Atlético Tucumán

Football club

Atlético Tucumán

Full name| Club Atlético Tucumán
Nickname(s)| Decano (The Dean)
El Gigante del Norte (The Northern Giant)
Founded| 27 September 1902; 122 years ago (1902-09-27)
Ground| Estadio Monumental José Fierro
Capacity| 35,200[1]
Chairman| Mario Leito
Manager| Diego Erroz
Coach| Lucas Pusineri
League| Primera División
2024| 8th
Website| clubatleticotucuman.com.ar

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Club Atlético Tucumán (mostly known as Atlético Tucumán) is an Argentine football club based in the city of San Miguel de Tucumán of Tucumán Province. Although several sports are practised at the club, Atlético is mostly known for its football team, which currently plays in the Primera División, the first division of the Argentine football league system.

Other activities hosted by the institution are basketball, chess, field hockey, handball, futsal and karate.[2]

## History

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The club was founded on September 27, 1902. Agenor Albornoz who was named first president, José Fierro, Tomás Barber, Manuel Pérez, Federico Rossi, J.A. Beaumont and three English brothers: Cecil. Claude and Percy Hill were some of the illustrious names that signed the founding charter, which makes Atlético the oldest football club from the province of Tucumán.

Atlético has played nine seasons in the Primera Division: eight seasons between 1973 and 1981, and a single season in 1984. The team's best-ever performance in Primera División was in 1979, when they reached the semi-finals of the Torneo Nacional.

In 2008, Atlético Tucumán was promoted to the Primera Nacional, the second division, after defeating Racing de Córdoba in the final game of Torneo Argentino A,[3] and one year later the squad achieved its 2nd consecutive promotion by winning the B Nacional tournament and reaching the Primera División.

Thanks to a 5th-place finish in the 2016 Primera División, the club was able to play the 2017 Copa Libertadores, their first ever continental participation. Atlético began the competition in the second stage, where they beat Ecuadorian club El Nacional 3–2. This match was strange, as the club used the Argentina national team kit to play.[4][5] In the next stage, they beat Colombian club Junior by the same score, qualifying to the group stage. In the group stage, the club finished 3rd, with 2 wins, one draw, and three losses, and was transferred to the Copa Sudamericana. They entered the Copa Sudamericana in the second stage, where they beat Bolivian club Oriente Petrolero 6–2. In the next round, they were eliminated by Argentine club Independiente, who eventually was the tournament champion. The club won the first leg at home 1–0, but lost the second leg 2–0.

The club reached the final of the 2016–17 Copa Argentina for the first time in its history, after beating All Boys, Independiente (who had beat them in the Copa Sudamericana), Sarmiento, Vélez Sarsfield, and Rosario Central. In the final on 9 December 2017 at Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, River Plate won 2–1, but the club still qualified to the 2018 Copa Libertadores group stage because they reached the final.[6]

The club has its best international performance in the 2018 Copa Libertadores. They finished second with 10 points in a group containing Club Libertad, The Strongest, and Peñarol. In the round of 16, they beat Atlético Nacional, and got into the quarter-finals, where they were knocked out by defending champions Gremio.

## Rivals

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The Tucumán Derby is played between Atlético and its longtime rival San Martín, both of the same city. The Santo (as San Martín is nicknamed) currently plays in the Primera Nacional, the second division. There have been long intervals where the derby wasn't played because both clubs were in different divisions, as is the case in the present day.[citation needed]

## Stadium

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Main article: Estadio Monumental José Fierro

The stadium was constructed in 1922 by Spanish architect José Graña (1885–1950) with an original capacity for 5,000 spectators. It was inaugurated on May 21 of same year. Originally named as "Grand Stadium" due to being the largest of the North side of Argentina, Racing Club de Avellaneda was invited to play a friendly match versus Atlético Tucumán as part of the celebration. The stadium was named Monumental "José Fierro" in honor of the club's second president, Jose Fierro.

It was the first roof stadium in Tucumán Province and the first to have a superior stand. The structure was built out of concrete.

The stadium is located in the north part of the city of San Miguel de Tucumán (named "Barrio Norte"). It can currently accommodate up to 32,500 people due to an upgrade of the facilities that included adding an extra 2,500 seats.

