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Santa Cruz
Full name	Santa Cruz Futebol Clube
Nickname(s)	Cobra Coral (Coral Snake)
Founded	1914
Ground	Arruda, Recife, Brazil
Capacity	90.000
Chairman	Edson Nogueira (Edinho)
Manager	Mauro Fernandes
League	Brazilian Série B
2006	Brazilian Série A, 20th (relegated)
Home colours Away colours

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Early history

On February 3, 1914, eleven young men aging from 14 to 16 years founded a football (soccer) society. Because the boys used to play football on the streets by the yard of the Santa Cruz Church, the club was named after that church, which is situated on Santa Cruz Street in Recife. is the 34th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

(The football played on the streets is called pelada in Brazilian slang.) Slang is the use of highly informal words and expressions that are not considered standard in the speakers dialect or language. ...

The club's first board of directors was:

• Abelardo Costa,
• Alexandre Carvalho,
• Augusto Flankin Uchôa Dornelas Câmara (Second Secretary),
• José Luiz Vieira (President),
• José Glacério Bonfim,
• Luiz de Gonzaga Barbalho Ramos (First Secretary),
• Orlando Elias dos Santos (Director of Sports),
• Oswaldo dos Santos Ramos, and
• Quintino Miranda Paes Barreto (Vice-president).

The first official meeting of the members was at 2 Mangueira St. In this meeting they decided the position of each member (see above in parenthesis), the name of the club "Santa Cruz Foot-Ball Club" (Later it was translated into Portuguese taking the current form), and society's colours.

The original colours were black and white. Some time after, the colour pattern was changed because another local team (Flamengo of Arcoverde) already had those colours. Therefore the club included the red colour by suggestion of Teófilo Batista de Carvalho, also known as Lacraia. Lacraia has participated in all major early events of Santa Cruz's history, except the foundation. (He was studying for the admission exam to the Engineering School.) Arcoverde is a town in Pernambuco, Brazil. ... Engineering is the applied science of acquiring and applying knowledge to design, analysis, and/or construction of works for practical purposes. ...

Many people came to see the first match at Derby plains. The "team of boys" as Santa Cruz was called at the time beat the Rio Negro (Black River) by 7-0. Rio Negro demanded revenge in another match. Curiously, the terms of the revenge stated that Sílvio Machado (he scored five goals in the first match) could not play. Despite of that, Santa Cruz accepted the trial. Carlindo, who substituted Sílvio Machado, scored six goals and Santa Cruz won again by 9-0. A subsequent victory over the Western Telegraph Company team, notorious at the time, made the popularity of Santa Cruz increase even more.

The first ball was bought with the financial support of José Luiz Vieira and cost 8,500 réis.

The club was almost closed in its very first year. Some members proposed to use the club funds to buy a sugarcane juice extractor. Alexandre Carvalho (see members above) violently disapproved such an offensive proposal and saved the club. "Santa Cruz was born to live forever", he would have said. Species Saccharum arundinaceum Saccharum bengalense Saccharum edule Saccharum officinarum Saccharum procerum Saccharum ravennae Saccharum robustum Saccharum sinense Saccharum spontaneum Sugarcane or Sugar cane (Saccharum) is a genus of 6 to 37 species (depending on taxonomic interpretation) of tall perennial grasses (family Poaceae, tribe Andropogoneae), native to warm temperate to tropical...

In the beginning of the 20th century Recife, football was regarded as an elite sport. It was played mostly by upper class boys and by the workers of English companies that operated in Recife. At that time racism was common and Afro-Brazilians were not allowed to play soccer. Santa Cruz, however, was the first team in Pernambuco to accept them. Lacraia, was the first one. This fact contributed to the popularity of the team, as black people are numerous in Brazilian population. Racism is the prejudice that members of one race are intrinsically superior or inferior to members of other races. ... // Brazil has conducted a periodical population census since 1872. ...

In 1915, the greatest reaction of a team in football matches ever seen in Brazil. At the Aflitos stadium, Santa Cruz was succumbing by a 5 - 1 score against América (Pernambuco). In an unbelievable comeback, Santa Cruz scored six goals in the final 15 minutes. Estádio Eládio de Barros Carvalho, also known as Estádio dos Aflitos, is a football (soccer) stadium located in Recife, Brazil. ...

