Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield
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Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield is a sports club
based in the Liniers
neighborhood of western Buenos Aires
, Argentina
. Vélez is best known for its football team, that plays in the Argentine Primera División, the top level of the Argentine league system
. Vélez has won the Argentine Primera División 8 times, and has also won 5 international cups (including both the Copa Libertadores and the Intercontinental Cup
). The club's home stadium is the Estadio José Amalfitani
, in the borough of Liniers. Both the club and its stadium are nicknamed el Fortín (in English: "the Small Fort"), while its fans are called Fortineros ("from the small fort").
Vélez was founded in 1910 in the Floresta
neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, next to the formerly called "Vélez Sársfield" railroad station of the Western Railway
. The club first participated in the Argentine league in the 1919 amateur championship
(finishing runner-up), and was one of the 18 clubs that joined to form the Argentine professional league in 1931. Relegated only once (in 1941, returning to the top level in 1943), Vélez is a regular fixture of the Argentine Primera ever since and is positioned 5th in the all-time table of the league.
Vélez clinched their first title in the 1968 Nacional championship, and spent 25 years without silverware until 1993, when the team won the Clausura tournament. The 1990s were the most successful period in Vélez' history, as they won a total of 4 domestic titles and 5 international. These included both the 1994 Copa Libertadores, where they defeated defending champions São Paulo FC in the final, and the 1994 Intercontinental Cup
, where they defeated A.C. Milan
. Vélez Sársfield is also one of eight teams to have won CONMEBOL
's treble.
The club clinched its most recent league title in the year 2011, when they won the Clausura tournament.
station) of the Buenos Aires Western Railway
. Three of the young men whose game got interrupted, Julio Guglielmone, Martín Portillo and Nicolás Marín Moreno, sheltered in the station and discussed the possibility of founding a football club to practice the sport more seriously. The club was officially founded on January 1, 1910, in Marín Moreno's house. The founders decided to call the new club Club Atlético Argentinos de Vélez Sarsfield (in English: Argentines of Vélez Sarsfield Athletic Club), and appointed Luis Barredo as their first chairman. They also decided to form two teams (one for the Argentine third division and the other for the fourth) and chose to sport white shirts, that were easy to obtain for everyone. In 1912, however, the directive board decided to change the uniform to navy blue shirts and white shorts. Vélez Sársfield first home ground was a piece of land located between the streets of Ensenada, Provincias Unidas (currently Juan Bautista Alberdi), Mariano Acosta and Convención (currently José Bonifacio).
During the amateur era of Argentine football
, Vélez first affiliated to the Argentine Football Association
(AFA) in 1912. Nonetheless, on September 5, the board decided to disaffiliate the club from AFA and affiliate it to the recently created Argentine Football Federation, citing as reason AFA's detrimental attitude towards the club. In that same year, the team was strengthened by the joining of some former players of San Lorenzo de Almagro, who had left that club due to its internal problems. With this help, Vélez reached the Federation's second division championship final on their first year of affiliation, losing 2–4 to Tigre
in GEBA
's ground.
On February 7, 1913, 10 new people were accepted as members of the club. Among them was José Amalfitani
, who later would go on to be club president for 30 years. Subsequently, on November 23, the board of directors decided to shorten the club's name, eliminating the term "Argentinos" and leaving the club with its current name: "Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield". The board also decided that players from the different teams had to contribute an initial membership fee of $1 Argentine peso
s, plus a monthly $0.50 of the same coin. In that year, Vélez rented a terrain in the neighbourhood of Mataderos
known as Quinta de Figallo, located in the Tapalqué street, between Escalada and Chascomús streets. This new ground had the advantage that a wind mill could provide water for the dressing rooms. The club's stay in Mataderos was short however, as they moved again in 1914, this time to the neighbourhood of Villa Luro
. There, they bought a terrain between the streets of Bacacay, Víctor Hugo and Cortina, and the Maldonado Stream
(parallel to what today is the Gaona avenue).
In 1915, Vélez re-affiliated to AFA after the disappearance of the Argentine Football Federation. One year later, on March 14, and owing to the great amount of members of the club who were Italian immigrants
, the kit was changed again. The new colours adopted were green, red and white, the colours of the Italian flag
. From then on the club played in green, red and white stripes.
During the decade, the team fought to achieve promotion
to the Association's first division. On December 2, 1917, they lost the Intermedia (second division) final to Defensores de Belgrano
in GEBA's ground. The club also regularly took part in the Copa Competencia, in which both first and second division teams could compete. In 1919, however, Vélez left AFA in protest of alleged discriminatory policies that hindered the club's prospects of achieving promotion. Another 6 teams protested against these maneuvers and were expelled from the Association, while another 7 were expelled for protesting the expulsion of the first 6. All together, the expelled clubs formed a rival association, the Football's Amateurs Association (AAF, in Spanish: Asociación Amateurs de Football).
Therefore, in 1919 Vélez competed in the first division for the first time in their history, disputing the AAF's inaugural season. The team played their first game against Independiente
, winning 2–1 with two goals scored by Martín Salvarredi. On their debut season, the club finished as runner-up, behind Racing Club
, who were seven times consecutive champions of AFA's league. During the campaign, Vélez won 9 games, drew 2 and lost 2; scoring 21 goals and conceding 8.
Rest of the squad: Salvador Carreras, José Castro, José Devoto, Juan Fontana and José Forrester.
, playing against Chile
in Valparaíso
, a game which Argentina won 4–1.
On March 13, 1923, José Amalfitani
was elected president club for his first two-year period. One year later, the Vélez rent a new field to establish their home ground, staying in the neighbourhood of Villa Luro, but this time in the intersection of the streets Basualdo, Schmidel, Pizarro and Guardia Nacional. The stadium's main wood stand was finished in November of that year, and was inaugurated om March 16, 1924, in a 2–2 draw with River Plate
(Vélez' scorer was Ángel Sobrino).
Four years later, in 1928, the Basualdo St. stadium hosted the first night game in Argentine football history, between the Argentine Olympic national team
(silver medalist in that year's Olympics
) and a team formed by players from the AAF's league. The Olympic team won 3–1, with goals by Roberto Cherro
, Manuel Ferreira
and Césareo Onzari for the Olympics, and Manuel Seoane
for the AAF.
Vélez Sársfield was also the first Argentine football team to have a manager
. The job was held by Luis Martín Castellano (a physical education teacher) from 1928 to 1936.
Between 1930 and 1931, Vélez made a Pan-American tour playing against teams from Chile
, Peru
, Cuba
, Mexico
and the United States
. The team played a total 25 games, winning 20, drawing 4, and losing 1 (against Fall River F.C.
in Rhode Island
); scoring 84 goals and conceding 32. The team was formed with 17 players, 10 from the club and another 7 loaned freely by other teams, a common practice during the amateur era. The club's players were: Celio Caucia, Eleuterio Alfredo Forrester, Manuel de Sáa, Alfredo Sánchez, Rodolfo Devoto, Norberto Arroupe, Saúl Quiroga, Alberto Álvarez, Eduardo Spraggón and Ernesto Garbini; while the loaned players were Fernando Paternoster
(Racing Club
), Bernabé Ferreyra
(Tigre
), Francisco Varallo
(Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata), Carlos Volante (Platense
), Gerónimo Díaz and Agustín Peruch (both from Newell's Old Boys
) and Alberto Chividini
(Central Norte de Tucumán). Varallo (who had played the inaugural World Cup
previously that year) and Ferreyra (who was later sold by Tigre to River Plate) were the top scorers, scoring 16 and 38 goals respectively.
. Vélez would eventually finish the competition in the 9th place.
In 1932, the club's nickname el Fortín (in English: "the Small Fort") came to be, after being used by Crítica newspaper's journalist Hugo Marini in reference to the club's Villa Luro
stadium, to describe Vélez strength while playing at home. Vélez had a 24 games unbeaten run at the old Villa Luro stadium between 1934 and 1935. However, the club's home unbeaten record of 28 games was achieved at the current Liniers stadium, the Estadio José Amalfitani
, between 1967 and 1969.
In 1933, the club changed their kit to the present colors, when a sports-equipment merchant offered a white jerseys with a blue "V
" on the chest ordered by a rugby union
team that had not claimed them. The new design has remained unchanged to the present day, replacing the red, white and green shirt used since 1915. However, Vélez has used the original Italian flag colors in alternate jerseys throughout their history.
On 1935, Agustín Cosso became the first Vélez' player in the professional era to become Primera División top scorer. During the following year, Vélez toured South America again, playing games in Chile, Peru and Brazil.
from the first division for the first and only time to date. Vélez finished penultimate, one point behind Atlanta
that defeated Independiente
on their final fixture for 6–4 (being 6–0 at the end of the first half, on a match suspected to be fixed
). With the club on the second division, it entered a crisis and was forced to vacate the stadium's lot. José Amalfitani
returned to the club's presidency, and eventually the team moved to the Liniers
neighbourhood.
Vélez stayed three seasons in the second division, returning to the Primera División in 1943 after winning the Segunda División championship on the category's first professional season. Vélez confirmed the championship on November 20 by defeating Dock Sud
5–2 at home at Ferro Carril Oeste's stadium. The team's manager during the season was the former club captain Victorio Spinetto
, while Juan José Ferraro was the top goal scorer. During that same 1943, the club inaugurated the Liniers' stadium on the ground over the Maldonado Stream
, the same spot where now stands the subsequently rebuild Estadio José Amalfitani
. On 1945, Vélez achieved its biggest win in history by defeating Independiente
8–0 (goals from di Bella (3), Scliar
(3), Bottini and Cano).
Rest of the squad: Osvaldo Bottini, Jorge Cano, Alfredo Costa, Salvador di Bella, Emilio Díaz, Simón Fredotivich, Adriano Garrone, Luis Orué, Pedro Perrota, José Puisari, and José Scorzo.
, formed at the club's youth divisions, saved 5 penalty kick
s in 5 consecutive games. Moreover, in 1950, he saved two penalties in a match against River Plate
. The club's player represented Argentina
5 times, most notably in a 1–2 away defeat to England
at Wembley. Despite the defeat, journalist Luis Elías Sojit nicknamed him El León de Wembley (in English: "Wembley's Lion") for his performance.
On April 22, 1951, Vélez reinaugurated the Liniers' stadium, rebuild to be almost entirely of cement
. On the reinauguration, the team defeated Huracán
2–0 with goals by Raúl Nápoli.
On the 1953 championship, Vélez Sársfield was runner-up for the first time in the professional era of Argentine football, finishing 4 point behind River Plate. The team was coached by Victorio Spinetto
(the same who had achieved promotion in 1943), and had a strong forward quintet formed by Norberto Conde, Ernesto Sansone, Juan José Ferraro, Osvaldo Zubeldía
, and Juan Carlos Mendiburu. Conde was subsequently Argentine Primera División top scorer in the 1954 season.
Rest of the squad: Juan Carlos Cerretani, Emilio Espinoza, Argentino Geronazzo, Roberto Iglesias, Pablo Mallegni, Joaquín Martínez, Carlos Sardá and José Viglienghi.
). Moreover, in 1965 the team's striker Juan Carlos Carone
finished as the league's top scorer.
Vélez Sársfield clinched its first national championship on the 1968 Nacional. Coached by Manuel Giúdice, the team finished first on the final league standings, sharing the position with River Plate
and Racing Club
. Therefore, the three teams had to play a championship playoff, where Vélez drew 1–1 with River (goal by José Luis Luna) and defeated Racing 4–2 (goals by Omar Wehbe (3) and Roberto Moreyra). Vélez finished tied with River, who had defeated Racing 2–0, in both points and goal difference. However, Vélez won the championship for having more goals for in the regular championship (39, over River's 35). During this tournament, Vélez also achieved its biggest victory in official matches, 11–0 against Huracán de Bahía Blanca. Moveover, Omar Wehbe was league top scorer with 16 goals. In total, the team played 17 games, winning 11, drawing 3, and losing another 3; with 44 goals for and 17 against.
Rest of the squad: Osvaldo Biaggio, Carlos Caballero, Juan Carlos Carone
, Juan Manuel Gómez, Roque Nieva, Jorge Osvaldo Pérez, Néstor Sinatra, and Carlos Zeballos.
Vélez would have played their first international tournament in the 1969 Copa Libertadores, however the club refused to play for economic reasons. The team did however play internationally during the decade, both a friendly against Pelé
's Santos
(played in the José Amalfitani to re-inaugurate the lighting systems), and a friendly tournament in Montevideo
, Uruguay
against Nacional
, FC Torpedo Moscow
, and AC Sparta Prague.
During the final tournament of the decade, Vélez finished 3rd in its group in the 1969 Metropolitano.
after losing its first place on the last two fixtures of the championship (1–2 defeats with Racing
and Huracán
). On both of the mentioned championships, Vélez' striker Carlos Bianchi
was the overall top scorer.
The club also had good participation in the 1972 Nacional (3rd in its group), 1973 Nacional (again 3rd in its group), 1974 Nacional (first in its group and 3rd in the final tournament group), 1977 Metropolitano (3rd overall), and 1978 Nacional (2nd in its group and eliminated by River Plate
).
Vélez was again runner-up in the 1979 Metropolitano, after losing the tournament final with River Plate. In that year's Nacional, the team was first in its group but was again eliminated by River Plate (this time in the quarterfinals through a penalty shootout). Vélez did however defeat Unión
in the runners-up playoff to define the second team qualified for the Copa Libertadores.
and Atlético Chalaco), but was eliminated in the semifinals (ending last its group behind Brazilian SC Internacional and Colombian América de Cali
).
In the local league, Vélez reached the semifinals of the 1981 Nacional, where it was eliminated by Ferro Carril Oeste
. Vélez' striker Carlos Bianchi
, who had returned to the club after a period in French football, was for the third time league top scorer.
Subsequently, the club was third in its group in the 1982 Nacional, and fifth in the 1982 Metropolitano. The following season, Vélez' was eliminated in the round of 16 of the 1983 Nacional, and came fourth in the 1983 Metropolitano, 4 points behind champions Independiente
.
The team was again runner-up of the Argentine Primera División during the 1985 Nacional, losing the final to Argentinos Juniors
. Vélez striker Jorge Comas
was the tournament's top scorer with 12 goals.
and Esteban González
) at the Monumental
, thwarting River's chances of winning the title. Vélez goalkeeper, former Argentine international Ubaldo Fillol
, saved a penalty kick during the game, and retired at the age of 41. The 1990–91 season also saw the team's striker Esteban González finish as league top scorer, with 18 goals. Subsequently, the club finished fourth in the 1991 Apertura and second in the 1992 Clausura.
On December 1992, former striker Carlos Bianchi
was appointed as the club's manager. Bianchi, who had been league champion and three times top scorer with the team, had no coaching experience in Argentine football. In his first tournament as manager (the 1993 Clausura), Vélez won the Argentine Primera División title after 25 years. The championship was defined in the penultimate fixture (June 8), when the team drew 1–1 with Estudiantes de La Plata
(with goalkeeper José Luis Chilavert
scoring his first goal in Vélez). The team played 19 games, winning 10, drawing 7 and losing 2, with 23 goals for and 7 against.
Rest of the squad: Mariano Armentano
, Horacio Bidevich, Patricio Camps
, Carlos Campagnucci, Juan Carlos Docabo, Cecilio Galeano, Claudio Husaín
, Mauricio Pellegrino
, Martín Posse
, Leonardo Ramos
, Fabián Vázquez
and Sergio Zárate
.
On that year's Apertura, the team was runner-up, one point behind River Plate
. Vélez played the last games of the tournament with substitutes, as they were already participating in the 1994 Copa Libertadores (the 1993 Apertura finished in February 1994).
On August 31, 1994, in the club's second participation in the Copa Libertadores, they won the title by defeating defending champions São Paulo in the final. The first series final was played at the José Amalfitani stadium, with Vélez winning 1–0 (goal by Omar Asad
). The return game was played at the Estádio do Morumbi
, with São Paulo winning by the same margin. The champion had to be defined via penalty shootout, with Vélez winning 5–3 (the last penalty was scored by Roberto Pompei
).
On its way to the championship, the team had finished first in their group, ahead Boca Juniors
(with results of 1–1 and 2–1), and Brazilians Palmeiras
(1–0 and 1–4) and Cruzeiro
(1–1 and 2–0). Subsequently, Vélez had defeated Uruguayan Defensor Sporting in the round of 16 (1–1 and 0–0, 4–3 in penalties), Venezuelan Minervén in the quarter finals (0–0 and 2–0) and Colombian Junior in the semifinals (1–2 and 2–1, 5–4 in penalties).
As Copa Libertadores champion, Vélez played the 1994 Intercontinental Cup
in Tokyo
, Japan
, facing Italian side A. C. Milan (winner of the 1993–94 UEFA Champions League). On December 1, 1994, Vélez defeated Milan 2–0, with goals from Roberto Trotta
(from a penalty kick
at the 5th minute of the second half), and Omar Asad
(13th minute of the second half), successfully becoming club world champion for the first time in history. Moreover, Asad was selected as the game's best player, and was awarded an automobile from Toyota, the tournament's sponsor.
Among the starting eleven of the Intercontinental Cup title, 7 players and the manager were from the club's youth divisions (Almandoz, Asad, Bassedas, Cardozo, Flores, Gómez, Pompei and Bianchi).
Rest of the squad: Mariano Armentano
, Roque Ávila, Patricio Camps
, Carlos Campagnucci, Juan Carlos Docabo, Federico Domínguez, Fabián Fernández, Cecilio Galeano, Esteban González
, Sandro Guzmán, Claudio Husaín
, Guillermo Morigi
, Martín Posse
, Ricardo Rentera, Flavio Zandoná
, Marcelo Herrera and José Luis Sánchez Moretti.
Subsequently, the team came third in the 1994 Apertura and in the 1995 Clausura. In this last championship, José Oscar Turu Flores
was the top scorer, with 14 goals.
The club won its third national championship in the 1995 Apertura, finishing 6 points above runner-up Racing Club
. Vélez won the last 6 games of the tournament, including a 3–0 away victory over Independiente
in the final fixture (goals by Roberto Trotta (p.k.), Patricio Camps
and José Basualdo
). The team played 19 games, winning 13, drawing 2 and losing 4; with 29 goals for and 13 against.
On February 24, 1996, Vélez won its third international competition by defeating Costa Rican C.S. Cartaginés
in the Copa Interamericana
(0–0 away and 2–0 at home, with goals by José Oscar Flores). During that year, the team also won the 1996 Clausura, finishing one point above Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata. By winning successively the Apertura and Clausura
of the 1995–96 season, Vélez became the sixth club in the Argentine professional football history to win two championships in a row. Osvaldo Piazza, a former club player, replaced Carlos Bianchi as coach for the last four fixtures of the season. In total, Vélez won 11 games, drew 7 and lost 1, scoring 40 goals and allowing 18.
Rest of the squad: Omar Asad
, Carlos Campagnucci, Pablo Cavallero
, Daniel Cordone
, Federico Domínguez, Fabián Fernández, Cecilio Galeano, Sandro Guzmán, Claudio Husain
, Guillermo Morigi
, Sebastián Méndez
, Mauricio Pellegrino
, Ricardo Rentera, Víctor Hugo Sotomayor, José Luis Sánchez Moretti, Rubén Rivero and Héctor Banegas.
Under Piazza's coaching, Vélez won the 1996
Supercopa Sudamericana
unbeaten, defeating Grêmio
(3–3 and 1–0), Olimpia (3–0 and 1–0), Santos
(1–0 and 2–0) and Cruzeiro
(1–0 and 2–0). With 4 goals, Patricio Camps
was the tournament's top scorer.
Rest of the squad: Omar Asad
, Héctor Banegas, Gustavo Franco
, Pablo Cavallero
, Daniel Cordone
, Federico Domínguez, Roberto Mauro Cantoro
, Cecilio Galeano, Sandro Guzmán, Darío Husaín
, Mario Maiorano, Fernando Pandolfi
, Víctor Hugo Sotomayor, Mario Santa Cruz and Marcelo Herrera.
On April 13, 1997, the team won the Recopa Sudamericana
, defeating River Plate
4–2 in the penalty shootout, after drawing in the regular time 1–1 (goal by José Luis Chilavert, from a penalty kick). This was Vélez 5th and, to date, last international championship.
Rest of the squad: Omar Asad
, Pablo Cavallero
, Carlos Campagnuci, Sergio Goycoechea, Sandro Guzmán, Sebastián Méndez
, Fernando Pandolfi
and Marcelo Herrera.
After the Recopa, Vélez finished fifth in the 1997 Clausura and fourth in the 1997 Apertura. Subsequently, under Marcelo Bielsa
's coaching, the club won their fifth national championship by finishing first in the 1998 Clausura, 6 points above runner-up Lanús
. Vélez secured the championship in the penultimate fixture, with a 1–0 home win over Huracán
(goal by Martín Posse
). The team played 19 games, winning 14, drawing 4 and losing 1; with 39 goals for and 14 against.
