Clube Recreativo e Atlético Catalano, also known as CRAC, is a Brazilian

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team from Catalão,

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. They play the fourth level national league Campeonato Brasileiro Série D.

History

Clube Recreativo e Atlético Catalano were founded on July 13, 1931. The club won their first title, which was the Campeonato Goiano, in 1967, winning the competition for a second time in 2004. The club competed for the first time in the Série C in 2004, when they were eliminated in the third stage of the competition by Americano. CRAC competed in the Copa do Brasil in

2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

, when they were eliminated in the first stage by Guarani. The club competed again in the Série C in 2007, finishing that year in the fifth place in the final stage. CRAC competed in the Série D in

2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...

and the club were promoted to the Série C after finishing as runners-up for the 2012 season.

Colors and badge

The club's color is sky blue. The CRAC badge has two stars, representing the two Campeonato Goiano titles won by the club in 1967 and in 2004.

Stadium

CRAC play their home games at Estádio Genervino da Fonseca. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 12,000 people.

Current squad

As of November 2021

Honours

National

* Campeonato Brasileiro Série D ** Runners-up (1): 2012

State

* Campeonato Goiano ** Winners (2): 1967, 2004 ** Runners-up (2): 1969, 1997 * Campeonato Goiano Second Division ** Winners (4): 1965, 1998, 2001, 2003

Managers

* Wanderley Paiva (2004) * Vica (2005) * Gilberto Pereira (2007–2008) * Evair (2009) * Ney da Matta (2010) * Wanderley Paiva (2011–2012) * Evair (2012) * Lucho Nizzo (2012) * Arturzinho (2013) * Wanderley Paiva (2013) * Hemerson Maria (2013) * Moisés Egert (2014) * Lucho Nizzo (2015) * Júlio Sérgio (2015–2016) * Jairo Araújo (2016) * Alexandre Barroso (2017) * Lucho Nizzo (2017) * Ney da Matta (2019) * Carlos Rabello (2020) * Lucas Andrade (2021) * Carlos Rabello (2021) * Wilson Gottardo (2022) *

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(2023) * Wagner Lopes (2024) * Leandro Sena (2024–present)

References

External links

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Official website
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