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Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro, commonly known as San Lorenzo de Almagro or simply San Lorenzo (in English: ''Saint Lawrence''), is a sports club of Argentina in the
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district of
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. It is best known for its
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team, which plays in the Primera División, the first tier of the Argentinian football league system. San Lorenzo is also considered one of the " big five" (''"Los 5 Grandes"'') of Argentinian football, along with Independiente, River Plate,
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, and Racing Club. San Lorenzo plays its home games at
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, popularly known as ''Nuevo Gasómetro''. The stadium and sports facilities are located in the
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district of the Buenos Aires. The club's previous stadium was the '' Viejo Gasómetro'', located in Boedo. In 1979, the ''Gasómetro'' was expropriated by the de facto Government of
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and then sold to supermarket chain
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. The club currently has six headquarters: three in Boedo, one in Monserrat, one at
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, and one in
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. San Lorenzo also plans to expand its main seat on La Plata Avenue, while a 15-hectare campus in Ezeiza is projected to develop an olympic football program. San Lorenzo's historical rival is Huracán, located in
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. The two clubs play one of the older derbies in
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. Some supporters consider this derby as the third-most important after
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and
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, in addition to being one of the most uneven derbies of Argentine Football. Other sports practised at the club are
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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, roller hockey,
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,
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, and
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. Some years ago, San Lorenzo had also opened a
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section, but it is no longer active. San Lorenzo gained international recognition in March 2013 with the election of
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, a supporter and ''socio'' (member) of the club. The players played with the Pope's photo on their shirts during a league match against Colón on 16 March 2013.


History


Origins of the club

The roots of the institution are a team formed by a group of children that played football in the corner of México and Treinta y Tres Orientales streets of
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. Due to increasing traffic in the city, playing football in the streets became a risky activity for the boys. Lorenzo Massa, the Catholic priest of the neighbourhood's church, saw how a
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almost knocked down one of the boys while they were playing in the streets. As a way to prevent more accidents, he offered the boys to play in the church's backyard, under the condition they go to mass on Sundays. On 1 April 1908, an assembly was held in the Almagro district of Buenos Aires with the purpose of establishing a club. During the meeting, several names were proposed. The first option was "Los Forzosos de Almagro" ("The Strongmen of Almagro", the name used by the boys for their street football squad), which did not sound good to Father Massa (who was present). The other proposal was to name the club "San Lorenzo" as an homage to Massa, but he declined to be so honoured. Nevertheless, the name was finally accepted by the priest, explaining that the name would not honour himself but both
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("San Lorenzo" in Spanish) and the
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, one of the most significative combats for the Independence of Argentina. Another founding member, Federico Monti, suggested to add the name of the neighbourhood, Almagro where most of the members lived, which was accepted by the assembly. Due to the team not having its own a stadium, San Lorenzo began to play its home games in a field of the Club Martínez, placed in the nearby town of the same name. The squad played its first match on 26 April 1914. At the end of the season, San Lorenzo had to play a final match against
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to declare a champion. San Lorenzo won the series (the results were 0–0 and 5–0). This title allowed San Lorenzo to enter the playoffs in for promotion to the
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, which was finally obtained after beating Club Honor y Patria by 3–0.


First years in Primera

San Lorenzo began to play in the
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tournaments on 26 April 1914 in the second division, where the team finished sharing first place with
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. As a result, both teams played a two-match series to determine which team would proceed to the playoffs. San Lorenzo won the series after thrashing Excursionistas 5–0 in the second game. In playoffs, San Lorenzo eliminated other teams before playing the final against Honor y Patria, winning 3–0 and being promoted to Primera División.´ San Lorenzo made its debut in Primera on 4 April 1915, losing to Platense by 5–1. The first match won in the top division was the 7th fixture, when the team defeated Floresta by 3–1. San Lorenzo finished 12th at the end of the season, tied with
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. On 7 May 1916 the club inaugurated its first stadium (popularly known as " Viejo Gasómetro" during a match against
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, which San Lorenzo won by 2–1. That same year, the team finished 7th in the Primera División championship. In subsequent tournaments the team did not wage good campaigns, finishing 12th and 13th. In 1919 the Argentine league split into two leagues, the official Asociación Argentina and dissident Asociación Amateur (AAm), in which San Lorenzo took part, along with Racing Club, River Plate and Independiente, among other teams. San Lorenzo finished 9th.


