Gimnàstic de Tarragona

Club Gimnàstic de Tarragona, commonly known as Gimnàstic Tarragona or sometimes just Nàstic,[2][3] is a Spanish sports club based in Tarragona, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Its football team plays in Primera Federación – Group 1.

Gimnàstic de Tarragona
Full nameClub Gimnàstic de Tarragona S.A.D.
Nickname(s)Nàstic
Granes (Maroons)
Tarraconenses
Founded1914
GroundNou Estadi Costa Daurada, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain
Capacity14,591[1]
PresidentJosep María Andreu
Head coachDani Vidal
LeaguePrimera Federación – Group 1
2022–23Primera Federación – Group 1, 8th of 20
WebsiteClub website

The club was founded in 1886 and is one of the oldest football clubs in Spain.[4] It has teams competing in athletics, basketball, tennis, gymnastics, table tennis and futsal, but a football team was not formed until 1914. The team enjoyed a three-year La Liga spell in its beginnings (1947–50).

Since 1972, the team has played home games at Nou Estadi Costa Daurada, which seats 14,591 spectators.[5]

History

The club was founded on 1 March 1886 by a group of fifteen people who met at the Cafè del Centre on Rambla Nova. The majority of the club's early members belonged to the upper middle class and, as the club name suggests, was initially founded to promote gymnastics. Later the club members began to organise fencing, hiking, boxing and cycling. In 1914, the club absorbed a local football club called the Club Olímpic de Tarragona and consequently formed its own football team using the former colours of Olímpic: red, white and black. In those days the team played home matches in the Avenida Catalunya stadium.

In January 1918, Gimnàstic made its debut as a football team in the Campionat de Catalunya and by 1927 were crowned champions in the second division. In the 1943–44 season the team appeared in the Tercera División and in the following season moved up to the Segunda División.

In the 1946–47 season Nàstic finished second in the second division and entered the La Liga. In 1947 it also reached the Copa del Generalísimo semi-final but lost to the RCD Espanyol, having beaten the FC Barcelona in the previous round.

The team finished its debut first division season in seventh place, with the highlight of the season coming on 11 January 1948 with a 3–1 win against the Real Madrid at the Bernabéu, thus becoming the first team ever to do so. The club played two further seasons in the top level, being relegated in 1949–50 after losing a play-off to the CD Alcoyano. The team moved to the new Nou Estadi in 1972.

Fifty-six years later, for the 2006–07 season, Gimnàstic returned to the top flight. Along with coach Luis César Sampedro, some of the players responsible for the promotion included veterans Antonio Pinilla and Albano Bizarri. Rubén Castro, Ariza Makukula and Javier Portillo (eventually the team's top scorer) were also brought in. The club was placed in the relegation zone for 33 of the 38 rounds, eventually dropping down a division. Sampedro was replaced mid-season by Paco Flores who improved the team's numbers. In the middle of 2007 the club was crowned the Copa Catalunya champions after a 2–1 win over FC Barcelona, with goals from Pinilla and Tati Maldonado.

After returning to the second level Gimnàstic achieved a mid-table position in 2007–08 and 2008–09 with César Ferrando in charge of the team. However, in the 2009–10 and 2010–11 seasons, the club only managed to rank one position above the relegation zone. In the 2011–12 campaign the team was relegated to the Segunda División B after only winning six games out of 42.

On 12 September 2012 Nàstic won the second Catalan Cup in its history, after defeating the AEC Manlleu with an Eugeni goal. In the 2014–15 campaign, after finishing first in its group, the club returned to the second level after defeating the SD Huesca in the play-offs.

In the 2018–19 campaign the team was relegated to the Segunda División B ending a four-year run in the second division.

Supporters

There are two small ultras groups: a right-wing political group called Ultras Tarraco and an antifa group called Nàstic Crew.

