Operário Ferroviário Esporte Clube

Operário Ferroviário Esporte Clube, more commonly referred to as Operário Ferroviário, Operário de Ponta Grossa or simply Operário-PR, is a Brazilian professional association football club in Ponta Grossa, Paraná which currently plays in Série C, the third 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)OFEC
Alvinegro Paranaense (Paraná's Black & White)
Fantasma da Vila (Ghost of the Town)
Fantasma de Vila Oficinas (Ghost of the Oficinas' Village)
Trem Fantasma (Ghost Train)
Founded1 May 1912 (1912-05-01)
GroundGermano Krüger
Capacity10,632
PresidentÁlvaro Goes
Head coachRafael Guanaes
LeagueCampeonato Brasileiro Série C
Campeonato Paranaense
2022
2022		Série B, 19th of 20 (relegated)
Paranaense, 3rd of 12
WebsiteClub website

They competed in Série A once.

History

The team was founded on 1 May 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

National
Winners (1): 2018
Winners (1): 2017

State
Winners (1): 2015
Winners (1): 2016
Winners (3): 1916, 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 Brazil BRA Henrique
— GK Brazil BRA Simão
— GK Brazil BRA Thiago Braga
— DF Brazil BRA Bonfim
— DF Brazil BRA Fábio Alemão (on loan from Internacional)
— DF Brazil BRA Gustavo Lopes
— DF Brazil BRA Odivan (on loan from Juventude)
— DF Brazil BRA Reniê
— DF Brazil BRA Rodolfo Filemon (on loan from CSA)
— DF Brazil BRA Zemarcio
— DF Brazil BRA Alex Silva
— DF Brazil BRA Lucas Mendes
— DF Brazil BRA Djalma Silva
— DF Brazil BRA Fabiano
— MF Brazil BRA Guedes (on loan from Chapecoense)
— MF Brazil BRA Leandro Vilela
— MF Brazil BRA Pedro Ken
— MF Brazil BRA Marcelo Santos
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Brazil BRA Rafael Chorão
— MF Brazil BRA Tibagi
— MF Brazil BRA Alan (on loan from Palmeiras)
— MF Brazil BRA Leandrinho
— MF Brazil BRA Marcelo (on loan from Volta Redonda)
— MF Brazil BRA Rafael Longuine
— MF Brazil BRA Rafael Oller
— MF Brazil BRA Tomas Bastos
— FW Brazil BRA Alemão
— FW Brazil BRA Felipe Garcia
— FW Brazil BRA Giovani (on loan from Atlético Mineiro)
— FW Brazil BRA Gustavo Coutinho (on loan from Fortaleza)
— FW Brazil BRA Jean Carlo
— FW Brazil BRA Paulo Sérgio
— FW Brazil BRA Rodrigo Pimpão
— FW Brazil BRA Schumacher
— FW Bolivia BOL Thomaz

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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