Rosario Central

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Club Atlético Rosario Central (usually simply Central) is a football (soccer) club in Rosario, Argentina. It is the sixth most popular team in the country Rosario Central has won the Primera División Argentina four times, and the Conmebol Cup once. Central plays the Rosario derby against Newell's Old Boys, its local historical rival .

History

The Central Argentine Railway Athletic Club was founded in December 24, 1889 by English railway workers of the British-owned Central Argentine Railway company. The first president was Colin Calder, and all club activities were carried out in the English language. When the company took over the Buenos Aires and Rosario Railway company in 1903, the name of Rosario Central was formally changed to Club Atlético Rosario Central.

The original jersey colors were red and white; later, Rosario Central would change to a checkered blue and white, and finally settle on the blue and gold vertical stripes design used to this day.

The team played in the local Rosario league until it joined the Argentine league in 1939 together with rivals Newell's Old Boys. Rosario Central was relegated in 1942 and again in 1951; both times, it was promoted on the very next season.

Rosario Central won the Nacional championship in 1971 with Angel Labruna as coach, and again in 1973, being the first of many such achievements won by the coach Carlos Timoteo Griguol.

For the 1974 season, Central acquired striker Mario Kempes from Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba (Kempes and Instituto mate Osvaldo Ardiles were to be reunited in the national team that won the Football World Cup 1978).

Even though the winning of the Campeonato Argentino 1974 was not considered official by the AFA, it is considered by Central's supporters to be their "sixth" championship.

After seven years whitout titles, Central won the 1980 Nacional with veteran Ángel Tulio Zof on the bench. That team was called "La Sinfónica" (the symphony orchestra) because they played very good, beautiful football.

After a few years with bad seasons, Rosario Central was relegated in 1985, but returned to first division the following year, and won the 1986/87 Championship. This was a first in Argentine football (oddly, Central Español performed a similar feat in Uruguay in the years 1983/84, also a first).

In 1995 Rosario Central won their only international title to date, the CONMEBOL Cup (the precurssor of the current Copa Sudamericana).

Rosario Central has participated in ten editions of the Copa Libertadores, third behind Boca Juniors and Club Atlético River Plate.

Even though the badge shows 6 stars, Rosario Central has only won 5 official championships (4 national and one international). The sixth one (the Argentino 1974 achievement) was added in the 115 anniversary of the institution, two weeks after their biggest rival, Newell's Old Boys, won their fifth championship in 2004.

Stadium

Rosario Central plays in the Estadio Gigante de Arroyito stadium, located in the confluence of Avellaneda Boulevard and Génova Avenue, in the Lisandro de la Torre neighborhood (popularly known as Arroyito), in north-east Rosario.

It has an official capacity of 41,654, but crowds of 45,000 have been accommodated after it underwent major conditioning for the Football World Cup 1978 held in Argentina.

In that tournament, all three second-round games of the Argentina national football team squad were played in the Gigante. Local hero Kempes enjoyed the support of the fans and went on to become the top scorer of the tournament.

Nicknames

Central's common nickname is canallas ("scoundrels", which is a rather mild insult in Argentina) because it is said that they refused to play a charity match for a leprosy clinic in the 1920s; rival side Newell's acquired their leprosos (lepers) nickname when they did play in that event.

In a January 2007 press conference presenting the new jersey, Rosario native Roberto Fontanarrosa revised the definition and spelling of Central's nickname. The new spelling he gave was canaya, because according to him, people from the city of Rosario do not use the Spanish word canalla for any other reason than referring to the club.

Central are also known as La Academia (like the Argentine team Racing Club) due to the amount of players that become professional from their youth teams, and to the amount of consecutive Rosario's League titles that Rosario Central won in the amateur era, in comparison to Racing Club (called La Academia), that won a lot of championships in the Buenos Aires´ League at the same time too.

Honours

Amateur titles

National

- Concurso por Eliminación: (1) 1913
- Copa Dr. Carlos Ibarguren: (1) 1915
- Copa de Honor:(1) 1916
- Copa de Competencia Jockey Club: (1) 1916
- Copa de Competencia: (1) 1920

Regional

- Rosario's League: (12) 1908, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1919, 1923, 1928, 1930, 1937, 1938

Professional league titles

- Primera División Argentina
- - Winners (4): Campeonato Nacional championship 1971, Campeonato Nacional championship 1973, Campeonato Nacional championship 1980, Primera Division Argentina 1986-87 in Argentine football
- - Runners-up (4): Nacional 1970, Metropolitano 1974, Nacional 1974, 1999-2000 in Argentine football