Rest of the squad: Cristian Bardaro, Juan Batalla, Martín Bernacchia, Rodrigo Bilbao, Pablo Cavallero
, Fabián Cubero
, Ariel de Lafuente, Federico Domínguez, Ariel Ercoli, Juan Carlos Falcón
, Marcelo Gómez
, Aníbal Roy González
, Guillermo Morigi
, Fernando Pandolfi
, Omar Ríos and Rolando Zárate
.
(champion) and Boca Juniors
. In the 2004 Clausura, striker Rolando Zárate
was league top scorer with 13 goals, and in the 2004 Apertura Vélez was again runner-up. The team finished two points behind Newell's Old Boys
, after drawing 1–1 in the last fixture with Arsenal de Sarandí
.
In the following championship, the 2005 Clausura, Vélez won their 6th national championship. The team finished 6 points above Banfield
, effectively winning the tournament in the penultimate fixture, after defeating Estudiantes de La Plata
3–0 (goals by Fabián Cubero
, Rolando Zárate
and Lucas Castromán
). Vélez was coached by Miguel Ángel Russo
, and had a team formed mostly by players formed in the club's youth divisions, who averaged 25 years of age. In the starting eleven, only Gastón Sessa
and Fabricio Fuentes
were not from Vélez' youths. The team played 19 games in total, winning 11, drawing 6 and losing 2, scoring 32 goals and allowing 14.
Rest of the squad: Santiago Ladino
, Hernán Pellerano
, Maximiliano Bustos
, Emanuel Centurión
, Juan Manuel Martínez
, Mauro Zárate
, Federico Arias, Sebastián Peratta
, Santiago Bianchi
, Pablo Batalla
, Sergio Sena
, Darío Ocampo
and Mariano Uglessich.
Vélez subsequently finished third in the 2005 Apertura, reached the semifinals of the 2005 Copa Sudamericana and the quarterfinals in the 2006 Copa Libertadores. In the 2006 Apertura, Mauro Zárate
was the 13th player in the club's history to finish as Argentine Primera top scorer (counting both professional and amateur eras), sharing the honour with Rodrigo Palacio
.
By the end of 2008, Christian Bassedas
, former player of the club during the successful 1990s era, was appointed as director of football
; while Ricardo Gareca
, former club player in the late 1980s and early 1990s, was contracted as manager. In the first tournament under Gareca's coaching, Vélez became Argentine league champion for the seventh time in history, by winning the 2009 Clausura. In the final fixture of the tournament, the team played against Huracán
(who was first, one point above Vélez) at home, winning 1–0 (goal by Maximiliano Moralez
) and therefore securing the championship. In total, the team won 11 games, drew 7 and lost 1, scoring 29 goals and allowing 13. Moreover, goalkeeper Germán Montoya
was awarded the Ubaldo Matildo Fillol Award for having the lowest goals-to-games ratio in the tournament.
Rest of the squad: Waldo Ponce
, Nicolás Cabrera
, Leandro Coronel
, Darío Ocampo
, Roberto Nanni
, Juan Manuel Martínez
, Leandro Velázquez
, Alejandro Cabral
, Iván Bella
, Ricardo Álvarez
, Marcelo Barovero
, Marco Torsiglieri
, Mariano Bíttolo and Leonardo Piris.
During the 2009–10 season Vélez Sársfield contributed with 8 players to the different South American national teams: 6 for Argentina
(Emiliano Papa
, Nicolás Otamendi
, Sebastián Domínguez
, Jonathan Cristaldo
, Gastón Díaz
and Franco Razzotti
), one for Chile
(Waldo Ponce
) and one for Uruguay
(Hernán Rodrigo López
).
On January 1, 2010 the club's fans celebrated Vélez' 100th anniversary by marching from Floresta
to the José Amalfitani stadium
in Liniers
. A group of more than 50,000 people took part of the celebration.
During 2010, the team's best tournament was in the Apertura, in which they were runners-up. Vélez made a 43-points campaign, 3 more than in their latest Clausura championship, but finished 2 points behind Estudiantes de La Plata
. In that tournament, the Uruguayan forward Santiago Silva
was the joint-top scorer, while goalkeeper Marcelo Barovero
won the Ubaldo Fillol Award
.
On the first semester of 2011, Vélez contested both the national championship and the Copa Libertadores
. In the latter, after qualifying second in their group, they defeated LDU Quito in the round of 16 and Libertad
in the quarterfinals with overall scores of 5–0 and 7–2 respectively. Vélez reached the semifinals for the first time since 1994, however, they were eliminated by Peñarol on away goals rule
, after losing 0–1 in Montevideo and winnin 2–1 in Buenos Aires. It should be noted that in this second match, Vélez' forward Santiago Silva missed a penalty with the game 2–1.
Despite being eliminated from the Copa Libertadores, Vélez had managed to maintain themselves as serious contesters of the 2011 Clausura. On the penultimate fixture, Vélez defeated Huracán
2–0 and, after Lanús
' defeat to Argentinos Juniors
4 hours later, won the national championship for the 8th time in their history.
Rest of the squad: Germán Montoya
, Fernando Tobio
, Juan Ignacio Sills
, Gastón Díaz
, Mariano Bíttolo, Agustín Vuletich
, David Ramírez
, Leandro Desábato, Iván Bella
, Maximiliano Giusti
, Ezequiel Rescaldani
, Héctor Canteros
, Guillermo Franco
and Ricardo Álvarez
.
Velez's fanbase is drawn from the west of Buenos Aires and the surroundings of Liniers, although Fortineros can be found in Moreno and Merlo as well.
However, due to the important success achieved since 1990 that included obtaining multiple local and international tournaments, Velez´s fanbase grew significantly. Nowadays it is not uncommon to find Velez´s fans all over Argentina as "Fortineros de Tucumán
" group, 1600 km from Buenos Aires.
, based in the neighbourhood of Caballito
, was Vélez's historical rival. The matches played between them were known as the Clásico del Oeste (in English: "Western Derby"). However, this rivalry has faded since, as of Ferro's relegation, the teams play in different divisions. They have not faced each other since 2000, when Vélez beat Ferro away 1–0.
The Estadio José Amalfitani
(named after José Amalfitani
, club's president for 30 years) holds 49,540 people, although it does not provide seating for all of them. It is also frequently used for concerts and Argentine national rugby union team
test matches. The stadium, nicknamed el Fortín (in English: "the Small Fort"), was built between 1941 and 1943, later rebuild in cement between 1947 and 1951, and again remodeled in preparation for the 1978 FIFA World Cup
.
The stadium is located on 9200 Juan B. Justo avenue, in the Liniers
neighborhood of Buenos Aires
, a short walk from the Liniers train station.
International
Amateur era
Player in bold is still active with the club. Therefore, the total number of appearances is likely to change regularly.
Amateur era
Professional era
while playing for the club. The player in bold was part of a squad that also won that edition of the World Cup.
The following players were formed in the club's youth divisions and participated in a FIFA World Cup, regardless if they did so while playing for the club.
1930s–1980s
Eleuterio Alfredo Forrester (1931–39) Manuel de Sáa (1931–33, 1935–40) Victorio Spinetto
(1932–37, 1939–40) Emilio Reuben
(1933–36) Miguel Ángel Rugilo
(1938–44, 1946–52) Luis de la Fuente
(1940–41) Oscar Huss (1945–57) Osvaldo Zubeldía
(1949–55) Antonio Cielinsky (1957–65)
Julio Asad
(1962–77) Rogelio Domínguez
(1964–65) José Solórzano (1966–69) Ermindo Onega
(1972) Julio César Falcioni
(1976–80, 1991) Jorge Bartero
(1977–85, 1986–89) Carlos Ischia
(1979–84) Osvaldo Piazza (1979–82)
1980s–1990s
Jorge Comas
(1981–85) Carlos Trucco
(1981–84) Daniel Killer
(1982–83) Vicente Pernía
(1982) Mario Vanemerak
(1982–87)
Jorge Amado Nunes
(1987–88) Leonardo Rodríguez
(1988–89) Ubaldo Fillol
(1989–91) Ricardo Gareca
(1989–92) Alejandro Mancuso
(1989–93)
1990s–2000s
Marcelo Gómez
(1990–98) Mauricio Pellegrino
(1990–98, 1999) Oscar Ruggeri
(1990–92) Omar Asad
(1992–00) Martín Posse
(1992–99) Víctor Hugo Sotomayor (1992–99) Roberto Trotta
(1992–96)
Sebastián Méndez
(1993–02) Guillermo Morigi
(1993–97, 1999–02) Fernando Pandolfi
(1993–97, 1998–00, 2001–02) Flavio Zandoná
(1994–98, 1998–00) Sergio Goycochea (1996–97) Lucas Castromán
(1997–01, 2004–07)
2000s–2010s
Jairo Castillo
(2000–01) Nelson Tapia (2000–01) Fabricio Fuentes
(2001–03, 2004–05) Leandro Somoza
(2001–06, 2008–11)
Leandro Gracián
(2001–06) Martín Hidalgo
(2001–03) Mario Méndez (2007) Waldo Ponce
(2008–09)
teams. The men's team currently plays at the Liga Nacional B
(3rd level). On the other hand, the women's team is the most successful in Argentina, having won the Liga Nacional de Básquet Femenino (Argentine first division) 6 times, including the latest 2010 season. Vélez's starting five during the 2010 championship (Sandra Pavón, Marina Cava, Paula Gatti, Paula Reggiardo, and Florencia Fernández) were selected to represent Argentina
at the 2010 FIBA World Championship for Women
.
teams in Buenos Aires' metropolitan leagues.
Sports club
A sports club or sport club, sometimes athletics club or sports association is a club for the purpose of playing one or more sports...
based in the Liniers
Liniers
Liniers is a barrio of Buenos Aires on the edge of the city, centered on Rivadavia Avenue. It is also an important train station and bus hub, connecting western Gran Buenos Aires with the Buenos Aires Metro...
neighborhood of western Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
. Vélez is best known for its football team, that plays in the Argentine Primera División, the top level of the Argentine league system
Argentine football league system
The Argentine football league system consists of two national divisions , and a series of regionalized lower divisions...
. Vélez has won the Argentine Primera División 8 times, and has also won 5 international cups (including both the Copa Libertadores and the Intercontinental Cup
Intercontinental Cup (football)
The European/South American Cup, commonly referred to as the World Club Championship, Intercontinental Cup or Toyota Cup, was a football competition endorsed by UEFA and CONMEBOL, contested between the winners of the European Cup and the South American Copa Libertadores...
). The club's home stadium is the Estadio José Amalfitani
Estadio José Amalfitani
The Estadio José Amalfitani is a stadium located in the Liniers neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The venue is mainly used for football matches and is the home of the Argentine Primera División club Vélez Sársfield. The stadium is nicknamed El Fortín or El Fortín de Liniers...
, in the borough of Liniers. Both the club and its stadium are nicknamed el Fortín (in English: "the Small Fort"), while its fans are called Fortineros ("from the small fort").
Vélez was founded in 1910 in the Floresta
Floresta, Buenos Aires
Floresta is a neighbourhood located to the west of Buenos Aires.The district was named after a locomotive called La Floresta. The neighborhood developed following the arrival to the area of Argentina's first rail line, in 1857....
neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, next to the formerly called "Vélez Sársfield" railroad station of the Western Railway
Buenos Aires Western Railway
The Buenos Aires Western Railway was one of the Big Four broad gauge British-owned companies that built and operated railway networks in Argentina...
. The club first participated in the Argentine league in the 1919 amateur championship
1919 in Argentine football
1919 in Argentine football saw the "Asociación Argentina de Football" championship abandoned mid season. The clubs then split between two different associations...
(finishing runner-up), and was one of the 18 clubs that joined to form the Argentine professional league in 1931. Relegated only once (in 1941, returning to the top level in 1943), Vélez is a regular fixture of the Argentine Primera ever since and is positioned 5th in the all-time table of the league.
Vélez clinched their first title in the 1968 Nacional championship, and spent 25 years without silverware until 1993, when the team won the Clausura tournament. The 1990s were the most successful period in Vélez' history, as they won a total of 4 domestic titles and 5 international. These included both the 1994 Copa Libertadores, where they defeated defending champions São Paulo FC in the final, and the 1994 Intercontinental Cup
1994 Intercontinental Cup
The 1994 Intercontinental Cup was a football match played on December 1, 1994 between A.C. Milan, winners of the 1993-94 European Cup, and Vélez Sársfield, winners of the 1994 Copa Libertadores. The match was played at the National Stadium in Tokyo...
, where they defeated A.C. Milan
A.C. Milan
Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan or simply Milan , is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, that plays in the Serie A. Milan was founded in 1899 by English lace-maker Herbert Kilpin and businessman Alfred Edwards among others...
. Vélez Sársfield is also one of eight teams to have won CONMEBOL
CONMEBOL
The South American Football Confederation , commonly known as CONMEBOL , is the continental governing body of association football in South America and it is one of FIFA's six continental confederations...
's treble.
The club clinched its most recent league title in the year 2011, when they won the Clausura tournament.
1910–1920
Vélez foundation dates back to the last days of 1909, when rain interrupted an informal football game played near the Vélez Sársfield railway station (nowadays FlorestaFloresta, Buenos Aires
Floresta is a neighbourhood located to the west of Buenos Aires.The district was named after a locomotive called La Floresta. The neighborhood developed following the arrival to the area of Argentina's first rail line, in 1857....
station) of the Buenos Aires Western Railway
Buenos Aires Western Railway
The Buenos Aires Western Railway was one of the Big Four broad gauge British-owned companies that built and operated railway networks in Argentina...
. Three of the young men whose game got interrupted, Julio Guglielmone, Martín Portillo and Nicolás Marín Moreno, sheltered in the station and discussed the possibility of founding a football club to practice the sport more seriously. The club was officially founded on January 1, 1910, in Marín Moreno's house. The founders decided to call the new club Club Atlético Argentinos de Vélez Sarsfield (in English: Argentines of Vélez Sarsfield Athletic Club), and appointed Luis Barredo as their first chairman. They also decided to form two teams (one for the Argentine third division and the other for the fourth) and chose to sport white shirts, that were easy to obtain for everyone. In 1912, however, the directive board decided to change the uniform to navy blue shirts and white shorts. Vélez Sársfield first home ground was a piece of land located between the streets of Ensenada, Provincias Unidas (currently Juan Bautista Alberdi), Mariano Acosta and Convención (currently José Bonifacio).
During the amateur era of Argentine football
Amateur Era in Argentine football
The amateur era in Argentine football lasted between 1891 and 1931.-History:The first league tournament outside the United Kingdom took place in Argentina in 1891, it was dominated by British expatriate players and teams. The Scottish influence is evident in the names of the league's first winners...
, Vélez first affiliated to the Argentine Football Association
Argentine Football Association
The Argentine Football Association is the governing body of football in Argentina. It organises the Argentine football league and the Argentina national football team. It is based in Buenos Aires...
(AFA) in 1912. Nonetheless, on September 5, the board decided to disaffiliate the club from AFA and affiliate it to the recently created Argentine Football Federation, citing as reason AFA's detrimental attitude towards the club. In that same year, the team was strengthened by the joining of some former players of San Lorenzo de Almagro, who had left that club due to its internal problems. With this help, Vélez reached the Federation's second division championship final on their first year of affiliation, losing 2–4 to Tigre
Club Atlético Tigre
Club Atlético Tigre is a football club from Victoria, San Fernando Partido, Buenos Aires, Argentina. At the end of the 2006-2007 season the club was promoted to the Primera Division Argentina...
in GEBA
Gimnasia y Esgrima de Buenos Aires
Gimnasia y Esgrima de Buenos Aires, Gymnastics and Fencing of Buenos Aires , is a sports and social club headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina....
's ground.
On February 7, 1913, 10 new people were accepted as members of the club. Among them was José Amalfitani
José Amalfitani
José Amalfitani , nicknamed Don Pepe , was an Argentine construction manager, sports journalist and association football executive who was chairman of the club Vélez Sársfield for 30 years...
, who later would go on to be club president for 30 years. Subsequently, on November 23, the board of directors decided to shorten the club's name, eliminating the term "Argentinos" and leaving the club with its current name: "Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield". The board also decided that players from the different teams had to contribute an initial membership fee of $1 Argentine peso
Argentine peso
The peso is the currency of Argentina, identified by the symbol $ preceding the amount in the same way as many countries using dollar currencies. It is subdivided into 100 centavos. Its ISO 4217 code is ARS...
s, plus a monthly $0.50 of the same coin. In that year, Vélez rented a terrain in the neighbourhood of Mataderos
Mataderos
Mataderos is a barrio in Buenos Aires, Argentina, belonging to the 9th comuna .Located in the west end of the city, its name stem from the livestock market and slaughterhouses ....
known as Quinta de Figallo, located in the Tapalqué street, between Escalada and Chascomús streets. This new ground had the advantage that a wind mill could provide water for the dressing rooms. The club's stay in Mataderos was short however, as they moved again in 1914, this time to the neighbourhood of Villa Luro
Villa Luro
Villa Luro is a barrio of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is located in the western part of Capital Federal.The district owes its name to Dr. Pedro Luro, a prominent local physician and real-estate developer who, during the 1870s, sold most of his property in the area as residential lots.-External...
. There, they bought a terrain between the streets of Bacacay, Víctor Hugo and Cortina, and the Maldonado Stream
Maldonado Stream
The Maldonado Stream, is an underground stream in the city Buenos Aires, Argentina, that runs below Juan B. Justo Ave., and goes through 10 of the 47 barrios of the city: Versalles, Liniers, Villa Luro, Vélez Sarsfield, Floresta, Villa Santa Rita, Villa Mitre, Caballito, Villa Crespo and...
(parallel to what today is the Gaona avenue).
In 1915, Vélez re-affiliated to AFA after the disappearance of the Argentine Football Federation. One year later, on March 14, and owing to the great amount of members of the club who were Italian immigrants
Italian Argentine
An Italian Argentine is a person born in Argentina of Italian ancestry. It is estimated up to 25 million Argentines have some degree of Italian descent...
, the kit was changed again. The new colours adopted were green, red and white, the colours of the Italian flag
Flag of Italy
The flag of Italy is a tricolour featuring three equally sized vertical pales of green, white, and red, with the green at the hoist side...
. From then on the club played in green, red and white stripes.
During the decade, the team fought to achieve promotion
Promotion and relegation
In many sports leagues around the world, promotion and relegation is a process that takes place at the end of each season. Through it, teams are transferred between divisions based on their performance that season...
to the Association's first division. On December 2, 1917, they lost the Intermedia (second division) final to Defensores de Belgrano
Defensores de Belgrano
Defensores de Belgrano is a sports club from the Nuñez neighborhood in Buenos Aires, Argentina. the football team currently plays in Primera B Metropolitana, the regionalised third division of the Argentine Football Association....
in GEBA's ground. The club also regularly took part in the Copa Competencia, in which both first and second division teams could compete. In 1919, however, Vélez left AFA in protest of alleged discriminatory policies that hindered the club's prospects of achieving promotion. Another 6 teams protested against these maneuvers and were expelled from the Association, while another 7 were expelled for protesting the expulsion of the first 6. All together, the expelled clubs formed a rival association, the Football's Amateurs Association (AAF, in Spanish: Asociación Amateurs de Football).
Therefore, in 1919 Vélez competed in the first division for the first time in their history, disputing the AAF's inaugural season. The team played their first game against Independiente
Club Atlético Independiente
Club Atlético Independiente is an Argentine athletic, sports and social club, which has its headquarters and stadium in the city of Avellaneda, Buenos Aires Province. The club is best known for its football team, that plays in the Argentine Primera División....
, winning 2–1 with two goals scored by Martín Salvarredi. On their debut season, the club finished as runner-up, behind Racing Club
Racing Club de Avellaneda
Racing Club is an Argentine professional football club from Avellaneda, a suburb of Greater Buenos Aires. Founded in 1903, Racing has been historically considered one of the "big five" clubs of Argentine football...
, who were seven times consecutive champions of AFA's league. During the campaign, Vélez won 9 games, drew 2 and lost 2; scoring 21 goals and conceding 8.
Lineup: Acacio Caballero Atilio Braneri Atilio Barderacco Miguel Fontana José Luis Boffi Julio Giachi Juan Bru Humberto Bassadone Marcelino Martínez Martín Salvarredi Alberto Granara |
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Rest of the squad: Salvador Carreras, José Castro, José Devoto, Juan Fontana and José Forrester.
1920–1930
In the 1920 AAF championship, Vélez finished 6th, and the team's striker Salvador Carreras was the first player of the club to become top scorer in an Argentine league. In 1921, José Luis Boffi became the first player of the club to represent the Argentine national teamArgentina national football team
The Argentina national football team represents Argentina in association football and is controlled by the Argentine Football Association , the governing body for football in Argentina. Argentina's home stadium is Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti and their head coach is Alejandro...
