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Deportivo Independiente Medellín, also known as Independiente Medellín or DIM, is a Colombian professional
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based in
Medellín Medellín ( or ), officially the Municipality of Medellín ( es, Municipio de Medellín), is the second-largest city in Colombia, after Bogotá, and the capital of the department of Antioquia. It is located in the Aburrá Valley, a central re ...
that currently plays in the
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. They play their home games at
Estadio Atanasio Girardot Atanasio Girardot Sports Complex (officially ''Unidad Deportiva Atanasio Girardot'') is a sports complex located in Medellín, Colombia. The complex includes Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín Sports Coliseum, Luis Alberto Villegas Stadium, an ...
, which seats 40,943 people, and is also shared with city rivals
Atlético Nacional Atlético Nacional S. A., best known as Atlético Nacional, is a Colombian professional association football, football club based in Medellín. The club is one of only three clubs to have played in every first division tournament in the countr ...
. The team is dubbed "El Poderoso de la Montaña" (Mighty of the Mountain) due to Medellín's geographical location high in the Andes mountains. Founded in 1913, Independiente Medellín has won the
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six times: in
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,
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, 2002–II, 2004–I, 2009–II, and 2016–I, and the
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three times: in
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,
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, and
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. Its best performance at international level was in
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, when the team reached the semifinals of the
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. Independiente Medellín has a rivalry with Atlético Nacional, and the teams face each other in
El Clásico Paisa ''El Clásico Paisa'' is the name for the rivalry between the teams of Atlético Nacional and Independiente Medellín. They share the Atanasio Girardot stadium, with a capacity of over 40,000, infamous for its aggressive background. Commonly, th ...
, which is considered one of the most important derbies in the country.


History


Early years

Independiente Medellín was founded on 14 November 1913 under the name of ''Medellín Foot Ball Club'' by siblings Alberto, Luis, and Rafael Uribe Piedrahíta. The team played its first match with an amateur team called Sporting of Medellín, who defeated them 11–0. In 1948, Medellín joined professional football and played the first edition of the league. Medellín placed seventh out of 10 teams, winning seven matches. Their first match was a 4–0 defeat against
América de Cali América de Cali S. A., best known as América de Cali or América, is a Colombian professional football club based in Cali. It competes in the Categoría Primera A, the top-flight league of Colombian football. The team plays its home games at ...
. Their first win was 3–2 against
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. The next decade, Medellín signed Peruvian
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, who won the 1939 South American Championship, the first title of his country, in a movement of what was known as
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, when Colombian teams signed many foreign footballers. Medellín did not play in 1952 and 1953 due to economic problems. In 1953, the club changed its entire administration and was renamed to its current name, ''Deportivo Independiente Medellín''.


First three titles

The team won its first title in the 1955 Campeonato Profesional, finishing first with 31 points and just one defeat. Argentine striker
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was the tournament's top goalscorer, with 22 goals. The team won its second title two years later, in
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, with almost the same players as the previous seasons.
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was the top scorer of the tournament. In 1966, Medellín achieved their first ever qualification for the
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, after finishing runner-up in the league. They played against Argentine sides Racing de Avellaneda and River Plate, Bolivian teams 31 de Octubre and Bolívar, and fellow Colombians
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. They finished fifth out of six in their group and were eliminated. They qualified for the Copa Libertadores again after 27 years in
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, being eliminated by
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in the quarter-finals. Independiente Medellin won its first Copa Colombia in 1981, although this title is not officially recognized by many experts nor by DIMAYOR, it is recognized by
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.


1989 season controversy

In 1989, a year where Medellín had one of the best teams in the league and was expected to win the title, a tragic event occurred in Colombian football. In one of the final games of the season, Medellín tied
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0–0 at home. During the game, linesman Álvaro Ortega disallowed a Medellín goal, angering many people. Afterwards, a person that had been reportedly sent by
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hunted down the linesman and murdered him. An anonymous caller said they had betted on the game and the disallowed goal made them lose a lot of money. In response, the
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decided to cancel the rest of the season, which left the 1989 league season without a winner.


