Club Atlético Unión (; mostly known as Unión de Santa Fe ) is a

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from Santa Fe, the capital city of the

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, in

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. The club was founded on April 15, 1907 and plays in the

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. Although Unión is mostly known for its

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team, that currently plays in Primera División, the club hosts other sports such as

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and

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History

In 1966, the squad was promoted to the Segunda División Argentina for the first time. Unión's supporters are called "unionistas", "tatengues", while the squad is usually nicknamed "El Tate". The colours of the club consist of red and white vertical stripes. Managed by

Juan Carlos Lorenzo Juan Carlos "Toto" Lorenzo (; 27 October 1922 – 14 November 2001) was an Argentine football player and coach. He became an icon for Boca Juniors fans after he coached the club to its first two Copa Libertadores titles. Biography In his teens, ...

in 1975, Unión made a great campaign in the

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championship with a group of notable players such as goalkeeper

Hugo Gatti Hugo Orlando Gatti (born 19 August 1944) is an Argentine former professional football goalkeeper who played in the Argentine Primera División for 26 seasons

, midfielders

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and

Rubén Suñé Rubén José Suñé (7 March 1947, Buenos Aires – 20 June 2019) was an Argentine football midfielder who won eight titles with Boca Juniors and also played for the Argentina national team, With the Argentina national team, where he his int ...

and forwards

Ernesto Mastrángelo Ernesto Enrique Mastrángelo (born 5 July 1948 in Rufino) is an Argentine former football striker who played for both River Plate and Boca Juniors in Argentina. He also played international football for the Argentina national team Mastrángel ...

and

Leopoldo Luque Leopoldo Jacinto Luque (; (3 May 1949 – 15 February 2021) was an Argentine footballer who played as a striker. Club career In a career spanning from 1972 to 1984 he played for Unión de Santa Fe, Rosario Central, River Plate, Racing Club de ...

among others.A 40 años de la "revolución"
''El Litoral'', 13 Feb 2015 In 1979 Unión played the final matches of the

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, but lost at the hands of River Plate, because the goal scored by River in the first match (with a final score of 1–1) ended up in an average over Union according to the

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applied to that tournament. The most famous footballers who played for Unión are

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winner with Argentina in 1978, and

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, the

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of the national team that won the

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1986. Apart from football,

is the foremost sport practised at the institution, with Union's team currently in the third division.

Carlos Delfino Carlos Francisco Delfino (born August 29, 1982) is an Argentine-Italian professional basketball player for Victoria Libertas Pesaro of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He holds dual citizenship in both Italy and Argentina. Standing at , he ...

is its most famous basketball player, and

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, champion in NBA (1994, 1995 y 1999), also played briefly in the Argentine League, for Unión de Santa Fe.

Rivalry

Unión and Colón are the two largest football clubs in Santa Fe. The Clásico Santafesino is known as one of football's fiercest and most important rivalries in Argentina. Unión and Colón have played 142 games all time against each other in the Amateur and Professional Era, with Unión winning 47, Colón winning 43 and 47 draws.

Players

Current squad

Out on loan

Notable players

:To appear in this section a player must have played at least 50 games for the club and/or played officially for their national team. * Alberto Galateo (1927–34) * Julio Ávila (1948–49), (1955–56) *

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 ...

(1949–53) *

(1964–67) *

Néstor Scotta Néstor Leonel Scotta (7 April 1948 – 8 January 2001) was an Argentine football striker who was twice top scorer in Copa Libertadores. Néstor ''Tola'' Scotta was born in San Justo in 1948, he came from a footballing family, his father playe ...

(1967–69) *

Mario Zanabria Mario Nicasio Zanabria (born 1 October 1948 in Santa Fe) is an Argentine former football player, who played as a midfielder, and the current coach of Real España. Club career A playmaker, Zanabria made his début in the first division in 1 ...

(1967–69) *

Roberto Martínez Roberto Martínez Montoliu (born 13 July 1973) is a Spanish football coach and former professional player, currently as head coach of the Portugal national team. Martínez played as a defensive midfielder and began his career at Real Zaragoza ...

(1970) *

(1971), (1973–75), (1980–81) *

Hugo Gatti Hugo Orlando Gatti (born 19 August 1944) is an Argentine former professional football goalkeeper who played in the Argentine Primera División for 26 seasons

(1974–75) *

Carlos Trullet Carlos Alberto Trullet (born 21 October 1949 in El Trébol, Santa Fe) is an Argentine football manager and former player. Playing career Trullet started his professional career in 1969 with Estudiantes de La Plata. In his two years with the ...

(1974–77) *

(1975) *

Víctor Marchetti Víctor Rodolfo Marchetti (born 1950) is an Argentine former footballer. He began his career with Club Atlético River Plate, and made 174 appearances for the club. He played for Unión de Santa Fe from 1975 to 1976 and again in 1984. In 1976 ...

(1975–76), (1984) *

Roberto Telch Roberto "Oveja" Telch (6 November 1943 – 12 October 2014) was an Argentine footballer. He was born in San Vicente, Córdoba, and won four league championships with San Lorenzo in Argentina and represented the Argentina national football t ...

