football club
Real Club Celta de Vigo ( galician pronunciation : [ reˈal ˈkluβ ˈθeltɐ ðɪ ˈβiɣʊ ] ; literature. ‘Royal celtic Club of Vigo ‘ ), normally known as Celta de Vigo or simply Celta, is a spanish professional football baseball club based in Vigo, Galicia, that competes in La Liga, the top tier of spanish football. Nicknamed Os Celestes ( The Sky Blues ), the cabaret was founded on 1923 as Club Celta, following the fusion of two Vigo-based teams. The club ‘s home stadium is Balaídos, which seats 29,000 spectators.
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The cabaret ‘s name is derived from the Celts, a people who once lived in the region. Its independent equal is companion galician club Deportivo La Coruña, with whom it contests the galician bowler hat. Celta have never won the league title nor Copa del Rey, although they have reached the final three times in the latter. The club finished in their best-ever position of fourth in 2002–03, qualifying for the 2003–04 UEFA Champions League, where they were eliminated by Arsenal in the round of 16. In the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League, Celta reached the semi-finals for the first time, losing to Manchester United .
history [edit ]
foundation [edit ]
real Club Celta de Vigo vs S.C. Braga in 1945 R.C. Celta de Vigo was formed as a result of the ambition of Vigo ‘s teams to achieve more at national level, where the Basque sides had been their bête noire in the spanish Championship. The idea was to merge both teams to create a more brawny team at national flush. The standard-bearer of this campaign was Manuel de Castro, known as “ Handicap ”, a sports writer for the Faro de Vigo who, from 1915, began to write in his articles about the need for a unitarian motion. The motto of his motion was “Todo por y para Vigo” ( “ All for and to Vigo ” ), which finally found support among the managers of Real Vigo Sporting and Real Club Fortuna de Vigo. It was backed unanimously when De Castro himself presented the apparent motion at the assembly of the Royal Spanish Football Federation in Madrid on 22 June 1923. On 12 July 1923, at the annual general meetings ( AGMs ) of Vigo and Fortuna held at the Odeon Theatre and in the Hotel Moderno, respectively, the fusion was approved. Thus the “ team of Galicia ” was born, as it was dubbed. In the last AGM of Fortuna and Vigo to approve the formation of a new club held on 10 August 1923, the members decided upon the team ‘s name. diverse names suggested include “ real Unión de Vigo ”, “ Club Galicia ”, “ real Atlántic ”, “ Breogán ” and “ actual club Olimpico ”. The latter name was popular, but they finally decided on “ real Club Celta ”, an cultural race linked to Galicia. The first base president of Celta was Manuel Bárcena de Andrés, the Count of Torre Cedeira. At this AGM, the squad was besides decided, which numbered 64 players in sum and included some luminary players from both Fortuna and Vigo, and managed by Francis Cuggy. In 1947–48, Celta ranked a joint-best 4th ( with 2003 ) and reached the Copa del Generalísimo Final, where they lost 4–1 to Sevilla FC. Local striker Pahiño, who took the Pichichi Trophy for 21 goals in 22 games that season, subsequently moved to Real Madrid. [ 2 ]
EuroCelta and subsequent worsen [edit ]
Celta de Vigo supporters before a game In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Celta were dubbed “ EuroCelta ” by the spanish press as a result of their european exploits. This included a 4–1 aggregate win against Liverpool in a race to the quarter-finals of the 1998–99 UEFA Cup. [ 3 ] In the next season ‘s version they again reached the last eight, with a 4–0 second base leg gain over Juventus and a 7–0 home acquire against Benfica ( 8–1 aggregate ). [ 4 ] Domestically, the team reached the 2001 Copa del Rey Final, losing 3–1 to Real Zaragoza in Seville. [ 5 ] key players during the period included Alexander Mostovoi, Valery Karpin and Haim Revivo, though the squad besides