In 1917, the club was accepted into the Pernambucan Sport League, old name of the Pernambucan Football Federation. Federação Pernambucana de Futebol (English: Pernambuco Football Federation), once named Liga Esportiva Pernambucana (English: Pernambucan Sport League), organizes and administrates the Campeonato Pernambucano (English: Pernambucan Football Championship). ...

On January 30, 1919, Santa Cruz beat Botafogo team of Rio de Janeiro by 3-2. Alberto Santos-Dumont, the airplane pioneer, was in Recife, but was unnoticed: Santa Cruz's victory took all attentions. On January 31, the Jornal Pequeno (Small Newspaper) printed in the headlines: "Botafogo Futebol Clube is beaten by the home boys by 3-2." It was the first time that a northern-northeastern team beat a team from the south-southern region of Brazil. The match took place on Malaquias field. is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas is a Brazilian multimodality sportive association from Rio de Janeiro. ... This article is about the Brazilian city. ... This article is about the aviator. ... Airplane and Aeroplane redirect here. ... Nickname: Motto: Ut luceat omnibus Latin: That it may shine on all (Matthew 5:15) Location in Brazil Country Region State Pernambuco Founded March 12, 1537 Incorporated (as village) 1709 Incorporated (as city) 1823 Government  - Mayor João Paulo Lima e Silva (PT) Area  - City 218 km²  (84. ... is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

On December 13, 1931, beating Torre by 2 - 0, Santa Cruz won its first state championship. Tará and Sherlock were the most important players. is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On October 10, 1934, the Brazilian National team, which had just arrived home from the 1934 Football World Cup in Italy, played some friendly matches against the major teams of Pernambuco. Sport Club do Recife was defeated by 4-2; Clube Náutico Capibaribe was beaten by 8 - 3. Santa Cruz also was defeated by 3-1. However, because of a ship delay, the Brazilian team could not continue its trip back to Rio de Janeiro. That was sufficient to Santa Cruz ask a revenge. At this turn, Santa Cruz won by 3-2. is the 283rd day of the year (284th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... First international  Argentina 3 - 0 Brazil  (Buenos Aires, Argentina; September 20, 1914) Biggest win  Brazil 14 - 0 Nicaragua  (Mexico; October 17, 1975) Biggest defeat  Uruguay 6 - 0 Brazil  (Viña del Mar, Chile; 18 September 1920) World Cup Appearances 18 (First in 1930) Best result Winners, 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994... The FIFA World Cup Trophy, which has been awarded to the world champions since 1974. ... Sport Club do Recife, more popularly known as Sport in Recife or Sport Recife in Southern Brazil, are a football team from Recife, Pernambuco. ... Clube Náutico Capibaribe, also known as Náutico, is a Brazilian sports club, including a professional football team, in Recife, Pernambuco. ... This article is about the Brazilian city. ...

Glorious years

During the late 1960s and the 1970s, Santa Cruz achieved great popularity. Much of that, due to the State Penta-championship that Santa Cruz conquered. Moreover, since Santa Cruz showed impressive performances in the National championship, the importance of the club was finally recognized beyond the state limits.

The participation of Santa Cruz in the National competition started to get some credibility in 1965. After beating Flamengo by 3 x 1 in Maracanã stadium, Santa Cruz called all attentions. The club obtained the first place in the National Championship's first stage. Clube de Regatas do Flamengo is a Brazilian multisport club from Rio de Janeiro. ... The Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, commonly called Estádio do Maracanã (Maracanã stadium), in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is one of the largest football stadiums in the world. ...

In 1972, Pelé played his 1000th match against Santa Cruz. “Pele” redirects here. ...

In 1975, Santa Cruz was classified to the semifinals of the Brazilian National Championship, a first for a northeastern team. The decisive semi-final match was against Cruzeiro in December 7. In a controversial match, Cruzeiro won by 3 x 2. The final position was a fourth place (best performance in the National Championship). The Série A (informally called Brasileirão) is the main division of Brazilian football. ... This article is about the football (soccer) team. ... is the 341st day of the year (342nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1978 and 1979, Santa Cruz were unbeaten for 48 games in a row in the Brazilian Championship. That was fourth greatest unbeaten run in the national competition ever. In the same year, Santa Cruz was the first team to ensure the classification to the 2nd Stage of the National Championship, achieving 20 points. By the end of the competition, Santa Cruz was in fifth place.

