REAL VALLADOLID


'Real Valladolid Club de Fútbol' is a Spanish football club. Formed on June 20, 1928, from the amalgamation of Real Unión Deportiva de Valladolid and Club Deportivo Español, it plays currently in the Spanish second division or ''Segunda División'', but have gained promotion and will again participate in La Liga from the 2007-2008 season onwards.
The team plays in Valladolid from which it derives the nickname ''Pucela''. Their Home stadium is the Estadio José Zorrilla, which seats 26,512 spectators.

Contents
History
Seasons
Honours
Current squad 2007/08
Recent seasons
Statistics 2006/07
Famous players
Famous coaches
External links

History


The team first reached the ''Primera División'' in the 1947-48 season, as champions of the ''Segunda''. In the following year, the team pushed on from this success and reached the finals of the Copa del Rey in the Chamartín stadium against Athletic Bilbao, eventually losing 4-1.
The next ten years until 1957-58 were spent in the first division. Relegation was short-lived and Valladolid gained promotion in 1958-59 with 5-0 win over Terrasa under the trainer José Luis Saso, a legendary figure in the history of the team. He had originally been a goalkeeper for Valladolid, and he subsequently went on to perform many roles, ending up as president of the club.
Valladolid vacillated between the first and second divisions in the subsequent years, descending as low as third in 1970-71. Promoted La Liga for the 1992-1993 season, the team was again sent down after the 2003-2004 season.
Their highest position during their past stint in La Liga was 7th in 1996-97.
Real Valladolid has won the Spanish League Cup once, in 1983.
Seasons


★ '2004/2005:' Segunda División ''6th''

★ '2005/2006:' Segunda División ''10th''

★ '2006/2007:' Segunda División ''1st - Promoted''

★ '2007/2008:' La Liga
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★ '37' seasons in ''La Liga''

★ '29' seasons in ''Segunda División''

★ '1' seasons in ''Segunda División B''

★ '9' seasons in ''Tercera División''

Honours



Segunda División champions: 1947-48, 1958-59 and 2006-07

★ European participation: 3 times.

★ Spanish League Cup: 1983 1-3 vs. Atlético Madrid

★ Copa del Rey: twice a finalist.

Current squad 2007/08


Current as of August 12007

Recent seasons


:
Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA PCupEuropeNotes
1997/19981D'11'381311143647'50'UC2nd round
1998/19991D'12'38139163544'48'
1999/20001D'8'381411133644'53'
2000/20011D'16'38915144250'42'
2001/20021D'12'38139164558'48'
2002/20031D'13'381210163740'46'
2003/20041D'18'381011174656'41'relegated
3 season at lower level
2007/20081D'''0'''''0''''0''''0''''0''''0''''0'''''0'''

Statistics 2006/07



★ 'Top Scorers':


★ Victor - 19 'goals'


★ Llorente - 17 'goals'


★ Manchev - 6 'goals'

★ 'Top Goalkeepers'


★ Alberto - '28 goals' In '35 matches'


★ Jacobo - '7 goals' In '7 matches'

Famous players



Martín Cardetti
Gabriel Heinze
Diego Klimowicz
Albano Bizzarri
Pablo Richetti
Oscar Flores
Javier Muñoz
Pablo Paz
Juan Manuel Peña
Julio Cesar Santos Correa
Arílson
Rodrigo Fabri
Jose Veiga
Patricio Yañez
Jorge Aravena
Leonel Alvarez

René Higuita
Carlos Valderrama
Harold Lozano
Edwin Congo
Alen Peternac
Ariza Makukula
Iván Kaviedes
Jorge Gonzalez
Daniel Dutuel
Shoji Jo
Cuauhtemoc Blanco
Dragan Isailovic
Dragan Ciric
Gonzalo Colsa
David Aganzo
José Antonio García Calvo

Jesus María Pereda
Ramallets
José Luis Caminero
Eusebio Sacristán
Manuel Sanchís Martínez
Fernando Hierro
Gail
Luis García
Ricardo
Benjamín Zarandona
Tote
César Sánchez
Álvaro Felscher
Nicolas Olivera
Carlos Pavón
Amado Guevara

''see also ''

Famous coaches



Estaban Platko, 1928-31, 1934-40

Carlos Platko, 1941-43

Helenio Herrera, 1948-49

Heriberto Herrera, 1962

Antoni Ramallets, 1962-63, 1965-66

Emilio Aldecoa, 1966-67

Enrique Orizaola, 1967-68, 1968-69

★ Fernando Redondo, 1973-74, 1984-85, 1990, 1995

Rafael Benítez, 1995-96

Vicente Cantatore, 1985-86 hasta 1989-90, 1996-97

External links



Real Valladolid Official Website

Real Valladolid Fans Website

Real Valladolid Fans Website

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