Club Atlético Central Córdoba, usually just Central Córdoba, is an
Argentine
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football
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club based in the city of
Rosario, Santa Fe
Rosario () is the largest city in the central provinces of Argentina, Argentine province of Santa Fe Province, Santa Fe. The city, located northwest of Buenos Aires on the west bank of the Paraná River, is the third-most populous city in the ...
. The team currently plays in
Primera C Metropolitana
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, the regionalised fourth division of the
Argentine football league system
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Rules establish a system of promot ...
.
History

The club was founded in 1906 by a group of railway workers and named after the
Córdoba Central Railway that ran from
Retiro railway station
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to
Córdoba through Rosario.
The nickname "Charrúas" was born from a misspelling, when the journalist Alejandro Berrutti wrote an article in "La Nota" (a satirical newspaper printed in Rosario) where he wrongly named "Arturo Charrúa" to Arturo Charra, the manager who represented Central Córdoba in the Rosario Football League. This mistake has remained as the most popular nickname for Central Cordoba since then, such as the Club and players as its supporters too.

Some of the most highlighted footballers were Gabino Sosa (who gave his name to the stadium),
Vicente De la Mata
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-although he spent most of his career in
Independiente-, and
Tomás "El Trinche" Carlovich, who has been recognized by
Diego Maradona
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and
José Pekerman as the best domestic football player ever. Carlovich's legend rose during a friendly match between a team formed by some prominent ''Rosarino'' players, such as
Daniel Killer,
Mario Kempes
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,
Mario Zanabria,
Gabriel Caballero
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Club career
Caballero started playing in his native Argentina's Centra ...
and Carlovich, and the
Argentina national football team
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which was to dispute the
1974 World Cup
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.
At the end of the first half, the Rosario team was defeating Argentina 3–0. The journalist attending the match stated that Carlovich's performance during the first 45 minutes had been so outstanding that national team coach
Vladislao Cap
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, asked the Rosario coach if Carlovich could be substituted at halftime. Rosario's coach agreed to that requirement so Carlovich did not play the 2nd half, with Rosario winning the match 3–1.
Another notable player was Daniel "Pato" Núñez, who is the all-time leading scorer, and Andrés Radice. Central Córdoba played in
Argentine Primera División
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in 1958 and 1959.
Honours
National
League
*
Primera División B (1): 1957
*
Primera B Metropolitana
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(1): 1990–91
*
Primera División C
Primera may refer to
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(1): 1973
*
Segunda División
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(1): 1952
*
Primera C
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(1): 1987–88
National cups
*
Copa Adrián Beccar Varela (1):
1933
Events
January
* January 11 – Australian aviator Sir Charles Kingsford Smith makes the first commercial flight between Australia and New Zealand.
* January 17 – The United States Congress votes in favour of Philippines independen ...
Regional
* Torneo del Litoral (1): 1939
[The "Campeonato del Litoral" was organized in 1939 by the Asociación Rosarina de Fútbol (the Football Association from ]Rosario
Rosario () is the largest city in the central provinces of Argentina, Argentine province of Santa Fe Province, Santa Fe. The city, located northwest of Buenos Aires on the west bank of the Paraná River, is the third-most populous city in the ...
), in order to supply the absence of Rosario Central
Club Atlético Rosario Central (), more commonly referred to as Rosario Central, or simply Central, is a sports club based in Rosario, Argentina, that plays in the Argentine Primera División. The club was officially founded on 24 December 1889, ...
and Newell's Old Boys
Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys () is an Argentine sports club based in Rosario, Santa Fe. The club was founded on 3 November 1903, and is named after Isaac Newell of the English county of Kent, one of the pioneers of Argentine football.
A ...
, which had begun to participate in Argentine Primera División
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. Teams from Santa Fe and Paraná Paraná, Paranã or Parana may refer to:
Geology
* Paraná Basin, a sedimentary basin in South America
Places In Argentina
*Paraná, Entre Ríos, a city
* Paraná Department, a part of Entre Ríos Province
In Brazil
*Paraná (state), a state ...
were also invited.
* Torneo Gobernador Luciano Molinas (10): 1932, 1936, 1939, 1947, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1967, 1989, 2019
* Torneo Eliminatorio de la Asociación Rosarina de Fútbol (1): 1931
* Torneo Preparación de la Asociación Rosarina de Fútbol (1): 1934
* Torneo Hermenegildo Ivancich (5): 1941, 1942, 2007, 2009, 2018
* Copa Santiago Pinasco (Segunda división) (3): 1923, 1927, 1928
References
External links
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Association football clubs established in 1906
1906 establishments in Argentina
Football clubs in Rosario, Santa Fe
Railway association football teams in Argentina