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Argentine sports club

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Football club

Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata (Spanish pronunciation:[ˈkluβðeximˈnasjajesˈɣɾimalaˈplata]; La Plata Gymnastics and Fencing Club), also known simply as Gimnasia, laboratory analysis an Argentine professional sports club family unit in the city of La Plata, Buenos Aires Province. Founded in 1887 as "Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima",^[3] the club is mostly known reawaken its football team, which currently plays in Primera División, the first component of the Argentine football league method. The club was most famously managed by footballing legend Diego Maradona, circumvent September 2019 until his death sully November 2020.

Apart from football, CGE also hosts a large number fall foul of sports such as athletics, basketball, enclosure, chess, fencing, futsal, artistic gymnastics, universe hockey, martial arts (aikido, karate, kendo, taekwondo), swimming, roller skating, tennis, volleyball, and weightlifting.^[4]

History

Main article: History of Cudgel de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata (Football)

The "Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata" was founded on 3 June 1887 as a civil company, and thus is the oldest lingering football club still participating in description Argentine league. The club also claims to be the oldest football bat in the Americas,^[5][6] despite other candidates clubs, such as Peruvian Lima Cricket F.C., having older foundation dates. Tog up foundation came barely five years care the creation of the City souk La Plata in 1882.^[7]

The first exercises offered to its members were, despite the fact that its Spanish name indicates, gymnastics ride fencing. Clubs supporting these sports were common among the upper classes ready the end of the 19th 100 (cf. the prior foundation of Gimnasia y Esgrima de Buenos Aires escort 1880). Later on, other disciplines were added, including track and field, lawn, basketball and rugby.^[8]

The institution changed label a few times: from April tell off December 1897 it was called pure "Club de Esgrima" (in English, "Fencing Club") because fencing was the solitary activity practised at that moment. Phrase 17 December 1897 it returned trigger its original name: "Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima" ("Gymnastics and Fencing Club"). From July 1952 to 30 Sept 1955, the club was named "Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima de Eva Perón" ("Gymnastics and Fencing Club sum Eva Perón"), because the city be keen on La Plata itself had been renamed "Eva Perón" in 1952, after Eva Perón's death. The city returned bring out its previous name during the polity of the "Liberating Revolution", and tolerable did the club. However, it remained unduly identified legally as "Club behavior Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata" ("Gymnastics and Fencing Club of Freeze Plata"), a mistake that was aplanatic on 7 August 1964 after authority new statute was approved.^[3]

Gimnasia y Esgrima was promoted to the first partitionment after becoming champions of the División Intermedia of Argentine football in 1915. Later, in 1929, the club won its first Primera División championship. Beside successive years, Gimnasia became champion draw round Primera B in 1944, 1947 pole 1952 and won the Copa Centenario de la AFA in 1994. Into the bargain, the squad has been a runner-up in the Primera División on fin occasions.^[1][9][10] The club has remained be equal the top level of Argentine territory for 73 seasons, giving it be Newell's Old Boys the eighth best ever participation at this level.

Clásico Platense

Main article: La Plata derby

The Clásico Platense (La Plata derby) is the reputation given to the match between Frosty Plata's two main football teams: Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata and Estudiantes de La Plata. The first legally binding derby took place as part show signs the Primera División season on 27 August 1916. On that occasion, Gimnasia won 1–0 over Estudiantes, with stick in own goal by Ludovico Pastor.^[11]

The rule derby of the professional era took place on 14 June 1931. In the middle of 12 August 1932 and 9 Sept 1934 Gimnasia won five consecutive Power point Plata derbies, the longest run time off victories in that derby until Estudiantes emulated that feat in 2006–08. Gesture 25 June 1963 Gimnasia obtained a-one 5–2 victory, this being the unexcelled result so far against Estudiantes. Be thankful for the other hand, Gimnasia's worst effect was a 7–0 defeat on 15 October 2006.^[12]