Santa Cruz had the topscorer of the Pernambucan Championship for 23 times until 2000. Campeonato Pernambucano (or Pernambuco Football Championship, in English) is the state championship of Pernambuco state, Brazil, and is organized by the Pernambuco Football Federation. ...

Decline

During the 1980s, Santa Cruz was demoted to the Second Division of the National Championship twice, in 1982 and 1989. After that the club's performance in national competitions has declined. The Série B is the intermediate division of Brazilian football. ...

In the early 1990s, Santa Cruz won three state championships: 1990, 1993, and 1995. However being in the second division of the National Championshiop often eclipsed such achievements.

Moreover, in the following years, Santa Cruz had to share the status of Penta-champion with an archi-rival. Santa Cruz was not able to avoid a state Penta-championship conquered by Sport.

Nevertheless, in 1996, Maurício was the topscorer of the 2nd Division Brazilian Championship with 13 goals.

Symbols

Colours

The original colours of the club were black and white. However, at that time, the Pernambucan Sport League did not allow the participation of different clubs with the same colours. Thus, the red colour was introduced to differentiate from the colour pattern of Flamengo of Arcoverde. Arcoverde is a town in Pernambuco, Brazil. ...

Santa Cruz is also know as O Tricolor (The Tricolor) and its fans as Tricolores.

Crest

The original crest (not depicted here) was designed by Teófilo Batista de Carvalho aka Lacraia. The inclusion of red colour in the club patterns is also due to Lacraia.

Old Crest

Current Crest

90-years Commemorative Crest

As time passed, the crest design was modified and updated. However the Lacraia 's original concept was not much modified. This work is copyrighted. ... This work is copyrighted. ... This work is copyrighted. ... This work is copyrighted. ... This work is copyrighted. ... This work is copyrighted. ...

The current crest contains several stars. The top three-colored stars represent the three Super-championships that Santa Cruz won. The bottom golden stars represent the Penta-championship.

Mascot

With the adoption of three colours, the striped jersey of Santa Cruz resembled a Coral snake. The fans do not hesitate to call the team simply by Coral. Species Over 65, see article. ...

Anthem

The official anthem of the club is widely unknown by the fans. However, a march named O Mais Querido (The Dearest One) by Lourenço da Fonseca Barbosa (Capiba) is very popular and is the de facto anthem.

Stadium

The team's stadium is in Arruda, a borough of Recife. The official name of the stadium is Estádio José do Rego Maciel, after the name of a former mayor of Recife. However, it is widely known as Estádio do Arruda (Arruda Stadium). The fans call it Arrudão (Big Arruda) or Mundão do Arruda (Great Land of Arruda). Estádio do Arruda Estádio José do Rego Maciel, also known as Estádio do Arruda, is a multi-use stadium in Recife, Brazil. ... Nickname: Motto: Ut luceat omnibus Latin: That it may shine on all (Matthew 5:15) Location in Brazil Country Region State Pernambuco Founded March 12, 1537 Incorporated (as village) 1709 Incorporated (as city) 1823 Government  - Mayor João Paulo Lima e Silva (PT) Area  - City 218 km²  (84. ...

On April 1, 1982 the stadium was re-inaugurated after improvements and enlargement. From the original capacity of 64,000 people, the maximum capacity was then estimated of 110,000 people. However, due to safety reasons, the maximum audience so far is 90,200 in a Brazil vs Argentina match on March 23, 1994. Since then the official stadium capacity has been reduced to 60,044. is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 82nd day of the year (83rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar). ...

The stadium is also known as the Repúblicas Independentes do Arruda (Independent Republics of Arruda).

Current squad

No. Position Player - GK Anderson - GK Bruno - GK Eduardo Gottardi - GK Flávio - DF Adriano - DF Hugo - DF Ivson - DF Juliano - DF Sidraílson - DF Carlinhos - DF Michel - DF Fabiano - DF Marquinhos Caruaru - MF Negô

No. Position Player - MF Romeu - MF Cadu - MF Elvis - MF Jairo - MF Marquinhos - MF Róbson Luis - FW Adauto - FW Johnson - FW Kuki - FW Marcelo Ramos - FW Porcellis - FW Roberval - FW Robinho - FW Thiago Almeida

