Fortaleza Esporte Clube Explained

Clubname:Fortaleza
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Fullname:Fortaleza Esporte Clube
Nickname:Leão do Pici (Lion of the Pici)
Rei Leão do Brasil (Lion King of Brazil)
Tricolor
Clube da Garotada (Club of the Youth)
Tricolor de Aço (Steel Tricolor)
Ground:Castelão
Capacity:63,903[1]
Chrtitle:President
Chairman:Alex Santiago
Owner:Fortaleza EC SAF (100%)[2]
Owntitle:SAF Owner
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Manager:Juan Pablo Vojvoda
League:Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
Campeonato Cearense
Season:2023
2024
Position:Série A, 10th of 20
Cearense, 2nd of 10
Current:2024 Fortaleza Esporte Clube season
Website:https://fortaleza1918.com.br/
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Fortaleza Esporte Clube is a Brazilian multi-sport club based in Fortaleza, capital of the state of Ceará. Founded in 18 October 1918,[3] primarily a football club, is active in other sports such as futsal, handball and basketball. The club's colors are red, blue and white.

Fortaleza is one of the most successful football clubs in the Brazilian Northeast, having won 46 state league titles and 3 Copa do Nordeste titles. It is placed by surveys as the second biggest fan base in the Northeast, behind only EC Bahia.[4] Its biggest rival is Ceará SC, and clashes between them are called Clássico-Rei (Classic-King).[5]

History

On 23 February 1912, Alcides Santos founded a club called Fortaleza, and participated shortly after in the founding of the Stella Foot-Ball Club. Finally, on 18 October 1918, Fortaleza Sporting Club was born, the first denomination of the Fortaleza Esporte Clube. Its colors represent the colors of the French flag, since the founder spent time in France and decided to put the colors of the European country in the Brazilian club.

In 1920, they participated in the foundation of the Associação Cearense de Desportos. That same year they got their first Cearense Championship title.

In 1951, the Municipality of Fortaleza decided to renovate the Presidente Vargas Stadium. The idea of having a private stadium was reborn in the board since it had its own stadium during the 1920s.

In 1957, the club acquired from the land in Bairro do Pici from Mrs. Hedwing, which during the Second World War was where the American military base was in Fortaleza, called Post Command (Command Post), hence the name Pici, transfers it to the Club of Gentilândia in exchange for the new neighborhood. It changed its name to Leão do Pici, a reference to the neighborhood where the Parque dos Campeonatos is located.

The Alcides Santos Stadium opened its doors in June 1962, beating Usina Ceará in the inaugural match.

After finishing in 4th place in the 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the club qualified for the Copa Libertadores for the first time in history. In 2023 they finished 2nd place in the Copa Sudamericana, losing to L.D.U. Quito.

Uniform

Uniform Evolution

Statistics

Mascot

Fortaleza's mascot is a lion named Juba. In the 1960s, a journalist suggested that a lion be used as the club's mascot, inspired by the city of Fortaleza's General Tibúrcio Square, popularly known as Praça dos Leões (Square of Lions).

Club structure

Headquarters

The headquarters of Fortaleza lies in the district of Pici, which is a complex consisting of buildings named after prominent figures of the club throughout their history.

Stadiums

Fortaleza play their games at the 8,300-seater Estádio Alcides Santos, as well as Estádio Castelão, which can hold 63,903 supporters and Estádio Presidente Vargas with a capacity of 20,600.

Past presidents

Current squad

Out on loan

Staff

Current staff

PositionName
Coaching staff
Head coach Juan Pablo Vojvoda
Assistant head coach Nahuel Martínez
Assistant head coach Gastón Liendo
Assistant head coach Leonardo Porto
Fitness coach Luis Aspiazu
Fitness coach Émerson Santana
Fitness coach Kelmo Bonatto
Fitness coach Lucas Martins
Goalkeepers trainer Santiago Piccinini
Goalkeepers trainer Guto Albuquerque
Development analyst Henrique Bittencourt
Development analyst Leonardo Abreu
Medical staff
Team doctor Cláudio Maurício
Team doctor Glay Maranhão
Team doctor Rafael Veras
Team doctor Roberto Oliveira
Team doctor Vinícius Castelo Branco
Physiotherapist Albino Luciano
Physiotherapist Egberto Oliveira
Physiotherapist Patrício Teixeira
Physiotherapist Ranielson Xavier

Honours

National

Regional

State

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CNEF - Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol. January 18, 2016 . June 6, 2016 . pt.
  2. Web site: Fortaleza aprova transformação em SAF inspirada no Bayern de Munique; entenda. ESPN. pt. 23 September 2023. 25 September 2023. 24 September 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230924031918/https://www.espn.com.br/futebol/artigo/_/id/12630307/fortaleza-aprova-transformacao-em-saf-inspirada-no-bayern-de-munique-entenda. live.
  3. Web site: Fortaleza . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080921012725/http://albionroad.com/club-profiles/fortaleza.html . September 21, 2008 . November 23, 2011 . Albion Road.
  4. Web site: 2022-07-19 . Pesquisa mostra Flamengo e Corinthians como maiores torcidas do Brasil; veja o ranking . 2024-05-27 . ge . pt-br.
  5. Web site: 2024-04-06 . Ceará x Fortaleza: quem venceu mais na história? Goal.com Brasil . 2024-05-27 . www.goal.com . pt-BR.