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Real Club Celta de Vigo, S.A.D (Spanish
pronunciation: [reˈal ˈkluβ θelˈta ðe ˈβiɣo]), commonly known
simply as Celta Vigo is a Galician football club from Vigo. It was founded on March 28, 1923 by merging
Real Vigo
Sporting and Real Fortuna Foot-ball
Club. They currently play in Spain's Second Division.
Nicknamed Os Celestes (The Sky Blues), they play in sky
blue shirts and white shorts. The club's home stadium is Balaídos, which seats 32,500 spectators[1].
History
Foundation
R.C. Celta de Vigo was formed as a result of the ambition of
Vigo's teams to achieve more at national level, where the Basque sides had
been their bête
noire in the Spanish Championship. The idea was to merge
both teams to create a more powerful team at national level. The
standard-bearer of this movement was Manuel de Castro "Handicap", a
sports writer for Faro de Vigo who, from 1915, started
to write in his articles about the need for a Unitarian movement.
The slogan of his movement was "Todo por y para Vigo" (All for and
to Vigo), which eventually found support amongst the managers of Real Vigo
Sporting and Real Club
Fortuna de Vigo. It was backed unanimously when De Castro
himself presented the motion at the assembly of the National Federation in Madrid,
on 22 June 1923.
On 12 July, 1923, at the AGM's of Vigo and Fortuna held at the
Odeon Theatre and in the Hotel Moderno, respectively, the merger
was approved. Thus the "Galicia Team " was born, as it was dubbed.
In the last AGM of Fortuna and Vigo to approve the formation of a
new club held on 10 August 1923, the members decided upon the
team's name. Various names were suggested:
- Real Unión de Vigo
- Club Galicia
- Real Atlántic
- Breogán
- Real Club Olimpico
The last name was popular but they eventually decided on Real
Club Celta, an ethnic race linked to Galicia (see Celts). The first president of Celta was Manuel
Bárcena de Andrés, the Count of Torre Cedeira. At this AGM, the
squad was also decided, which numbered 64 players in total, that
included some notable players from both Fortuna and Vigo:
- Goalkeepers: Isidro, Lilo and Rubido
- Defenders: Otero, Pasarín, Juanito Clemente,
Daniel y Kaíto
- Midfielders: Jacobo Torres, Balbino, Queralt,
Hermida, Pombo, Cruces, Córdoba, Máximo y Bienvenido
- Forwards: Reigosa, Chiarroni, Posada, Polo,
Correa, Gerardito, Ramón González, Caride, Pinilla, Salvador,
Chicha, Miguelito y Casal.
- Manager: Francis Cuggy
Celta de Vigo have played for many years in the Spanish first
division, but have never been champions of the league or cup,
despite having come close. Their best season was 1970-71, when they
were not beaten at home and were known as the "giant-killers." They
finished the season in sixth place (with the same number of points
as Athletic
Bilbao in fifth). This meant that the team qualified for the UEFA Cup
for the next season. Unfortunately for them, they were knocked out
by Aberdeen in
the first round, and were unable to recover from a 2-0 loss at
home.
EuroCelta
The late 1990s (1997-2001) saw the best results in Celta's
history, in which they managed to consolidate themselves as a
top-six league side, culminating in 2000-01, when they
did not fall below sixth the whole season. They were dubbed
EuroCelta by the Spanish press. The most important players
were Alexander Mostovoi and Valery Karpin.
During this period they achieved a number of famous results in
the UEFA Cup, beating Liverpool in home and away games (3-1
and 1-0) and thrashing Benfica (7-0) and Juventus (4-0).
Fall from
grace
Celta had a dramatic reversal of fortune in 2003-04. The previous season, they finished fourth in
the league, putting them in the third qualifying round of the Champions League. Celta entered
the group phase, and eventually reached the last 16 before being
knocked out by Arsenal. However, their domestic form was
disastrous, and they finished second to the last in La
Liga, so they were relegated to the second level. They earned
a return to the top flight at the first attempt, after finishing
second in in 2004-05's
Segunda.
In the 2005-06 season, they finished sixth earning
a return once more to the UEFA Cup. They
made it to the last 16 in that competition as well, before losing
to Werder
Bremen.
In the 2006-07 season, Celta finished in 18th position and were
relegated to Segunda División. At the end of
June 2007, Celta avoided going into administration. However, if an
agreement was not put in place between the club and its creditors
within three months, then courts would declare the liquidation of
the club’s assets.
Colours &
badge
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| Celta Vigo's original home colours
(1923). |
Celta Vigo's original team strip consisted of a red shirt, black
shorts and blue socks. This was later changed at an unknown date to
the traditional sky blue and white strip - representative of the
Galician flag.
