Club Leandro N. Alem
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Wikipedia - Club Leandro N. Alem
Club Deportivo y Mutual Leandro N. Alem is an Argentine football club, located in General Rodríguez, Buenos Aires Province. The team currently plays in Primera C, the fourth division of the Argentine football league system.
The club was founded in 1925 by a group of dairy workers, and because of that, it was soon nicknamed El Lechero (The Milkman) although its denomination honoured Leandro Nicéforo Alem, an Argentine politician who was the founder and leader of the Unión Cívica Radical and also the uncle and political teacher of former President of Argentina Hipólito Yrigoyen.
Leando N. Alem used wears a uniform that is very similar to Boca Juniors, Argentina's most popular football team.
In the 2001 Primera C Metropolitana Clausura tournament the club set an Argentine record for the worst performance in a short season. They obtained only 1 point from 17 games, which led to their relegation to Primera D.
Club Leandro N. Alem este numit după Leandro N. Alem, un politician argentinian care a jucat un rol important în Revoluția din 1890. Culorile clubului sunt verde și alb, iar porecla sa este "El Verde del Oeste" ("Verdele din vest").
Clubul Leandro N. Alem a câștigat Primera D de două ori, în 1984 și 2016. De asemenea, clubul a ajuns la finala Cupei Regelui în 1991, dar a pierdut în fața lui Racing Club.
Câțiva jucători notabili care au jucat pentru Club Leandro N. Alem includ:
* Juan Román Riquelme
* Carlos Tevez
* Fernando Redondo
* Javier Saviola