, playing against Chile
Chile national football team
The Chilean national football team represents Chile in all major international football competitions. The team is controlled by the Federación de Fútbol de Chile which was established in 1895. They have appeared in eight World Cup tournaments and were hosts of the 1962 FIFA World Cup finishing in...
in Valparaíso
Valparaíso
Valparaíso is a city and commune of Chile, center of its third largest conurbation and one of the country's most important seaports and an increasing cultural center in the Southwest Pacific hemisphere. The city is the capital of the Valparaíso Province and the Valparaíso Region...
, a game which Argentina won 4–1.
On March 13, 1923, José Amalfitani
José Amalfitani
José Amalfitani , nicknamed Don Pepe , was an Argentine construction manager, sports journalist and association football executive who was chairman of the club Vélez Sársfield for 30 years...
was elected president club for his first two-year period. One year later, the Vélez rent a new field to establish their home ground, staying in the neighbourhood of Villa Luro, but this time in the intersection of the streets Basualdo, Schmidel, Pizarro and Guardia Nacional. The stadium's main wood stand was finished in November of that year, and was inaugurated om March 16, 1924, in a 2–2 draw with River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate is an Argentine sports club based in the Nuñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently competes in Nacional B, the second tier of Argentine football....
(Vélez' scorer was Ángel Sobrino).
Four years later, in 1928, the Basualdo St. stadium hosted the first night game in Argentine football history, between the Argentine Olympic national team
Argentina Olympic football team
Argentina Olympic football team represents Argentina in international football competitions in Olympic Games. The selection is limited to players under the age of 23, except three overage players...
(silver medalist in that year's Olympics
Football at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Football at the 1928 Summer Olympics tournament, won by Uruguay against Argentina, would be the precursor to the first FIFA World Cup held in 1930 in Uruguay.-Medalists:-Background:...
) and a team formed by players from the AAF's league. The Olympic team won 3–1, with goals by Roberto Cherro
Roberto Cherro
Roberto Eugenio Cerro, named "Cherro" was an Argentine football striker. He was born in Barracas in the city of Buenos Aires in Argentina...
, Manuel Ferreira
Manuel Ferreira
Manuel Ferreira was an Argentine footballer who was a member of the Argentina national team....
and Césareo Onzari for the Olympics, and Manuel Seoane
Manuel Seoane
Manuel Seoane , nicknamed La Chancha, was an Argentine football striker who played for Independiente and Argentina. He was the highest goalscorer in the Amateur era of Argentine football with 196 goals...
for the AAF.
Vélez Sársfield was also the first Argentine football team to have a manager
Manager (association football)
In association football, a manager is responsible for running a football club or a national team. The manager of a professional club is responsible directly to the club president. The position of manager is almost exclusively used in British football...
. The job was held by Luis Martín Castellano (a physical education teacher) from 1928 to 1936.
Between 1930 and 1931, Vélez made a Pan-American tour playing against teams from Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
, Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
, Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
and the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The team played a total 25 games, winning 20, drawing 4, and losing 1 (against Fall River F.C.
Fall River F.C.
Fall River Football Club, also referred to as Fall River Field Club, was the name used by two United States soccer clubs, based in Fall River, Massachusetts. Both played in the American Soccer League during the early 1930s. The name is often used incorrectly to refer to Fall River Marksmen, another...
in Rhode Island
Rhode Island
The state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...
); scoring 84 goals and conceding 32. The team was formed with 17 players, 10 from the club and another 7 loaned freely by other teams, a common practice during the amateur era. The club's players were: Celio Caucia, Eleuterio Alfredo Forrester, Manuel de Sáa, Alfredo Sánchez, Rodolfo Devoto, Norberto Arroupe, Saúl Quiroga, Alberto Álvarez, Eduardo Spraggón and Ernesto Garbini; while the loaned players were Fernando Paternoster
Fernando Paternoster
Fernando Paternoster was an Argentine footballer and manager. He played for the Argentine national team and helped promote football across South America in countries such as Colombia and Ecuador.-Club:...
(Racing Club
Racing Club de Avellaneda
Racing Club is an Argentine professional football club from Avellaneda, a suburb of Greater Buenos Aires. Founded in 1903, Racing has been historically considered one of the "big five" clubs of Argentine football...
), Bernabé Ferreyra
Bernabé Ferreyra
Bernabé Ferreyra was an Argentine association football forward. He was one of the first professional players in Argentine football to reach great popularity, to the point that he had a movie biography.-Club:...
(Tigre
Club Atlético Tigre
Club Atlético Tigre is a football club from Victoria, San Fernando Partido, Buenos Aires, Argentina. At the end of the 2006-2007 season the club was promoted to the Primera Division Argentina...
), Francisco Varallo
Francisco Varallo
Francisco Antonio "Pancho" Varallo was an Argentine football forward. He played for the Argentine national team from 1930 to 1937. He was a member of Argentina's squad at the inaugural FIFA World Cup in 1930...
(Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata), Carlos Volante (Platense
Club Atlético Platense
Club Atlético Platense is an Argentine sports club based in Vicente López, in the north side of Greater Buenos Aires. The club nickname is Calamar after the journalist Palacio Zino said that the team moved "like a squid in its ink"....
), Gerónimo Díaz and Agustín Peruch (both from Newell's Old Boys
Newell's Old Boys
Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys is an Argentine sports club based in Rosario. The club was founded on November 3, 1903, and is named after Isaac Newell, one of the pioneers of Argentine football...
) and Alberto Chividini
Alberto Chividini
Alberto Chividini was an Argentine football defender. He represented the Argentine national team in three games between 1928 and 1930, playing one in the 1930 FIFA World Cup and two in the 1929 South American Championship .-External links:...
(Central Norte de Tucumán). Varallo (who had played the inaugural World Cup
1930 FIFA World Cup
The 1930 FIFA World Cup was the inaugural FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in Uruguay from 13 July to 30 July 1930...
previously that year) and Ferreyra (who was later sold by Tigre to River Plate) were the top scorers, scoring 16 and 38 goals respectively.
1930–1940
In 1931, Vélez Sársfield and another 17 clubs broke away from the amateur league to form the Primera División, the first professional league in Argentine football. The team debuted on the first fixture of the 1931 inaugural championship, in a 0–1 defeat to PlatenseClub Atlético Platense
Club Atlético Platense is an Argentine sports club based in Vicente López, in the north side of Greater Buenos Aires. The club nickname is Calamar after the journalist Palacio Zino said that the team moved "like a squid in its ink"....
. Vélez would eventually finish the competition in the 9th place.
In 1932, the club's nickname el Fortín (in English: "the Small Fort") came to be, after being used by Crítica newspaper's journalist Hugo Marini in reference to the club's Villa Luro
Villa Luro
Villa Luro is a barrio of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is located in the western part of Capital Federal.The district owes its name to Dr. Pedro Luro, a prominent local physician and real-estate developer who, during the 1870s, sold most of his property in the area as residential lots.-External...
stadium, to describe Vélez strength while playing at home. Vélez had a 24 games unbeaten run at the old Villa Luro stadium between 1934 and 1935. However, the club's home unbeaten record of 28 games was achieved at the current Liniers stadium, the Estadio José Amalfitani
Estadio José Amalfitani
The Estadio José Amalfitani is a stadium located in the Liniers neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The venue is mainly used for football matches and is the home of the Argentine Primera División club Vélez Sársfield. The stadium is nicknamed El Fortín or El Fortín de Liniers...
, between 1967 and 1969.
In 1933, the club changed their kit to the present colors, when a sports-equipment merchant offered a white jerseys with a blue "V
V
V is the twenty-second letter in the basic modern Latin alphabet.-Letter:The letter V comes from the Semitic letter Waw, as do the modern letters F, U, W, and Y. See F for details....
" on the chest ordered by a rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
team that had not claimed them. The new design has remained unchanged to the present day, replacing the red, white and green shirt used since 1915. However, Vélez has used the original Italian flag colors in alternate jerseys throughout their history.
On 1935, Agustín Cosso became the first Vélez' player in the professional era to become Primera División top scorer. During the following year, Vélez toured South America again, playing games in Chile, Peru and Brazil.
1940–1950
During the 1940 season, Vélez was relegatedPromotion and relegation
In many sports leagues around the world, promotion and relegation is a process that takes place at the end of each season. Through it, teams are transferred between divisions based on their performance that season...
from the first division for the first and only time to date. Vélez finished penultimate, one point behind Atlanta
Club Atlético Atlanta
Club Atlético Atlanta is an Argentine sports club from Buenos Aires. Nicknamed Los Bohemios , its football team won the 2010/11 Primera B Metropolitana championship and promoted to the Primera B Nacional for the 2011/12 season.-History:The club was founded on October the 12th, 1904 in Buenos...
that defeated Independiente
Club Atlético Independiente
Club Atlético Independiente is an Argentine athletic, sports and social club, which has its headquarters and stadium in the city of Avellaneda, Buenos Aires Province. The club is best known for its football team, that plays in the Argentine Primera División....
on their final fixture for 6–4 (being 6–0 at the end of the first half, on a match suspected to be fixed
Match fixing
In organised sports, match fixing, game fixing, race fixing, or sports fixing occurs as a match is played to a completely or partially pre-determined result, violating the rules of the game and often the law. Where the sporting competition in question is a race then the incident is referred to as...
). With the club on the second division, it entered a crisis and was forced to vacate the stadium's lot. José Amalfitani
José Amalfitani
José Amalfitani , nicknamed Don Pepe , was an Argentine construction manager, sports journalist and association football executive who was chairman of the club Vélez Sársfield for 30 years...
returned to the club's presidency, and eventually the team moved to the Liniers
Liniers
Liniers is a barrio of Buenos Aires on the edge of the city, centered on Rivadavia Avenue. It is also an important train station and bus hub, connecting western Gran Buenos Aires with the Buenos Aires Metro...
neighbourhood.
Vélez stayed three seasons in the second division, returning to the Primera División in 1943 after winning the Segunda División championship on the category's first professional season. Vélez confirmed the championship on November 20 by defeating Dock Sud
Sportivo Dock Sud
Club Sportivo Dock Sud is a football team from the Dock Sud district of Avellaneda Partido in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina...
5–2 at home at Ferro Carril Oeste's stadium. The team's manager during the season was the former club captain Victorio Spinetto
Victorio Spinetto
Victorio Luis Spinetto was an Argentine footballer and manager. He played mostly for Vélez Sársfield in the Argentine Primera División, debuting with the club in 1932 and retiring in 1940...
, while Juan José Ferraro was the top goal scorer. During that same 1943, the club inaugurated the Liniers' stadium on the ground over the Maldonado Stream
Maldonado Stream
The Maldonado Stream, is an underground stream in the city Buenos Aires, Argentina, that runs below Juan B. Justo Ave., and goes through 10 of the 47 barrios of the city: Versalles, Liniers, Villa Luro, Vélez Sarsfield, Floresta, Villa Santa Rita, Villa Mitre, Caballito, Villa Crespo and...
, the same spot where now stands the subsequently rebuild Estadio José Amalfitani
Estadio José Amalfitani
The Estadio José Amalfitani is a stadium located in the Liniers neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The venue is mainly used for football matches and is the home of the Argentine Primera División club Vélez Sársfield. The stadium is nicknamed El Fortín or El Fortín de Liniers...
. On 1945, Vélez achieved its biggest win in history by defeating Independiente
Club Atlético Independiente
Club Atlético Independiente is an Argentine athletic, sports and social club, which has its headquarters and stadium in the city of Avellaneda, Buenos Aires Province. The club is best known for its football team, that plays in the Argentine Primera División....
8–0 (goals from di Bella (3), Scliar
Isaac Scliar
Isaac Scliar is a retired Argentine football striker.-Career:Scliar began his career in 1939 with Argentinos Juniors. He moved to Club Atlético Atlanta and Newell's Old Boys over the next two seasons. He then joined Vélez Sársfield where he played until 1949. He finished his career by playing...
(3), Bottini and Cano).
Lineup: Miguel Ángel Rugilo Miguel Ángel Rugilo Miguel Ángel Rugilo is a former Argentine footballer who played for clubs of Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Mexico... Héctor Cuenya Blas Angrisano Armando Ovide Víctor Curuchet Héctor Herrero Marco Aurelio Eduardo Heisecke Juan José Ferraro Ángel Fernández Alfredo Bermúdez Coach: Victorio Spinetto Victorio Spinetto Victorio Luis Spinetto was an Argentine footballer and manager. He played mostly for Vélez Sársfield in the Argentine Primera División, debuting with the club in 1932 and retiring in 1940... |
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Rest of the squad: Osvaldo Bottini, Jorge Cano, Alfredo Costa, Salvador di Bella, Emilio Díaz, Simón Fredotivich, Adriano Garrone, Luis Orué, Pedro Perrota, José Puisari, and José Scorzo.
1950–1960
During 1949, Vélez' goalkeeper Miguel Ángel RugiloMiguel Ángel Rugilo
Miguel Ángel Rugilo is a former Argentine footballer who played for clubs of Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Mexico...
, formed at the club's youth divisions, saved 5 penalty kick
Penalty kick
A penalty kick is a type of direct free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal.Penalty kicks are performed during normal play...
s in 5 consecutive games. Moreover, in 1950, he saved two penalties in a match against River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate is an Argentine sports club based in the Nuñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently competes in Nacional B, the second tier of Argentine football....
. The club's player represented Argentina
Argentina national football team
The Argentina national football team represents Argentina in association football and is controlled by the Argentine Football Association , the governing body for football in Argentina. Argentina's home stadium is Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti and their head coach is Alejandro...
5 times, most notably in a 1–2 away defeat to England
England national football team
The England national football team represents England in association football and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first...
at Wembley. Despite the defeat, journalist Luis Elías Sojit nicknamed him El León de Wembley (in English: "Wembley's Lion") for his performance.
On April 22, 1951, Vélez reinaugurated the Liniers' stadium, rebuild to be almost entirely of cement
Cement
In the most general sense of the word, a cement is a binder, a substance that sets and hardens independently, and can bind other materials together. The word "cement" traces to the Romans, who used the term opus caementicium to describe masonry resembling modern concrete that was made from crushed...
. On the reinauguration, the team defeated Huracán
Club Atlético Huracán
Club Atlético Huracán is a sports club from the Parque Patricios neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The football team currently plays in the Primera B Nacional, the second level of the Argentine football league system. Huracán home stadium is the Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó.Huracán was...
2–0 with goals by Raúl Nápoli.
On the 1953 championship, Vélez Sársfield was runner-up for the first time in the professional era of Argentine football, finishing 4 point behind River Plate. The team was coached by Victorio Spinetto
Victorio Spinetto
Victorio Luis Spinetto was an Argentine footballer and manager. He played mostly for Vélez Sársfield in the Argentine Primera División, debuting with the club in 1932 and retiring in 1940...
(the same who had achieved promotion in 1943), and had a strong forward quintet formed by Norberto Conde, Ernesto Sansone, Juan José Ferraro, Osvaldo Zubeldía
Osvaldo Zubeldía
Osvaldo Juan Zubeldía, was a football player and an influential Argentine coach.-Playing career:...
, and Juan Carlos Mendiburu. Conde was subsequently Argentine Primera División top scorer in the 1954 season.
Lineup: Nicolás Adamo Oscar Antonio Huss Ángel Allegri Ángel Allegri Ángel Natalio Allegri is an Argentine former footballer. He played during his entire 14-year professional career for Vélez Sársfield in the Argentine Primera División, totaling 384 games and 36 goals... Armando Ovide Jorge Ruiz Rafael García Fierro Norberto Conde Ernesto Sansone Juan José Ferraro Osvaldo Zubeldía Osvaldo Zubeldía Osvaldo Juan Zubeldía, was a football player and an influential Argentine coach.-Playing career:... Juan Carlos Mendiburu Coach: Victorio Spinetto Victorio Spinetto Victorio Luis Spinetto was an Argentine footballer and manager. He played mostly for Vélez Sársfield in the Argentine Primera División, debuting with the club in 1932 and retiring in 1940... |
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Rest of the squad: Juan Carlos Cerretani, Emilio Espinoza, Argentino Geronazzo, Roberto Iglesias, Pablo Mallegni, Joaquín Martínez, Carlos Sardá and José Viglienghi.
1960–1970
During the 1960s decade, Vélez finished among the top positioned teams in the 1966 championship (5th), the 1967 Metropolitano (3rd in its group) 1967 Nacional (3rd), and the 1968 Metropolitano (1st in its group and eliminated in the semifinals by Estudiantes de La PlataEstudiantes de La Plata
Club Estudiantes de La Plata , simply referred to as Estudiantes, is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Plata. The club's football team currently competes in the Primera División, where it has spent most of its history....
). Moreover, in 1965 the team's striker Juan Carlos Carone
Juan Carlos Carone
Juan Carlos "Pichino" Carone is a former Argentine footballer. He played as a right-footed left winger.Carone is most notable for his period in Vélez Sársfield , where he scored 76 goals in 149 games in the Argentine Primera División, being the 6th overall top scorer in the club's history.Carone...
finished as the league's top scorer.
Vélez Sársfield clinched its first national championship on the 1968 Nacional. Coached by Manuel Giúdice, the team finished first on the final league standings, sharing the position with River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate is an Argentine sports club based in the Nuñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently competes in Nacional B, the second tier of Argentine football....
and Racing Club
Racing Club de Avellaneda
Racing Club is an Argentine professional football club from Avellaneda, a suburb of Greater Buenos Aires. Founded in 1903, Racing has been historically considered one of the "big five" clubs of Argentine football...
. Therefore, the three teams had to play a championship playoff, where Vélez drew 1–1 with River (goal by José Luis Luna) and defeated Racing 4–2 (goals by Omar Wehbe (3) and Roberto Moreyra). Vélez finished tied with River, who had defeated Racing 2–0, in both points and goal difference. However, Vélez won the championship for having more goals for in the regular championship (39, over River's 35). During this tournament, Vélez also achieved its biggest victory in official matches, 11–0 against Huracán de Bahía Blanca. Moveover, Omar Wehbe was league top scorer with 16 goals. In total, the team played 17 games, winning 11, drawing 3, and losing another 3; with 44 goals for and 17 against.
Lineup: Miguel Marín Luis Gallo Iselín Santos Ovejero Iselín Santos Ovejero Iselín Santos Ovejero Maya is a former Argentinian footballer.-Career:Ovejero began his career with Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield, where he would win the 1968 Argentine first division. He played for Atlético Madrid between 1969 and 1974, winning the Spanish La Liga in 1970 and 1973, and the Copa... Luis Atela Eduardo Zóttola Alberto Ríos Roberto Moreyra José Solórzano Daniel Willington Daniel Willington Daniel Alberto Willington is a retired Argentine football striker who played most of his career for Talleres de Córdoba and Vélez Sársfield... José Luis Luna Omar Wehbe Carlos Bianchi Carlos Bianchi Carlos Arcecio Bianchi , popularly known as El Virrey , is a prolific Argentine football forward turned manager... Mario Nogara Coach: Manuel Giúdice |
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Rest of the squad: Osvaldo Biaggio, Carlos Caballero, Juan Carlos Carone
Juan Carlos Carone
Juan Carlos "Pichino" Carone is a former Argentine footballer. He played as a right-footed left winger.Carone is most notable for his period in Vélez Sársfield , where he scored 76 goals in 149 games in the Argentine Primera División, being the 6th overall top scorer in the club's history.Carone...
, Juan Manuel Gómez, Roque Nieva, Jorge Osvaldo Pérez, Néstor Sinatra, and Carlos Zeballos.
Vélez would have played their first international tournament in the 1969 Copa Libertadores, however the club refused to play for economic reasons. The team did however play internationally during the decade, both a friendly against Pelé
Pelé
However, Pelé has always maintained that those are mistakes, that he was actually named Edson and that he was born on 23 October 1940.), best known by his nickname Pelé , is a retired Brazilian footballer. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest football players of all time...
's Santos
Santos Futebol Clube
Santos Futebol Clube is a Brazilian professional football club based in Santos, São Paulo They play in the Campeonato Paulista and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the highest professional leagues in São Paulo state and Brazil, respectively....
(played in the José Amalfitani to re-inaugurate the lighting systems), and a friendly tournament in Montevideo
Montevideo
Montevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...
, Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
against Nacional
Club Nacional de Football
Club Nacional de Football is a Uruguayan sports club based in Montevideo. It is best known for its professional football team, which plays in the Uruguayan Primera División....
, FC Torpedo Moscow
FC Torpedo Moscow
FC Torpedo Moscow is an association football club, based in Moscow, Russia. The club was founded in 1930. On March 19, 2009 it was denied membership of the Professional Football League and did not play in the professional competitions in 2009...