## Players

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### Current squad

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As of 22 January 2025[7]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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1  | GK |  ARG | Enrique Maza
3  | DF |  URU | Matías de los Santos
4  | DF |  ARG | Damián Martínez
5  | MF |  ARG | Adrián Sánchez
6  | DF |  ARG | Gianluca Ferrari
7  | FW |  ARG | Luis Miguel Rodríguez
8  | MF |  ARG | Guillermo Acosta
9  | FW |  ARG | Mateo Bajamich
10  | MF |  URU | Franco Nicola (on loan from Liverpool Montevideo)
11  | MF |  ARG | Nicolás Castro
12  | GK |  URU | Juan González
13  | DF |  ARG | Marcelo Ortiz
16  | DF |  ARG | Moisés Brandán
18  | MF |  ARG | Renzo Tesuri
21  | MF |  ARG | Leandro Olima
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22  | FW |  ARG | Ramiro Ruiz Rodríguez
23  | MF |  ARG | Nicolás Laméndola
24  | MF |  ARG | Lautaro Godoy
25  | GK |  ARG | Tomás Durso
26  | DF |  ARG | Luciano Vallejo
27  | FW |  ARG | Leandro Díaz
28  | FW |  ARG | Carlos Auzqui
29  | FW |  ARG | Lisandro Cabrera (loan from Sol de América)
30  | MF |  ARG | Kevin López (loan from Independiente)
31  | GK |  ARG | Patricio Albornoz
32  | DF |  ARG | Juan Infante
33  | DF |  ARG | Miguel Brizuela (on loan from Vélez Sarsfield)
37  | FW |  ARG | Mateo Coronel
39  | DF |  ARG | Matías Orihuela
41  | MF |  ARG | Rodrigo Melo (on loan from Deportivo Cuenca)

### Reserve squad

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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15  | DF |  ARG | Ramiro Paunero

### Out on loan

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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-- | GK |  ARG | Gustavo Lescano (at Mitre (P) until 31 December 2025)
-- | DF |  ARG | Yonathan Cabral (at Aldosivi until 31 December 2025)
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-- | DF |  ARG | Mauro Osores (at San Martín T. until 31 December 2025)
-- | DF |  ARG | Gabriel Risso Patrón (at Botafogo-SP until 31 December 2025)

### Current coaching staff

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Position  | Staff

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Head coach |  Lucas Pusineri
Assistant coach |  Matías Villavicencio
Assistant coach |  Martín Wainer
Fitness coach |  Marcelo Oyarzún
Goalkeeping coach |  Carlos Barrionuevo
Video analyst |  José Chavarría
Doctor |  Rodrigo Gibilisco
Kinesiologist |  Maximiliano Alfaro
Masseur |  Dante Cortéz
Masseur |  Eduardo Quinteros
Masseur |  Mario Mendez
Kit man |  Mario Quiroga
Kit man |  Daniel Mancinelli
Kit man |  Marcelo Albrecht
Nutritionist |  Vesna Daruis
Nutritionist |  Belén Varela

Last updated: 4 May 2025
Source: Cuerpo Tecnico

## Managers

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* Jorge Solari (Jul 2006 – Jun 2008)
* Héctor Rivoira (Jul 2008 – Nov 2009)
* Osvaldo Sosa (Nov 2009 – Mar 2010)
* Mario Gómez (Mar 2010 – Jun 2010)
* Adrián Czornomaz (Jul 2010 – Jun 2011)
* Jorge Solari (Jul 2011 – Oct 2011)
* Juan Manuel Llop (Oct 2011 – Jun 2012)
* Ricardo Rodríguez (Jul 2012 – Nov 2013)
* Héctor Rivoira (Apr 2014 – Nov 2014)
* Juan Manuel Azconzábal (Nov 2014 – Nov 2016)
* Pablo Lavallén (Nov 2016 – Jun 2017)
* Ricardo Zielinski (Jun 2017 – Jan 2021)
* Omar De Felippe (Jan 2021 – Oct 2021)
* Pablo Guiñazú (Oct 2021 – Nov 2021)
* Juan Manuel Azconzábal (Dec 2021 – Apr 2022)
* Lucas Pusineri (Apr 2022 – Jun 2023)
* Favio Orsi and  Sergio Gómez (Jul 2023 – Feb 2024)
* Facundo Sava (Mar 2024 –)

