Club Atlético Minero is a

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vian

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club based in

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, located in the

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. It was founded in 1997 and was promoted to the

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in 2008 where it played for one season. It has played in the

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ever since.

History

The club was founded in 1997, in the Casapalca mining town under the name Unión Minas de Casapalca. The following year under Juan Diaz and Juan Flores, the club is merged with the club Boca Junior and renamed Atlético Minero, also taking on new and current symbol of the club, which is said it was based on the Brazilian ''Atletico Mineiro'', one of the most successful teams in Latin America. Hector Gamarra, Denis De la Cruz and Fernando Pajuelo took over the club and became one of the most attractive teams of the

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. His first major campaign was in 2005, when it ranked first in the National Stage representing Lima and reached the quarterfinals where they were eliminated by

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. In 2006, the club was invited to the Second Division to fill one of the two vacancies. However, the invitees required that their home ground be a region without a team representing them in the first or second division. Minero changed its home ground to

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, where they played the entire year. In 2007, the club returned to Matucana and placed second in the Second Division. They played a playoff against the Copa Peru runner-up

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and won. They were promoted to the First Division. Descended to the Second Division in 2008 after losing a playoff game with Juan Aurich. Since that time remains in the Peruvian Second Division.

Uniform

* First Uniform: Orange Shirt, Orange Shorts, Orange Socks. * Second Uniform: Blue Shirt, Blue Shorts, Blue Socks.

Notable players

Honours

National

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: ::Runner-up (1):

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Regional

* Región IV: ::Winners (1):

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* Liga Departamental de Lima: ::Winners (1): 2005 ::Runner-up (1): 2003 * Liga Provincial de Huarochirí: ::Winners (2): 2003, 2004

References

External links

Official website
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