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| Full name | Fortaleza Esporte Clube | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | Leão (The Lion) Tricolor (Tricoloured) Tricolor de Aço (Tricoloured Made of Steel) |
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| Founded | October 18, 1918 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Castelão, Fortaleza, Brazil (Capacity: 58,300) |
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| Chairman | Marcello Desidério, 2007- | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Heriberto da Cunha | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Campeonato Brasileiro Série B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, 5th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fortaleza Esporte Clube, usually called just Fortaleza, is primarily a football club, but is active in other sports such as futsal, handball and basketball. Fortaleza EC is based in Fortaleza, capital of the State of Ceará, Brazil. It was founded in October 18, 1918, under the name Fortaleza Sporting Club [1].
Fortaleza EC is one of the most traditional clubs in the northeastearn region of Brazil alongside Bahia, Santa Cruz, Sport, Náutico, Vitória and Ceará.
Biggest rivals are from the same city: Ceará SC and Ferroviário AC.
Club colours are red, blue and white.
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Current sponsors
Lotto, Santana Textiles, Fiat and Governo do Estado do Ceará.
Titles
- State Champioships (37): 1920, 1921, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1933, 1934, 1937, 1938, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1953, 1954, 1959, 1960, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1973, 1974, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1991, 1992, 2000, 2001, 2002 (under a legal dispute), 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008.
- North-Northeast Tournament: 1946 and 1970.
- Northern Zone of Brazilian Cup: 1960 and 1968.
- State Start Champioship: 1925, 1927, 1928, 1933, 1935, 1948, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965 and 1977.
- Fortaleza Metropolitan League: 1919
- Fortaleza City Tournament: 1946
- Panamaribo Cup-SUR: 1962
Curiosities
- Série A - 1st Division
- Best goalscorer: Rinaldo (27 goals), in 2005 and 2006
- Best goalscorer in a single tournament: Rinaldo (16 goals), in 2005
- All Divisions taken in Consideration
- Best goalscorer: Rinaldo (41 goals); in 2004 (14), 2005 (16) and 2006 (11).
- Tournament goalscorer: Bececê (7 goals), Taça Brasil 1960.
- Best National League Right-Back: Louro, in 1974.
Stadium
Home venue is Alcides Santos Stadium, with capacity for 4,000 people, but the team only plays at Castelão Stadium which is up to circa 58,300 supporters and at Presidente Vargas Stadium, which has a 22,500 capacity.
Famous players
Adílton, Amilton Melo, Bececê, Beijoca, Bosco, Celso Gavião, Chinezinho, Clodoaldo, Croinha, Cícero Capacete, Daniel Frasson, Dude, Eliézer, Erandir, Frank, França, Geraldino Saravá, Juracy, Louro, Luisinho das Arábias, Lulinha, Lúcio, Mirandinha, Mozart Gomes, Moésio Gomes, Pedro Basílio, Rinaldo, Ronaldo Angelim, Sandro Preigschadt, Sapenha, Sílvio, Tangerina, Zé Raimundo
Past presidents
- Alcides Santos
- João Gentil
- Ney Rebouças
- Airton França Rebouças
- Péricles Mulatinho
- José Nestor Falção
- Osvaldo Azim
- Ezequiel Menezes
- Jorge Mota (1999–2003)
- Clayton Alcântara Veras
- João Cesar
- Ribamar Bezerra (2005-2006)
- Marcello Desidério (2007–2008)
- Lúcio Bonfim (2004) and 2008)
Current squad
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Technical staff
- Heriberto da Cunha – Head Coach
- Alcinei Miranda, Edson Gonzaga – Assistant Coaches
- Salvino Damião – Goalkeeping Coach
- Rodolfo Mehl, Marcos Rogério – Fitness Coaches
- Mário Amorim, Paulo Andrade, Albino Luciano – Physiotherapists
- Glay Maranhão, Rômulo Morano, – Club Doctors
- Manoel Almeida – Masseur
External links
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