Rosario Central

The Central Argentine Railway Athletic Club ( English The Central Argentine Railway Athletic Club ) was founded on December 24, 1889 in Rosario by British railway workers. The first president was Englishman Colin Calder and all members of the club spoke only English. In 1903 , when the Rosario and Buenos Aires railroads merged, the club changed its name to Argentina's Club Atlético Rosario Central.

The original colors of the team were red and white, then white and blue, and, finally, the team came to the blue and yellow colors, in which it is still today.

In 1939, along with Newells , its worst enemy, Central joined the Argentine League before playing in the local league of Rosario.

In 1971 and 1973, the club became the champion of Argentina, twice winning tournaments Nacional. Coached the team Carlos Timoteo Griguol . In 1974, young striker Mario Kempes appeared in the club, who later became the main star of the 1978 World Championship.

Taking off in 1985 in the Second Argentine Division, Rosario Central triumphantly returned to the elite, on the move becoming the champion of Argentina 1986/1987 - one of the most unique cases in the history of world football.

In 1995, Central won the CONMEBALL Cup - the official international tournament, the third most prestigious at the time after the Libertadores Cup and the Super Bowl (the South American equivalent of the UEFA Cup during those same years).

In total, “Rosario Central” 10 times participated in the Libertadores Cup , giving up only River River and Boke Juniors in this indicator.

• In the 1920s, Rosario Central abandoned a series of charity matches for the leper clinic in Rosario. For this they received the nickname "Rogue." However, those who agreed to participate in the Newells Old Boys matches were nicknamed Lepers.
• "Railway" - the club was founded as a railway.
• "Yellow-blue" - the colors of the club.

•   Argentine Champion (4): Nacional 1971 , Nacional 1973 , Nacional 1980 , 1986/87
•   Argentine Vice-Champion (3): Nacional 1970 , Metropolitan 1974 , Nacional 1974 , Apertura 1999
•   Argentine Cup Winner (1): 2017/18
•   Argentina Cup finalist (3): 2013/14 , 2014/15 , 2015/16
•   Argentine Champion in Division Two (3): 1942, 1951, 2012/13
•   Winner of the Cup of Nicasio Vila (10): 1908, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1919, 1923, 1927, 1928, 1930
• Conmebol Cup Winner (1): 1995
• Finalist of CONMEBALL Cup (1): 1998

As of October 10, 2018. Source: List of players on transfermarkt.com

•   Emerico Hirschl (1939–1940)
•   György Orth (1945)
• Mario Fortunato (1951)
•   Hugo Bagnulo (1965)
• Manuel Judiche (1966)
• Miguel Ignomiriello (1967–1969)
•    Omar Sivori (1969–1970)
• Angel Tulio Sof (1970–1971, 1972–1973, 1979, 1980, 1980–1982, 1982, 1986–1987, 1987–1990, 1991, 1995, 1996–1997, 2004, 2005, 2005–2006)
• Alfio Basile (1976)
• Carlos Aymar (1992)
•    Vicente Cantatore (1993)
• Miguel Angel Rousseau (1997–1998, 2002–2004, 2009, 2012–2014)
• Edgardo Bausa (1998–2001, 2018 — N )
• Cesar Luis Menotti (2002)
• Victor Pua (2004)
• Carlos Ischia (2007)
• Gustavo Alfaro (2008–2009)
• Reinaldo Merlot (2009)
•    Juan Antonio Pizzi (2011–2012)
• Eduardo Coudet (2015—2016)
•   Paolo Montero (2017)

For Rosario Central, the famous Argentine- Cuban revolutionary Ernesto Che Guevara , as well as César Luis Menotti , a former player of the club, who later led Argentina to the first world champion title in 1978, supported him.

• Club Official Website (Spanish)
• Fan site (isp.)