- Fortaleza Esporte Clube
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Fortaleza 
Full name Fortaleza Esporte Clube Nickname(s) Leão (The Lion)
Tricolor
Tricolor de Aço
(Steel Tricolor)Founded 1918 Ground Castelão, Fortaleza, Brazil
(Capacity: 60,326)Chairman Renan Vieira Manager Marcinho League Campeonato Brasileiro Série C Campeonato Cearense 2010 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C eliminated in first stage Campeonato Cearense Champion 
Home colours
Away coloursFortaleza Esporte Clube, usually known as Fortaleza or Fortaleza EC, is primarily a football club, but is active in other sports such as futsal, handball and basketball. Fortaleza EC is based in Fortaleza, capital of the State of Ceará, Brazil. The club was founded on October 18, 1918, emerged from an earlier club called Stella, under the name Fortaleza Sporting Club.[1]
Fortaleza EC is one of the most traditional clubs in the Northeastern region of Brazil alongside EC Bahia, Vitória, Santa Cruz, Sport, Náutico and Ceará SC.
Biggest rivals are from the same city: Ceará SC and Ferroviário.
Club colours are red, blue and white.
Contents
Current sponsors
Lotto, Fiat and Prefeitura Municipal de Fortaleza.
Curiosities
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
- Player with most goals scored: Rinaldo (27 goals), in 2005 and 2006
- Player with most goals scored in a single tournament: Rinaldo (16 goals), in 2005
- All divisions taken in consideration
- Player with most goals scored: Rinaldo (43 goals); in 2004 (14), 2005 (16), 2006 (11) and 2008 (2)
- Topscorers in national competitions (cups and leagues)
- Bececê (7 goals), Taça Brasil 1960
- Rinaldo (14 goals), Campeonato Brasileiro Série B 2004
- Best Série A right-back: Louro, in 1974pt:Bola de Prata#1974
Stadium
Main site is Alcides Santos Stadium, with capacity for 4,000 people, but the team also plays in Castelão, which is up about 60 326 supporters and Estádio Presidente Vargas, which had a 22 500 capacity, and is now undergoing refurbishment.
Past presidents
- Alcides Santos
- João Gentil
- João César
- Ney Rebouças
- Aírton França Rebouças
- Péricles Mulatinho
- José Nestor Falcão
- Osvaldo Azim
- Ezequiel Menezes
- Jorge Mota (1999-03)
- Clayton Alcântara Veras (2004)
- Ribamar Bezerra (2005–06)
- Marcello Desidério (2007–08)
- Lúcio Bonfim (2008–09)
- Renan Vieira (2010)
- Paulo Arthur Magalhães (2011)
- Osmar Baquit (actual)
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. Position Player 
GK Fábio Lima GK Marcelo Bonan DF Gilmak DF Dezinho DF Márcio Gabriel DF Júlio César DF Rodrigo Antônio DF Roniery DF Roni Souza MF Escobar MF Ronaldão MF Gustavo MF Régis MF Magal MF Marcos Paulo MF Pereira No. Position Player MF Isael (on loan from Grêmio) MF William Fabro MF Gabriel Pimba (on loan from Atlético Paranaense) MF Rogério MF Leandro Pereira MF Russo FW Vinícius FW Léo Andrade FW Gustavo Papa FW Wellington Amorim FW Rodrigo Dantas FW Carlinhos Bala FW Vavá FW Patrick FW Zé Augusto Technical staff
- Marcinho – Head Coach
- Cleisson – Assistant Coach
- Salvino Damião – Goalkeeping Coach
- Roger Gouveia – Fitness Coach
- Paulo Andrade, Albino Luciano – Physiotherapists
- Glay Maranhão, Henrique Bastos, Glay Maranhão – Club Doctors
- Manoel Almeida – Masseur
Noted players
- Cícero Capacete
- Daniel Frasson
- Dude
- Eliézer
- Erandir
- Frank
- França
- Geraldino Saravá
- Juracy
- Louro
- Luisinho das Arábias
- Lulinha
- Lúcio
- Mirandinha
- Mozart Gomes
- Moésio Gomes
- Pedro Basílio
- Rinaldo
- Ronaldo Angelim
- Sandro Preigschadt
- Sapenha
- Sílvio
- Tangerina
- Zé Raimundo
André Neles (2005–08)
Achievements
League Cup Ceará 2010
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- 1920, 1921, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1933, 1934, 1937, 1938, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1953, 1954, 1959, 1960, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1973, 1974, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1991, 1992, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
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- 1970
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- 1960, 1968
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- Runners Up: 2002, 2004
References
External links
Campeonato Brasileiro Série C 2011
TeamsÁguia de Marabá · América (RN) · Araguaína · Brasil de Pelotas · Brasiliense · Campinense · Caxias · Chapecoense · CRB · Fortaleza · Guarany de Sobral · Ipatinga · Joinville · Luverdense · Macaé · Madureira · Marília · Paysandu · Rio Branco (AC) · Santo AndréSeasons Categories:- Sports clubs established in 1918
- Brazilian football clubs
- Ceará
- Association football clubs established in 1918
- Fortaleza Esporte Clube
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
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