Sport Club Corinthians Paulista

Infobox Football club
clubname = Corinthians


fullname = Sport Club Corinthians Paulista
nickname = Timão ("Rudder", "Grand Team"),
Todo Poderoso ("All Mighty"), Coringão
founded = 1910
ground = Estádio Parque São Jorge, 28,000
chairman = flagicon|Brazil Andrés Sanchez
manager = flagicon|Brazil Mano Menezes
league = Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
Campeonato Paulista
season = 2007
2008
position = Série A, 17th (relegated)
Campeonato Paulista, 5th
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Sport Club Corinthians Paulista is a Brazilian sports club, based in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, most known for its football team, is a traditional and popular Brazilian football club. In 2004, it was estimated that Corinthians had 24 million fans, making it the second most popular club in Brazil.cite web | title =Flamengo e Corinthians lideram levantamento de torcidas no país| url=http://esporte.uol.com.br/futebol/ultimas/2004/10/04/ult59u87819.jhtm | accessdate =2008-09-28 | date =2004-10-04 | publisher=UOL |language=Portuguese]

Corinthians finished the Brazilian Championship 2007 in the 17th position and the team was relegated to the second division of national football (soccer). In 2008, the team is competing in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, which is the second division of Brazilian championship.

Corinthians was founded in 1910 by a group of labourers - mainly of Portuguese, Italian and Spanish descent - hoping to create a popular club in the city of São Paulo to play against the elite clubs that already existed. They are named after the English amateur team Corinthian F.C., now Corinthian-Casuals.

The football team is one of the most successful in Brazil, having won the first edition of the FIFA Club World Championship, the Brazilian Série A 4 times, the Brazilian Cup 2 times, the São Paulo State Championship 25 times, amongst other honours. Corinthians fans are widely knows as "Fiel", Portuguese for "faithful" or "loyal".

As a multisport club, Corinthians also have amateur and professional volleyball, handball, taekwondo, judo, swimming, tennis and futsal teams.

History

Colors

Even though the club has been recognized by the colours black and white for most of its history, the first Corinthians' kit originally consisted of cream shirts and black shorts (Alvi-Negro). But when the shirts were washed, the cream colour gradually became white. After that, early in the club's history, the official colours were changed, so the club wouldn't waste much money on buying new kits.

Crests

, when the club debuted their first symbol, with the letters "C" and "P", which stand for Corinthians Paulista.

The first crest was created by the lithographer Hermógenes Barbuy, brother of the Corinthians' player Amílcar, in 1914, but the crest changed often before 1919, when a new crest (part of the present crest) debuted in Corinthians' shirts in 1919. Presenting a São Paulo State flag in a circle and the club's name, S.C. Corinthians Paulista, written around it, where S.C. stand for Sport Club.

The crest changed again in 1940 when the modernist painter and former member of Corinthians' reserve squad Francisco Rebolo González created the club's definitive crest, with the anchor and two oars (a reference to the nautic sports practiced in the club), making it unique. The definitive crest was revised a few times.

tadiums

* Campo do Lenheiro: The first Corinthians' stadium wasn't actually a stadium. The team played on a field, owned by a wood seller, and because of that, known as "Campo do Lenheiro" (Portuguese for Wood Seller's Field).

* Estádio do Bom Retiro: After that, in 1918, the club's players and fans managed to build another stadium for the club, and Corinthians would play at the Estádio do Bom Retiro for 9 years.

* Parque São Jorge: In 1928, the chairman Alfredo Schürig (after whom the stadium is named) bought the terrain where Parque São Jorge is placed now. Corinthians would play there for a long time.

* Estádio do Pacaembu: In the last years, the second biggest stadium in the city, the Municipal Stadium of Pacaembu is the venue used by the club to play their home matches.

In late 2006 a NGO called Cooperfiel commenced a fund drive for a new stadium. [The NGO stated goal is to raise R$300 million (approximately $140 million USD) within a 36-month time frame for the construction of a 60,000 seat venue that will be ceded to the club under an as yet undetermined arrangement. (Reference: cite web | url=http://www.fielzao.com.br/ | title=Cooperfiel Website | )]

Corinthians Former Chairman Alberto Dualib has recently met with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (an ardent Corinthians´ fan) to ask him for financial help to build a new stadium for the deserving team. In that meeting, the President demanded to talk to former coach Emerson Leão and tell him he trusted on him to "fix" the team, which has been having problems with greedy players and jealousy amongst them. It is also said that the real purpose of that meeting was that Dualib could talk to Lula about Boris Berezovsky's arrival.

