Independiente
Club Atlético Independiente de Avellaneda is based in Avellaneda, Gran Buenos Aires area.
Known as “los Diablos Rojos” (“the Red Devils”) or “Rey de Copas” (“King of Cups”), Independiente have won 14 Argentinian championships, placing them third behind giants River Plate and Boca Juniors, 7 Copa Libertadores titles, of which an unequalled series of 4 straight wins from 1972 to 1975, and a total of 15 international titles - including 3 Copa Interamericanas, and the 1973 and 1984 Intercontinental Cup.
Independiente’s eternal rival Racing Club has its stadium only a couple of hundred meters of Independiente’s. These 2 clubs form the colourful Avellaneda derby, that divides the city in two.
Many great Argentinian players have worn the red outfit, adopted in tribute to England’s Nottingham Forest in the early years of the club’s history. Daniel Bertoni and Jorge Burruchaga became World Champions in 1978 and 1986 respectively with Argentina, but Independiente fans remember more fondly Ricardo “el Bocha” Bochini, who even though in Mexico in 1986, didn’t get to play. An incredibly talented midfield player who played for the club from the early seventies until his retirement in the mid-nineties, Bochini was less fortunate with a national team dominated at the time by Diego Armando Maradona playing in his position.
Famous Players
- Sergio Aguero
- Ricardo Pavoni
- Raimundo Orsi
- Ricardo Bochini
- Jorge Burruchaga
- Arsenio Erico
- Enzo Trossero
- Gabriel Milito
- Diego Forlan
Click here for Independiente’s current squad
Football Titles
Amateur
- First Division: 2
- 1922, 1926
Professional
- First Division: 14
- 1938, 1939, 1948, 1960, 1963, Nacional 1967, Metropolitano 1970, Metropolitano 1971, Nacional 1977, Nacional 1978, Nacional 1983, AFA 1988-89, Clausura 1994, Apertura 2002
- Copa Libertadores: 7
- 1964, 1965, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1984
- Intercontinental Cup: 2
- 1973, 1984
- Other International Cups: 6
- Supercopa 1994 & 1995, Recopa 1995, Copa Interamericana 1973, 1974, 1975
External links
- Official website
- Argentine Football Association AFA
- Unofficial site (Spanish)
- Unofficial site - National Pride (Spanish)
- Independiente at UOL's site (Spanish)
- InfiernoRojo (Spanish)
- News MuyDiablo (Spanish)
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Source: Wikipedia On-line Encyclopedia