, and AC Sparta Prague.
During the final tournament of the decade, Vélez finished 3rd in its group in the 1969 Metropolitano.
1970–1980
During the 1970 Nacional, Vélez came 3rd in its group and was unable to challenge the title (only the first two of each group advanced to the semifinals). One year later, on the 1971 Metropolitano, the team came second to IndependienteClub Atlético Independiente
Club Atlético Independiente is an Argentine athletic, sports and social club, which has its headquarters and stadium in the city of Avellaneda, Buenos Aires Province. The club is best known for its football team, that plays in the Argentine Primera División....
after losing its first place on the last two fixtures of the championship (1–2 defeats with Racing
Racing Club de Avellaneda
Racing Club is an Argentine professional football club from Avellaneda, a suburb of Greater Buenos Aires. Founded in 1903, Racing has been historically considered one of the "big five" clubs of Argentine football...
and Huracán
Club Atlético Huracán
Club Atlético Huracán is a sports club from the Parque Patricios neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The football team currently plays in the Primera B Nacional, the second level of the Argentine football league system. Huracán home stadium is the Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó.Huracán was...
). On both of the mentioned championships, Vélez' striker Carlos Bianchi
Carlos Bianchi
Carlos Arcecio Bianchi , popularly known as El Virrey , is a prolific Argentine football forward turned manager...
was the overall top scorer.
The club also had good participation in the 1972 Nacional (3rd in its group), 1973 Nacional (again 3rd in its group), 1974 Nacional (first in its group and 3rd in the final tournament group), 1977 Metropolitano (3rd overall), and 1978 Nacional (2nd in its group and eliminated by River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate is an Argentine sports club based in the Nuñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently competes in Nacional B, the second tier of Argentine football....
).
Vélez was again runner-up in the 1979 Metropolitano, after losing the tournament final with River Plate. In that year's Nacional, the team was first in its group but was again eliminated by River Plate (this time in the quarterfinals through a penalty shootout). Vélez did however defeat Unión
Unión de Santa Fe
Club Atlético Unión is a sports club from Santa Fe, the capital city of the province with the same name in Argentina. The club, founded in 1907, has a strong rivalry with Colón de Santa Fe....
in the runners-up playoff to define the second team qualified for the Copa Libertadores.
1980–1990
Vélez started the year 1980 by playing its first Copa Libertadores. The team came first on its group (over River Plate and Peruvians Sporting CristalSporting Cristal
Club Sporting Cristal is a Peruvian football team. Based in the Rímac District, in the department of Lima, it plays in the professional league known as the Peruvian First Division. Founded on November 16, 1926 in the Rimac District given its approval to the merger and Snuff Sporting merging with...
and Atlético Chalaco), but was eliminated in the semifinals (ending last its group behind Brazilian SC Internacional and Colombian América de Cali
América de Cali
Corporación Deportiva América, commonly known as América de Cali or simply América is a Colombian football club based in Cali. They currently play in the Categoría Primera A, the top-flight professional league in the country....
).
In the local league, Vélez reached the semifinals of the 1981 Nacional, where it was eliminated by Ferro Carril Oeste
Ferro Carril Oeste
Club Ferro Carril Oeste, known simply as Ferro Carril Oeste or Ferro, is a sports club from the neighbourhood of Caballito, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The club was founded on July 28, 1904 by 95 railway workers from the Buenos Aires Western Railway...
. Vélez' striker Carlos Bianchi
Carlos Bianchi
Carlos Arcecio Bianchi , popularly known as El Virrey , is a prolific Argentine football forward turned manager...
, who had returned to the club after a period in French football, was for the third time league top scorer.
Subsequently, the club was third in its group in the 1982 Nacional, and fifth in the 1982 Metropolitano. The following season, Vélez' was eliminated in the round of 16 of the 1983 Nacional, and came fourth in the 1983 Metropolitano, 4 points behind champions Independiente
Club Atlético Independiente
Club Atlético Independiente is an Argentine athletic, sports and social club, which has its headquarters and stadium in the city of Avellaneda, Buenos Aires Province. The club is best known for its football team, that plays in the Argentine Primera División....
.
The team was again runner-up of the Argentine Primera División during the 1985 Nacional, losing the final to Argentinos Juniors
Argentinos Juniors
Asociación Atlética Argentinos Juniors is an Argentine football club based in La Paternal, Buenos Aires. Founded on August 15, 1904, the club was originally called the “Martyrs of Chicago”, in homage to the eight anarchists imprisoned or hanged after the 1886 Haymarket Riot in Chicago.-Early...
. Vélez striker Jorge Comas
Jorge Comas
Jorge Alberto Comas Romero is a former Argentine footballer. He played club football in Argentina and Mexico and represented the Argentina national football team....
was the tournament's top scorer with 12 goals.
1990–2000
The 1990s decade started with Vélez finishing third in the 1990 Apertura tournament. In the last fixture of the championship, Vélez defeated River Plate 2–1 (goals from Ricardo GarecaRicardo Gareca
Ricardo Alberto Gareca, nicknamed el Tigre , is an Argentine football manager and former player. He currently manages Vélez Sársfield in the Argentine Primera División....
and Esteban González
Esteban González
Esteban Fernando González Sánchez is a former Argentine football striker. He was a winner of the Argentine league with three different teams and he also played for the Argentina national team....
) at the Monumental
Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, is a stadium in the Belgrano district of Buenos Aires, Argentina at the intersection of Figueroa Alcorta and Udaondo. It is the home venue of Club Atlético River Plate and is named after former club president Antonio Vespucio Liberti...
, thwarting River's chances of winning the title. Vélez goalkeeper, former Argentine international Ubaldo Fillol
Ubaldo Fillol
Ubaldo Matildo Fillol , nicknamed el Pato , is an Argentine football coach and former goalkeeper. He took part in the 1974, 1978 and 1982 World Cups representing the Argentine national team...
, saved a penalty kick during the game, and retired at the age of 41. The 1990–91 season also saw the team's striker Esteban González finish as league top scorer, with 18 goals. Subsequently, the club finished fourth in the 1991 Apertura and second in the 1992 Clausura.
On December 1992, former striker Carlos Bianchi
Carlos Bianchi
Carlos Arcecio Bianchi , popularly known as El Virrey , is a prolific Argentine football forward turned manager...
was appointed as the club's manager. Bianchi, who had been league champion and three times top scorer with the team, had no coaching experience in Argentine football. In his first tournament as manager (the 1993 Clausura), Vélez won the Argentine Primera División title after 25 years. The championship was defined in the penultimate fixture (June 8), when the team drew 1–1 with Estudiantes de La Plata
Estudiantes de La Plata
Club Estudiantes de La Plata , simply referred to as Estudiantes, is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Plata. The club's football team currently competes in the Primera División, where it has spent most of its history....
(with goalkeeper José Luis Chilavert
José Luis Chilavert
José Luis Félix Chilavert González is a Paraguayan former football player who played as a goalkeeper. He was a three-time IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper award winner....
scoring his first goal in Vélez). The team played 19 games, winning 10, drawing 7 and losing 2, with 23 goals for and 7 against.
Lineup: José Luis Chilavert José Luis Chilavert José Luis Félix Chilavert González is a Paraguayan former football player who played as a goalkeeper. He was a three-time IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper award winner.... Héctor Almandoz Hector Almandoz Héctor Alfredo Coyo Almandoz is a former Argentine footballer. He currently manages Vélez Sársfield reserve team.. Married Silvina Rivero.-External links: -Footnotes:... Roberto Trotta Roberto Trotta Roberto Trotta is an Argentine football manager and former defender.Trotta played club football in Argentina, Spain, Italy, Mexico and Ecuador... Víctor Hugo Sotomayor Raúl Cardozo Raúl Cardozo Raúl Ernesto Cardozo is a former Argentine football defender who is one of the most important players in the history of Vélez Sársfield.... José Basualdo José Basualdo José Horacio Basualdo is a retired Argentinian football midfielder.-Career:Pepe Basualdo won several Argentine and international titles with both Vélez Sársfield and Boca Juniors.-International career:... Marcelo Gómez Marcelo Gómez Marcelo Adrián Gómez is an Argentine former footballer. He is best known for his seven year period in Vélez Sársfield, where he played 189 games and won 8 titles.Gómez now works as a scout for Vélez Sársfield.... Christian Bassedas Christian Bassedas Christian Gustavo Bassedas is a former Argentine football midfielder who works as general manager for Vélez Sársfield of the Argentine Primera División.... Walter Pico José Oscar Flores José Oscar Flores José Oscar "Turu" Flores is a retired Argentine footballer who played as a striker, and the current assistant manager at Vélez Sársfield.... Omar Asad Omar Asad Omar Andrés Asad is an Argentine football manager and former player.As a player, Asad spent all of his career in Vélez Sársfield, winning 8 titles with the club .... Esteban González Esteban González Esteban Fernando González Sánchez is a former Argentine football striker. He was a winner of the Argentine league with three different teams and he also played for the Argentina national team.... Coach: Carlos Bianchi Carlos Bianchi Carlos Arcecio Bianchi , popularly known as El Virrey , is a prolific Argentine football forward turned manager... |
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Rest of the squad: Mariano Armentano
Mariano Armentano
Mariano Andrés Armentano is a retired Argentine footballer who played as a striker.He also holds Italian nationality, although he spent most of his professional career in Spain.-Football career:...
, Horacio Bidevich, Patricio Camps
Patricio Camps
Patricio Alejandro Camps is a former Argentine football player. He played over 250 times for Velez Sarsfield in all competitions, winning seven major titles during the clubs golden era in the 1990s....
, Carlos Campagnucci, Juan Carlos Docabo, Cecilio Galeano, Claudio Husaín
Claudio Husaín
Claudio Daniel Husaín is an Argentine footballer. He is of Lebanese and Syrian background.Husaín played for Vélez Sársfield and River Plate in Argentina, Italian S.S.C...
, Mauricio Pellegrino
Mauricio Pellegrino
Mauricio Andrés Pellegrino is a former Argentine footballer, who played as a central defender, and who also spent time as a coach.-Early career:...
, Martín Posse
Martín Posse
Martín Andrés Posse is a retired Argentine footballer, who played mainly as a forward.-Football career:...
, Leonardo Ramos
Leonardo Ramos
Leonardo Alfredo Ramos Giró is a former Uruguayan footballer. He formerly worked as the manager of Nueva Chicago in Argentina.-Club career:...
, Fabián Vázquez
Fabián Vázquez
Fabián Vázquez is a Mexican equestrian. He was born in Zimapán, Hidalgo. He won a bronze medal in team eventing at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.-References:...
and Sergio Zárate
Sergio Zárate
Sergio Fabián Zárate is a former Argentine football player. He spent most of his career in Germany and Mexico apart from his native Argentina....
.
On that year's Apertura, the team was runner-up, one point behind River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate is an Argentine sports club based in the Nuñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently competes in Nacional B, the second tier of Argentine football....
. Vélez played the last games of the tournament with substitutes, as they were already participating in the 1994 Copa Libertadores (the 1993 Apertura finished in February 1994).
On August 31, 1994, in the club's second participation in the Copa Libertadores, they won the title by defeating defending champions São Paulo in the final. The first series final was played at the José Amalfitani stadium, with Vélez winning 1–0 (goal by Omar Asad
Omar Asad
Omar Andrés Asad is an Argentine football manager and former player.As a player, Asad spent all of his career in Vélez Sársfield, winning 8 titles with the club ....
). The return game was played at the Estádio do Morumbi
Estádio do Morumbi
Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo is a stadium in São Paulo, Brazil, home of São Paulo Futebol Clube and its formal name honors Cícero Pompeu de Toledo, who was São Paulo FC's chairman during most of the stadium construction, and died before its inauguration....
, with São Paulo winning by the same margin. The champion had to be defined via penalty shootout, with Vélez winning 5–3 (the last penalty was scored by Roberto Pompei
Roberto Pompei
Roberto Fabián Pompei is a former Argentine footballer and is currently the manager of Huracán. Pompei previously work as the Boca Juniors youth manager and also as their interim manager in two different occasions during 2010.-External links:*...
).
On its way to the championship, the team had finished first in their group, ahead Boca Juniors
Boca Juniors
Club Atlético Boca Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Boca neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Primera División....
(with results of 1–1 and 2–1), and Brazilians Palmeiras
Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras
Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras is a Brazilian football club from São Paulo. The club was founded on August 26, 1914, as Palestra Italia but changed to the current name on September 14, 1942...
(1–0 and 1–4) and Cruzeiro
Cruzeiro Esporte Clube
Cruzeiro Esporte Clube is a Brazilian football team, from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, and are one of the only five clubs to have never been relegated, along with Santos, São Paulo, Flamengo and Internacional. Founded on January 2, 1921, they are only one of three clubs to have participated in...
(1–1 and 2–0). Subsequently, Vélez had defeated Uruguayan Defensor Sporting in the round of 16 (1–1 and 0–0, 4–3 in penalties), Venezuelan Minervén in the quarter finals (0–0 and 2–0) and Colombian Junior in the semifinals (1–2 and 2–1, 5–4 in penalties).
As Copa Libertadores champion, Vélez played the 1994 Intercontinental Cup
1994 Intercontinental Cup
The 1994 Intercontinental Cup was a football match played on December 1, 1994 between A.C. Milan, winners of the 1993-94 European Cup, and Vélez Sársfield, winners of the 1994 Copa Libertadores. The match was played at the National Stadium in Tokyo...
in Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, facing Italian side A. C. Milan (winner of the 1993–94 UEFA Champions League). On December 1, 1994, Vélez defeated Milan 2–0, with goals from Roberto Trotta
Roberto Trotta
Roberto Trotta is an Argentine football manager and former defender.Trotta played club football in Argentina, Spain, Italy, Mexico and Ecuador...
(from a penalty kick
Penalty kick
A penalty kick is a type of direct free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal.Penalty kicks are performed during normal play...
at the 5th minute of the second half), and Omar Asad
Omar Asad
Omar Andrés Asad is an Argentine football manager and former player.As a player, Asad spent all of his career in Vélez Sársfield, winning 8 titles with the club ....
(13th minute of the second half), successfully becoming club world champion for the first time in history. Moreover, Asad was selected as the game's best player, and was awarded an automobile from Toyota, the tournament's sponsor.
Among the starting eleven of the Intercontinental Cup title, 7 players and the manager were from the club's youth divisions (Almandoz, Asad, Bassedas, Cardozo, Flores, Gómez, Pompei and Bianchi).
Lineup: José Luis Chilavert José Luis Chilavert José Luis Félix Chilavert González is a Paraguayan former football player who played as a goalkeeper. He was a three-time IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper award winner.... Héctor Almandoz Hector Almandoz Héctor Alfredo Coyo Almandoz is a former Argentine footballer. He currently manages Vélez Sársfield reserve team.. Married Silvina Rivero.-External links: -Footnotes:... Flavio Zandoná Flavio Zandoná Flavio Gabriel Zandoná, nicknamed Chino , , is a former Argentine footballer who played most of his career for Vélez Sársfield of the Argentine Primera, winning 8 honours with the club. He was born in Zárate, Buenos Aires Province.-Playing career:Zandoná started playing for San Lorenzo in 1994 as... Roberto Trotta Roberto Trotta Roberto Trotta is an Argentine football manager and former defender.Trotta played club football in Argentina, Spain, Italy, Mexico and Ecuador... Víctor Hugo Sotomayor Raúl Cardozo Raúl Cardozo Raúl Ernesto Cardozo is a former Argentine football defender who is one of the most important players in the history of Vélez Sársfield.... José Basualdo José Basualdo José Horacio Basualdo is a retired Argentinian football midfielder.-Career:Pepe Basualdo won several Argentine and international titles with both Vélez Sársfield and Boca Juniors.-International career:... Marcelo Gómez Marcelo Gómez Marcelo Adrián Gómez is an Argentine former footballer. He is best known for his seven year period in Vélez Sársfield, where he played 189 games and won 8 titles.Gómez now works as a scout for Vélez Sársfield.... Roberto Pompei Roberto Pompei Roberto Fabián Pompei is a former Argentine footballer and is currently the manager of Huracán. Pompei previously work as the Boca Juniors youth manager and also as their interim manager in two different occasions during 2010.-External links:*... Christian Bassedas Christian Bassedas Christian Gustavo Bassedas is a former Argentine football midfielder who works as general manager for Vélez Sársfield of the Argentine Primera División.... José Oscar Flores José Oscar Flores José Oscar "Turu" Flores is a retired Argentine footballer who played as a striker, and the current assistant manager at Vélez Sársfield.... Omar Asad Omar Asad Omar Andrés Asad is an Argentine football manager and former player.As a player, Asad spent all of his career in Vélez Sársfield, winning 8 titles with the club .... Coach: Carlos Bianchi Carlos Bianchi Carlos Arcecio Bianchi , popularly known as El Virrey , is a prolific Argentine football forward turned manager... |
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Rest of the squad: Mariano Armentano
Mariano Armentano
Mariano Andrés Armentano is a retired Argentine footballer who played as a striker.He also holds Italian nationality, although he spent most of his professional career in Spain.-Football career:...
, Roque Ávila, Patricio Camps
Patricio Camps
Patricio Alejandro Camps is a former Argentine football player. He played over 250 times for Velez Sarsfield in all competitions, winning seven major titles during the clubs golden era in the 1990s....
, Carlos Campagnucci, Juan Carlos Docabo, Federico Domínguez, Fabián Fernández, Cecilio Galeano, Esteban González
Esteban González
Esteban Fernando González Sánchez is a former Argentine football striker. He was a winner of the Argentine league with three different teams and he also played for the Argentina national team....
, Sandro Guzmán, Claudio Husaín
Claudio Husaín
Claudio Daniel Husaín is an Argentine footballer. He is of Lebanese and Syrian background.Husaín played for Vélez Sársfield and River Plate in Argentina, Italian S.S.C...
, Guillermo Morigi
Guillermo Morigi
Guillermo Carlos Morigi is an Argentine former football left winger who played throughout most of his career for Vélez Sársfield in the Primera División Argentina. He was part of the team during its most successful years, the 1990s.-Club:Morigi started his career with Vélez Sársfield of the...
, Martín Posse
Martín Posse
Martín Andrés Posse is a retired Argentine footballer, who played mainly as a forward.-Football career:...
, Ricardo Rentera, Flavio Zandoná
Flavio Zandoná
Flavio Gabriel Zandoná, nicknamed Chino , , is a former Argentine footballer who played most of his career for Vélez Sársfield of the Argentine Primera, winning 8 honours with the club. He was born in Zárate, Buenos Aires Province.-Playing career:Zandoná started playing for San Lorenzo in 1994 as...
, Marcelo Herrera and José Luis Sánchez Moretti.
Subsequently, the team came third in the 1994 Apertura and in the 1995 Clausura. In this last championship, José Oscar Turu Flores
José Oscar Flores
José Oscar "Turu" Flores is a retired Argentine footballer who played as a striker, and the current assistant manager at Vélez Sársfield....
was the top scorer, with 14 goals.
The club won its third national championship in the 1995 Apertura, finishing 6 points above runner-up Racing Club
Racing Club de Avellaneda
Racing Club is an Argentine professional football club from Avellaneda, a suburb of Greater Buenos Aires. Founded in 1903, Racing has been historically considered one of the "big five" clubs of Argentine football...
. Vélez won the last 6 games of the tournament, including a 3–0 away victory over Independiente
Club Atlético Independiente
Club Atlético Independiente is an Argentine athletic, sports and social club, which has its headquarters and stadium in the city of Avellaneda, Buenos Aires Province. The club is best known for its football team, that plays in the Argentine Primera División....
in the final fixture (goals by Roberto Trotta (p.k.), Patricio Camps
Patricio Camps
Patricio Alejandro Camps is a former Argentine football player. He played over 250 times for Velez Sarsfield in all competitions, winning seven major titles during the clubs golden era in the 1990s....
and José Basualdo
José Basualdo
José Horacio Basualdo is a retired Argentinian football midfielder.-Career:Pepe Basualdo won several Argentine and international titles with both Vélez Sársfield and Boca Juniors.-International career:...
). The team played 19 games, winning 13, drawing 2 and losing 4; with 29 goals for and 13 against.
On February 24, 1996, Vélez won its third international competition by defeating Costa Rican C.S. Cartaginés
C.S. Cartaginés
Club Sport Cartaginés Deportiva S.A. is a Costa Rican football club, that currently plays in the Costa Rican Primera División. The club plays in Estadio Jose Rafael Fello Meza, in Barrio Asis de Cartago, Costa Rica.-History:...
in the Copa Interamericana
Copa Interamericana
Copa Interamericana was a football trophy contested between the champions of CONMEBOL's Copa Libertadores de América and the winners of CONCACAF's Champions' Cup...
