Newell's Old Boys
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Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys is an Argentine
sports club
based in Rosario
. The club was founded on November 3, 1903, and is named after Isaac Newell
, one of the pioneers of Argentine football
. Newell's is best known for their association football team, that plays in the Argentine Primera División (top level of the Argentine league system
).
Originally member of Rosario's Football Association, Newell's affiliated to the Argentine Football Association
(AFA) in 1939. They have won AFA's Primera División five times throughout their history, the first being in the 1974 Metropolitano and the last in the 2004 Clausura. Newell's has also been twice Copa Libertadores runner-up (in 1988 and 1992
).
The club's football stadium is the Estadio Marcelo Bielsa, named after the team's former player and manager
Marcelo Bielsa
(twice champion, and runner-up of one Copa Libertadores). Newell's plays the Rosario derby
against Rosario Central
, a club with which they have a huge historical rivalry.
Newell's is also notable for their youth divisions, being the club with most national titles in AFA's youth tournaments. Players from the club's youths who have represented Argentina
at World Cups
are Gabriel Batistuta
, Américo Gallego
, Jorge Valdano, Gabriel Heinze
, Roberto Sensini, Mauricio Pocchettino and Maxi Rodríguez, among others. Lionel Messi
also played in the club's youths, but left at a young age to Barcelona
to seek treatment for his growth hormone deficiency
, while Diego Maradona
played briefly for the first team in 1993 (5 games).
immigrant Isaac Newell
. Newell's Old Boys has an historic rivalry with Rosario Central
, the other club from Rosario.
The team colors are black and red, taken from the flags of England
and Germany
(Isaac Newell
being English and his wife German). The team is often referred to as leprosos (lepers) because they played in a charity match to raise funds for a leprosy
clinic back in the 1920s.
Newell's Old Boys have won the Argentine Championship
five times (Metropolitano 1974, 1987/88, 1990/91, Clausura 1992 and Apertura 2004) and were the runners-up of the Copa Libertadores de América twice (1988 and 1992). The 1990/91 Championship was contested between the 1990 Apertura (Newell's) and 1991 Clausura (Boca Juniors
) Champions, which Newell's won in home-and-away matches. Even though the 1990 Clausura was not considered official by itself, it is considered by Newell's supporters to be their "sixth" championship.
Newell's also won a friendly mini-tournament called the Little World Cup in 1988, against River Plate
, Milan
, Juventus, Real Madrid
and Manchester United
, and is, together with Boca Juniors
, San Lorenzo
and Racing
one of the few Argentine
clubs that made a long and successful tour over Europe (in 1941), in which they defeated several important teams such as Valencia
, Borussia Mönchengladbach
, Real Madrid
and the Spanish National "A" Team. These are the only major international achievements of the club until now (although several minor international summer tournaments were won). So as yet the club have not won an official international championship.
Newell's Old Boys is one of a very few teams to have had all their players represent the National team in a single game (another is Queen's Park
of Scotland
whose first team represented Scotland in the very first International match against England), when they represented Argentina in a Pre-Olympic Tournament with their undefeated Reserva Team. It classified third all over America, after Brazil
and Uruguay
(references).
The team has also contributed an important number of players to the Argentina national team
, and exported many players to Europe's top leagues, mostly to Italy
and Spain
. Among its great players were Gabriel Batistuta
, Abel Balbo, Jorge Valdano, Américo Gallego
, Mario Zanabria
, Gustavo Dezotti
, Roberto Sensini, Walter Samuel
, Mauricio Pochettino
, René Pontoni
, Gerardo Martino
, Ángel Perucca and several more. It has recently produced players like Argentine internationals
Gabriel Heinze
, Maxi Rodriguez and Lionel Messi
.
The club's president is Guillermo Lorente who was recently elected.
since 1911, and is commonly called El Coloso del Parque (the Colossus of the Independence Park). Capacity was increased from 30,000 to 38,095 in 1997. On December 22, 2009 the stadium was renamed to Marcelo Bielsa
, in honor to the former player and coach of the team.
