Esporte Clube Internacional (SC)

Esporte Clube Internacional, commonly known as Internacional de Lages or Inter de Lages, is a Brazilian football team based in Lages, Santa Catarina state. In 2021, it plays Campeonato Catarinense Série B, the state of Santa Catarina's second league.[2]

Internacional de Lages
Full nameEsporte Clube Internacional
Nickname(s)Colorado Lageano
Vermelhão do Copacabana
FoundedJune 13, 1949 (74 years ago) (1949-06-13)
GroundEstádio Vidal Ramos Júnior, Lages, Santa Catarina state, Brazil
Capacity9,600[1]
PresidentCristopher Nunes
Head coachBeto Portella
LeagueCampeonato Catarinense
2023 [pt]Catarinense Série B, 2nd of 9 (promoted)
WebsiteClub website

History edit

The club was founded on June 13, 1949.[3] It won the Campeonato Catarinense in 1965,[4] the Campeonato Catarinense Second Level in 1990, 2000 and 2014[5] and the Campeonato Catarinense Third Level in 2013.[6] Inter de Lages played the Taça Brasil in 1966,[3] when it was eliminated in the first stage by Ferroviário-PR.[7] The club returned to the national competitions in 2015, when it played the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D, the fourth tier of the Brazilian football.[8]

Current squad edit

As of August 4, 2021.[9]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK   BRA Diego
GK   BRA Maciel
DF   BRA Max
DF   BRA Diego Chiclete
DF   BRA Zé Vitor
DF   BRA Fábio
DF   BRA Pavani
DF   BRA Marcelinho
DF   BRA Railan
DF   BRA Paulo Henrique
DF   BRA Samuel Balbino
MF   BRA Rudnei
MF   BRA Renilson
MF   BRA Calebe
MF   BRA Ítalo
MF   BRA Lucas Crispim
MF   BRA Leozídio
MF   BRA Cristiano
FW   BRA Gustavo
FW   BRA Michel Potiguar
FW   BRA Wallace
FW   BRA Gabriel Pelé
FW   BRA Fabrício
FW   BRA Christian

Staff edit

Coaching staff
Head coach Beto Portella
Assistant coach
Head athletic trainer Walter Martinho
Goalkeeper coach Márcio Amaral
Physiotherapist Betinho Souza
Wardrobe keeper
Football coordinator Nasareno Silva

Achievements edit

Stadium edit

Esporte Clube Internacional plays its home games at Estádio Vidal Ramos Júnior. The stadium used to have a maximum capacity of 11,800 people,[10] but, following new security patterns, its capacity was lowered to 9,600 people.[11]

References edit

  1. ^ "Estádio Municipal Vidal Ramos Júnior" (in Portuguese). Inter de Lages’ official website. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  2. ^ "Tio Vida passa por melhorias antes do início da temporada do Inter" (in Portuguese). Inter de Lages’ official website. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Esporte Clube Internacional" (in Portuguese). Arquivo de Clubes. Archived from the original on July 20, 2012. Retrieved February 8, 2011.
  4. ^ "Os campeões de Santa Catarina em número de títulos" (in Portuguese). Bola na Área. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
  5. ^ ""Novato", Inter de Lages reapacere no cenário nacional" (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
  6. ^ "Internacional é campeão da Divisão de Acesso 2013" (in Portuguese). Federação Catarinense de Futebol. Archived from the original on November 20, 2015. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
  7. ^ "Brazil Cup 1966". RSSSF. October 18, 1999. Retrieved February 8, 2011.
  8. ^ "Classificação coloca Inter de Lages de volta ao Brasileiro após 49 anos" (in Portuguese). Globoesporte.com. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
  9. ^ "Inter de Lages official squad" (in Portuguese). Inter de Lages website. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  10. ^ "CNEF - Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 14, 2009. Retrieved February 8, 2011.
  11. ^ "Inter de Lages - estádio" (in Portuguese). Inter de Lages website. Retrieved March 1, 2017.

External links edit