Deportivo Alavés

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Deportivo Alavés
Full name	Club Deportivo Alavés
Founded	1921
Ground	Estadio Mendizorroza, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country Spain
Capacity	19,900
Chairman	Dmitry Pietrman
Manager	Chuchi Cos
League	Segunda División
2005-06	La Liga, 18th
Home colours 　 Away colours

Deportivo Alavés, usually abbreviated to Alavés, is a Spanish Segunda División football club based in Vitoria-Gasteiz in the Basque Country. They play at the 19,500 seater Mendizorroza stadium.

The team's home kit is blue and white striped shirt, blue shorts and white socks. Alavés reached the UEFA Cup final in 2001, losing 5-4 to Liverpool. Although Alavés was relegated after the 2003-04 season, they regained their top flight status in a year.

In the season 2005/06 they played in La Liga, but in a bad season they were relegated again to Segunda División.

Contents 1 Honours 2 Current squad 2006/2007 2.1 Squad changes during 2006/07 season 3 Statistics 2005/06 4 Stadium Information 5 Famous Players 6 Famous Coaches 7 Deportivo Alavés B 8 Seasons 9 California Victory 10 Contact details 10.1 Address 10.2 Phone numbers 11 External links

[edit] Honours

• UEFA Cup
  • Runners-up (1): 2001
• Promoted to the Primera División in 1931
• Promoted to the Primera División in 1955
• Promoted to the Primera División in 1999
• Promoted to the Primera División in 2005

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• 10 seasons in La Liga
• 31 seasons in Segunda División
• 8 seasons in Segunda División B
• 22 seasons in Tercera División

[edit] Current squad 2006/2007

The numbers are established according to the official website:www.alaves.com and www.lfp.es

No. Position Player 1 GK Roberto Bonano 2 DF Coromina 3 DF Pablo Brandán 4 MF Madhi Lacen 5 DF Mateo 6 DF Gaspar 7 DF Carreras 8 MF Wesley 9 FW Rubén Navarro 10 MF Enrique de Lucas 11 FW Pape Thiaw 12 FW Gentil 13 GK Nicolas Ardouin

No. Position Player 14 FW Arthuro 15 MF Miguel Pérez 16 MF Ian Uranga 17 MF Edu Alonso 18 MF Astudillo 19 MF Gabri 20 FW Ogbeche 21 MF Jandro 22 FW John Aloisi 23 MF Toni Moral 24 DF Pablo Casar 25 GK Stéphane Porato

[edit] Squad changes during 2006/07 season

In:

• Casar - Signed From Racing de Santander
• Brandan - Signed From Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba
• Gentil - Signed From Palmeiras
• Mateo - Signed From Recreativo de Huelva
• Toni Moral - Signed From Celta de Vigo
• Wesley - Return From FC Penafiel

Out:

• Sarriegi - Transferred To Athletic de Bilbao
• Juanito - Transferred To Real Sociedad
• Rodolfo Bodipo - Transferred To Deportivo de La Coruña
• Franco Costanzo - Transferred To FC Basel
• Bernardo - On Loan To CD Tenerife
• Poli - Transferred To Recreativo de Huelva
• Nené - Transferred To Celta de Vigo
• Blagoy Georgiev - Transferred To Red Star Belgrade
• Antonio Pacheco - Return To Albacete Balompié
• Henry Antchouet - On Loan To Al Shabab
• Mauricio Pelegrino

[edit] Statistics 2005/06

La Liga	Position	Pts	P	W	D	L	F	A
Deportivo Alaves	18	39	38	9	12	17	35	54

• Top Scores:
  • Aloisi - 10 goals
  • Nené - 9 goals
  • Bodipo - 8 goals
• Top Goalkeepers
  • Constanzo - 48 goals In 31 Matches
  • Bonano - 6 goals In 7 Matches

[edit] Stadium Information

• Name - Mendizorrotza Stadium
• City - Vitoria-Gasteiz
• Capacity - 19,900
• Inauguration - 1924
• Pitch size - 105 x 67 mts.
• Other Facilities: El Glorioso

[edit] Famous Players

Roberto Oscar Bonano Jorge Valdano Fabricio Coloccini Franco Costanzo Martín Palermo Mauricio Pellegrino Hermes Desio Pablo Andrés Sanchez Martín Astudillo Martín Herrera Pablo Brandán Gustavo Lombardi Diego Trotta Maximiliano Flotta John Aloisi Ronny Gaspercic Meho Kodro Mário Jardel

Ivan Lima Magno Mocelin Magno Mocelin Nené Elton Arthuro Wesley Mazinho Blagoy Georgiev Jurica Vucko Vlatko Djolonga Juan Epitié Juvenal Rodolfo Bodipo Richard Dutruel Nicolas Ardouin Youness Bengelloun Claude Gnakpa

Madhi Lacen Henry Antchouet Nicola Berti Gabriele Aldegani Jordi Cruyff Richard Witschge Christopher Kanu Dan Eggen Adrian Ilie Cosmin Contra Bogdan Mara Alexander Mostovoi Christian Mendy Pape Sarr Pape Thiaw Ivan Tomic Ciriaco Errasti Julio Salinas

Andoni Zubizarreta Iván Campo Antonio Karmona Olivares Juan Carlos Quincoces Óscar Téllez Armando Riveiro Raúl Tamudo Luis Helguera Abelardo Fernández José Ramón Alexanko Enrique de Lucas Juanito Aitor Karanka Ivan Alonso Antonio Pacheco

see also Cat:Deportivo Alavés footballers

[edit] Famous Coaches

• Ferenc Puskás
• Luis Astorga
• Luis Costa
• Irulegi
• Mané
• José Mel
• Chuchi Cos

see also Cat:Deportivo Alavés managers

[edit] Deportivo Alavés B

Deportivo Alavés B is the filial team of Deportivo Alavés based in Vitoria-Gasteiz in the autonomous community of Basque Country.Founded in 1921, its plays in Tercera División - Group 4.Her stadium is Estadio Instalaciones de Ibaia with capacity of 2,500 seaters.

[edit] Seasons

• 2004/2005: Segunda División B 12th
• 2005/2006: Segunda División B 18th - Relegated
• 2006/2007: Tercera División

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• 7 seasons in Segunda División B
• 9 seasons in Tercera División

[edit] California Victory

Alavés operate a team in the USL First Division in the United States called the California Victory. The team plays at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco, California.

[edit] Contact details

[edit] Address

• Associates Members: 12,000
• Fan Groups: 8

Pº. de Cervantes, s/n.,
Vitoria,
Álava,
Basque Country,
Deportivo Alavés Official Website,
Deportivo Alavés Official E-mail,
Spain.

[edit] Phone numbers

Telephone: 00 34 945 13 10 18
Fax: 00 34 945 23 25 32

[edit] External links

• (Spanish) Deportivo Alavés Official Website
• Stadium Guide: Estadio Mendizorrotza
• Eztanda Norte Hintxa Taldea Supporters (basque & span.)
• pagina.de/alaves

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