(0–0 away and 2–0 at home, with goals by José Oscar Flores). During that year, the team also won the 1996 Clausura, finishing one point above Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata. By winning successively the Apertura and Clausura
Apertura and Clausura
The Apertura and Clausura tournaments are a relatively recent innovation for many Latin American football leagues in which the traditional European football season from August to May is divided in two sections per season, each with its own champion. Apertura and Clausura are the Spanish words for...
of the 1995–96 season, Vélez became the sixth club in the Argentine professional football history to win two championships in a row. Osvaldo Piazza, a former club player, replaced Carlos Bianchi as coach for the last four fixtures of the season. In total, Vélez won 11 games, drew 7 and lost 1, scoring 40 goals and allowing 18.
Lineup: José Luis Chilavert José Luis Chilavert José Luis Félix Chilavert González is a Paraguayan former football player who played as a goalkeeper. He was a three-time IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper award winner.... Flavio Zandoná Flavio Zandoná Flavio Gabriel Zandoná, nicknamed Chino , , is a former Argentine footballer who played most of his career for Vélez Sársfield of the Argentine Primera, winning 8 honours with the club. He was born in Zárate, Buenos Aires Province.-Playing career:Zandoná started playing for San Lorenzo in 1994 as... Roberto Trotta Roberto Trotta Roberto Trotta is an Argentine football manager and former defender.Trotta played club football in Argentina, Spain, Italy, Mexico and Ecuador... Mauricio Pellegrino Mauricio Pellegrino Mauricio Andrés Pellegrino is a former Argentine footballer, who played as a central defender, and who also spent time as a coach.-Early career:... Raúl Cardozo Raúl Cardozo Raúl Ernesto Cardozo is a former Argentine football defender who is one of the most important players in the history of Vélez Sársfield.... José Basualdo José Basualdo José Horacio Basualdo is a retired Argentinian football midfielder.-Career:Pepe Basualdo won several Argentine and international titles with both Vélez Sársfield and Boca Juniors.-International career:... Marcelo Herrera Marcelo Gómez Marcelo Gómez Marcelo Adrián Gómez is an Argentine former footballer. He is best known for his seven year period in Vélez Sársfield, where he played 189 games and won 8 titles.Gómez now works as a scout for Vélez Sársfield.... Christian Bassedas Christian Bassedas Christian Gustavo Bassedas is a former Argentine football midfielder who works as general manager for Vélez Sársfield of the Argentine Primera División.... Patricio Camps Patricio Camps Patricio Alejandro Camps is a former Argentine football player. He played over 250 times for Velez Sarsfield in all competitions, winning seven major titles during the clubs golden era in the 1990s.... Fernando Pandolfi Fernando Pandolfi Fernando Daniel Pandolfi is a former Argentine football striker who played most of his career for Argentine Primera División club Vélez Sársfield... Martín Posse Martín Posse Martín Andrés Posse is a retired Argentine footballer, who played mainly as a forward.-Football career:... José Oscar Flores José Oscar Flores José Oscar "Turu" Flores is a retired Argentine footballer who played as a striker, and the current assistant manager at Vélez Sársfield.... Coach: Carlos Bianchi Carlos Bianchi Carlos Arcecio Bianchi , popularly known as El Virrey , is a prolific Argentine football forward turned manager... Coach: Osvaldo Piazza |
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Rest of the squad: Omar Asad
Omar Asad
Omar Andrés Asad is an Argentine football manager and former player.As a player, Asad spent all of his career in Vélez Sársfield, winning 8 titles with the club ....
, Carlos Campagnucci, Pablo Cavallero
Pablo Cavallero
Pablo Oscar Cavallero Rodríguez is a retired Argentine footballer who played as a goalkeeper....
, Daniel Cordone
Daniel Cordone
Carlos Daniel Lobo Cordone , is a former Argentine professional football player who played as a striker....
, Federico Domínguez, Fabián Fernández, Cecilio Galeano, Sandro Guzmán, Claudio Husain
Claudio Husaín
Claudio Daniel Husaín is an Argentine footballer. He is of Lebanese and Syrian background.Husaín played for Vélez Sársfield and River Plate in Argentina, Italian S.S.C...
, Guillermo Morigi
Guillermo Morigi
Guillermo Carlos Morigi is an Argentine former football left winger who played throughout most of his career for Vélez Sársfield in the Primera División Argentina. He was part of the team during its most successful years, the 1990s.-Club:Morigi started his career with Vélez Sársfield of the...
, Sebastián Méndez
Sebastián Méndez
Sebastián Ariel Méndez Pardiñas is an Argentine football manager and former player. He currently manages Banfield.As a player, Méndez was a central defender...
, Mauricio Pellegrino
Mauricio Pellegrino
Mauricio Andrés Pellegrino is a former Argentine footballer, who played as a central defender, and who also spent time as a coach.-Early career:...
, Ricardo Rentera, Víctor Hugo Sotomayor, José Luis Sánchez Moretti, Rubén Rivero and Héctor Banegas.
Under Piazza's coaching, Vélez won the 1996
1996 Supercopa Sudamericana
The 1996 Supercopa Sudamericana was the ninth season of the Supercopa Sudamericana, a club football tournament for past Copa Libertadores winners...
Supercopa Sudamericana
Supercopa Sudamericana
The Supercopa Sudamericana , also known as the Supercopa Libertadores João Havelange, Supercopa Libertadores, Supercopa João Havelange or simply Supercopa, was a football club competition contested annually by the past winners of the Copa Libertadores...
unbeaten, defeating Grêmio
Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense
Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense, commonly known as just Grêmio , is a Brazilian professional association football team based in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul founded by English and German immigrants on September 15, 1903. Major titles captured by Grêmio include one Intercontinental Cup, two Copa...
(3–3 and 1–0), Olimpia (3–0 and 1–0), Santos
Santos Futebol Clube
Santos Futebol Clube is a Brazilian professional football club based in Santos, São Paulo They play in the Campeonato Paulista and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the highest professional leagues in São Paulo state and Brazil, respectively....
(1–0 and 2–0) and Cruzeiro
Cruzeiro Esporte Clube
Cruzeiro Esporte Clube is a Brazilian football team, from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, and are one of the only five clubs to have never been relegated, along with Santos, São Paulo, Flamengo and Internacional. Founded on January 2, 1921, they are only one of three clubs to have participated in...
(1–0 and 2–0). With 4 goals, Patricio Camps
Patricio Camps
Patricio Alejandro Camps is a former Argentine football player. He played over 250 times for Velez Sarsfield in all competitions, winning seven major titles during the clubs golden era in the 1990s....
was the tournament's top scorer.
Lineup: José Luis Chilavert José Luis Chilavert José Luis Félix Chilavert González is a Paraguayan former football player who played as a goalkeeper. He was a three-time IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper award winner.... Flavio Zandoná Flavio Zandoná Flavio Gabriel Zandoná, nicknamed Chino , , is a former Argentine footballer who played most of his career for Vélez Sársfield of the Argentine Primera, winning 8 honours with the club. He was born in Zárate, Buenos Aires Province.-Playing career:Zandoná started playing for San Lorenzo in 1994 as... Sebastián Méndez Sebastián Méndez Sebastián Ariel Méndez Pardiñas is an Argentine football manager and former player. He currently manages Banfield.As a player, Méndez was a central defender... Mauricio Pellegrino Mauricio Pellegrino Mauricio Andrés Pellegrino is a former Argentine footballer, who played as a central defender, and who also spent time as a coach.-Early career:... Raúl Cardozo Raúl Cardozo Raúl Ernesto Cardozo is a former Argentine football defender who is one of the most important players in the history of Vélez Sársfield.... Guillermo Morigi Guillermo Morigi Guillermo Carlos Morigi is an Argentine former football left winger who played throughout most of his career for Vélez Sársfield in the Primera División Argentina. He was part of the team during its most successful years, the 1990s.-Club:Morigi started his career with Vélez Sársfield of the... Marcelo Gómez Marcelo Gómez Marcelo Adrián Gómez is an Argentine former footballer. He is best known for his seven year period in Vélez Sársfield, where he played 189 games and won 8 titles.Gómez now works as a scout for Vélez Sársfield.... Claudio Husain Claudio Husaín Claudio Daniel Husaín is an Argentine footballer. He is of Lebanese and Syrian background.Husaín played for Vélez Sársfield and River Plate in Argentina, Italian S.S.C... Christian Bassedas Christian Bassedas Christian Gustavo Bassedas is a former Argentine football midfielder who works as general manager for Vélez Sársfield of the Argentine Primera División.... Martín Posse Martín Posse Martín Andrés Posse is a retired Argentine footballer, who played mainly as a forward.-Football career:... Patricio Camps Patricio Camps Patricio Alejandro Camps is a former Argentine football player. He played over 250 times for Velez Sarsfield in all competitions, winning seven major titles during the clubs golden era in the 1990s.... Coach: Osvaldo Piazza |
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Rest of the squad: Omar Asad
Omar Asad
Omar Andrés Asad is an Argentine football manager and former player.As a player, Asad spent all of his career in Vélez Sársfield, winning 8 titles with the club ....
, Héctor Banegas, Gustavo Franco
Gustavo Franco
Gustavo Franco is a Brazilian economist, born April 10, 1956 in Rio de Janeiro.-Career:Son of Maria Isabel Barbosa de Barroso Franco and Guilherme Arinos Lima Verde de Barroso Franco, who was a friend and assistant of President Getúlio Vargas, and also a member of the first board of Directors of...
, Pablo Cavallero
Pablo Cavallero
Pablo Oscar Cavallero Rodríguez is a retired Argentine footballer who played as a goalkeeper....
, Daniel Cordone
Daniel Cordone
Carlos Daniel Lobo Cordone , is a former Argentine professional football player who played as a striker....
, Federico Domínguez, Roberto Mauro Cantoro
Roberto Mauro Cantoro
Roberto Mauro Cantoro is an Argentine footballer.- Club career :Cantoro started his career at Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield in the Primera Division Argentina in 1994...
, Cecilio Galeano, Sandro Guzmán, Darío Husaín
Darío Husaín
Darío Husaín is an Argentinian footballer currently playing for Juventud Unida Universitario in Argentina....
, Mario Maiorano, Fernando Pandolfi
Fernando Pandolfi
Fernando Daniel Pandolfi is a former Argentine football striker who played most of his career for Argentine Primera División club Vélez Sársfield...
, Víctor Hugo Sotomayor, Mario Santa Cruz and Marcelo Herrera.
On April 13, 1997, the team won the Recopa Sudamericana
1997 Recopa Sudamericana
-External links:*...
, defeating River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate is an Argentine sports club based in the Nuñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently competes in Nacional B, the second tier of Argentine football....
4–2 in the penalty shootout, after drawing in the regular time 1–1 (goal by José Luis Chilavert, from a penalty kick). This was Vélez 5th and, to date, last international championship.
Alineación: José Luis Chilavert José Luis Chilavert José Luis Félix Chilavert González is a Paraguayan former football player who played as a goalkeeper. He was a three-time IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper award winner.... Flavio Zandoná Flavio Zandoná Flavio Gabriel Zandoná, nicknamed Chino , , is a former Argentine footballer who played most of his career for Vélez Sársfield of the Argentine Primera, winning 8 honours with the club. He was born in Zárate, Buenos Aires Province.-Playing career:Zandoná started playing for San Lorenzo in 1994 as... Víctor Hugo Sotomayor Mauricio Pellegrino Mauricio Pellegrino Mauricio Andrés Pellegrino is a former Argentine footballer, who played as a central defender, and who also spent time as a coach.-Early career:... Raúl Cardozo Raúl Cardozo Raúl Ernesto Cardozo is a former Argentine football defender who is one of the most important players in the history of Vélez Sársfield.... Guillermo Morigi Guillermo Morigi Guillermo Carlos Morigi is an Argentine former football left winger who played throughout most of his career for Vélez Sársfield in the Primera División Argentina. He was part of the team during its most successful years, the 1990s.-Club:Morigi started his career with Vélez Sársfield of the... Marcelo Gómez Marcelo Gómez Marcelo Adrián Gómez is an Argentine former footballer. He is best known for his seven year period in Vélez Sársfield, where he played 189 games and won 8 titles.Gómez now works as a scout for Vélez Sársfield.... Claudio Husaín Claudio Husaín Claudio Daniel Husaín is an Argentine footballer. He is of Lebanese and Syrian background.Husaín played for Vélez Sársfield and River Plate in Argentina, Italian S.S.C... Christian Bassedas Christian Bassedas Christian Gustavo Bassedas is a former Argentine football midfielder who works as general manager for Vélez Sársfield of the Argentine Primera División.... Martín Posse Martín Posse Martín Andrés Posse is a retired Argentine footballer, who played mainly as a forward.-Football career:... Patricio Camps Patricio Camps Patricio Alejandro Camps is a former Argentine football player. He played over 250 times for Velez Sarsfield in all competitions, winning seven major titles during the clubs golden era in the 1990s.... Coach: Osvaldo Piazza |
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Rest of the squad: Omar Asad
Omar Asad
Omar Andrés Asad is an Argentine football manager and former player.As a player, Asad spent all of his career in Vélez Sársfield, winning 8 titles with the club ....
, Pablo Cavallero
Pablo Cavallero
Pablo Oscar Cavallero Rodríguez is a retired Argentine footballer who played as a goalkeeper....
, Carlos Campagnuci, Sergio Goycoechea, Sandro Guzmán, Sebastián Méndez
Sebastián Méndez
Sebastián Ariel Méndez Pardiñas is an Argentine football manager and former player. He currently manages Banfield.As a player, Méndez was a central defender...
, Fernando Pandolfi
Fernando Pandolfi
Fernando Daniel Pandolfi is a former Argentine football striker who played most of his career for Argentine Primera División club Vélez Sársfield...
and Marcelo Herrera.
After the Recopa, Vélez finished fifth in the 1997 Clausura and fourth in the 1997 Apertura. Subsequently, under Marcelo Bielsa
Marcelo Bielsa
Marcelo Alberto Bielsa Caldera is an Argentine association football coach and former defender, born in Rosario, Santa Fe...
's coaching, the club won their fifth national championship by finishing first in the 1998 Clausura, 6 points above runner-up Lanús
Club Atlético Lanús
Club Atlético Lanús is a sports club from Lanús, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Founded on 3 January 1915, the club's main sports are football and basketball. In both sports, Lanús plays in Argentina's top divisions: Primera División and Liga Nacional de Básquet...
. Vélez secured the championship in the penultimate fixture, with a 1–0 home win over Huracán
Club Atlético Huracán
Club Atlético Huracán is a sports club from the Parque Patricios neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The football team currently plays in the Primera B Nacional, the second level of the Argentine football league system. Huracán home stadium is the Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó.Huracán was...
(goal by Martín Posse
Martín Posse
Martín Andrés Posse is a retired Argentine footballer, who played mainly as a forward.-Football career:...
). The team played 19 games, winning 14, drawing 4 and losing 1; with 39 goals for and 14 against.
Alineación: José Luis Chilavert José Luis Chilavert José Luis Félix Chilavert González is a Paraguayan former football player who played as a goalkeeper. He was a three-time IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper award winner.... Flavio Zandoná Flavio Zandoná Flavio Gabriel Zandoná, nicknamed Chino , , is a former Argentine footballer who played most of his career for Vélez Sársfield of the Argentine Primera, winning 8 honours with the club. He was born in Zárate, Buenos Aires Province.-Playing career:Zandoná started playing for San Lorenzo in 1994 as... Sebastián Méndez Sebastián Méndez Sebastián Ariel Méndez Pardiñas is an Argentine football manager and former player. He currently manages Banfield.As a player, Méndez was a central defender... Víctor Hugo Sotomayor Mauricio Pellegrino Mauricio Pellegrino Mauricio Andrés Pellegrino is a former Argentine footballer, who played as a central defender, and who also spent time as a coach.-Early career:... Raúl Cardozo Raúl Cardozo Raúl Ernesto Cardozo is a former Argentine football defender who is one of the most important players in the history of Vélez Sársfield.... Lucas Castromán Lucas Castromán Lucas Castromán is an Argentine football midfielder or forward. He is currently playing with Racing Club de Avellaneda of the Primera División Argentina... Claudio Husaín Claudio Husaín Claudio Daniel Husaín is an Argentine footballer. He is of Lebanese and Syrian background.Husaín played for Vélez Sársfield and River Plate in Argentina, Italian S.S.C... Carlos Campagnucci Christian Bassedas Christian Bassedas Christian Gustavo Bassedas is a former Argentine football midfielder who works as general manager for Vélez Sársfield of the Argentine Primera División.... Martín Posse Martín Posse Martín Andrés Posse is a retired Argentine footballer, who played mainly as a forward.-Football career:... Patricio Camps Patricio Camps Patricio Alejandro Camps is a former Argentine football player. He played over 250 times for Velez Sarsfield in all competitions, winning seven major titles during the clubs golden era in the 1990s.... Daniel Cordone Daniel Cordone Carlos Daniel Lobo Cordone , is a former Argentine professional football player who played as a striker.... Darío Husaín Darío Husaín Darío Husaín is an Argentinian footballer currently playing for Juventud Unida Universitario in Argentina.... Coach: Marcelo Bielsa Marcelo Bielsa Marcelo Alberto Bielsa Caldera is an Argentine association football coach and former defender, born in Rosario, Santa Fe... |
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Rest of the squad: Cristian Bardaro, Juan Batalla, Martín Bernacchia, Rodrigo Bilbao, Pablo Cavallero
Pablo Cavallero
Pablo Oscar Cavallero Rodríguez is a retired Argentine footballer who played as a goalkeeper....
, Fabián Cubero
Fabián Cubero
Fabián Alberto Cubero is an Argentine footballer who plays for Vélez Sársfield in the Argentine Primera División. A versatile player, Cubero started as a defensive midfielder but has played most of his career as a right back. He is nicknamed Poroto .-Club career:Cubero started his professional...
, Ariel de Lafuente, Federico Domínguez, Ariel Ercoli, Juan Carlos Falcón
Juan Carlos Falcón
Juan Carlos Falcón is an Argentine football midfielder who plays for Godoy Cruz.-Career:Falcón started his professional career in 1998 with Vélez Sársfield, where he played until 2002, making over 100 appearances for the club in the Argentine Primera División...
, Marcelo Gómez
Marcelo Gómez
Marcelo Adrián Gómez is an Argentine former footballer. He is best known for his seven year period in Vélez Sársfield, where he played 189 games and won 8 titles.Gómez now works as a scout for Vélez Sársfield....
, Aníbal Roy González
Aníbal Roy González
Aníbal Roy González is a Argentine footballer currently playing for Nacional Potosí of the Primera División in Bolivia....
, Guillermo Morigi
Guillermo Morigi
Guillermo Carlos Morigi is an Argentine former football left winger who played throughout most of his career for Vélez Sársfield in the Primera División Argentina. He was part of the team during its most successful years, the 1990s.-Club:Morigi started his career with Vélez Sársfield of the...
, Fernando Pandolfi
Fernando Pandolfi
Fernando Daniel Pandolfi is a former Argentine football striker who played most of his career for Argentine Primera División club Vélez Sársfield...
, Omar Ríos and Rolando Zárate
Rolando Zárate
Rolando David Zárate Riga , is an Argentine footballer who plays for Defensa y Justicia in the Argentine Primera B Nacional, as a forward.-Club career:...
.
2000–present
During the first years of the 2000s decade, Vélez was unable to finish in the league's top positions until the 2003 Clausura, when the team finished third behind River PlateClub Atlético River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate is an Argentine sports club based in the Nuñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently competes in Nacional B, the second tier of Argentine football....
(champion) and Boca Juniors
Boca Juniors
Club Atlético Boca Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Boca neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Primera División....
. In the 2004 Clausura, striker Rolando Zárate
Rolando Zárate
Rolando David Zárate Riga , is an Argentine footballer who plays for Defensa y Justicia in the Argentine Primera B Nacional, as a forward.-Club career:...
was league top scorer with 13 goals, and in the 2004 Apertura Vélez was again runner-up. The team finished two points behind Newell's Old Boys
Newell's Old Boys
Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys is an Argentine sports club based in Rosario. The club was founded on November 3, 1903, and is named after Isaac Newell, one of the pioneers of Argentine football...
, after drawing 1–1 in the last fixture with Arsenal de Sarandí
Arsenal de Sarandí
Arsenal Fútbol Club, usually referred as Arsenal de Sarandí, is a football club from the Sarandí neighbourhood in the city of Avellaneda, Argentina, which was founded in 1957 by the Grondona brothers. Arsenal currently plays in the top tier of Argentine football, the Primera División Argentina....
.
In the following championship, the 2005 Clausura, Vélez won their 6th national championship. The team finished 6 points above Banfield
Club Atlético Banfield
Club Atlético Banfield is an Argentine sports club located in the city of Banfield, part of Lomas de Zamora, Buenos Aires province. Founded on 21 January 1896 by residents of the town of British origin , its main activity is football...