The Corinthians practice field is home to Brazil's first FIFA certified artificial turf pitch. This synthetic turf pitch, called Xtreme Turf, was manufactured by [http://www.actglobalsports.com ACT Global Sports] .

Rivalries

* Palmeiras: Palestra Itália (now known as Palmeiras) was founded in 1914 as an Italians only club. Some Corinthians' Italian members and the player Bianco, the only Italian in the Corinthians' squad, then left to join the new club and were labeled as traitors. Because of that, the teams became rivals, and remain the fiercest rivals in São Paulo to this day. [cite web | url=http://www.footballderbies.com/results/index.php?id=86 | title=Football Derbies - Corinthians x Palmeiras | ]

* Other Rivals: Corinthians also have a very historic rivalry with São Paulo and Santos.

Notable Squads

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The Centennial Champion

Corinthians are known in Brazil as the "Centennial Champion", because of the coincidence featured in the years of some of its conquests:

* 1922 - State Champions; Brazil's independence from Portugal was in 1822
* 1954 - State Champions; Foundation of the city of São Paulo was in 1554
* 1988 - State Champions; Abolition of Slavery was in 1888

The Champion of Champions

Corinthians is also known in Brazil as the "Campeão dos Campeões" (Champion of Champions). That's because in 1915 the team broke up with the Paulista League and didn't participate on that year's tourney, won by Germania. At the end of the season, Corinthians defied the champions and won by 4-1. Challenged to face Palmeiras, the champion of the Apea League (another league of those times), Corinthians didn't back off, and beat the rivals by 3-0. As a sidenote, the victorious team on those challenges was also the 1914 and 1916 undefeated São Paulo State Championship champion.

There's also another story that could explain that nickname. In 1930, even though there was yet no national championship in Brazil, there was a challenge match between the champions of the São Paulo and the Rio de Janeiro State Championships. On February 16, on a match against Vasco da Gama, in Rio de Janeiro, Corinthians won by 4-2, with goals scored by Filó (2), De Maria and Gambinha, bringing home the "Champion of Champions" trophy.

Nowadays that nickname is used on the second verse of the club's official anthem.

The Musketeer

Corinthians' official mascot is the musketeer, symbol of bravery, audacity and fighting spirit. The adoption of that character recalls the first years of the club. In 1913 most of the football leaders of the São Paulo State founded the APEA (Paulista Athletic Sports Association, in English).

In the now-poor Paulista League remained only Americano, Germania and Internacional, known so far as the "three musketeers" of the paulista football. Corinthians therefore joined those three teams as D'Artagnan, being the fourth and most adored musketeer, just like Alexandre Dumas, père's novel The Three Musketeers. To be accepted on that "musketeers universe", Corinthians had to show its bravery. As there was many other teams who wanted that spot on the Liga Paulista, Corinthians participated in a selective tournament against Minas Gerais and São Paulo, two other great teams of paulista amateur football at that time. With class and competence, the corinthian team beat Minas by 1-0 and São Paulo by 4-0, being accepted in the group and acquiring the right to participate in the Special Division of the Paulista League in the following year.

Corinthians Invasion (Invasão Corinthiana)

The so-called "Corinthians Invasion" happened in 1976, when the Corinthians fans invaded the Mário Filho Stadium (Maracanã) in Rio de Janeiro during the semi final of the Brasileirão Championship of 1976. In the game between Fluminense and Corinthians, around 70 thousand fans supporting Corinthians had left the State of São Paulo to see the team. Those in attendance participated in the biggest human displacement in peace time, according to the Guinness Book of Records. The game went into extra time, followed by a penalty shootout which was won by Corinthians. In November 2006, a special team jersey was released celebrating the 30th anniversary of the invasion.

Corinthians Democracy (Democracia Corinthiana)

The Corinthians Democracy was a unique ideological movement in the world, known in Brazil as one of the important movements that struggled against the military dictatorship that dominated the country.

Led by Socrates and Wladimir, the players took some control of the team's management, deciding the thing that would affect them, and one of the decisions they took is known as one of the most important actions against the dictatorship.

In 1982, the players voted to print on the back of their shirts an announce, "Vote on 15th" to motivate people to vote on November 15th, in the elections that would help Brazil to end the dictatorship.

