Guarany Sporting Club

Guarany de Sobral
Full name Guarany Sporting Club
Nickname(s) Bugre Sobralense
Cacique do Vale
Guarassol
Founded July 2, 1938
Ground Estádio do Junco
Capacity 15,000
President Luís de Melo Torquato Filho
Head coach Oliveira Canindé
League Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
2011 Série C, 12th

Guarany Sporting Club, commonly known as Guarany de Sobral or just as Guarany, is a Brazilian football club from Sobral, Ceará state. They competed once in the Série B and in the Série C, and won the Série D once.

History

Old crest

Guarany Sporting Club was founded on July 2, 1938, at Luiz Nogueira Adeodato's home, located in Sobral, Ceará state. The first members of the club's board of directors were Father José Aloísio Pinto and Luiz Nogueira Adeodato. Guarany won their first title, which was the Campeonato Cearense Second Level, in 1966, winning the competition again in the following year and in 1999. They competed in the Série C in 2001, finishing in the third place, and then being promoted to the Série B in 2002, replacing Malutrom in the competition. The club competed in the Série D in 2010, winning the competition after beating América-AM in the final.

Stadium

Guarany de Sobral play their home games at Estádio Plácido Aderaldo Castelo, commonly known as Estádio do Junco. The stadium is located in Sobral, Ceará, and has a maximum capacity of 15,000 people.

Achievements

National

State

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK BRA Eliardo
GK BRA Marcelo Silva
DF BRA Ari
DF BRA Joécio
DF BRA Zadda
DF BRA Simão
DF BRA Rick
MF BRA Erandir
MF BRA Cacau
MF BRA Ramon
MF BRA Jordy
MF BRA Rafael Rodrigues
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF BRA Jorginho
MF BRA Marcos Cacau
MF BRA Rodrigo Santos
MF BRA Leandro Mendes
MF BRA Kate (on loan from Ceará)
FW BRA Danilo Pitbull
FW BRA Rinaldo
FW BRA Marco Túlio
FW BRA Oliveira
FW BRA Rafael
FW BRA Alemão
FW BRA Alckmin (on loan from Ceará)