Tuna Luso Brasileira

Football club infobox
clubname = Tuna Luso


fullname = Tuna Luso Brasileira
nickname = "Tuna" and "Lusa"
founded = 1903
ground = Francisco Vasques, Belém, Brazil
capacity = 5,000 | chairman = ?
manager = Carlos "Cabo" Lucena
league = Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
season = 2007
position = Eliminated in third stage
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Tuna Luso Brasileira, or Tuna Luso as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Belém in Pará, founded on January 1, 1903. The club won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B in 1985, the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C in 1992, and has also won the state championship ten times.

History

Tuna Luso was founded initially as a musical band. It occurred because the Portuguese cruiser Dom Carlos was going to visit the port of Belém on November 12, 1902. Some Portuguese youths, residing in the city, decided to found a musical band to receive their fellow countrymen. The name they chose to the band was Tuna Luso Caixeiral. Tuna means popular orchestra, Luso means Portuguese, and Caixeiral means commerce employee. Later, the club changed its name to Tuna Luso Comercial, and years later changed its name again, this time to Tuna Luso Brasileira.

In 1937, Tuna Luso won its first state championship. In 1985, Tuna Luso won the second division of the Brazilian National Championship. In 1992, Tuna Luso won the third division of the Brazilian National Championship.

Achievements

* Campeonato Brasileiro Série B:
** Winners (1): 1985

* Campeonato Brasileiro Série C:
** Winners (1): 1992

* Campeonato Paraense:
** Winners (10): 1937, 1938, 1941, 1948, 1951, 1955, 1958, 1970, 1983, 1988

Noted players

*Giovanni

Rivals

Tuna Luso greatest rivals are Paysandu and Remo.

ymbols

The club's mascot is an eagle.

External links

* [http://www.arquivodeclubes.com/pa/tunaluso.htm Tuna Luso at Arquivo de Clubes]