1993 runner-up

On 19 December 1993, during the last game of the season, Medellín and
Atlético Junior Club Deportivo Popular Junior F.C. S.A. (), commonly known as Junior de Barranquilla, by its old name Atlético Junior, or simply as Junior, is a Colombian professional football team based in Barranquilla, that currently plays in the Categoría ...
were fighting for a tight first place, as both clubs had the same number of points. Junior was playing
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at home in
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while simultaneously Medellín played hometown rivals
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. The games were to start simultaneously. A Medellín win combined with a Junior loss or draw would give Medellín the title. But if Medellín drew and Junior did as well, then Junior would win the title. At halftime América were leading the game in Barranquilla 1–0 and in Medellin the game was still 0–0, meaning that at that moment América were winning the title due to the draw in Medellín. Junior scored two goals to put the game at 2–1 with ten minutes remaining, and Independiente Medellín scored at the same time to put the game in their favor 1–0. América tied the game at 2–2 with seven minutes remaining. The match in Medellín ended with Independiente Medellín winning 1–0 while awaiting the 2–2 game in Barranquilla to end, which still had five minutes remaining due to a delay at the start of the second half. Medellín players were celebrating with a victory lap and giving interviews with reporters white they waited for the final whistle in Barranquilla. However, Oswaldo Mackenzie scored a late goal in the 89th minute and gave Junior the 3–2 win and the title, leaving the Medellín players and fans heartbroken.


1999–2009: End of title drought and glory days

''El Poderoso'' had a great 1999 season, finishing in the top eight of both Apertura and Finalización tournaments, and finishing fourth in the aggregate table. This season was different from the standard format; in the Apertura tournament there were no playoffs. The Finalizacion tournament had playoffs, where Medellin topped their group and qualified for the Finalizacion finals against city rivals Nacional. However, Nacional won 1–0, and went on to win the league title, while Medellin missed out on a spot for the
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. Medellin came close to winning their third league title in
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thanks to Jorge Serna's prolific goalscoring, who finished as top scorer tied with Carlos Castro on 29 goals. The club ended up losing the final to
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3–0 on aggregate, although they reached the final in an unexpected manner; in the regular season they finished in 10th place and occupied the last seed for the eight teams that qualified for the playoffs through the aggregate table. After 45 long years of agony, Medellín won its third league title in the 2002 Finalización tournament under manager Víctor Luna, who replaced
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halfway through the season after he was sacked due to poor results. Medellín played against
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in the two-legged final. ''El Rojo Paisa'' beat Pasto 2–0 at home in the first leg with goals from Robinson Muñoz and an own goal from Julio César Valencia. In the second leg on 23 December 2002, Medellín drew 1–1 away from home, with Mauricio Molina scoring Medellín's goal from a free-kick, meaning they became champions with a 3–1 aggregate score. The 2002 league title gave the club a spot in the
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, where they qualified for the knockout stages by topping their group, which consisted of
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,
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, and
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, with twelve points and a total of four wins and two losses. During the group stage, the club famously beat Bianchi's Boca Juniors, 1–0. "Medallo" beat
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on penalties in the round of 16 and Grêmio in the quarter-finals. In the semi-finals, they faced Santos. In the first leg played at
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, DIM lost 1–0. In the second leg at home,
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scored first to level the aggregate score at 1–1, but the club eventually lost the game 3–2 (4–2 on aggregate) and was eliminated, narrowly missing out for the final, which would have been played against their group stage opponent, Boca Juniors. In 2004, Medellín and Nacional qualified for the final of the Apertura tournament; in Antioquia everybody was very excited because this was the first "Paisa" final in the league's history. The final was played over two legs, both at Atanasio Girardot: in the first leg, Medellín won 2–1 with goals scored by Rafael Castillo and Jorge Horacio Serna. The second leg was played on 27 June; it ended 0–0 and Medellín became the champion of the 2004 Apertura, its fourth league title, won under manager
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. In the
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, the club topped their group, which was made up of
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, América de Cali, and Libertad. They also unexpectedly beat Paranaense 4–0 away in
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on their way to the round of 16, where they faced Banfield and lost 5–0 on aggregate. For the 2008 Finalización, the club almost won its fifth title, but lost the final to América de Cali with Santiago Escobar as head coach. The next season, the 2009 Apertura, was very poor; the team finished in last place. However, in the 2009 Torneo Finalización, with the departure of Santiago Escobar as head coach, his assistant, Leonel Álvarez, replaced him, and the team got its fifth title, beating
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3–2 on aggregate. In that season, Jackson Martinez broke the league's top scoring record with 18 goals (the previous record was
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's 17 goals), a record that was broken again later by
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forward Miguel Borja in 2016, with 19 goals.