Like many other Galician clubs, such as Racing de
Ferrol, the club badge is based on the red cross of
Santiago (St. James). On top of the cross sits a sky blue
shield with two letter Cs (Club Celta). In 1923 Celta became one of
several Spanish football clubs that were granted patronage by the
Spanish crown and thus entitled to use Real (Royal) in their names
and the royal crown on their badge. This right was granted to Celta
by Alfonso XIII and the club subsequently
became known as Real Club Celta de Vigo. During the Spanish Second Republic the title Real was
removed from the club's name and the royal crown was taken off the
club crest, however it was to return under the Spanish State.
Shirt sponsors and
manufacturers
Celta Vigo have the longest running sponsorship deal in Spanish
football. Going back to 1986, Citroën, the biggest employer in Vigo, and in Galicia, has
been their official shirt sponsor. Their business deal with kit
supplier, Umbro, is also one of
the longest running ones - Umbro's regional headquarters are based
in nearby Redondela.
Club
anthem
Galician: [1] Castilian: [2]
Other popular songs sung by the celtistas are A
Rianxeira, O Miudiño , and the Foliada Celeste.
Rivalry
Main article:
Galician
derbyCelta Vigo's biggest rivals are their northern neighbours Deportivo La Coruña. Matches between the
two teams are known as the Galician national derby.
| Teams |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
| CELTA VIGO vs Deportivo |
64 |
24 |
16 |
24 |
82 |
91 |
Seasons
Recent
seasons
-
Season to
season
Current
squad
The numbers are established according to the official
website:www.celtavigo.net and www.lfp.es
- As of 30 August 2009.
The following players are registered with the B team but are
able to take part in First team matches.
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| No. |
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Position |
Player |
| 34 |
 |
DF |
David Alba |
| 35 |
|
MF |
Pablo Lede |
| 36 |
|
DF |
Víctor Vázquez |
| 37 |
|
FW |
Álex López |
| 38 |
|
MF |
Oriol Riera |
|
Club
Records
- Most league goals – 107, Hermidita (1945-1955)
- Most Primera Division league goals –
- Most goals in a season –
- Most league appearances – 235, Mostovoi (1996-2004)
- Current player with most league appearances
–
- Biggest win and biggest home
win – 10-1 (v. Gimnastic
Tarragona, October 23, 1949)
- Biggest away win – 0-5 (v. Hercules, March 2, 1941)
- Biggest defeat and biggest away
defeat – 10-0 (v. Athletic Bilbao, January 11, 1944)
- Biggest home defeat – 0-5 (v. Deportivo, January 3, 2004)
- Most Home points in a season -
- Most Away points in a season - 18
(2006-2007)
- Record transfer fee paid - £7.4 million, Catanha from Málaga CF
- Record transfer fee received - £11 million, Michel Salgado to Real Madrid CF
Top
goalscorers
Internationals
Number of capped players (with Spain) - 18
- First Capped Player - Pasarín
- Debut Match -Italy 1-0 Spain (París, 25/05/1924)
- Last Capped Player - Ángel
Club
Officials
| President |
Carlos
Mouriño |
| Vice Presidents |
Ricardo
Barros Hermida, Jesús García García & Raúl López López |
| Director of Football |
Miguel
Torrecilla |
| Director of Youth Teams |
Antonio
Otero |
| Club Delegate |
José
Ricardo Fernández |
| Administrative Director |
María
José Herbón |
| Head of PR |
José
Carlos Bastos |
| Head coach |
Eusebio
Sacristán |
| Assistant coach |
Carlos
Hugo García Bayón |
| Fitness coaches |
Gerardo
Izaguirre |
| Goalkeeping coach |
Patxi
Villanueva |
Celta Vigo
B
Celta de Vigo
B is Celta's youth team. It was founded in 1990 and
plays in Group I of the Segunda División B.
Honours
Regional
- Campeonato de Galicia [2]
- Winners (6): 1923-24, 1924-25, 1925-26, 1929-30, 1931-32,
1933-34
- Campeonato Astur-Gallego
- Copa Xunta de Galicia
Domestic
European
Friendly
- Trofeo Ciudad de Vigo
- Trofeo Memorial Quinocho
- Winners (14): 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003,
2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
- Trofeo Teresa Herrera
- Trofeo Xacobeo
Individual
Further
reading
- González Villar, Celso (in
Galician). Albores do fútbol Vigues.
- Cros, Jaime (1973) (in Spanish).
El Celta y la Liga. Murcia: APANDA de Artes Gráficas, S.A.. ISBN
8460558517.
- Cros, Jaime (1974) (in Spanish).
Celta 74.
- Álvarez, Eugenio (2004) (in
Spanish). A historia do Celta (1992-2004). Vigo. pp. 272.
- Ball, Phil (2001). "Raining
Champions" (in English). Morbo: The Story of Spanish
Football. Kings Lynn, England: WSC Books. pp. 165-181. ISBN
0954013468.
References
Notes
- 1.^ Carlos Mouriño is
the majority shareholder, with 35%, and as such is the club
president.
External
links
- Official
- Statistical
- Historical
- News
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