Seasons

Season to season

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1939–40 6 2ª Reg. P. 1st
1940–41 4 1ª Reg. A 10th
1941–42 4 1ª Reg. B 3rd
1942–43 3 1ª Reg. A 2nd
1943–44 3 2nd
1944–45 3 1st
1945–46 2 3rd Round of 16
1946–47 2 2nd Semi-finals
1947–48 1 7th Round of 16
1948–49 1 9th Quarter-finals
1949–50 1 13th
1950–51 2 15th
1951–52 2 13th
1952–53 2 14th First round
1953–54 3 10th
1954–55 3 1st
1955–56 3 4th
1956–57 3 6th
1957–58 3 8th
1958–59 3 2nd
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1959–60 3 9th
1960–61 3 1st
1961–62 3 3rd
1962–63 3 6th
1963–64 3 3rd
1964–65 3 3rd
1965–66 3 1st
1966–67 3 2nd
1967–68 3 3rd
1968–69 3 2nd
1969–70 3 7th
1970–71 3 13th First round
1971–72 3 1st
1972–73 2 16th Fourth round
1973–74 2 6th Fourth round
1974–75 2 13th Round of 32
1975–76 2 20th Third round
1976–77 3 11th Second round
1977–78 4 1st Second round
1978–79 3 2ª B 2nd
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1979–80 2 19th Fourth round
1980–81 3 2ª B 9th First round
1981–82 3 2ª B 11th Second round
1982–83 3 2ª B 5th
1983–84 3 2ª B 5th Second round
1984–85 3 2ª B 13th First round
1985–86 3 2ª B 14th
1986–87 4 4th
1987–88 3 2ª B 8th Second round
1988–89 3 2ª B 9th First round
1989–90 3 2ª B 17th
1990–91 4 2nd
1991–92 3 2ª B 9th Third round
1992–93 3 2ª B 10th First round
1993–94 3 2ª B 11th First round
1994–95 3 2ª B 16th Third round
1995–96 3 2ª B 2nd
1996–97 3 2ª B 1st First round
1997–98 3 2ª B 15th First round
1998–99 3 2ª B 16th
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1999–2000 3 2ª B 9th
2000–01 3 2ª B 2nd
2001–02 2 20th Round of 16
2002–03 3 2ª B 9th Round of 64
2003–04 3 2ª B 3rd
2004–05 2 7th Third round
2005–06 2 2nd Third round
2006–07 1 20th Round of 32
2007–08 2 14th Second round
2008–09 2 10th Second round
2009–10 2 18th Second round
2010–11 2 18th Second round
2011–12 2 22nd Second round
2012–13 3 2ª B 6th First round
2013–14 3 2ª B 4th Round of 32
2014–15 3 2ª B 1st Second round
2015–16 2 3rd Third round
2016–17 2 14th Round of 32
2017–18 2 15th Second round
2018–19 2 20th First round
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
2019–20 3 2ª B 14th Second round
2020–21 3 2ª B 1st / 4th
2021–22 3 1ª RFEF 4th First round
2022–23 3 1ª Fed. 8th Round of 32
2023–24 3 1ª Fed.

Players

Current squad

The numbers are established according to the official website:www.gimnasticdetarragona.com and www.lfp.es

As of 24 August 2023.

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 Spain ESP Dani Parra
2 DF Spain ESP Pablo Trigueros
3 DF Spain ESP Nacho González
4 DF Spain ESP Pol Domingo
5 DF Spain ESP Unai Dufur
6 MF Spain ESP Ander Gorostidi
7 MF Spain ESP Marc Álvarez
8 MF Spain ESP Marc Montalvo (vice-captain)
9 FW Spain ESP Gorka Santamaría
10 FW Spain ESP Andy Escudero
11 FW Spain ESP Marc Fernández
12 DF Spain ESP Iker Recio (on loan from Alcorcón)
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 GK Spain ESP Alberto Varo
14 MF Spain ESP Óscar Sanz
15 DF Spain ESP Iván de la Peña
16 FW Spain ESP Maurizio Pochettino
17 FW Spain ESP Pablo Fernández
18 MF Spain ESP Borja Martínez
19 FW Spain ESP Mario Rodríguez
20 DF Romania ROU Alexandru Țîrlea
21 DF Spain ESP Joan Oriol (captain)
22 FW Spain ESP Jaume Jardí
23 FW Spain ESP David Concha
FW Spain ESP Robert Simón

Reserve team

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
25 GK Spain ESP César Pirot
29 DF Netherlands NED Boaz Hallebeek
30 MF Spain ESP Albert Querol
No. Pos. Nation Player
31 DF Spain ESP Gerard Urbina
33 DF Spain ESP Sergi Quirós

Current technical staff

Position Staff
Head coach Dani Vidal
Assistant manager Manolo Martínez
Goalkeeper coach Manolo Oliva
Fitness coach Joan Torné
Nutritionist Albert Martínez
Doctor Carles Hernández
Physio David Molas
Joan Álvarez
Ernest Canete

Last updated: 28 February 2023
Source: Gimnàstic

Notable players

Players who appeared in more than 100 league matches for the club and/or reached international status.

Player records

Honours

Affiliated clubs

See also

References

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