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Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield is an Argentine sports club best known for its football team, based in the Liniers neighborhood of western Buenos Aires.
It was founded in 1910 in the Floresta neighborhood, next to the Ferrocarril del Oeste railroad station Sársfield, named after the 1869 drafter of the Argentine Civil Code Dalmacio Vélez Sársfield. The club first participated in the amateur first division league in 1919 (runners-up), and has been a professional first division fixture since the advent of professionalism in 1931. Relegated only once, in 1941, it returned to the first division in 1943.
Probably the most important player and coach of the team has been Carlos Bianchi. With him, Vélez obtained its first title in 1968, and Bianchi was Argentine Top scorer in 1970, 1971 and then again during his second tenure in 1981. As team coach, Bianchi drove Vélez to three titles (Clausura 1993, Apertura 1995 and Clausura 1996), 1994 Copa Libertadores, 1994 Intercontinental Cup and 1996 Copa Interamericana. The most important of these cups was won vs AC Milan in 1994, when they beat the Italian side by two goals to nil, being Roberto Trotta(PK) and Omar 'The Turkish' Asad the scorers of that game.
During the nineties, notable players included Paraguayan goalkeeper José Luis Chilavert and Argentinian forward Omar Asad ("El Turco"), who scored the winning goal in the Intercontinental Cup final After a spell of fruitless years, the club clinched the last professional title in 2005 (Clausura 2005).
It was founded in 1910 in the Floresta neighborhood, next to the Ferrocarril del Oeste railroad station Sársfield, named after the 1869 drafter of the Argentine Civil Code Dalmacio Vélez Sársfield. The club first participated in the amateur first division league in 1919 (runners-up), and has been a professional first division fixture since the advent of professionalism in 1931. Relegated only once, in 1941, it returned to the first division in 1943.
Probably the most important player and coach of the team has been Carlos Bianchi. With him, Vélez obtained its first title in 1968, and Bianchi was Argentine Top scorer in 1970, 1971 and then again during his second tenure in 1981. As team coach, Bianchi drove Vélez to three titles (Clausura 1993, Apertura 1995 and Clausura 1996), 1994 Copa Libertadores, 1994 Intercontinental Cup and 1996 Copa Interamericana. The most important of these cups was won vs AC Milan in 1994, when they beat the Italian side by two goals to nil, being Roberto Trotta(PK) and Omar 'The Turkish' Asad the scorers of that game.
During the nineties, notable players included Paraguayan goalkeeper José Luis Chilavert and Argentinian forward Omar Asad ("El Turco"), who scored the winning goal in the Intercontinental Cup final After a spell of fruitless years, the club clinched the last professional title in 2005 (Clausura 2005).
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