“ Gimnasia and Esgrima ” (full name is Spanish Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata ) is an Argentinean football club from the city of La Plata . Sometimes the name is simply abbreviated to Himnasia , and in Latin transcription to the abbreviation GELP or CGE . Himnasia is one of the oldest clubs in Argentina, founded in 1887 , but has never been a champion, except for the amateur championship in 1929 . However, in the 1990s and 2000s, the club four times took the 2nd place in the championship and several times participated in the Libertadores Cup, including in 2007 . The main rival for Gimnasia is Estudiantes , whose stadium is located a few hundred meters from the Gimnasia arena ( Clasico La Plata ).
 Gimnasia and Esgrima (La Plata) | |||
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| Nicknames | El Lobo ( Wolves ), Gymnasts | ||
| Based | 1887 | ||
| Stadium | Juan Carlos Serillo and Ciudad de La Plata La Plata , Argentina | ||
| Capacity | 33 500 and 53 000 | ||
| The president |  Gabriel Pellegrino | ||
| Main coach | Dario Ortiz | ||
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| Competition | Argentina | ||
| 2017/18 | 23rd | ||
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History
The club, whose name literally translates as " Gymnastics and Fencing ", was founded on June 3, 1887 . Initially, these types of sports were cultivated in a team, subsequently football , rugby , basketball and others were added to them.
At the beginning of the 20th century , Khimnasia was a participant in 3 divisions, along with River Plate , Belgrano , Porteno . In 1915, the club achieved access to the first division, and already in 1916 the first classic with Estudiantes took place, in which Gimnasia turned out to be stronger - 1-0. In 1929, Gimnasia became the amateur champion of Argentina.
In the professional era, Khimnasiya flew 4 times to the Second Division (and became its champion 3 times), the last time - in 1979 . Since 1985, the club participates in the First Division of Argentina.
In 1993/94, the Argentine Football Association organized a tournament in honor of the 100th anniversary of the organization. Gimnasia beat Estudiantes in the first round 1-0 (goal scored by Guillermo Barros Skelotto ) and 0-0. In subsequent rounds, Gimnasia beat Newell's Old Boys , Argentinos Juniors and Belgrano from Cordoba . In the final match, the Metropolitan River Plate was beaten - 3: 1 (goals scored by Hugo Guerra, Fabio Fernandez and Guillermo Barros Skelotto). Guillermo Sanguinetti and Guillermo’s brother, Gustavo Barros Skelotto, were also among the team leaders.
In the 1990s and 2000s, the team took second place in the championship four times and repeatedly performed in the Libertadores Cup.
Stadium
In 2008, Estudiantes and Gimnasia began performing at the same stadium - the 5300th Ciudad de La Plata , but Gimnasia held a match at the end of the Aperture in the old arena, so the question of sharing the modern arena has not yet been resolved.
Achievements
- Argentina Champions before 1930 (amateur) (1): 1929
- Argentina Vice-Champion before 1930 (amateur level) (1): 1924
- Vice-champion of Argentina among professionals (5): Cl. 1995 , Cl. 1996 , Ap. 1998 , Cl. 2002 , Ap. 2005
- Champion of the Second Division (3): 1944, 1947, 1952
- Century Cup Winner (1): 1994
Famous Players
- Guillermo Barros Skelotto (1991-1997)
- Gustavo Barros Skelotto (1992-1997, 2004)
- Alberto Beltran
- Pablo Bengoechea (1992)
- Francisco Varaglio
- Hugo Gatti (1969-1974)
- Guli (1995-1998, 2006)
- Carlos Dela Savia ( el Maestro )
- Leandro Kufre (1997-2000)
- Lucas Lobos (2002-2005)
- Alberto Marchiso (1996-1998)
- Mariano Messera (1998-2002)
- Jose Maria Minella
- Carlos Navarro Montoya (2005-2006)
- Arturo Naon (1927-33, 1939-43) (95 goals in 97 matches)
- Enzo Nose (1989-2003, 2004)
- Jose Batlier Perdomo (1992)
- Alfredo Rojas (1962-1964)
- Facundo Sava (1997-2002)
- Guillermo Sanguinetti (1991-2003)
- Jorge San Esteban (1992-2003, 2004-2009) (over 400 matches)
- Roberto Sosa (1995-1998, 2003)
- Pedro Trollo (1996-2002)
- Federico Rasich (2011 -present )
Links
- Club official website (Spanish)
- AFA website (Spanish)
- English site
- Website for the 1994 Century Cup won (Spanish)