Defensores de Belgrano
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| Full name | Club Atlético Defensores de Belgrano | ||
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| Nickname(s) | El Dragón (The Dragon) | ||
| Founded | 25 May 1906 | ||
| Ground | Estadio Juan Pasquale Nuñez, Capital Federal Buenos Aires, Argentina (Capacity: 9,000) |
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| Chairman |  Marcelo Achile |
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| Manager | Rodolfo Della Picca |
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| League | Primera B Metropolitana | ||
| 2008-09 | 9th (Reached playoff final) | ||
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Defensores de Belgrano are a football club from the Nuñez district in Buenos Aires, Argentina. They currently play in Primera B Metropolitana, which is the regionalised third tier of the Argentine Football Association.
The club have not played in the top flight of Argentine football since the professional era begun, although they did spend a number of seasons in the Primera during the Amateur era before 1931.
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History
Club Atlético Defensores de Belgrano was founded on May 25, 1906 by a group of young people who wanted to participate in the football league's of Buenos Aires. During this time, the team's colour's were light blue and light pink but would later be changed to Red and Black, the stadium was at the Plaza Alberti in the suburb of Belgrano. In 1930, Defensores de Belgrano had been relegated to the second division until 1935, however, during that time, in 1934 two players Ernesto Belis and Luis Izett who were from Defensores had gone on to represent Argentina in the World Cup in Italy that year. For many decades Defensores would play their league games between the B and the C League's, gaining promotion and also being relegated. Through out that period a rivalry against Platense was developed.
The 1970s was provided with the arrival of Orlando Rene Houseman, he stayed on for Defensores through out the early 70's, he most significantly went on to win the World Cup for Argentina in 1978 and was arguably one of the biggest idol's that had been produced by Defensores. Despite his success, the club would go on to experience campaigns that alternated from good to bad. During recent years, from August 29, 1998 there was a colission between Defensores de Belgrano and Almirante Brown which brough much rivalry between them, during the decade since the colission the two team's are accompanied with major security being operated upon their meeting's.
Defensores de Belgrano enjoyed various years in the Premier Division of Argentina during the 1920s, the club has formerly established itself and, is well known by the people of Buenos Aires for having the reputation of being a Second and Third Division club.
Estadio Juan Pasquale
The Estadio Juan Pasquale is located in the suburb of Nuñez in northern Buenos Aires. It is approximately 10 walking blocks away from River Plate's Monumental. The street's surrounding the Juan Pasquale contain many grafitied wall's and objects in tribute of Club Atlético Defensores de Belgrano, and are the meeting points of many of the club's supporters which begin walking in large groups upon their arrival to the stadium itself[1][2]. The capacity of the stadium hold's 9,000 people.
Current Players
First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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The club operates it’s Junior Divisions; Las Divisiones Inferiores beginning from age categories of Sub-7 until Sub-20 level.
Titles
Primera División C 1953- Primera División C 1958
- Primera B 1967
- Primera División C 1972
- Primera División C 1991/1992,
- Primera B Metropolitana 2000/01,
Notable players
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See also
References
External links
- (Spanish) Official Website
- (Spanish) Website for Fan's
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