The success begins

In 1920 and 1922, San Lorenzo finished third, finally winning its first title in 1923. The squad won 17 of 20 games, only losing 2. San Lorenzo scored 34 goals in 20 fixtures, conceding 13. That same year the squad also won its first international title, The
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after beating
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1–0 in the final. San Lorenzo won its second consecutive Primera División title
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. The team played 23 matches winning 18 with 2 losses, with a total of 48 goals scored and 15 conceded. In the following two seasons (1925 and 1926) San Lorenzo would make great performances finishing 2nd to Racing Club and Independiente respectively finally achieving its 3rd title in 1927, when both leagues AAF and AAm had joined again. The squad totaled 57 points in 33 matches played with an outstanding mark of 86 goals scored (2,60 per game) and conceding only 26. Apart of winning the domestic league, in 1927 San Lorenzo won its first and only
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, after defeating Uruguayan team ( Rampla Juniors) by 1–0. The club soon became one of the most popular institutions in
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, increasing its number of followers and being counted in the
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(''cinco grandes'') together with
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, Independiente, River Plate and Racing Club. In the 1930s, Isidro Lángara and other players of
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descent endeared San Lorenzo to the Basque community. The team also relied on players from the provinces, known as ''los
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s''. San Lorenzo returned to success in 1933, when the team won its 4th league championship. The squad totaled 50 points with 22 wins, 6 losses and 6 draws. San Lorenzo scored 81 goals and conceded 48.
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was the runner-up while Racing Club finished 3rd. In
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, there were two championships within the year, in a format of single-robin tournaments. San Lorenzo won the first round (named " Copa de Honor" for the occasion) while River Plate won the second round ("
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"). Although titles were recognised as official by the Association, both champions, San Lorenzo and River Plate, had to play a match (named " Copa de Oro") in order to define which team would play the
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match v. the
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champion. Finally, River Plate won the game by 4–2 and qualified to play
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.


The 1940s: "The best team in the world"

In 1943, San Lorenzo won the
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, the Copa General Pedro Ramírez, named in honor of
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, the ''de facto'' president of
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by then. San Lorenzo won the trophy by defeating General Paz Juniors 8–3. After the 1936 success, San Lorenzo would not win a league title for ten years, when in
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proclaimed champion with a total of 46 points (the runner-up, Boca Juniors, finished 2nd. with 42). San Lorenzo also scored a record of 90 goals in 30 games played, only conceding 37. That same year (1946), the team went on to a tour of
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and
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that was one of the highlights of the club's history. The team debuted playing
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winning 4–1. San Lorenzo played a total of 10 matches in Europe, with some extraordinary victories over the Spanish national team (7–5 and 6–1). The Spanish crowd at the stadium acclaimed San Lorenzo as "Son els millor del mon" ("You are the best in the world" in
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). San Lorenzo then moved to
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where the squad showed its skilled play, thrashing
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(9–4) and the Portugal national team by 10–4. The only team that defeated San Lorenzo was
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by 4–1. As a result of the successful tour, player
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was offered a contract with Barcelona, but declined to leave Argentina (Barcelona then drafted River Plate's
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). Fellow player
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did stay in
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and would later become a star with
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.


European tour details


The 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s

In the 1960s, a generation of players known as ''carasucias'' (literally: dirty faces) were the darling of Argentine fans because of their offensive, careless playing and their bad-boy antics off the pitch. The 1968 team was nicknamed ''los matadores'' as it won the championship without losing a single game. This team was recognized as the best team in the world by many journalists. In the years 1968–1974 San Lorenzo won four league titles, its best harvest ever. In 1972, the club became the first Argentine team to win two league titles in one year. Poor administrations, however, led San Lorenzo to a huge economic crisis. Argentina's military government coerced the club into selling the historic stadium located in Boedo. The team was relegated in 1981, only to return to the top division with great fanfare in the 1982 season, which set all-time attendance records for the club.