Julio Libonatti
(1919-26) José Canteli (1940's) (1970-75) Andrés Rebotarro (1970-78) Jorge Valdano (1971-75) Santiago Santamaría
(1971-75), (1980-85) Arsenio Ribeca (1971-76) Juan Ramón Rocha
(1972-78) Carlos Picerni (1972-78), (1982-83) José Luis Pavoni
(1973-77) Américo Gallego
(1974-80) Ricardo Giusti
(1975-78) Roque Alfaro
(1975-83), (1987-88) Juan Simón
(1977-83) Raul Miralles (1951-59) Sergio Omar Almirón
(1977-89) Víctor Ramos
(1978-84), (1987-89) Gerardo Martino
(1980-90), (1991-94), (1995) Gabriel Batistuta
(1981-87), (1996-97)
Norberto Scoponi
(1981-94) Juan Manuel Llop
(1981-94) Fabián Basualdo (1982-88), (1993-96) Gustavo Dezotti
(1982-88) Jorge Pautasso (1982-90) Julio Zamora
(1983-87), (1990-93), (1997-98) Jorge Theiler
(1983-89), (1993) Juan José Rossi (1983-89), (1992) Ariel Cozzoni
(1985-88), (1989-91), (1993) Roberto Sensini (1985-89) Darío Franco (1987-91) Mauricio Pochettino
(1988-94) Eduardo Berizzo
(1988-93) Fernando Gamboa
(1988-93), (1999-00) Julio Saldaña (1989-93), (1996-02) Miguel Angel Fullana (1980's & 1990's) Fabián Garfagnoli
(1990-96) Ricardo Lunari
(1991-92)
Cristian Domizzi (1991-92), (2002-03) Gustavo Raggio (1991-96) Alfredo Berti (1992-95) Alfredo Mendoza
(1992-95) Julio César Baldivieso
(1994-97) Sebastián Cejas
(1994-01) Aldo Duscher
(1995-98) Gabriel Heinze
(1996-97) Velko Iotov
(1996-98) Damian Manso
(1996-01), (2002-05) Sebastián Domínguez
(1998-04} Maxi Rodríguez (1999-02) Mauro Rosales
(2001-04) Fernando Belluschi
(2002-06) Ariel Ortega
(2004-06) Ignacio Scocco
(2004-06) Hugo Colace
(2004-08) Justo Villar (2004-08)
see also
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
sports club
Sports club
A sports club or sport club, sometimes athletics club or sports association is a club for the purpose of playing one or more sports...
based in Rosario
Rosario
Rosario is the largest city in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It is located northwest of Buenos Aires, on the western shore of the Paraná River and has 1,159,004 residents as of the ....
. The club was founded on November 3, 1903, and is named after Isaac Newell
Isaac Newell
Isaac Newell was a teacher from England and a pioneer of Football in Argentina. He was also the founder of the Colegio Comercial Anglicano Argentino and the founder of famous football club Newell's Old Boys, which is named in his honour.-Leaving England:Isaac Newell was born on April 24, 1853 in...
, one of the pioneers of Argentine football
Football in Argentina
Football in Argentina is the most popular sport, the one with the most players and is the most popular recreational sport, played from childhood into old age...
. Newell's is best known for their association football team, that plays in the Argentine Primera División (top level of the Argentine league system
Argentine football league system
The Argentine football league system consists of two national divisions , and a series of regionalized lower divisions...
).
Originally member of Rosario's Football Association, Newell's affiliated to the Argentine Football Association
Argentine Football Association
The Argentine Football Association is the governing body of football in Argentina. It organises the Argentine football league and the Argentina national football team. It is based in Buenos Aires...
(AFA) in 1939. They have won AFA's Primera División five times throughout their history, the first being in the 1974 Metropolitano and the last in the 2004 Clausura. Newell's has also been twice Copa Libertadores runner-up (in 1988 and 1992
1992 Copa Libertadores
The 1992 Copa Libertadores was the 33rd edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's annual international club tournament. São Paulo won the competition....
).
The club's football stadium is the Estadio Marcelo Bielsa, named after the team's former player and manager
Manager (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...
Marcelo Bielsa
Marcelo Bielsa
Marcelo Alberto Bielsa Caldera is an Argentine association football coach and former defender, born in Rosario, Santa Fe...
