RC Celta de Vigo

Real Club Celta de Vigo (Galician pronunciation: [reˈal ˈkluβ ˈθeltɐ ðɪ ˈβiɣʊ]; Royal Celtic Club of Vigo), commonly known as Celta de Vigo or simply Celta, is a Spanish professional football club based in Vigo, Galicia, currently playing in La Liga. It was founded on 23 August 1923 following the merger of Real Vigo Sporting and Real Fortuna Football Club. Nicknamed Os Celestes (The Sky Blues), they play in sky blue shirts and socks along with white shorts. The club's home stadium is the Balaídos, which seats 29,000 spectators. Celta's name is derived from the Celts who were once present in the region. Its main rival is fellow Galician club Deportivo de La Coruña, with whom it contests the Galician derby.

Celta Vigo

Full name	Real Club Celta de Vigo, S.A.D.
Nickname(s)	Célticos (The Celts/Celtics) Celestes (The Sky Blues) O Celtiña (The Lovely/Little Celta)
Founded	23 August 1923 (1923-08-23)
Ground	Balaídos
Capacity	29,000[1]
Coordinates	42°12′42.6″N 8°44′22.9″W
Owner	Carlos Mouriño
President	Carlos Mouriño
Head coach	Óscar García Junyent
League	La Liga
2019–20	La Liga, 17th of 20
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

Celta have never won the league title nor Copa del Rey, although they have reached the final three times in the latter. The club finished in their best-ever position of fourth in 2002–03, qualifying for the 2003–04 UEFA Champions League, where they were eliminated by Arsenal in the round of 16. In the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League, Celta reached the semi-finals for the first time, losing to Manchester United.

History

Foundation

Campo de Coia (1908–1928)

Real Club Celta de Vigo vs S.C. Braga in 1945

R.C. Celta de Vigo was formed as a result of the ambition of Vigo's teams to achieve more at national level, where the Basque sides had been their bête noire in the Spanish Championship. The idea was to merge both teams to create a more powerful team at national level. The standard-bearer of this movement was Manuel de Castro, known as "Handicap", a sports writer for the Faro de Vigo who, from 1915, began to write in his articles about the need for a unitarian movement. The slogan of his movement was "Todo por y para Vigo" ("All for and to Vigo"), which eventually found support among the managers of Real Vigo Sporting and Real Club Fortuna de Vigo. It was backed unanimously when de Castro himself presented the motion at the assembly of the Royal Spanish Football Federation in Madrid on 22 June 1923.

On 12 July 1923, at the annual general meetings (AGMs) of Vigo and Fortuna held at the Odeon Theatre and in the Hotel Moderno, respectively, the merger was approved. Thus the "Team of Galicia" was born, as it was dubbed. In the last AGM of Fortuna and Vigo to approve the formation of a new club held on 10 August 1923, the members decided upon the team's name. Various names suggested include "Real Unión de Vigo", "Club Galicia", "Real Atlántic", "Breogán" and "Real Club Olimpico". The latter name was popular, but they eventually decided on "Real Club Celta", an ethnic race linked to Galicia (see Celts). The first president of Celta was Manuel Bárcena de Andrés, the Count of Torre Cedeira. At this AGM, the squad was also decided, which numbered 64 players in total and included some notable players from both Fortuna and Vigo, and managed by Francis Cuggy.

In 1947–48, Celta ranked a joint-best 4th (with 2003) and reached the Copa del Generalísimo Final, where they lost 4–1 to Sevilla FC. Local striker Pahiño, who took the Pichichi Trophy for 21 goals in 22 games that season, subsequently moved to Real Madrid.[2]

EuroCelta and subsequent decline

Celta de Vigo supporters before a game

Celta were dubbed "EuroCelta" by the Spanish press as a result of their European exploits in the late 1990s and early 2000s. This included a 4–1 aggregate win against Liverpool in a run to the quarter-finals of the 1998–99 UEFA Cup.[3] In the next season's edition they again reached the last eight, with a 4–0 second leg win over Juventus and a 7–0 home win against Benfica (8–1 aggregate).[4] Domestically, the team reached the 2001 Copa del Rey Final, losing 3–1 to Real Zaragoza in Seville.[5]

Key players during the period included Alexander Mostovoi, Valery Karpin and Haim Revivo, though the squad also relied upon other international players as well, such as goalkeeper Pablo Cavallero; defender and future coach Eduardo Berizzo, midfielders Claude Makélélé and Mazinho; winger Gustavo López; and strikers Catanha and Lyuboslav Penev, amongst others.

