Deportivo de La Coruña

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Deportivo
Full name	Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña, S.A.D.
Nickname(s)	El Turco,Depor, Super Depor, Herculinos, Blanquiazules
Founded	1906
Ground	Estadio Municipal de Riazor (Capacity 34,600)
Chairman	Augusto César Lendoiro
Head Coach	Miguel Ángel Lotina
League	La Liga
2007-08	La Liga, 9th
Home colours 　 Away colours

Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña, S.A.D. (in English Royal Sports Club of Corunna) is a Spanish football club. The club was founded in 1906. Its home stadium in A Coruña (Galicia) is called Estadio Municipal de Riazor with a capacity of 34,600 spectators.^[1]

Contents 1 History 1.1 The very beginning 1.2 The start of Deportivo 1.3 Deportivo turns professional 2 Colours and Badge 3 Trophies 3.1 Men's section 3.1.1 Regional titles 3.1.2 National titles 3.1.2.1 Other national titles 3.1.3 International titles 3.2 Women's section (disbanded) 3.3 Indoor football section 4 Current squad 4.1 Important reserve players 4.2 Out on loan 4.3 Transfers Summer 2008/2009 5 Statistics 6 Latest seasons 7 Historic matches in European tournaments 8 Stadium Information 9 Famous players 10 Famous coaches 11 Trivia 12 Statistics 13 Deportivo de La Coruña B 13.1 Seasons 13.2 Trophies 14 References 15 See also 16 External links

[edit] History

Main article: History of Deportivo de La Coruña

[edit] The very beginning

In 1902 José María Abalo, a Coruña local who returned to his hometown after studying in England, introduced football to A Coruña. It started when he introduced the game to his group of friends who practiced it in the Bullring; little did they know this sport would turn into a phenomenon.

In 1904 Abalo and his group of friends formed a football team called Coruna the game reached to a new popularity as members of a prestigious gymnasium called Sala Calvet took notice and began to practice this new sport considered "exotic" by the young people of the city. This was the start of football's passage of time in Coruña.

[edit] The start of Deportivo

In December 1906 these young men of Sala Calvet gymnasium created their own team called Club Deportivo de la Sala Calvet, that with time would become the Deportivo de Coruña. In about two and half years the club would be given the mark of royalty by King Alfonso XIII and be called Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña. At this time things were looking up as Deportivo would move into a new stadium called the Riazor (now called the Viejo Riazor).

[edit] Deportivo turns professional

Deportivo would continue to play in various leagues in Galicia and outside for two decades until 1928, when the Spanish league was formed. Deportivo would fail to achieve qualification for the "Primera División" and so would begin playing in the Segunda División. Deportivo remained in the Segunda División, their greatest achievement eliminating Real Madrid from the Copa Del Rey till finally achieving promotion to the Primera División in 1928.

During a century, Coruña has lived through moments of sadness and joy, ups and downs, hope and disillusionment. Through uncertain periods immersed in strong debts and forgotten; through resounding defeats and epic triumphs, till the greatest moment in Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña's history- the first League title of its history to obtained in the season of 1999-2000- through the Champions League nights at Riazor.

[edit] Colours and Badge

The official badge depicts a knights belt encircling the original banner of Sala Calvet gymnaisum. The crown in the centre represents the clubs Royal decree and the diagonal blue stripe its identity as a Galician club.

Deportivo la Coruña have always played in their famous blue and white stripes, but it was not until 1912 that the club made these colours official for matches. Deportivo continue to wear blue and white striped shirts with blue shorts and socks, yet their second and third kits change annually according to comerical interests.

[edit] Trophies

[edit] Men's section

[edit] Regional titles

• Galician Championship:^[2]
  • Winners (6): 1926-27, 1927-28, 1930-31, 1932-33, 1936-37, 1939-40
  • Runners-up (6): 1924-25, 1925-26, 1929-30, 1931-32, 1933-34, 1938-39
• Copa Galiza:
  • Runners-up (1): 2007-08

[edit] National titles

• La Liga:
  • Winners (1): 1999-2000
  • Runners-up (5): 1949-50, 1993-94, 1994-95, 2000-01, 2001-02
• Copa del Rey:
  • Winners (2): 1995, 2002
• Supercopa de España:
  • Winners (3): 1995, 2000, 2002

