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Fortaleza Esporte Clube

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Fortaleza Esporte Clube, usually known as Fortaleza, is primarily a football club, but is active in other sports such as futsal, handball and basketball. Fortaleza Esporte Clube is based in Fortaleza, capital of the State of Ceará, Brazil. The club was founded on 18 October 1918.[3]

Fortaleza
Full nameFortaleza Esporte Clube
Nickname(s)Leão do Pici (Lion of the Pici)
Rei Leão do Brasil (Lion King of Brazil)
Tricolor
Clube da Garotada (Club of the Youth)
Tricolor de Aço (Steel Tricolor)
Founded18 October 1918; 105 years ago (1918-10-18)
GroundCastelão
Capacity63,903[1]
SAF OwnerFortaleza EC SAF (100%)[2]
PresidentAlex Santiago
Head coachJuan Pablo Vojvoda
LeagueCampeonato Brasileiro Série A
Campeonato Cearense
2023
2024		Série A, 10th of 20
Cearense, 2nd of 10
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Fortaleza is one of the most traditional[clarification needed] clubs in the Northeastern region of Brazil alongside Bahia, Vitória, Santa Cruz, Sport, Náutico and Ceará, its biggest rival. The club's colors are red, blue and white.

History edit

On 23 February 1912, Alcides Santos founded a club called Fortaleza, and participated shortly after in the founding of the Stella Foot-Ball Club. Finally, on 18 October 1918, Fortaleza Sporting Club was born, the first denomination of the Fortaleza Esporte Clube. Its colors represent the colors of the French flag, since the founder spent time in France and decided to put the colors of the European country in the Brazilian club.

In 1920, they participated in the foundation of the Associação Cearense de Desportos. That same year they got their first Cearense Championship title.

In 1951, the Municipality of Fortaleza decided to renovate the Presidente Vargas Stadium. The idea of having a private stadium was reborn in the board since it had its own stadium during the 1920s.

In 1957, the club acquired from the land in Bairro do Pici from Mrs. Hedwing, which during the Second World War was where the American military base was in Fortaleza, called Post Command ( Command Post), hence the name Pici, transfers it to the Club of Gentilândia in exchange for the new neighborhood. It changed its name to Leão do Pici, a reference to the neighborhood where the Parque dos Campeonatos is located.

The Alcides Santos Stadium opened its doors in June 1962, beating Usina Ceará in the inaugural match.

After finishing in 4th place in the 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the club qualified for the Copa Libertadores for the first time in history. In 2023 they finished 2nd place in the Copa Sudamericana, losing to L.D.U. Quito.

Uniform edit

  • Home Uniform: Blue and red shirt with blue pants and white socks.
  • Away uniform: White and blue shirt with blue pants and blue socks.

Uniform Evolution edit

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1922-1926
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1926-1938
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1997
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2015-2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2016-2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2018

Statistics edit

  • Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
    • Player with most goals scored: Rinaldo (23 goals)
    • Player with most goals scored in a single tournament: Rinaldo (16 goals), in 2005
  • All divisions taken in consideration
    • Player with most goals scored: Rinaldo (43 goals); in 2004 (14), 2005 (16), 2006 (11) and 2008 (2)
  • Topscorers in national competitions (cups and leagues)
  • Best Série A right-back (Bola de Prata award): Louro, in 1974

Mascot edit

 
Fortaleza mascot Juba

In the 1960s a journalist popularized the Leão, a name that came from the times of Praça dos Leões. The mascot's name is Juba.

Club structure edit

Headquarters edit

The Fortaleza Esporte Clube has its headquarters in the district of Pici, which consists of the Manoel Guimarães administrative headquarters, stadium Alcides Santos stadium, indoor trophies, Hotel Ribamar Bezerra (used for athletes), Otoni Diniz accommodation, dressing rooms, fitness center, and a modern medical department.

 
Castelão (Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil)

Stadiums edit

They play their games at Alcides Santos Stadium, with capacity for 8,300 people, Estadio Castelão, which can hold 63,903 supporters and Estádio Presidente Vargas, which has a capacity of 20,600.

Past presidents edit

  • Alcides Santos
  • João Gentil
  • João César
  • Ney Rebouças
  • Aírton França Rebouças
  • Péricles Mulatinho
  • José Atanásio dos Santos
  • José Nestor Falcão
  • Osvaldo Azim
  • Ezequiel Menezes
  • Jorge Mota (1999—03)
  • Clayton Alcântara Veras (2004)
  • Ribamar Bezerra (2005—06)
  • Marcello Desidério (2007—08)
  • Lúcio Bonfim (2008—09)
  • Renan Vieira (2010)
  • Paulo Arthur Magalhães (2011)
  • Osmar Baquit (2011—14)
  • Jorge Mota (2015—17)
  • Luis Eduardo Girão (2017)
  • Marcelo Paz (2017—2023)
  • Alex Santiago (2024—present)

