Racing de Córdoba
Wikipedia - Racing de Córdoba
Club Atlético Racing (usually referred as Racing de Córdoba) is an Argentine sports club headquartered in the city of Córdoba. The football team currently plays in Primera Nacional, the regionalised second division of the Argentine football league system.
Apart from football, other sports practised at the club are basketball, volleyball, and rhythmic gymnastics.
History
Racing was founded in the Nueva Italia district of Córdoba on 14 December 1924. Its most successful season came in 1980 when the team finished 2nd in the Nacional championship, after losing the final matches at the hands of Rosario Central, with scores of 1–5 and 2–0 respectively (3–5 on aggregate).[]
At the end of the 2005–06 season the club narrowly missed out on promotion to the Primera B Nacional. Racing had to play San Martín de Tucumán in the Clausura final. After the game ended with an aggregate score of 3–3, the decision went to a penalty shootout which Racing lost 7–6.[]
Racing de Córdoba on üks Córdobas edukamaid jalgpalliklubisid, võites riigi karikavõistlused Copa Argentina 1963. aastal. Klubi on osalenud ka Copa Libertadoreses, mis on Lõuna-Ameerika klubijalgpalli tippvõistlus.
Racing de Córdoba mängib oma kodumänge Estadio Miguel Sancho juures, mis mahutab 28 000 pealtvaatajat. Klubi värvid on roheline ja valge.
Mõned Racing de Córdoba tuntud endised mängijad on:
* Mario Kempes
* Oscar Dertycia
* Rubén Paz
* Gustavo Dezotti
* Ariel Arnaldo Ortega