Unión de Santa Fe

Unión
Full nameClub Atlético Unión
Nickname(s)Tatengue
El Tate
Founded15 April 1907; 116 years ago (1907-04-15)
GroundEstadio 15 de Abril,
Santa Fe, Argentina
Capacity28,000
PresidentLuis Spahn
ManagerKily González
LeaguePrimera División
202320th
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Club Atlético Unión (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkluβ aˈtletiko wˈnjon]; mostly known as Unión de Santa Fe [uˈnjon de santa ˈfe]) is a sports club from Santa Fe, the capital city of the Santa Fe Province, in Argentina. The club was founded on 15 April 1907. Unión is mostly known for its football team and currently plays in the Argentine Primera División.

Other sports practised at the club include basketball, futsal, gymnastics, field hockey, swimming, karate, rugby union, roller skating, and volleyball. The basketball team competes in Liga Nacional de Básquet, the top division of basketball in Argentina.

History

Team of Unión in 1907

The club was established by a group of fourteen former members of Santa Fe Foot-ball Club, on April 13, 1907 after a meeting held in the Baragiola family on Catamarca street. Guillermo Drenner was appointed as president of the institution. Initially the club was named "Club United" after a proposal from founding member Cayetano Bossi, who alleged that the club should represent the friendship ties of the founders. The name changed to "Unión Foot-Ball Club" in 1907, remaining until 1918 when it was translated to "Club Atlético Unión" in Spanish language.

The first shirt worn was white with black collar. In 1907 a meeting was held with the purpose of chosing the club colors. Some of the models proposed were a red, white and black striped, while other members proposed a white and red striped shirt (inspired on legendary Alumni Athletic Club uniform), which finally won after being voted by the majority.

The first match played by the team was vs a San Carlos Centro on 15 May 1907, won by Unión 4–1. Unión was also a founding member (along with Argentine, Central Santa Fe, Brown, Red Star, Sarmiento, San Justo Football Club y Estudiantes de Comercio) the "Liga Regional Santafesina", where the team won the title four consecutive times. In 1910 the club moved their field to a land on Boulevard Pellegrini and San Jerónimo. In 1911 Unión requested affiliation to "Liga Rosarina de Football" which would allow them to play with stronger teams and more competitive tournaments so teams of Liga Rosarina participated in national cups with teams from Buenos Aires. The LRF accepted the request in 1912, and Unión debuted there vs. Argentino (3–3 tie). The first win in Liga Rosarina was vs Aprendices Rosarinos with the following line-up: José Luis Peíteado; Saúl Galetti, Domingo Pallavidini; José Ayala, Alfredo González, Domingo Gómez; Gregorio Aguirre, Arturo Pérez, Manuel Montenegro, Elías Pieretti, Domiciano Roa.

On 26 November 1966, Unión was promoted to the Primera División for the first time, after defeating Talleres (RE) 3–0 and winning the 1966 Segunda División title.

Unión's supporters are called "unionistas", "tatengues", while the squad is usually nicknamed "El Tate". The colours of the club consist of red and white vertical stripes.

Team of 1975 that made a great campaign in Primera División, finishing 4th

Managed by Juan Carlos Lorenzo in 1975, Unión made a great campaign in the 1975 championship with a group of notable players such as goalkeeper Hugo Gatti, midfielders Victorio Cocco and Rubén Suñé and forwards Ernesto Mastrángelo and Leopoldo Luque among others.

In 1979 Unión played the final matches of the Nacional championship, but lost at the hands of River Plate, because the goal scored by River in the first match (with a final score of 1–1) ended up in an average over Union according to the away goals rule applied to that tournament.

Amongst the most famous footballers who played for Unión are Leopoldo Luque, World Cup winner with Argentina in 1978, and Nery Pumpido, the goalkeeper of the national team that won the World Cup in Mexico 1986.

Rivalry

Unión and Colón are the two largest football clubs in Santa Fe. The Clásico Santafesino has been played since 1913 and is known as one of football's fiercest and most important rivalries in Argentina. Unión and Colón have played 147 games all time against each other in the Amateur and Professional Era, with Unión winning 48, Colón winning 43, 51 draws and 5 no contest (there are no records for those matches, which took place between 1913 and 1917).

