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| Full name | Club Atlético Tucumán | |||
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| Nicknames | Decano (The Dean)[1] Pituco[2] El Gigante del Norte (The Northern Giant) | |||
| Founded | 27 September 1902; 123 years ago (1902-09-27) | |||
| Ground | Estadio Monumental José Fierro | |||
| Capacity | 35,200[3] | |||
| Chairman | Mario Leito | |||
| Manager | Diego Erroz | |||
| Coach | Lucas Pusineri | |||
| League | Primera División | |||
| 2024 | 8th | |||
| Website | clubatleticotucuman.com.ar | |||
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Club Atlético Tucumán (mostly known asAtlético Tucumán) is an Argentine football club based in the city ofSan Miguel de Tucumán ofTucumán Province. Although several sports are practised at the club, Atlético is mostly known for itsfootball team, which currently plays in thePrimera División, the first division of theArgentine football league system.
Other activities hosted by the institution arebasketball,chess,field hockey,handball,futsal andkarate.[4]
The club was founded on September 27, 1902. Agenor Albornoz who was named first president, José Fierro, Tomás Barber, Manuel Pérez, Federico Rossi, J.A. Beaumont and three English brothers: Cecil. Claude and Percy Hill were some of the illustrious names that signed the founding charter, which makes Atlético the oldest football club from the province of Tucumán.
Atlético has played nine seasons in thePrimera Division: eight seasons between 1973 and 1981, and a single season in 1984. The team's best-ever performance in Primera División was in 1979, when they reached the semi-finals of theTorneo Nacional.
In 2008, Atlético Tucumán was promoted to thePrimera Nacional, the second division, after defeatingRacing de Córdoba in the final game ofTorneo Argentino A,[5] and one year later the squad achieved its 2nd consecutive promotion by winning the B Nacional tournament and reaching thePrimera División.
Thanks to a 5th-place finish in the2016 Primera División, the club was able to play the2017 Copa Libertadores, their first ever continental participation. Atlético began the competition in the second stage, where they beat Ecuadorian clubEl Nacional 3–2. This match was strange, as the club used the Argentina national team kit to play.[6][7] In the next stage, they beat Colombian clubJunior by the same score, qualifying to the group stage. In the group stage, the club finished 3rd, with 2 wins, one draw, and three losses, and was transferred to theCopa Sudamericana. They entered the Copa Sudamericana in the second stage, where they beat Bolivian clubOriente Petrolero 6–2. In the next round, they were eliminated by Argentine clubIndependiente, who eventually was the tournament champion. The club won the first leg at home 1–0, but lost the second leg 2–0.
The club reached the final of the2016–17 Copa Argentina for the first time in its history, after beatingAll Boys, Independiente (who had beat them in the Copa Sudamericana),Sarmiento,Vélez Sarsfield, andRosario Central. In thefinal on 9 December 2017 atEstadio Malvinas Argentinas,River Plate won 2–1, but the club still qualified to the2018 Copa Libertadores group stage because they reached the final.[8]
The club has its best international performance in the 2018 Copa Libertadores. They finished second with 10 points in a group containingClub Libertad,The Strongest, andPeñarol. In the round of 16, they beat Atlético Nacional, and got into the quarter-finals, where they were knocked out by defending championsGremio.
TheTucumán Derby is played between Atlético and its longtime rivalSan Martín, both of the same city. TheSanto (as San Martín is nicknamed) currently plays in the Primera Nacional, the second division. There have been long intervals where the derby wasn't played because both clubs were in different divisions, as is the case in the present day.[citation needed]
The stadium was constructed in 1922 by Spanish architect José Graña (1885–1950) with an original capacity for 5,000 spectators. It was inaugurated on May 21 of same year. Originally named as "Grand Stadium" due to being the largest of the North side of Argentina,Racing Club de Avellaneda was invited to play a friendly match versus Atlético Tucumán as part of the celebration. The stadium was named Monumental "José Fierro" in honor of the club's second president, Jose Fierro.
It was the first roof stadium in Tucumán Province and the first to have a superior stand. The structure was built out of concrete.
The stadium is located in the north part of the city ofSan Miguel de Tucumán (named "Barrio Norte"). It can currently accommodate up to 32,500 people due to an upgrade of the facilities that included adding an extra 2,500 seats.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Position | Staff |
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| Head coach |  Lucas Pusineri |
| Assistant coach | Matías Villavicencio |
| Assistant coach | Martín Wainer |
| Fitness coach |  Marcelo Oyarzún |
| Goalkeeping coach | Carlos Barrionuevo |
| Video analyst | José Chavarría |
| Doctor | Rodrigo Gibilisco |
| Kinesiologist | Maximiliano Alfaro |
| Masseur | Dante Cortéz |
| Masseur | Eduardo Quinteros |
| Masseur | Mario Mendez |
| Kit man | Mario Quiroga |
| Kit man | Daniel Mancinelli |
| Kit man | Marcelo Albrecht |
| Nutritionist | Vesna Daruis |
| Nutritionist | Belén Varela |
Last updated: 4 May 2025
Source:Cuerpo Tecnico
Jorge Solari (Jul 2006 – Jun 2008)Héctor Rivoira (Jul 2008 – Nov 2009)Osvaldo Sosa (Nov 2009 – Mar 2010)Mario Gómez (Mar 2010 – Jun 2010)Adrián Czornomaz (Jul 2010 – Jun 2011)Jorge Solari (Jul 2011 – Oct 2011)Juan Manuel Llop (Oct 2011 – Jun 2012)Ricardo Rodríguez (Jul 2012 – Nov 2013)Héctor Rivoira (Apr 2014 – Nov 2014)Juan Manuel Azconzábal (Nov 2014 – Nov 2016)Pablo Lavallén (Nov 2016 – Jun 2017)Ricardo Zielinski (Jun 2017 – Jan 2021)Omar De Felippe (Jan 2021 – Oct 2021)Pablo Guiñazú (Oct 2021 – Nov 2021)Juan Manuel Azconzábal (Dec 2021 – Apr 2022)Lucas Pusineri (Apr 2022 – Jun 2023)Favio Orsi andSergio Gómez (Jul 2023 – Feb 2024)Facundo Sava (Mar 2024 –)
