Athletic Club (MG)

Athletic Club, often shortened to simply Athletic, is a Brazilian sports club from São João Del Rei in the state of Minas Gerais.[6][7][8]

Athletic
Full nameAthletic Club[1]
Founded27 June 1909 (1909-06-27)
GroundEstádio Joaquim Portugal, São João Del Rei, Minas Gerais, Brazil[2]
Capacity3,000[3]
PresidentLeandro da Silva Bini
Head CoachCícero Júnior[4]
LeagueCampeonato Mineiro[5]
2021Mineiro, 8th of 12
WebsiteClub website

History

The club was founded on 27 June 1909.

After 50 years out of professional football, the club returns in 2018, disputed the equivalent of the third division of the Campeonato Mineiro, where it took second place after losing the final on penalties to Coimbra.[9]

This season (2021) the club will dispute the first division of the Campeonato Mineiro[10] and has attracted the attention of the media when hiring the Uruguayan player Loco Abreu.[11][12][13][14][15]

Stadium

The club's football matches take place at Estádio Joaquim Portugal.[16][17]

In January 2021, the board made the club's stadium available to the city for use as a vaccination point.[18][19]

References
  1. "Athletic club". globoesporte.com (in Portuguese).
  2. "Athletic Club São João del-Rei - MG". athleticclub.com.br (in Portuguese).
  3. "Athletic Club São João del-Rei - MG". athleticclub.com.br (in Portuguese).
  4. "cicero-junior-e-confirmado-como-treinador-do-athletic". futebolinterior.com.br (in Portuguese).
  5. "Campeonato Mineiro". globo.com (in Portuguese).
  6. "Athletic club". globoesporte.com (in Portuguese).
  7. "Athletic Club contrata Loco Abreu". globoesporte.com (in Portuguese).
  8. "Loco Abreu chega ao Athletic". ESPN (in Portuguese). 8 February 2021.
  9. "Apos 50 anos Athletic volta a jogar". gazetadesaojoaodelrei.com.br (in Portuguese).
  10. "Campeonato Mineiro". globo.com (in Portuguese).
  11. "Loco Abreu apresentado como reforco do Athletic Club". uol.com.br (in Portuguese).
  12. "Athletic Club de São João del Rei contrata Loco Abreu". terra.com.br (in Portuguese).
  13. "Loco Abreu atacante do Athletic Club". estadao.com.br (in Portuguese).
  14. "Loco Abreu é confirmado por time mineiro". goal.com (in Portuguese).
  15. "Athletic Club Futebol apresenta Loco Abreu oficialmente". agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br (in Portuguese). 9 February 2021.
  16. "Athletic Club São João del-Rei - MG". athleticclub.com.br (in Portuguese).
  17. "Estádio Joaquim Portugal". br.soccerway.com (in Portuguese).
  18. "Athletic disponibiliza estádio como ponto de vacinação". globoesporte.com (in Portuguese).
  19. "Athletic coloca Estádio Joaquim Portugal à disposição da Prefeitura para vacinação". athleticclub.com.br (in Portuguese). 18 January 2021.
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