Deportivo de La Coruña
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| Full name | Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña |
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| Nickname(s) | Depor, Super Depor |
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| Founded | 1906 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Estadio Municipal de Riazor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capacity | 35,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman |  Augusto Cesar Lendoiro |
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| Head Coach | Joaquín Caparrós |
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| League | La Liga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005-06 | 8th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña, S.A.D. (popular Galician name, Deportivo da Coruña, abbreviated Depor) is a Spanish football club. The club was founded in 1906. Its home stadium in A Coruña (Galicia) is called Estadio Municipal de Riazor and holds around 35,000 spectators.
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[edit] History
The very beginning
In 1902 José María Abalo, a Coruña local who returned to his hometown after studying in England, introduced soccer to La Coruna. It started when he introduced the game to his group of friends who practiced it in the Bullring; little did they know this sport would turn into a phenomenon.
In 1904 Abalo and his group of friends formed a football team called Coruna the game reached to a new popularity as members of a prestigious gymnasium called Sala Calvet took notice and began to practice this new sport considered “exotic” by the young people of the city. This was the start of football’s passage of time in Coruña.
The start of Deportivo
In 1906 these young men of Sala Calvet gymnasium created their own team called Club Deportivo of Sala Calvet, that with time would become the Deportivo de Coruña. In about two and half years the club would be given the mark of royalty by King Alfonso XIII and be called Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña. At this time thing s were looking up as Deportivo would move into a new stadium called the Riazor (now called the Viejo Riazor).
Deportivo turns professional
Deportivo would continue to play in various in Galicia and outside for two decades till 1928, when the Spanish league was formed. Deportivo would fail to achieve qualification for the “Primera División” and so begin playing in the Segunda División. Deportivo would remain in the Segunda División, their greatest achievement eliminating the great Real Madrid from the Copa Del Rey till finally achieving promotion to the Primera División in 1928.
One hundred years later, Deportivo de La Coruña has risen from its modest beginnings, to challenge the traditionally considered “great” of Spanish soccer: Real Madrid and F.C. Barcelona.
During a century, Coruña has lived through moments of sadness and joy, ups and downs, hope and disillusionment. Through uncertain periods immersed in strong debts and forgotten; through resounding defeats and epic triumphs, till the greatest moment in Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña's history- the first League title of its history to obtained in the great season of 1999-2000- through the great Champion League nights at Riazor.
Deportivo continues today to put all its dreams and its effort to reach the maximum sporting objectives in all the different competitions in which it participates, and continues with this intention to define its future.
[edit] Trophies
- Spanish first division:1
- 1999-00.
- King's Cup:2
- Supercopa de España:3
- Spanish second division:4
- 1961-62, 1963-64, 1965-66 and 1967-68.
- Galician Championship[1]:6
- 1926-27, 1927-28, 1930-31, 1932-33, 1936-37 and 1939-40
- 5 Participations on UEFA Champions League
- 4 Participations on UEFA Cup
- 1 Participations on UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
- 1 Participation on Intertoto Cup
[edit] Current squad 2006/07
The numbers are established according to the official website:www.canaldeportivo.com and www.lfp.es
As of 31 January 2007
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[edit] Foreigners 2006/2007
Only three non-EU nationals can be on the pitch at anytime. Those with European ancestry can claim a passport from the nation their ancestors came from. If a player does not have European ancestry he can claim a Spanish passport by playing in Spain for 3 years.
Fabricio Coloccini-
Aldo Duscher 
Filipe Luís Kasmirski
Julián de Guzmán
Rodolfo Bodipo
Dudu Aouate
Jorge Andrade
Fabián Estoyanoff- Gustavo Munúa
- Sebastián Taborda
[edit] Statistics 2005/06
- Top Scores:
- Tristan - 18 goals
- Valeron - 12 goals
- Capdevila - 5 goals
- Top Goalkeepers
- Molina - 45 goals In 38 Matches
- Dani Mallo - 0 goals In 1 Match
[edit] Recent History
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Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Europe Notes 1997/1998 1D 12 38 12 13 13 44 46 49 UC 1st round 1998/1999 1D 6 38 17 12 9 55 43 63 1999/2000 1D 1 38 21 6 11 66 44 69 UC 4th round 2000/2001 1D 2 38 22 7 9 73 44 73 ECL quarter-final 2001/2002 1D 2 38 20 8 10 65 41 68 winner ECL quarter-final 2002/2003 1D 3 38 22 6 10 67 47 72 ECL 2nd group stage 2003/2004 1D 3 38 21 8 9 60 34 71 ECL semi-final 2004/2005 1D 8 38 12 15 11 46 50 51 3rd round ECL group stage 2005/2006 1D 8 38 15 10 13 47 45 55 semi-final 2006/2007 1D 14 20 5 8 7 15 25 23 as at 28/1/07
[edit] Stadium Information
- Name - Riazor Stadium
- City - A Coruña
- Capacity - 34,600
- Inauguration - 1944
- Pitch size - 105 x 68 m
- Other Facilities: - Ciudad Deportiva Abegondo
[edit] Famous players
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see also Cat:Deportivo de La Coruña players
[edit] Famous Coaches
- Luis Suárez, 1978-1979
- Arsenio Iglesias, 1970-1973, 1982-1985, 1987-1989, 1990-1995.
John Toshack, 1995-1997- Javier Irureta, 1998-2005
see also Cat:Deportivo de La Coruña managers
[edit] Curiosity
The club still keeps the city name "La Coruña", no longer official for the city, but still widely used by the population.
[edit] Statistics
Pichichi:(3) 1992/93- Bebeto 29 goals 2001/02- Diego Tristán 21 goals 2002/03- Roy Makaay 29 goals
Zamora:(8) 1996/97- Jacques Songo'o 1993/94- Francisco Liaño 1992/93- Francisco Liaño 1953/54- Juan Ignacio Otero 1950/51- Juan Acuña 1949/50- Juan Acuña 1942/43- Juan Acuña 1941/42- Juan Acuña
In 1992/93, Francisco Liaño Drew with Santiago Cañizares
[edit] Deportivo de La Coruña B
Deportivo de La Coruña B is the filial team of Deportivo de La Coruña based in A Coruña in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded in 1953, it plays in Tercera División - Group 1. Their stadium is called Estadio Cidade Deportiva de Abegondo with a capacity of 1,500 seats.
[edit] Seasons
- 6 seasons in Segunda División B
- 40 seasons in Tercera División
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- (Spanish) Deportivo de La Coruña Official Website
- The Official International Depor Website
- The Official International Depor Forum
- Polish Depor Site
- Unofficial Spanish Fan Site
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