Football club infobox
clubname = Atlético Nacional
fullname = Corporación Deportiva Club Atlético Nacional
nickname =
founded = 1947
ground = Estadio Atanasio Girardot
Medellín, Colombia
capacity = 53,000| chairman = Victor Marulanda
manager = José Santa
league = Fútbol Profesional Colombiano
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Corporación Deportiva Club Atlético Nacional is a Colombian football team based in Medellín. They play their home games at the Estadio Atanasio Girardot stadium which also serves as home to Deportivo Independiente Medellín.
Overview
The club was founded in 1947. Atletico Nacional was the first Colombian team to win the Copa Libertadores de América, they did so in 1989, and were also runner-ups in 1995. The winning of this cup was done in a special manner since all of the team's players were Colombian and thus Atletico Nacional earned the nickname of the "Puros Criollos."
The team has been at the top of the Fútbol Profesional Colombiano ten times, winning in 1954, 1973, 1976, 1981, 1991, 1994, 1999 (when there was only one champion per year), 2005, 2007-I and 2007-II.
Atlético Nacional was home to international stars like Faustino Asprilla, René Higuita, Víctor Aristizábal, Andres Escobar, Iván Córdoba, Leonel Alvarez, Alexis García, Albeiro Usuriaga, Aquivaldo Mosquera Mauricio Serna, Juan Pablo Angel and others. The best foreigners: Cesar Cueto and Oscar Rossi
The team wears green and white vertically striped jerseys. The team is actually owned by the Organización Ardila Lülle.Nacional's Mascot is the Nacho with green and white striped as it is the team's uniform. Nacho was created in 1998.
For fifteen years, from 1989 to 2004, the team was regarded as the first and only team to win the Copa Libertadores (until Once Caldas won over Boca Juniors), and until 1999, the only Colombian team to win any major international tournament (America de Cali, winning over Independiente Santa Fe the Copa Merconorte).
Honors
Amateur Era
*Liga Antioquena de Futbol: 1 appearance
**Winners (1):1942
National Honors
*Fútbol Profesional Colombiano
**Winners (10): 1954, 1973, 1976, 1981, 1991, 1994, 1999, 2005-I, 2007-I, 2007-II.
**Runners-up (10):1955, 1965, 1971, 1974, 1988, 1990, 1992, 2002-I, 2004-I, 2004-II
International Honors
*Copa Libertadores de América: 14 appearances
**Winners (1): 1989
**Runners-up (1): 1995
*Copa Merconorte: 4 appearances
**Winners (2): 1998, 2000
*Copa Sudamericana: 4 appearances
**Runners-up (1): 2002
*Copa Interamericana: 2 appearances
**Winners (2):1990, 1997
*Recopa Sudamericana: 1 appearance
**Runners-up (1): 1989
*Intercontinental Cup: 1 appearance
**Runners-up (1): 1989
Friendly Tournaments
*Penalty Cup: 1 appearance
**Winners (1): 2006
*Copa Ciudad de Santa Fe: 1 appearance
**Winners (1): 2005
*America's Cup (USA):1 appearance
**Winners (1): 2003
*Marlboro Cup: 1 appearance
**Winners (1): 1988
Current squad
"As of May 24, 2008"
Football squad player|no=2|nat=Colombia|name=Humberto Antonio Mendoza|pos=DF (Captain)Football squad player|no=19|nat=Argentina|name=Sergio Galván Rey|pos=FW (vice-captain)
Reserve & Youth Squad
2008 Transfers
In:
*Eduardo Blandón "From Millonarios"
*Giovanni Moreno "From Envigado Fútbol Club"
*Jairo Palomino "From Envigado Fútbol Club"
*Walter José Moreno "From Cucuta Deportivo"
*Jhon Charría "From Deportes Tolima"
*Carlos Rentería "From Atlético Huila
Out:
*David Ospina Ramírez "to flagicon|France OGC Nice"
*Camilo Perez "to flagicon|Colombia Envigado Fútbol Club"
*Henry Rojas "loaned To flagicon|Colombia Huila"
*Andres David Saldarriaga "To flagicon|Colombia Cucuta Deportivo"
*Juan Zuniga "To flagicon|Italy AC Siena"
Notable Former Players/Current Players
;ARG
*Jose Luis Brown
*Jorge Hugo Fernandez
*Nicolas Gianastasio
*Tito Manuel Gomez
*Hugo Londero
*Hugo Morales
*Raul Navarro
*Jorge Olmedo
*Oswaldo Marcial Palavecino
*Atilio Miotti
*Oscar Rossi
*Miguel Zazzini
;BRA
*Marcelo Ramos
*Aparecido Donisette de Oliveira “Sapuca”
;CHI
*Fernando Martel
*Francisco Arrué
;COL
*Leonel Alvarez
*Juan Pablo Ángel
*Victor Aristizabal
*Faustino Asprilla
*Iván Córdoba
*Andres Escobar
*Alexis García
*Herman Gaviria
*Freddy Grisales
*Rene Higuita
*Francisco Maturana
*Aquivaldo Mosquera
*Jairo Patiño
*Luis Carlos Perea
*Edixon Perea
*Luis Fernando Suarez
*Albeiro Usuriaga
*Aldo Ramirez
;col-5;ECU
*Ivan Hurtado
;PAR
*Luciano Vera
*Carlos Villagra
;PER
*Cesar Cueto
*Guillermo La Rosa
;VEN
*Jorge Rojas
*José Manuel Rey
Current season
Former Managers
*Flagicon|ARGFernando Paternoster
*Flagicon|PARCésar López Fretes
*Flagicon|ARGOsvaldo Zubeldía (1976-1981)
*Flagicon|COLFrancisco Maturana (1987-1990)
*Flagicon|COLHernan Dario Gomez (1991-1993)
*Flagicon|COLJuan José Pelaez (1994-1997)
*Flagicon|ARGReinaldo Merlo (1999)
*Flagicon|COLLuis Fernando Suárez (1999-2000)
*Flagicon|COLCarlos Navarrete (2000)
*Flagicon|COLJosé Hernández (2001)
*Flagicon|COLLuis Fernando Montoya (2001-2002)
*Flagicon|COLAlexis García (2002-2003)
*Flagicon|COLJuan José Pelaez (2003-2004)
*Flagicon|COLSantiago Escobar (2005-2006)
*Flagicon|ARGOscar Héctor Quintabani (2006-2008)
*Flagicon|COLVictor Aristizabal (2008) Victor Aristizabal was coach for 2 games since Oscar Héctor Quintabani was fired and they needed time to find a new coach.
*Flagicon|COLGabriel Jaime "Barrabás" Gómez (2008-2008)
*Flagicon|COLJosé Santa (2008-Present)
External links
* [http://www.atlnacional.com.co/ Official Website]
* [http://www.hinchadaverde.com/ Fans WebPage]
* [http://www.atleticonacional.info/ Atlético Nacional]