Atlético Nacional
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| Full name | Corporación Deportiva Atlético Nacional | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Los Verdolagas (The Green-Lookings), El Verde (The Green), El Verde y Blanco (The Green and White), Rey de Copas (King of Cups) |
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| Founded | 1947 As Atletico Municipal | |||
| Ground | Estadio Atanasio Girardot Medellín, Colombia (Capacity: 52,872) |
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| Chairman |  Victor Marulanda |
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| Manager |  Ramon Cabrero |
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| League | Fútbol Profesional Colombiano | |||
| 2008 - II | 3rd | |||
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Corporación Deportiva Atlético Nacional is a Colombian football team based in Medellín. They play their home games at the Estadio Atanasio Girardot stadium which also serves as home to Deportivo Independiente Medellín.
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[edit] Overview
The club Unión, now known as Club Atletico Nacional, was founded in 1947 by Luis Alberto Villegas Lopera, Jorge Osorio, Alberto Eastman, Gilberto Molina, Raúl Zapata Lotero, Jorge Gómez Jaramillo, Arturo Torres Posada and Julio Ortiz.
Atletico Nacional was the first Colombian team to win the Copa Libertadores de América, they did so in 1989, and were also runner-ups in 1995. The winning of this cup was done in a special manner since all of the team's players were Colombian and thus Atletico Nacional earned the nickname of the "Puros Criollos."
The team has been at the top of the Fútbol Profesional Colombiano ten times, winning in 1954, 1973, 1976, 1981, 1991, 1994, 1999 (when there was only one champion per year), 2005, 2007-I and 2007-II.
Atlético Nacional was home to international stars like Faustino Asprilla, René Higuita, Víctor Aristizábal, Andres Escobar, Iván Córdoba, Leonel Alvarez, Alexis García, Albeiro Usuriaga, Aquivaldo Mosquera Mauricio Serna, Juan Pablo Angel and others. The best foreigners: Cesar Cueto and Oscar Rossi
The team wears green and white vertically striped jerseys. The team is actually owned by the Organización Ardila Lülle. Nacional's Mascot is the Nacho with green and white striped as it is the team's uniform. Nacho was created in 1998.
For fifteen years, from 1989 to 2004, the team was regarded as the only team to win the Copa Libertadores (until Once Caldas won over Boca Juniors), and until 1999, the only Colombian team to win any major international tournament (America de Cali, winning over Independiente Santa Fe the Copa Merconorte). The team is also the only colombian club to reach the final stage of the Copa Sudamericana, losing against Argentina's San Lorenzo in 2002
[edit] El Clásico Paisa
Atletico Nacional has had a long rivalry with Independiente Medellin. When the two teams face each other it is considered one of the most important matches in Colombia. It is mainly a rivalry because both teams share the same stadium (Estadio Atanasio Girardot), and both teams have about the same number of fans within the city of Medellin. The rivalry started to be taken noticed by the early 90's since Independiente Medellin was growing stronger year by year. Now days both teams are declared one of the top teams in Colombia. Independiente Medellin is sometimes referred to have a Green Star since in the 2004-I tournament they won the only final the two have ever faced. However Atletico Nacional has 104 wins over Independiente Medellin who only has 70 and tied 81.
[edit] Honors
[edit] Amateur Era
- Liga Antioquena de Futbol: 1 appearance
- Winners (1):1942
[edit] National Honors
[edit] International Honors
- Copa Libertadores de América: 14 appearances
- Winners (1): 1989
- Runners-up (1): 1995
- Copa Merconorte: 4 appearances
- Winners (2): 1998, 2000
- Copa Sudamericana: 4 appearances
- Runners-up (1): 2002
- Copa Interamericana: 2 appearances
- Winners (2): 1990, 1995
- Recopa Sudamericana: 1 appearance
- Runners-up (1): 1989
- Intercontinental Cup: 1 appearance
- Runners-up (1): 1989
[edit] Friendly Tournaments
- Penalty Cup: 1 appearance
- Winners (1): 2006
- Copa Ciudad de Santa Fe: 1 appearance
- Winners (1): 2005
- America's Cup (USA):1 appearance
- Winners (1): 2003
- Marlboro Cup: 1 appearance
- Winners (1): 1988
[edit] Current squad
As of January 29, 2009
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[edit] Reserve & Youth Squad
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[edit] Squad Changes for 2009-I Copa Mustang
In:
- Andrés Orozco Transferred From
Sport Club Internacional - Baiano Transferred From Vasco da Gama
- Aldo Ramírez Transferred From
Monarcas Morelia 
Juan Carlos Mariño Transferred From Cienciano
Out:
- Carlos Díaz Transferred to Deportivo Pereira
- Oscar Passo Transferred to Real Cartagena
- Carmelo Valencia Transferred to Millonarios
- Victor Ibarbo Transferred to
Udinese - Marlon Piedrahita Transferred to Envigado FC
- Camilo Perez Transferred to Envigado FC
[edit] Notable Former Players/Current Players
[edit] Current season
[edit] Notable managers
[edit] Stadium Information
- Name - Estadio Atanasio Girardot
- City - Medellin
- Capacity - 53,000
- Inauguration - 1953
- Pitch size - 105 × 70 m
- Other Facilities: - Unidad Deportiva Atanasio Girardot
[edit] Kit Information
Atlético Nacional currently wears its famous green-and-white stripes at home, while wearing all green or occasionally all white on the road. Their kit has been made by Adidas, this being their second time sponsoring Atlético Nacional; first time was in 1995. The shirt sponsor is Postobon, while Aress has a small sponsorship on their shorts and their stadium advertisement, so as for une a cable channel company also has sponsorsip convering most of their matches and sponsorship on their stadium advertisement.
Previous shirt makers:
- 1985–92 Torino
- 1993–94 Hummel
- 1995 Adidas
- 1996–00 Puma
- 2001–02 Converse
- 2003–07 Umbro
- 2008 Marathon
- 2009- Adidas
Previous shirt sponsors:
[edit] External links
- Official Website
- Fans WebPage
- Atlético Nacional
- Umbro t-shirt season 2005
- 1997 Interamerican's Cup
- 1990 Interamerican's Cup
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