(twice champion, and runner-up of one Copa Libertadores). Newell's plays the Rosario derby
Rosario derby
The Rosario derby is one of the most fiercely contested football rivalries in Argentine football. It is played between the two main teams from Rosario; Newell's Old Boys and Rosario Central...
against Rosario Central
Rosario Central
Club Atlético Rosario Central is a sports club based in Rosario, Argentina. Its football team currently plays in the Primera B Nacional, the second tier of the Argentine football league system, after being relegated in the 2009-10 season....
, a club with which they have a huge historical rivalry.
Newell's is also notable for their youth divisions, being the club with most national titles in AFA's youth tournaments. Players from the club's youths who have represented Argentina
Argentina national football team
The Argentina national football team represents Argentina in association football and is controlled by the Argentine Football Association , the governing body for football in Argentina. Argentina's home stadium is Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti and their head coach is Alejandro...
at World Cups
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
are Gabriel Batistuta
Gabriel Batistuta
Gabriel Omar Batistuta , nicknamed Batigol, is a former professional footballer. The prolific Argentine striker played most of his club football at Fiorentina in Italy, and he is the tenth top scorer of all-time in the Italian Serie A league, with 184 goals in 318 matches...
, Américo Gallego
Américo Gallego
Américo Rubén "El Tolo" Gallego is an Argentine football coach and former player, he played 73 times for the Argentina national team during his playing career.-Playing career:...
, Jorge Valdano, Gabriel Heinze
Gabriel Heinze
Gabriel Iván Heinze is an Argentine footballer who plays for A.S. Roma in Italy. Mainly a left back, he can also operate as a central defender....
, Roberto Sensini, Mauricio Pocchettino and Maxi Rodríguez, among others. Lionel Messi
Lionel Messi
Lionel Andrés "Leo" Messi is an Argentine footballer who plays for FC Barcelona and captains the Argentina national team, mainly as a striker. Messi received several Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year nominations by the age of 21, and won in 2009 and 2010...
also played in the club's youths, but left at a young age to Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
to seek treatment for his growth hormone deficiency
Growth hormone deficiency
Growth hormone deficiency is a medical condition in which the body does not produce enough growth hormone . Growth hormone, also called somatotropin, is a polypeptide hormone which stimulates growth and cell reproduction...
, while Diego Maradona
Diego Maradona
Diego Armando Maradona is a retired Argentine football player and widely regarded as one of the greatest football players of all time. Over the course of his professional club career Maradona played for Argentinos Juniors, Boca Juniors, Barcelona, Napoli, Sevilla and Newell's Old Boys, setting...
played briefly for the first team in 1993 (5 games).
History
The club was named by ex-pupils of the English High School of Rosario in homage to its director and football coach, EnglishEnglish people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
immigrant Isaac Newell
Isaac Newell
Isaac Newell was a teacher from England and a pioneer of Football in Argentina. He was also the founder of the Colegio Comercial Anglicano Argentino and the founder of famous football club Newell's Old Boys, which is named in his honour.-Leaving England:Isaac Newell was born on April 24, 1853 in...
. Newell's Old Boys has an historic rivalry with Rosario Central
Rosario Central
Club Atlético Rosario Central is a sports club based in Rosario, Argentina. Its football team currently plays in the Primera B Nacional, the second tier of the Argentine football league system, after being relegated in the 2009-10 season....
, the other club from Rosario.
The team colors are black and red, taken from the flags of England
England
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and Germany
German Empire
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(Isaac Newell
Isaac Newell
Isaac Newell was a teacher from England and a pioneer of Football in Argentina. He was also the founder of the Colegio Comercial Anglicano Argentino and the founder of famous football club Newell's Old Boys, which is named in his honour.-Leaving England:Isaac Newell was born on April 24, 1853 in...
being English and his wife German). The team is often referred to as leprosos (lepers) because they played in a charity match to raise funds for a leprosy
Leprosy
Leprosy or Hansen's disease is a chronic disease caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis. Named after physician Gerhard Armauer Hansen, leprosy is primarily a granulomatous disease of the peripheral nerves and mucosa of the upper respiratory tract; skin lesions...
clinic back in the 1920s.