relied upon early international players deoxyadenosine monophosphate well, such as goalkeeper Pablo Cavallero ; defender and future bus Eduardo Berizzo, midfielders Claude Makélélé and Mazinho ; winger Gustavo López ; and strikers Catanha and Lyuboslav Penev, amongst others. In 2002–03, Celta came 4th under Miguel Ángel Lotina ( joint effective with 1948 ) and qualified for the 2003–04 UEFA Champions League. They went out in the last 16 to Arsenal 5–2 on aggregate. [ 6 ] domestically that year, the team came 19th and suffered relegation to the Segunda División. [ 7 ] Although the squad was heavily dismantled following the demotion, Celta earned an immediate return to the top flight after finishing second base in 2004–05. [ 8 ] In 2006–07, Celta finished in 18th and were once again relegated to the Segunda División. The team subsequently fought against relegation to the third base tier, and the risk of bankruptcy. [ 9 ] This course was bucked in the 2010–11 season, when newly striker David Rodríguez, winger Enrique de Lucas and coach Paco Herrera helped them finish sixth. They were eliminated in the beginning knockout round by Granada after a penalty gunfight, the game having finished 1–1 in 90 minutes. [ 10 ]
return key to La Liga and Europe [edit ]
On 3 June 2012, Celta returned to La Liga after a five-year absence. [ 11 ] In their first temper back, they avoided relegation to the Segunda División on the final day after beating RCD Espanyol 1–0 to ensure a 17th-place coating. [ 12 ] Under “ EuroCelta ” veteran Eduardo Berizzo in 2015–16, Celta came 6th for their best leave in a ten and earned a touch in the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League. [ 13 ] In their return to european competitions, Celta reached the semi-finals of the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League, where they were eliminated by eventual champions Manchester United. [ 14 ]
identity [edit ]
crest [edit ]
Celta ‘s original crest was preferably simple, featuring a red harbor with two conventionalized letter Cs ( Club Celta ) and the imperial crown of Spain ; in the year of its initiation the baseball club became one of a number of spanish football clubs that were granted clientele by Alfonso XIII and therefore entitled to use the honorific real ( Royal ) in their names and the crown on their badge. The follow year the carapace ‘s color was changed to the traditional flip blue tinge. Like many other galician clubs, such as Compostela and Racing Ferrol, the crest besides features the loss crisscross of Saint James which was added in 1928. [ 15 ] [ 16 ] [ 17 ] During the spanish Second Republic ( 1931–1936 ), the honorific title and peak were removed from the golf club ‘s list and cap ; however, it was to return under the spanish State .
Kit [edit ]
Celta ‘s base colours are flip blue and white. originally, their base strip consisted of a bolshevik shirt, black shorts and blue socks. This was late changed at an unknown date to the current coloring material, example of the galician flag .
1923–1924
Current
Celta had the longest-running sponsorship deal in spanish football, and one of the longest-running in the universe, with the french car manufacturer Citroën from 1985 to 2016. [ 18 ] The company established its plant within walking outdistance from Balaídos in 1958, and had first sponsored the club ‘s women ‘s basketball team in 1980. In 2016, the patronize was changed to that of galician brewery, Estrella Galicia, which had advertised on the back of the shirts since 2011. [ 19 ] Their occupation deal with kit supplier, Umbro, was besides one of the longest-running ones, from 1986 to 2010. [ 20 ]
Players [edit ]
First-team team [edit ]
- As of 31 August 2021[21]
note : Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality .
Reserve team [edit ]
eminence : Flags indicate home team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality .
Out on loan [edit ]
bill : Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality .
Records [edit ]
club [edit ]
As of 27 November 2021 [ 22 ]
- Most league goals – 155, Iago Aspas (2008–2013, 2015–present)[23]
- Most La Liga goals – 121, Iago Aspas (2012–2013, 2015–present)[23]
- Most goals in a season – 69 (1998–99)
- Most league appearances – 432, Manolo (1966–1982)
- Current player with most league appearances – 221, Hugo Mallo (2009–present)
- Biggest win and biggest home win – 10–1 (v. Gimnàstic, 23 October 1949)
- Biggest away win – 6–1 (v. Athletic Bilbao, 24 March 2002)
- Biggest defeat and biggest away defeat – 0–10 (v. Athletic Bilbao, 11 January 1942)
- Most home points in a season – 46 (1997–98)[24]
- Most away points in a season – 27 (2015–16)[25]
individual [edit ]
As of 30 December 2020 [ 22 ]
Internationals playing at Celta [edit ]
management [edit ]
ownership [edit ]
actual Club Celta de Vigo, S.A.D. is a sociedad anónima deportiva, a public express sports company, owned by the Spanish-Mexican businessman Carlos Mouriño, who has been the majority stockholder since May 2006 when he acquired Horacio Gómez ‘s 39.84 % shareholding in the club. He presently owns 67.9 % of the golf club through the holding company Grupo Corporativo Ges, S.L. [ 26 ] In October 2016, the golf club was the submit of a potential 100 million euro takeover by the chinese CITS Group. [ 27 ]
Board of directors [edit ]
Office
Name
President
Carlos Mouriño
First Vice President
Ricardo Barros
Second Vice President
Pedro Posada
Directors
José Fernando M. Rodilla
María José Taboas
Primitivo Ferro
Carmen Avendaño
General Director
Antonio Chaves
Sporting Director
Felipe Miñambres
Financial Director
María José Herbón
Security Director
Julio Vargas
Business Director
Carlos Cao
‘Fundación Celta’ Director
Germán Arteta
Academy Director
Carlos Hugo García-Bayón
Marketing Director
Maruxa Magdalena Seoane
Commercial Director
Carlos Salvador Herrera
last updated : 8 April 2019
Source : RC Celta
former presidents [edit ]
Dates
Name
1923–28
Manuel de Barcena y Andrés
1928–29
Manuel Prieto González
1929–32
Alfredo Escobar
1932–33
Luis de Vicente Sasiáin
1933–34
Indalecio Vázquez
1934–35
Cesáreo González
1935–39
Rodrigo de la Rasilla
1939–40
Pedro Braña Merino
1940–41
Manuel Núñez González
Dates
Name
1941–42
Fernando de Miguel Rodríguez
1942–48
Luis Iglesias Fernández
1948–50
Avelino Ponte Caride
1950–52
Faustino Álvarez Álvarez
1952–56
Manuel Prieto Pérez
1956–58
Antonio Herrero Montero
1958–59
Antonio Alfageme
1959–61
Celso Lorenzo Vila
1961–63
Carlos Barreras Barret
Dates
Name
1963–64
Antonio Crusat Pardiñas
1964–65
Manuel Rodríguez Gómez
1965–69
Daniel Alonso González
1969–70
Ramón de Castro
1970–73
Rodrigo Alonso Fariña
1973–77
Antonio Vázquez Gómez
1977–80
Jaime Arbones Alonso
1980
Rodrigo Arbones Alonso
1980
Elías Posada
Dates
Name
1980–82
Elías Alonso Riego
1982–90
José Luis Rivadulla García
1990–91
José Luis Alejo Álvarez
1991
Eloy de Francisco
1991–95
José Luis Núñez Gallego
1995–06
Horacio Gómez Araújo
2006–
Carlos Mouriño
Coaches [edit ]
Honours [edit ]
National titles [edit ]
european titles [edit ]
regional titles [edit ]
- Galician Championship[30]
- Winners (6): 1923–24, 1924–25, 1925–26, 1929–30, 1931–32, 1933–34
- ^ Known as Copa Xunta de Galicia in 2006–07 .
- Trofeo Federación Galega
- Copa Comunidad Gallega
friendly and unofficial tournaments [edit ]
- Winners (21): 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012
- Winners (19): 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
- Winners (13): 1965, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1976, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1990, 1997, 2007, 2010, 2014
- Winners (9): 1954, 1961, 1968, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1997, 2010
Seasons [edit ]
european competitions [edit ]
- Celta score listed first.
See besides [edit ]
References [edit ]
far recitation [edit ]
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