Guarany Sporting Club

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Guarany de Sobral
Full nameGuarany Sporting Club
Nickname(s)Bugre Sobralense
Cacique do Vale
Guarassol
FoundedJuly 2, 1938
GroundEstádio do Junco
Capacity15,000
PresidentLuís de Melo Torquato Filho
Head coachOliveira Canindé
LeagueCampeonato Brasileiro Série A
2011Série C, 12th

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[edit]

Old crest

Guarany Sporting Club was founded on July 2, 1938, at Luiz Nogueira Adeodato's home, located in Sobral, Ceará state.[1] The first members of the club's board of directors were Father José Aloísio Pinto and Luiz Nogueira Adeodato.[1] 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.[1] They competed in the Série C in 2001, finishing in the third place,[2] and then being promoted to the Série B in 2002, replacing Malutrom in the competition.[3] The club competed in the Série D in 2010,[4] winning the competition after beating América-AM in the final.

Stadium[edit]

Guarany de Sobral play their home games at Estádio Plácido Aderaldo Castelo, commonly known as Estádio do Junco.[5] The stadium is located in Sobral, Ceará, and has a maximum capacity of 15,000 people.[6]

Achievements[edit]

National[edit]

State[edit]

Current squad[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK Brazil BRA Eliardo
GK Brazil BRA Marcelo Silva
DF Brazil BRA Ari
DF Brazil BRA Joécio
DF Brazil BRA Zadda
DF Brazil BRA Simão
DF Brazil BRA Rick
MF Brazil BRA Erandir
MF Brazil BRA Cacau
MF Brazil BRA Ramon
MF Brazil BRA Jordy
MF Brazil BRA Rafael Rodrigues
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Brazil BRA Jorginho
MF Brazil BRA Marcos Cacau
MF Brazil BRA Rodrigo Santos
MF Brazil BRA Leandro Mendes
MF Brazil BRA Kate (on loan from Ceará)
FW Brazil BRA Danilo Pitbull
FW Brazil BRA Rinaldo
FW Brazil BRA Marco Túlio
FW Brazil BRA Oliveira
FW Brazil BRA Rafael
FW Brazil BRA Alemão
FW Brazil BRA Alckmin (on loan from Ceará)

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Guarany de Sobral" (in Portuguese). Arquivo de Clubes. Archived from the original on January 2, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2010.
  2. ^ "Brazil 2002 Championship – Second Level (Série B)". RSSSF. September 20, 2006. Retrieved November 2, 2010.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Brazil 2001 Championship – Third Level". RSSSF. December 17, 2001. Retrieved November 2, 2010.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Brazil 2010 – Fourth Level". RSSSF. October 24, 2010. Retrieved November 2, 2010.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro Lance Volume 1. Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A. 2001. p. 181. ISBN 85-88651-01-7.
  6. ^ "Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol (CNEF)" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 10, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2010.

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