Guarani Futebol Clube
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| Full name | Guarani Futebol Clube | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Bugre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Founded | 1911 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Estádio Brinco de Ouro da Princesa, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil |
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| Capacity | 30,800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman | Leonel Martins de Oliveira | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Waguinho Dias | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Brazilian Série C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Brazilian Série B, eliminated in the second stage |
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Guarani Futebol Clube is a Brazilian football club located in Campinas, São Paulo. Guarani is also known as Bugre. Guarani's supporters are known as bugrinos.
Its biggest rival is Ponte Preta, which also hails from Campinas. The games between Guarani and Ponte Preta are known as derby (dérbi in Portuguese).
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[edit] History
Guarani Futebol Clube was founded on April 2, 1911, in the city of Campinas, São Paulo, by the initiative of Pompeo de Vito, Hernani Felippo Matallo and Vicente Matallo. Vicente Matallo became Guarani's first president. In 1949, Guarani won Campeonato Paulista Second Division, gaining the right to play in the first division in the following year. As of 2005, the team is the only Brazilian interior team to have won the national championship. The club won Campeonato Brasileiro in 1978, after defeating Palmeiras. Since 2005, Guarani competes in the Second Division of the Campeonato Brasileiro.
[edit] Titles
- Brazilian Champions: 1978
- Second Division Brazilian Champions: 1981
- São Paulo Youth Cup: 1994
- São Paulo A2 Championship: 1949
[edit] Stadium
Guarani's stadium is Estádio Brinco de Ouro, built on May 31, 1953, with a maximum capacity of 30,800 people.
[edit] Trivia
- Guarani was officially founded on April 1, 1911, however to avoid jokes being made by the supporters of rival teams due to the association with April Fool's Day, the directors of Guarani changed the official foundation date to April 2, 1911.
- Guarani is named after maestro Antônio Carlos Gomes' opera "Il Guarany".
[edit] Famous players
- Ailton
- Amaral
- Márcio Amoroso (Bola de Ouro in 1994)
- Careca
- Djalminha
- Edilson
- Edmar
- Elano
- Evair
- Joao Paulo (Striker, Played in Serie A)
- Júlio César (Best Central Defender Award at 1986 World Cup)
- Luizão
- Mauro Silva
- Neto
- Paulo Isidoro
- Renato
- Ricardo Rocha
- Sonny Anderson
- Washington
- Zenon
[edit] External links
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