Newell's Old Boys have won the Argentine Championship
Primera División Argentina
The Primera División is a professional football league in Argentina. It is the country's premier football division and is at the top of the Argentine football league system. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Primera B Nacional. The season runs...
five times (Metropolitano 1974, 1987/88, 1990/91, Clausura 1992 and Apertura 2004) and were the runners-up of the Copa Libertadores de América twice (1988 and 1992). The 1990/91 Championship was contested between the 1990 Apertura (Newell's) and 1991 Clausura (Boca Juniors
Boca Juniors
Club Atlético Boca Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Boca neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Primera División....
) Champions, which Newell's won in home-and-away matches. Even though the 1990 Clausura was not considered official by itself, it is considered by Newell's supporters to be their "sixth" championship.
Newell's also won a friendly mini-tournament called the Little World Cup in 1988, against River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate is an Argentine sports club based in the Nuñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently competes in Nacional B, the second tier of Argentine football....
, Milan
A.C. Milan
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, Juventus, Real Madrid
Real Madrid
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la...
and Manchester United
Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
, and is, together with Boca Juniors
Boca Juniors
Club Atlético Boca Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Boca neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Primera División....
, San Lorenzo
Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro
Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro is an Argentine sports club based in Boedo neighbourhood, Buenos Aires, mostly known because of its football team....
and Racing
Racing Club de Avellaneda
Racing Club is an Argentine professional football club from Avellaneda, a suburb of Greater Buenos Aires. Founded in 1903, Racing has been historically considered one of the "big five" clubs of Argentine football...
one of the few Argentine
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
clubs that made a long and successful tour over Europe (in 1941), in which they defeated several important teams such as Valencia
Valencia CF
Valencia Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football club based in Valencia, Spain. They play in La Liga and are one of the most successful and biggest clubs in Spanish Football and European Football. Valencia have won six La Liga titles, seven Copa del Rey trophies, two Fairs Cups which was the...
, Borussia Mönchengladbach
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Borussia Mönchengladbach is a German association football club based in Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia. The team plays in the Bundesliga and is one of the country's most well-known, well-supported, and successful teams. Borussia Mönchengladbach has over 40,000 members and is the sixth...
, Real Madrid
Real Madrid
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la...
and the Spanish National "A" Team. These are the only major international achievements of the club until now (although several minor international summer tournaments were won). So as yet the club have not won an official international championship.
Newell's Old Boys is one of a very few teams to have had all their players represent the National team in a single game (another is Queen's Park
Queen's Park F.C.
Queen's Park Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland. The club are currently the only amateur club in the Scottish League; their amateur status is reflected by their motto, Ludere Causa Ludendi – to play for the sake of playing.Queen's Park are the oldest...
of Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
whose first team represented Scotland in the very first International match against England), when they represented Argentina in a Pre-Olympic Tournament with their undefeated Reserva Team. It classified third all over America, after 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...
and Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
(references).
The team has also contributed an important number of players to the Argentina national team
Argentina national football team
The Argentina national football team represents Argentina in association football and is controlled by the Argentine Football Association , the governing body for football in Argentina. Argentina's home stadium is Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti and their head coach is Alejandro...
, and exported many players to Europe's top leagues, mostly to Italy
Italy
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and Spain
Spain
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. Among its great players were Gabriel Batistuta
Gabriel Batistuta
Gabriel Omar Batistuta , nicknamed Batigol, is a former professional footballer. The prolific Argentine striker played most of his club football at Fiorentina in Italy, and he is the tenth top scorer of all-time in the Italian Serie A league, with 184 goals in 318 matches...
, Abel Balbo, Jorge Valdano, Américo Gallego
Américo Gallego
Américo Rubén "El Tolo" Gallego is an Argentine football coach and former player, he played 73 times for the Argentina national team during his playing career.-Playing career:...
, Mario Zanabria
Mario Zanabria
Mario Nicasio Zanabria is a former Argentine football player and the current coach of Real España.A playmaker, Zanabria made debut in first division in 1967 with Unión de Santa Fe, where he played until 1969....
, Gustavo Dezotti
Gustavo Dezotti
Gustavo Abel Dezotti is a former football striker from Argentina. He played most of his career for Newell's Old Boys in Argentina, he was part of the team that won the Primera Division Argentina championship of 1987-1988....
