Asociación Mutual Social y Deportiva Atlético de Rafaela, known simply as Atlético de Rafaela, is an Argentine

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based in the city of

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, in

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. The club is mostly known for its professional

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team, that competes in

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, the second division of

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. It is popularly known in Argentina and other South American countries for its nickname "La Crema". Apart from football, the other sports and activities practised at the institution are

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and

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History

Under the name "Club Atlético Argentino de Rafaela", the club was founded in the city of Rafaela,

in 1907. In 1915 the name was changed to "Club Atlético de Rafaela". The Monumental de Barrio Alberdi concrete stadium was erected in 1951. The club was turned into a non-profit organization in 1988, and renamed ''Asociación Mutual Social y Deportiva Atlético de Rafaela'' ("Social and Sport Association Rafaela Athletic"). Only a year later Rafaela reached the second division after defeating

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by 3–0 with goals scored by López (20', 30') and Poelman (35'). Atlético de Rafaela played in the second division for 14 years until the team won the

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2002 and the

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2003 to finally reach the

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. After losing the '' promoción'' against

Huracán de Tres Arroyos Club Atlético Huracán (usually Huracán de Tres Arroyos) is an Argentine football club based in the city of Tres Arroyos, in Buenos Aires Province. The club is the biggest of Tres Arroyos City, and one of the largest in Southern Buenos Aires ...

, Atlético de Rafaela was relegated to the second division again. The following season Atlético lost its chance to return to the first division, after losing the '' promoción'', against

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. In 2009 Rafaela earned another chance to return to the Primera División via a

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against

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. After winning the first final 3–0, Rafaela lost the second match by the same score (0–3) and had to stay in the second division once again. Atlético de Rafaela fans are referred to as ''Cremosos'' or ''Celestes'', and the people that follows the team everywhere are known as ''La Barra de los Trapos'' . The club also has an important car racing circuit since 1919, which hosts many competitions including the

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(since 1941) and the

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(since 1983). On the 21st of May 2011, after defeating

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2–0 with goals scored by Carniello and Aldana, they earned a place back in the

for the 2011–12 season.

Players

Current squad

Out on loan

Notable players

To appear in this section a player must have either played at least 50 games for the club, set a club record or played for their national team. *

Gustavo Alfaro Gustavo Julio Alfaro (born 14 August 1962) is an Argentine football manager and former player who manages the Paraguay national football team. Although Alfaro had a short career as a footballer, he was captain of the Atlético de Rafaela when th ...

(1988–92) *

Gabriel Schürrer Gabriel Francisco Schürrer Peralta (born in Rafaela16 August 1971) is an Argentine professional Association football, football Manager (association football), manager and former player. He spent the better part of his career in Spain, appearin ...

(1989–90) * Gustavo Semino (1996–97), (1998–99), (2000–01), (2004–05), (2007) * Gonzalo del Bono (1997–99), (2000–06), (2007–08) * Raúl "Speedy" González (1997–00) * Federico García (1997–04), (2005–06), (2009) * Lucas Bovaglio (1998–00), (2001–04), (2006), (2009–11), (2012–14) * Carlos Bonet (1998–02) * Carlos Goyen (1992–95) * Hugo Barrientos (2000–04) * Franco Mendoza (2000–05) * Ibrahim Sekagya (2001–02) * Darío Gandín (2001–04), (2011–13) * Iván Juárez (2001–04), (2005–11), (2011–13) * Ezequiel Medrán (2001–04) * Carlos Araujo (2002–04) * Marcelo Barovero (2002–07) *

Leonardo Di Lorenzo Leonardo Di Lorenzo (born May 20, 1981) is a retired Argentine footballer. He announced his retirement from football at the age of 39 on January 20, 2021. Career South America Di Lorenzo started playing soccer in the professional ranks in 200 ...

(2003–04) * Sergio Marclay (2004–05), (2006–07), (2009–10) *

Lucas Aveldaño Lucas Elio Aveldaño (born 19 July 1985) is an Argentine former footballer who played as a centre-back. Career Aveldaño began his playing career in 2005 with Atlético de Rafaela Asociación Mutual Social y Deportiva Atlético de Rafaela, kn ...

(2005–08) *

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(2006–07) * Martín del Campo (2006–07) *

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(2007) * Cesar Carignano (2010–11), (2012–13) * Rodrigo Depetris (2009–2015)

Managers

* Mário Imbelloni (1970) *

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(Dec 21, 1988–??)Atlético de Rafaela History.
* Francisco Calabrese (1992–??)"A cycle of good statistics", Diario La Opinion.
* Roberto Rogel (1993–94) *

Ángel Bargas Ángel Hugo Bargas (born 29 October 1946) is an Argentina, Argentine former association football, football Defender (association football), defender. He represented Argentina national football team, Argentina at the 1974 FIFA World Cup. Playing ...

