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Club Social y Deportivo Textil Mandiyú, commonly referred as Textil Mandiyú was an Argentine
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club, based in
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, in the Province of the same name. The squad currently plays in the regionalised third tier of Argentine football league system, the
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.


History

In 1993,
Deportivo Mandiyú Club Deportivo Mandiyú, also referred as Mandiyú is an Argentine football club, based in Corrientes, in the Province of the same name. The squad currently plays in the regionalised 4th level of Argentine football league system, the Torneo Ar ...
chairman Eduardo Seferian tried the club to become a S.A. as a way to solve the serious economic problems of the institution but the
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did not allow the transaction. Nevertheless, in 1994 member of Argentine Parliament Roberto Cruz and San Lorenzo leading Roberto Navarro acquired the club for U$S 2 million. Mandiyú hired
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as coach, also bringing international goalkeeper
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to the team. The project was a big failure, so Mandiyú did a disappointing campaign in 1995 Clausura being relegated to the
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. Finally, the group that managed Mandiyú left the team alleging that they had not enough resources to play the Nacional B tournament. With no visible leaders to manage the club and many debts which could not pay, Mandiyú was disaffiliated from the Liga Correntina. The club was subsequently dissolved. Huracán Corrientes filled the vacant place left by Mandiyú, promoting to Primera División after winning the Nacional B championship. In 1998, a group of former managers and fans of Mandiyú decided to form a new club, originally named "Deportivo Textil". The word "Mandiyú" was added later, with the intention of keeping the soul of the original club."Los dos Mandiyú de Corrientes"
Diario Perfil, 2012-05-19 In 2016 the club merged with the
Deportivo Mandiyú Club Deportivo Mandiyú, also referred as Mandiyú is an Argentine football club, based in Corrientes, in the Province of the same name. The squad currently plays in the regionalised 4th level of Argentine football league system, the Torneo Ar ...
, once again being the Mandiyú representing the "cotton growers".


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Textil Mandiyu Football clubs in Corrientes Province Association football clubs established in 1998 1998 establishments in Argentina Association football clubs disestablished in 2016 Defunct football clubs in Argentina