, Roberto Sensini, Walter Samuel
Walter Samuel
Walter Adrián Samuel is an Argentine footballer who currently plays for Internazionale. Throughout his career he has been regarded as one of football's toughest defenders, with team-mate and Inter captain Javier Zanetti referring to him as the "hardest player" he has played with.Having been gifted...
, Mauricio Pochettino
Mauricio Pochettino
Mauricio Roberto Pochettino Trossero is a retired Argentine footballer who played as a central defender, and the current coach of RCD Espanyol.-Club career:...
, René Pontoni
René Pontoni
René Alejandro Pontoni is a former Argentine footballer. He played club football in Argentina, Colombia and Brazil as well as representing the Argentina national football team on 19 occasions....
, Gerardo Martino
Gerardo Martino
Gerardo Daniel Martino , nicknamed Tata, is an Argentine former football midfielder and current a manager.Martino played mostly for Newell's Old Boys in his native Rosario. He holds the record of appearances with the team playing a total of 505 matches in all official competitions...
, Ángel Perucca and several more. It has recently produced players like Argentine internationals
Argentina national football team
The Argentina national football team represents Argentina in association football and is controlled by the Argentine Football Association , the governing body for football in Argentina. Argentina's home stadium is Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti and their head coach is Alejandro...
Gabriel Heinze
Gabriel Heinze
Gabriel Iván Heinze is an Argentine footballer who plays for A.S. Roma in Italy. Mainly a left back, he can also operate as a central defender....
, Maxi Rodriguez and Lionel Messi
Lionel Messi
Lionel Andrés "Leo" Messi is an Argentine footballer who plays for FC Barcelona and captains the Argentina national team, mainly as a striker. Messi received several Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year nominations by the age of 21, and won in 2009 and 2010...
.
Stadium
The Newell's Old Boys stadium has been in the Parque Independencia neighborhood of RosarioRosario
Rosario is the largest city in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It is located northwest of Buenos Aires, on the western shore of the Paraná River and has 1,159,004 residents as of the ....
since 1911, and is commonly called El Coloso del Parque (the Colossus of the Independence Park). Capacity was increased from 30,000 to 38,095 in 1997. On December 22, 2009 the stadium was renamed to Marcelo Bielsa
Marcelo Bielsa
Marcelo Alberto Bielsa Caldera is an Argentine association football coach and former defender, born in Rosario, Santa Fe...
, in honor to the former player and coach of the team.
National honours
- Argentine First DivisionPrimera División ArgentinaThe Primera División is a professional football league in Argentina. It is the country's premier football division and is at the top of the Argentine football league system. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Primera B Nacional. The season runs...
: 5
-
- MetropolitanoMetropolitano championshipThe Metropolitano championship was an Argentine football tournament that existed between 1967 and 1984. The Metropolitano formed one half of the Argentine 1st division taking place in the first half of the year, the Nacional took place in the 2nd half of the year. This arrangement lasted until 1982...
1974, 1987/88, 1990/91, Clausura 1992, Apertura 2004
- Metropolitano
Former players
- To appear in this section a player must have made at least 50 appearances for the club
Julio Libonatti
Julio Libonatti
Julio Libonatti , is a former Italian Argentine football forward.Born in Rosario, Argentina, Libonatti started his professional career with Newell's Old Boys in 1917. He would play with Newell's Old Boys until 1925 when he transferred to Torino F.C....
(1919-26) José Canteli (1940's) (1970-75) Andrés Rebotarro (1970-78) Jorge Valdano (1971-75) Santiago Santamaría
Santiago Santamaría
Santiago Santamaría is a former Argentine footballer.During his club career he played for Newell's Old Boys and Stade de Reims . He played for the Argentina national football team in the 1982 FIFA World Cup.-External links:* at National Football Teams...
(1971-75), (1980-85) Arsenio Ribeca (1971-76) Juan Ramón Rocha
Juan Ramon Rocha
Juan Ramón Rocha is an Argentine former footballer, and coach. He was reassigned to his former club, Panathinaikos, in April 2008 as a scouter....
(1972-78) Carlos Picerni (1972-78), (1982-83) José Luis Pavoni
José Luis Pavoni
José Luis Pavoni is an Argentine football coach and former player. He won honours with all four of his club teams and represented the Argentina national football team at the 1975 Copa América.-Playing career:...