2010–present: Back-to-back runner-ups and sixth league title

During the 2010s, DIM was close to winning league titles several times. In 2012, they faced
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in the Torneo Finalización final and lost on penalties. In 2014, they finished as runners-up to
Independiente Santa Fe Club Independiente Santa Fe, known simply as Santa Fe, is a Colombian professional football team based in Bogotá, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at the El Campín stadium. Santa Fe is one of the th ...
in that year's Finalización tournament. Six months later they made the final again, this time losing to
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. These losses were finally overcome in the 2016 season, where the club won its sixth league title. In the Apertura tournament, they finished first in the regular season table with 40 points. Then they eliminated Deportivo Cali and
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in the playoffs to set up a final with Junior; the first leg in
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ended 1–1 and the second leg was won by Medellín 2–0, with Christian Marrugo scoring a brace and securing a 3–1 aggregate victory. With the 2016 league title, ''El Poderoso'' gained a spot in the 2017 Copa Libertadores, returning to the tournament for the first time since 2010. They were placed in Group 3 along with River Plate, Emelec, and Melgar. The club placed third in the group and was transferred to the
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, where they eventually lost to Racing Club in the second round. One of the highlights of their Copa Libertadores run was beating powerhouse River Plate 2–1 at Estadio Monumental.


Rivalries

Medellín's greatest rivalry is with the city's other major club,
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. Both clubs share the same stadium; Atanasio Girardot. Atletico Nacional has a clear advantage over Independiente Medellin in titles won, with 30 titles (most in Colombia) to Medellin's 9 titles. However, Nacional has never beaten Medellin in a final, since they lost in the 2004 Apertura. This was considered as a very shocking result, since Nacional's squad had a much higher value that Medellin's. The rivalry is especially strong due to each team's main fanbases; Rexixtenxia Norte for Medellín and Los Del Sur for Atlético Nacional. There are often fights between these two fanbases, which is why sometimes only the fanbase of one team is allowed entry. The two clubs are named with the location that they occupy in the stadium; Rexixtenxia Norte occupies the section behind the northern goal and Los Del Sur occupy the section behind the southern goal. The first ''Clásico Paisa'' was played on 12 September 1948, where Medellín beat Nacional 3–0. Over 300 matches have been played between the two clubs, with Nacional dominating the historical record by 40 wins. The club also has minor rivalries with other clubs in the Medellin Metropolitan Area, such as
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, Leones, and
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. Although none of these teams have won top-flight titles, matches between them still draw attention due to their close geographical location, meaning games like these usually sellout.


