Racing Club de Montevideo is a

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club from

Montevideo Montevideo () is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Uruguay, largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2011 census, the city proper has a population of 1,319,108 (about one-third of the country's total population) in an area of . M ...

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. It currently participates in the

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following their relegation at the end of the 2019 season. Racing CM is known as "La Escuelita" (The Little School) due to the high standard of players that have emerged from their teams. Racing is one of Uruguay's traditional teams, in terms of victories and fans. However, in the last few years, Racing has faced economic problems and struggled to remain consistent and perform well at the Uruguayan League. Racing's main rival is Fénix, with whom they contest the ''Clásico del Oeste''.

Performance in CONMEBOL competitions

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: 1 appearance ::2010: Second Round

Players

Current squad

Out on loan

Notable coaches

* Julio "Cascarilla" Morales (1983–87) * Ricardo "Tato" Ortíz (July 1, 1992 – Dec 31, 1992) *

Adolfo Barán Adolfo Barán Flis (born 22 November 1961 in Montevideo) is a former Uruguayan footballer. Club career Barán was the top goal scorer in the 1990 Primera Division Uruguaya season, with 13 goals. International career Barán made four appear ...

(July 1, 1998 – June 30, 1999) *

Gerardo Pelusso Gerardo Cono Pelusso Boyrie (born February 25, 1954) is a Uruguayan football manager Management (or managing) is the administration of an organization, whether it is a business, a nonprofit organization, or a government body. It is the ar ...

(Jan 1, 2000 – Dec 31, 2000) *

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(April 17, 2002 – Dec 31, 2002), (Jan 1, 2007 – July 1, 2007) *

Eduardo Favaro Eduardo Jorge Favaro Carbajal (born 26 March 1963) is a Uruguayan football manager and former player who played as a forward. He is the current manager of Ecuadorian club . Career Favaro was born in Montevideo, and was a Nacional youth graduate ...

(Aug 1, 2007 – Dec 27, 2007) *

José Puente José Silvano Puente Larrosa (born April 10, 1968 in Montevideo, Uruguay) is a former Uruguayan footballer and current coach. He played in several clubs of Uruguay, Paraguay, Chile and Ecuador. Teams * Central Español 1983–1986 * Liverpool 19 ...

(Jan 1, 2008 – Dec 31, 2008) *

Juan Verzeri Juan José Verzeri Casas (born 20 May 1963) is an Uruguayan football coach, who is currently assistant manager of Peñarol. He is nicknamed "Ingeniero" (Engineer), for his secondary profession. Coaching career Verzeri was born in Montevideo. In e ...

(July 1, 2008 – May 6, 2010) *

(2010) *

Álvaro Regueira Álvaro (, , ) is a Spanish, Galician and Portuguese male given name and surname (see Spanish naming customs) of Visigothic origin. Some claim it may be related to the Old Norse name Alfarr, formed of the elements ''alf'' "elf" and ''arr'' "warrio ...

(Oct 2010) *

Edgardo Arias Edgardo is an Italian-language form of the name Edgar. It may refer to: * Edgardo Abdala (born 1978), Chilean-Palestinian football midfielder *Edgardo Adinolfi (born 1974), Uruguayan football player *Edgardo Alfonzo (born 1973), former Major Leagu ...

(Oct 4, 2010 – April 19, 2011) *

Osvaldo Streccia Osvaldo may refer to the following people: Given name *Osvaldo Alonso, Cuban football player *Osvaldo Ardiles (born 1952), an Argentine football player and coach *Osvaldo Bagnoli, an Italian football coach *Osvaldo Brandão, a Brazilian football c ...

(July 1, 2011 – Dec 21, 2011) *

Jorge Giordano Jorge Antonio Giordano Moreno (born 27 February 1965) is a Uruguayan football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. Career In June 2019, Giordano was hires as technical secretary of Nacional.Miguel Angel Piazza --> Miguel is a given name and surname, the Portuguese and Spanish form of the Hebrew name Michael. It may refer to: Places * Pedro Miguel, a parish in the municipality of Horta and the island of Faial in the Azores Islands * São Miguel (disa ...

(Oct 9, 2012 – Jan 3, 2013) * Juan Tejera (Jan 5, 2013 – June 30, 2013) *

Rosario Martínez Rosario Martínez may refer to: *Rosario Martínez (athlete) (born 1948), Salvadoran athlete *Rosario Martínez (football manager), Uruguayan football manager {{hndis, Martinez, Rosario ...

(July 1, 2013 – Dec 31, 2013) *

Mauricio Larriera José Mauricio Larriera Dibarboure (born 26 August 1970) is a Uruguayan football manager and former player who played as a right back. Career Larriera started his managerial career with Club Sol de América. After that, he coached Racing Club d ...

(Jan 3, 2014–)

Titles

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: 5 ::1955, 1958, 1974, 1989, 2008 * Divisional Intermedia: 3 ::1923, 1929, 1930

Other teams

Racing Club de Montevideo also has a

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division, with a squad of

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video game series, competing in the championship organized by the Uruguayan Virtual Football Federation.

References

External links

Official website
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