(1973-77) Américo Gallego
Américo Gallego
Américo Rubén "El Tolo" Gallego is an Argentine football coach and former player, he played 73 times for the Argentina national team during his playing career.-Playing career:...
(1974-80) Ricardo Giusti
Ricardo Giusti
Ricardo Omar Giusti is a former Argentine footballer. A solid midfield player, he played most of his career at Independiente....
(1975-78) Roque Alfaro
Roque Alfaro
Roque Raúl Alfaro is an Argentine football manager and former player.-Playing career:Alfaro started his professional career with Newell's Old Boys in the mid 1970s. He was selected to play for Argentina in the Copa América 1979...
(1975-83), (1987-88) Juan Simón
Juan Simón
Juan Simón is a former football defender from Argentina.-Early years:Born in Rosario , Simón started his career with Newell's Old Boys in 1977, at age 9. In 1979 he was part of the Argentina national under-20 football team that won the FIFA U-20 World Cup...
(1977-83) Raul Miralles (1951-59) Sergio Omar Almirón
Sergio Omar Almirón
Sergio Omar Almirón is a retired Argentine football centre-forward.In his career he was played for Newell's Old Boys, Tours FC , UANL Tigres , Estudiantes, Central Córdoba and Talleres de Córdoba.Almirón was in the Argentina squad that won the 1986 FIFA World Cup, though he didn't play any games...
(1977-89) Víctor Ramos
Víctor Ramos
Víctor Rogelio Ramos is a former Argentine football striker. He played club football in Argentina and France and represented the Argentina national football team...
(1978-84), (1987-89) Gerardo Martino
Gerardo Martino
Gerardo Daniel Martino , nicknamed Tata, is an Argentine former football midfielder and current a manager.Martino played mostly for Newell's Old Boys in his native Rosario. He holds the record of appearances with the team playing a total of 505 matches in all official competitions...
(1980-90), (1991-94), (1995) Gabriel Batistuta
Gabriel Batistuta
Gabriel Omar Batistuta , nicknamed Batigol, is a former professional footballer. The prolific Argentine striker played most of his club football at Fiorentina in Italy, and he is the tenth top scorer of all-time in the Italian Serie A league, with 184 goals in 318 matches...
(1981-87), (1996-97)
Norberto Scoponi
Norberto Scoponi
Norberto Scoponi is a former Argentine football goalkeeper. He was born on January 13, 1961, in the city of Rosario in the Santa Fe Province of Argentina...
(1981-94) Juan Manuel Llop
Juan Manuel Llop
Juan Manuel Llop is a retired Argentine football player and manager.Before taking up management Llop had a 15 year career as a football player, he made appearances for several clubs, most notably for Newell's Old Boys under coaches José Yudica and Marcelo Bielsa during the clubs golden era ,...
(1981-94) Fabián Basualdo (1982-88), (1993-96) Gustavo Dezotti
Gustavo Dezotti
Gustavo Abel Dezotti is a former football striker from Argentina. He played most of his career for Newell's Old Boys in Argentina, he was part of the team that won the Primera Division Argentina championship of 1987-1988....
(1982-88) Jorge Pautasso (1982-90) Julio Zamora
Julio Alberto Zamora
Julio Alberto Zamora Ureña is a former Argentine footballer who played for the Argentina national team and a number of clubs in Argentina, Spain, Mexico and Bolivia.Zamora started his career in 1985 with Newell's Old Boys...
(1983-87), (1990-93), (1997-98) Jorge Theiler
Jorge Theiler
Jorge Walter Theiler is a former Argentine football who won the Primera División Argentina in 1987-88 with Newell's Old Boys....
(1983-89), (1993) Juan José Rossi (1983-89), (1992) Ariel Cozzoni
Ariel Cozzoni
Ariel Osvaldo Cozzoni is a former Argentine football striker. He played club football in Argentina, France and Mexico....
(1985-88), (1989-91), (1993) Roberto Sensini (1985-89) Darío Franco (1987-91) Mauricio Pochettino
Mauricio Pochettino
Mauricio Roberto Pochettino Trossero is a retired Argentine footballer who played as a central defender, and the current coach of RCD Espanyol.-Club career:...