The 1990s

By that time, the club had no stadium and was plagued by debt and irregularities. Controversial president Fernando Miele (1986–2001) delivered both the new stadium and two league titles: the Clausura 1995 (after 21 years without winning a first division title) and the Clausura 2001 (in which the team achieved 11 consecutive victories). San Lorenzo finished the Clausura 2001 with 47 points in a tournament of 19 matches, setting the record for the highest points haul since the inception of the
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system in 1990.


The New Millennium

In late 2001, San Lorenzo won their first international title: the
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2001, becoming the only Argentine team to win that international cup, because the others champions were all from Brazil. San Lorenzo also won the first edition of the
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, the 2002 edition, beating Colombian club
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in the
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. This was their second international title, which gave them the opportunity to play the Recopa against the
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champion, Paraguayan club Olimpia. In the 2003 Recopa played in
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,
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, San Lorenzo lost to Olimpia 2–0 and finished runner-up. In June 2007, San Lorenzo won the Clausura 2007 league title, beating Boca Juniors in the race for the title by 6 points, even though Boca had beaten them 7–1 in the Apertura 2006. Led by manager
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, San Lorenzo secured the title after the 17th round of fixtures, with two games still left. They finished the tournament with 45 points. Six years later, and only one year after being relegation-threatened, the club managed to win their 15th league title, Torneo Inicial 2013. In
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, San Lorenzo won their first
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. They began their campaign by finishing second in its group. In the
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, they beat Gremio on penalties, Cruzeiro, and Bolivar with a very one sided 5–1 aggregate victory in the semi-finals. In the
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, they defeated
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of
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2–1 on aggregate, concluding their championship run with a 1–0 victory in the second leg at
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. This earned the club a berth in the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup in
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, their first trip to
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's premier club tournament. They would ultimately lose in the finals to
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, and finish as runners-up.


Stadium

The Viejo Gasómetro stadium in what nowadays is known as
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was a venue of great renown, where many international games were held. During the military government in 1979 San Lorenzo was forced to sell the stadium for a small amount of money, and a few years later the supermarket chain
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bought it. The price had mysteriously surged eightfold, but the Club did not get any extra money. After 14 years of renting the stadium, San Lorenzo, with the help of fans, inaugurated the new stadium,
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(nicknamed ''Nuevo Gasómetro''), which opened in December 1993 at the intersection of the Perito Moreno and Varela avenues in the
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neighborhood. The fans, however, never forgot the old stadium, and its former lot is claimed by San Lorenzo and its fans to this day. On 8 March 2012, there was a demonstration attended by over 100,000 people in favour of reclaiming the place for the club, and on 15 November the Buenos Aires City Legislature passed a bill stipulating that, in the course of six months,
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should negotiate a deal with San Lorenzo in order to share the land lot, and if no accommodation was reached then the city would expropriate it with San Lorenzo's funds. First, an extension was agreed to and one-and-a-half years later, it signed an agreement establishing that the multinational retailer will build a smaller new store on a corner of its current property, financed by funds provided by San Lorenzo. The rest of the lot will be handed over to the club, and there are plans to build another new stadium there. The current stadium has a capacity of 47,964 and the pitch size is 110 x 70 m, among the biggest in Argentina.


