Atlético Nacional
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| Full name | Corporación Deportiva Club Atlético Nacional |
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| Founded | 1942 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Estadio Atanasio Girardot Medellín, Colombia (Capacity 53,000) |
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| Chairman | Victor Marulanda | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Gabriel Jaime Gómez | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Fútbol Profesional Colombiano | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Corporación Deportiva Club Atlético Nacional is a Colombian football team based in Medellín. They play their home games at the Estadio Atanasio Girardot stadium which also serves as home to Deportivo Independiente Medellín.
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[edit] Overview
The most popular team from Colombia. It has the biggest fan group in the nation, with more than 10.2 million of fans, Club Atletico Nacional has gained the respect of major rival teams, such as America de Cali.
LOS DEL SUR (LDS) is the biggest hinchada in Colombia. It has gained the respect from other fan groups.
The club was founded in 1942. Atletico Nacional was the first Colombian team to win the Copa Libertadores de América, they did so in 1989, and were also runner-ups in 1995. The winning of this cup was done in a special manner since all of the team's players were Colombian and thus Atletico Nacional earned the nickname of the "Puros Criollos."
The team has been at the top of the Fútbol Profesional Colombiano ten times, winning in 1954, 1973, 1976, 1981, 1991, 1994, 1999 (when there was only one champion per year), 2005, 2007-I and 2007-II.
Atlético Nacional was home to international stars like Faustino Asprilla, René Higuita, Víctor Aristizábal, Andres Escobar, Iván Córdoba, Leonel Alvarez, Alexis García, Albeiro Usuriaga, Aquivaldo Mosquera and others.
The team wears green and white vertically striped jerseys. The team is actually owned by the Organización Ardila Lülle. Nacional's Mascot is the Nacho with green and white striped as it is the team's uniform. Nacho was created in 1998.
For fifteen years, from 1989 to 2004, the team was regarded as the first and only team to win the Copa Libertadores (until Once Caldas won over Boca Juniors), and until 1999, the only Colombian team to win any major international tournament (America de Cali, winning over Independiente Santa Fe the Copa Merconorte).
[edit] Honors
[edit] Amateur Era
- Liga Antioquena de Futbol: 1 appearance
- Winners (1):1942
[edit] National Honors
[edit] International Honors
- Copa Libertadores de América: 14 appearances
- Winners (1): 1989
- Runners-up (1): 1995
- Copa Merconorte: 4 appearances
- Winners (2): 1998, 2000
- Copa Sudamericana: 4 appearances
- Runners-up (1): 2002
- Copa Interamericana: 2 appearances
- Winners (2):1990, 1997
- Recopa Sudamericana: 1 appearance
- Runners-up (1): 1989
- Intercontinetal Cup: 1 appearance
- Runners-up (1): 1989
[edit] Friendly Tournaments
- Penalty Cup: 1 appearance
- Winners (1): 2006
- Copa Ciudad de Santa Fe: 1 appearance
- Winners (1): 2005
- America's Cup (USA):1 appearance
- Winners (1): 2003
- Marlboro Cup: 1 appearance
- Winners (1): 1988
[edit] Current squad
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[edit] Reserve & Youth Squad
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[edit] 2008 Transfers
In:
- David Cordoba From Cucuta Deportivo
- Juan Carlos Ramirez From Santa Fe
- Walter José Moreno From Cucuta Deportivo
- Carlos Villagra From Millonarios
Out:
- Francisco Arrué to ?
- Victor Aristizabal Retired
- Henry Rojas To Huila
- Oscar Echeverry To New York Red Bulls
- Andres David Saldarriaga To Cucuta Deportivo
- William Zapata To Cucuta Deportivo
- Ivan Hurtado To
Barcelona SC - Aldo Ramírez To
CA Monarcas Morelia
[edit] Notable Former Players/Current Players
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[edit] Atletico Nacional 2008 Schedule
[edit] Copa Mustang I 2008
The new season began on February 3 and Atletico Nacional is a firm candidate to win the championship this year after winning both Colombian championships last year. After winning the 2007 Copa Mustang Atletico Nacional earned a spot in the Copa Libertadores 2008. Atletico Nacional Became the first team in Colombia to earn two consecutive titles of the new Copa Mustang Format; both of them being in the same year 2007.