Honours


Official

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: ::Winners (6):
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, 2002–II, 2004–I, 2009–II, 2016–I ::Runners-up (11):
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,
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, 2008–II, 2012–II, 2014–II, 2015–I, 2018–II, 2022–II *
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: ::Winners (3): 1981,
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,
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::Runners-up (2): 1955–56,
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* Superliga Colombiana: ::Runners-up (1):
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Amateur

* Copa Jimenez Jaramillo (1): 1923 * Campeonato Nacional (7): 1918, 1920, 1922, 1930, 1936, 1937, 1938 * Campeonato Departamental (8): 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945


Friendly tournaments

* Copa Club Unión: 1942 * Triangular ‘Trofeo Coltejer’: 1955 * Torneo "Medellín sin tugurios": 1983 * Copa Montreal (Canada): 1992 * Copa DC United: 1994 * Copa Ciudad de Popayán: 2005 * Copa Gobernación de Antioquia: 2008, 2010 * Copa del Pacífico: 2009 * Copa Movilco– Gobernación del Meta Runner-up: 2009 * Copa del Pacífico Runner-up: 2010


Performance in CONMEBOL competitions

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: 9 appearances ::
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: First Round ::
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: Quarter-finals ::
2003 File:2003 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The crew of STS-107 perished when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during reentry into Earth's atmosphere; SARS became an epidemic in China, and was a precursor to SARS-CoV-2; A des ...
: Semi-finals (Third Place) ::
2005 File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; "Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris was discovered in ...
: Round of 16 ::
2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran ...
: Group Stage ::
2010 File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in Europe; A scene from the opening ceremony of ...
: Second Round ::
2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a ser ...
: Group Stage ::
2019 File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ...
: Second Stage ::
2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, COVID- ...
: Group Stage *
Copa Sudamericana The CONMEBOL Sudamericana, named as ''Copa Sudamericana'' (; pt, Copa Sul-Americana ), is an annual international club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 2002. It is the second-most prestigious club competition in South American ...
: 4 appearances ::
2006 File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, votes to declare ...
: First Round ::
2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses during the 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh ...
: Quarter-finals ::
2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a ser ...
: First Round ::
2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the United ...
: First Round *
Copa Conmebol The Copa CONMEBOL ( en, CONMEBOL Cup) was an annual football cup competition organized by CONMEBOL between 1992 and 1999 for South American football clubs. During its time of existence, it was a very prestigious South American club football cont ...
: 1 appearance ::
1995 File:1995 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: O.J. Simpson is O. J. Simpson murder case, acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman from the 1994, year prior in "The Trial of the Century" in the United States; The ...
: First Round