Nicknames

*''Los
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s de
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'' (Boedo's Gauchos): In 1932, San Lorenzo brought players from different provinces from Argentina (principally from
Santa Fe Province The Province of Santa Fe ( es, Provincia de Santa Fe, ) is a Provinces of Argentina, province of Argentina, located in the center-east of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the north clockwise Chaco Province, Chaco (divided by the 28th ...
). Among them are, Alberto Chividini, Gabriel Magán y Genaro Cantelli. * ''Los Santos'' (The Saints): The nickname emerged, because the club used The San Antonio's Oratory to make his activities from Soccer. * ''Los Cuervos'' (The Crows): Was called so, because of the attire of the Cures (black) * ''El Ciclón'' (The Cyclone): San Lorenzo's historical rival is
Club Atlético Huracán Club Atlético Huracán () is an Argentine sports club from the Parque Patricios neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is notable for its football team, that currently plays in the Primera División, the top level of the Argentine football ...
, which means "hurricane". The nickname is adopted since cyclones are stronger than hurricanes. * ''Los Azulgrana'' (The Blue and Red): The color of the club (Blue and Red). * ''Los Matadores'' (The Killers), originally used for the unbeaten 1968 champions. * The fans' collective calls itself ''La Gloriosa'' (The Glorious).


Players


Current squad


Out on loan


Individual records


Most appearances


Top scorers


Notable former players

*
Alfredo Carricaberry Alfredo Carricaberry (8 October 1900 – 23 September 1942), nicknamed ''Vasco'', was an Argentine football player. Having spent most of his career at San Lorenzo de Almagro, where he won two titles in 1923 and 1924. Caricaberry also playe ...
(1920–30) *
Luis Monti Luis Felipe Monti (15 May 1901 – 9 September 1983) was an Italian Argentine footballer who played as a midfielder and an Olympian. Monti has the distinction of having played in two FIFA World Cup final matches with two different national teams ...
(1922–30) * Diego García (1925–40) * Clotardo Dendi (1931) *
Waldemar de Brito Waldemar de Brito (, 17 May 1913 – 21 February 1979) was a Brazilian Association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football), forward for several clubs in Brazil and Argentina, as well as for the Brazil national football ...
(1934–36) *
Alberto Zarzur Alberto Zarzur (December 22, 1912 – July 7, 1958) was a Brazilian international footballer who played for Brazilian clubs Atlético Santista, São Paulo da Floresta, Vasco da Gama and São Paulo, and for the Argentine club San Lorenzo. Zar ...
(1935) *
Isidro Lángara Isidro Lángara Galarraga (25 May 1912 in Pasaia, Gipuzkoa – 21 August 1992 in Andoain) was a Spanish football striker from the Basque Country. He played 12 times for Spain, scoring 17 goals. He has the highest goal ratio in La Liga at 1.14 ...
(1939–43) * Ángel Zubieta (1939–52) *
Rinaldo Martino Rinaldo Fioramonte Martino (; 6 November 1921 – 15 November 2000) was an Italian Argentine forward who played for both the Argentine and the Italy national football teams. Usually a forward, Martino was a player known for his lethal combinatio ...
(1941–48) *
René Pontoni René Alejandro Pontoni (born May 18, 1920, in Santa Fe, Argentina, died May 14, 1983) was a footballer. He played club football in Argentina, Colombia and Brazil as well as representing the Argentina national football team on 19 occasions. Bio ...
(1945–48), (1954) *
José Sanfilippo José Francisco "El Nene" Sanfilippo (born 4 May 1935) is a former Argentine footballer who played as a striker. Club career Sanfilippo was born in Buenos Aires. During his club career he played for San Lorenzo, Boca Juniors and Banfield in ...