(1988-94) Eduardo Berizzo
Eduardo Berizzo
Manolo Eduardo Berizzo is a retired Argentine football central defender and a current coach....
(1988-93) Fernando Gamboa
Fernando Gamboa
Fernando Andrés Gamboa is a retired Argentine footballer and coach.-Career:Gamboa started his playing career in 1988 with Newell's Old Boys where he won two league championships....
(1988-93), (1999-00) Julio Saldaña (1989-93), (1996-02) Miguel Angel Fullana (1980's & 1990's) Fabián Garfagnoli
Fabián Garfagnoli
Fabián Alberto Garfagnoli is a former Argentine footballer. He is a member of the backroom staff at Tiro Federal....
(1990-96) Ricardo Lunari
Ricardo Lunari
Ricardo Gabriel Lunari is a former Argentine footballer. He was a journeyman footballer playing for eleven clubs in nine different countries.-Playing career:...
(1991-92)
Cristian Domizzi (1991-92), (2002-03) Gustavo Raggio (1991-96) Alfredo Berti (1992-95) Alfredo Mendoza
Alfredo Mendoza
Alfredo Damián Mendoza Sulewski is a retired football striker from Paraguay. A player of Cerro Porteño he was a member of the national team that competed at the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico. At the club level he also played for Olimpia Asunción, Mandiyú and Newell's Old Boys of Argentina and Club...
(1992-95) Julio César Baldivieso
Julio César Baldivieso
Julio César Baldivieso Rico is a former Bolivian association football midfielder who played for the Bolivian national team in the 1994 World Cup and several Copa Américas. He is the current manager for Club Aurora....
(1994-97) Sebastián Cejas
Sebastián Cejas
Cristian Sebastián Cejas is an Argentine goalkeeper, who is currently signed with Chacarita Juniors. He is also known as Terremoto Cejas .-Career:...
(1994-01) Aldo Duscher
Aldo Duscher
Álvaro 'Aldo' Pedro Duscher is an Argentine footballer who plays for Barcelona Sporting Club in Ecuador, as a defensive midfielder....
(1995-98) Gabriel Heinze
Gabriel Heinze
Gabriel Iván Heinze is an Argentine footballer who plays for A.S. Roma in Italy. Mainly a left back, he can also operate as a central defender....
(1996-97) Velko Iotov
Velko Yotov
Velko Nikolaev Yotov was a Bulgarian football player. He was part of the Bulgarian national team that reached the semi-finals of the 1994 World Cup. After coming through the ranks in Levski Sofia he moved to Botev Plovdiv and then sold to Espanyol and helped them win Segunda Division with his...
(1996-98) Damian Manso
Damian Manso
Damián Alejandro Manso, nicknamed Piojo is an Argentine footballer who plays midfield for Jaguares. He has passed through numerous club from a number of ranging countries, like France, Greece and Ecuador.-Early career:...
(1996-01), (2002-05) Sebastián Domínguez
Sebastián Domínguez
Sebastián Enrique Domínguez is an Argentine football centre back who plays for Vélez Sársfield in the Argentine Primera División.-Club career:...
(1998-04} Maxi Rodríguez (1999-02) Mauro Rosales
Mauro Rosales
Mauro Damián Rosales is an Argentine footballer who plays for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer. Rosales is a winger/forward best known for his pace and crossing ability.-Club:...
(2001-04) Fernando Belluschi
Fernando Belluschi
Fernando Daniel Belluschi is an Argentine football midfielder who currently plays for FC Porto in the Portuguese first division.- Career :...
(2002-06) Ariel Ortega
Ariel Ortega
Arnaldo Ariel Ortega is an Argentine football attacking midfielder. His nickname is "El Burrito" , thus he is called "Burrito Ortega"....
(2004-06) Ignacio Scocco
Ignacio Scocco
Ignacio "Nacho" Martín Scocco is an Argentine International Football player currently playing as a winger for Al Ain of the Pro-League. Scocco can play on both wings, but prefers to play on the left. He can also play as a attacking midfielder and often as striker...
(2004-06) Hugo Colace
Hugo Colace
Hugo Colace is an Argentine film cinematographer.Three of his most recent films have been critically well received: La Ciénaga , Historias mínimas , and 18-j .-Filmography :...
(2004-08) Justo Villar (2004-08)
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