Club Atlético Atlas

Club Atlético Atlas is an Argentine football club from the General Rodríguez district in Buenos Aires Province. Atlas currently plays in Primera D, the fifth division of the Argentine football league system.

This article is about the Argentine club. For the Mexican team, see Club Atlas.
Atlas
Full nameClub Atlético Atlas
Nickname(s)Marrón (Brown)
Founded17 August 1951 (1951-08-17)
GroundRicardo Puga,
General Rodríguez, Buenos Aires Province
Capacity2,500
ChairmanMaximiliano Ambrossio
Manager Néstor Retamar
LeaguePrimera C
20152°
WebsiteClub website

Atlas made some impact on the media due to the TV documentary "Atlas, la otra pasión",[1] aired in 2006 on Fox Sports, which made the club known outside Argentina.

History

The club was founded on 17 August 1951 by a group of sportsmen under the name "Club Social y Deportivo Atlas". The team, coached by Ricardo Puga, took part in the Evita children tournaments. In 1965 Atlas affiliated to Argentine Football Association and began to play in the then last division of Argentine football league system, the "Torneo de Aficionados" championship (current Primera D). In 1970 the club changed its name to "Club Atlético Atlas", moving that same year from Colegiales neighborhood in Buenos Aires to the suburb of General Rodríguez, where they had constructed its stadium.

Reputed to be "the worst team in Argentina",[2] the squad was relegated from the last division in 2004, losing its place in the Argentine Football Association's hierarchy of competitive leagues and with it all its players and facilities.

In 2005, being coached by the charismatic Néstor Retamar, Atlas regained its place in the Primera D. One year later, Atlas did not promote, being defeated by Berazategui in the semi-finals of the play-offs and finishing 5th.

in 2008 Retamar left, then returned in 2010. During 2010–11 season, El Marrón proclaimed champion of the Torneo Reducido, defeating Centro Español in the finals, winning 1–0 the first match. Atlas then played the promotion playoffs against Sacachispas, and promoting to Primera C Metropolitana.[3]

Current squad
As of march 12 of 2022

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  ARG Ricardo Grieger
8 MF  ARG Nicolás Pérez
9 FW  ARG Rodrigo Sánchez
No. Pos. Nation Player
10 MF  ARG Diego Rivero
11 MF  ARG Brian Ceballos

Managers
  • Néstor Retamar (2005–2008)
  • Pedro Ponce (2008)
  • Guillermo Sezsurack (2008–2010)
  • Rolando Boroski (2010)
  • Néstor Retamar (2010–2012)
  • Juan José Valiente (†) (2013)
  • Daniel Zulaica (2013–2014)
  • Wálter Piacenza (2014)
  • Néstor Retamar (2014–2016)
  • César Rodríguez (2016–2019)
  • Néstor Retamar (2019–Present)

References
  1. ""Atlas, La Otra Pasión" website". Archived from the original on 2006-09-02. Retrieved 2006-08-29.
  2. "El peor equipo de fútbol tiene su propio docu-reality", Clarín, 1 January 2010
  3. ""Resultados del Reducido 2010–11" at Atlas Marrón website". Archived from the original on 2012-08-18. Retrieved 2012-02-29.
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