Guarany de Sobral
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Guarany Sporting Club, commonly known as Guarany de Sobral or just as Guarany, is a Brazilian football club from Sobral, Ceará state. They competed once in the Série B and in the Série C, and won the Série D once.
History
Guarany Sporting Club was founded on July 2, 1938, at Luiz Nogueira Adeodato's home, located in Sobral, Ceará state. The first members of the club's board of directors were Father José Aloísio Pinto and Luiz Nogueira Adeodato. Guarany won their first title, which was the Campeonato Cearense Second Level, in 1966, winning the competition again in the following year and in 1999. They competed in the Série C in 2001, finishing in the third place, and then being promoted to the Série B in 2002, replacing Malutrom in the competition. The club competed in the Série D in 2010, winning the competition after beating América-AM in the final.
Guarany on Ceará osariigi meistrivõistluste Campeonato Cearense 6-kordne võitja (1949, 1959, 1981, 1984, 1988 ja 1998). Klubi on osalenud ka mitmel korral Brasiilia esiliigas Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, kuid kõrgemasse liigasse nad pole kunagi jõudnud.
Guarany on tuntud oma tugevate noorteakadeemiate poolest, kus on välja õpetatud mitmeid andekaid mängijaid, sealhulgas Roberto Firmino (praegu Liverpool) ja Walace (praegu Udinese).