The History Of Velez Sarsfield

[Top Dog]

Could somebody tell me as a Englishman some history about the Velez Sarsfield football club was it founded by Europeans and what does the name Velez Sarsfield mean please tell me anything that you know about the club .....Thank You

[bosterosoy]

Named after the 1869 drafter of the Argentine Civil Code (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentine_Civil_Code) Dalmacio Vélez Sársfield (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalmacio_V%C3%A9lez_S%C3%A1rsfield)

Founded in 1910
First participated in amateur top division in 1919
In Professional era (starting in 1930) it has been relegated only once, in 1941 and came back to top division in 1943

Most important figure:
Carlos Bianchi
-All time leading goal scorer
-Led them to first title in 1968 as a player
-Then coached Velez to three league titles in the mid 90s
-Coached them to '94 Libertadores title, '94 Copa Intercontinental and '96 Copa Interamericana

League Titles:
Nacional 1968
Clausura 1993
Apertura 1995
Clausura 1996
Clausura 1998
Clausura 2005

International Titles:
1994 Copa Libertadores
1994 Copa Intercontinental
1996 Copa Interamericana
1997 Recopa Sudamericana

[elciclon]

Could somebody tell me as a Englishman some history about the Velez Sarsfield football club was it founded by Europeans and what does the name Velez Sarsfield mean please tell me anything that you know about the club .....Thank You

belez stands for small team.