History and achievements
Club Santos Laguna is a football club in Mexico. It was established by the Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social in 1982 and initially had the name IMSS Santos Laguna. They began to play in the top flight after they bought the franchise from Ángeles de Puebla. In the first half of 1980s the IMSS sold the team to Salvador Necochea. In 1985 the new owner bought the Estadio Corona. They promoted to the top division in 1988. In 1991 Grupo Modelo bought the team’s major shareholder.
The team’s first league title came in 1996, when they won the Invierno, beating Necaxa in the final 4-2 on aggregate. Their second title was the Verano 2001, after that they won the Clausura titles in 2008 and 2012. They were runners-up in the 1993/94 season, Verano 2000, Bicentenario 2010, Apertura 2010 and Apertura 2011.
Among other achievements of Santos Laguna are the 2004 InterLiga and the 2007 Copa Independencia titles. In 2011/12 Santos Laguna was runner-up in the CONCACAF Champions League.
The team is nicknamed Los Guerreros (The Warriors). Their home matches are held at the Estadio TSM Corona in Torreón. The stadium has a capacity for 30,000 spectators.
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Club top players
№ | Name and surname | Role | Ranking | Age | Weight | Height | Country |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Oswaldo Sánchez | goalkeeper |
1 |
50 years | 84 kg | 184 cm | Mexico |
2 | Miguel Becerra | goalkeeper |
1 |
45 years | 89 kg | 184 cm | Mexico |
3 | Adrián Aldrete | midfielder |
0 |
35 years | 71 kg | 175 cm | Mexico |
4 | Carlos Quintero | forward |
0 |
36 years | 64 kg | 166 cm | Colombia |
5 | Juan Pablo Rodríguez | midfielder |
0 |
44 years | 66 kg | 168 cm | Mexico |
6 | Mauro Cejas | midfielder |
0 |
38 years | 71 kg | 173 cm | Argentina |
7 | Néstor Calderón | midfielder |
0 |
35 years | 67 kg | 173 cm | Mexico |
8 | Rafael Figueroa | defender |
0 |
41 years | 72 kg | 175 cm | Mexico |
9 | Rodolfo Salinas | midfielder |
0 |
36 years | 67 kg | 169 cm | Mexico |
10 | César Ibáñez | defender |
0 |
32 years | 67 kg | 168 cm | Mexico |
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