Club Atlético Marbella were a Spanish football team based in

Marbella Marbella ( , , ) is a city and municipality in southern Spain, belonging to the province of Málaga in the autonomous community of Andalusia. It is part of the Costa del Sol and is the headquarters of the Association of Municipalities of the reg ...

, in the autonomous community of

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. Founded in 1947 and dissolved in 1997, it was also the reserve team of CD Málaga for a time.

History

Atlético Marbella had its heyday in the mid-1990s, with four consecutive appearances in the

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, having spent the vast majority of its early existence in

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(after Segunda División B was created in 1977, it became the fourth level) and the regional leagues. Until 1995 the club was owned by

Jesús Gil Gregorio Jesús Gil y Gil (12 March 1933 – 14 May 2004) was a Spanish businessman and politician. He served as Mayor of Marbella between 1991 and 2002, and presided for a 16-year tenure as president of the football club Atlético de Madrid ...

, a controversial businessman and also

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, as well as the chairman of Atlético Madrid. Subsequently, he sold it to Slobodan "Boban" Petrović, an entrepreneur from

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. Finally, in 1997, CA Marbella disappeared, due to the many debts contracted in previous seasons.

Club background

*''Atlético Marbella'' – (1947–97) *''

Marbella FC Marbella Fútbol Club, formerly known as Unión Deportiva Marbella, is a Spanish football team based in Marbella, the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1997 it currently plays in Tercera Federación – Group 9 (the 5th level of the ...

'' – (1997–currently)

Season to season

---- *4 seasons in Segunda División *6 seasons in Segunda División B *18 seasons in

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References

External links

Club blog
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