Talleres

Club Atletico Talleres (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkluβ aˈtletiko taˈʎeɾes]; mostly known simply as Talleres [taˈʎeɾes] or Talleres de Cordoba [taˈʎeɾes ðe ˈkoɾðoβa]) is an Argentine sports club from the city of Cordoba. The institution is mostly known for its football team, which currently plays in the Argentine Primera Division. Talleres' main rival is Belgrano: Their rivalry is known as "el clasico cordobes".

In field hockey, the club is affiliated to amateur Cordoba Field Hockey Federation, where its teams compete.

History

The club was founded in 1913 as Atletico Talleres Central Cordoba by workers of the Cordoba Central Railway, with support from the company. In 1914 Talleres joined the Cordoba local league.

In 1969 the team played for the first time in the Argentine Primera Division in the Nacional Championship. During the 1970s, the heyday of the Cordoba local league in the national scene, they participated several times in the Nacional championship, in 1976 Luis Luduena was the championship top scorer with 12 goals, in the 1977 Nacional Championship Talleres finished in second place, losing to Independiente the finals on the away goals rule, and in 1978 Jose Reinaldi scored 18 goals and was the championship top scorer. Talleres contributed three players to the Argentine squad that won the 1978 FIFA World Cup, with Talleres' captain Luis Galvan as a starter in the final as a center back. Miguel Oviedo and Jose Daniel Valencia were substitutes. The '78 WC team featured several other prominent players that got their start in the golden era of the Cordoba local league, such as Mario Kempes and Osvaldo Ardiles, both at Instituto Atletico Central Cordoba in the early-1970s.

Starting in 1980, Talleres became a regular of the Metropolitano championship and finished in third place.

Talleres played in the Argentine Primera Division until the 1993 Torneo Clausura when Talleres was relegated to the Primera B Nacional. Talleres was promoted to Argentine Primera Division

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