(1976–79) *

(1976–81), (1991) * Carlos Trucco (1977–81), (1984–85) * Fernando Alí (1978–88) * Ramón Centurión (1978–85), (1991–92) *

Osvaldo Escudero Osvaldo Salvador Escudero (born October 15, 1960 in Paso de los Libres, Corrientes) is a former Argentine professional footballer. He was part of the Argentina Under-20 team that won the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship in Japan. Escudero ...

(1982–85) *

Daniel Morón Jose Daniel Morón is an Argentine-born Chilean football goalkeeper. He was born on September 30, 1957, in the city of Tunuyán in the Mendoza Province of Argentina. He won the Copa Libertadores trophy in 1991 as goalkeeper for Chilean team Colo- ...

(1983–88) *

Daniel Killer Daniel Pedro Killer (born 21 December 1949) is a Argentine former football defender who was part of the Argentina squad that won the 1978 FIFA World Cup. Daniel and his brother Mario were part of the Rosario Central team that won the Primera Di ...

(1984–86) * Alberto Acosta (1986–88) *

Ricardo Altamirano Ricardo Daniel Altamirano (born 12 December 1965) is a former Argentina international footballer who played as a defender. Altamirano signed as a youth player in 1982 at Unión de Santa Fe, he made his breakthrough into the first team in 1986, ...

(1986–88) * Edgardo Arasa (1986–88) *

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(1987–88) * Claudio Borghi (1990–91) * Darío Cabrol (1990–92), (1994–00) *

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(1991–92) * José Luis Marzo (1991–95), (1996–98) * Nii Lamptey (1997) * Danilo Aceval (1997–99) * Pablo Cavallero (1998–99) * Juan José Jayo (1998–00) * Daniel Noriega (1998–00), (2001–02) *

Matías Donnet Matías Donnet (born 18 April 1980 in Esperanza, Santa Fe) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career With Boca Juniors he won the Intercontinental Cup 2003, the Copa Libertadores de América 200 ...

(1999–00), (2009–10) *

Andrés Silvera Néstor Andrés Silvera (born 14 March 1977) is a former Argentine football striker. He has played for a number of other clubs in the Argentine Primera División, as well as Tigres UANL in Mexico. With 45 goals, Silvera is the fifth all-time ...

(1999–01) *

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(1999–01) * Martín Zapata (1999–04), (2006–09) * Marcelo Mosset (1999–06), (2007–08) * Fernando Ortiz (2000–03) * Leonardo Fernández (2001) *

Rubén Capria Rubén Oscar Capria (born 6 January 1970, in General Belgrano) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a midfielder in Argentina, Mexico, Ecuador, Chile and Uruguay. Nicknamed "El Mago", because of his exquisite technique, ...

(2001–03) *

Roberto Battión Roberto Miguel Battión (born March 1, 1982, in Santa Fe) is an Argentine football midfielder. He currently plays for Veria of the Superleague Greece. Career Battión started his professional career in the Argentine Primera División with U ...

(2002–07) * Ignacio Canuto (2004–07)

Managers

(1975–76) * Reynaldo Volken (1977–79) *

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(1988–90) *

(July 1990–Dec 91), (July 1995–June 98) *

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(Jan 1999–June 99) * Juan José López (1999) *

(July 1999–June 1) * Leonardo Madelón (Jan 2001–Dec 01) * Carlos Griguol (2002) * Frank Kudelka (July 2002–Dec 02) *

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(July 2005–June 6) *

(July 2006–June 7) * Fernando Quiroz (2008–09) * Fernando Alí (Jul 2009–Jun 10) * Frank Kudelka (June 2010–Sept 12) *

(Sept 2012–Dec 12) *

Facundo Sava Facundo Sava (born 7 March 1974) is an Argentine football manager and former footballer who played as a forward. Sava played 17 years of professional football, mainly representing Gimnasia and Racing Club in the Argentine Primera División ...

(Dec 2012–Dec 13) * Leonardo Madelón (Dec 2013–Nov 2016) * Juan Pablo Pumpido (Nov 2016–Apr 2017) *

Pablo Marini Pablo Alejandro Marini (born 31 January 1967) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a forward. Career Born in Santa Fe, Argentina, Marini played professional football from 1987 to 2002, scoring 154 goals. He began hi ...

(Apr 2017–Jun 2017) * Leonardo Madelón (Jul 2017–Mar 2020) * Marcelo Mosset (2020) (caretaker) *

Juan Manuel Azconzábal Juan Manuel Azconzábal (born 8 September 1974 in Junín, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine football coach and former defender who played professional football for ten clubs in six countries. Career Azconzábal made his debut with Estudiantes de ...

(Oct 2020–Oct 2021) *

Gustavo Munúa Gustavo Adolfo Munúa Vera (born 27 January 1978) is a Uruguayan former footballer who played as a goalkeeper, currently manager of Argentine club Unión de Santa Fe. After starting out at Nacional he spent most of his professional career in S ...

(Sept 2021–present)

Honours

National

* Primera B (1): 1966

Regional

*Liga Santafesina de Fútbol (36): 1915, 1917, 1919, 1920, 1924, 1926, 1928, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1953, 1954, 1955,
1956, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, Classificatorio 1971, Selectivo 1971, 1971, 1974, 1979, 1994, Apertura 2000, Apertura 2003, Apertura 2010

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Union de Santa Fe Association football clubs established in 1907 Football clubs in Santa Fe Province Basketball teams in Argentina Argentine field hockey clubs Argentine volleyball teams 1907 establishments in Argentina