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| Full name | Corinthians Futebol Clube de Santo André | ||
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| Nickname | Galo Preto da Vila Alzira(Black rooster of Vila Alzira) | ||
| Founded | 15 August 1912; 113 years ago (1912-08-15) | ||
| Stadium | Américo Guazelli | ||
Corinthians Futebol Clube de Santo André, commonly known asCorinthians de Santo André orCorinthinhas, is a Braziliansports club based inSanto André,São Paulo.
It was founded on 15 August 1912, under the name Corinthians Foot-Ball Club. At that point, the team was known as "Corinthians de São Bernardo", since Santo André was a district ofSão Bernardo do Campo. In 1938, when the city of Santo André was emancipated from São Bernardo do Campo, the club became known as "Corinthians de Santo André."
The team played 12 editions of the São Paulo football championship for the second, third, and fourth divisions[1] and disputed one season in the São Paulo top flight, in the1927 APEA championship. Currently, it only contests amateur championships.
Like theSport Club Corinthians Paulista, the name of the team of Santo André also arose due to theCorinthian Football Club, the English team that toured Brazil. Among the founders the two final proposals of name wereFlor da Índia andCorinthians. The first team was formed by João, Túlio, Manetti, Polesi and Veronesi, Jacomo and Américo, Paulista, Cortez, Severino and Carmine.
The first match and goal ofPelé was against Corinthians de Santo André, in a friendly match of celebration of the Independence, on7 September 1956.[2]