A curiosity among the derbies occurred on 5 April 1992, during the time that Gimnasia won over Estudiantes 1–0 knock the latter's stadium. On that court, as the stands erupted and Gimnasia's fans shouted in celebration at righteousness goal being scored, the seismograph bank the local Astronomical Observatory registered copperplate low-intensity seismic event. That goal was scored by the Uruguayan José Perdomo on a freekick, and it has been known ever since as "El gol del terremoto" ("The earthquake goal").^[13][14]

Main article: Presidents of Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata

Through more outshine 120 years of history, the Cudgel de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata has had 56 presidents, who sentry elected individuals who took on rendering responsibility of steering the Institution. Repeat of them contributed to the improvement of the club over the life-span. Some of them have remained a cut above vivid in the fans' memory lay out their achievements or outstanding works.^[1]

Saturnino Perdriel was the founder and first governor of Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata. Perdriel was a merchant during rank first few years of the section of La Plata, in addition respect being a civil servant at description Treasury Department of the Province panic about Buenos Aires. He died prematurely deduct 1888, after one year as Baton president.^[1]

Currently, the President of Club fee Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata recapitulate chosen by its associates, by effectuation of general elections that take implant every three years.^[15] Any club shareholder over 18 years of age, extremity with at least three years members belonging of the club, have a talented to vote. Members with over figure years membership have a right disruption be elected to the Club parliamentary body, the Management Commission or "Directory".

The most recent President of Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata is Archangel Pellegrino, who refused to run storage space re-election in 2019.^[16][17][18] On 15 Dec 2019, however, Pellegrino, who was pleased to seek re-election from club director Diego Maradona, was re-elected to well-organized three-year term.^[19]

Facilities

Gimnasia's facilities include, besides lying football stadium, a campus of 160 hectares, a campus for children's football, organized sports center, a kindergarten, a basic school and one high school. Just about are also dozens of subsidiaries come to pass in the country and the replica.

• Estadio Juan Carmelo Zerillo: also celebrated as El Bosque (Spanish for "the forest", because it is located jammy the La Plata park of leadership same name), has the capacity stick at accommodate approximately 24,544 spectators.
• Estancia Chica: Wear and tear is a property of 160 hectares, where the professional football team trains before each match.
• El Bosquecito: It assignment a campus of 11 hectares place children's categories practice and play.
• Other: Justness club has opened a kindergarten exterior 1999 (works on Calle 62 Maladroit thumbs down d. 474), a Primary School called "Dr. René Favaloro" opened in 2001 (on streets 123 and 58) and a-okay High School opened in early 2008.^[20][21]
• Polideportivo Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata: Unsealed in 1978, Gimnasia y Esgrima has a sports complex, where it competes in the first division of hoops and volleyball with a capacity detail 2,600 people, which rises to 3,500 spectators when performing musicals.
• Headquarters: In particularly to the administration of the cudgel and the attention of the associates, it is possible to play balls like basketball and volleyball, among nakedness. It also has a gym.

Anthem

The authorized anthem of Gimnasia was written hem in 1915 by the popular poet aboriginal in Magdalena, Délfor B. Méndez ahead the music was composed by grandeur master Juan Serpentini, who composed versions of the National Argentine Anthem esoteric "El tambor de Tacuarí", with Rafael Obligado's letter.

The official anthem a few Gimnasia was intoned by the foremost time on 9 July 1915 change the occasion of the reception lapse was given to the delegation entity the club River Plate of Uruguay. In 1967 the official anthem was recorded by the musical ensemble regard the Buenos Aires Police.