(1953–62), (1972) *
Ángel Berni Ángel Antonio Berni Gómez (9 January 1931 – 24 November 2017) was a football striker. Career Berni started his career at the youth divisions of Olimpia Asunción in 1945, and in 1949 he made the debut for Olimpia's first team. In 1951 h ...
(1953–59) *
Norberto Boggio Norberto Constante Boggio (11 August 1931 – 20 December 2021) was an Argentine footballer who played as a forward for Argentina in the 1958 FIFA World Cup. At club level, he played for Banfield, San Lorenzo de Almagro Club Atlético San ...
(1957–62) * Raúl Páez (1958–67) *
Héctor Facundo Héctor Facundo (2 November 1937 – 13 November 2009) was an Argentine association football player. Facundo started playing in 1956 at Racing Club de Avellaneda before moving to San Lorenzo de Almagro. With San Lorenzo he won the 1959 Argentine ...
(1959–63) * Oscar Rossi (1960–64) * Alberto Mariotti (1962–64) * Narciso Doval (1962–68), (1979) *
Roberto Telch Roberto "Oveja" Telch (6 November 1943 – 12 October 2014) was an Argentine footballer. He was born in San Vicente, Córdoba, and won four league championships with San Lorenzo in Argentina and represented the Argentina national football t ...
(1962–75) *
Rafael Albrecht José Rafael Albrecht (23 August 1941 – 3 May 2021) was an Argentine professional footballer who played as a defender. He represented Argentina at the 1962 and 1966 World Cups. Career Albrecht was born in Tucumán. He started his career w ...
(1963–70) *
Agustín Irusta Agustín Ernesto Irusta (born 19 July 1942) is a former Argentine football goalkeeper who played most of his career for San Lorenzo de Almagro. Irusta was born in Villa María, Cordoba. He made his professional debut for San Lorenzo on 23 Jun ...
(1963–76) *
Héctor Veira Héctor "Bambino" Veira (born May 29, 1946) is a former Argentine footballer and child sex offender. Since retiring as a player he has gone on to win several major titles as a manager. Playing career Veira started his professional career in 1 ...
(1963–69), (1973) *
Alberto Rendo Alberto Rendo (born 3 January 1940) is an Argentine former footballer who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics. Career Born in Parque Patricios, Buenos Aires, Rendo played club football in the Argentine Primera División with Huracán and San Lo ...
(1965–69) * Rodolfo Fischer (1965–72), (1977–78) * Mario Chaldú (1966–67) *
José Varacka José Varacka (27 May 1932 – 22 October 2018) was an Argentine football player and coach. Club career Varacka played for three of the big five teams in Argentina. He started his career in 1952 with Independiente. In 1954 he played and score ...
(1966–67) * Oscar Calics (1966–70) *
Antonio García Ameijenda Antonio García Ameijenda (born 11 February 1948 in Cabanas, Spain) is a Spanish former footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are associati ...
(1967–74) *
Rubén Ayala Rubén Hugo Ayala Sanabria (born 8 January 1950 in Santa Fe, Argentina) is a former Argentine football player and manager, who played as a forward. Playing career Born in Humboldt, Las Colonias Department, Santa Fe Province, Ayala played clu ...
(1968–73) * Antonio Rosl (1968–73) *
Victorio Cocco Victorio Nicolás Cocco (born 23 March 1946 in Santa Fe, Argentina) is a former Argentine footballer. He played for a number of clubs in Argentina, Spain and Colombia and represented the Argentina national football team. Personal life Three m ...
(1968–74) * Rubén Glaria (1968–74) * Carlos Veglio (1968–75) * Rubén Glaria (1968–75) * Sergio Villar (1968–81) * Enrique Chazarreta (1970–75) * Héctor Scotta (1971–75), (1979), (1981) * Oscar Ortiz (1971–76) *