Players

Current squad

As of 1 February, 2024.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Argentina ARG Nicolás Campisi
2 DF Argentina ARG Miguel Torrén
3 DF Argentina ARG Claudio Corvalán (captain)
5 MF Argentina ARG Joaquín Mosqueira
7 FW Argentina ARG Mauro Luna Diale
9 FW Argentina ARG Gonzalo Morales (on loan from Boca Juniors)
10 MF Argentina ARG Enzo Roldán
11 MF Argentina ARG Mateo Del Blanco
13 DF Argentina ARG Valentín Fascendini
14 DF Argentina ARG Bruno Pittón
15 MF Argentina ARG Patricio Tanda (on loan from Racing)
16 DF Argentina ARG Federico Vera
18 FW Argentina ARG Lucas Gamba
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF Argentina ARG Tiago Banega (on loan from Racing)
20 MF Argentina ARG Simón Rivero (on loan from Boca Juniors)
22 DF Argentina ARG Francisco Gerometta
25 GK Uruguay URU Thiago Cardozo (on loan from Peñarol)
26 DF Argentina ARG Juan Pablo Ludueña
29 MF Argentina ARG Mauro Pittón
30 FW Argentina ARG Jerónimo Dómina
32 DF Argentina ARG Nicolás Paz
33 FW Argentina ARG Nicolás Orsini (on loan from Boca Juniors)
34 DF Argentina ARG Franco Pardo
40 GK Argentina ARG Lucas Meuli
FW Uruguay URU Adrián Balboa

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
FW Argentina ARG Franco Troyansky (at Gimnasia until 31 December 2024)
FW Paraguay PAR Junior Marabel (at Palestino until 31 December 2024)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Argentina ARG Ezequiel Cañete (at Banfield until 31 December 2024)

Records

Most goals

Francisco Valiente, Union's all-time top goalscorer
No. Player Goals
1 Francisco Valiente 129
2 Fernando Alí 85
3 Orlando Ruiz 81
4 Carlos Verga 73
5 Mario Gervé 72
6 Rodolfo Milessi 64
7 José Luis Marzo 63
8 Julio Mir 62
9 Carlos Castillo 60
10 Julio Enrique Ávila 59

Top 10 all-time goalscores at clubaunion.com.ar

Most appearances

Pablo de las Mercedes Cárdenas, most appearances with 364 matches
No Player App.
1 Pablo de las Mercedes Cárdenas 364
2 Fernando Alí 348
3 Mario Eduardo Alberto 327
4 Hugo Ismael López 326
5 Víctor Bottaníz 313
6 Darío Cabrol 272
7 Eduardo Roberto Sánchez 266
8 Ariel José Donnet 255
9 Nereo Fernández 240
10 Carlos Santos Mazzoni 235

Top 10 all-time most appearances at clubaunion.com.ar

Notable players

To appear in this section a player must have played at least 50 games for the club and/or played officially for their national team.

Managers

Current coaching staff

Position Staff
Head coach Argentina Kily González
Assistant coach Argentina Tomás Costa
Assistant coach Argentina Ricardo Dealberto
Goalkeeping coach Argentina Rodrigo Llinas
Fitness coach Argentina Damián Hernández
Fitness coach Argentina Diego Rousse
Team doctor Argentina Eduardo Wagner
Nutritionist Argentina Silvia Fredes
Psychologist Argentina César Palmieri

Honours

National

Regional

Liga Santafesina de Fútbol

  • League (41) : 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1912, 1915, 1917, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1924, 1926, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1940, 1942, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1974, 1979, 1994, Apertura 2000, Apertura 2003, Apertura 2010, Apertura 2014, Clausura 2016
  • Regional Cups (7):
    • Copa Menchaca (3): 1916, 1918, 1920
    • Copa Estimulo (2): 1920, 1924
    • Copa Asociación (1): 1925
    • Copa Federación (1): 1926
  • Regional tournaments (8):
    • Preparación (2): 1935, 1937
    • Honor (2): 1938, 1939, ,
    • Absoluto (1): 1938
    • Competencia (1): 1942
    • Clasificatorio (1): 1971
    • Selectivo (1):1971
Notes
  1. ^ It includes league and official regional cups/tournaments
  2. ^ It includes Liga Regional Santafesina de Football, Asociación Santafesina de Football, Federación Santafesina de Football, Liga Santafesina de Football and the Asociación Amateurs Santafesina de Football

Other sports

The club hosts other sports such as archery, basketball, field hockey, gymnastics, martial arts, roller skating, swimming, volleyball, amongst others.

Basketball

Apart from football, basketball is the foremost sport practiced at the institution, Union's team plays in Liga Nacional de Básquet since 2021, when they won the 2021 Liga Argentina title and were promoted to the top league after 34 years.

Carlos Delfino is probably its most recognized former player, but Mario Elie a three time NBA champion (1994, 1995 y 1999), also played briefly for Unión in the Argentine League in 1987.


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