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Atlético Nacional

Club Atlético Nacional S.A., also known as just Atlético Nacional, is a professional Colombian football team based in Medellín. They are one of the most successful and popular football teams in Colombia.

Atlético Nacional
Escudo Atlético Nacional.png
Full nameClub Atlético Nacional S. A.
Nickname(s)Los Verdolagas (The Purslanes),
Rey de Copas (King of Cups),
El Verde de la Montaña (The Green from the Mountains),
El Verde Paisa (The Paisa Green)
Founded7 March 1947; 78 years ago (1947-03-07)
GroundEstadio Atanasio Girardot
Medellín, Colombia
(capacity: 40,043[1])
OwnerOrganización Ardila Lülle
ChairmanJuan David Pérez
ManagerJorge Almirón
LeagueCategoría Primera A
20181st, Apertura champions
WebsiteClub home page
Current season

They play their home games at the Atanasio Girardot Stadium. They share the stadium with their local rivals, Independiente Medellin.  The club is one of only three teams to play in every first division tournament in Colombia. The other two teams are Millonarios and Santa Fe.

History

The team was founded on 7 March 1947 as Club Atletico Municipal De Medellin by Luis Alberto Villegas Lopez. Atletico Nacional is the club with the most fans in Colombia. Atlético Municipal changed to its current name, Atlético Nacional, in 1951.

Honors

National honours

Winners (16): 1954, 1973, 1976, 1981, 1991, 1994, 1999, 2005–I, 2007–I, 2007–II, 2011–I, 2013–I, 2013–II, 2014–I, 2015–II, 2017–I
Runners-up (10): 1955, 1965, 1971, 1974, 1988, 1990, 1992, 2002–I, 2004–I, 2004–II
Winners (3): 2012, 2013, 2016
Winners (2): 2012, 2016
Runners-up (3): 2014, 2015, 2018

International honours

Winners (2): 1989, 2016
Runners-up (1): 1995
Semifinals (2): 1990, 1991
Winners (2): 1998, 2000
Runners-up (3): 2002, 2014, 2016
Semifinals (1): 2003
Winners (2): 1989, 1995
Winners (1): 2017
Runners-up (1): 1990
Runners-up (1): 1989
Third Place (1): 2016

Players

First-team squad

As of 14 January 2018[2][3]
No. Position Player
2 File:Flag of Colombia.svg DF Daniel Bocanegra
3 File:Flag of Colombia.svg DF Felipe Aguilar
4 23x15px DF Gorka Elustondo
5 File:Flag of Colombia.svg DF Andrés Perea
6 File:Flag of Colombia.svg MF Raúl Loaiza
7 File:Flag of Colombia.svg MF Gustavo Torres
8 File:Flag of Colombia.svg MF Diego Arias
10 File:Flag of Colombia.svg MF Macnelly Torres
11 File:Flag of Colombia.svg FW Andrés Rentería (on loan from Querétaro)
12 File:Flag of Colombia.svg DF Alexis Henríquez
15 File:Flag of Colombia.svg MF Juan Pablo Nieto
16 23x15px MF Ronaldo Lucena
19 File:Flag of Colombia.svg DF Jackson Montaño
No. Position Player
20 File:Flag of Colombia.svg MF Jeison Lucumí
21 File:Flag of Colombia.svg MF Jhon Mosquera
23 File:Flag of Colombia.svg DF Edwin Velasco
25 File:Flag of Colombia.svg GK Christian Vargas
26 File:Flag of Colombia.svg DF Carlos Cuesta
27 File:Flag of Colombia.svg MF Edwin Valencia
29 File:Flag of Colombia.svg MF Aldo Leão Ramírez (on loan from Atlas)
30 File:Flag of Colombia.svg FW Arley Rodríguez
32 File:Flag of Colombia.svg DF Christian Mafla
33 File:Flag of Colombia.svg FW Hadier Borja
– 23x15px DF Roderick Miller
– File:Flag of Colombia.svg FW Juan David Castañeda

Out on loan

No. Position Player
1 File:Flag of Colombia.svg GK Cristian Bonilla (at La Equidad)
– File:Flag of Colombia.svg GK Camilo Vargas (at Deportivo Cali)
– File:Flag of Colombia.svg DF Cristian Cassiani (at Leones)
– File:Flag of Colombia.svg DF José Luis García (at Real Santander)
– File:Flag of Colombia.svg DF Tomás Maya (at Leones)
– File:Flag of Colombia.svg DF Esteban Morales (at Bogotá)
No. Position Player
– File:Flag of Colombia.svg DF Jeisson Palacios (at Atlético Bucaramanga)
– File:Flag of Colombia.svg MF Sherman Cárdenas (at LDU Quito)
– File:Flag of Colombia.svg MF Cristián Dajome (at América de Cali)
– File:Flag of Colombia.svg MF Julián Mendoza (at Real Cartagena)
– File:Flag of Colombia.svg MF Juan Pablo Ramírez (at Deportivo Pasto)
– File:Flag of Colombia.svg MF John Henry Sánchez (at Leones)

Affiliated teams

Atlético Nacional Media

  • Atletico Nacional 1954.jpg

    The squad that won the club's first league title in 1954.

  • Escudo de Unión Indulana Foot-Ball Club.svg

    Escudo en verde de Unión Indulana Foot-Ball Club, equipo que terminaría transformándose en Atlético Nacional de Medellín

  • Escudo Atlético Nacional 1950.png

    Escudo Atlético Nacional 1950

  • Escudo Atlético Nacional 1954.png

    Escudo Atlético Nacional 1954

  • Escudo Atlético Nacional 1989.png

    Escudo Atlético Nacional 1989

  • Escudo Atlético Nacional 1995.png

    Escudo Atlético Nacional 1995

  • Escudo Atlético Nacional 1996.png

    Escudo Atlético Nacional 1996

References

  1. ↑ "Technical Report and Statistics" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-04-28. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
  2. ↑ "JUGADORES A PRETEMPORADA - Atlético Nacional". www.atlnacional.com.co. 3 August 2011.
  3. ↑ "Colombia - Club Atlético Nacional SA - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.

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