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Technical staff

• Mauro Fernandes – Head Coach
• Marcelo Adelino – Assistant Coach
• Paraiba – Goalkeeping Coach
• Joelson Correia, Jailton Cintra, – Fitness Coaches
• Zezinho, Saulo – Physiotherapists
• Berto, Catatau – Masseur

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Transfers

In

• Marcos Antônio from Sport
• Flávio from Sport
• Robinho from Atlético Sorocaba Loan
• Renan from Atlético-MG Loan
• Adauto from Ponte Preta
• Eduardo Gottardi from Internacional Loan
• Juliano from Criciúma Loan
• Marcelo Silva from Atlético Nacional
• Moreno from Atlético-PR
• Paulo Ricardo from Santos Loan
• Porcellis from Internacional Loan
• Róbson Luis from Goiás
• Romeu from Ponte Preta
• Rosembrick from Palmeiras Loan return
• Kuki from Náutico
• Johnson from Goiás

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Out

• Preto to Portuguesa
• Rosembrick to Sport Loan
• Marcelo Boeck to Internacional
• Jorge Henrique to Botafogo
• Nenê to Cruzeiro
• Valença to Náutico
• Osmar to América-MG Loan return
• Mirandinha to Rio Claro
• Carlinhos Paulista to Remo
• Adriano Santos to Nacional-SP Loan return
• Augusto Recife to Cruzeiro Loan return
• Bruno Lança to Atlético-PR Loan return
• Edson Di to Coruripe Loan return
• Fernando Pilar to Coruripe Loan return
• Juninho to Cruzeiro Loan return
• Luciano to Vila Nova-GO Loan return
• Peris to Americano-MA Loan return
• Váldson to Tombense Loan return
• Márcio Alemão to Tombense Loan return
• Washington to Novo Hamburgo Loan return
• Alex Oliveira to Vila Nova-GO
• Marco Antônio to Iraklis

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Championships

• State Super-champion: 1957, 1976, 1983
• State Penta-champion: 1969 - 1973
• State Tri-champion: 1931 - 1933
• State Bi-champion: 1946/47, 1978/79, 1986/87
• State Champion: 1940, 1959, 1990, 1993, 1995, 2005
• Início (Start) State Tournament: 1919, 1926, 1937, 1939, 1946, 1947, 1954, 1956, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1976
• 1st Champion of Pernambuco-Paraíba Cup: 1961
• 1st Champion of Pernambuco-Bahia Tournament: 1961
• 1st Champion of Recife Cup: 1971
• 1st Champion of Refinery Cup: 1995
• 1st Champion of North-Northeastern Cup: 1997
• 1st Champion of Recife City Summer Cup: 1997
• Brazilian Soccer Blue Ribbon: 1980
• Vinausteel Tournament (Vietnam): 2003

The Super-Championship. The Pernambucan Football Championship is usually divided into three turns. Each turn is a small championship itself. If a team wins all the three turns then it is automatically declared as champion. If a team wins two turns and another team wins the remaining turn, the championship has a final playoff. Generally, the playoff consists of two matches or three matches. However, if three different teams win each one a turn, the championship has a playoff named Super-championship. The Super-championship consists of a playoff among the three winners of each turn. Super-championships are rare and very prestigious. Flag of Paraíba See other Brazilian States Capital João Pessoa Largest City João Pessoa Area 56. ... Flag of Bahia See other Brazilian States Capital Salvador Largest City Salvador Area 564 273 km² Population   - Total   - Density 13 070 250 23. ... Campeonato Pernambucano (or Pernambuco Football Championship, in English) is the state championship of Pernambuco state, Brazil, and is organized by the Pernambuco Football Federation. ...

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Memorable teams

1913 first team

Waldemar Monteiro; Abelardo Costa and Humberto Barreto; Raimundo Diniz, Osvaldo Ramos, and José Bonfim; Quintino Miranda, Sílvio Machado, José Vieira, Augusto Ramos, and Osvaldo Ferreira.

1931 Championship team

Dada, Sherlock, and Fernando; Doía, Julinho, and Zezé; Walfrido, Aluízio, Neves, Tará, Lauro, and Estevão. Also João Martins and Popó.

1957 Super-Championship team

Aníbal, Diogo and Sidney; Zequinha, Aldemar and Edinho; Lanzoninho, Faustino, Rudimar, Mituca and Jorginho. Coach: Alfredo Gonzalez.

