Textil Mandiyú
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Club Deportivo Textil Mandiyú, commonly referred as Textil Mandiyú is an Argentine
Football club. Its home town is Corrientes
, in the Province of the same name in North East Argentina. The squad currently plays in the regionalised 4th level of Argentinian football, the Torneo Argentino B
.
didn't accept commercial company names, the club had to change its name to Club Deportivo Mandiyú. "Mandiyú" means cotton
in the indigenous language of guaraní
.
The club's most successful period came between 1988 and 1995 when it contested 7 straight seasons in the Primera División
. During this era its best finishes were 3rd in Clausura 1991 and 6th in Apertura 1991. Diego Maradona
briefly coached the team in 1993.
After a hard period for the club's finances, it disappeared, but was revamped a few years later as Club Deportivo Textil Mandiyú, its current name.
Leopoldo Luque
(1984-85) José Basualdo
(1987-89) César Vega
(1988-91) Mario César Ramírez
(1989-90) Carlos Daniel Tapia
(1989-90) Félix Torres (1989-91) Antonio Alzamendi
(1990) Julio Olarticoechea
(1990-93) Guido Alvarenga (1991-95) Jorge Domínguez
(1991-92) Fernando Kanapkis
(1991), (1993)
Alfredo Mendoza
(1991-92) Javier Zeoli
(1991) Fernando Álvez (1992) Ramón Víctor Castro
(1992) Héctor Morán
(1992-94)
Julio César Yegros (1992-93) Jorge Martínez
(1993-95) Héctor Rodríguez Peña
(1993-95) Luis Cristaldo
(1994) Sergio Goycochea (1994-95)
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...
Football club. Its home town is Corrientes
Corrientes
Corrientes is the capital city of the province of Corrientes, Argentina, located on the eastern shore of the Paraná River, about from Buenos Aires and from Posadas, on National Route 12...
, in the Province of the same name in North East Argentina. The squad currently plays in the regionalised 4th level of Argentinian football, the Torneo Argentino B
Torneo Argentino B
Torneo Argentino B is one of two leagues that form the regionalised fourth level of the Argentine football league system. Clubs in Torneo Argentinos B come from all over Argentina....
.
History
The club was founded under the name Club Deportivo Tipoiti on December 14, 1952, by a group of textile workers from the Tipoiti textile factory in Corrientes. Due to the fact that the Argentine Football AssociationArgentine 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...
didn't accept commercial company names, the club had to change its name to Club Deportivo Mandiyú. "Mandiyú" means cotton
Cotton
Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective capsule, around the seeds of cotton plants of the genus Gossypium. The fiber is almost pure cellulose. The botanical purpose of cotton fiber is to aid in seed dispersal....
in the indigenous language of guaraní
Guaraní language
Guaraní, specifically the primary variety known as Paraguayan Guaraní , is an indigenous language of South America that belongs to the Tupí–Guaraní subfamily of the Tupian languages. It is one of the official languages of Paraguay , where it is spoken by the majority of the population, and half of...
.
The club's most successful period came between 1988 and 1995 when it contested 7 straight seasons in the Primera División
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...
. During this era its best finishes were 3rd in Clausura 1991 and 6th in Apertura 1991. 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...
briefly coached the team in 1993.
After a hard period for the club's finances, it disappeared, but was revamped a few years later as Club Deportivo Textil Mandiyú, its current name.
Primera statistics
- 1988/89 Primera DivisiónPrimera 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...
: 14th - 1989/90 Primera DivisiónPrimera 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...
: 10th - 1990 Apertura: 17th
- 1991 Clausura: 3rd
- 1991 Apertura: 6th
- 1992 Clausura: 18th
- 1992 Apertura: 13th
- 1993 Clausura: 12th
- 1993 Apertura: 13th
- 1994 Clausura: 20th
- 1994 Apertura: 19th
- 1995 Clausura: 18th Relegated
Notable players
To appear in this section a player must have either played at least 100 games for the club, set a club record or played for their national team.Leopoldo Luque
Leopoldo Luque
Leopoldo Jacinto Luque is a former Argentine football striker.In a career spanning he played for Unión de Santa Fe, Rosario Central, River Plate, Racing Club de Avellaneda and Chacarita Juniors...