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Delfín Benítez Cáceres Delfín Benítez Cáceres (24 September 1910 – 8 January 2004) was a Paraguayan football striker. Benítez started his career in Libertad of his native country. As one of the key players of the Paraguay national football team in the early ...
(1954–57) *
José Manuel Moreno José Manuel Moreno Fernández (3 August 1916 — 26 August 1978), nicknamed "''El Charro''", was an Argentine footballer who played as an inside forward for several clubs in Argentina, Mexico, Chile, and Colombia; for many who saw him play, he ...
(1957) * René Seghini (1957–58) * Pedro Roque Retamozo ''(interim)'' (1958) * René Seghini (1958–59) *
Fernando Paternoster Fernando Paternoster (24 May 1903 – 6 June 1967) was an Argentine footballer and manager. He played for the Argentina national football team and helped promote football across South America in countries such as Colombia and Ecuador. Playing c ...
(1960) *
Efraín Sánchez Efraín Elías "El Caimán" Sánchez Casimiro (26 February 1926 – 16 January 2020) was a Colombian footballer who played as goalkeeper. He competed for the Colombia national football team at the 1962 FIFA World Cup which was held in Chile. Amo ...
(1960) *
José Manuel Moreno José Manuel Moreno Fernández (3 August 1916 — 26 August 1978), nicknamed "''El Charro''", was an Argentine footballer who played as an inside forward for several clubs in Argentina, Mexico, Chile, and Colombia; for many who saw him play, he ...
(1960–62) * Carlos Alberto Díaz (1962) *
Efraín Sánchez Efraín Elías "El Caimán" Sánchez Casimiro (26 February 1926 – 16 January 2020) was a Colombian footballer who played as goalkeeper. He competed for the Colombia national football team at the 1962 FIFA World Cup which was held in Chile. Amo ...
(1962–63) *
José Vicente Grecco José Vicente Grecco (20 June 1929 in Bahía Blanca – 24 August 2008 in Medellín) was an Argentine football player and manager. Club career Grecco began his playing career in 1948 with Boca Juniors, he only played one game for the c ...
(1963) * Luis López García (1963–64) *
José Vicente Grecco José Vicente Grecco (20 June 1929 in Bahía Blanca – 24 August 2008 in Medellín) was an Argentine football player and manager. Club career Grecco began his playing career in 1948 with Boca Juniors, he only played one game for the c ...
(1964–66) *
Francisco Hormazábal Francisco Hormazábal Castillo (born 4 July 1920 — 13 January 1990) was a Chilean footballer and manager. Career As a youth player, Hormazábal was with club Escuela 57 from San Eugenio and the Colo-Colo youth system from 1936 to 1940. From 1 ...
(1966–67) * Leonel Vargas ''(interim)'' (1967) * Rodrigo Fonnegra (1968–70) * Héctor Molina ''(interim)'' (1969) * Humberto Álvarez ''(interim)'' (1969) * Ricardo Ramaciotti (1972) *
Francisco Hormazábal Francisco Hormazábal Castillo (born 4 July 1920 — 13 January 1990) was a Chilean footballer and manager. Career As a youth player, Hormazábal was with club Escuela 57 from San Eugenio and the Colo-Colo youth system from 1936 to 1940. From 1 ...
(1972–74) * Humberto Ortiz (1974–75) *
José Vicente Grecco José Vicente Grecco (20 June 1929 in Bahía Blanca – 24 August 2008 in Medellín) was an Argentine football player and manager. Club career Grecco began his playing career in 1948 with Boca Juniors, he only played one game for the c ...
(1975) *
Juan José Pizzuti Juan José Pizzuti (9 May 1927 – 24 January 2020) was an Argentine football player and manager. A striker, he enjoyed his most notable successes as player and manager with Racing Club de Avellaneda. Pizzuti was born in the Barracas neighbou ...
(1975–76) * Justo Lopera (1976) * Edilberto Righi & Pedro Soma (1976–77) * Darío Velez ''(interim)'' (1977) *
Efraín Sánchez Efraín Elías "El Caimán" Sánchez Casimiro (26 February 1926 – 16 January 2020) was a Colombian footballer who played as goalkeeper. He competed for the Colombia national football team at the 1962 FIFA World Cup which was held in Chile. Amo ...
(1977–78) * Bernardo Valencia ''(interim)'' (1978–79) *
Néstor Togneri Néstor Rubén Togneri (27 November 1942 – 8 December 1999) was an Argentine footballer. He played mostly for Estudiantes de La Plata (1968–1975) as a central defender or defensive midfielder, and was part of the Argentina national football t ...
(1978–79) * Bernando Valencia (1979) * Víctor Rodríguez (1980) * Ricardo Ramaciotti (1980) * Leonel Montoya (1981) * Jorge Olmedo (1982) *
Julio Comesaña Julio Avelino Comesaña López (born 10 March 1948) is a former Uruguayan professional football manager and former football player. Playing career Club Comesaña played for 7 clubs during his career as a footballer: Racing Montevideo (1967 ...
(1982–86) * Carlos Miguel Diaz ''(interim)'' (1983) * Bernando Valencia (1986) * Ricardo Ramaciotti (1986–87) * German Aceros (1987–88) * Gonzalo Montoya ''(interim)'' (1988) * Hugo Gallego (1988) *
Jaime Rodríguez Jaime Alberto Rodríguez Jiménez (born 17 January 1959) is a former football player from El Salvador. He represented his country at the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain. Playing career Club career From a very early age on, Rodríguez showed ...
(1989–91) *
Julio Comesaña Julio Avelino Comesaña López (born 10 March 1948) is a former Uruguayan professional football manager and former football player. Playing career Club Comesaña played for 7 clubs during his career as a footballer: Racing Montevideo (1967 ...