1969-1973 Penta-Championship heroes

Detinho, Gilberto, and Pedrinho; Norberto, Reginaldo, Birunga, Zé Júlio, Ari, Zito, Luciano, Fernando Santana, Facó, Mirobaldo, Nivaldo, Vila Nova, Cuíca, Rubens Salim, Givanildo, Aloísio Linhares, Naércio, Joel, Rivaldo, Gena, Antonino, Souza, Ramon, Erb, Derivaldo, Batista, Cabral, Zinho, Osvaldo, Telino, Adílson, Cassiano, Uriel, Vályer, Lourival, Botinha, Pogito, Miruca, Betinho, Ferreira, Sapatão, Zé Carlos Olímpico, and Bita.

1972 inaugurative match of the Arruda Stadium

Detinho (goalkeeper); Ferreira, Sapatão, Rivaldo, and Cabral (Botinha) (backs and wingers); Erb and Luciano (midfielders); Cuíca (Beto), Santana (Zito), Ramon, and Betinho (forwards/strikers).

1976 Super-Championship team

Gilberto, Carlos Alberto Barbosa, Alfredo Santos, Levir, and Pedrinho; Givanildo (Ricardo), (Lula) and Jandir; Betinho, Nunes, Volne, and Pio. Also: Picasso, Orlando, Carlos Alberto Rodrigues, Mazinho, and Marquinhos.

1980 Blue Ribbon team

Joel Mendes and Cláudio (goalkeepers); Carlos Alberto Barbosa, Vacil, and Pedrinho (wingers); Alfredo Santos and Paranhos (backs); Givanildo, Deinha, Jadir, Betinho, and Gonçalves (midfielders); Volney, Neinha, Zé Roberto, Lula (forwards/strikers); Evaristo de Macêdo (coach).

1983 Super-Championship team

Luiz Neto, Ricardo, Gomes, Édson Furquim, and Almeida; Zé do Carmo, Henágio e Ângelo; Gabriel, Django, and Peu. Birigui, Marco Antônio, Henrique, Ivan, and Bebeto. Coach: Carlos Alberto Silva.

Rivals

Pernambucans (people of the state of Pernambuco) take football passionately. Flag of Pernambuco See other Brazilian States Capital Recife Largest City Recife Area 98,281 km² Population   - Total   - Density 7,918,344 80. ...

Santa Cruz has two major rivals within the state:

• Sport Club do Recife
• Clube Náutico Capibaribe

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Great Players

The first football idol was Zé Bonfim.

Tará was topscorer of the Pernambucan Championship twice (25 goals in 1938 and 20 goals in 1940). Pernabucan Football Championship is the state championship of Pernambuco state, Brazil. ...

Givanildo, Fumanchu, Levir Culpi, Nunes, Carlos Alberto, and Ramón were heroes in the 1970s. In the 1973 Brazilian Championship, Ramón was the topscorer with 21 goals. João Batista Nunes de Oliveira (born May 20, 1954 in Feira de Santana, BA) is a former Brazilian football striker. ...

Birigui was one of Santa Cruz's greatest idols ever. For more than 10 years, he was the main goalkeeper of Santa Cruz. He is one of the 1986-87 State Bi-champions. Much of the success of the team in those campaigns can be credited to Birigui's remarkable performance.

Zé do Carmo had an important role in the 1980s and early 1990s.

In 1989, Rivaldo started his professional career in junior divisions of Santa Cruz FC. Vítor Borba Ferreira (born April 19, 1972 in Paulista, Pernambuco), commonly known as Rivaldo, is a Brazilian professional football player, currently playing for AEK Athens in the Super League Greece. ...

Ricardo Rocha, World Cup champion in 1994, began his career in Santa Cruz. He also was coach of Santa Cruz's professional team without, however, the same success as a player. For the club competition, see FIFA Club World Cup. ...

In the late 1990s, Nílson (goalkeeper) achieved great popularity. The fans used to call him Paredão (Great Wall).

Presidents

• James Thorp
• Aristófanes de Andrade
• José Inojosa
• Jonas Alvarenga

External links

• Official Site - Coralnet, a group of supporters, administrates the official site of Santa Cruz FC.

• RSSSF Brazil - Full listings with the historical results of the Pernambucan Championship.