Fixtures & Results
| February 2, 2008 | Atletico Nacional | 0 – 1 | Santa Fe | Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín Attendance: 18,000 |
Preciado  9' |
| February 10, 2008 | Once Caldas | 1 – 0 | Atletico Nacional | Estadio Palogrande, Manizales Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Hector Parra, (COL) |
| Fano 90' |
| February 15, 2008 | Atletico Nacional | 3 – 0 | Atlético Bucaramanga | Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín Attendance: 14,832 Referee: Hernan Berrio, (COL) |
| Galvan Rey 6' Muñoz 8'Galvan Rey 88' |
| February 21, 2008 | Envigado FC | 1 – 0 | Atletico Nacional | Estadio Polideportivo Sur, Envigado Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Jose Luis Nino, (COL) |
| Moreno 48' |
| February 23, 2008 | Atletico Nacional | 1 – 0 | Independiente Medellín | Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín Attendance: 32,000 |
| Zuniga 10' |
| March 1, 2008 | Deportivo Cali | 2 – 1 | Atletico Nacional | Pascual Guerrero, Cali Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Francisco Penuela, (COL) |
| Rodriguez 15' Rodriguez 21' |
Mendoza 90' |
| March 9, 2008 | Atletico Nacional | 0 – 1 | La Equidad | Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín Attendance: 14,000 |
| Morcillo 85' |
| March 16, 2008 | Deportes Tolima | 1 – 2 | Atletico Nacional | Estadio Manuel Murillo Toro, Ibague Attendance: 12,500 |
| Oliveira 45' |
Valencia 25' Mendoza 63' |
| March 23, 2008 | Independiente Medellín | 2 – 0 | Atletico Nacional | Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín |
| Álvarez 35' Madera 70' |
| March 29, 2008 | Atletico Nacional | 1 – 1 | Millonarios | Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín Attendance: 15,171 |
| Zuñiga 90' |
Carreño 72' |
| April 2, 2008 | Deportivo Pereira | 1 – 0 | Atletico Nacional | Estadio Hernán Ramírez Villegas, Pereira Attendance: 18,000 |
| Peralta 64' |
| April 6, 2008 | Atletico Nacional | 3 – 1 | Cucuta Deportivo | Estadio Atanasio Girardot Attendance: 10,536 |
| Vilagra 1' Villagra 15'Villagra 28' |
Henry 23' |
| April 13, 2008 | Junior | 3 – 0 | Atletico Nacional | Estadio Metropolitano, Barranquilla |
| Diaz 10' Diaz 35'Palacio 64' |
| April 20, 2008 | Atletico Nacional | 1 – 0 | Deportes Quindio | Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín |
| Moreno 87' |
| April 27, 2008 | Atletico Nacional | 3 – 2 | America de Cali | Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín |
| Muñoz 29' Villagra 57'Martel 76' |
Arrechea 36' Tejada 38' |
| May 4, 2008 | Deportivo Pasto | 0 – 1 | Atletico Nacional | Estadio Departamental Libertad, Pasto |
| Villagra 48' |
| May 10, 2008 | Atletico Nacional | 0 – 1 | Boyaca Chico | Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín |
| Palacios 20' |
| May 18, 2008 | Atletico Huila | ' | Atletico Nacional | Estadio Guillermo Plazas Alcid, Neiva |
[edit] Copa Colombia 2008
Fixtures & Results
| March 12, 2008 | Atletico Nacional | 2 – 0 | Deportivo Pereira | Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín Attendance: 400 |
| Perez 37' Angulo 51' |
| March 26, 2008 | Envigado FC | 1 – 2 | Atletico Nacional | Estadio Polideportivo Sur, Envigado |
| Hernandez 10' |
