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 15 April 1907. Unión is mostly known for its

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team and currently plays in the

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. Other sports practised at the club include

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, and

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. The basketball team competes in Liga Nacional de Básquet, the top division of basketball in Argentina.

History

The club was established by a group of fourteen former members of Santa Fe Foot-ball Club, on April 13, 1907 after a meeting held in the Baragiola family on Catamarca street. Guillermo Drenner was appointed as president of the institution. Initially the club was named "Club United" after a proposal from founding member Cayetano Bossi, who alleged that the club should represent the friendship ties of the founders. The name changed to "Unión Foot-Ball Club" in 1907, remaining until 1918 when it was translated to "Club Atlético Unión" in Spanish language. The first shirt worn was white with black collar. In 1907 a meeting was held with the purpose of choosing the club colors. Some of the models proposed were a red, white and black striped, while other members proposed a white and red striped shirt (inspired on legendary Alumni Athletic Club uniform), which finally won after being voted by the majority. The first match played by the team was vs a San Carlos Centro on 15 May 1907, won by Unión 4–1. Unión was also a founding member (along with Argentine, Central Santa Fe, Brown, Red Star, Sarmiento, San Justo Football Club y Estudiantes de Comercio) the "Liga Regional Santafesina", where the team won the title four consecutive times. In 1910 the club moved their field to a land on Boulevard Pellegrini and San Jerónimo. In 1911 Unión requested affiliation to "Liga Rosarina de Football" which would allow them to play with stronger teams and more competitive tournaments so teams of Liga Rosarina participated in national cups with teams from

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. The LRF accepted the request in 1912, and Unión debuted there vs. Argentino (3–3 tie). The first win in Liga Rosarina was vs Aprendices Rosarinos with the following line-up: José Luis Peíteado; Saúl Galetti, Domingo Pallavidini; José Ayala, Alfredo González, Domingo Gómez; Gregorio Aguirre, Arturo Pérez, Manuel Montenegro, Elías Pieretti, Domiciano Roa. On 26 November 1966, Unión was promoted to the Primera División for the first time, after defeating Talleres (RE) 3–0 and winning the 1966

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title. 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. Union equipo 1975

Managed by Juan Carlos Lorenzo 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, midfielders Victorio Cocco and Rubén Suñé and forwards Ernesto Mastrángelo and Leopoldo Luque among others. In

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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. Amongst the most famous footballers who played for Unión are Leopoldo Luque,

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winner with Argentina in 1978, and Nery Pumpido, the

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of the national team that won the

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1986.

Rivalry

Unión and Colón are the two largest football clubs in Santa Fe. The Clásico Santafesino has been played since 1913 and is known as one of football's fiercest and most important rivalries in Argentina. Unión and Colón have played 147 games all time against each other in the Amateur and Professional Era, with Unión winning 48, Colón winning 43, 51 draws and 5 no contest (there are no records for those matches, which took place between 1913 and 1917).

Players

Current squad

Reserve squad

Out on loan

Records

Most goals

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Most appearances

Top 10 all-time most appearances at clubaunion.com.ar

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 (1949–53) * Victorio Cocco (1964–67) * Néstor Scotta (1967–69) * Mario Zanabria (1967–69) * Roberto Martínez (1970) * Leopoldo Luque (1971), (1973–75), (1980–81) * Hugo Gatti (1974–75) * Carlos Trullet (1974–77) * Rubén Suñé (1975) * Víctor Marchetti (1975–76), (1984) * Roberto Telch (1976–79) * Nery Pumpido (1976–81), (1991) * Carlos Trucco (1977–81), (1984–85) * Fernando Alí (1978–88) * Ramón Centurión (1978–85), (1991–92) * Osvaldo Escudero (1982–85) * Daniel Morón (1983–88) * Daniel Killer (1984–86) *

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(1986–88) * Ricardo Altamirano (1986–88) * Edgardo Arasa (1986–88) * Antony de Ávila (1987–88) * Claudio Borghi (1990–91) * Darío Cabrol (1990–92), (1994–00) * Ricardo Giusti (1991–92) * José Luis Marzo (1991–95), (1996–98) * Nii Lamptey (1997) * Danilo Aceval (1997–99) *

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(1998–99) * Juan José Jayo (1998–00) * Daniel Noriega (1998–00), (2001–02) * Matías Donnet (1999–00), (2009–10) * Andrés Silvera (1999–01) * Daniel Tílger (1999–01) * Martín Zapata (1999–04), (2006–09) * Marcelo Mosset (1999–06), (2007–08) * Fernando Ortiz (2000–03) * Leonardo Fernández (2001) * Rubén Capria (2001–03) * Roberto Battión (2002–07) * Ignacio Canuto (2004–07)

Managers

* Juan Carlos Lorenzo (1975–1976) * Reynaldo Volken (1977–1979) * Humberto Zucarelli (1988–1990) * Carlos Trullet (1990–1991), (1995–1998) * Salvador Capitano (1999) * Juan José López (1999) * Nery Pumpido (1999–2001) * Leonardo Madelón (2001) * Carlos Griguol (2002) * Frank Kudelka (2002) * Néstor Craviotto (2005–2006) * Carlos Trullet (2006–2007) * Fernando Quiroz (2008–2009) * Fernando Alí (2009–2010) * Frank Kudelka (2010–2012) * Nery Pumpido (2012) * Facundo Sava (2012–2013) * Leonardo Madelón (2013–2016) * Juan Pablo Pumpido (2016–2017) *

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(2017) * Leonardo Madelón (2017–2020) * Marcelo Mosset (2020) (caretaker) * Juan Manuel Azconzábal (2020–2021) * Gustavo Munúa (2021–2023) * Sebastián Méndez (2023) * Kily González (2023–present)

Current coaching staff

, - , Head coach , , Leonardo Madelón , - , Assistant coach , , Carlos Ruiz , - , Assistant coach , , Federico Mociulsky , - , Goalkeeping coach , , Rodrigo Llinas , - , Fitness coach , , Augusto Madelón , - , Physiotherapist , , Flavio Della Giustina , - , Physiotherapist , , Omar Ferrero , - , Team doctor , , Ángel Battaglia , - , Team doctor , , Santiago Calvo , - , Team doctor , , Eduardo Wagner , - , Nutritionist , , Silvia Fredes , - , Psychologist , , César Palmieri

Honours

National

* Primera División B ** Winners (1): 1966

Regional

* Campeonato de Primera División Santafesina ** Winners (18): 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910 (LRSF) 1912, 1915, 1917, 1919, 1920 (LSF), 1925 (ASAF), 1926 (FSF), 1932, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1939, 1971 (LSF) * Copa de Competencia "Gobernador Manuel J. Menchaca" ** Winners (3): 1916, 1917, 1919 * Copa Estímulo ** Winners (1): 1924 * Torneo Preparación ** Winners (2): 1935, 1937 * Campeonato de Honor ** Winners (2): 1938, 1939 * Campeonato Absoluto ** Winners (1): 1938 * Torneo Clasificatorio ** Winners (2): Clasificatorio 1971, Petit Torneo 1971 * Federación de Fútbol de la Provincia de Santa Fe ** Winners (1): Selectivo 1971

Other sports

The club hosts other sports such as

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, amongst others.

Basketball

Apart from football,

is the foremost sport practiced at the institution, Union's team plays in Liga Nacional de Básquet since 2021, when they won the 2021 Liga Argentina title and were promoted to the top league after 34 years. Carlos Delfino is probably its most recognized former player, but

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a three time

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champion (1994, 1995 y 1999), also played briefly for Unión in the Argentine League in 1987.

References

External links

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