[edit] Other national titles

• Segunda División:
  • Winners (4): 1961-62, 1963-64, 1965-66, 1967-68
  • Runners-up (4): 1940-41, 1945-46, 1947-48, 1990-91
• Segunda División Grupo I [2]:
  • Winners (1): 1939-40^[3]
• Liga del Ascenso a Primera División:^[4]
  • Winners (1): 1952-53
• Copa de la Liga de Segunda División:^[5]
  • Runners-up (1): 1982-83
• Segunda División B:
  • Runners-up (1): 1980-81
• Tercera División:
  • Winners (1): 1974-75
• Copa de Campeones Juvenil:
  • Winners (1): 1995-96

[edit] International titles

• UEFA Intertoto Cup:
  • Runners-up (1): 2005

[edit] Women's section (disbanded)

• Liga Femenina:
  • Winners (1): 1984-85
  • Runners-up (1): 1983-84

[edit] Indoor football section

• Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Fútbol Indoor:
  • Winners (1): 2007-08^[6]
• Copa de España de Fútbol Indoor:
  • Winners (1): 2007-08^[7]

[edit] Current squad

The numbers are established according to the official website:www.canaldeportivo.com and www.lfp.es

As of 21 May 2008

No. Position Player 1 GK Dudu Aouate 2 DF Manuel Pablo (captain) 3 DF Filipe 4 DF Alberto Lopo 5 DF Fabricio Coloccini (vice-captain) 6 MF Julian de Guzmán 7 FW Rodolfo Bodipo 8 MF Sergio (vice-captain) 9 FW Sebastián Taborda 10 MF Joan Verdú 11 FW Riki 13 GK Gustavo Munúa

No. Position Player 14 MF Christian Wilhelmsson 15 FW Rubén Castro 16 MF Antonio Tomás 17 MF Ángel Lafita 18 MF Andrés Guardado 19 DF Antonio Barragán 20 FW Cristian 21 MF Juan Carlos Valerón (vice-captain) 22 MF Juan Rodríguez 23 FW Xisco 24 DF Pablo Amo - FW Omar Bravo

[edit] Important reserve players

No. Position Player 28 DF Piscu 29 DF Chapi 30 GK Fabricio 31 GK Manu 32 DF Laure

[edit] Out on loan

No. Position Player DF Aythami (at Xerez CD) DF Rodri (at Polideportivo Ejido) DF Alcántara (at FC Cartagena) MF Pablo Álvarez (at Racing de Santander) MF Jairo (at Deportivo Alavés) MF Momo (at Xerez CD) MF Iago (at Elche CF) FW Adrián (at Deportivo Alavés)

[edit] Transfers Summer 2008/2009

In: No. Position Player - FW Omar Bravo (from Club Deportivo Guadalajara) [8] - DF Piscu (from Deportivo de La Coruña B) - DF Laure (from Deportivo de La Coruña B) - GK Fabri (from Deportivo de La Coruña B) - MF Alex Bergatiños (from Deportivo de La Coruña B)

Out: No. Position Player

[edit] Statistics

• Seasons on Primera División: 37
• Seasons on Segunda División: 37
• Seasons on Segunda División B: 1
• Seasons on Tercera División: 1

• Participations on UEFA Champions League: 5
• Participations on UEFA Cup: 4
• Participations on UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1
• Participations on Intertoto Cup: 1