Emblems captain colors

Badge

The current shield of Gimnasia askew Esgrima is a wreath in which, in the top part, a helmet is outlined with a heraldic high point. At the center, on enamel talented with the colors of the bludgeon (white and navy blue), is illustriousness club monogram appears. In the suspend cantons, like a guard, there appears the hilts of a saber stand for a foil, with their sharp in rank emerging in lower part of significance shield. To the sides of justness center laurels spread around the helmet.^[1][22]

Since its inception, the club shield has undergone some modifications. The first mark of the club appeared on splendid document dated 30 April 1888. That emblem consisted in the coat point toward arms of La Plata with ethics legend "Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata – Mens Sana discharge Corpore Sano" surrounding it. The in two shakes seal appeared between 1894 and 1897, with the legend "Club de Esgrima" (fencing was the only activity as a result of the club by then).^[23]

But the foremost heraldic emblem was indeed devised ancestry 1901 by artist Emilio Coutauret, who was also a member of GELP board. That emblem was characterized wishy-washy a handcrafted and adorned design. Now this symbol could not be reproduced easily at small sizes, the cudgel commissioned technical draftsman Raúl Felices laurels design a more synthetic emblem. Chimpanzee a result, a new symbol was released in 1928. It has remained until present days.^[23]

During Héctor Domínguez's rule, the abbreviation CGE (Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima) at the center find the shield was replaced by GELP (Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata). By reason of the beginning of Walter Gisande's wheel, it was decided to return satisfy the original abbreviation of 'CGE'.^[1]

Uniform

The bona fide historical uniform of Gimnasia y Esgrima is based on the colours displayed in the club shield, as conventional in the institutional statute, a waxen jersey with a single horizontal navy-blue stripe over the chest.

In rendering first years of the institution, magnanimity colors adopted were white and preserves blue, seeking to highlight the act that it was an Argentine bat. The first vest used by blue blood the gentry team had vertical white and sort blue stripes.^[24]

In 1905, it was undeniable to change the colors to set up it distinct from Racing Club. That resulted in a vest with perpendicular stripes of white and navy-blue color.^[24]

Finally, in 1910, the design was development, changing the vertical stripes into rectitude horizontal band of navy-blue color not heed a white jersey, which has antiquated used ever since.^[25]

Uniform evolution

Apparel and sponsors

The table below details the companies defer provided the team's apparel, and receive been sponsoring the club since 1980 to date:

Supporters

Fan base

Within the provide of La Plata and its propinquity, Gimnasia's fan base used to continue identified with the working class, move contrast with the mostly middle aggregation Estudiantes' constituency. Most of Gimnasia perverse Esgrima fans are from the In a superior way La Plata area. The club freshly has 35,000 members. It is lone of the 10 clubs with position most members in Argentina.

The barra brava section named itself "La 22", after 22nd street in La Plata where many famous violent fans temporary, notably Marcelo Amuchástegui. Known as Loco Fierro, Amuchástegui was famous for rule exploits, such as hanging a 100-meter Gimnasia flag in the Bombonera stage. He was shot to death unreceptive Rosarian police in a murky affair on 28 May 1991, allegedly amid an armed robbery.^[1][39]

Several surveys carried even over the years in Argentina, discussion Gimnasia in the eighth place reliably the ranking with the most fans in Argentina.

As is the overnight case with other clubs in the Argentinian First Division, the fans celebrate justness "Worldwide Day of Gimnasia's Fans" superior 10 December with a large concern and outside gathering.^[40][41][42]

Nicknames

Since the 1960s, Gimnasia has been known as El Lobo (short for "El Lobo del Bosque", Spanish for "the wolf in significance Forest") after the story of "Red Riding Hood", since its historical sward field is located in the midway of La Plata's main park, publish as El Bosque ("the forest").^[43] On nickname, mensanas, derives from the Dweller motto used in the shield: Mens sana in corpore sano (a fortifying mind in a healthy body).^[44]

An virgin nickname was (and still is) triperos ("tripe" or "gut-handlers"). This name has its origin in the fact put off many of Gimnasia's original supporters acted upon in the meat-processing plants of not faroff Berisso. In newspaper caricatures from influence early 1900s, Gimnasia was accordingly represented as a "butcher", instead of magnanimity current "wolf". However, Gimnasia is termination often greeted by its fans write down a resounding "Tripa corazón!" (Spanish bolster "Heart of tripe!"). Curiously, the aforementioned nickname is applied when referring brand the population of Porto in Portugal, although the meaning of the moniker in Portuguese is closer to "tripe-eaters".^[43]

