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Cartagena

Full name	Fútbol Club Cartagena
Nickname(s)	Efesé
Founded	1995
Ground	Cartagonova, Cartagena, Region of Murcia, Spain (Capacity: 15,105)
Chairman	Francisco Gómez
Manager	Juan Ignacio Martínez
League	Segunda División
2008-09	2ªB - Group 2, 1st
Home colours Away colours

Fútbol Club Cartagena is a Spanish football team based in Cartagena, in the autonomous community of Murcia. Founded in 1995, it currently plays in the Spanish second division, holding home games at the Estadio Cartagonova, with a capacity of 15,105 seaters.

History

Fútbol Club Cartagena was founded in 1995. In the first eight years, it was known as Cartagonova Fútbol Club, and first played in the third division in 1998–99.

Being saved from folding by local entrepreneur Francisco Gómez Hernández after 2002–03, the club consolidated itself in the third level, and achieved another promotion in 2008–09.

Historic side Cartagena FC, which was founded much earlier, was a subsidiary or reserve team during a few years, but re-gained its independence in 2009–10.

Cartagonova logo

Cartagonova uniform

Club names

• Cartagonova FC — (1995–2003)
• FC Cartagena – (2003–)

Current squad

As of 31 December 2009^[1]

No. Position Player 1 GK Rubén 3 DF Javi Casas 4 DF Txiki 5 DF Rafael Clavero 6 MF Mariano Sánchez 7 DF Chus Herrero 8 MF Héctor 9 FW Toché 10 MF Antonio Longás 11 MF Ander Lafuente 13 GK Juan Castilla

No. Position Player 14 FW Juan Pablo 15 FW Alberto Quintero 16 MF Miguel Falcón 17 MF Tonino 18 FW Jesús Tato 19 MF Óscar Sielva (on loan from Espanyol) 20 DF Santi 21 FW Víctor 22 MF Enrique de Lucas 23 DF Unai Expósito 24 DF Pablo Ruiz

Season to season

• 11 seasons in Segunda División B
• 2 seasons in Tercera División
• 1 season in Categorías Regionales

Famous players

see also Cat:FC Cartagena footballers

Famous coaches

• Francisco Jémez
• José Murcia

References

External links

• Official website (Spanish)
• Peña Goto Cartago, fansite (Spanish)