Current squad edit

As of 19 April 2024[4]

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   BRA João Ricardo
2 DF   BRA Tinga (captain)
4 DF   BRA Titi (vice-captain)
6 DF   BRA Bruno Pacheco
7 MF   ARG Tomás Pochettino
8 MF   ARG Emmanuel Martínez
9 FW   ARG Juan Martín Lucero (4rd captain)
10 MF   BRA Calebe
11 FW   BRA Marinho
13 DF   CHI Benjamín Kuscevic (on loan from Coritiba)
15 GK   BRA Bruno Guimarães
16 MF   BRA Matheus Rossetto
17 MF   BRA Zé Welison
18 MF   BRA Luquinhas
19 DF   ARG Emanuel Brítez
20 DF   BRA Dudu
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 FW   BRA Moisés
22 DF   BRA Yago Pikachu (3rd captain)
23 GK   BRA Santos
25 DF   ARG Tomás Cardona
26 FW   BRA Breno Lopes (on loan from Palmeiras)
28 MF   BRA Pedro Augusto
30 GK   BRA Maurício Kozlinski
31 MF   BRA Amorim
32 FW   BRA Pedro Rocha
35 MF   BRA Hércules
36 DF   BRA Felipe Jonatan
37 MF   BRA Kauan
39 FW   ARG Imanol Machuca
77 FW   VEN Kervin Andrade
79 FW   BRA Renato Kayzer
88 MF   BRA Lucas Sasha

Reserve team edit

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
48 FW   BRA Ryan Luka

Out on loan edit

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF   BRA Bernardo Schappo (on loan to Botafogo-SP until 30 November 2024)
— DF   COL Brayan Ceballos (no loan to Atlético Junior until 31 December 2024)
— DF   ARG Gonzalo Escobar (on loan to Santos until 31 December 2024)
— DF   BRA Habraão (on loan to Chapecoense until 30 November 2024)
— DF   BRA João Paulo (on loan to Chapecoense until 30 November 2024)
— DF   BRA Marcelo Benevenuto (on loan to Coritiba until 30 November 2024)
— DF   POR Tobias Figueiredo (on loan to Criciúma until 31 December 2024)
— DF   BRA Bruno Melo (on loan to Coritiba until 31 December 2024)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF   BRA Ryan (on loan to Boavista until 30 April 2024)
— MF   BRA Sammuel (on loan to ABC until 30 November 2024)
— MF   BRA Ronald (on loan to Criciúma until 31 December 2024)
— MF   BRA Pedro Vitor (on loan to Remo until 31 December 2024)
— FW   BRA Edinho (on loan to Paysandu until 30 November 2024)
— FW   BRA Guilherme Cachoeira (on loan to Remo until 30 November 2024)
— FW   BRA Igor Torres (on loan to Vila Nova until 30 November 2024)
— FW   BRA Thiago Galhardo (on loan to Goiás until 30 November 2024)

Staff edit

Current staff edit

As of 24 February 2023.
Position Name
Coaching staff
Head coach   Juan Pablo Vojvoda
Assistant head coach   Nahuel Martínez
Assistant head coach   Gastón Liendo
Assistant head coach   Leonardo Porto
Fitness coach   Luis Aspiazu
Fitness coach   Émerson Santana
Fitness coach   Kelmo Bonatto
Fitness coach   Lucas Martins
Goalkeepers trainer   Santiago Piccinini
Goalkeepers trainer   Guto Albuquerque
Development analyst   Henrique Bittencourt
Development analyst   Leonardo Abreu
Medical staff
Team doctor   Cláudio Maurício
Team doctor   Glay Maranhão
Team doctor   Rafael Veras
Team doctor   Roberto Oliveira
Team doctor   Vinícius Castelo Branco
Physiotherapist   Albino Luciano
Physiotherapist   Egberto Oliveira
Physiotherapist   Patrício Teixeira
Physiotherapist   Ranielson Xavier

Honours edit

National edit

Regional edit

State edit

  • Campeonato Cearense
    • Winners (46): 1920, 1921, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1933, 1934, 1937, 1938, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1953, 1954, 1959, 1960, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1973, 1974, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1991, 1992, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
  • Copa dos Campeões Cearenses
    • Winners (2): 2016, 2017

References edit

  1. ^ "CNEF - Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol" (PDF) (in Portuguese). 18 January 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Fortaleza aprova transformação em SAF inspirada no Bayern de Munique; entenda" (in Portuguese). ESPN. 23 September 2023. Archived from the original on 24 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Fortaleza". Albion Road. Archived from the original on 21 September 2008. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
  4. ^ "Elenco" [Squad] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Fortaleza EC. Retrieved 18 January 2020.

External links edit

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