Jorge Olguín Jorge Mario Olguín (born 17 May 1952 in Dolores, Buenos Aires) is a retired Argentine footballer who played as a defender. He is perhaps most famous for having been part of the 1978 World Cup winning team. Since his retirement as a player he h ...
(1971–79) *
Ricardo Lavolpe Ricardo Antonio La Volpe Guarchoni (; born 6 February 1952) is an Argentine former professional footballer and manager. He is a World Cup-winning goalkeeper who played for most of his career in Argentina and Mexico. As a coach, La Volpe was in ...
(1975–79) *
José Luis Ceballos José Luis Ceballos (born February 23, 1953 in Córdoba, Argentina) is a former Argentine footballer who played for clubs in Argentina, Chile, Mexico and Spain. He played for Argentina at the 1975 Pan American Games. Teams * Instituto de Córd ...
(1975), (1981) *
Claudio Marangoni Claudio Oscar Marangoni (born 17 November 1954 in Rosario) is an Argentina, Argentine former Association football, footballer who played as a midfielder. He played club football in Argentina and England and played for the Argentina national footb ...
(1976–79) * Rubén Darío Insúa (1978–86) *
Walter Perazzo Walter Osvaldo Perazzo Otero (born August 2, 1962) is a Colombian born Argentine football manager, currently in charge of Güemes, and former centre forward. Biography Perazzo was born in Bogotá, Colombia while his father Alberto was pl ...
(1979–88) *
Jorge Higuaín Jorge Nicolás Higuaín (born 8 June 1957) is an Argentine former footballer who played as a central defender. During his playing career, he played for Boca Juniors, River Plate, San Lorenzo and Stade Brestois 29, the latter of which was at Fre ...
(1982–86) * Jorge Rinaldi (1983–85), (1991–92) * Blas Giunta (1983–88) *
José Luis Chilavert José Luis Félix Chilavert González (; born 27 July 1965) is a Paraguayan former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Sportivo Luqueño, Guaraní, San Lorenzo de Almagro, Real Zaragoza, Vélez Sarsfield, RC Strasbourg, Pe ...
(1985–88) * Norberto Ortega Sánchez (1985–88), (1994–96) *
Néstor Gorosito Néstor Raúl Gorosito (born 14 May 1964) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the current manager of Gimnasia La Plata. Playing career Néstor ''Pipo'' Gorosito began his playing career at Rive ...
(1988–89), (1992–93), (1996–99) * Alberto Acosta (1988–90), (1992), (1998), (2001–03) * Leonardo Rodríguez (1990–91), (2001–02) * Jorge Borelli (1992–96) * Oscar Passet (1992–99) * Eduardo Bennet (1993–95) * Paulo Silas (1993–97) * Esteban Fernando González, Esteban González (1994–95) * Oscar Ruggeri (1994–97) * Gilberto Angelucci (1994–98) * Fernando Galetto (1994–99) * Claudio Biaggio (1994–99) * Sebastián Abreu (1996–97), (2000–01) * Guillermo Franco (1996–02) * Iván Córdoba (1998–00) * Walter Erviti (1998–02) * Claudio Morel Rodríguez (1998–04) * Bernardo Romeo (1998–01), (2007–10), (2012) * Leandro Romagnoli (1999–05), (2009–18) * Sebastián Saja (2000–03), (2005–06) * Fabricio Coloccini (2000–01), (2016–present) * Agustín Orion (2001–09) * Gonzalo Javier Rodríguez, Gonzalo Rodríguez (2002–04), (2017–20) * Pablo Zabaleta (2002–05) * Pablo Barrientos (2003–06), (2008–09), (2014–16) * Ezequiel Lavezzi (2004–07) * Paolo Montero (2005–06) * José Cardozo (2005–06) * Claudio Husaín (2006) * Andrés D'Alessandro (2008) * Diego Placente (2008), (2010–11) * Gonzalo Bergessio (2008–09), (2016–17) * Néstor Ortigoza (2011–12), (2013–17) * Carlos Bueno (2012) * Julio Buffarini (2012–16) * Juan Ignacio Mercier, Juan Mercier (2012–18) * Ignacio Piatti (2012–14), (2020–present) * Ángel Correa (2013–14) * Emmanuel Más (2013–16) * Sebastian Torrico (2013–present) * Mario Yepes (2014–15) * Fernando Belluschi (2016–20) * Paulo Díaz (2016–18) * Tino Costa (2016–17)