In 2002–03, Celta came 4th under Miguel Ángel Lotina (joint best with 1948) and qualified for the 2003–04 UEFA Champions League. They went out in the last 16 to Arsenal 5–2 on aggregate.[6] Domestically that year, the team came 19th and suffered relegation to the Segunda División.[7] Although the squad was heavily dismantled following the demotion, Celta earned an immediate return to the top flight after finishing second in 2004–05.[8]

In 2006–07, Celta finished in 18th and were once again relegated to the Segunda División. The team subsequently fought against relegation to the third tier, and the risk of bankruptcy.[9] This trend was bucked in the 2010–11 season, when new striker David Rodríguez, winger Enrique de Lucas and manager Paco Herrera helped them finish sixth. They were eliminated in the first knockout round by Granada after a penalty shootout, the game having finished 1–1 in 90 minutes.[10]

Return to La Liga and Europe

Celta playing local rivals Deportivo de La Coruña on 27 October 2012

On 3 June 2012, Celta returned to La Liga after a five-year absence.[11] In their first season back, they avoided relegation to the Segunda División on the final day after beating RCD Espanyol 1–0 to ensure a 17th-place finish.[12]

Under "EuroCelta" veteran Eduardo Berizzo in 2015–16, Celta came 6th for their best result in a decade and earned a spot in the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League.[13] In their return to European competitions, Celta reached the semi-finals of the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League, where they were eliminated in the semifinals by eventual champions Manchester United.[14]

Club identity

Kit

Celta Vigo's original home colours (1923).

Celta's original team strip consisted of a red shirt, black shorts and blue socks. This was later changed at an unknown date to the traditional sky blue and white strip, representative of the Galician flag.

Celta had the longest-running sponsorship deal in Spanish football, and one of the longest-running in the world, with the French automobile manufacturer Citroën from 1985 to 2016. The company established its plant within walking distance from Balaídos in 1958, and first sponsored the club's women's basketball team in 1980. In 2016, the sponsor was changed to the Galician brewery Estrella Galicia, which had advertised on the back of the shirts since 2011.[15] Their business deal with kit supplier, Umbro, was also one of the longest-running ones, from 1986 to 2010.[16]

Years	Kit manufacturer	Sponsor
1980–82	Meyba	None
1982–86	Adidas
1986–10	Umbro	Citroën
2010–13	Li-Ning
2013–16	Adidas
2016–		Estrella Galicia

Crest

Like many other Galician clubs, such as Compostela and Racing Ferrol, the club badge is based on the red cross of Saint James. On top of the cross sits a sky blue shield with two "C" letters (Club Celta)[17][18][19]. In 1923, Celta became one of several Spanish football clubs that were granted patronage by the Spanish crown and thus entitled to use Real (Royal) in their names and the royal crown on their badge. This right was granted to Celta by Alfonso XIII, and the club subsequently became known as Real Club Celta de Vigo. During the Spanish Second Republic (1931–1936), the title Real was removed from the club's name and the royal crown was taken off the club crest; however, it was returned under the Spanish State.

