Club Atlético Independiente
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Club Atlético Independiente de Avellaneda is an Argentinian football club.
Known as "los Diablos Rojos" ("the Red Devils") or "Rey de Copas" ("King of Cups"), Independiente have won 14 Argentinian championships, placing them third behind giants River Plate and Boca Juniors, 7 Copa Libertadores titles, of which an unequalled series of 4 straight wins from 1972 to 1975, and a total of 15 international titles - including 3 Copa Interamericanas, and the 1973 and 1984 Intercontinental Cup.
Independiente's eternal rival Racing Club has its stadium only a couple of hundred meters of Independiente's. These 2 clubs form the colourful Avellaneda derby, that divides the city in two.
Many great Argentinian players have worn the red outfit, adopted in tribute to England's Nottingham Forest in the early years of the club's history. Daniel Bertoni and Jorge Burruchaga became World Champions in 1978 and 1986 respectively with Argentina, but Independiente fans remember more fondly Ricardo "el Bocha" Bochini, who even though in Mexico in 1986, didn't get to play. An incredibly talented midfield player who played for the club from the early seventies until his retirement in the mid-nineties, Bochini was less fortunate with a national team dominated at the time by Diego Armando Maradona playing in his position.
Football Titles
Amateur
First Division: 2- 1922, 1926
Professional
First Division: 14- 1938, 1939, 1948, 1960, 1963, Nacional 1967, Metropolitano 1970, Metropolitano 1971, Nacional 1977, Nacional 1978, Nacional 1983, AFA 1988-89, Clausura 1994, Apertura 2002
- 1964, 1965, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1984
- 1973, 1984
Famous players
- Sergio Agüero
- Ricardo Pavoni
- Raimundo Orsi
- Ricardo Bochini
- Jorge Burruchaga
- Arsenio Pastor Erico
- Antonio Sastre
- Manuel Seoane
- Raúl Bernao
- Vicente de la Mata
- Ernesto Grillo
- Miguel Ángel Santoro
- Rubén Marino Navarro
- Daniel Bertoni
- José Omar Pastoriza
- Enzo Trossero
- Luis Alberto Islas
- Gabriel Milito
- Diego Forlán
- Faryd Camilo Mondragón Alí
- Nestor Clausen
Current squad
As of May 17, 2006
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(Players ordered by number. These positions are generic and do not contemplate players that play multiple positions or more specific positions.)
External links
- [Official website] (Spanish and English)
- [Argentine Football Association] AFA (Spanish and English)
- [Unofficial site] (Spanish)
- [Unofficial site - National Pride] (Spanish)
- [Independiente at UOL's site] (Spanish)
- [InfiernoRojo] (Spanish)
- [News MuyDiablo] (Spanish)
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