Real Oviedo

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Real Oviedo is a professional football club based in Asturias, Spain, founded in 1926.

The club plays in the Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish football league system.

Real Oviedo was formed from the merger of Stadium Ovetense and Real Club Deportivo Oviedo, with its first president being Carlos Tartiere.

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Biography

Formation

Real Oviedo, a professional football club based in Oviedo, Asturias, was founded on March 26, 1926, through the merger of two earlier clubs: Stadium Ovetense and Real Club Deportivo Oviedo. The former was established by young enthusiasts who had been influenced by the popularity of football in England, while the latter emerged from a split in the first club. The inaugural president of Real Oviedo was Carlos Tartiere, and the club quickly made its mark by reaching La Liga just seven years after its formation.

Breakthrough

The club's early years were marked by a dynamic attacking lineup known as "Delanteras Eléctricas" or "The Electric Forwards," featuring players like Emilín, Galé, Herrerita, and Isidro Lángara. This group modernized the game with their pace and sharp passing, and Lángara notably won the Pichichi Trophy three consecutive times before the Spanish Civil War. However, the outbreak of the war disrupted the team, leading to the departure of key players to various clubs and countries.

Legacy

Real Oviedo has a rich history in Spanish football, having played 39 seasons in La Liga and ranking 19th in the all-time league table. The club has achieved significant success in various competitions, including five Segunda División titles and a Copa de la Liga Segunda División victory. The Estadio Carlos Tartiere, opened in 2000, serves as their home ground and is the largest stadium in Asturias, symbolizing the club's enduring legacy in Spanish football.

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History

Founded in 1926 after a merger of Stadium Ovetense and Real Club Deportivo Oviedo. The first one was founded by young people who had studied in England, where the "foot-ball" was already popular. And the second club was founded a few years later by a split in the first. Carlos Tartiere served as the inaugural president when the club was established. Oviedo first reached La Liga seven years later.

Their attacking quartet of Emilín, Galé, Herrerita and Isidro Lángara (all represented Spain in this period), as well as Casuco and Ricardo Gallart modernised the game with their pace and running off the ball tied with sharp passing and one-touch football, played in a style 30/40 years before its time, being dubbed Delanteras Eléctricas ("The electric forwards"); all this was connected with a rigid training and fitness regime started by a former manager of the club, Englishman Fred Pentland. Lángara won the Pichichi Trophy three years in a row prior to the Spanish Civil War, as Oviedo broke all scoring records (174 goals in 62 league games). With the outbreak of the conflict, however, the team broke up: Lángara emigrated to South America, Herrerita and Emilín signed with FC Barcelona, Galé with Racing de Santander and Gallart with Racing de Ferrol. When football in the country resumed in 1939, Oviedo could not play 1939–40 season, as their pitch was deemed unplayable – Francisco Franco's troops had used the stadium as an ammunition dump. During the following decades, the club…

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League: La Liga
League: LaLiga 2

Legacy

Honours

Segunda División Winners (5): 1932–33, 1951–52, 1957–58, 1971–72, 1974–75 Copa de la Liga Segunda División Winners (1): 1984–85 Segunda División B Winners (1): 2014–15 Tercera División Winners (4): 2003–04, 2004–05, 2007–08, 2008–09 Galician Championship (Campeonato Regional Mancomunado Galáico-Astur) Winners (2): 1934–35, 1935–36

Individual

Pichichi Trophy

La Liga: Isidro Lángara (3) (1933–34, 1934–35, 1935–36), Marianín (1972–73) Segunda División: Isidro Lángara (1932–33), Lalo (1957–58), Galán (1971–72), Carlos (1987–88), Borja Bastón (2021–22) Segunda División B: Miguel Linares (2014–15) Tercera División: Diego Cervero (3) (2004–05, 2007–08, 2008–09)

Zamora Trophy

Segunda División: Óscar Álvarez (2) (1931–32, 1932–33), Lombardía (1971–72) Tercera División: Rafael Ponzo (2003–04), Oinatz Aulestia (2008–09)

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