Seasons

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1923–24 — — — Quarter-finals 1924–25 — — — Semi-finals 1925–26 — — — Semi-finals 1926–27 — — — Quarter-finals 1927–28 — — — Quarter-finals 1928–29 2 2ª 9th Round of 32 1930–31 3 3ª 1st Round of 32 1931–32 2 2ª 9th Semi-finals 1932–33 2 2ª 7th Round of 32 1933–34 2 2ª 4th Round of 16 1934–35 2 2ª 1st Round of 16 1935–36 2 2ª 1st Round of 16 1939–40 1 1ª 10th Round of 16 1940–41 1 1ª 10th Semi-finals 1941–42 1 1ª 5th 1st round 1942–43 1 1ª 5th Round of 16 1943–44 1 1ª 14th Round of 16 1944–45 2 2ª 3rd 1st round 1945–46 1 1ª 10th Round of 16 1946–47 1 1ª 9th Quarter-finals

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1947–48 1 1ª 4th Final 1948–49 1 1ª 11th Round of 16 1949–50 1 1ª 7th Round of 16 1950–51 1 1ª 8th 1st round 1951–52 1 1ª 9th 1st round 1952–53 1 1ª 13th DNP 1953–54 1 1ª 10th Round of 16 1954–55 1 1ª 11th Round of 16 1955–56 1 1ª 10th Round of 16 1956–57 1 1ª 13th Quarter-finals 1957–58 1 1ª 7th Round of 16 1958–59 1 1ª 16th Round of 16 1959–60 2 2ª 2nd 1st round 1960–61 2 2ª 2nd Round of 32 1961–62 2 2ª 6th Round of 32 1962–63 2 2ª 6th 1st round 1963–64 2 2ª 9th Round of 16 1964–65 2 2ª 5th Round of 32 1965–66 2 2ª 2nd Round of 32 1966–67 2 2ª 3rd 1st round

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1967–68 2 2ª 3rd Semi-finals 1968–69 2 2ª 2nd DNP 1969–70 1 1ª 10th Round of 16 1970–71 1 1ª 6th Round of 16 1971–72 1 1ª 10th Quarter-finals 1972–73 1 1ª 15th Round of 16 1973–74 1 1ª 12th Round of 32 1974–75 1 1ª 17th Round of 16 1975–76 2 2ª 2nd Round of 16 1976–77 1 1ª 17th Quarter-finals 1977–78 2 2ª 3rd 3rd round 1978–79 1 1ª 16th Round of 16 1979–80 2 2ª 17th Round of 16 1980–81 3 2ªB 1st 3rd round 1981–82 2 2ª 1st 3rd round 1982–83 1 1ª 17th Round of 16 1983–84 2 2ª 6th 1st round 1984–85 2 2ª 3rd 3rd round 1985–86 1 1ª 18th Quarter-finals 1986–87 2 2ª 1st 3rd round

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1987–88 1 1ª 7th Round of 16 1988–89 1 1ª 8th Quarter-finals 1989–90 1 1ª 19th Round of 16 1990–91 2 2ª 14th 5th round 1991–92 2 2ª 1st 3rd round 1992–93 1 1ª 11th 3rd round 1993–94 1 1ª 15th Final 1994–95 1 1ª 13th 4th round 1995–96 1 1ª 11th Round of 16 1996–97 1 1ª 16th Semi-finals 1997–98 1 1ª 6th Round of 16 1998–99 1 1ª 5th Round of 16 1999–00 1 1ª 7th Round of 16 2000–01 1 1ª 6th Final 2001–02 1 1ª 5th Round of 32 2002–03 1 1ª 4th Round of 32 2003–04 1 1ª 19th Quarter-finals 2004–05 2 2ª 2nd Round of 64 2005–06 1 1ª 6th Round of 16 2006–07 1 1ª 18th Round of 32

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 2007–08 2 2ª 16th 2nd round 2008–09 2 2ª 17th Round of 32 2009–10 2 2ª 12th Quarter-finals 2010–11 2 2ª 6th 2nd round 2011–12 2 2ª 2nd Round of 32 2012–13 1 1ª 17th Round of 16 2013–14 1 1ª 9th Round of 32 2014–15 1 1ª 8th Round of 16 2015–16 1 1ª 6th Semi-finals 2016–17 1 1ª 13th Semi-finals 2017–18 1 1ª 13th Round of 16 2018–19 1 1ª 17th Round of 32 2019–20 1 1ª 17th Round of 32 2020–21 1 1ª

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• 55 seasons in La Liga
• 32 seasons in Segunda División
• 1 season in Segunda División B
• 1 season in Tercera División

European history

Celta score listed first.

