Guarani Futebol Clube

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Guarani

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Full name	Guarani Futebol Clube
Nickname(s)	Bugre
Founded	1911
Ground	Estádio Brinco de Ouro da Princesa, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
Capacity	30,800
Chairman	José Luiz Lourencetti
Manager	Luiz Carlos Ferreira
League	Brazilian Série B
2005	Brazilian Série B, eliminated in the second stage
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Guarani Futebol Clube is a Brazilian football club located in Campinas, São Paulo. Guarani is also known as Bugre. Guarani's supporters are known as bugrinos.

Its biggest rival is Ponte Preta, which also hails from Campinas. The games between Guarani and Ponte Preta are known as derby (dérbi in Portuguese).

Guarani's current president is José Luiz Lourencetti.

Contents 1 Stadium 2 History 3 Trivia 4 List of Titles 5 Famous Players 6 Logos 7 Address 8 External links

Stadium

Main article: Estádio Brinco de Ouro

Guarani's stadium is Estádio Brinco de Ouro, built in 1953, with a maximum capacity of 30,800 people.

History

Guarani Futebol Clube was founded on April 2, 1911, in the city of Campinas, São Paulo, by the initiative of Pompeo de Vito, Hernani Felippo Matallo and Vicente Matallo. Vicente Matallo became Guarani's first president. In 1949, Guarani won Campeonato Paulista Second Division, gaining the right to play in the first division in the following year. As of 2005, the team is the only Brazilian interior team to have won the national championship. The club won Campeonato Brasileiro in 1978, after defeating Palmeiras. In 2004, Guarani competed in the First Division of the Campeonato Brasileiro, but was relegated to the Second Division after a poor campaign.

Trivia

• Guarani was founded on April 1, 1911. To avoid jokes of the supporters of rival teams, because of the April Fool's Day, the directors of Guarani changed the official foundation date to April 2, 1911.
• Guarani is named after maestro Carlos Gomes' opera "Il Guarany".

List of Titles

• Brazilian Champions 1978
• Second Division Brazilian Champions 1981
• São Paulo Youth Cup: 1994

Famous Players

• Amoroso
• Careca
• Djalminha
• Edilson
• Evair
• João Paulo
• Júlio César
• Luizão
• Mauro Silva
• Neto
• Ricardo Rocha
• Zenon

Logos

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Address

Av. Imperatriz Dona Tereza Cristina, 11

CEP 13100-200

Campinas/SP

External links

• Guarani Futebol Clube - Official Site