Fortaleza Esporte Clube
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Fortaleza Esporte Clube, usually known as Fortaleza, is primarily a football club, but is active in other sports such as futsal
, handball
and basketball
. Fortaleza Esporte Clube is based in Fortaleza
, capital of the State of Ceará
, Brazil
. The club was founded on October 18, 1918, emerged from an earlier club called Stella, under the name Fortaleza Sporting Club.
Fortaleza is one of the most traditional clubs in the Northeastern region of Brazil
alongside Bahia
, Vitória
, Santa Cruz
, Sport
, Náutico
and Ceará
.
Biggest rivals are from the same city: Ceará
and Ferroviário
.
Club colors are red
, blue
and white
.
, which is up about 60 326 supporters and Estádio Presidente Vargas
, which had a 22 500 capacity, and is now undergoing refurbishment.
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Futsal
Futsal is a variant of association football that is played on a smaller pitch and mainly played indoors. Its name is a portmanteau of the Portuguese futebol de salão and the Spanish fútbol de salón , which can be translated as "hall football" or "indoor football"...
, handball
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
and basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
. Fortaleza Esporte Clube is based in Fortaleza
Fortaleza
Fortaleza is the state capital of Ceará, located in Northeastern Brazil. With a population close to 2.5 million , Fortaleza is the 5th largest city in Brazil. It has an area of and one of the highest demographic densities in the country...
, capital of the State of Ceará
Ceará
Ceará is one of the 27 states of Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the country, on the Atlantic coast. It is currently the 8th largest Brazilian State by population and the 17th by area. It is also one of the main touristic destinations in Brazil. The state capital is the city of...
, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. The club was founded on October 18, 1918, emerged from an earlier club called Stella, under the name Fortaleza Sporting Club.
Fortaleza is one of the most traditional clubs in the Northeastern region of Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
alongside Bahia
Esporte Clube Bahia
Esporte Clube Bahia , known familiarly as Bahiaço, is a Brazilian professional football club, based in Salvador, Bahia. They play in the Campeonato Baiano, Bahia's state league, and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, Brazil's national league. Bahia was a founding member of the Clube dos 13 group...
, Vitória
Esporte Clube Vitória
Esporte Clube Vitória, usually known simply as Vitória, is a Brazilian football team from Salvador in Bahia, founded on May 13, 1899.Vitória's home games are played at the club's own stadium . They play in red and black horizontal striped shirts, black shorts and black socks...
, Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz Futebol Clube
Santa Cruz Futebol Clube, or simply Santa Cruz is a Brazilian football club in Recife, Pernambuco.-Early history:On February 3, 1914, eleven young men aging from 14 to 16 years founded a football society...
, Sport
Sport Club do Recife
Sport Club do Recife, more popularly known as Sport in Recife or Sport Recife in Northeastern Brazil, is a football team from Recife, Pernambuco.-1905 - Foundation:...
, Náutico
Clube Náutico Capibaribe
Clube Náutico Capibaribe, also known as Náutico, is a Brazilian sports club, including a professional football team, in Recife, Pernambuco....
and Ceará
Ceará Sporting Club
Ceará Sporting Club, or Ceará as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Fortaleza in Ceará, founded on June 2, 1914....
.
Biggest rivals are from the same city: Ceará
Ceará Sporting Club
Ceará Sporting Club, or Ceará as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Fortaleza in Ceará, founded on June 2, 1914....
and Ferroviário
Ferroviário Atlético Clube
Ferroviário Atlético Clube, or Ferroviário as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Fortaleza in Ceará, founded on May 9, 1933...
.
Club colors are red
Red
Red is any of a number of similar colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of light discernible by the human eye, in the wavelength range of roughly 630–740 nm. Longer wavelengths than this are called infrared , and cannot be seen by the naked eye...