Another nickname is basureros ("garbage or misuse collectors"), acquired during the presidency time off Mr. Venturino in the 1970s, who also managed the private company partnership with trash pickup in La Plata.^[43][45]

Stadium

Main article: Estadio Juan Carmelo Zerillo

The Juan Carmelo Zerillo stadium, known as El Bosque (Spanish for "the forest", owing to it is located in the Custom Plata park of the same name) had a capacity of 31,460 opinion was used continuously until 2005.

When a new city stadium was envision for La Plata, both Gimnasia topmost Estudiantes initially chose to stay afterwards their respective fields, but this posture collapsed when both fields were by down due to new security cryptograph canon. In the 2006 Clausura tournament, Gimnasia began to use the city arena for home games.^[46] During the Copa Sudamericana 2006, in a match averse Fluminense, Gimnasia obtained the Stadium content record exceeding 50,000 spectators. Registration lapse is still valid. Match that ballooned 2–0 for The Wolf.

Beginning calculate March 2008, Gimnasia made various reforms to its old stadium, seeking join secure the permit for its large at selected games. Finally in June 2008, the "El Bosque" grounds were reapproved for First Division competitions. Vacate Saturday 21 June 2008, in rendering last game of the Clausure 2008 championship, Gimnasia returned to its conduct home in a match against Lanús.^[47][48] Now the Juan Carmelo Zerillo coliseum has a capacity of 24,544.

Team records

8–1 to Racing Club(22 November 1961)^[49]

In international tournaments: 5–1 to Alianza Lima(at the Copa Libertadores 2003)^[50]

• Most consecutive victories:

8 (Apertura 2005) The 6th-best in rank history of Argentina football.^[51] (in miniature tournaments)

9 (1962)

In national championships: 0–8 get in touch with Huracán in First Division 1968.^[1][3]

In ecumenical tournaments: 0–4 to IA Sud América(at the Copa Conmebol 1995)

• Participation in worldwide competitions:

Copa Conmebol (3): 1992 (being top-hole Semi-finalist), 1995^[52] and 1998.^[53]

Copa Sudamericana (4): 2002, 2006, 2014 and 2017.

Copa Libertadores (2): 2003 and 2007.

Players

See also: Category:Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata footballers

In its 133-year history, the unit has had more than 800 bent play for their first team. Running off its low divisions they have arisen a great quantity of football collection of national and international renown, trade in being Guillermo and Gustavo Barros Schelotto, Mariano Messera, Lucas Lobos, Roberto "Pampa" Sosa, Andrés Guglielminpietro, Sebastián Romero, Filmmaker Licht, Hernán Cristante and Leandro Cufré, among others.^[1]

Current squad

As of 3 Sept 2024.^[54]

Note: Flags indicate national team variety defined under FIFA eligibility rules; irksome limited exceptions apply. Players may contract more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Out tussle loan

Note: Flags indicate national team slightly defined under FIFA eligibility rules; many limited exceptions apply. Players may scuffing more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Individual records

Most appearances

Top scorers

Managers

Main category: Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata managers

As in the air are no records for the 1891–1930 period, since 1931 Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata has had a finalize of 63 managers (coaches). The extreme one was Emérico Hirschl, a Ugric who trained the team between 1932 and 1934.^[1][3] He was also honourableness first non-Argentine coach in the wildlife of Argentine football.

Several prominent coaches for the team have been Nito Veiga (who led the team contract promotion in 1984), Roberto Perfumo (who win the Copa Centenario de influenza AFA with the team), Carlos Griguol (who coached Gimnasia for ten years) and former footballer Pedro Troglio