Sporting de Gijon
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Real Sporting de Gijón is a Spanish football team from Gijón (Asturias, Spain) formed on June 1 1905. It is currently playing in the Segunda División.
Known as the Rojiblancos because of their red and white strip, they play in the El Molinón stadium. This stadium is the oldest professional soccer stadium in Spain, having been built in 1908 on the site of an old windmill. Hence the stadium name, the Spanish word for "windmill".
Trophies
- 36 seasons on La Liga
- *Primera División runner up in 1979.
- *Runners-Up of King's Cup: 1981 and 1982
- 38 seasons in Segunda División
Current squad 2006/07
''The numbers are established according to the official website:[www.realsporting.com] and [www.lfp.es]As of February 1 2006
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Squad changes during 2006/07 season
In:- Barral - Signed From Real Madrid Castilla
- Diego Castro - Signed From Málaga B
- Pablo Alvarez - Transferred To Deportivo de La Coruña
- Juan Prendes - Transferred To Gimnàstic de Tarragona
- Biagini - Transferred To Albacete Balompié
- Pablo Lago - Transferred To CD Numancia
- Miguel Carmena - Transferred To Racing de Ferrol
- Calandria - Transferred To Hércules CF
- Dorado - Transferred To RCD Mallorca
Statistics 2005/06
| Segunda División | Position | Pts | P | W | D | L | F | A |
| Sporting de Gijón | 9 | 56 | 42 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 41 | 35 |
- Top Scores:
- *Calandria - 12 goals
- *Leo Biagini - 11 goals
- *Pablo Alvarez - 8 goals
- Top Goalkeepers
- *Roberto Fernandez - 31 goals In 38 Matchs
- *Manu Fernandez - 2 goals In 2 Matchs
Famous players
- Juan Carlos Ablanedo
- Luis Enrique
- Enrique de Castro González "Quini"
- Marcelino Elena
- Manuel Meana
- Julio Salinas
- David Villa
- Franco Villaverde
- Abelardo Fernández
- Antonio Maceda
- Jesús Castro
- Enzo Ferrero
- Joaquín
- Javier Manjarín
- Igor Lediakhov
- Yuri Nikiforov
- Hugo "Perico" Pérez
Famous Coaches
- José Manuel Díaz Novoa
- Vicente Miera
- Vujadin Boskov
External links
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