Atlas
Full nameClub Atlético Atlas
Nickname(s)Marrón (Brown)
Founded17 August 1951 (1951-08-17)
GroundRicardo Puga,
General Rodríguez, Buenos Aires Province
Capacity2,500
ChairmanMaximiliano Ambrossio
ManagerArgentina César Rodríguez
LeaguePrimera C
20229th
WebsiteClub website

Club Atlético Atlas is an Argentine football club from the General Rodríguez district in Buenos Aires Province. Atlas currently plays in Primera C, the fourth division of the Argentine football league system.

Atlas made some impact on the media due to the TV documentary "Atlas, la otra pasión",[1] aired in 2006 on Fox Sports, which made the club known outside Argentina.

History

The club was founded on 17 August 1951 by a group of sportsmen under the name "Club Social y Deportivo Atlas". The team, coached by Ricardo Puga, took part in the Evita children tournaments. In 1965 Atlas affiliated to Argentine Football Association and began to play in the then last division of Argentine football league system, the "Torneo de Aficionados" championship (current Primera D). In 1970 the club changed its name to "Club Atlético Atlas", moving that same year from Colegiales neighborhood in Buenos Aires to the suburb of General Rodríguez, where they had constructed its stadium.

Reputed to be "the worst team in Argentina",[2] the squad was relegated from the last division in 2004, losing its place in the Argentine Football Association's hierarchy of competitive leagues and with it all its players and facilities.

In 2005, being coached by the charismatic Néstor Retamar, Atlas regained its place in the Primera D. One year later, Atlas did not promote, being defeated by Berazategui in the semi-finals of the play-offs and finishing 5th.

in 2008 Retamar left, then returned in 2010. During 2010–11 season, El Marrón proclaimed champion of the Torneo Reducido, defeating Centro Español in the finals, winning 1–0 the first match. Atlas then played the promotion playoffs against Sacachispas, and promoting to Primera C Metropolitana.[3]

On 30 January 2021, the team promoted for the first time after having lost the five previous opportunities winning the reducido final against Deportivo Paraguayo for 2-0.

Current squad

As of 23 september 2023

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Argentina ARG Lucas Álvarez
2 DF Argentina ARG Diego Gradicola
3 DF Argentina ARG Ariel Vera
4 DF Argentina ARG Javier Alderete
5 MF Argentina ARG Leonardo Celín
6 DF Argentina ARG Nicolás Pardo
7 FW Argentina ARG Fernando Maldonado
No. Pos. Nation Player
8 MF Argentina ARG Brian Ceballos
9 FW Argentina ARG Imanol Varela
10 MF Argentina ARG Franco Zalazar
11 FW Argentina ARG Maximiliano Torres
12 GK Argentina ARG Elías Córdova
13 FW Argentina ARG Gonzalo Ronconi
14 MF Argentina ARG Iván Ruíz

Managers

  • Argentina Néstor Retamar (2005–2008)
  • Argentina Pedro Ponce (2008)
  • Argentina Guillermo Sezsurack (2008–2010)
  • Argentina Rolando Boroski (2010)
  • Argentina Néstor Retamar (2010–2012)
  • Argentina Juan José Valiente (†) (2013)
  • Argentina Daniel Zulaica (2013–2014)
  • Argentina Wálter Piacenza (2014)
  • Argentina Néstor Retamar (2014–2016)
  • Argentina César Rodríguez (2016–2019)
  • Argentina Néstor Retamar (2019–2022)
  • Argentina César Rodríguez (2023-)

References

  1. ↑ ""Atlas, La Otra Pasión" website". Archived from the original on 2006-09-02. Retrieved 2006-08-29.
  2. ↑ "El peor equipo de fútbol tiene su propio docu-reality", Clarín, 1 January 2010
  3. ↑ ""Resultados del Reducido 2010–11" at Atlas Marrón website". Archived from the original on 2012-08-18. Retrieved 2012-02-29.
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