Atlético Junior
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The club was founded on 7 August 1924. Known as Los Tiburones (The Sharks), or El Equipo Tiburón (The Shark Team). Junior have won the Colombian professional football championship ten times (1977, 1980, 1993, 1995, 2004 Finalización, 2010 Apertura, 2011 Finalización, 2018 Finalización, 2019 Apertura, and 2023 Finalización). Some of the most notable players that have played for the club include Heleno de Freitas, Garrincha, Dida, Juan Ramón Verón, Efraín Sánchez, Carlos "El Pibe" Valderrama, Iván Valenciano, Teófilo Gutiérrez, Carlos Bacca, Julio César Uribe, Giovanni Hernández, Sebastián Viera and Luis Díaz.
History
In the early 1920s a team named Juventus came into being at the Colegio Salesiano in the San Roque neighborhood of Barranquilla, made up primarily of Italian immigrants. Soon after its launch the name was changed to the Spanish Juventud, though both translate the same in English: youth. In August 1924 some of the younger members of Juventud along with other young men from San Roque created an offshoot of Juventud: Juventud Infantil.
Around the 1940s (and the club's name was shortened to simply Junior) they became known as one of the country's best clubs. In 1945 the players of Junior were selected to represent Colombia at the South American Championship (now known as the Copa América), finishing a respectable fifth (though losing 7–0 to Uruguay and 9–1 to Argentina along the way). In 1949 they were again selected to represent Colombia (finishing last place) but this time their decision to play would have its consequences.
In 1948 Junior were founder members of División Mayor del Fútbol Profesional Colombiano (commonly known as the Dimayor). Their debut match as a professional outfit came at home on 15 August 1948, against Deportivo Cali, which ended in a 2–0 victory for the home side. Early the following year they were again chosen to play as the de facto Colombia national team. Because of ongoing strife between Adefutbol (the original amateur Colombian football association) and the Dimayor, Junior were threatened with expulsion from the Dimayor if they participated. They went ahead and did so and were initially given a two-year suspension from the league. This was later reduced to one year and they returned to the Dimayor for the 1950 season.
This was the golden age of Colombian football commonly referred to as El Dorado, a time when the Dimayor was a "rebel league" unaffiliated with FIFA and many high-profile players from around the world broke their contracts and came to play. Junior were no exception, picking up players from Brazil, Argentina, Hungary and the Czech Republic in these years. But El Dorado eventually came to an end for Colombian football.
A way ahead surfaced in the mid-1960s when a rift had again developed in Colombian football, this time between Adefutbol and the newly created Federación Colombiana de Fútbol, an organization devoted to developing professional football in the country. Adefutbol was still the official body in the eyes of FIFA and organized the national team in this period and additionally Colombian clubs did not enter the Copa Libertadores. Peace was finally made and the bulk of the amateur team that had attempted to qualify for the England World Cup signed up for Junior, who returned to the Dimayor in 1966. Junior have remained in the top level ever since.
In 1977 Junior won their first Colombian championship, finishing first place in the Apertura. They won further championships in 1980, 1993, 1995, the 2004-II (Finalización), the 2010-I (Apertura), the 2011-II (Finalizacion), the 2018-II (Finalización) and the 2019-I (Apertura). They also won Copa Colombia in 2015 and 2017. Junior have appeared in the Copa Libertadores eighteen times (reaching the semi-finals in 1994), the Copa Sudamericana 8 times (reaching the final in 2018), and the Copa CONMEBOL 1 time.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Symbols
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Badge
The team's badge has a Swiss shaped; proportionally 6 wide by 8 tall, divided into two horizontal stripes. The inferior stripe is divided into nine alternating vertical red and white stripes. The superior part is an horizontal dark blue stripe where the stars are placed. Each of the five-pointed stars represents a league championships the team has won. Superimposed on the vertical bars of red and white, is a horizontal white stripe that reads JUNIOR.
Flag
Junior's flag is composed of 9 horizontal stripes, 5 red and 4 white ones which alternate, the superior and the inferior ones are red. Overlapped on top of the strips there is a blue triangle. This triangle occupies all the wide of the flag on its vertical side. The white five-pointed stars are superimposed on the triangle, symbolizing the Colombian championships won.
Honours
Domestic
Continental
- Copa Sudamericana
- Runners-up (1): 2018
Performance in CONMEBOL competitions
- Copa Libertadores: 18 appearances
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- Copa Sudamericana: 10 appearances
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- Copa CONMEBOL: 1 appearance
- 1992: Quarter-finals
Players
Current squad
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Out on loan
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World Cup players
The following players were chosen to represent their country at the FIFA World Cup while contracted to Junior de Barranquilla.
