Unión de Santa Fe explained

Clubname:Unión
Current:2023–24 Unión de Santa Fe season
Fullname:Club Atlético Unión
Nickname:Tatengue
El Tate
Ground:Estadio 15 de Abril,
Santa Fe, Argentina
Capacity:28,000
Chairman:Luis Spahn
Chrtitle:President
Manager:Kily González
League:Primera División
Season:2023
Position:20th
Website:https://www.clubaunion.com.ar/
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Club Atlético Unión (pronounced as /es/; mostly known as Unión de Santa Fe pronounced as /es/) is a sports club from Santa Fe, the capital city of the Santa Fe Province, in Argentina. The club was founded on 15 April 1907.Unión is mostly known for its football team and currently plays in the Argentine Primera División.

Other sports practised at the club include basketball, futsal, gymnastics, field hockey, swimming, karate, rugby union, roller skating, and volleyball.[1] The basketball team competes in Liga Nacional de Básquet, the top division of basketball in Argentina.

History

The club was established by a group of fourteen former members of Santa Fe Foot-ball Club, on April 13, 1907 after a meeting held in the Baragiola family on Catamarca street. Guillermo Drenner was appointed as president of the institution. Initially the club was named "Club United" after a proposal from founding member Cayetano Bossi, who alleged that the club should represent the friendship ties of the founders. The name changed to "Unión Foot-Ball Club" in 1907, remaining until 1918 when it was translated to "Club Atlético Unión" in Spanish language.

The first shirt worn was white with black collar. In 1907 a meeting was held with the purpose of chosing the club colors. Some of the models proposed were a red, white and black striped, while other members proposed a white and red striped shirt (inspired on legendary Alumni Athletic Club uniform), which finally won after being voted by the majority.

The first match played by the team was vs a San Carlos Centro on 15 May 1907, won by Unión 4–1. Unión was also a founding member (along with Argentine, Central Santa Fe, Brown, Red Star, Sarmiento, San Justo Football Club y Estudiantes de Comercio) the "Liga Regional Santafesina", where the team won the title four consecutive times. In 1910 the club moved their field to a land on Boulevard Pellegrini and San Jerónimo. In 1911 Unión requested affiliation to "Liga Rosarina de Football" which would allow them to play with stronger teams and more competitive tournaments so teams of Liga Rosarina participated in national cups with teams from Buenos Aires. The LRF accepted the request in 1912, and Unión debuted there vs. Argentino (3–3 tie). The first win in Liga Rosarina was vs Aprendices Rosarinos with the following line-up: José Luis Peíteado; Saúl Galetti, Domingo Pallavidini; José Ayala, Alfredo González, Domingo Gómez; Gregorio Aguirre, Arturo Pérez, Manuel Montenegro, Elías Pieretti, Domiciano Roa.

On 26 November 1966, Unión was promoted to the Primera División for the first time, after defeating Talleres (RE) 3–0 and winning the 1966 Segunda División title.[2]

Unión's supporters are called "unionistas", "tatengues",[3] while the squad is usually nicknamed "El Tate". The colours of the club consist of red and white vertical stripes.

Managed by Juan Carlos Lorenzo in 1975, Unión made a great campaign in the 1975 championship with a group of notable players such as goalkeeper Hugo Gatti, midfielders Victorio Cocco and Rubén Suñé and forwards Ernesto Mastrángelo and Leopoldo Luque among others.[4]

In 1979 Unión played the final matches of the Nacional championship, but lost at the hands of River Plate, because the goal scored by River in the first match (with a final score of 1–1) ended up in an average over Union according to the away goals rule applied to that tournament.[5]

Amongst the most famous footballers who played for Unión are Leopoldo Luque, World Cup winner with Argentina in 1978, and Nery Pumpido, the goalkeeper of the national team that won the World Cup in Mexico 1986.[6]

Rivalry

See main article: Santa Fe derby.

Unión and Colón are the two largest football clubs in Santa Fe. The Clásico Santafesino has been played since 1913 and is known as one of football's fiercest and most important rivalries in Argentina. Unión and Colón have played 147 games all time against each other in the Amateur and Professional Era, with Unión winning 48, Colón winning 43, 51 draws and 5 no contest (there are no records for those matches, which took place between 1913 and 1917).[7]

Players

Current squad

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Records

Most goals

thumb|130px|Francisco Valiente, Union's all-time top goalscorer

No.PlayerGoals
1 Francisco Valiente 129
2 Fernando Alí 85
3 Orlando Ruiz 81
4 Carlos Verga 73
5 Mario Gervé 72
6 Rodolfo Milessi 64
7 José Luis Marzo 63
8 Julio Mir 62
9 Carlos Castillo 60
10 Julio Enrique Ávila 59
Top 10 all-time goalscores[9] at clubaunion.com.ar

Most appearances

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1 Pablo de las Mercedes Cárdenas 364
2 Fernando Alí 348
3 Mario Eduardo Alberto 327
4 Hugo Ismael López 326
5 Víctor Bottaníz 313
6 272
7 Eduardo Roberto Sánchez 266
8 Ariel José Donnet 255
9 240
10 Carlos Santos Mazzoni 235
Top 10 all-time most appearances[9] at clubaunion.com.ar

Notable players

To appear in this section a player must have played at least 50 games for the club and/or played officially for their national team.

