Quilmes AC
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| Basic data | |||
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| Surname | Quilmes Atlético Club | ||
| Seat | Quilmes | ||
| founding | November 5, 1897 | ||
| president | Dr. Daniel Jorge Razzetto | ||
| Website | quilmesac.com.ar | ||
| First soccer team | |||
| Head coach | Facundo Sava | ||
| Venue | El Centenario | ||
| Places | 33,000 | ||
| league | Primera División | ||
| Final 2013 | 5th place | ||
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The Quilmes Atlético Club is an Argentine football club from Quilmes in the province of Buenos Aires . The club is nicknamed El Cervecero because of the longstanding club sponsor, the " Cerveza Quilmes " brewery .
history
The club was founded on November 27, 1887 under the name Quilmes Rovers Club and is one of the oldest football clubs in the world. The founder was JT Stevenson and the first team was made up entirely of British immigrants. In 1900 the name was changed to Quilmes Athletic Club . It was not until 1950 that it was renamed Quilmes Atlético Club on the occasion of the promotion to the top division .
Quilmes AC won the amateur championship in 1912 and, after the introduction of the Argentine professional league, five times the championship in the second division, the Primera B (1949, 1961, 1975, 1986/87 and 1990/91). The first and so far only title in the top division Quilmes AC could win with the Metropolitano 1978.
successes
- Argentine Championship Primera División: 1978 (Metropolitano)
- Amateur championship title (before the introduction of the Argentine professional league): 1912
- Primera B: 1949, 1961, 1975, 1986/87, 1990/91
Stadion
For a long time Quilmes AC did not have its own stadium. Construction began in 1987 and in 1995 the El Centenario (officially Estadio Dr. José Luis Meiszner ) was officially opened. In 1998 the capacity was increased to 33,000 places.
Trainer
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Béla Guttmann (1953)
player
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Milan Borjan (2007-2009) -
Bernardo Romeo (2010-2011)
Other sports
The Quilmes AC also has a hockey stadium ( Estadio Nacional de Hockey ) with 6,000 seats and a successful women's and men's team, with 17 and 13 national championship titles in hockey, respectively. Other Quilmes AC activities include tennis , basketball , handball and volleyball .
Web links
- Official Website (Spanish)
- Fanpage 'La Página del Cervecero' (Spanish)