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- Template:Flagicon Carlos Hoyos (1990)
- Template:Flagicon Alexis Mendoza (1994)
- Template:Flagicon José María Pazo (1994)
- Template:Flagicon Luis Carlos Perea (1994)
- Template:Flagicon Carlos Valderrama (1994)
- Template:Flagicon Iván René Valenciano (1994)
- Template:Flagicon Jorge Bolaño (1998)
- Template:Flagicon Alberto Rodríguez (2018)
Club captains
- Template:Flagicon Hermenegildo Segrera (1966–1971)
- Template:Flagicon Dulio Miranda (1972–1973)
- Template:Flagicon Gabriel Berdugo (1974–1982)
- Template:Flagicon Dulio Miranda (1983–1985)
- Template:Flagicon Alexis Mendoza (1985–1990)
- Template:Flagicon Gabriel Martínez (1990–1992)
- Template:Flagicon Carlos Valderrama (1993–1995)
- Template:Flagicon Jorge Bolaño (1996–1999)
- Template:Flagicon Marquinho (1999–2004)
- Template:Flagicon Roberto Peñaloza (2004–2005)
- Template:Flagicon Hayder Palacio (2005–2007)
- Template:Flagicon Giovanni Hernández (2008–2012)
- Template:Flagicon Sebastián Viera (2012–2023)
- Template:Flagicon Carlos Bacca (2023–present)
Personnel
Technical staff
| Position | Staff |
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| Manager | Template:Flagicon Alfredo Arias[5] |
| Assistant manager | Template:Flagicon Juan Manuel López[5] |
| Fitness coach | Template:Flagicon Ignacio Berriel[5] |
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Notable players
Most appearances
| Rank | Player | Appearances |
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| 1. | Template:Flagicon Sebastián Viera | 627 |
| 2. | Template:Flagicon Dulio Miranda | 445 |
| 3. | Template:Flagicon Hayder Palacio | 432 |
| 4. | Template:Flagicon Alexis Mendoza | 417 |
| 5. | Template:Flagicon José María Pazo | 392 |
| 6. | Template:Flagicon Gabriel Berdugo | 379 |
| 7. | Template:Flagicon Víctor Pacheco | 367 |
| 8. | Template:Flagicon Jesús Rubio | 363 |
| 9. | Template:Flagicon Luis Grau | 341 |
| 10. | Template:Flagicon Othon Dacunha | 333 |
Most goals
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| Rank | Player | Goals |
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| 1. | Template:Flagicon Ivan Valenciano | 180 |
| 2. | Template:Flagicon Carlos Bacca | 131 |
| 3. | Template:Flagicon Teófilo Gutiérrez | 94 |
| 4. | Template:Flagicon Víctor Ephanor | 86 |
| 5. | Template:Flagicon Nelson Silva Pacheco | 81 |
| 6. | Template:Flagicon Víctor Pacheco | 78 |
| 7. | Template:Flagicon Martín Arzuaga | 70 |
| 8. | Template:Flagicon Vladimir Hernández | 65 |
| 9. | Template:Flagicon Orlando Ballesteros | 56 |
| 10. | Template:Flagicon Marcos Cardoso | 55 |
Historic players
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- Template:Flagicon Edgardo Bauza
- Template:Flagicon Juan Carlos Delménico
- Template:Flagicon Carlos Ischia
- Template:Flagicon Omar Pérez
- Template:Flagicon Walter Ribonetto
- Template:Flagicon Fabián Sambueza
- Template:Flagicon Juan Ramón Verón
- Template:Flagicon Paulo César Caju
- Template:Flagicon Cassiano
- Template:Flagicon Dida
- Template:Flagicon Garrincha
- Template:Flagicon Heleno de Freitas
- Template:Flagicon Quarentinha
- Template:Flagicon Víctor Ephanor
- Template:Flagicon Cristián Montecinos
- Template:Flagicon José Amaya
- Template:Flagicon Alfredo Arango
- Template:Flagicon Martín Arzuaga
- Template:Flagicon Carlos Bacca
- Template:Flagicon Orlando Ballesteros
- Template:Flagicon Gabriel Berdugo
- Template:Flagicon Jorge Bolaño
- Template:Flagicon Miguel Ángel Borja
- Template:Flagicon Déiber Caicedo
- Template:Flagicon Víctor Campaz
- Template:Flagicon Víctor Cantillo
- Template:Flagicon Yimmi Chará
- Template:Flagicon José Luis Chunga
- Template:Flagicon Víctor Cortés
- Template:Flagicon Gustavo Cuéllar
- Template:Flagicon Luis Díaz
- Template:Flagicon José Enamorado
- Template:Flagicon Fernando Fiorillo
- Template:Flagicon Gabriel Fuentes
- Template:Flagicon Miguel Ángel Guerrero
- Template:Flagicon Teófilo Gutiérrez
- Template:Flagicon Giovanni Hernández
- Template:Flagicon Vladimir Hernández
- Template:Flagicon William Knight
- Template:Flagicon Homer Martínez
- Template:Flagicon Roberto Meléndez
- Template:Flagicon Alexis Mendoza
- Template:Flagicon Dulio Miranda
- Template:Flagicon Didier Moreno
- Template:Flagicon Luis Narváez
- Template:Flagicon Víctor Pacheco
- Template:Flagicon Hayder Palacio
- Template:Flagicon José María Pazo
- Template:Flagicon Rafael Perez
- Template:Flagicon Marlon Piedrahita
- Template:Flagicon Efraín "El Caimán" Sánchez
- Template:Flagicon Iván Valenciano
- Template:Flagicon Carlos "El Pibe" Valderrama
- Template:Flagicon Alex "Didi" Valderrama
- Template:Flagicon Béla Sárosi
- Template:Flagicon Román Torres
- Template:Flagicon Julio César Uribe
- Template:Flagicon Lorenzo Carrabs
- Template:Flagicon Julio Comesaña
- Template:Flagicon Santiago Mele
- Template:Flagicon Héctor Gerardo Méndez
- Template:Flagicon Nelson Silva Pacheco
- Template:Flagicon Sebastián Viera
- Template:Flagicon Luis Daniel "Cariaco" González
International players
The following players, despite not having been able to establish themselves as idols, had a stage as internationals with their national teams.
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- Template:Flagicon Daniel Carnevali
- Template:Flagicon Santiago Santamaría
- Template:Flagicon Luis Carlos Perea
- Template:Flagicon René Higuita
- Template:Flagicon Carlos Hoyos
- Template:Flagicon Juan Fernando Quintero
- Template:Flagicon Matías Fernández
- Template:Flagicon Nelson Tapia
- Template:Flagicon Román Torres
- Template:Flagicon Alberto Rodríguez
Managers
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Affiliated clubs
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References
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External links
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- Junior at Dimayor
- Junior at FIFA
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