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'Real Club Celta de Vigo' is a Spanish football team from Vigo in Galicia. Founded on March 28, 1923, from the union of Real Vigo Sporting and Real Club Fortuna de Vigo. They currently play in Spain's Second Division.
Nicknamed ''Celtiñas'' (Galician for ''little celts''), they play in light blue shirts and white shorts. The club's home stadium is the Balaídos that seats 32,500 spectators.[1]
History
Foundation
R.C Celta de Vigo was formed as a result of the aspiration of Vigo's teams to achieve more at the national level, where the Basque sides were their "bete noire" in the Campeonato de España (Spanish Championship). The idea was to merge both teams to create a more powerful team at national level. The standard-bearer of this movement was Manuel De Castro "Handicap" the sports writer for Faro de Vigo who from 1915 started to write in his articles of the need for a unitarian movement. The slogan of his movement was "Todo por y para Vigo" which eventually found support amongst the directors of Real Vigo Sporting and Real Club Fortuna de Vigo. It was backed unanimously when Manuel De Castro himself presented the motion at the assembly of the National Federation in Madrid on the 22 June, 1923.
On the 12 July, 1923 at the AGM's of Vigo and Fortuna held at the Odeon Theatre and in the Hotel Moderno, repectively, the merger was approved. Thus the "Team of Galicia" was born, as it was dubbed. In the last AGM of Fortuna and Vigo to approve the formation of a new club held on the 10 August, 1923 the members set about on deciding the team's name. There were various names suggested:
★ Real Unión de Vigo
★ Club Galicia
★ Real Atlántic
★ Breogán
★ Real Club Olimpico
The last name was popular but they eventually decided on Real Club Celta a race linked to Galicia (see Celts). The first president of Celta was Manuel Bárcena de Andrés, the Count of Torrecedeira. At this AGM the squad was also decided which numbered 64 players in total which included some notable players from both Fortuna and Vigo:
★ 'Goalkeepers': Isidro, Jim, Lilo and Rubido.
★ 'Defenders': Otero, Pasarín, Juanito Clemente, Daniel and Kaíto.
★ 'Midfielders': Jacobo Torres, Balbino, Queralt, Hermida, Pombo, Cruces, Córdoba, Máximo and Bienvenido.
★ 'Forwards': Reigosa, Chiarrioni, Posada, Polo, Correa, Gerardito, Ramón González and Caride.
Celta de Vigo have played for many years in the Spanish first division, but have never been champions of the league or cup, despite having come close. Their best season was 1970-71, when they were not beaten at home and were known as the "giant-killers." They finished the season in sixth place (with the same number of points as Athletic Bilbao in fifth). This meant that the team qualified for the UEFA Cup for the next season. Unfortunately for them, they were knocked out by Aberdeen in the first round, not being able to recover from a 2-0 loss at home.
Club Colours & Badge
Celta Vigo's original team strip consisted of a red shirt, white shorts and blue socks - the colour's on the flag of Vigo. This was later changed at an unknown date to the traditional sky blue and white strip - representative of the Galician flag.
Like many Galician clubs the badge is based on the red cross of Santiago (St. James) - such as Racing de Ferrol. It also has the royal crown hence the name Real Club Celta de Vigo.
EuroCelta
The late 90's (1997-2001) saw the best result's in the Vigo side's history in which they managed to consolidate themselves as a top six side in La Liga , culminating in 2000-01 when they did not go below sixth place the whole season. They were dubbed EuroCelta by the Spanish press.
During this period they achieved a number of famous results in the UEFA Cup, beating Liverpool in home and away games (3-1 and 1-0) and thrashing Benfica (7-0) and Juventus (4-0).
Celta had a dramatic reversal of fortune in the 2003-04 season. The previous season, they finished fourth in ''La Liga'', putting them in the third qualifying round of the Champions League. Celta entered the group phase, and eventually reached the round of 16 before being knocked out by Arsenal. However, their domestic form was disastrous, and they finished penultimate in ''La Liga'', consigning them to the ''Segunda División''. Celta earned a return to ''La Liga'' at the first attempt, finishing second in the ''Segunda'' in 2004-05.