, effectively winning the tournament in the penultimate fixture, after defeating Estudiantes de La Plata
Estudiantes de La Plata
Club Estudiantes de La Plata , simply referred to as Estudiantes, is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Plata. The club's football team currently competes in the Primera División, where it has spent most of its history....
3–0 (goals by Fabián Cubero
Fabián Cubero
Fabián Alberto Cubero is an Argentine footballer who plays for Vélez Sársfield in the Argentine Primera División. A versatile player, Cubero started as a defensive midfielder but has played most of his career as a right back. He is nicknamed Poroto .-Club career:Cubero started his professional...
, Rolando Zárate
Rolando Zárate
Rolando David Zárate Riga , is an Argentine footballer who plays for Defensa y Justicia in the Argentine Primera B Nacional, as a forward.-Club career:...
and Lucas Castromán
Lucas Castromán
Lucas Castromán is an Argentine football midfielder or forward. He is currently playing with Racing Club de Avellaneda of the Primera División Argentina...
). Vélez was coached by Miguel Ángel Russo
Miguel Ángel Russo
Miguel Ángel Russo is an Argentine football coach and former player, who now coaches Estudiantes.-Career:...
, and had a team formed mostly by players formed in the club's youth divisions, who averaged 25 years of age. In the starting eleven, only Gastón Sessa
Gastón Sessa
Gastón Alejandro Sessa is an Argentine football goalkeeper. He currently plays for Boca Unidos in Argentina.- Club career :...
and Fabricio Fuentes
Fabricio Fuentes
Fabricio Fabio Fuentes is an Argentine footballer who plays for Club Atlético All Boys as a central defender.-Club career:...
were not from Vélez' youths. The team played 19 games in total, winning 11, drawing 6 and losing 2, scoring 32 goals and allowing 14.
Lineup: Gastón Sessa Gastón Sessa Gastón Alejandro Sessa is an Argentine football goalkeeper. He currently plays for Boca Unidos in Argentina.- Club career :... Fabián Cubero Fabián Cubero Fabián Alberto Cubero is an Argentine footballer who plays for Vélez Sársfield in the Argentine Primera División. A versatile player, Cubero started as a defensive midfielder but has played most of his career as a right back. He is nicknamed Poroto .-Club career:Cubero started his professional... Fabricio Fuentes Fabricio Fuentes Fabricio Fabio Fuentes is an Argentine footballer who plays for Club Atlético All Boys as a central defender.-Club career:... Maximiliano Pellegrino Maximiliano Pellegrino Maximiliano Pellegrino is an Argentinan footballer, who currently plays as centre back for Argentinan side Colón de Santa Fe.-Career:... Ariel Broggi Ariel Broggi Ariel Esteban Broggi is an Argentine football defender. He currently plays for Quilmes in the Argentine Primera División.-Career:... Marcelo Bustamante Marcelo Bustamante Walter Marcelo Bustamante is an Argentine football left-back currently playing for Banfield.... Jonás Gutiérrez Jonás Gutiérrez Jonás Manuel Gutiérrez is an Argentine footballer who plays for English Premier League side Newcastle United, and for the Argentinian national team, as a winger. He acquired his nickname "Spider-Man" or "Spider-Mag" during his time at Real Mallorca where he celebrated a goal by putting on a... Leandro Somoza Leandro Somoza Leandro Daniel Somoza is an Argentine football midfielder who plays for Boca Juniors in the Argentine Primera División.-Club career:Somoza began his professional career playing for Vélez Sársfield in the Argentine Primera in 2001... Marcelo Bravo Marcelo Bravo -Honours:*Primera División Argentina : 2005 Clausura-External links:* at Fútbol XXI* at BDFA... Leandro Gracián Leandro Gracián Leandro Gracián is an Argentine football player, who plays for Boca Juniors.-Career:Gracián started his professional career with Vélez Sársfield where he was part of the team that won the Clausura 2005 tournament.... Lucas Castromán Lucas Castromán Lucas Castromán is an Argentine football midfielder or forward. He is currently playing with Racing Club de Avellaneda of the Primera División Argentina... Rolando Zárate Rolando Zárate Rolando David Zárate Riga , is an Argentine footballer who plays for Defensa y Justicia in the Argentine Primera B Nacional, as a forward.-Club career:... Coach: Miguel Ángel Russo Miguel Ángel Russo Miguel Ángel Russo is an Argentine football coach and former player, who now coaches Estudiantes.-Career:... |
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Rest of the squad: Santiago Ladino
Santiago Ladino
Santiago Andrés Ladino is an Argentine football player. He currently plays for Club Atlético Banfield on loan from Gimnasia de Jujuy in Argentina.- Career :...
, Hernán Pellerano
Hernán Pellerano
Hernán Darío Pellerano is an Argentine footballer who plays for Newell's Old Boys on loan from UD Almería, as a central defender.-Vélez:...
, Maximiliano Bustos
Maximiliano Bustos
Maximiliano Andres Bustos is an Argentine football midfielder currently playing for San Martín de San Juan.-Career:...
, Emanuel Centurión
Emanuel Centurión
Emanuel Centurión is an Argentine football midfielder, currently in Chacarita Juniors.Centurión started his career in 2001 with Vélez Sársfield...
, Juan Manuel Martínez
Juan Manuel Martínez
Juan Manuel Martínez , nicknamed el Burrito , is an Argentine football forward. He currently plays for Vélez Sársfield in the Argentine Primera División.-Club career:...
, Mauro Zárate
Mauro Zárate
Mauro Matías Zárate is an Argentine footballer who plays for Serie A club Internazionale on loan from Lazio.Zárate started his career with Vélez Sársfield in his native country, playing three years for the team and winning the Primera División title in the 2005 Clausura tournament...
, Federico Arias, Sebastián Peratta
Sebastián Peratta
Sebastián Diego Peratta is an Argentine football goalkeeper currently playing for Newell's Old Boys.Peratta started his career in 1999 with Deportivo Morón in the lower leagues of Argentine football...
, Santiago Bianchi
Santiago Bianchi
Santiago Agustín Bianchi Paredes is an Argentine football striker currently playing for Aias Salamina F.C. of Greece.-Club career:...
, Pablo Batalla
Pablo Batalla
Pablo Martín Batalla , is a football midfielder who plays for Bursaspor of Turkey.Batalla started his career with Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield in 2003, he has had two spells with the club, also playing for C.F...
, Sergio Sena
Sergio Sena
Sergio Román Sena is an Argentine football winger who plays for Arsenal de Sarandí.-Career:Sena started his playing career in 1996 with Talleres de Remedios de Escalada in the lower leagues of Argentine football....
, Darío Ocampo
Darío Ocampo
Ramón Darío Ocampo is an Argentine football midfielder currently playing for Argentinos Juniors in the Argentine Primera División.-Career:Ocampo made his debut for Vélez Sársfield on November 19, 2004...
and Mariano Uglessich.
Vélez subsequently finished third in the 2005 Apertura, reached the semifinals of the 2005 Copa Sudamericana and the quarterfinals in the 2006 Copa Libertadores. In the 2006 Apertura, Mauro Zárate
Mauro Zárate
Mauro Matías Zárate is an Argentine footballer who plays for Serie A club Internazionale on loan from Lazio.Zárate started his career with Vélez Sársfield in his native country, playing three years for the team and winning the Primera División title in the 2005 Clausura tournament...
was the 13th player in the club's history to finish as Argentine Primera top scorer (counting both professional and amateur eras), sharing the honour with Rodrigo Palacio
Rodrigo Palacio
Rodrigo Sebastián Palacio is an Argentine footballer of Spanish descent currently playing for Serie A club Genoa. He plays as a second striker and winger. One of his greatest skills is his speed, which he utilizes very effectively down the flanks. He is son of José Ramón Palacio, a historic player...
.
By the end of 2008, Christian Bassedas
Christian Bassedas
Christian Gustavo Bassedas is a former Argentine football midfielder who works as general manager for Vélez Sársfield of the Argentine Primera División....
, former player of the club during the successful 1990s era, was appointed as director of football
Director of football
"Director of football" is a term describing a senior management figure at a football club, most commonly used in Europe. The exact nature of the role is often unclear and extremely variable and causes much debate in the sports media...
; while Ricardo Gareca
Ricardo Gareca
Ricardo Alberto Gareca, nicknamed el Tigre , is an Argentine football manager and former player. He currently manages Vélez Sársfield in the Argentine Primera División....
, former club player in the late 1980s and early 1990s, was contracted as manager. In the first tournament under Gareca's coaching, Vélez became Argentine league champion for the seventh time in history, by winning the 2009 Clausura. In the final fixture of the tournament, the team played against Huracán
Club Atlético Huracán
Club Atlético Huracán is a sports club from the Parque Patricios neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The football team currently plays in the Primera B Nacional, the second level of the Argentine football league system. Huracán home stadium is the Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó.Huracán was...
(who was first, one point above Vélez) at home, winning 1–0 (goal by Maximiliano Moralez
Maximiliano Moralez
Maximiliano Nicolás Moralez is an Argentine football attacking midfielder who plays for Atalanta B.C. in the Serie A.At , Moralez is the shortest player in the Italian league...
) and therefore securing the championship. In total, the team won 11 games, drew 7 and lost 1, scoring 29 goals and allowing 13. Moreover, goalkeeper Germán Montoya
Germán Montoya
Marcelo Germán Montoya is an Argentine football goalkeeper. He currently plays for Vélez Sársfield in the Argentine Primera División.-Club career:...
was awarded the Ubaldo Matildo Fillol Award for having the lowest goals-to-games ratio in the tournament.
Lineup: Germán Montoya Germán Montoya Marcelo Germán Montoya is an Argentine football goalkeeper. He currently plays for Vélez Sársfield in the Argentine Primera División.-Club career:... Gastón Díaz Gastón Díaz Gastón Ricardo Díaz is an Argentine football right back or right winger who plays for Vélez Sársfield in the Argentine Primera División.-Club career:... Sebastián Domínguez Sebastián Domínguez Sebastián Enrique Domínguez is an Argentine football centre back who plays for Vélez Sársfield in the Argentine Primera División.-Club career:... Nicolás Otamendi Nicolás Otamendi Nicolás Hernán Gonzalo Otamendi is an Argentine football centre back who plays for F.C. Porto in the Portuguese Liga.-Vélez Sársfield:... Emiliano Papa Emiliano Papa Emiliano Ramiro Papa is an Argentine football left back or left winger who plays for Vélez Sársfield in the Argentine Primera División.-Club career:... Fabián Cubero Fabián Cubero Fabián Alberto Cubero is an Argentine footballer who plays for Vélez Sársfield in the Argentine Primera División. A versatile player, Cubero started as a defensive midfielder but has played most of his career as a right back. He is nicknamed Poroto .-Club career:Cubero started his professional... Franco Razzotti Franco Razzotti Franco Razzotti is an Italian Argentine footballer who plays as a midfielder for Vélez Sársfield of the Primera División Argentina.-Club career:... Víctor Zapata Víctor Zapata Víctor Eduardo Zapata is an Argentine football midfielder. He currently plays for Vélez Sársfield in the Argentine Primera División. Originally a pacey left winger, Zapata has developed his game as a deep-lying playmaker since his arrival to Vélez in 2007.-Club career:Zapata started his career in... Maximiliano Moralez Maximiliano Moralez Maximiliano Nicolás Moralez is an Argentine football attacking midfielder who plays for Atalanta B.C. in the Serie A.At , Moralez is the shortest player in the Italian league... Joaquín Larrivey Joaquín Larrivey Joaquín Oscar Larrivey is an Argentine footballer who plays for Italian club Cagliari Calcio.He is nicknamed el Bati, for his physical resemblance to former footballer Gabriel Batistuta... Jonathan Cristaldo Jonathan Cristaldo Jonathan Cristaldo , nicknamed "Churry", is an Argentine football striker who plays for FC Metalist Kharkiv in the Ukrainian Premier League.-Club career:... Hernán Rodrigo López Hernán Rodrigo López Hernán Rodrigo López Mora is an Uruguayan football player who plays as a forward for Club Atlético Banfield of the Primera División Argentina.-Club:... Coach: Ricardo Gareca Ricardo Gareca Ricardo Alberto Gareca, nicknamed el Tigre , is an Argentine football manager and former player. He currently manages Vélez Sársfield in the Argentine Primera División.... |
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Rest of the squad: Waldo Ponce
Waldo Ponce
Waldo Alonso Ponce Carrizo is a Chilean football defender who plays for club Cruz Azul in Mexico and the Chilean national team.-Universidad de Chile:...
, Nicolás Cabrera
Nicolás Cabrera
Nicolás Cabrera , was a Spanish physicist who did important work on the theories of crystal growth and the oxidisation of metals. He was the son of another famous Spanish physicist Blas Cabrera and the father of American Physicist Blas Cabrera. He spent many years in exile during the dictatorship...
, Leandro Coronel
Leandro Coronel
Leandro Coronel is an Argentine football midfielder who plays for Instituto in the Primera B Nacional. He usually plays as a centre midfielder and, occasionally, as a right winger.-Career:...
, Darío Ocampo
Darío Ocampo
Ramón Darío Ocampo is an Argentine football midfielder currently playing for Argentinos Juniors in the Argentine Primera División.-Career:Ocampo made his debut for Vélez Sársfield on November 19, 2004...
, Roberto Nanni
Roberto Nanni
Roberto Antonio Nanni is an Argentine football striker who plays for Cerro Porteño in Paraguay.- Club career :...
, Juan Manuel Martínez
Juan Manuel Martínez
Juan Manuel Martínez , nicknamed el Burrito , is an Argentine football forward. He currently plays for Vélez Sársfield in the Argentine Primera División.-Club career:...
, Leandro Velázquez
Leandro Velázquez
Leandro Sebastián Velázquez is an Argentine football attacking midfielder who plays for Vélez Sársfield of the Argentine Primera División.-Club:...
, Alejandro Cabral
Alejandro Cabral
Alejandro Ariel Cabral is an Argentine football left-footed centre midfielder currently playing for Vélez Sársfield.-Club:Cabral started his playing career in 2007 with Vélez Sársfield, during Ricardo La Volpe's coaching era...
, Iván Bella
Iván Bella
Iván Gonzalo Bella is an Argentine football winger who plays for Vélez Sársfield in the Argentine Primera División.-Club career:...
, Ricardo Álvarez
Ricardo Gabriel Álvarez
Ricardo Gabriel "Ricky" Álvarez , is an Argentine footballer who plays for Serie A club Internazionale. He is a left-footed attacking midfielder.-Early career:...
, Marcelo Barovero
Marcelo Barovero
Marcelo Alberto Barovero is an Argentine football goalkeeper who plays for Vélez Sársfield in the Argentine Primera División.-Career:...
, Marco Torsiglieri
Marco Torsiglieri
Marco Natanel Torsiglieri is an Argentine football center-back or left-back currently playing for FC Metalist Kharkiv.- Career :...
, Mariano Bíttolo and Leonardo Piris.
During the 2009–10 season Vélez Sársfield contributed with 8 players to the different South American national teams: 6 for Argentina
Argentina national football team
The Argentina national football team represents Argentina in association football and is controlled by the Argentine Football Association , the governing body for football in Argentina. Argentina's home stadium is Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti and their head coach is Alejandro...
(Emiliano Papa
Emiliano Papa
Emiliano Ramiro Papa is an Argentine football left back or left winger who plays for Vélez Sársfield in the Argentine Primera División.-Club career:...
, Nicolás Otamendi
Nicolás Otamendi
Nicolás Hernán Gonzalo Otamendi is an Argentine football centre back who plays for F.C. Porto in the Portuguese Liga.-Vélez Sársfield:...
, Sebastián Domínguez
Sebastián Domínguez
Sebastián Enrique Domínguez is an Argentine football centre back who plays for Vélez Sársfield in the Argentine Primera División.-Club career:...
, Jonathan Cristaldo
Jonathan Cristaldo
Jonathan Cristaldo , nicknamed "Churry", is an Argentine football striker who plays for FC Metalist Kharkiv in the Ukrainian Premier League.-Club career:...
, Gastón Díaz
Gastón Díaz
Gastón Ricardo Díaz is an Argentine football right back or right winger who plays for Vélez Sársfield in the Argentine Primera División.-Club career:...
and Franco Razzotti
Franco Razzotti
Franco Razzotti is an Italian Argentine footballer who plays as a midfielder for Vélez Sársfield of the Primera División Argentina.-Club career:...
), one for Chile
Chile national football team
The Chilean national football team represents Chile in all major international football competitions. The team is controlled by the Federación de Fútbol de Chile which was established in 1895. They have appeared in eight World Cup tournaments and were hosts of the 1962 FIFA World Cup finishing in...
(Waldo Ponce
Waldo Ponce
Waldo Alonso Ponce Carrizo is a Chilean football defender who plays for club Cruz Azul in Mexico and the Chilean national team.-Universidad de Chile:...
) and one for Uruguay
Uruguay national football team
The Uruguayan national football team represents Uruguay in international association football and is controlled by the Uruguayan Football Association, the governing body for football in Uruguay. The current head coach is Óscar Tabárez...
(Hernán Rodrigo López
Hernán Rodrigo López
Hernán Rodrigo López Mora is an Uruguayan football player who plays as a forward for Club Atlético Banfield of the Primera División Argentina.-Club:...
).
On January 1, 2010 the club's fans celebrated Vélez' 100th anniversary by marching from Floresta
Floresta, Buenos Aires
Floresta is a neighbourhood located to the west of Buenos Aires.The district was named after a locomotive called La Floresta. The neighborhood developed following the arrival to the area of Argentina's first rail line, in 1857....
to the José Amalfitani stadium
Estadio José Amalfitani
The Estadio José Amalfitani is a stadium located in the Liniers neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The venue is mainly used for football matches and is the home of the Argentine Primera División club Vélez Sársfield. The stadium is nicknamed El Fortín or El Fortín de Liniers...
in Liniers
Liniers
Liniers is a barrio of Buenos Aires on the edge of the city, centered on Rivadavia Avenue. It is also an important train station and bus hub, connecting western Gran Buenos Aires with the Buenos Aires Metro...
. A group of more than 50,000 people took part of the celebration.
During 2010, the team's best tournament was in the Apertura, in which they were runners-up. Vélez made a 43-points campaign, 3 more than in their latest Clausura championship, but finished 2 points behind Estudiantes de La Plata
Estudiantes de La Plata
Club Estudiantes de La Plata , simply referred to as Estudiantes, is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Plata. The club's football team currently competes in the Primera División, where it has spent most of its history....
. In that tournament, the Uruguayan forward Santiago Silva
Santiago Silva
Santiago Martín Silva Olivera is a Uruguayan football forward currently playing for Fiorentina in the Italian Serie A.-Career:...
was the joint-top scorer, while goalkeeper Marcelo Barovero
Marcelo Barovero
Marcelo Alberto Barovero is an Argentine football goalkeeper who plays for Vélez Sársfield in the Argentine Primera División.-Career:...
won the Ubaldo Fillol Award
Ubaldo Fillol Award
The Ubaldo Fillol Award is a football award that goes to the goalkeeper with the lowest goals-to-games ratio of each tournament of the Argentine Primera División. The award was created by Argentine World Cup winning goalkeeper Ubaldo Fillol in 2008, and is named after him...
.
On the first semester of 2011, Vélez contested both the national championship and the Copa Libertadores
2011 Copa Libertadores
The 2011 Copa Libertadores de América was the 52nd edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's premier international club tournament. It was held from January 25 to June 22 of the same year...
. In the latter, after qualifying second in their group, they defeated LDU Quito in the round of 16 and Libertad
Club Libertad
Club Libertad is a sports club based in the District Tuyucuá of the city of Asuncion, capital of Paraguay. It was founded on July 30, 1905 and currently plays in the Paraguayan Primera División...
in the quarterfinals with overall scores of 5–0 and 7–2 respectively. Vélez reached the semifinals for the first time since 1994, however, they were eliminated by Peñarol on away goals rule
Away goals rule
The away goals rule is a method of breaking ties in association football and other sports when teams play each other twice, once at each team's home ground. By the away goals rule, the team that has scored more goals "away from home" will win if scores are otherwise equal...
, after losing 0–1 in Montevideo and winnin 2–1 in Buenos Aires. It should be noted that in this second match, Vélez' forward Santiago Silva missed a penalty with the game 2–1.
Despite being eliminated from the Copa Libertadores, Vélez had managed to maintain themselves as serious contesters of the 2011 Clausura. On the penultimate fixture, Vélez defeated Huracán
Club Atlético Huracán
Club Atlético Huracán is a sports club from the Parque Patricios neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The football team currently plays in the Primera B Nacional, the second level of the Argentine football league system. Huracán home stadium is the Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó.Huracán was...
