships.
- The club's best Copa Libertadores participation was in 2004, when the club became the second team to qualify for the quarterfinal of the competition without losing a match, playing against strong teams like River Plate (Argentina), Libertad (Paraguay), Deportes Tolima (Colombia) and Nacional de Montevideo (Uruguay), before facing São Paulo (Brazil) in the quarterfinals.
Current squad
As of July 2011
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. Position Player GK Manuel Sanhouse GK Roberts Rivas GK Richard Ruiz DF Jesús Álvarez DF Wilker Ángel DF Richard Badillo DF Gerzon Chacón (captain) DF Jackson Clavijo DF William Díaz DF Walter Moreno MF Andrés Rouga DF Laudemir Valera DF José Yégüez MF Ruben Arocha No. Position Player MF Jorge Casanova MF Maurice Cova MF Pedro Fernández MF César "Mágico" González MF Diego Guerrero MF Sebastián Hernández MF Mauricio Parra MF Javier Villafráz FW Anderson Arias FW Cristian Cásseres FW Oswaldo Chaurant FW Yonathan Del Valle FW Sergio Herrera Stadium
Main article: Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo NuevoThe club's home stadium is Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo, located in San Cristóbal. It has a maximum capacity of 42,500 people.
Supporters
The supporters are known as aurinegros ("gold-and-blacks")
There are three main organized groups of supporters, La Torcida Aurinegra , "La 12" now known as "La Avalancha Sur."
The aurinegros had already committed acts of violence at the stadium. One of the most tragic events took place on December 17, 2000, when the club and Caracas drew 2-2, which gave the Copa República Bolivariana de Venezuela's title to the other side, and a mob of angry supporters burned a bus inside the soccer field.[3]
Derby
The match between Deportivo Táchira and Estudiantes de Mérida is known as the Clásico de Los Andes (meaning Andes' Derby), but in recent years the match between Deportivo Táchira and Caracas FC has been known as the modern derby, because of the successful performance of both teams. Other classic rival was Marítimo de Venezuela (Caracas'club) in the 1980s and earlier 1990s.
Colors
Deportivo Táchira's shirt has black and yellow vertical stripes, with black shorts and socks.
Famous players
The list is sorted by last name
- Daniel Delfino
- Nicolás Díez
- Frankie Oviedo
- Dan "El Torito Blanco" Birkey
- Gilberto Angelucci
- Pedro Delgado
- Rafael Dudamel
- Ricardo Páez
- Tomás Rincón
References
- ^ Llegué con la idea y el sueño de ser campeón - Deportivo Táchira's official website (December 28, 2006)
- ^ Táchira traspasa la frontera - El Universal (July 26, 2004)
- ^ Los Gochigans - El Universal (November 1, 2003)
- Much of the content of this article comes from the equivalent Spanish-language Wikipedia article (retrieved January 15, 2004).
External links
- Deportivo Táchira's official website
- Deportivo Táchira's unofficial website
- Deportivo Táchira's blog
- Deportivo Táchira's fan site
2011–12 Primera División Venezolana Aragua · Atlético El Vigía · Carabobo · Caracas · Deportivo Anzoátegui · Deportivo Lara · Deportivo Petare · Deportivo Táchira · Estudiantes de Mérida · Llaneros de Guanare · Mineros de Guayana · Monagas · Real Esppor · Tucanes de Amazonas · Trujillanos · Yaracuyanos · Zamora · Zulia2012 Copa Santander Libertadores de América In the Group stage Alianza Lima · Atlético Nacional · Bolívar · Cruz Azul · Defensor Sporting · Deportivo Táchira · Emelec · Guadalajara · Nacional de Asunción · Nacional de Montevideo · Santos TH · Universidad de Chile · Vasco da Gama · Vélez Sársfield · ZamoraIn the Play-offs Without specific stage Play-offs · Group stage · Finals2011 Copa Santander Libertadores de América Champion Runner-up Eliminated in the Semifinals Eliminated in the Quarterfinals Eliminated in the Round of 16 Eliminated in the Second Stage Argentinos Juniors · Caracas · Colo-Colo · Deportes Tolima · Deportivo Táchira · Emelec · Godoy Cruz · Guaraní · Independiente · Jorge Wilstermann · León de Huánuco · Nacional · Oriente Petrolero · San Luis · Unión Española · Universidad San MartínEliminated in the First Stage Categories:- Association football clubs established in 1974
- Venezuelan football clubs
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