Operário Futebol Clube
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Full name | Operário Futebol Clube | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname(s) | Galo (Rooster) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Founded | 1938 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ground | Morenão, Campo Grande, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Capacity | 45,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chairman | Róbson Martins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2005 | Brazilian Série C, eliminated in the first stage |
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Operário is a Brazilian football team team from Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, founded on August 28, 1938.
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[edit] History
The club was founded in 1938, by civil construction workers of Campo Grande.
Since November 29, 1999, Operário is an enterprise. Because of this, the team name changed from Operário Futebol Clube to Operário Futebol Clube S/A. S/A means joint-stock company.
Currently Operário is in a very serious financial crisis and most of its debts are labour debts and tax debts.
[edit] Titles
- Campeonato Matogrossense: 1974, 1976, 1977 and 1978.
- Campeonato Sul-Matogrossense: 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1996 and 1997.
[edit] Stadium
Home stadium is the Morenão, capacity 45,000.
[edit] Idols
[edit] Players
- Arturzinho
- Baianinho
- Biluca
- Edison
- Escurinho
- Everaldo
- Luís Carlos
- Manga
- Marião
- Paulinho
- Peri
- Roberto César
- Silveira
- Tadeu
- Washington
[edit] Coaches
- Carlos Castilho
[edit] Rival
Operário's greatest rival is Comercial.
[edit] Colors
They play in white shirts, black shorts and white socks.
[edit] Trivia
- The name Operário means Factory Worker in Portuguese.
- Operário is one of the most successful clubs of the Center-West Region of Brazil in national competitions. The club ended 1977 Campeonato Brasileiro in third, 1979 edition in fifth place and 1981 edition in seventh.
- Operário's mascot is a rooster.
- The club's only international title was Kirin Cup, played in South Korea in 1982.