## Honours

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### National

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#### League

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* Primera B Nacional (2): 2008–09, 2015
* Torneo Argentino A (1): 2007–08
* Torneo del Interior (1): 1986-87

#### National cups

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* Copa de Campeones de la República Argentina (1): 1959–60[note 1]

### Regional

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* Federación Tucumana (21): 1920, 1921, 1924, 1927, 1930, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1942, 1951, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1972, 1973, 1975 [11]
* Liga Tucumana (7): 1977, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1986, 2003, 2016 [11]
* Torneo de Competencia (8): 1926, 1939, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1951, 1953, 1957
* Campeonato de Honor (13): 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1944, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1963

## Notes

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1. ^ Competition organised by AFA's "Consejo Federal", held in 1959. It was contested by clubs from regional leagues outside Buenos Aires with no direct affiliation to the Association.[8] The AFA gave this title official status in October 2024.[9][10]

## References

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1. ^ "Deportes – LA GACETA Tucumán". Archived from the original on 2017-01-16. Retrieved 2016-11-18.
2. ^ Otras disciplinas – club's website Archived August 10, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
3. ^ "Atlético Tucumán ascendió a la B Nacional". Infobae.com (in European Spanish). 15 June 2008. Archived from the original on 2019-07-19. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
4. ^ "Copa Libertadores: Atlético Tucumán jugó en Quito con la camiseta de la selección argentina: la historia detrás y dónde se cambiaron". La Nación (in Spanish). 8 February 2017. ISSN 0325-0946. Archived from the original on 8 November 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
5. ^ AFP (2017-02-08). "Con uniforme prestado, Atlético Tucumán venció a El Nacional y avanza en Libertadores". El Universo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2021-11-08. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
6. ^ "Atlético Tucumán se clasificó a la Copa Libertadores 2018". Tycsports.com. 11 December 2017. Archived from the original on 2018-03-20.
7. ^ "Plantel Profesional". clubatleticotucuman.com.ar. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
8. ^ Argentina - Argentine Republic Champions Championship 1959 Archived 2022-12-06 at the Wayback Machine by Osvaldo Gorgazzi and Edgardo Imas on the RSSSF
9. ^ Boletín n° 6579 - Resoluciones on AFA.org.ar
10. ^ A través del Boletín Oficial, la AFA certificó que Atlético Tucumán es campeón de Primera at La Gaceta. 1 Nov 2024
11. ^ a b Liga Tucumana en "Fútbol del Interior" Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine

## External links

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Atlético Tucumán - current squad

* 3 de los Santos
* 4 Martínez
* 5 Sánchez
* 6 Ferrari
* 7 Rodriguez
* 8 Acosta
* 9 Bajamich
* 10 Nicola
* 11 Castro
* 12 González
* 13 Ortiz
* 16 Brandán
* 18 Tesuri
* 22 Ruiz Rodríguez
* 23 Laméndola
* 24 Godoy
* 25 Durso
* 27 Díaz
* 28 Auzqui
* 29 Cabrera
* 30 López
* 32 Infante
* 33 Brizuela
* 36 Lescano
* 37 Coronel
* 39 Orihuela
* 41 Melo
* Manager: Pusineri

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* Aldosivi
* Argentinos Juniors
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* Banfield
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* Defensa y Justicia
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* Metropolitano
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* Argentine Association Football League
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* All-time table
* Champions (list)
* Goalkeeper award
* Qualifying for Copa Libertadores
* Records
* Top scorers

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*[Pos.]: Position
*[GK]: Goalkeeper
*[DF]: Defender
*[MF]: Midfielder
*[FW]: Forward
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*[Nicola]: Franco Nicola
*[González]: Juan González
*[Brandán]: Moisés Brandán
*[Godoy]: Lautaro Godoy
*[Durso]: Tomás Durso
*[López]: Kevin López
*[Lescano]: Gustavo Lescano