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Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba

Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba (commonly referred to as Instituto) is an Argentine sports club from the city Córdoba, whose professional football team currently plays in Primera División, the first division of the Argentine football league system.

Instituto
Full nameInstituto Atlético Central Córdoba
Nickname(s)La Gloria, El Glorioso Cordobés, Albirrojo
Founded8 August 1918; 105 years ago (1918-08-08)
GroundEstadio Presidente Perón
Capacity26,000
ChairmanJuan Manuel Cavagliatto
ManagerDiego Dabove
LeaguePrimera División
202318th
WebsiteClub website

Famous players who have played at Instituto include Osvaldo Ardiles, Mario Alberto Kempes, José Luis Saldaño, Hugo Curioni, Alberto Beltrán, Raúl Chaparro, Salvador Mastrosimone, Marcelo Bielsa, Ernesto Corti, Diego Klimowicz, Mauricio Caranta, Oscar Dertycia, Alejandro Faurlín, Gonzalo Bergessio, Daniel Jiménez, Paulo Dybala, Ramón Ábila, Silvio Romero.

The basketball team currently plays at Liga Nacional de Básquetbol (LNB), the first division of Liga Nacional de Básquetbol league system.

History edit

As many other football clubs in Argentina, Instituto was founded by railway workers. The club was initially established in 1918 as Instituto Ferrocarril Central Córdoba. With the re-organization of the administration of the club 6 years later, due to the number of members in the Alta Córdoba neighbourhood, the name was changed to the current Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba.

After its foundation, Instituto quickly reached the first division of the Liga Cordobesa, which the team won in 1925, 1926, 1927 and 1928. With the professionalization of the game in 1931, Instituto lost momentum and sunk into an unsuccessful period. But years later the team revived, conquering the provincial league again in 1961, 1966, and finally in 1972, reaching the Argentine second division.

Instituto played its first ever season at the top level in 1973 where the team finished 8th out of a group of 15 teams, but it had to wait six years to try again. In 1979 Instituto won its group to reach the Quarter-Finals where the club was eliminated 5–3 on aggregate by Club Atlético Tucumán. Instituto also played the Torneo Nacional from 1981 to 1985, and the Metropolitano in 1981, 1982 and 1983. After the reorganisation of 1985 Instituto played all 5 of the long seasons although it was relegated at the end of the 1989–90 season.

The club then had to wait until the 1999–00 season to play in the top flight again. Instituto promoted to Argentine Primera División after winning the 1998–99 Nacional B tournament. Nevertheless, the club would be relegated from the first division the next season, finishing 16th out of 20 teams in the Apertura and 12th in the Clausura, but Instituto was finally relegated after a 2–1 play-off defeat at the hands of Almagro. The club won its second title, the Primera B Nacional 2003 Apertura, and promoted back to first division after getting the revenge over Club Almagro in a 2 legged play-off in 2004. The club survived one season at the top level after winning a two legged promotion/relegation play-off against Huracán by a score of 3–1. In its 2nd season in the first division, Instituto finished 19th overall and was automatically relegated back to B Nacional. The 1986–87 season was probably the most successful season in team's history, having finished 8th overall.

Roberto Castoldi replaced Gastón Defagot as president on 26 August 2019.[1]

Stadium edit

The club currently plays in Estadio Presidente Perón in which is located in the neighborhood of Alta Cordoba. The origin of its name comes from Juan Perón, President of Argentina during the construction stage. The club has had a number of other homes in their history, all based in the city of Cordoba.

Players edit

Current squad edit

As of 1 February, 2024.[2]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF   PAR Juan Franco
4 DF   ARG Giuliano Cerato
5 MF   ARG Roberto Bochi
6 DF   ARG Fernando Alarcón
7 FW   ARG Gregorio Rodríguez
8 MF   ARG Jonás Acevedo (on loan from Huracán)
9 FW   ARG Facundo Suárez
10 FW   ARG Silvio Romero
11 FW   ARG Santiago Rodríguez
12 DF   ARG Jonathan Bay
13 MF   URU Rodrigo Pérez (on loan from Defensor Sporting)
17 FW   ARG Guido Mainero
18 DF   ARG Lucas Rodríguez
19 MF   ARG Gastón Lodico
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF   ARG Brahian Cuello
21 GK   ARG Marcos Peano
22 MF   ARG Damián Puebla
23 GK   ARG Emanuel Bilbao
25 DF   ARG Oscar Garrido
28 GK   ARG Manuel Roffo
29 FW   ARG Ignacio Russo (on loan from Rosario Central)
30 MF   ARG Nicolás Barrientos
32 MF   ARG Matías Romero (on loan from Vélez Sarsfield)
33 DF   ARG Miguel Brizuela
34 MF   ARG Stefano Moreyra (on loan from Colón)
35 GK   ARG Emanuel Sittaro
36 DF   ARG Víctor Cabrera (on loan from Tigre)

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
— GK   ARG Lautaro Petruchi (at Deportivo Armenio until 31 December 2022)
— FW   ARG Martín Pino (at Gimnasia y Tiro until 31 December 2022)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW   ARG Tadeo Allende (at Godoy Cruz until 31 December 2022)
— DF   URU Joaquín Varela (at Independiente Medellín until 31 December 2023)

Managers edit

Honours edit

National edit

Regional edit

  • Liga Cordobesa de Fútbol (8): 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1961, 1966, 1972, 1990
  • Liga Cordobesa Segunda División (4): 1919, 1920, 1941, 1946

Basketball edit

Main article: Instituto ACC (basketball)

Apart from football, Instituto has a basketball section from which its senior team is currently competing in Liga Nacional de Básquet, the top division of the Argentine basketball league system. Instituto won its first major title in 2021–22 after beating Quimsa 3–2 in the finals.[3] The team, coached by Lucas Victoriano, became the second club from Córdoba to win the LNB after Atenas, which is also the most winning team with 9 titles.[4]

Education edit

Apart from sports, Instituto has its own primary and secondary school in Alta Córdoba neighbourhood.[5] The school has sport orientation through which it promotes values and quality education.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ "El oficialismo ganó las elecciones y Castoldi será el nuevo presidente de Instituto de Córdoba". Grupo La Provincia. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  2. ^ Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba squad at BDFA.
  3. ^ Instituto de Córdoba es campeón de La Liga Nacional at LNB, 14 Jul 2022
  4. ^ Instituto es el nuevo campeón de la Liga Nacional de Básquetbol, Página/12, 14 Jul 2022
  5. ^ a b "IEAC – Instituto Educativo Alta Córdoba". ieac.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 September 2023.

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