[edit] Latest seasons

Season		Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Cup	Europe		Other Comp.	Notes	Manager
1987-88	2D	16	38	8	15	15	35	47	31	3rd round					Eusebio Ríos & Arsenio Iglesias
1988-89	2D	10	38	16	8	14	43	35	40	semi-final					Arsenio Iglesias
1989-90	2D	4	38	19	6	13	45	38	44	1st round					Marco Antonio Boronat
1990-91	2D	2	38	8	15	15	60	32	48	last 16				promoted	Arsenio Iglesias
1991-92	1D	17	38	8	15	15	37	48	31	semi-final					Marco Antonio Boronat & Arsenio Iglesias
1992-93	1D	3	38	22	10	6	67	33	54	4th round					Arsenio Iglesias
1993-94	1D	2	38	22	12	4	54	18	56	last 16	UC	last 16			Arsenio Iglesias
1994-95	1D	2	38	20	11	7	68	42	51	winner	UC	last 16			Arsenio Iglesias
1995-96	1D	9	42	16	13	13	63	44	61	last 16	CWC	semi-final	SSC		John Toshack
1996-97	1D	3	42	21	14	7	57	30	77	last 16					John Toshack & Carlos Alberto Silva
1997-98	1D	12	38	12	13	13	44	46	49	quarter-final	UC	1st round			Carlos Alberto Silva & José Manuel Corral
1998-99	1D	6	38	17	12	9	55	43	63	semi-final					Javier Irureta
1999-2000	1D	1	38	21	6	11	66	44	69	last 16	UC	last 16			Javier Irureta
2000-01	1D	2	38	22	7	9	73	44	73	last 32	ECL	quarter-final	SSC		Javier Irureta
2001-02	1D	2	38	20	8	10	65	41	68	winner	ECL	quarter-final			Javier Irureta
2002-03	1D	3	38	22	6	10	67	47	72	semi-final	ECL	2nd group stage	SSC		Javier Irureta
2003-04	1D	3	38	21	8	9	60	34	71	last 16	ECL	semi-final			Javier Irureta
2004-05	1D	8	38	12	15	11	46	50	51	last 32	ECL	group stage			Javier Irureta
2005-06	1D	8	38	15	10	13	47	45	55	semi-final	IT	final			Joaquín Caparrós
2006-07	1D	13	38	12	11	15	32	45	47	semi-final					Joaquín Caparrós
2007-08	1D	9	38	15	7	16	46	47	52	last 32					Miguel Ángel Lotina

Color:

Gold	Winner
Silver	Runners-Up
Bronze	3rd place (Semi-final)

[edit] Historic matches in European tournaments

UEFA Cup 1993-94

• Aston Villa 0-1 Deportivo La Coruña

UEFA Cup 1994-95

• Deportivo La Coruña 1-0 Borussia Dortmund

UEFA Cup 1999-00

• Deportivo La Coruña 4-2 Panathinaikos
• Deportivo La Coruña 2-1 Arsenal

UEFA Champions League 2000-01

• Deportivo La Coruña 2–1 Hamburger
• Deportivo La Coruña 1–0 Panathinaikos
• Paris Saint-Germain 1–2 Deportivo La Coruña
• Deportivo La Coruña 2–0 Galatasaray
• Deportivo La Coruña 4–3 Paris Saint-Germain

UEFA Champions League 2001-02

• Deportivo La Coruña 2–1 Manchester United
• Manchester United 2–3 Deportivo La Coruña
• Deportivo La Coruña 2–0 Arsenal
• Deportivo La Coruña 2–0 Juventus
• Arsenal 0–2 Deportivo La Coruña

UEFA Champions League 2002-03

• Bayern Munich 2–3 Deportivo La Coruña
• Deportivo La Coruña 2–1 Bayern Munich
• AC Milan 1–2 Deportivo La Coruña
• Deportivo La Coruña 2–0 Manchester United

UEFA Champions League 2003-04

• Deportivo La Coruña 2–0 PSV Eindhoven
• Deportivo La Coruña 1–0 AS Monaco
• Deportivo La Coruña 3–0 AEK Athens
• Deportivo La Coruña 1–0 Juventus
• Juventus 0-1 Deportivo La Coruña
• Deportivo La Coruña 1–0 Juventus
• Deportivo La Coruña 4–0 AC Milan

UEFA Intertoto Cup 2005

• Deportivo La Coruña 2-1 Newcastle United
• Newcastle United 1-2 Deportivo La Coruña
• Deportivo La Coruña 2-0 Olympique Marseille

[edit] Stadium Information

• Name - Riazor Stadium
• City - A Coruña
• Capacity - 34,600
• Inauguration - 1944
• Pitch size - 105 x 68 m
• Other Facilities: - Ciudad Deportiva Abegondo

[edit] Famous players

Spain Adolfo Suárez [9] Albert Luque Alfredo Santaelena Álvaro Arbeloa Amancio Amaro Ángel Javier Arizmendi Ángel Zubieta Antonio Betancort Arsenio Iglesias Cheché Martín Diego Tristán Enrique Romero Fran Francisco Buyo Francisco Liaño Hilario Marrero Javier Manjarín Joan Capdevila Joaquín Vázquez José Emilio Amavisca José Francisco Molina José Luis Ribera José Vicente Train Juan Acuña Juan Carlos Valerón Julio Salinas Luis Otero Luis Suárez Manuel Pablo Pahiño Rafael Martín Vázquez Ramiro Figueiras Amarelle Sergio González Txiki Beguiristáin Pedro Uralde Víctor Sánchez Voro