- Primera B Nacional Argentina
- - Winners: (3) 1942, 1951, 1985

International Titles

- Copa Conmebol (currently known as Copa Sudamericana)
- - Winners (1): 1995
- - Runners-up (1): 1998

Players

Current Squad

Notable former players

- Oscar Agonil (1975~1981)
- Carlos Aimar (1971~1978)
- Pedro Argota (1982~1988)
- Daniel Aricó (1970s)
- Edgardo Bauza (1977~1982, 1986-1989, 1992)
- David Bisconti (1988~1993)
- Roberto Bonano (1991~1996)
- Ramón Bóveda (1970s)
- Horacio Carbonari (1993~1998, 2003~2005)
- Martín Cardetti (1995~1997)
- Daniel Carnevali (1979~1982)
- Juan Alberto Castro (1950s)
- José Chamot (1988~1991, 2004~2006)
- Carlos Colman (1970s)
- Eduardo Coudet (1995~1998, 2005, 2006)
- Oscar Craiyacich (1970s & 1980s)
- Maximiliano Cuberas (1992~1993, 1997~2001)
- Ariel Cuffaro Russo (1983~1991)
- Marcelo Delgado (1990~1994)
- Daniel Alberto Díaz (2000~2003)
- Hernán Díaz (1985~1989)
- Osvaldo_Salvador_Escudero (1986~1989)
- Alberto Fanesi (1968~1972)
- Paulo Ferrari (2001~2005)
- Luciano Figueroa (2001~2003)
- José Luis Gaitán (1970s & 1980s)
- Walter Gaitán (1997~1998)
- Cesar Delgado (2001~2003)
- Enrique García (1933~1936)
- Juan Ghielmetti (1970s & 1980s)
- Kily González (1993~1995, 2006~)
- Ezequiel González (1997~2001, 2003)
- Raúl Gordillo (1994~1996, 1999~2000)
- Patricio Graff (1995~1996)
- Carlos Timoteo Griguol (1966~1969)

- Juán Enrique Hayes (1907~1926)
- Mario Kempes (1974~1976)
- Daniel Killer (1970~1976)
- Mario Killer (1970s)
- Alejandro Lanari (1986~1991)
- Fernando Lanzidei (1980s)
- Leopoldo Luque (1972~1973)
- Federico Lussenhoff (1992~1995)
- Víctor Marchetti (1980~1982)
- César Luis Menotti (1960~1963)
- Diego Gaston Ordóñez (1993~1998)
- Félix Orte (1978~1981)
- Omar Palma (1979~1985, 1986~1987, 1992~1998)
- Aurelio José Pascuttini (1966~1976)
- Aldo Poy (1965~1974)
- José Luis Rodríguez (footballer)
- Rubén Rodríguez (1971~1975)
- Marco Rubén (2004~2006)
- Pablo Sánchez (1992~1996, 2000~2005)
- Eduardo Solari (1969~1976)
- Daniel Sperandío (1979~1984)
- Guillermo Trama (1978~1980)
- Juan José Urruti (1986~1988)
- Federico Vairo (1950~1954)
- José Van Tuyne (1974~1979)
- Pablo Vitti (2003~2006)
- Héctor Zelada (1975~1979)
- Ángel Tulio Zof (1940s)
- Ronald Raldes (2003~2008)
- Ramiro Castillo (1991~1992)
- Alex Rossi (1993~1994)
- Paulo Wanchope (2006)
- Juan Antonio Pizzi (1988~1990, 1998~1999, 2001~2002)
- Iván Moreno y Fabianesi (1998~2001, 2009~)
- Rubén Da Silva (1995~1998)
- Jorge José González (1966~1978)
- Juan Hohberg (1947~1948)
- Ricardo Canals (1998~2001)
- Juan Ramon Jara (1993~1995 and 1996~1999)

- Alberto Olmedo
- Roberto Fontanarrosa
- Fito Páez
- Juan Carlos Baglietto
- Libertad Lamarque
- César Luis Menotti
- Liz Solari (top model)
- Osvaldo Bayer (writer and publicist)
- Ayelén Stepnik (hockey player)
- Antonio Agri (tango violinist)
- Silvina Luna (model, actress, vedette)
- Luis Rubio (famous comedian and actor)
- Gerardo Rozin
- Edgardo Bauza ("El Patón")
- Ezequiel Lavezzi
- Javier Mascherano
- Luciano Figueroa
- César Delgado

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