The season 2005-06 they finished sixth earning a return once more to the UEFA Cup. They made it to the last 16 in that competiton as well, before falling to Werder Bremen.
This season (2006-07), Celta de Vigo finished in 18th position and therefore was relegated to Segunda División.
Club Anthem
★ Download in mp3 format:
Galician: [2]
Castilian: [3]
Other popular songs sung by the ''celtistas'' are A Rianxeira, O Miudiño , and the Foliada Celeste.
The Galician Derby
The Galician derby is between Celta Vigo from the south and their northern rivals Deportivo La Coruña
| Teams | P | W | D | L | F | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CELTA VIGO vs Deportivo | 64 | 24 | 16 | 24 | 82 | 91 |
Trophies
Official competitions
★ 'Copa del Rey Runner-up': '3'
★
★ 1948, 1994 and 2001.
★ 'UEFA Intertoto Cup Winner': '1'
★
★ 2000
Friendly tournaments
★ 13 Trofeo Ciudad de Vigo
★ 8 Trofeo Memorial Quinocho
★ 1 Trofeo Teresa Herrera
★ 1 Copa Xunta de Galicia (winner, 2007) defeating CD Lugo 3-2.
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★ '1' ''Participation'' in ''Champions League''
★ '6' ''Participations'' in ''UEFA Cup''
★ '1' ''Participation'' in ''Intertoto Cup''
★ '46' ''seasons'' in ''La Liga''
★ '27' ''seasons'' in ''Segunda División''
★ '1' ''season'' in ''Segunda División B''
★ '1' ''season'' in ''Tercera División''
★ '1' ''season'' in ''Ligue Un''
Recent History
:
| Season | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Cup | Europe | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997/1998 | 1D | '6' | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 54 | 47 | '60' | ||||
| 1998/1999 | 1D | '5' | 38 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 69 | 41 | '64' | UC | quarter-final | ||
| 1999/2000 | 1D | '7' | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 45 | 43 | '53' | UC | quarter-final | ||
| 2000/2001 | 1D | '6' | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 51 | 49 | '59' | final | UC | quarter-final | |
| 2001/2002 | 1D | '5' | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 64 | 46 | '60' | UC | 2nd round | ||
| 2002/2003 | 1D | '4' | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 45 | 36 | '61' | UC | 3rd round | ||
| 2003/2004 | 1D | '19' | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 48 | 68 | '39' | ECL | last 16 | relegated | |
| 2004/2005 | 2D | '2' | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 55 | 38 | '76' | promoted | |||
| 2005/2006 | 1D | '6' | 38 | 20 | 4 | 14 | 45 | 33 | '64' | last 16 | |||
| 2006/2007 | 1D | '18' | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 40 | 59 | '39' | UC | last 32 | Relegated to 2ª División | |
Pichichi & Zamora Trophies
'Pichichi'
★ 1947-1948 - Pahiño (23)
'Zamora'
★ 1992-1993 - Santiago Cañizares (30 Goals/36 Games - Coefficient 0.83)
★ 2002-2003 - Pablo Oscar Cavallero (27 Goals/34 Games - Coefficient 0.79)
★ 2005-2006 - José Manuel Pinto Colorado(28 Goals/36 Games - Coefficient 0.78)
Top Goalscorers in Primera División
★ Hermidita 104
★ Jim 99
★ Mauro 69
★ Vlado Gudelj 68
★ Pahiño 61
★ Mostovoi 55
★ Roig 50
★ Atienza 49
★ Del Pino 48
★ Olmedo 46
★ Torres 39
Current squad 2007/08
''The numbers are established according to the official website:www.celtavigo.net and www.lfp.es
''As of 18 June 2007''
Foreigners 2006/2007
Only three non-EU nationals can be registered (and be given a number) for the first team. Those with European ancestry can claim a passport from the nation their ancestors came from. e.g Gustavo López can claim an Spanish passport as he has Spanish ancestry. If a player does not have European ancestry he can claim a Spanish passport by playing in Spain for 5 years.
