Operário Ferroviário Esporte Clube

Operário Ferroviário Esporte Clube, more commonly referred to as Operário Ferroviário, Operário de Ponta Grossa or simply Operário, is a Brazilian professional association football club in Ponta Grossa, Paraná which currently plays in Série B, the secpnd tier of Brazilian football, as well as in the Campeonato Paranaense, the top division of the Paraná state football league.[1]

Operário Ferroviário
Full nameOperário Ferroviário Esporte Clube
Nickname(s)Fantasma da Vila (Ghost of the Village)
FoundedMay 1, 1912 (1912-05-01)
GroundEstádio Germano Krüger
Capacity10,632
PresidentDavid Haroldo Nascimento
Head coachGerson Gusmão
LeagueCampeonato Brasileiro Série B
Campeonato Paranaense
2019
2020		Série B, 10th
Paranaense, 5th
WebsiteClub website

They competed in Série A once.

History

The team was founded on May 1, 1912, thus being the second oldest club in the state of Paraná.[1] The club won the Southern Zone Campeonato Paranaense Second Level in 1969.[2] Operário competed in the Série A in 1979 and in the Série B in 1980, 1989, 1990, 1991 and 2019.[2]

Stadium

They play their home games at the Germano Krüger stadium. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 10.632 people.[3]

Notable players

Honours
Winners (1): 2018
Winners (1): 2017
Winners (1): 2016
Winners (1): 2015
  • Campeonato Paranaense Second Division
Winners (2): 1969, 2018

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 André Luiz
— GK  BRA Fabrício
— GK  BRA Henrique
— GK  BRA Rodrigo Viana
— GK  BRA Thiago Braga
— DF  BRA Bonfim
— DF  URU Juan Sosa
— DF  BRA Peixoto
— DF  BRA Zemarcio
— DF  BRA Alex Silva
— DF  BRA Sávio (on loan from Coritiba)
— DF  BRA Danilo
— DF  BRA Julinho
— MF  BRA Douglas Araújo
— MF  BRA Fábio
— MF  BRA Jardel
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  PAR Jorge Jiménez
— MF  BRA Pedro Ken
— MF  BRA Régis Potiguar
— MF  BRA Tibagi
— MF  BRA Cleyton
— MF  PAR Cristhian Aguada (on loan from Deportivo Capiatá)
— MF  BRA Rafael Chorão
— MF  BRA Thomaz
— MF  BRA Tomas Bastos
— FW  BRA Alemão
— FW  BRA Douglas Coutinho (on loan from Seoul E-Land FC)
— MF  PAR Héctor Bustamante (on loan from Novo Hamburgo)
— FW  BRA Jefinho
— FW  BRA Lucas Batatinha
— FW  BRA Schumacher
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References
  1. Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro Lance Volume 1. Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A. 2001. p. 211. ISBN 85-88651-01-7.
  2. "Operário Ferroviário Esporte Clube" (in Portuguese). Arquivo de Clubes. Archived from the original on May 23, 2007. Retrieved July 7, 2009.
  3. "Germano Krüger passa por reformas" (in Portuguese). Tribuna PR. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
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