2–0 and, after Lanús
Club Atlético Lanús
Club Atlético Lanús is a sports club from Lanús, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Founded on 3 January 1915, the club's main sports are football and basketball. In both sports, Lanús plays in Argentina's top divisions: Primera División and Liga Nacional de Básquet...
' defeat to Argentinos Juniors
Argentinos Juniors
Asociación Atlética Argentinos Juniors is an Argentine football club based in La Paternal, Buenos Aires. Founded on August 15, 1904, the club was originally called the “Martyrs of Chicago”, in homage to the eight anarchists imprisoned or hanged after the 1886 Haymarket Riot in Chicago.-Early...
4 hours later, won the national championship for the 8th time in their history.
Lineup: Marcelo Barovero Marcelo Barovero Marcelo Alberto Barovero is an Argentine football goalkeeper who plays for Vélez Sársfield in the Argentine Primera División.-Career:... Fabián Cubero Fabián Cubero Fabián Alberto Cubero is an Argentine footballer who plays for Vélez Sársfield in the Argentine Primera División. A versatile player, Cubero started as a defensive midfielder but has played most of his career as a right back. He is nicknamed Poroto .-Club career:Cubero started his professional... Sebastián Dominguez Sebastián Domínguez Sebastián Enrique Domínguez is an Argentine football centre back who plays for Vélez Sársfield in the Argentine Primera División.-Club career:... Fernando Ortiz Fernando Ortiz Fernando Ortiz Fernández was a Cuban essayist, ethnomusicologist and scholar of Afro-Cuban culture. Ortiz was a prolific polymath dedicated to exploring, recording, and understanding all aspects of indigenous Cuban culture... Emiliano Papa Emiliano Papa Emiliano Ramiro Papa is an Argentine football left back or left winger who plays for Vélez Sársfield in the Argentine Primera División.-Club career:... Augusto Fernández Augusto Fernández Augusto Matías Fernández is an Argentine football right winger playing for Vélez Sársfield in the Argentine Primera División.- Career :... Franco Razzotti Franco Razzotti Franco Razzotti is an Italian Argentine footballer who plays as a midfielder for Vélez Sársfield of the Primera División Argentina.-Club career:... Víctor Zapata Víctor Zapata Víctor Eduardo Zapata is an Argentine football midfielder. He currently plays for Vélez Sársfield in the Argentine Primera División. Originally a pacey left winger, Zapata has developed his game as a deep-lying playmaker since his arrival to Vélez in 2007.-Club career:Zapata started his career in... Maximiliano Moralez Maximiliano Moralez Maximiliano Nicolás Moralez is an Argentine football attacking midfielder who plays for Atalanta B.C. in the Serie A.At , Moralez is the shortest player in the Italian league... Juan Manuel Martínez Juan Manuel Martínez Juan Manuel Martínez , nicknamed el Burrito , is an Argentine football forward. He currently plays for Vélez Sársfield in the Argentine Primera División.-Club career:... Santiago Silva Santiago Silva Santiago Martín Silva Olivera is a Uruguayan football forward currently playing for Fiorentina in the Italian Serie A.-Career:... DT: Ricardo Gareca Ricardo Gareca Ricardo Alberto Gareca, nicknamed el Tigre , is an Argentine football manager and former player. He currently manages Vélez Sársfield in the Argentine Primera División.... |
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Rest of the squad: Germán Montoya
Germán Montoya
Marcelo Germán Montoya is an Argentine football goalkeeper. He currently plays for Vélez Sársfield in the Argentine Primera División.-Club career:...
, Fernando Tobio
Fernando Tobio
Fernando Omar Tobio is an Argentine football central defender currently playing for Vélez Sársfield.-Club career:...
, Juan Ignacio Sills
Juan Ignacio Sills
Juan Ignacio Sills is an Argentine football defender who plays for Vélez Sársfield in the Argentine Primera División.-Career:...
, Gastón Díaz
Gastón Díaz
Gastón Ricardo Díaz is an Argentine football right back or right winger who plays for Vélez Sársfield in the Argentine Primera División.-Club career:...
, Mariano Bíttolo, Agustín Vuletich
Agustín Vuletich
Agustín Vuletich is an Argentine football forward of Croatian descent, who plays for Vélez Sársfield in the Argentine Primera División.-Personal life:Vuletich was born in Arias, Córdoba Province...
, David Ramírez
David Ramírez
Arturo David Ramírez Torres is an Argentine football midfielder who plays for Vélez Sársfield in the Argentine Primera División.-Career:...
, Leandro Desábato, Iván Bella
Iván Bella
Iván Gonzalo Bella is an Argentine football winger who plays for Vélez Sársfield in the Argentine Primera División.-Club career:...
, Maximiliano Giusti
Maximiliano Giusti
Maximiliano Jorge Giusti is an Argentine football centre forward who plays for Audax Italiano of the Chilean Primera División, on loan from Vélez Sársfield.-Career:...
, Ezequiel Rescaldani
Ezequiel Rescaldani
Ezequiel Rescaldani is an Argentine football centre forward who plays for Vélez Sársfield in the Argentine Primera División.-Career:Rescaldani played youth football in the club Sarmiento of his native Leones...
, Héctor Canteros
Héctor Canteros
Héctor Canteros is an Argentine football midfielder who plays for Vélez Sársfield in the Argentine Primera División.-Early life:Canteros was born and raised in Villa Pirelli, a shanty town of the City of Buenos Aires...
, Guillermo Franco
Guillermo Franco
Guillermo Luis Franco Farquarson is an Argentine-born Mexican football striker who plays for Vélez Sársfield. He also played for the Mexico national team, until his international retirement in September 2010.-Early life:...
and Ricardo Álvarez
Ricardo Gabriel Álvarez
Ricardo Gabriel "Ricky" Álvarez , is an Argentine footballer who plays for Serie A club Internazionale. He is a left-footed attacking midfielder.-Early career:...
.
Supporters
Vélez fans are usually known as 'Los Fortineros'.Velez's fanbase is drawn from the west of Buenos Aires and the surroundings of Liniers, although Fortineros can be found in Moreno and Merlo as well.
However, due to the important success achieved since 1990 that included obtaining multiple local and international tournaments, Velez´s fanbase grew significantly. Nowadays it is not uncommon to find Velez´s fans all over Argentina as "Fortineros de Tucumán
Tucumán
San Miguel de Tucumán is the capital of the Tucumán Province, located in northern Argentina at from Buenos Aires. It is the fifth biggest city of Argentina after Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Rosario and Mendoza, and it is also the most important city of Northern Argentina...
" group, 1600 km from Buenos Aires.
Rivalries
Vélez Sársfield has no direct rival. Ferro Carril OesteFerro Carril Oeste
Club Ferro Carril Oeste, known simply as Ferro Carril Oeste or Ferro, is a sports club from the neighbourhood of Caballito, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The club was founded on July 28, 1904 by 95 railway workers from the Buenos Aires Western Railway...
, based in the neighbourhood of Caballito
Caballito, Buenos Aires
Caballito is a barrio of the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires. It is the only barrio in the administrative division Comuna 6....
, was Vélez's historical rival. The matches played between them were known as the Clásico del Oeste (in English: "Western Derby"). However, this rivalry has faded since, as of Ferro's relegation, the teams play in different divisions. They have not faced each other since 2000, when Vélez beat Ferro away 1–0.
Stadium
Estadio José Amalfitani
The Estadio José Amalfitani is a stadium located in the Liniers neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The venue is mainly used for football matches and is the home of the Argentine Primera División club Vélez Sársfield. The stadium is nicknamed El Fortín or El Fortín de Liniers...
(named after José Amalfitani
José Amalfitani
José Amalfitani , nicknamed Don Pepe , was an Argentine construction manager, sports journalist and association football executive who was chairman of the club Vélez Sársfield for 30 years...
, club's president for 30 years) holds 49,540 people, although it does not provide seating for all of them. It is also frequently used for concerts and Argentine national rugby union team
Argentina national rugby union team
The Argentina national rugby team, nicknamed Los Pumas, represents Argentina in international rugby union matches. The team, which plays in sky blue and white jerseys, is organised by the Argentine Rugby Union .Argentina played its first international rugby match in 1910 against a touring British...
test matches. The stadium, nicknamed el Fortín (in English: "the Small Fort"), was built between 1941 and 1943, later rebuild in cement between 1947 and 1951, and again remodeled in preparation for the 1978 FIFA World Cup
1978 FIFA World Cup
The 1978 FIFA World Cup, the 11th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Argentina between 1 June and 25 June. The 1978 World Cup was won by Argentina who beat the Netherlands 3–1 after extra time in the final. This win was the first World Cup title for Argentina, who became the fifth...
.
The stadium is located on 9200 Juan B. Justo avenue, in the Liniers
Liniers
Liniers is a barrio of Buenos Aires on the edge of the city, centered on Rivadavia Avenue. It is also an important train station and bus hub, connecting western Gran Buenos Aires with the Buenos Aires Metro...
neighborhood of Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
, a short walk from the Liniers train station.
Honors
National- Primera División
- Winners (8): 1968 Nacional, 1993 Clausura, 1995 Apertura, 1996 Clausura, 1998 Clausura, 2005 Clausura, 2009 Clausura, 2011 Clausura
- Runners-up (8): 1953, 1971 Metropolitano, 1979 Metropolitano, 1985 Nacional, 1992 Clausura, 1993 Apertura, 2004 Apertura, 2010 Apertura
- Segunda División
- Winners (1): 1943
International
- Copa Libertadores
- Winners (1): 1994
- Intercontinental CupIntercontinental Cup (football)The European/South American Cup, commonly referred to as the World Club Championship, Intercontinental Cup or Toyota Cup, was a football competition endorsed by UEFA and CONMEBOL, contested between the winners of the European Cup and the South American Copa Libertadores...
- Winners (1): 19941994 Intercontinental CupThe 1994 Intercontinental Cup was a football match played on December 1, 1994 between A.C. Milan, winners of the 1993-94 European Cup, and Vélez Sársfield, winners of the 1994 Copa Libertadores. The match was played at the National Stadium in Tokyo...
- Winners (1): 1994
- Supercopa SudamericanaSupercopa SudamericanaThe Supercopa Sudamericana , also known as the Supercopa Libertadores João Havelange, Supercopa Libertadores, Supercopa João Havelange or simply Supercopa, was a football club competition contested annually by the past winners of the Copa Libertadores...
- Winners (1): 19961996 Supercopa SudamericanaThe 1996 Supercopa Sudamericana was the ninth season of the Supercopa Sudamericana, a club football tournament for past Copa Libertadores winners...
- Winners (1): 1996
- Copa InteramericanaCopa InteramericanaCopa Interamericana was a football trophy contested between the champions of CONMEBOL's Copa Libertadores de América and the winners of CONCACAF's Champions' Cup...
- Winners (1): 1994 (played in 1996)
- Recopa SudamericanaRecopa SudamericanaThe Recopa Sudamericana is an annual football match-up between the reigning champions of the previous year's Copa Libertadores and the Copa Sudamericana, South America's premier club competitions....
Amateur era
- Primera División
- Runners-up (1): 1919 AAm
- Tercera División
- Winners (2): 1914, 1922
- Campeonato Intermedia
- Winners (1): 1926
- Copa Competencia Intermedia
- Winners (2): 1926, 1927
Chairmen
| Period | President |
|---|---|
| 1910–13 | Luis Barredo |
| 1913–14 | Plácido Marín |
| 1914 | Roberto Piano |
| 1914–17 | Eduardo Ferro |
| 1917–19 | Antonio Marín Moreno |
| 1919 | Eduardo Ferro |
| 1920–21 | Antonio Marín Moreno |
| 1921–23 | Esteban Aversano |
| 1923–25 | José Amalfitani José Amalfitani José Amalfitani , nicknamed Don Pepe , was an Argentine construction manager, sports journalist and association football executive who was chairman of the club Vélez Sársfield for 30 years... |
| 1925–32 | Enrique D'Elía |
| 1932–35 | Nicolás Marín Moreno |
| 1936–37 | Juan C. Sustaita |
| 1937 | Narciso Barrio |
| 1937–38 | Inocencio Bienati |
| 1938–39 | Nicolás Marín Moreno |
| 1940–41 | Roberto Orstein |
| 1941–69 | José Amalfitani José Amalfitani José Amalfitani , nicknamed Don Pepe , was an Argentine construction manager, sports journalist and association football executive who was chairman of the club Vélez Sársfield for 30 years... |
| 1969 | Leonardo Pareja |
| 1969–70 | Domingo Trimarco |
| 1970–76 | José Ramón Feijóo |
| 1976 | Domingo Trimarco |
| 1976–79 | Osvaldo Guerrero |
| 1979–85 | Ricardo Petracca |
| 1985–91 | Francisco Antonio Pérez |
| 1991–93 | Ricardo Petracca |
| 1993–96 | Héctor Gaudio |
| 1996–99 | Raúl Gámez |
| 1999–02 | Carlos Eduardo Mousseaud |
| 2002–05 | Raúl Gámez |
| 2005–08 | Álvaro Balestrini |
| 2008– | Fernando Raffaini |
Most appearances
Total games with the team, counting both league and international competitions.Player in bold is still active with the club. Therefore, the total number of appearances is likely to change regularly.
| Rank | Player | Nationality | Apps | Period(s) in the club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pedro Larraquy Pedro Larraquy Pedro Omar Larraquy is a former Argentine footballer. He spent the majority of his playing career at Vélez Sársfield, where he set a record number of appearances with 455. In December 2008, he became interim manager of Vélez Sársfield to replace Hugo Tocalli.Larraquy started his professional... |
 Argentina |
457 | 1975–1987 |
| 2 | Raúl Cardozo Raúl Cardozo Raúl Ernesto Cardozo is a former Argentine football defender who is one of the most important players in the history of Vélez Sársfield.... |
Argentina |
411 | 1986–1999 |
| 3 | Fabián Cubero Fabián Cubero Fabián Alberto Cubero is an Argentine footballer who plays for Vélez Sársfield in the Argentine Primera División. A versatile player, Cubero started as a defensive midfielder but has played most of his career as a right back. He is nicknamed Poroto .-Club career:Cubero started his professional... |
Argentina |
404 | 1996–2007 / 2008–present |
| 4 | Ángel Allegri Ángel Allegri Ángel Natalio Allegri is an Argentine former footballer. He played during his entire 14-year professional career for Vélez Sársfield in the Argentine Primera División, totaling 384 games and 36 goals... |
Argentina |
399 | 1946–1960 |
| 5 | Armando Ovide | Argentina |
391 | 1941–1955 |
| 6 | José Luis Chilavert José Luis Chilavert José Luis Félix Chilavert González is a Paraguayan former football player who played as a goalkeeper. He was a three-time IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper award winner.... |
 Paraguay |
347 | 1991–2000 / 2004 |
| 7 | Christian Bassedas Christian Bassedas Christian Gustavo Bassedas is a former Argentine football midfielder who works as general manager for Vélez Sársfield of the Argentine Primera División.... |
Argentina |
331 | 1990–2000 |
| 8 | Carlos Bianchi Carlos Bianchi Carlos Arcecio Bianchi , popularly known as El Virrey , is a prolific Argentine football forward turned manager... |
Argentina |
324 | 1967–1973 / 1980–1984 |
| 9 | Luis Gallo | Argentina |
319 | 1965–1974 |
| 10 | Juan Carlos Bujedo | Argentina |
296 | 1979–1987 |
| 11 | Mario Lucca Mario Lucca Mario Lucca is a former Argentine footballer currently played for clubs of Argentina and Chile.-Teams: Atlético Tucumán 1980-1985 Nueva Chicago 1986-1987 Vélez Sársfield 1988-1991 Unión Española 1992-1995 Deportes Temuco 1996-1999-External links:* Profile at* Profile at... |
Argentina |
279 | 1986–1992 |
Most goals scored
Total goals scored for the team, counting both league and international competitions.| Rank | Player | Nationality | Goals | Period(s) in the club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Bianchi Carlos Bianchi Carlos Arcecio Bianchi , popularly known as El Virrey , is a prolific Argentine football forward turned manager... |
Argentina |
206 | 1967–1973 / 1980–1984 |
| 2 | Juan José Ferraro | Argentina |
157 | 1943–1949 / 1953–1957 |
| 3 | Norberto Conde | Argentina |
110 | 1952–1959 / 1964–1966 |
| 4 | Agustín Cosso | Argentina |
102 | 1933–1936 / 1941 |
| 5 | Patricio Camps Patricio Camps Patricio Alejandro Camps is a former Argentine football player. He played over 250 times for Velez Sarsfield in all competitions, winning seven major titles during the clubs golden era in the 1990s.... |
Argentina |
89 | 1991–1994 / 1995–2000 / 2001–2002 |
| 6 | Pedro Larraquy Pedro Larraquy Pedro Omar Larraquy is a former Argentine footballer. He spent the majority of his playing career at Vélez Sársfield, where he set a record number of appearances with 455. In December 2008, he became interim manager of Vélez Sársfield to replace Hugo Tocalli.Larraquy started his professional... |
Argentina |
82 | 1975–1987 |
| 7 | Juan Carlos Carone Juan Carlos Carone Juan Carlos "Pichino" Carone is a former Argentine footballer. He played as a right-footed left winger.Carone is most notable for his period in Vélez Sársfield , where he scored 76 goals in 149 games in the Argentine Primera División, being the 6th overall top scorer in the club's history.Carone... |
Argentina |
75 | 1964–1969 |
| 8 | Miguel Ángel Benito | Argentina |
75 | 1970–1975 |
| 9 | Omar Pedro Roldán | Argentina |
59 | 1976–1979 |
| 10 | Omar Whebe | Argentina |
57 | 1965–1970 |
National championships
The following players have been Argentine Primera División top scorers playing for the club.Amateur era
| Player | Championship | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Salvador Carreras | AAF 1920 | 20 |
Professional era
| Player | Championship | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Agustín Cosso | 1935 | 33 |
| Norberto Conde | 1954 | 19 |
| Juan Carlos Carone Juan Carlos Carone Juan Carlos "Pichino" Carone is a former Argentine footballer. He played as a right-footed left winger.Carone is most notable for his period in Vélez Sársfield , where he scored 76 goals in 149 games in the Argentine Primera División, being the 6th overall top scorer in the club's history.Carone... |
1965 | 19 |
| Omar Wehbe | 1968 Nacional | 16 |
| Carlos Bianchi Carlos Bianchi Carlos Arcecio Bianchi , popularly known as El Virrey , is a prolific Argentine football forward turned manager... |
1970 Nacional | 18 |
| Carlos Bianchi Carlos Bianchi Carlos Arcecio Bianchi , popularly known as El Virrey , is a prolific Argentine football forward turned manager... |
1971 Metropolitano | 36 |
| Carlos Bianchi Carlos Bianchi Carlos Arcecio Bianchi , popularly known as El Virrey , is a prolific Argentine football forward turned manager... |
1981 Nacional | 15 |
| Jorge Comas Jorge Comas Jorge Alberto Comas Romero is a former Argentine footballer. He played club football in Argentina and Mexico and represented the Argentina national football team.... |
1985 Nacional | 12 |
| Esteban González Esteban González Esteban Fernando González Sánchez is a former Argentine football striker. He was a winner of the Argentine league with three different teams and he also played for the Argentina national team.... |
1990–91 | 18 |
| José Oscar Flores José Oscar Flores José Oscar "Turu" Flores is a retired Argentine footballer who played as a striker, and the current assistant manager at Vélez Sársfield.... |
1995 Clausura | 14 |
| Rolando Zárate Rolando Zárate Rolando David Zárate Riga , is an Argentine footballer who plays for Defensa y Justicia in the Argentine Primera B Nacional, as a forward.-Club career:... |
2004 Clausura | 13 |
| Mauro Zárate Mauro Zárate Mauro Matías Zárate is an Argentine footballer who plays for Serie A club Internazionale on loan from Lazio.Zárate started his career with Vélez Sársfield in his native country, playing three years for the team and winning the Primera División title in the 2005 Clausura tournament... |
2006 Clausura | 12 |
| Santiago Silva Santiago Silva Santiago Martín Silva Olivera is a Uruguayan football forward currently playing for Fiorentina in the Italian Serie A.-Career:... |
2010 Apertura | 11 |
International competitions
The following players have been top scorers in an official international competition playing for the club.| Player | Competition | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Patricio Camps Patricio Camps Patricio Alejandro Camps is a former Argentine football player. He played over 250 times for Velez Sarsfield in all competitions, winning seven major titles during the clubs golden era in the 1990s.... |
1996 Supercopa Sudamericana 1996 Supercopa Sudamericana The 1996 Supercopa Sudamericana was the ninth season of the Supercopa Sudamericana, a club football tournament for past Copa Libertadores winners... |
4 |
| Sebastián Ereros Sebastián Ereros Sebastián Adolfo Ereros is an Argentine football forward currently playing for Chacarita Juniors.-Career:Ereros started his career in 2005 with Vélez Sársfield. In 2006 he was joint topscorer in the Copa Libertadores 2006 with 5 goals. He scored 6 goals in 26 games in all competitions for Velez.In... |
2006 Copa Libertadores | 5 |
Individual awards
The following players have won an official individual award while playing for Vélez.| Player | Award | Year won |
|---|---|---|
| José Luis Cuciuffo José Luis Cuciuffo José Luis Cuciuffo was a defender in the starting XI of 1986 FIFA World Cup-winning Argentine national team. He was fatally wounded in the stomach while out hunting in the southern Buenos Aires province, near the Bahía San Blas bay... |
South American Team of the Year | 1986 |
| Oscar Ruggeri Oscar Ruggeri Oscar Alfredo Ruggeri is a former footballer. Nicknamed "El Cabezón" , Ruggeri is one of the most successful defenders ever to come out of Argentina.... |
South American Footballer of the Year South American Footballer of the Year The South American Footballer of the Year is an annual association football award presented to the best footballer in South America over the previous calendar year. The award was conceived by Venezuelan newspaper El Mundo, whom awarded it from 1971 to 1985. Uruguayan newspaper El País took over... |
1991 |
| Oscar Ruggeri Oscar Ruggeri Oscar Alfredo Ruggeri is a former footballer. Nicknamed "El Cabezón" , Ruggeri is one of the most successful defenders ever to come out of Argentina.... |
Footballer of the Year of Argentina | 1991 |
| Oscar Ruggeri Oscar Ruggeri Oscar Alfredo Ruggeri is a former footballer. Nicknamed "El Cabezón" , Ruggeri is one of the most successful defenders ever to come out of Argentina.... |
South American Team of the Year | 1991 |
| José Luis Chilavert José Luis Chilavert José Luis Félix Chilavert González is a Paraguayan former football player who played as a goalkeeper. He was a three-time IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper award winner.... |