★ Diego Placente
★ Matías Lequi
★ George Lucas
★ Iriney
★ Pablo Contreras
★ Ernesto Canobbio
Internationals
Number of capped players (with Spain) - 18
★ 'First Capped Player' - Pasarín
★
★ Debut Match -Italy 1-0 Spain (París, 25/05/1924)
★ 'Last Capped Player' - Ángel
★
★ Debut Match - Spain 0-1 Romania (Estadio Ramón de Carranza, Cádiz, 15/11/2006)
Statistics 2006/07
| 'La Liga' | 'Position' | 'Pts' | 'P' | 'W' | 'D' | 'L' | 'F' | 'A' |
| Celta de Vigo | 18 | 39 | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 40 | 59 |
★ 'Top Scorers':
★
★ Baiano - 15 'goals'
★
★ Nené - 8 'goals'
★
★ Gustavo López - 3 'goals'
★ 'Top Goalkeepers'
★
★ Pinto - '49 goals' In '34 Matches'
★
★ Esteban - '10 goals' In '4 Matches'
Notable former players
''see also ''
Famous coaches
★ Fernando Vázquez
★ Víctor Fernández
★ Luis Casas
★ Ricardo Zamora
★ Javier Irureta
★ Milorad "Michel" Pavić
★ Hristo Stoichkov
''see also ''
Records
★ 'Most league goals' – 107, Hermidita (1945-1955)
★ 'Most Primera Division league goals' –
★ 'Most goals in a season' –
★ 'Most league appearances' – 235, Mostovoi (1996-2004)
★ 'Current player with most league appearances' –
★ 'Biggest win' and 'biggest home win' – 10-1 (''v.'' Gimnastic Tarragona, October 23, 1949)
★ 'Biggest away win' – 0-5 (''v.'' Hercules, March 2, 1941)
★ 'Biggest defeat' and 'biggest away defeat' – 10-0 (''v.'' Athletic Bilbao, January 11, 1944)
★ 'Biggest home defeat' – 0-5 (''v.'' Deportivo, January 3, 2004)
★ 'Most Home points in a season ' -
★ 'Most Away points in a season ' - 18 (2006-2007)
★ 'Record transfer fee paid' - £7.4 million, Catanha from Malaga CF
★ 'Record transfer fee received' - £11 million, Michel Salgado to Real Madrid CF
Staff
| 'President' | Carlos Mouriño |
| 'Vice Presidents' | Ricardo Barros Hermida, Jesús García García & Raúl López López |
| 'Director of football' | Ramón Martínez |
| 'Director of Youth Teams' | José Luis Molina “Chuti” |
| 'Club Delegate' | José Ricardo Fernández |
| 'Administrative Director' | María José Herbón |
| 'Head of PR' | José Carlos Bastos |
Coaching Staff
| Head Coach | Hristo Stoichkov |
| Assistant Coach | Antonio López |
| Fitness Coach | Joan Rodríguez Barnada & Miguel Martínez González |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Patxi Villanueva |
Celta de Vigo ''B''
Celta de Vigo ''B'' is Celta's youth team. It was founded in 1989 and plays in Group I of the Segunda División B
Other statistics
★ Associates Members: '25,000'
★ Fan Groups: '107'
Contact details
Club Office
Rúa Conde de Gondomar, 1
36203 Vigo
Tel.: (+34) 986110900
Fax: (+34) 986292040
Post Office Box
Apartado 6143
36200 Vigo
E-mail address
[mailto://web@celtavigo.net Celta de Vigo Official E-mail]
Cidade Deportiva da Madroa
A Madroa-Candeán s/n
36217 Vigo
Tel.: (+34) 986281862
Fax: (+34) 986281898
Club's Museum
Rúa Olímpicos s/n
36210 Vigo
Tel.: (+34) 986213676
Fax: (+34) 986244119
External links
★ Celta de Vigo Official Website
★ http://www.todocelta.com
★ http://www.siareiros.net
★ http://www.celestes.org
★ http://www.delcelta.com
★ http://www.celtacampion.com
★ http://www.mundoceleste.ch
★ http://www.videoscelestes.com
★ http://www.cromosceltavigo.tk
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