Jump to content

La Luz F.C.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Laln93 (talk | contribs) at 04:04, 14 August 2013 (Created page with '{{Unreferenced|date=October 2006}} {{Infobox football club | clubname = La Luz | image = Image:La Luz tacuru uru.png| fullname = La Luz Fútbol Club | ni...'). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.
(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
La Luz
File:La Luz tacuru uru.png
Full nameLa Luz Fútbol Club
Nickname(s)Los Merengues de Aires Puros
FoundedApril 19, 1929
GroundParque Luis Rivero
Montevideo, Uruguay
Capacity4,000
ChairmanOscar Grova
ManagerCarlos Rodríguez
LeagueUruguayan Segunda División Amateur

La Luz Fútbol Club (often called La Luz) was a football club from Montevideo in Uruguay. Currently playing in the Uruguayan Segunda División Amateur.

History

It all started in and around Faustino Fernández's bar, located in the village "Aires Puros", it was one of the few buildings that had electricity by 1929 in that zone. A group of "football lovers" were always at the bar, where they shared their dreams. Among them, there were Luis Rivero, Luis Enrico, and José Ruecco. By April 1929, they founded La Luz Fútbol Club, adopting white jerseys. La Luz meaning the "Light" of the bar, where the used to hang out and dreamed about having their own club to be able to play in a league.In 2011, after returning to the national football scenario, Resolve hire foreign players to strengthen the team with the arrival of Carlos Augusto Aguiar and Fabricio Melillo, the team creates expectations in the crowd.

Titles

Famous players