Managers

Current coaching staff

|-|Head coach || Kily González|-|Assistant coach || Tomás Costa|-|Assistant coach || Ricardo Dealberto|-|Goalkeeping coach || Rodrigo Llinas|-|Fitness coach || Damián Hernández|-|Fitness coach || Diego Rousse|-|Team doctor || Eduardo Wagner[10] |-|Nutritionist || Silvia Fredes[10] |-|Psychologist || César Palmieri[10] |-

Honours

National

Regional

Liga Santafesina de Fútbol

Notes

Other sports

The club hosts other sports such as archery, basketball, field hockey, gymnastics, martial arts, roller skating, swimming, volleyball, amongst others.[18]

Basketball

Apart from football, basketball is the foremost sport practiced at the institution, Union's team plays in Liga Nacional de Básquet since 2021, when they won the 2021 Liga Argentina title and were promoted to the top league after 34 years.[19]

Carlos Delfino is probably its most recognized former player, but Mario Elie a three time NBA champion (1994, 1995 y 1999), also played briefly for Unión in the Argentine League in 1987.[20]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.clubaunion.com.ar/deportes/ Deportes
  2. Web site: Unión, amistad e identidad: una historia desde 1907 hasta la eternidad . www.airedesantafe.com.ar . 25 August 2023 . es-AR . 25 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230825145323/https://www.airedesantafe.com.ar/deportes/el-club-atletico-union-amistad-e-identidad-una-historia-1907-la-eternidad-n448013 . live .
  3. Web site: ¿Por qué le dicen Tatengues a Unión de Santa Fe? . . 25 August 2023 . es-ES . 28 June 2022 . 25 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230825145323/https://www.carasycaretas.com.uy/deportes/por-que-le-dicen-tatengues-union-santa-fe-n53545 . live .
  4. Web site: La revolución tatengue . www.laprensa.com.ar . 25 August 2023 . es . 25 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230825180202/https://www.laprensa.com.ar/La-revolucion-tatengue-492209.note.aspx . live .
  5. Web site: Se cumplen 41 años de una final histórica para Unión . Uno Santa Fe . 25 August 2023 . es . 25 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230825145324/https://www.unosantafe.com.ar/union/se-cumplen-41-anos-una-final-historica-union-n2631190.html . live .
  6. Web site: Galería de Ídolos – Club Atlético Unión . 25 August 2023 . es-AR . 25 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230825180206/https://www.clubaunion.com.ar/futbol/idolos/ . live .
  7. Web site: Así quedó el historial del clásico entre Unión y Colón tras el empate . www.airedesantafe.com.ar . 25 August 2023 . es-AR . 25 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230825145325/https://www.airedesantafe.com.ar/deportes/como-esta-el-historial-del-clasico-santafesino-el-club-atletico-colon-y-el-club-atletico-union-todos-los-datos-que-el-hincha-debe-saber . live .
  8. News: Unión squad. 25 August 2023. Soccerway. 16 August 2023. 22 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170822223211/http://int.soccerway.com/teams/argentina/ca-union-de-santa-fe/131/squad/. live.
  9. Web site: Todos los partidos de la historia de Unión – Club Atlético Unión . 26 August 2023 . es-AR . 30 January 2023 . 26 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230826135813/https://www.clubaunion.com.ar/todos-los-partidos-de-la-historia-de-union/ . live .
  10. Web site: Casa del jugador – Club Atlético Unión . 25 August 2023 . es-AR . 25 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230825134220/https://www.clubaunion.com.ar/futbol/casa-del-jugador/ . live .
  11. Web site: La década de la Liga Santafesina la ganó San Justo…y San Carlos . mitresanjusto.com.ar . 26 August 2023 . es . 26 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230826094100/https://mitresanjusto.com.ar/nota/571/la-decada-de-la-liga-santafesina-la-gano-san-justoy-san-carlos . live .
  12. Web site: El inicio de una Unión indestructible, los primeros pasos – Club Atlético Unión . 26 August 2023 . es-AR . 15 April 2023 . 26 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230826094101/https://www.clubaunion.com.ar/1907-1912/ . live .
  13. Web site: Francisco Valiente, “Falucho” – Club Atlético Unión . 26 August 2023 . es-AR . 10 October 2022 . 4 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231004165959/https://www.clubaunion.com.ar/francisco-valiente-falucho/ . live .
  14. Web site: Unión celebra sus 113 años de vida . Siempre Tarde . 26 August 2023 . es-AR . 15 April 2020 . 26 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230826115930/https://www.siempretarde.com.ar/2020/04/15/union-celebra-sus-113-anos-de-vida/ . live .
  15. Web site: Unión cumple 104 años de vida . lt10.com.ar . 26 August 2023 . es . 30 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240630170254/https://www.lt10.com.ar/noticia/28918--Uni%C3%B3n-cumple-104-a%C3%B1os-de-vida . live .
  16. Web site: Portada del Archivo Histórico Nacional . censoarchivos.mcu.es . 26 August 2023 . es . 30 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240630170252/http://censoarchivos.mcu.es/CensoGuia/fondoDetail.htm?id=1507336 . live .
  17. Web site: Se viene una nueva edición del clásico santafesino de Liga . 26 August 2023 . es . 26 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230826094058/https://www.ellitoral.com/pasion-liga-santafesina/liga-santafesina-futbol-ciudad-santa-fe-colon-union-resultado-tabla-torneo-equipos_0_L6dkgeLFpE.html . live .
  18. Web site: Deportes – Club Atlético Unión . 25 August 2023 . es-AR . 25 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230825180202/https://www.clubaunion.com.ar/deportes/ . live .
  19. Web site: Carlos Delfino mostró su alegría por el ascenso de Unión de Santa Fe . Basquet Plus . 25 August 2023 . es . 7 August 2021 . 25 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230825180212/https://basquetplus.com/liga-argentina-carlos-delfino-ascenso-union-de-santa-fe . live .
  20. Web site: La particular historia del tirador Mario Elie . LA NACION . 25 August 2023 . es . 20 April 1999 . 25 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230825180202/https://www.lanacion.com.ar/deportes/la-particular-historia-del-tirador-mario-elie-nid135532/ . live .