(1992) * Hugo Gallego (1992) * Nelson Gallego (1992) * Luis Augusto García (1993–95) *
Juan Mujica Juan Martín Mujica Ferreira (22 December 1943 – 11 February 2016) was a Uruguayan football player and manager who represented his country at the 1970 FIFA World Cup. Career Mujica played club football for Rampla Juniors, Nacional, Lille ...
(1994) * Nolberto Molina (1995) *
Jairo Rios Jairo is a common Spanish name. Notable people with this name include: People Association football *Francisco Jairo Silva Santos (born 1988), Brazilian footballer * Jairo Aguirre (born 1956), Colombian footballer * Jairo Álvarez Gutiérrez (bor ...
(1995–96) * Carlos Restrepo (1996–97) * Víctor Luna (1997) *
Zlatko Petričević Zlatko Petričević (born 7 October 1961 in Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroad ...
(1997) * Fernando Castro (1998–98) * Óscar Aristizábal (1998–99) *
Julio Comesaña Julio Avelino Comesaña López (born 10 March 1948) is a former Uruguayan professional football manager and former football player. Playing career Club Comesaña played for 7 clubs during his career as a footballer: Racing Montevideo (1967 ...
(2000) * Víctor Luna (2000) * Juan José Peláez (2000–02) *
Álvaro Escobar Álvaro Escobar Rufatt (born December 16, 1966) is a Chilean actor, television presenter, lawyer, musician, journalist, radio personality and politician. He was a deputy of the Chile, Republic of Chile for District No. 20, which included the com ...
''(interim)'' (2000–01) * Reynaldo Rueda (2002) * Víctor Luna (2002–03) *
Jaime Rodríguez Jaime Alberto Rodríguez Jiménez (born 17 January 1959) is a former football player from El Salvador. He represented his country at the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain. Playing career Club career From a very early age on, Rodríguez showed ...
(2003–04) *
Pedro Sarmiento Pedro Enrique Sarmiento Solís (born 26 October 1956) is a Colombian football manager and former player. He is the current manager of Categoría Primera A club Once Caldas. Playing career Club Born in Medellín, Sarmiento played for Atlético ...
(1 July 2004 – 30 June 2005) * Javier Álvarez (2005–06) * Édgar Carvajal ''(interim)'' (2006) * Víctor Luna (2006–07) * Juan José Peláez (2007–08) * Santiago Escobar (1 December 2008 – 19 May 2009) * Leonel Álvarez (19 May 2009 – 25 May 2010) * Édgar Carvajal (1 May 2010 – 31 March 2011) * Víctor Luna (1 April 2011 – 22 May 2011) *
Guillermo Berrío Luis Guillermo Berrío Gómez (11 April 1968 – 11 April 2021) was a Colombian football player and coach. Playing career Born in Amagá, Berrío began his career in 1988, playing for Envigado, Atlético Huila, Deportivo Pereira and Deportes Q ...
(30 April 2011 – 13 February 2012) *
Hernán Darío Gómez Hernán Darío Gómez Jaramillo (; born 3 February 1956), also known as El Bolillo (; ''The Baton''), is a Colombian former football manager and former player who played as a defensive midfielder. Career He was an active player from 1966 to 1 ...
(13 February 2012 – 19 April 2013) *
Pedro Sarmiento Pedro Enrique Sarmiento Solís (born 26 October 1956) is a Colombian football manager and former player. He is the current manager of Categoría Primera A club Once Caldas. Playing career Club Born in Medellín, Sarmiento played for Atlético ...
(3 September 2013 – 21 February 2014) * Hernán Torres (21 February 2014 – May 2015) * Leonel Álvarez (May 2015 – December 2016) *
Luis Zubeldía Luis Francisco Zubeldía (born 13 January 1981) is an Argentine football manager and former player. He is the current manager of Ecuadorian club LDU Quito. A former midfielder, Zubeldía's career was mainly associated to Club Atlético Lanús, ...
(December 2016 – June 2017) * Juan José Peláez (June 2017 – October 2017) *
Ismael Rescalvo Ismael Rescalvo Sánchez (born 2 March 1982) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central defender, and is the manager of Bolivian club The Strongest. Career Born in Valencia, Rescalvo joined Levante UD's youth setup at the age of ...
(December 2017 – June 2018) *
Octavio Zambrano Octavio Zambrano Viera (born February 3, 1958) is an Ecuadorian football coach. He is a former player with international coaching experience. Zambrano has coached in North America, Latin America, and Europe. He holds a UEFA "A" diploma and a USS ...
(June 2018 – April 2019) *
Alexis Mendoza Alexis Antonio Mendoza Barrina (born November 8, 1961) is a retired Colombian footballer and current manager. He was the assistant manager of Honduras national football team during the 2010 FIFA World Cup and of the Ecuador national football ...
(May 2019 – September 2019) * Aldo Bobadilla (September 2019 – September 2020) *
Hernán Darío Gómez Hernán Darío Gómez Jaramillo (; born 3 February 1956), also known as El Bolillo (; ''The Baton''), is a Colombian former football manager and former player who played as a defensive midfielder. Career He was an active player from 1966 to 1 ...
(December 2020 – September 2021) *
Julio Comesaña Julio Avelino Comesaña López (born 10 March 1948) is a former Uruguayan professional football manager and former football player. Playing career Club Comesaña played for 7 clubs during his career as a footballer: Racing Montevideo (1967 ...
(September 2021 – June 2022) * David González (June 2022 – present)