(19??) * Carlos Biasutto (19??) *

(1992–95), (1998–00) * Jorge Ghiso (Nov 12, 1997–98), (2001–02), (2006–07) * Oscar Blanco (2002 – Nov 4, 2003) * Alejandro Zurbriggen ''(interim)'' (Nov 9, 2003) * Osvaldo Piazza (Nov 11, 2003 – July 4, 2004) * Omar Labruna ''(interim)'' (Aug 16, 2004) * José Luis Brown (2004–05) * Jorge Ginarte (April 21, 2005 – Oct 18, 2005) * Óscar Garré (2005–06) *

Juan Amador Sánchez Juan Amador Sánchez (born 26 January 1961) is an Argentine football player and manager. A defender, he played for ten clubs during his career, all in his native Argentina. Managerial career Sánchez started his managerial career with Club Atl ...

(June 14, 2007–08) *

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(June 23, 2008 – June 30, 2009) * Carlos Trullet (2009 – March 12, 2012) * Rúben Darío Forestello (March 13, 2012 – Nov 18, 2012) * Victor Bottaniz ''(interim)'' (Oct 6, 2012 – Dec 3, 2012) *

Jorge Burruchaga Jorge Luis Burruchaga (; born 9 October 1962), nicknamed ''Burru'', is an Argentine association football coach and former professional football player. He played both as an attacking midfielder and forward and scored the winning goal in the fi ...

(Dec 3, 2012 – May 26, 2014), (Jan 4, 2016 – March 24, 2016) *

Roberto Sensini Roberto Néstor Sensini (born 12 October 1966) is an Argentine football manager and former player, who played as a centre-back or defensive midfielder. As a player with the Argentina national team, he finished third place in the 1989 Copa Améri ...

(June 10, 2014 – April 4, 2015) *

Leonardo Astrada Leonardo Rubén Astrada (born 6 January 1970) is a retired Argentine footballer, who went on to become a football manager. The last team he managed was Atlético de Rafaela. Playing career Astrada was born in Buenos Aires. He played the majorit ...

(April 14, 2015 – Nov 8, 2015) * Juan Manuel Llop (March 28, 2016 – June 25, 2017) * Lucas Bovaglio (July 10, 2017 – current)

Institutional

Current Board

Executive Board 2017 * President: Eduardo Gays * 1st Vice-president: Carlos Eguiazú * 2nd Vice-president: Adrián Steinaker

List of all-time chairmen

* Eduardo Ripamonti (1907–1910) * Alfredo Miles (1911) * Eloy Gaitán (1912) * Eusebio Forns (1913) * Calesancio Stoffel (1914) * Virgilio Fanti (1915) * Ermindo Bertolaccini (1916) * Juan Pablo Fiorillo (1917) * Virgilio Fanti (1918) * Octavio Zóbboli (1919–1921) * Ermindo Bertolaccini (1922) * Santiago Rodríguez (1923–1924) * Ermindo Bertolaccini (1925) * Bernardo Strubia (1926) * Santiago Rodríguez (1927) * Miguel Villabrica (1928) * Ernesto Remonda (1928) * José Gutiérrez (1929–1930) * Pablo Comtesse (1931) * Carlos Casabella (1932) * Rinaldo Ripamonti (1933) * Juan Cagliero (1934) * José Gutiérrez (1935) * Carmelo Sáenz (1936) * Juan Báscolo (1936–1937) * Carmelo Sáenz (1943) * Juvenal Viotti (1944) * Luis Radicci (1945–1946) * Ricardo Santi (1947–1948) * Luis Radicci (1949) * Juan Cagliero (1950) * Juan Báscolo (1951–1954) * Juan Berzero (1955–1958) * Ricardo Santi (1959–1960) * Néstor Ruatta (1961–1964) * Bernardo Kuschnir (1965–1968) * Eduardo Ricotti (1969–1972) * Aníbal Alberto (1972) * David Alujes (1973–1976) * Edison Valsagna (1977) * Isidro Dellasanta (1977–1980) * Egidio Bocco (1981–1989) * Silvio Fontanet (1990–1996) * Gabriel Gaggiotti (1997–2001) * Ricardo Tettamantti (2002–2014) * Homero Ingaramo (2014-2016) * Eduardo Gays (2016-2020) * Silvio Fontanini (2021-2023) * Diego Kurganoff (2023-current)

Honours

National

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(2): 2002–03,

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(1): 1988–89

Regional

* Liga Rafaelina (17): 1923, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1964, 1965, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1994, 1996, 2013

Friendly

* Copa Ciudad de Rosario (1): 2012 * Copa Centenario Patronato de Paraná (1): 2014Patronato celebrated its centenary but Rafaela won the cup.
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Notes

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Atletico de Rafaela R R R R R R Basketball teams established in 1907