Season	Round	Competition	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
1971–72	UEFA Cup	First round	Aberdeen	0–2	0–1	0–3
1998–99	UEFA Cup	First round	Argeș Pitești	7–0	1–0	8–0
		Second round	Aston Villa	0–1	3–1	3–2
		Third round	Liverpool	3–1	1–0	4–1
		Quarter-finals	Marseille	1–2	0–0	1–2
1999–00	UEFA Cup	First round	Lausanne	4–0	2–3	6–3
		Second round	Aris	2–2	2–0	4–2
		Third round	Benfica	7–0	1–1	8–1
		Fourth round	Juventus	0–1	4–0	4–1
		Quarter-finals	Lens	0–0	1–2	1–2
2000	UEFA Intertoto Cup	Third round	Pelister	3–0	2–1	5–1
		Semi–finals	Aston Villa	1–0	2–1	3–1
		Finals	Zenit	2–1	2–2	4–3
2000–01	UEFA Cup	First round	Rijeka	0–0	1–0	1–0
		Second round	Red Star	0–1	3–0	3–1
		Third round	Shakhtar Donetsk	0–0	1–0	1–0
		Fourth round	Stuttgart	0–0	2–1	2–1
		Quarter-finals	Barcelona	3–2	1–2	4–4 (a)
2001–02	UEFA Cup	First round	Sigma Olomouc	4–0	3–4	7–4
		Second round	Slovan Liberec	3–1	0–3	3–4
2002–03	UEFA Cup	First round	Odense	2–0	0–1	2–1
		Second round	Viking	3–0	1–1	4–1
		Third round	Celtic	2–1	0–1	2–2 (a)
2003–04	UEFA Champions League	Third qualifying round	Slavia Prague	3–0	0–2	3–2
		Group H	Ajax	3–2	0–1	2nd
			Club Brugge	1–1	1–1
			Milan	0–0	2–1
		Round of 16	Arsenal	2–3	0–2	2–5
2006–07	UEFA Cup	First round	Standard Liège	1–0	3–0	4–0
		Group H	Eintracht Frankfurt	1–1	N/A	2nd
			Newcastle United	N/A	1–2
			Fenerbahçe	1–0	N/A
			Palermo	N/A	1–1
		Round of 32	Spartak Moscow	1–1	2–1	3–2
		Round of 16	Werder Bremen	0–1	0–2	0–3
2016–17	UEFA Europa League	Group G	Ajax	2–2	2–3	2nd
			Standard Liège	1–1	1–1
			Panathinaikos	2–0	2–0
		Round of 32	Shakhtar Donetsk	0–1	2–0	2–1
		Round of 16	Krasnodar	2–1	2–0	4–1
		Quarter-finals	Genk	3–2	1–1	4–3
		Semi-finals	Manchester United	0–1	1–1	1–2

Current squad

As of 15 August 2020[20]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ESP Sergio (3rd captain) 2 DF  ESP Hugo Mallo (captain) 3 FW  ESP Nolito 4 DF  MEX Néstor Araujo 5 MF  TUR Okay Yokuşlu 6 MF  ESP Denis Suárez 7 FW  ESP Juan Hernández 8 MF  ESP Fran Beltrán 10 FW  ESP Iago Aspas (vice-captain) 11 MF  DEN Pione Sisto 13 GK  ESP Rubén Blanco 14 MF  PER Renato Tapia 15 DF  URU Lucas Olaza (on loan from Boca Juniors)

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 DF  ESP Jorge Sáenz (on loan from Valencia) 17 DF  ESP David Juncà 18 DF  GHA Joseph Aidoo 19 FW  URU Gabriel Fernández 20 DF  ESP Kevin 22 FW  ESP Santi Mina 23 MF  ESP Brais Méndez 25 GK  ESP Iván Villar — MF  ESP Jozabed Sánchez — FW  ESP Álvaro Vadillo — FW  TUR Emre Mor — MF  ESP Miguel Baeza