South American Team of the Year | 1994 |
| José Luis Chilavert José Luis Chilavert José Luis Félix Chilavert González is a Paraguayan former football player who played as a goalkeeper. He was a three-time IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper award winner.... |
IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper The IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper is a football award given annually since 1987 to the most outstanding goalkeeper as voted by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics . The votes, in 1996, were cast by IFFHS's editorial staff as well as experts from 89 countries spanning six... |
1995 |
| José Luis Chilavert José Luis Chilavert José Luis Félix Chilavert González is a Paraguayan former football player who played as a goalkeeper. He was a three-time IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper award winner.... |
South American Team of the Year | 1995 |
| Roberto Trotta Roberto Trotta Roberto Trotta is an Argentine football manager and former defender.Trotta played club football in Argentina, Spain, Italy, Mexico and Ecuador... |
South American Team of the Year | 1995 |
| José Luis Chilavert José Luis Chilavert José Luis Félix Chilavert González is a Paraguayan former football player who played as a goalkeeper. He was a three-time IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper award winner.... |
South American Footballer of the Year South American Footballer of the Year The South American Footballer of the Year is an annual association football award presented to the best footballer in South America over the previous calendar year. The award was conceived by Venezuelan newspaper El Mundo, whom awarded it from 1971 to 1985. Uruguayan newspaper El País took over... |
1996 |
| José Luis Chilavert José Luis Chilavert José Luis Félix Chilavert González is a Paraguayan former football player who played as a goalkeeper. He was a three-time IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper award winner.... |
Footballer of the Year of Argentina | 1996 |
| José Luis Chilavert José Luis Chilavert José Luis Félix Chilavert González is a Paraguayan former football player who played as a goalkeeper. He was a three-time IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper award winner.... |
South American Team of the Year | 1996 |
| José Luis Chilavert José Luis Chilavert José Luis Félix Chilavert González is a Paraguayan former football player who played as a goalkeeper. He was a three-time IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper award winner.... |
IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper The IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper is a football award given annually since 1987 to the most outstanding goalkeeper as voted by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics . The votes, in 1996, were cast by IFFHS's editorial staff as well as experts from 89 countries spanning six... |
1997 |
| José Luis Chilavert José Luis Chilavert José Luis Félix Chilavert González is a Paraguayan former football player who played as a goalkeeper. He was a three-time IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper award winner.... |
South American Team of the Year | 1997 |
| José Luis Chilavert José Luis Chilavert José Luis Félix Chilavert González is a Paraguayan former football player who played as a goalkeeper. He was a three-time IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper award winner.... |
IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper The IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper is a football award given annually since 1987 to the most outstanding goalkeeper as voted by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics . The votes, in 1996, were cast by IFFHS's editorial staff as well as experts from 89 countries spanning six... |
1998 |
| José Luis Chilavert José Luis Chilavert José Luis Félix Chilavert González is a Paraguayan former football player who played as a goalkeeper. He was a three-time IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper award winner.... |
South American Team of the Year | 1998 |
| José Luis Chilavert José Luis Chilavert José Luis Félix Chilavert González is a Paraguayan former football player who played as a goalkeeper. He was a three-time IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper award winner.... |
South American Team of the Year | 1999 |
| Germán Montoya Germán Montoya Marcelo Germán Montoya is an Argentine football goalkeeper. He currently plays for Vélez Sársfield in the Argentine Primera División.-Club career:... |
Ubaldo Fillol Award Ubaldo Fillol Award The Ubaldo Fillol Award is a football award that goes to the goalkeeper with the lowest goals-to-games ratio of each tournament of the Argentine Primera División. The award was created by Argentine World Cup winning goalkeeper Ubaldo Fillol in 2008, and is named after him... |
2009 |
| Nicolás Otamendi Nicolás Otamendi Nicolás Hernán Gonzalo Otamendi is an Argentine football centre back who plays for F.C. Porto in the Portuguese Liga.-Vélez Sársfield:... |
South American Team of the Year | 2009 |
| Juan Manuel Martínez Juan Manuel Martínez Juan Manuel Martínez , nicknamed el Burrito , is an Argentine football forward. He currently plays for Vélez Sársfield in the Argentine Primera División.-Club career:... |
Footballer of the Year of Argentina | 2010 |
| Marcelo Barovero Marcelo Barovero Marcelo Alberto Barovero is an Argentine football goalkeeper who plays for Vélez Sársfield in the Argentine Primera División.-Career:... |
Ubaldo Fillol Award Ubaldo Fillol Award The Ubaldo Fillol Award is a football award that goes to the goalkeeper with the lowest goals-to-games ratio of each tournament of the Argentine Primera División. The award was created by Argentine World Cup winning goalkeeper Ubaldo Fillol in 2008, and is named after him... |
2010 |
| Santiago Silva Santiago Silva Santiago Martín Silva Olivera is a Uruguayan football forward currently playing for Fiorentina in the Italian Serie A.-Career:... |
South American Team of the Year | 2010 |
| Marcelo Barovero Marcelo Barovero Marcelo Alberto Barovero is an Argentine football goalkeeper who plays for Vélez Sársfield in the Argentine Primera División.-Career:... |
Ubaldo Fillol Award Ubaldo Fillol Award The Ubaldo Fillol Award is a football award that goes to the goalkeeper with the lowest goals-to-games ratio of each tournament of the Argentine Primera División. The award was created by Argentine World Cup winning goalkeeper Ubaldo Fillol in 2008, and is named after him... |
2011 |
World Cup players
The following players represented their national team in a FIFA World CupFIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
while playing for the club. The player in bold was part of a squad that also won that edition of the World Cup.
| Nº | Player | National team | World Cup edition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ludovico Avio Ludovico Avio Ludovico Héctor Avio is an Argentine football forward who played for Argentina in the 1958 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield.-External links:*... |
1958 1958 FIFA World Cup The 1958 FIFA World Cup, the sixth staging of the World Cup, was hosted by Sweden from 8 June to 29 June. The tournament was won by Brazil, who beat Sweden 5–2 in the final for their first title. To date, this marks the only occasion that a World Cup staged in Europe was not won by a European... |
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| 2 | Nery Pumpido Nery Pumpido Nery Alberto Pumpido is a football coach and former goalkeeper who played for the Argentine national team in two World Cups. After retirement, Pumpido moved into club management and is currently in his second spell as coach of Paraguayan side Olimpia of Asunción.-Club career:Pumpido began his... |
1982 1982 FIFA World Cup The 1982 FIFA World Cup, the 12th FIFA World Cup, was held in Spain from 13 June to 11 July. The tournament was won by Italy, after defeating West Germany 3–1 in the final.-Host selection:... |
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| 3 | José Luis Cuciuffo José Luis Cuciuffo José Luis Cuciuffo was a defender in the starting XI of 1986 FIFA World Cup-winning Argentine national team. He was fatally wounded in the stomach while out hunting in the southern Buenos Aires province, near the Bahía San Blas bay... |
1986 1986 FIFA World Cup The 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th FIFA World Cup, was held in Mexico from 31 May to 29 June. The tournament was the second to feature a 24-team format. Colombia had been originally chosen to host the competition by FIFA but, largely due to economic reasons, was not able to do so and officially... |
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| 4 | José Basualdo José Basualdo José Horacio Basualdo is a retired Argentinian football midfielder.-Career:Pepe Basualdo won several Argentine and international titles with both Vélez Sársfield and Boca Juniors.-International career:... |
1994 1994 FIFA World Cup The 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in nine cities across the United States from June 17 to July 17, 1994. The United States was chosen as the host by FIFA on July 4, 1988... |
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| 5 | Pablo Cavallero Pablo Cavallero Pablo Oscar Cavallero Rodríguez is a retired Argentine footballer who played as a goalkeeper.... |
1998 1998 FIFA World Cup The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th FIFA World Cup, was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998. France was chosen as host nation by FIFA on 2 July 1992. The tournament was won by France, who beat Brazil 3-0 in the final... |
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| 6 | José Luis Chilavert José Luis Chilavert José Luis Félix Chilavert González is a Paraguayan former football player who played as a goalkeeper. He was a three-time IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper award winner.... |
1998 1998 FIFA World Cup The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th FIFA World Cup, was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998. France was chosen as host nation by FIFA on 2 July 1992. The tournament was won by France, who beat Brazil 3-0 in the final... |
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| 7 | Nicolás Otamendi Nicolás Otamendi Nicolás Hernán Gonzalo Otamendi is an Argentine football centre back who plays for F.C. Porto in the Portuguese Liga.-Vélez Sársfield:... |
2010 2010 FIFA World Cup The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010... |
The following players were formed in the club's youth divisions and participated in a FIFA World Cup, regardless if they did so while playing for the club.
| Nº | Player | National team | World Cup edition(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ludovico Avio Ludovico Avio Ludovico Héctor Avio is an Argentine football forward who played for Argentina in the 1958 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield.-External links:*... |
1958 1958 FIFA World Cup The 1958 FIFA World Cup, the sixth staging of the World Cup, was hosted by Sweden from 8 June to 29 June. The tournament was won by Brazil, who beat Sweden 5–2 in the final for their first title. To date, this marks the only occasion that a World Cup staged in Europe was not won by a European... |
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| 2 | Carmelo Simeone Carmelo Simeone Carmelo Simeone "Cholo", is a former Argentine football defender who won three league championships with Boca Juniors and played for the Argentina national team.-Club career:... |
1966 1966 FIFA World Cup The 1966 FIFA World Cup, the eighth staging of the World Cup, was held in England from 11 July to 30 July. England beat West Germany 4–2 in the final, winning the World Cup for the first time, so becoming the first host to win the tournament since Italy in 1934.-Host selection:England was chosen as... |
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| 3 | Diego Simeone | 1994 1994 FIFA World Cup The 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in nine cities across the United States from June 17 to July 17, 1994. The United States was chosen as the host by FIFA on July 4, 1988... , 1998 1998 FIFA World Cup The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th FIFA World Cup, was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998. France was chosen as host nation by FIFA on 2 July 1992. The tournament was won by France, who beat Brazil 3-0 in the final... and 2002 2002 FIFA World Cup The 2002 FIFA World Cup was the 17th staging of the FIFA World Cup, held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. It was also the first World Cup held in Asia, and the last in which the golden goal rule was implemented. Brazil won the tournament for a record fifth time, beating Germany 2–0... |
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| 4 | Pablo Cavallero Pablo Cavallero Pablo Oscar Cavallero Rodríguez is a retired Argentine footballer who played as a goalkeeper.... |
1998 1998 FIFA World Cup The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th FIFA World Cup, was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998. France was chosen as host nation by FIFA on 2 July 1992. The tournament was won by France, who beat Brazil 3-0 in the final... and 2002 2002 FIFA World Cup The 2002 FIFA World Cup was the 17th staging of the FIFA World Cup, held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. It was also the first World Cup held in Asia, and the last in which the golden goal rule was implemented. Brazil won the tournament for a record fifth time, beating Germany 2–0... |
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| 6 | Claudio Husaín Claudio Husaín Claudio Daniel Husaín is an Argentine footballer. He is of Lebanese and Syrian background.Husaín played for Vélez Sársfield and River Plate in Argentina, Italian S.S.C... |
2002 2002 FIFA World Cup The 2002 FIFA World Cup was the 17th staging of the FIFA World Cup, held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. It was also the first World Cup held in Asia, and the last in which the golden goal rule was implemented. Brazil won the tournament for a record fifth time, beating Germany 2–0... |
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| 7 | Nicolás Otamendi Nicolás Otamendi Nicolás Hernán Gonzalo Otamendi is an Argentine football centre back who plays for F.C. Porto in the Portuguese Liga.-Vélez Sársfield:... |
2010 2010 FIFA World Cup The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010... |
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| 8 | Jonás Gutiérrez Jonás Gutiérrez Jonás Manuel Gutiérrez is an Argentine footballer who plays for English Premier League side Newcastle United, and for the Argentinian national team, as a winger. He acquired his nickname "Spider-Man" or "Spider-Mag" during his time at Real Mallorca where he celebrated a goal by putting on a... |
2010 2010 FIFA World Cup The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010... |
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Other noted players
This section lists players not mentioned in the previous tables that have:- Played at least 100 games for the club.
- Played at least 20 international games for their national team at any time.
1930s–1980s
Eleuterio Alfredo Forrester (1931–39) Manuel de Sáa (1931–33, 1935–40) Victorio Spinetto
Victorio Spinetto
Victorio Luis Spinetto was an Argentine footballer and manager. He played mostly for Vélez Sársfield in the Argentine Primera División, debuting with the club in 1932 and retiring in 1940...
(1932–37, 1939–40) Emilio Reuben
Emilio Reuben
Emilio Moisés Reuben was an Argentine-Canadian soccer player who played in Argentina for Vélez Sársfield, Independiente and Lanús.Reuben also played for other South American teams such as Flamengo of Brazil, Deportivo Cali of Colombia and the Uruguayan team Racing Club de Montevideo. In 1949 he...
(1933–36) Miguel Ángel Rugilo
Miguel Ángel Rugilo
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(1938–44, 1946–52) Luis de la Fuente
Luis de la Fuente
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(1940–41) Oscar Huss (1945–57) Osvaldo Zubeldía
Osvaldo Zubeldía
Osvaldo Juan Zubeldía, was a football player and an influential Argentine coach.-Playing career:...
(1949–55) Antonio Cielinsky (1957–65)
Julio Asad
Julio Asad
Julio "El Turco" Daniel Asad is a former footballer and Manager. As a player, he participated with Argentina in Copa América 1975....
(1962–77) Rogelio Domínguez
Rogelio Domínguez
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(1964–65) José Solórzano (1966–69) Ermindo Onega
Ermindo Onega
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(1972) Julio César Falcioni
Julio César Falcioni
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(1976–80, 1991) Jorge Bartero
Jorge Bartero
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(1977–85, 1986–89) Carlos Ischia
Carlos Ischia
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(1979–84) Osvaldo Piazza (1979–82)
1980s–1990s
Jorge Comas
Jorge Comas
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(1981–85) Carlos Trucco
Carlos Trucco
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(1981–84) Daniel Killer
Daniel Killer
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(1982–83) Vicente Pernía
Vicente Pernía
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(1982) Mario Vanemerak
Mario Vanemerak
Mario Vanemerak is an Argentine football manager and former footballer.In his club career that started in 1982, Vanemerak played for Vélez Sársfield, Millonarios, Racing Club, Quilmes, Deportivo Quito and Provincial Osorno.Mario was a midfielder emerged from the divisions Vélez Sársfield...
(1982–87)
Jorge Amado Nunes
Jorge Amado Nunes
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(1987–88) Leonardo Rodríguez
Leonardo Rodríguez
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(1988–89) Ubaldo Fillol
Ubaldo Fillol
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(1989–91) Ricardo Gareca
Ricardo Gareca
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(1989–92) Alejandro Mancuso
Alejandro Mancuso
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(1989–93)
1990s–2000s
Marcelo Gómez
Marcelo Gómez
Marcelo Adrián Gómez is an Argentine former footballer. He is best known for his seven year period in Vélez Sársfield, where he played 189 games and won 8 titles.Gómez now works as a scout for Vélez Sársfield....
(1990–98) Mauricio Pellegrino
Mauricio Pellegrino
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(1990–98, 1999) Oscar Ruggeri
Oscar Ruggeri
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(1990–92) Omar Asad
Omar Asad
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(1992–00) Martín Posse
Martín Posse
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(1992–99) Víctor Hugo Sotomayor (1992–99) Roberto Trotta
Roberto Trotta
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(1992–96)
Sebastián Méndez
Sebastián Méndez
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(1993–02) Guillermo Morigi
Guillermo Morigi
Guillermo Carlos Morigi is an Argentine former football left winger who played throughout most of his career for Vélez Sársfield in the Primera División Argentina. He was part of the team during its most successful years, the 1990s.-Club:Morigi started his career with Vélez Sársfield of the...
(1993–97, 1999–02) Fernando Pandolfi
Fernando Pandolfi
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(1993–97, 1998–00, 2001–02) Flavio Zandoná
Flavio Zandoná
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(1994–98, 1998–00) Sergio Goycochea (1996–97) Lucas Castromán
Lucas Castromán
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(1997–01, 2004–07)
2000s–2010s
Jairo Castillo
Jairo Castillo
Jairo Fernando "el Tigre" Castillo Cortés is a Colombian football player who plays for América de Cali...
(2000–01) Nelson Tapia (2000–01) Fabricio Fuentes
Fabricio Fuentes
Fabricio Fabio Fuentes is an Argentine footballer who plays for Club Atlético All Boys as a central defender.-Club career:...
(2001–03, 2004–05) Leandro Somoza
Leandro Somoza
Leandro Daniel Somoza is an Argentine football midfielder who plays for Boca Juniors in the Argentine Primera División.-Club career:Somoza began his professional career playing for Vélez Sársfield in the Argentine Primera in 2001...
(2001–06, 2008–11)
Leandro Gracián
Leandro Gracián
Leandro Gracián is an Argentine football player, who plays for Boca Juniors.-Career:Gracián started his professional career with Vélez Sársfield where he was part of the team that won the Clausura 2005 tournament....
(2001–06) Martín Hidalgo
Martín Hidalgo
Emilio Martín Hidalgo Conde , commonly known as Martín Hidalgo is a Peruvian footballer who plays as a left wingback for Cienciano del Cuzco in the Peruvian First Division....
(2001–03) Mario Méndez (2007) Waldo Ponce
Waldo Ponce
Waldo Alonso Ponce Carrizo is a Chilean football defender who plays for club Cruz Azul in Mexico and the Chilean national team.-Universidad de Chile:...
(2008–09)
Basketball
Vélez Sársfield has both men's and women's basketballBasketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
teams. The men's team currently plays at the Liga Nacional B
Liga Nacional B
Copa Símon Bolívar Nacional B will be the future second tier of the Bolivian Football pyramid. The inaugural season is scheduled to last from July 30, 2011 until April 28, 2012 and will comprise the champions of the nine Bolivian Regional Leagues, two relegated teams from Liga Nacional A, the...
(3rd level). On the other hand, the women's team is the most successful in Argentina, having won the Liga Nacional de Básquet Femenino (Argentine first division) 6 times, including the latest 2010 season. Vélez's starting five during the 2010 championship (Sandra Pavón, Marina Cava, Paula Gatti, Paula Reggiardo, and Florencia Fernández) were selected to represent Argentina
Argentina women's national basketball team
The Argentina women's national basketball team is the women's basketball side that represents Argentina in international competitions.-Current roster:Roster for the 2011 Pan American Games -FIBA World Championship:...
at the 2010 FIBA World Championship for Women
2010 FIBA World Championship for Women
The 2010 FIBA World Championship for Women, the 16th edition of FIBA's premier tournament for women's national basketball teams, was held from September 23 to October 3, 2010 in the Czech Republic. Three cities, Ostrava, Brno and Karlovy Vary, hosted games...
.
Volleyball
The club also has men's and women's volleyballVolleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
teams in Buenos Aires' metropolitan leagues.