Presidents

This is the list of presidents of Independiente Medellín since its foundation: * José Luis Restrepo Jaramillo (1913–1928) * Luis Eduardo Ramírez (1929–1933) * Jesus Maria Burgos (1933–1938) * Bernardo Munera A. (1940–1947) * Federico Kahn (1948) * Alejandro Cano (1948–1951) * Ignacio Gómez (1953–1954) * Javier Arriola (1954–1958) * Alfonso Arriola (1959–1970) * Oscar Serna Mejía (1971–1974) * Gustavo Arbeláez (1974) * Gabriel Toro Pérez (1975–1977) * Oscar Serna Mejía (1978) * Hernán Gómez Agudelo (1978–1979) * Pablo Correa Ramos (1979–1981) * Oscar Serna Mejía (1981) * Héctor Mesa Gómez (1981–1983) * Oscar Serna Mejía (1984–1985) * Pablo Correa Ramos (1985) * Mario de Jesus Valderrama (1986–1987) * Gabriel Toro Pérez (1987) * Luis Fernando Correa (1987) * Humberto Betancur (1987–1988) * Hernán Gómez Agudelo (1988–989) * Antonio Mesa Escobar (1989–1991) * Alberto Montoya Callejas (1991–1992) * Jesús Aristizábal Guevara (1992) * Julio Villate (1992–1995) * Jorge Castillo (1995–1997) * Mario de Jesus Valderrama (1998–2000) * Javier Velásquez (2001–2005) * Juan Guillermo Montoya (2005–2006) * John Cardona Arteaga (2006) * Carlos Alberto Palacio Acosta (2006–2008) * Jorge Alberto Osorio (2008–2012) * Julio Roberto Gómez 2012–2013 * Carlos Mario Mejía (2013–2014) * Eduardo Silva Meluk (2014–2018) * Michael Gil Gómez (2019) * Jairo Vélez (2020) * Daniel Ossa Giraldo (2021–present)


References


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Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Medellin, Independiente Football clubs in Colombia Association football clubs established in 1913
Independiente Medellín Deportivo Independiente Medellín, also known as Independiente Medellín or DIM, is a Colombian professional football club based in Medellín that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at Estadio Atanasio Girardo ...
Categoría Primera A clubs