Corinthians World Champion

The first edition of the FIFA Club World Championship took place in Brazil in 2000. Eight club sides representing every corner of Planet Football converged on Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo to bask under the warm South American sun in the nation considered by most to be the true heart and soul of the beautiful game. It was the two Brazilian participants, Rio's Vasco da Gama and Corinthians of São Paulo that met under the scorching South American sun in a star-studded local Final. The São Paulo side just managed to pip their rivals 4-3 in a penalty shootout after 120 minutes of tactical, goalless football. After drawing with Real Madrid and disposing of Saudi Arabia's Al Nassr and Morocco's Raja Casablanca in the first round, Corinthians and their stable of thoroughbreds - Vampeta, Freddy, Rincon, Edu, Dida and the incomparable Edilson - ran out worthy champions in front of a crowd of 73,000 in Rio's fabled Maracana Stadium. Corinthians played the final match with Dida, Índio, Fábio Luciano, Adílson & Kléber; Vampeta (Gilmar), Rincón, Marcelinho Carioca & Ricardinho (Edu); Edílson (Fernando Baiano) & Luizão. Coach: Oswaldo de Oliveira

Players

Current Squad

"Squad for the Brazilian Cup and Brazilian Serie B as of 18 May 2008. [ According to cite web
url=http://www.corinthians.com.br/futebol/elenco.asp
title=Corinthians Squad 2008 | , CBF's BID and match reports]

First Team Squad

Fs player|no=3|pos=DF|nat=Brazil|name=Chicão "(vice-captain)"Fs player|no=4|pos=DF|nat=Brazil|name=William "(captain)"Fs player|no=15|pos=MF|nat=Brazil|name=Diogo Rincon "(on loan from Dynamo Kyiv)"Fs player|no=26|pos=MF|nat=Brazil|name=Rafinha "(on loan from São Bernardo-SP)"Fs player|no=32|pos=MF|nat=Brazil|name=Fabinho "(on loan from Toulouse)"Fs player|no=39|pos=MF|nat=Brazil|name=Almeida "(on loan from Iraty-PR)"

Out on loan

Players training separately

:"Players waiting to be loaned or negotiated.:"Including players that returned from loan and aren't included in the first team.

upporting players from Under-20 and Under-17 Squad

:"Including players who have been playing on Under 20 competitions":"Players with first squad call-ups are wikilinked.":"Squad Numbers refer to players' first team squad number"

Transfer window 2008

Players In:

Signed Players
*flagicon|Brazil André Santos - Signed from Figueirense
*flagicon|Brazil Andrézinho - Signed from Remo
*flagicon|Brazil Alessandro - Signed from Santos
*flagicon|Uruguay Beto Acosta - Signed from Cerrito
*flagicon|Brazil Chicão - Signed from Figueirense
*flagicon|Brazil Douglas - Signed from São Caetano
*flagicon|Brazil Lima - Free Agent
*flagicon|Brazil Marcel - Free Agent
*flagicon|Brazil Perdigão - Released from Vasco da Gama
*flagicon|Brazil Valença - Free Agent
*flagicon|Brazil Wellington Saci - Signed from Itumbiara
*flagicon|Brazil William - Signed from Grêmio
*flagicon|Brazil Rodrigo Kolls - Signed from Vila Aurora-MT
*flagicon|Brazil Eduardo Ramos - Signed from Anápolis-GO
*flagicon|Brazil Elias - Signed from Ponte Preta

Loan returns
*flagicon|Brazil Coelho - Loan return from Atlético Mineiro
*flagicon|Brazil Eduardo - Loan return from CSKA Moskva
*flagicon|Brazil Johnny - Loan return from Juventus
*flagicon|Brazil Roger - Loan return from Grêmio
*flagicon|Brazil Wéverton - Loan return from Remo

Loans
*flagicon|Chile Cristián Suárez - On loan from Unión San Felipe
*flagicon|Brazil Diogo Rincon - On loan from Dynamo Kyiv
*flagicon|Brazil Fabinho - On loan from Toulouse
*flagicon|Argentina Germán Herrera - On loan from Gimnasia La Plata
*flagicon|Brazil Rafinha - On loan from São Bernardo-SP
*flagicon|Brazil Ricardo Bóvio - On loan from Catania

Players Out:

Players which contract expired
*flagicon|Brazil Aílton - Contract expired on 31/12. Signed to Universidad Católica
*flagicon|Brazil Betão - Contract expired on 31/12. Signed to Santos
*flagicon|Brazil Edson - Contract expired on 31/12. Signed to CD Nacional
*flagicon|Brazil Fábio Braz - Contract expired on 31/12. Signed to Boavista Saquarema
*flagicon|Brazil Jean - Contract expired on 31/12.
*flagicon|Brazil Júnior Negrão - Contract expired on 31/12. Signed to Tombense
*flagicon|Brazil Marinho - Contract expired on 31/12. Signed to Ponte Preta
*flagicon|Brazil Vampeta - Contract expired on 31/12. Signed to Juventus
*flagicon|Brazil Valença - Contract expired on 15/05.