Reserve team

Main article: Celta de Vigo B

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 27 GK  ESP Fran Vieites 28 MF  ESP Sergio Bermejo 31 DF  ESP José Fontán 32 DF  ESP Sergio Carreira

No. Pos. Nation Player 36 FW  ESP Iker Losada 38 GK  ESP Brais Rodríguez 40 GK  SRB Dragan Rosić (on loan from Almería)

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  ESP David Costas (at Almería until 12 August 2020)

No. Pos. Nation Player

Club records

As of 17 January 2020[21]

• Most league goals – 107, Hermidita (1945–56)
• Most Primera División league goals – 104, Hermidita (1945–56)
• Most goals in a season – 69, (1998–99)
• Most league appearances – 432, Manolo (1966–82)
• Current player with most league appearances – 221, Hugo Mallo
• Biggest win and biggest home win – 10–1 (v. Gimnàstic, 23 October 1949)
• Biggest away win – 1–6 (v. Athletic Bilbao, 24 March 2002)
• Biggest defeat and biggest away defeat – 10–0 (v. Athletic Bilbao, 11 January 1942)
• Most Home points in a season – 46 (1997/98)[22]
• Most Away points in a season – 25 (2001/02, 2002/03)[23][24]
• Record transfer fee paid – €13.5 million, Catanha from Málaga (summer of 2000)
• Record transfer fee received – €21 million, Stanislav Lobotka to Napoli (winter of 2020)

Player records

As of 22 February 2020[21]

Most appearances # Name Matches Years 1 Manolo 484 1966–1982 2 Hugo Mallo 366 2009– 3 Atilano 347 1982–1994 4 Iago Aspas 346 2008–2013, 2015– 5 Juan 331 1969–1980 Maté 1981–1993 7 Vicente Álvarez 320 1979–1996 8 Castro 303 1970–1980 9 Gustavo López 295 1999–2007 10 Alexander Mostovoi 290 1996–2004

Most goals # Name Goals Years 1 Iago Aspas 152 2008–2013, 2015– 2 Hermidita 113 1945–1956 3 Vladimir Gudelj 105 1991–1999 4 Abel Fernández 92 1965–1970 5 Pahiño 91 1943–1948 6 Pichi Lucas 73 1981–1990 7 Mauro 72 1953–1958 Alexander Mostovoi 1996–2004 9 Francisco Roig 66 1940–1949 10 Juan Aretio 62 1943–1954

Internationals playing at Celta

Ryad Boudebouz Kamel Ghilas Pablo Cavallero Augusto Fernández Gustavo López Facundo Roncaglia Juan Manuel Peña Rafinha Sylvinho Vágner Petar Zanev Pablo Contreras Marcelo Díaz Pablo Hernández Fabián Orellana Mauricio Pinilla Stjepan Andrijašević

Ioannis Okkas Daniel Wass Michael Krohn-Dehli Pione Sisto Mido Claude Makélélé Lévy Madinda Joseph Aidoo Quincy Owusu-Abeyie Zisis Vryzas Claudio Beauvue Gilberto Yearwood Haim Revivo Māris Verpakovskis Natxo Insa Néstor Araujo Sofiane Boufal

Wesley Hoedt Dan Eggen Júnior Alonso Jorge Cadete Gabriel Tamaș Valery Karpin Aleksandr Mostovoi Fyodor Smolov Savo Milošević Nemanja Radoja Stanislav Lobotka Róbert Mazáň Benni McCarthy Park Chu-young Gabriel Alonso Iago Aspas Santiago Cañizares

Catanha Balbino Clemente Quique Costas Ito Juanfran Ángel López Sebastián Losada Brais Méndez Miguel Muñoz Nolito Luis Otero Jorge Otero Borja Oubiña Pahiño Luis Pasarín Ramón Polo Rodilla

Míchel Salgado Juan Sánchez Denis Suárez José Vega Juan Velasco John Guidetti Emre Mor Okay Yokuşlu Fabián Canobbio Pablo García Maxi Gómez Andrés Túñez Goran Đorović

Club officials

Board of directors

Carlos Mouriño is the current club president.

