Atlético Paranaense is a Brazilian football team from Curitiba in Paraná, founded on March 26, 1924. The club won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A in 2001.
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| Full name | Clube Atlético Paranaense | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Furacão (Hurricane) | ||
| Founded | 1924 | ||
| Ground | Kyocera Arena, Curitiba, Brazil | ||
| Capacity | 25,272 | ||
| Chairman | João Augusto Fleury | ||
| Manager | Ney Franco | ||
| League | Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | ||
| 2007 | Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, 12th | ||
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History
Atlético Paranaense was born as the result of a merge between the two Curitiba traditional teams, Internacional and América. The merge was announced on March 21, 1924 and formalized five days later, on March 26, when the club changed its name and its colors, and also the new board of directors assumed the administration of the club. The chosen club's field was Internacional old field, called Água Verde.
The club's first match was played on April 6, and the first competition match was played on April 20, when Atlético beat archi-rival Coritiba 2-0. The constant participation in several championships, and the presence of a good team culminated in the club's first state championship title, still in 1925, consolidating the club as one of the main clubs of its state. In 1934, Atlético Paranaense acquired the groundplot where Estádio da Baixada is located.
In 1949, the club won its ninth Paranaense State Championship, which gave them the nickname of Furacão (meaning hurricane, in English) which was attributed to the club and its great campaign in the competition. Since then, Furacão became the club's nickname.
In 1995 after Coritiba beat Atlético 5-1, a new board of directors took over the control of the club, and started a strategical project called "Atlético Total".
Atlético was the first Paranaense club to participate of Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa, nowadays replaced by Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. In 2001, Atlético Paranaense won its first Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, after defeating São Caetano) and in 2004 was runner-up, with the striker Washington scoring a historical record of 34 goals in a single edition of Campenato Brasileiro.
So far, Atlético has participated in three editions of the Copa Libertadores, in 2000, 2002 and 2005. In the 2000 edition the club was eliminated in the second round and in 2005 Atlético was the runner-up of the competition after being defeated by São Paulo.
A survey made in 2005 by Paraná Pesquisas Institute has shown that Atlético Paranaense has the biggest amount of suporters in Curitiba. [1]
In 2007, the team partnered with the USA club FC Dallas.
Honors
National competitions
- 21 Campeonato Paranaense titles: 1925, 1929, 1930, 1934, 1936, 1940, 1943, 1945, 1949, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1990, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005.
- 2 Taça Belo Horizonte de Juniores title: 1996, 2006
- 3 National Titles:
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 1995
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2001
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Runners-up: 2004
- Seletiva Libertadores: 1999
- Copa Sesquicentenário: 2003
International competitions
- Winterthur Tournament (Switzerland): 1991, 1992
- Copa Libertadores:
- Runner-ups (1): 2005
- Dallas Cup: 2004, 2005
Stadium
Home stadium is the Estádio Joaquim Américo, traditionally known as Arena da Baixada but more recently renamed Kyocera Arena, capacity 25,272.
Team colors
The team plays in black with red vertical stripes, black shorts and black socks.
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Technical staff
- Ney Franco – Head Coach
- Moacir Pereira – Assistant Coach
- Privati – Goalkeeping Coach
- Walter Grassmann – Fitness Coach
- Juvenilson de Souza, Márcio Henriques – Physiotherapists
Junior Team (Under-20)
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Technical staff
- Leandro Carlos S. Niehues – Head Coach
- Jean Carlo de Freitas Lourenço – Fitness Coach
- Marco Aurélio Tedeschi dos Santos – Goalkeeping Coach
Transfers 2008
In
Carlos Alberto from Bahia Loan return- Wallyson from ABC Loan return
- Irênio from
Veracruz - Leandro Bambu from Joinville
- Galatto from Grêmio
- Diego from Toledo Colônia Work-PR
- Rodrigão from Palmeiras Loan return
- Lê from ABC Loan return
- Ticão from Sport Loan return
- Jonatas from Santo André Loan return
- Wellington from ABC Loan return
- Cristian from Flamengo Loan return
- Lucas from Rio Branco-PR Loan return
- Stanley from Rio Branco-PR Loan return
Out
Famous players
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