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Deportivo

Full name

Real Club Deportivo
de La Coruña

Nickname(s)

Depor, Super Depor,
Branquiazuis, Blanquiazules

Founded

1906

Ground

Estadio Municipal de Riazor,
A Coruña, Galicia,
Spain

Capacity

35,000

Chairman

Image:Flag of Spain.svg Augusto Cesar Lendoiro

Head Coach

Image:Flag of Spain.svg Joaquín Caparrós

League

La Liga

2005-06

La Liga , 8th





Home colours

	Image:Kit body goldcross.png



Away colours

Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña, S.A.D. (popular Galician name, Deportivo da Coruña, abbreviated Depor) is a Spanish football club. The club was founded in 1906. Its home stadium in A Coruña (Galicia) is called Estadio Municipal de Riazor and holds around 35,000 spectators.

1 Recent history
2 Trophies
3 Current squad 2006/07
4 Foreigners 2006/2007
5 Statistics 2005/06
6 Stadium Information
7 Famous players
8 Famous Coaches
9 Curiosity
10 Deportivo de La Coruña B
- 10.1 Seasons
11 Contact details
- 11.1 Address
- 11.2 Phone numbers
12 External links

[edit] Recent history

In the 1993-1994 season, a penalty missed by Miroslav Đukić during the last minute of injury time in the final game of the season cost the club what would have been its first Spanish title. Deportivo had been the leader for almost the whole season, but the resulting draw meant that FC Barcelona instead won the championship.

Deportivo have a range of skillful and talented players, such as Juan Carlos Valerón and Jorge Andrade. The club has won the Spanish League once (2000), the Copa del Rey twice (1995, 2002), and the Supercopa de España three times (1995, 2000, 2002).

In the 2004 UEFA Champions League, Depor knocked out the previous year's runners-up Juventus. Then, in the quarterfinals, it continued its surge by defeating defending champions AC Milan in improbable fashion, erasing a 4-1 deficit in the opening leg in Milan with a stunning 4-0 win in A Coruña. This is the largest comeback ever in a knockout Champions League tie. However, Depor lost to eventual champions FC Porto of Portugal in the semifinals, on a 0-1 aggregate score.

The 2004/2005 season saw them play out some of their most inconsistent form in many seasons, and indifferent performances saw long-serving coach Javier Irureta parting ways with the club - despite having many fruitful seasons, including the Liga title back in 2000.

[edit] Trophies

Spanish first division:1
- 1999-00.
King's Cup:2
- 1995 and 2002.
Supercopa de España:3
- 1995, 2000 and 2002.

5 Participations on UEFA Champions League
4 Participations on UEFA Cup
1 Participation on Intertoto Cup

[edit] Current squad 2006/07

The numbers are established according to the official website:www.canaldeportivo.com and www.lfp.es

As of 19 July 2006

No.		Position	Player
1	Image:Flag of Israel (bordered).svg	GK	Dudu Aouate
2	Image:Flag of Spain.svg	DF	Manuel Pablo
3	Image:Flag of Spain.svg	DF	Rodri
4	Image:Flag of Argentina.svg	MF	Aldo Duscher
5	Image:Flag of Argentina.svg	DF	Fabricio Coloccini
6	Image:Flag of Canada.svg	MF	Julian de Guzmán
7	Image:Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg	FW	Rodolfo Bodipo
8	Image:Flag of Spain.svg	MF	Sergio
9	Image:Flag of Uruguay.svg	FW	Sebastián Taborda
10	Image:Flag of Spain.svg	FW	Ángel Javier Arizmendi
11	Image:Flag of Spain.svg	FW	Riki
12	Image:Flag of Spain.svg	MF	Pablo Álvarez
13	Image:Flag of Uruguay.svg	GK	Gustavo Munúa

No.		Position	Player
14	Image:Flag of Portugal.svg	DF	Jorge Andrade
15	Image:Flag of Spain.svg	DF	Joan Capdevila
16	Image:Flag of Spain.svg	MF	Juan Rodriguez
17	Image:Flag of Spain.svg	DF	Álvaro Arbeloa
18	Image:Flag of Spain.svg	DF	Alberto Lopo
19	Image:Flag of Spain.svg	DF	Antonio Barragán
20	Image:Flag of Spain.svg	FW	Cristian
21	Image:Flag of Spain.svg	MF	Juan Carlos Valerón
22	Image:Flag of Spain.svg	DF	Juanma
23	Image:Flag of Uruguay.svg	MF	Fabian Estoyanoff
24	Image:Flag of Spain.svg	MF	Joan Verdú
25	Image:Flag of Brazil.svg	FW	Filipe Luís
26	Image:Flag of Spain.svg	FW	Adrián

[edit] Foreigners 2006/2007

Only three non-EU nationals can be on the pitch at anytime. Those with European ancestry can claim a passport from the nation their ancestors came from. If a player does not have European ancestry he can claim a Spanish passport by playing in Spain for 3 years.

[edit] Statistics 2005/06

La Liga	Position	Pts	P	W	D	L	F	A
Deportivo de La Coruña	8	55	38	15	10	13	47	45

Top Scores:
- Shawry - 18 goals
- Tristan - 12 goals
- Valeron - 5 goals
Top Goalkeepers
- Molina - 45 goals In 38 Matchs
- Dani Mallo - 0 goals In 1 Match

[edit] Stadium Information

Name - Riazor Stadium
City - A Coruña
Capacity - 34,600
Inauguration - 1944
Pitch size - 105 x 68 m
Other Facilities: - Ciudad Deportiva Abegondo

[edit] Famous players

[edit] Famous Coaches

Image:Flag of Spain.svg Luis Suárez, 1978-1979
Image:Flag of Spain.svg Arsenio Iglesias, 1970-1973, 1982-1985, 1987-1989, 1990-1995.
Image:Flag of Wales (bordered).svg John Toshack, 1995-1997
Image:Flag of Spain.svg Javier Irureta, 1999-2005

[edit] Curiosity

The club still keeps the city name "La Coruña", no longer official for the city, but still widely used by the population.

[edit] Deportivo de La Coruña B

Deportivo de La Coruña B is the youth team of Deportivo de La Coruña based in A Coruña in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded in 1953, it plays in Tercera División - Group 1. Their stadium is called Estadio Cidade Deportiva de Abegondo with a capacity of 1,500 seats.