Players which rescinded contract
*flagicon|Brazil Caiuby - Released. Signed to Guaratinguetá
*flagicon|Brazil Gustavo Nery - Released. Signed to Fluminense
*flagicon|Brazil Marquinhos - Released
*flagicon|Brazil Ricardinho - Released Transferred players
*flagicon|Brazil Everton Santos - Transferred to Paris Saint-Germain
*flagicon|Brazil Wilson - Transferred to Genoa
*flagicon|Brazil Zelão - Transferred to FC Saturn

Loan returns
*flagicon|Brazil Amaral - Loan return to Palmeiras
*flagicon|Bolivia Arce - Loan return to Oriente Petrolero
*flagicon|Brazil Iran - Loan return to Botafogo
*flagicon|Brazil Moradei - Loan return to Bragantino

Loans
*flagicon|Brazil Marcelo - Loaned to Ituano
*flagicon|Brazil Coelho - Loaned to Atlético Mineiro
*flagicon|Brazil Diego - Loaned to Guarani-SP
*flagicon|Brazil Eduardo - Loaned to FC Toulouse (France)
*flagicon|Brazil George - Loaned to Ferroviária-SP
*flagicon|Brazil Henrique - Loaned to Anapolina-GO
*flagicon|Brazil Kadu - Loaned to Bragantino
*flagicon|Brazil Renato Santos - Loaned to Grêmio Barueri
*flagicon|Brazil Rodrigo Passos - Loaned to Roma Apucarana-PR
*flagicon|Brazil Andrézinho - Loaned to Guarani-SP
*flagicon|Brazil Carlos Alberto II - Loaned to São Caetano-SP
*flagicon|Brazil Fabrício - Loaned to Rio Branco-SP
*flagicon|Brazil Leandro - Loaned to Juventude-RS
*flagicon|Brazil Leandro Novais - Loaned to Legião-DF
*flagicon|Brazil Rafael Fefo - Loaned to Marília
*flagicon|Brazil Roger - Loaned to Grêmio
*flagicon|Brazil Clodoaldo - Loaned to Pohang Steelers (South Korea)
*flagicon|Brazil Jean - Loaned to Roma Apucarana-PR
*flagicon|Brazil Johnny - Loaned to Vila Nova-GO
*flagicon|Brazil Róbson Baiano - Loaned to Roma Apucarana-PR
*flagicon|Brazil Héverton - Loaned to Vitória-BA

Player Records

All-time Top 10 Goalscorers

As of September 2, 2008

Others famous athletes who also played for Corinthians

* Garrincha (1966)
* Paulo César Lima (1981)
* Leão (1983)
* Dunga (1984-1985)
* Hugo De León (1985)
* Luis Pereira (1986)
* Branco (1994)
* flagicon|Brazil Deco (1996)
* Edmundo (1996)
* flagicon|Brazil Marcos Senna (1999-2001)
* Müller (2001)
* César Sampaio (2001)
* Mascherano (2005-2006)

taff

Current Staff

* Mano Menezes — Head coach
* Toninho Oliveira — Fitness coach
* Carlos Alberto Pimentel — Assistant fitness coach
* Marcos Antonio Romando — Goalkeeping coach
* Dr. Fábio Luiz Novi — Club doctor
* Dr. Paulo Antonio de Faria — Club doctor
* Dr. Joaquim Grava — Head of Medical Department
* Dr. Renato Fraga Moreira Lotufo — Physiologist
* José Alberto Fregnani Gonçalves — Physiotherapist
* Paulo Rogério Vieira — Physiotherapist
* Christine Fernanda Machado Neves — Nutritionist
* Alexandro Gonçalves Dias — Masseur
* José Lazaro do Nascimento — Masseur
* Cleber Costa de Souza — Masseur

Historic Managers

* Pedro Mazzulo (1933-1934) - Corinthians' first manager
* Neco (1937)
* Rato (1949-1953)
* Osvaldo Brandão (1954-1957, 1964-1966, 1968, 1977, 1980-1981)
* Nelsinho Baptista (1990-1991, 1996-1997, 2007)
* Wanderley Luxemburgo (1998, 2001)
* Oswaldo de Oliveira (1999-2000, 2004)
* Carlos Alberto Parreira (2002-2003)
* Márcio Bittencourt (2005)
* Antônio Lopes (2005-2006)

Official sponsors

Corinthians current sponsors are Nike and Medial Saúde.

