Operário Ferroviário Esporte Clube, more commonly referred to as Operário Ferroviário, Operário de Ponta Grossa or simply Operário-PR, is a Brazilian professional
association football
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club in
Ponta Grossa
Ponta Grossa () is a municipality in the state of Paraná, southern Brazil. The estimated population is 355,336 according to official data from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics and it is the 4th most populous city in Paraná ...
,
Paraná which currently plays in
Série C, the third tier of
Brazilian football
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, as well as in the
Campeonato Paranaense, the top division of the Paraná
state football league.
They competed in
Série A once.
History
The team was founded on 1 May 1912, thus being the second oldest club in the state of
Paraná.
The club won the Southern Zone
Campeonato Paranaense Second Level in 1969.
Operário competed in the
Série A in
1979 and in the
Série B in
1980,
1989,
1990
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,
1991 and 2019.
Stadium
They play their home games at the
Germano Krüger stadium. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 10.632 people.
Notable players
*
Gilberto William Fabbro
* Schumacher
* Peixoto
* Simão
* Chicão
* Sosa
* Danilo Báia
Honours
*
Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
: Winners (1):
2018
*
Campeonato Brasileiro Série D
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: Winners (1):
2017
*
Campeonato Paranaense
: Winners (1): 2015
*
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:Winners (1): 2016
*
Campeonato Paranaense Second Division
: Winners (2): 1969, 2018
Current squad
References
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Operário Ferroviário Esporte Clube
Football clubs in Paraná (state)
Association football clubs established in 1912
Ponta Grossa
1912 establishments in Brazil
Campeonato Brasileiro Série C winners
Campeonato Brasileiro Série D winners