, blue
Blue
Blue is a colour, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a wavelength of roughly 440–490 nm. It is considered one of the additive primary colours. On the HSV Colour Wheel, the complement of blue is yellow; that is, a colour corresponding to an equal...
and white
White
White is a color, the perception of which is evoked by light that stimulates all three types of color sensitive cone cells in the human eye in nearly equal amounts and with high brightness compared to the surroundings. A white visual stimulation will be void of hue and grayness.White light can be...
.
Statistics
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série ACampeonato Brasileiro Série AThe Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes da Série A , popularly known as the Brasileirão , is a professional football league at the top of the Brazilian football league system held annually since 1959. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates a system of promotion and relegation with the Série B...
- Player with most goals scored: Rinaldo (27 goals), in 2005 and 2006
- Player with most goals scored in a single tournament: Rinaldo (16 goals), in 2005
- All divisions taken in consideration
- Player with most goals scored: Rinaldo (43 goals); in 2004 (14), 2005 (16), 2006 (11) and 2008 (2)
- Topscorers in national competitions (cups and leagues)
- Bececê (7 goals), Taça BrasilTaça BrasilThe Taça Brasil was a Brazilian national football competition which was contested from 1959 to 1968. It is considered by many historians the most important football tournament in Brazil at the time and is compared, in importance level, to the current Campeonato Brasileiro.Bahia, Cruzeiro and...
1960 - Rinaldo (14 goals), Campeonato Brasileiro Série BCampeonato Brasileiro Série BThe Série B is the second division of Brazilian football. It is played by 20 teams. However, the competition format has changed almost every year since it first occurred, in 1971. In some years, it was not played altogether...
2004
- Bececê (7 goals), Taça Brasil
- Best Série A right-back (Bola de Prata award): Louro, in 1974
Stadium
Main site is Alcides Santos Stadium, with capacity for 4,000 people, but the team also plays in CastelãoCastelão (Ceará)
The Estádio Plácido Aderaldo Castelo, also known as the Castelão or Gigante da Boa Vista, is a football stadium that was inaugurated on November 11, 1973 in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil, with a maximum capacity of 60,326 people. The stadium is owned by the Ceará state Government, and is the home...
, which is up about 60 326 supporters and Estádio Presidente Vargas
Estádio Presidente Vargas (Ceará)
The Estádio Presidente Vargas, nicknamed PV, is a football stadium located in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of América Football Club , Fortaleza Esporte Clube, Ceará Sporting Club, Ferroviário Atlético Clube and Associação...
, which had a 22 500 capacity, and is now undergoing refurbishment.
Past presidents
- Alcides Santos
- João Gentil
- João César
- Ney Rebouças
- Aírton França Rebouças
- Péricles Mulatinho
- José Nestor Falcão
- Osvaldo Azim
- Ezequiel Menezes
- Jorge Mota (1999-03)
- Clayton Alcântara Veras (2004)
- Ribamar Bezerra (2005–06)
- Marcello Desidério (2007–08)
- Lúcio Bonfim (2008–09)
- Renan Vieira (2010)
- Paulo Arthur Magalhães (2011)
- Osmar Baquit (actual)
Current squad
Technical staff
- Marcinho – Head CoachManager (association football)In association football, a manager is responsible for running a football club or a national team. The manager of a professional club is responsible directly to the club president. The position of manager is almost exclusively used in British football...
- Cleisson – Assistant CoachCoach (sport)In sports, a coach is an individual involved in the direction, instruction and training of the operations of a sports team or of individual sportspeople.-Staff:...
- Salvino Damião – Goalkeeping CoachCoach (sport)In sports, a coach is an individual involved in the direction, instruction and training of the operations of a sports team or of individual sportspeople.-Staff:...
- Roger Gouveia – Fitness CoachPhysical fitnessPhysical fitness comprises two related concepts: general fitness , and specific fitness...
- Paulo Andrade, Albino Luciano – PhysiotherapistsPhysical therapyPhysical therapy , often abbreviated PT, is a health care profession. Physical therapy is concerned with identifying and maximizing quality of life and movement potential within the spheres of promotion, prevention, diagnosis, treatment/intervention,and rehabilitation...