Managers

* Máximo Garay (1938) * Guillermo Stábile (1939–40) * György Orth (1944) * Victor Cuadros (1954) *
Isidro Lángara Isidro Lángara Galarraga (25 May 1912 in Pasaia, Gipuzkoa – 21 August 1992 in Andoain) was a Spanish football striker from the Basque Country. He played 12 times for Spain, scoring 17 goals. He has the highest goal ratio in La Liga at 1.14 ...
(1955) * Juan Carlos Lorenzo (1961–62) *
René Pontoni René Alejandro Pontoni (born May 18, 1920, in Santa Fe, Argentina, died May 14, 1983) was a footballer. He played club football in Argentina, Colombia and Brazil as well as representing the Argentina national football team on 19 occasions. Bio ...
(1962) * Juan Carlos Lorenzo (1965) * Tim (footballer), Tim (1967–68) * Pedro Dellacha (1969–70) * Rogelio Domínguez (1971) * Juan Carlos Lorenzo (1972) * Luis Carniglia (1973) * Osvaldo Zubeldía (1974) * Roberto Scarone (1975) * Rogelio Domínguez (1977) * Carlos Bilardo (1979) * Delém (1980) *
Héctor Veira Héctor "Bambino" Veira (born May 29, 1946) is a former Argentine footballer and child sex offender. Since retiring as a player he has gone on to win several major titles as a manager. Playing career Veira started his professional career in 1 ...
(1980) *
Victorio Cocco Victorio Nicolás Cocco (born 23 March 1946 in Santa Fe, Argentina) is a former Argentine footballer. He played for a number of clubs in Argentina, Spain and Colombia and represented the Argentina national football team. Personal life Three m ...
(1981) * Juan Carlos Lorenzo (1981–82) * José Yudica (1982) *
Héctor Veira Héctor "Bambino" Veira (born May 29, 1946) is a former Argentine footballer and child sex offender. Since retiring as a player he has gone on to win several major titles as a manager. Playing career Veira started his professional career in 1 ...
(1983–84) * Oscar López (born 1937), Oscar López (1985) * Juan Carlos Lorenzo (1985) * Bora Milutinović (1987) *
Héctor Veira Héctor "Bambino" Veira (born May 29, 1946) is a former Argentine footballer and child sex offender. Since retiring as a player he has gone on to win several major titles as a manager. Playing career Veira started his professional career in 1 ...
(1987–90) * Roberto Saporiti (1989–90) * Ricardo Rezza (1990–91) * Fernando José Areán, Fernando Areán (1991–92) * Jorge Castelli (1992) *
Héctor Veira Héctor "Bambino" Veira (born May 29, 1946) is a former Argentine footballer and child sex offender. Since retiring as a player he has gone on to win several major titles as a manager. Playing career Veira started his professional career in 1 ...
(1992–96) * Carlos Aimar (1996) * Jorge Castelli (1997–98) * Alfio Basile (1998) * Oscar Ruggeri (1998–01) * Manuel Pellegrini (1 January 2001 – 18 May 2002) * Rubén Darío Insúa, Rubén Insúa (1 June 2002 – 5 July 2003) * Gustavo Quinteros (6 July 2003 – 29 July 2003) * Néstor Gorosito (30 July 2003 – 25 August 2004) * Gabriel Orlando Rodriguez, Gabriel Rodríguez (26 August 2004 – 2 September 2004) *
Héctor Veira Héctor "Bambino" Veira (born May 29, 1946) is a former Argentine footballer and child sex offender. Since retiring as a player he has gone on to win several major titles as a manager. Playing career Veira started his professional career in 1 ...
(3 September 2004 – 22 April 2005) * Gabriel Orlando Rodriguez, Gabriel Rodríguez (23 April 2005 – 30 June 2005) * Gustavo Alfaro (1 July 2005 – 5 February 2006) * Fernando Berón ''(interim)'' (6 February 2006 – 14 February 2006) * Oscar Ruggeri (15 February 2006 – 20 December 2006) *
Ramón Díaz Ramón Ángel Díaz (born 29 August 1959) is a former Argentine Association football, footballer and the current manager of Saudi Professional League club Al Hilal SFC, Al Hilal. He played for Club Atlético River Plate, River Plate as a Forw ...
(1 January 2007 – 12 June 2008) * Norberto Batista (7 June 2008 – 30 June 2008) * Miguel Ángel Russo (1 July 2008 – 9 April 2009) * Alberto Fanesi ''(interim)'' (9 April 2009 – 13 April 2009) * Diego Simeone (20 April 2009 – 3 April 2010) * Sebastián Méndez ''(interim)'' (7 April 2010 – 30 June 2010) *
Ramón Díaz Ramón Ángel Díaz (born 29 August 1959) is a former Argentine Association football, footballer and the current manager of Saudi Professional League club Al Hilal SFC, Al Hilal. He played for Club Atlético River Plate, River Plate as a Forw ...
(1 July 2010 – 24 April 2011) * Omar Asad (12 May 2011 – 21 November 2011) * Leonardo Carol Madelón (22 November 2011 – 1 April 2012) * Ricardo Caruso Lombardi (4 April 2012 – 8 October 2012) * Juan Antonio Pizzi (9 October 2012 – 20 December 2013) * Edgardo Bauza (26 December 2013 – 30 November 2015) * Pablo Guede (4 January 2016 – 15 June 2016) * Diego Aguirre (22 June 2016 – 22 September 2017) * Claudio Biaggio (22 September 2017 – 31 October 2018) * Jorge Almirón (5 November 2018 – 13 May 2019) * Diego Monarriz ''(interim)'' (13 May 2019 – 23 May 2019) * Juan Antonio Pizzi (1 July 2019 – 31 October 2019) * Diego Monarriz (1 November 2019 – 23 February 2020) * Hugo Tocalli ''(interim)'' (24 February 2020 – 15 March 2020) * Mariano Soso (16 March 2020 – 11 January 2021) * Diego Dabove (19 January 2021 – 9 May 2021) * Leandro Romagnoli ''(interim)'' (10 May 2021 – 16 June 2021) * Paolo Montero (17 June 2021 – 21 October 2021) * Diego Monarriz – José Di Leo ''(interim)'' (22 October 2021 – 29 October 2021) * Diego Monarriz – José Di Leo (30 October 2021 – 29 December 2021) * Pedro Troglio (6 January 2022 – 13 April 2022) * Fernando Berón ''(interim)'' (14 April 2022 – 18 May 2022) * Rubén Darío Insúa, Rubén Insúa (19 May 2022 – present)