Office	Name
President	Carlos Mouriño
First vice president	Ricardo Barros
Second vice president	Pedro Posada
Counselors	José Fernando M. Rodilla
	María José Taboas
	Primitivo Ferro
	Carmen Avendaño
General Director	Antonio Chaves
Sporting Director	Felipe Miñambres
Financial Director	María José Herbón
Security Director	Julio Vargas
Business Director	Carlos Cao
'Fundación Celta' Director	Germán Arteta
Academy Director	Carlos Hugo García-Bayón
Marketing Director	Maruxa Magdalena Seoane
Commercial Director	Carlos Salvador Herrera

Last updated: 8 April 2019
Source: RC Celta

Coaches

Francis Cuggy (1923–26) Andrés Balsa (1926–27) W.H. Cowan (1927–28) Ramón Encinas (1928–31) José Planas (1931–32) José María Peña (1932–35) Ricardo Comesaña (1935–36) Ricardo Comesaña (1939–40) Joaquín Cárdenes (1940–41) Baltasar Albéniz (1941–44) Károly Plattkó (1944–46) Armando Ligori (1946) Ricardo Zamora (1946–49) Luis Pasarín (1949–51) Roberto Ozores (1951–52) Odilio Bravo (1952–53) Armando Ligori (1953) José Iraragorri (1953) Ricardo Zamora (1953–55) Luis Urquiri (1955–56) Alejandro Scopelli (1956–57) Luis Pasarín (1957–59) Luis Miró (1959) Enrique Lúpiz (1959) Baltasar Albéniz (1959) Santiago Sanz Fraile (1959–60) Ricardo Zamora (1960) Santiago Sanz Fraile (1960–61) Louis Hon (1961) Juan Rodríguez Aretio (1961–62) Ignacio Eizaguirre (1962–63) Joseíto (1963–65) Rafa Yunta (1965–66)

César (1966–67) Pepe Villar (1967) Ignacio Eizaguirre (1967–69) Roque Olsen (1969–70) Juan Arza (1970–72) Pedro Dellacha (1972–73) Juan Rodríguez Aretio (1973) Juan Arza (1973–74) Mariano Moreno (1974–75) Pepe Villar (1975) Carmelo Cedrún (1975–77) Antonio Cuervo (1977) Pepe Villar (1977) José María Maguregui (1977–78) Laureano Ruiz (1978–79) Pedro González Carnero (1979) Carmelo Cedrún (1979–80) Juan Arza (1980) Milorad Pavić (1980–83) Carriega (1983) Félix Carnero (1984–85) José Luis García Traid (1985–86) Pepe Villar (1986) Colin Addison (1986–87) José María Maguregui (1987–88) Pepe Villar (1988) José Manuel Díaz Novoa (1988–90) José María Maguregui (1990–91) Txetxu Rojo (1991–94) Carlos Aimar (1994–95) Fernando Castro Santos (1995–97) Javier Irureta (1997–98) Víctor Fernández (1998–2002)

Miguel Ángel Lotina (2002–04) Radomir Antić (2004) Ramón Carnero (2004) Fernando Vázquez (2004–07) Hristo Stoichkov (2007) Juan Ramón López Caro (2007–08) Antonio López (2008) Alejandro Menéndez (2008) Pepe Murcia (2008–09) Eusebio Sacristán (2009–10) Paco Herrera (2010–13) Abel Resino (2013) Luis Enrique (2013–14) Eduardo Berizzo (2014–17) Juan Carlos Unzué (2017–18) Antonio Mohamed (2018) Miguel Cardoso (2018–19) Fran Escribá (2019) Óscar García Junyent (2019–present)