Angulo 15' Arango 25' |
| April 9, 2008 | Atletico Nacional | 3 – 1 | Independiente Medellín | Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín |
| Devoz 24' Devoz 52'Angulo 76' |
Pertuz 59' |
| April 30, 2008 | Deportivo Rionegro | 0 – 0 | Atletico Nacional | Estadio Alberto Grisales, Rionegro |
| May 7 | Atletico Nacional | 1 – 0 | Bajo Cauca | Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín |
| Devoz 51' |
| May 28 | Deportivo Pereira | ' | Atletico Nacional | Estadio Hernán Ramírez Villegas, Pereira |
| June 4, 2008 | Atletico Nacional | ' | Envigado Fútbol Club | Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín |
| July 30, 2008 | Independiente Medellín | ' | Atletico Nacional | Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín |
| August 6, 2008 | Atletico Nacional | ' | Deportivo Rionegro | Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín |
| August 13, 2008 | Bajo Cauca | ' | Atletico Nacional | Estadio Municipal Orlando Anibal Monroy, Caucasia |
[edit] Copa Santander Libertadores 2008 fixtures
Fixtures & Results
| February 27, 2008 19:50 |
Atletico Nacional |
1 – 1 |  São Paulo FC |
Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín Attendance: 30,918 Referee: Víctor Hugo Rivera (Peru) |
| Cordoba 8' |
(Report) | Miranda 32' |
| March 6, 2008 | Atletico Nacional |
3 – 0 |  Sportivo Luqueño |
Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín Attendance: 15,860 Referee: Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay) |
| Galvan Rey 22' Villagra 43'Valencia 79' |
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| March 18, 2008 21:50 |
Audax Italiano  |
1 – 0 | Atlético Nacional |
Estadio Municipal de La Florida, Santiago Referee: Fernando Cabrera (Uruguay) |
| Orellana 48' |
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| April 3, 2008 21:20 |
Atlético Nacional |
1 – 1 | Audax Italiano |
Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín Referee: Wilmar Roldan (Colombia) |
| Villagra 59' |
(Report) | Orellana 78' |
| April 10, 2008 21:30 |
Sportivo Luqueño |
1 – 3 | Atlético Nacional |
Estadio Feliciano Cáceres, Luque Attendance: 5,954 |
| Lazaga 71' |
(Report) | Villagra 39' Galvan Rey 51' (pen.)Córdoba 90' |
| April 23, 2008 21:50 |
São Paulo FC |
1 – 0 | Atlético Nacional |
Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo |
| Silva 39' |
(Report) |
| 2008-04-30 20:00 |
Atletico Nacional |
1 – 2 | Fluminense |
Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín Attendance: TBA Referee: Martín Vázquez (URU) |
| Arrué 52' |
(Report) | Thiago Neves 22' (pen.) Conca 76' |
| May 7, 2008 | Fluminense |
1 – 0 | Atlético Nacional |
Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro |
| Roger 53' |
[edit] Former Managers
Fernando Paternoster- César López Fretes
- Osvaldo Zubeldía (1976-1981)
- Francisco Maturana (1987-1990)
- Hernan Dario Gomez (1991-1993)
- Juan José Pelaez (1994-1997)
- Reinaldo Merlo (1999)
- Luis Fernando Suárez (1999-2000)
- Carlos Navarrete (2000)
- José Hernández (2001)
- Luis Fernando Montoya (2001-2002)
- Alexis García (2002-2003)
- Juan José Pelaez (2003-2004)
- Santiago Escobar (2005-2006)
- Oscar Héctor Quintabani (2006-2008)
- Gabriel Jaime "Barrabás" Gómez (2008-Present)