Official honours of professional football (38)

World Competitions (FIFA): 1

*FIFA Club World Championship: Brazil 2000

National Competitions (CBF): 7

*Brazilian Championship Serie A: 1990, 1998, 1999, 2005
*Brazilian Cup: 1995, 2002
*Brazilian Supercup: 1991

Competitions Inter-State (FPF and FFERJ): 5

*Rio-São Paulo Tournament: 1950, 1953, 1954, 1966, 2002

Competitions State of São Paulo (FPF): 25

*São Paulo State Championship: 1914, 1916, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1977, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1988, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003

Matches

Notable Matches

*Corinthians-Universidad Católica 3-2 - 2006 Copa Libertadores de América Group Stage
*Corinthians-Santos 7-1 - 2005 Brazilian Série A Season Match
*Corinthians-Cianorte 5-1 - 2005 Copa do Brasil Eighth-Finals Match
*Corinthians-São Paulo 3-2 - 2003 Campeonato Paulista Final Match
*Corinthians-Vasco da Gama 0(4)-0(3) - 2000 FIFA World Club Championship Final Match
*Corinthians-Real Madrid 2-2 - 2000 FIFA World Club Championship Group Stage Match
*Corinthians-Atlético-MG 0-0 - 1999 Brazilian Série A Final Match
*Corinthians-São Paulo 3-2 - 1999 Brazilian Série A Semi-Finals (Corinthians GK Dida stopped two Raí penalties)
*Corinthians-Cerro Porteño 8-2 - 1999 Libertadores da América Group Stage
*Corinthians-Cruzeiro 2-0 - 1998 Brazilian Série A Final Match
*Corinthians-Santos 1-1 - 1998 Brazilian Série A Semi-Finals 3rd match
*Corinthians-São Paulo 5-0 - 1996 Campeonato Paulista Season Match
*Corinthians-Grêmio 1-0 - 1995 Copa do Brasil Final Match
*Corinthians-Palmeiras 2-1 - 1995 Campeonato Paulista Final Match
*Corinthians-São Paulo 1-0 - 1990 Brazilian Série A Final Match
*Corinthians-Tiradentes-PI 10-1 - 1983 Brazilian Série A Season Match
*Corinthians-Palmeiras 5-1 - 1982 Campeonato Paulista Season Match
*Corinthians-Ponte Preta 1-0 - 1977 Campeonato Paulista Final Match
*Corinthians-Fluminense 1(4)-1(2) - 1976 Brazilian Série A Semi-Finals (the Corinthians Invasion game).
*Corinthians-Boca Juniors 4-1 - 1956 Torneio Internacional Roberto Gomes Pedrosa Group Stage Match
*Corinthians-Palmeiras 1-1 - 1954 Campeonato Paulista Final Match
*Corinthians-Barcelona 1-0 & 3-2 - 1953 Small Goblet of the World
*Corinthians-Bologna FC 6-1 - Match between the Paulista Champion and the Italian Champion of 1929
*Corinthians-Portuguesa 10-5 - 1927 Campeonato Paulista Season Match
*Corinthians-Santos 11-0 - 1920 Campeonato Paulista Season Match

ee also

*Sport Club Corinthians Paulista Junior Team

References

External links

Official websites

*pt icon [http://www.corinthians.com.br Corinthians' (football) official website]

Corinthians related websites

* [http://www.memoriacorinthiana.com.br/ Committee for Preservation of Corinthians' Memories]
*pt icon [http://www.timaoweb.com.br Timao Web - News of Corinthians]
* [http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/clubs/index.html#club=239 FIFA Home Page]
* [http://www.dognduck.net Play Up Corinth - A History of the Corinthian FC 1882-1939]
* [http://www.votebirobiro.com Biro Biro (former player)]
* [http://www.lance.com.br/noticias/08-02-16/238975.stm Internet Poll All Time Best XI]
* [http://placar.abril.com.br/timedossonhos/poster/cor_1024.jpgAll Time Best XI Placar Magazine]