Presidents

Dates Name 1923–28 Manuel de Barcena y Andrés 1928–29 Manuel Prieto González 1929–32 Alfredo Escobar 1932–33 Luis de Vicente Sasiáin 1933–34 Indalecio Vázquez 1934–35 Cesáreo González 1935–39 Rodrigo de la Rasilla 1939–40 Pedro Braña Merino 1940–41 Manuel Núñez González

Dates Name 1941–42 Fernando de Miguel Rodríguez 1942–48 Luis Iglesias Fernández 1948–50 Avelino Ponte Caride 1950–52 Faustino Álvarez Álvarez 1952–56 Manuel Prieto Pérez 1956–58 Antonio Herrero Montero 1958–59 Antonio Alfageme 1959–61 Celso Lorenzo Vila 1961–63 Carlos Barreras Barret

Dates Name 1963–64 Antonio Crusat Pardiñas 1964–65 Manuel Rodríguez Gómez 1965–69 Daniel Alonso González 1969–70 Ramón de Castro 1970–73 Rodrigo Alonso Fariña 1973–77 Antonio Vázquez Gómez 1977–80 Jaime Arbones Alonso 1980 Rodrigo Arbones Alonso 1980 Elías Posada

Dates Name 1980–82 Elías Alonso Riego 1982–90 José Luis Rivadulla García 1990–91 José Luis Alejo Álvarez 1991 Eloy de Francisco 1991–95 José Luis Núñez Gallego 1995–06 Horacio Gómez Araújo 2006– Carlos Mouriño

Celta Vigo B

Celta de Vigo B is Celta's youth team. It was founded in 1996 and plays in the Segunda División B.

Honours

2000 Intertoto Cup

National titles

• Segunda División

Winners: 1935–36, 1981–82, 1991–92

Runners-up (7): 1959–60, 1960–61, 1965–66, 1968–69, 1975–76, 2004–05, 2011–12

• Segunda División B

Winners: 1980–81

• Tercera División

Winners: 1930–31

• Copa del Rey

Runners-up: 1947–48, 1993–94, 2000–01

European titles

• UEFA Intertoto Cup

Winners: 2000

Regional titles

• Galician Championship[25]

Winners (6): 1923–24, 1924–25, 1925–26, 1929–30, 1931–32, 1933–34

• Asturian-Galician Championship (Galician Group)

Winners: 1934–35[26]

• Galician Cup[lower-alpha 1]

Winners: 2006–07,[27] 2008[28]

1. Known as Copa Xunta de Galicia in 2006–07.

• Trofeo Federación Galega

Winners: 2014[29]

• Copa Comunidad Gallega

Winners: 2016[30]

Friendly and unofficial tournaments

• Trofeo Cidade de Vigo[31]

Winners (21): 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012

• Trofeo Memorial Quinocho[32]

Winners (19): 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016

• Trofeo Luis Otero[33]

Winners (13): 1965, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1976, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1990, 1997, 2007, 2010, 2014

• Trofeo Emma Cuervo[34]

Winners (9): 1954, 1961, 1968, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1997, 2010

• TIM Trophy

Winners: 2016[35]

• Teresa Herrera Trophy

Winners: 1999[36]

• Trofeo Xacobeo

Winners: 1999[37]

Notes

1.^ Carlos Mouriño is the plurality shareholder, with 35%, and as such is the club president.

See also

• Galician derby

References

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Further reading

• González Villar, Celso. Albores do fútbol Vigues (in Galician).
• Cros, Jaime (1973). El Celta y la Liga (in Spanish). Murcia: APANDA de Artes Gráficas, S.A. ISBN 84-605-5851-7.
• Cros, Jaime (1974). Celta 74 (in Spanish).
• Álvarez, Eugenio (2004). A historia do Celta (1992–2004) (in Spanish). Vigo. p. 272.
• Ball, Phil (2001). "Raining Champions". Morbo: The Story of Spanish Football. Kings Lynn, England: WSC Books. pp. 165–181. ISBN 0-9540134-6-8.

External links

• Official website (in Spanish, Galician, and English)
• Celta de Vigo at La Liga (in English and Spanish)
• Celta de Vigo at UEFA (in English and Spanish)