Club Atlético Independiente

Club Atlético Independiente de Avellaneda is an Argentinian football club.

Known as "los Diablos Rojos" ("the Red Devils") or "Rey de Copas" ("King of Cups"), Independiente have won 14 Argentinian championships, placing them third behind giants River Plate and Boca Juniors, 7 Copa Libertadores titles, of which an unequalled series of 4 straight wins from 1972 to 1975, and a total of 15 international titles - including 3 Copa Interamericanas, and the 1973 and 1984 Intercontinental Cup.

Independiente's eternal rival Racing Club has its stadium only a couple of hundred meters of Independiente's. These 2 clubs form the colourful Avellaneda derby, that divides the city in two.

Many great Argentinian players have worn the red outfit, adopted in tribute to England's Nottingham Forest in the early years of the club's history. Daniel Bertoni and Jorge Burruchaga became World Champions in 1978 and 1986 respectively with Argentina, but Independiente fans remember more fondly Ricardo "el Bocha" Bochini, who even though in Mexico in 1986, didn't get to play. An incredibly talented midfield player who played for the club from the early seventies until his retirement in the mid-nineties, Bochini was less fortunate with a national team dominated at the time by Diego Armando Maradona playing in his position.

Football Titles

Amateur

First Division: 2

1922, 1926

Professional

First Division: 14

1938, 1939, 1948, 1960, 1963, Nacional 1967, Metropolitano 1970, Metropolitano 1971, Nacional 1977, Nacional 1978, Nacional 1983, AFA 1988-89, Clausura 1994, Apertura 2002

Copa Libertadores: 7

1964, 1965, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1984

Intercontinental Cup: 2

1973, 1984

Other International Cups: 6

Supercopa 1994 & 1995, Recopa 1995, Copa Interamericana 1973, 1974, 1975

Famous players

Sergio Agüero
Ricardo Pavoni
Raimundo Orsi
Ricardo Bochini
Jorge Burruchaga
Arsenio Pastor Erico
Antonio Sastre
Manuel Seoane
Raúl Bernao
Vicente de la Mata
Ernesto Grillo
Miguel Ángel Santoro
Rubén Marino Navarro
Daniel Bertoni
José Omar Pastoriza
Enzo Trossero
Luis Alberto Islas
Gabriel Milito
Diego Forlán
Faryd Camilo Mondragón Alí
Nestor Clausen

Current squad

As of May 17, 2006

Goalkeepers
- 01 Assman, Fabián
- 23 Ustari, Oscar Alfredo
- 25 Leyenda, Bernardo Alejandro
Defenders
- 02 Abraham, David Ángel
- 03 Rojas Bahamondes, José Manuel
- 04 Pautasso, Martín Albano
- 13 Álvarez Roca, Lorgio
- 21 Méndez, Marcelo Fabián
- 27 Domínguez, Eduardo Rodrigo
- 37 Cáceres, Fernando Gabriel

Midfielders

- 07 Buján, Esteban Santiago
- 08 Machín, Gastón
- 11 Armenteros, Emiliano Daniel

Midfielders (Cont.)
- 15 Fredes, Hernán
- 16 Bruno, Enzo
- 18 Herrón, Mariano Andrés
- 20 Fabro, Martín
- 22 Carrizo, Sebastián Darío
- 30 Culio, Emmanuel Juan

Strikers / Forwards
- 9 Bustos Montoya, Eduardo Ariel
- 17 Miranda, Osvaldo
- 26 González, Federico
- 33 Pereyra, César Emanuel

(Players ordered by number. These positions are generic and do not contemplate players that play multiple positions or more specific positions.)

External links

Official website (Spanish and English)
Argentine Football Association AFA (Spanish and English)
Unofficial site (Spanish)
Unofficial site - National Pride (Spanish)
Independiente at UOL's site (Spanish)
InfiernoRojo (Spanish)
News MuyDiablo (Spanish)