- Glay Maranhão, Henrique Bastos, Glay Maranhão – Club DoctorsPhysicianA physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
- Manoel Almeida – MasseurMassageMassage is the manipulation of superficial and deeper layers of muscle and connective tissue to enhance function, aid in the healing process, and promote relaxation and well-being. The word comes from the French massage "friction of kneading", or from Arabic massa meaning "to touch, feel or handle"...
Noted players
| Adílton Amilton Melo Bececê Beijoca Bosco João Bosco de Freitas Chaves João Bosco de Freitas Chaves or simply Bosco , is a Brazilian goalkeeper.-Sport Club do Recife:Bosco began his career in Sport, of the city of Recife, Pernambuco , in 1993. He stayed in the club until 2000, when he went to Cruzeiro... Celso Gavião Chinesinho Clodoaldo Clodoaldo Clodoaldo Tavares de Santana, better known as Clodoaldo is a former Brazilian footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.... Croinha |
Cícero Capacete Daniel Frasson Dude Eliézer Erandir Francisco Erandir da Silva Feitosa Francisco Erandir da Silva Feitosa or simply Erandir , is a Brazilian defensive midfielder.-Contract:*Fortaleza 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2008*Atlético-PR 1 January 2006 to 31 December 2009... Frank França Geraldino Saravá Juracy |
Louro Luisinho das Arábias Lulinha Lúcio Lúcio Lucimar Ferreira da Silva , commonly known as Lúcio, is a World Cup-winning Brazilian footballer who plays for Italian Serie A club Inter and the Brazil national team. He is a strong defender with good aerial play, who adds presence in the attack.Lúcio began his professional career in 1997, in one... Mirandinha Mirandinha Francisco Ernani Lima da Silva, better known as Mirandinha , is a former professional Brazilian footballer.... Mozart Gomes Moésio Gomes Pedro Basílio Rinaldo Rinaldo Santana dos Santos Rinaldo Santana dos Santos or simply Rinaldo , is a Brazilian striker. He currently plays for Marília Atlético Clube.-External links:... |
Ronaldo Angelim Ronaldo Angelim Ronaldo Simões Angelim or simply Ronaldo Angelim , is a Brazilian football central defender. He currently plays for Flamengo. He is known as the "Thin Steel" by the soccer media in Brazil.... Sandro Preigschadt Sapenha Sílvio Tangerina Zé Raimundo  André NelesAndré Moreira Neles André Moreira Neles , usually known as André Neles, is a naturalized Equatoguinean football striker. He currently plays for América-RN in the Brazilian Campeonato Potiguar.-Biography:... (2005–08) |
Achievements
Campeonato CearenseCampeonato Cearense
The Campeonato Cearense is the football league of the state of Ceará, Brazil.-Format:The Cearense Championship has three divisions with the following division and format :First DivisionThe ten clubs play two legs...
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- 1920, 1921, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1933, 1934, 1937, 1938, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1953, 1954, 1959, 1960, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1973, 1974, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1991, 1992, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
- North-Northeast TournamentCopa Norte-NordesteCopa Norte-Nordeste was a football competition disputed between clubs from the North and Northeast regions of Brazil, and was an evolution of previous similar tournaments. The competition was contested between 1968 and 1970, by the state champions of those Brazilian regions...
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- 1970
- Northeastern ChampionshipCampeonato do NordesteCampeonato do Nordeste , also known as Copa do Nordeste or Copa Nordeste , is a Brazilian football competition contested between Northeastern region teams .From 1997 to 1999, the Campeonato do...
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- 1960, 1968
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série BCampeonato Brasileiro Série BThe Série B is the second division of Brazilian football. It is played by 20 teams. However, the competition format has changed almost every year since it first occurred, in 1971. In some years, it was not played altogether...
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- Runners Up: 2002, 2004