(1984-85) José Basualdo
José Basualdo
José Horacio Basualdo is a retired Argentinian football midfielder.-Career:Pepe Basualdo won several Argentine and international titles with both Vélez Sársfield and Boca Juniors.-International career:...
(1987-89) César Vega
César Vega
César Javier Vega Perrone is a retired football defender from Uruguay. Vega received a total of eight international caps for the Uruguay national football team...
(1988-91) Mario César Ramírez
Mario César Ramírez
Mario César Ramírez Estigarribia is a former football defender and coach.-As player:Ramírez started his career in the youth divisions of Club 1 de Mayo de Limpio and then moved to Club Fulgencio Yegros, also from the city of Limpio...
(1989-90) Carlos Daniel Tapia
Carlos Daniel Tapia
Carlos Daniel Tapia is a retired Argentine footballer.He started playing for River Plate in 1981, when then coach Alfredo Di Stéfano named him for the first team, replacing football legend Norberto Alonso....
(1989-90) Félix Torres (1989-91) Antonio Alzamendi
Antonio Alzamendi
Antonio Alzamendi Casas was a Uruguayan football player who retired in 1991.His official debut was with the Uruguayan team Wanderers de Durazno. Alzamendi played for Uruguay at the 1986 and 1990 FIFA World Cups, scoring against West Germany in 1986...
(1990) Julio Olarticoechea
Julio Olarticoechea
Julio Jorge Olarticoechea is a former football defender and World Champion from Argentina, who played at the 1982, 1986 and the 1990 World Cups....
(1990-93) Guido Alvarenga (1991-95) Jorge Domínguez
Jorge Domínguez
Jorge "Potro" Carlos Alberto Domínguez is a former Argentinian football striker.Domínguez started his career in 1978 with Boca Juniors where he played in one game against Unión de Santa Fe...
(1991-92) Fernando Kanapkis
Fernando Kanapkis
Fernando Alfredo Kanapkis García is a retired football defender from Uruguay, who obtained a total number of twenty international caps for his national team, scoring five goals...
(1991), (1993)
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...
(1991-92) Javier Zeoli
Javier Zeoli
Adolfo Javier Zeoli Martínez is a former Uruguayan footballer.-International career:Zeoli made 14 appearances for the senior Uruguay national football team from 1988 to 1990, and he was a member of the squad at the 1990 FIFA World Cup finals. He also played in the 1989 Copa América.-References:*...
(1991) Fernando Álvez (1992) Ramón Víctor Castro
Ramón Víctor Castro
Ramón Víctor Castro García is a former Uruguayan footballer. Following his playing career, Castro became a football manager in Chile.-Club career:...
(1992) Héctor Morán
Héctor Morán
Héctor Morán Correa is a retired football midfielder from Uruguay, who was nicknamed "Indio". Having made his debut on August 7, 1988 against Colombia , he obtained a total number of 23 international caps for his national team, scoring one goal.Morán played club football for Cerro, Nacional and...
(1992-94)
Julio César Yegros (1992-93) Jorge MartínezJorge Daniel Martínez
Jorge Daniel Martínez is an Argentine football defender. He currently plays for Olimpo de Bahía Blanca....
(1993-95) Héctor Rodríguez Peña
Héctor Rodríguez Peña
Héctor Ignacio Rodríguez Peña is a former Uruguayan footballer.-Club career:Rodríguez Peña played for Textil Mandiyú and Colón in the Primera División de Argentina.-International career:...
(1993-95) Luis Cristaldo
Luis Cristaldo
Luis Héctor Cristaldo Ruiz Díaz is an Argentine-Bolivian football midfielder who currently plays for Guabirá. He holds the record for the most appearances for the Bolivian national team with 93 international matches and 5 goals between 1989 and 2005, including two appearances in the 1994 FIFA...
(1994) Sergio Goycochea (1994-95)