San Martín de Tucumán

Club Atlético San Martín (mostly known as San Martín de Tucumán) is an Argentine sports club founded in 1909 and based in the city of San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán Province. The club is notable for its football team, which currently plays in the Argentine Primera B Nacional, the second division of the Argentine football league system.

San Martín (Tucumán)
Full nameClub Atlético San Martín
Nickname(s)El Santo (The Saint)
Los Cirujas (The Homeless)
FoundedNovember 2, 1909; 114 years ago (November 2, 1909)
GroundEstadio La Ciudadela, San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina
Capacity30,250[1]
ChairmanRubén Moisello
ManagerIván Delfino
LeaguePrimera Nacional
2023Primera Nacional Zone A, 3rd
(First round in Torneo Reducido)
WebsiteClub website

Other sports practised at the club are field hockey, handball, martial arts, rugby union, swimming, tennis and volleyball.[citation needed]

History edit

San Martin played every season in the Nacional championship between 1968 and 1985. El Santo has also played 3 seasons in the Argentine Primera División, in 1988–89, 1991–92 and in 2008–09.[citation needed]

The club's most notable victory was a 6–1 win over Boca Juniors in La Bombonera on November 20, 1988. After playing the 2008–09 season in Argentina's First Division, San Martín was relegated to Primera B Nacional. In 2011, after losing the Promoción, San Martín was relegated again to a lower division, the Torneo Argentino A.

Current squad edit

As of 31 July 2022[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
GK   ARG Darío Sand
GK   ARG Nicolás Carrizo
GK   ARG Juan Jaime
DF   ARG Juan Orellana
DF   ARG Hernán Lopes
DF   ARG Hernán Pellerano
DF   ARG Fernando González
DF   ARG Gustavo Abregú
DF   ARG Lucas Diarte
DF   ARG Franco Quiroz (loan from San Telmo)
DF   ARG Nicolás Sansotre
DF   ARG Ulises Abreliano (loan from Arsenal de Sarandí)
MF   ARG Rodrigo Herrera (loan from Defensa)
MF   ARG Gonzalo Gutiérrez
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   ARG Agustín Prokop
MF   ARG Valentín Larralde (loan from Defensa)
MF   ARG Tino Costa
MF   ARG Diego Sosa (loan from Argentinos)
MF   ARG Federico Jourdan
MF   ARG Cristian Llama
FW   ARG Brian Andrada (loan from Gimnasia M.)
FW   ARG Rodrigo Gómez
FW   ARG Juan Imbert
FW   ARG Abel Argañaraz (loan from Central Córdoba)
FW   ARG Juan Miritello (loan from Defensa)
FW   ARG Iván Maggi (loan from Racing Club)

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
FW   ARG Nicolás Moreno (at Juventud Unida Universitario until 31 December 2022)

Titles edit

National edit

Regional edit

  • Federación Tucumana de Fútbol (20): 1919, 1923, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1947, 1949, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1976
  • Liga Tucumana de Fútbol (7): 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1987, 2004
  • Copa Competencia (7): 1921, 1922, 1936, 1940, 1947, 1948, 1964
  • Copa de Honor (12): 1922, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1965, 1973, 1974
  • Copa de Preparación (1): 1975

References edit

  1. ^ Argañaraz, Cristian (20 February 2021). "Nuestras Instalaciones". clubatleticosanmartin.com. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  2. ^ "CA SAN MARTÍN DE TUCUMÁN". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 September 2018.

External links edit