Argentina Aldo Duscher Fabricio Coloccini Gabriel Schürrer Turu Flores Lionel Scaloni Rafael Franco Victorio Cocco Brazil Bebeto César Sampaio Djalminha Donato Emerson Flávio Conceição Luizão Mauro Silva Rivaldo Filipe Luis Bulgaria Emil Kostadinov Ilian Kiriakov Cameroon Jacques Songo'o Canada Julian de Guzmán Croatia Miloš Hrstić Czech Republic Petr Kouba England Louie Donowa Equatorial Guinea Rodolfo Bodipo

France Corentin Martins Jérôme Bonnissel Stéphane Ziani Sylvain Wiltord Israel Dudu Aouate Mexico Andres Guardado José Luis Borbolla Omar Bravo Morocco Mustapha Hadji Noureddine Naybet Salaheddine Bassir Netherlands Roy Makaay Nigeria Peter Rufai Paraguay Roberto Acuña Peru Oscar Montalvo Portugal Hélder Cristóvão Jorge Andrade Nuno Espírito Santo Pauleta Russia Dmitri Radchenko

Serbia Goran Đorović Miroslav Đukić Slaviša Jokanović Zoran Stojadinović Sweden Christian Wilhelmsson Switzerland Gerardo Seoane Uruguay Eduardo Acevedo Gustavo Munúa Martín Lasarte Sebastián Abreu Sergio Martínez Walter Pandiani Venezuela Carlos García José Manuel Rey

see also Cat:Deportivo de La Coruña players

[edit] Famous coaches

Spain Arsenio Iglesias, 1970-1973, 1982-1985, 1987-1989, 1990-1995. Hilario Marrero, 1939-41, 1945-46, 1958-59 Javier Irureta, 1998-2005 Joaquín Caparrós, 2005-2007 Luis Suárez, 1978-1979 Miguel Ángel Lotina, 2007- Argentina Alejandro Scopelli, 1949-1950 Héctor Rial, 1976-77 Helenio Herrera, 1952-53 Luis Carniglia, 1964-1965

Chile Fernando Riera, 1973-74 Brazil Carlos Alberto Silva, 1997-1998 Hungary Woggenhuber, 1928-1929 Wales John Toshack, 1995-1997

see also Cat:Deportivo de La Coruña managers

[edit] Trivia

The club keeps the city name "La Coruña", widely used by the population.

[edit] Statistics

Pichichi:(3) 1992/93- Bebeto 29 goals 2001/02- Diego Tristán 21 goals 2002/03- Roy Makaay 29 goals (Golden Boot)

Zamora:(8) 1996/97- Jacques Songo'o 1993/94- Francisco Liaño 1992/93- Francisco Liaño (tied with Santiago Cañizares) 1953/54- Juan Ignacio Otero 1950/51- Juan Acuña 1949/50- Juan Acuña 1942/43- Juan Acuña 1941/42- Juan Acuña

[edit] Deportivo de La Coruña B

Deportivo de La Coruña B is the filial team of Deportivo de La Coruña based in La Coruña in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded in 1914 with the name of Fabril Sociedad Deportiva, it plays in Segunda División B. Their stadium is called Estadio Ciudad Deportiva de Abegondo with a capacity of 1,500 seats. In 1993 the team takes the Deportivo B name.

[edit] Seasons

• 6 seasons in Segunda División B
• 41 seasons in Tercera División

[edit] Trophies

• Tercera División:
  • Winners (2): 2005-06, 2006-07
  • Runners-up (5) 1963-64, 1989-90, 1993-94, 1999-2000, 2002-03

[edit] References

[edit] See also

• Richest football clubs

[edit] External links

• (Spanish) Deportivo de La Coruña official website
• Unofficial Spanish Fan Site
• The Official International Depor Website
• The Official International Depor Forum
• Polish Depor Site
• Another unofficial Spanish Fan Site
• Unofficial Arabic Fan Site

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