Records

* The first Argentine football club to win two league titles in the same year, picking up the Metropolitano championship, Metropolitano and Nacional championships in 1972 Argentine Primera División, 1972. * The first Argentine club to participate in the
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in 1960 Copa Libertadores, 1960 * The only Argentine club to win the
Copa Mercosur The Copa Mercosur (, pt, Copa Mercosul , "Mercosur Cup") was a football competition played from 1998 to 2001 by the traditional top clubs from Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Chile. The competition was created by CONMEBOL to generate TV m ...
, in 2001 Copa Mercosur, 2001. * The first club to win the
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in 2002 Copa Sudamericana, 2002. * San Lorenzo is also considered one of the FIFA Classic Clubs. * Largest victory (Primera División): 7–0 v Argentino de Banfield, on 9 Nov 1930.Campeones de la Primera División (era profesional: desde 1931) at AFA website
/ref> * Copa San Martín de Tours (1): 1994 * Copa Jorge Newbery (1): 1964 ;Notes


Women

The women's team has won the national championship, Campeonato de Fútbol Femenino in 2008/09 and 2015. They finished fourth of five in the group stage of the 2009 Copa Libertadores Femenina.


Basketball

San Lorenzo has played basketball since 1930 when the club affiliated to the association. On 26 April 1985, San Lorenzo played the opening game of the recently created Liga Nacional de Básquetbol (LNB), facing Argentino de Firmat at Estadio Obras Sanitarias, Obras Sanitarias venue."Hace 30 años nacía la Liga Nacional de Básquetbol en Argentina"
Telam, 26 April 2015
The team returned to LNB in 2015.


Notes


References


External links

*
Unofficial website

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