Operário Ferroviário Esporte Clube

Operário Ferroviário Esporte Clube, more commonly referred to as Operário Ferroviário, Operário de Ponta Grossa or simply Operário, is a Brazilian professional association football club in Ponta Grossa, Paraná which currently plays in Série B, the second 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)Fantasma da Vila (Ghost of the Town)
Fantasma de Vila Oficinas (Ghost of the Oficinas' Village)
FoundedMay 1, 1912 (1912-05-01)
GroundEstádio Germano Krüger
Capacity10,632
PresidentDavid Haroldo Nascimento
Head coachClaudinei Oliveira
LeagueCampeonato Brasileiro Série B
Campeonato Paranaense
2021
2021		Série B, 12th of 20
Paranaense, 3rd of 12
WebsiteClub website

They competed in Série A once.

History

The team was founded on May 1, 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
Winners (1): 2018
Winners (1): 2017
Winners (1): 2015
Winners (1): 2016
  • Campeonato Paranaense Second Division
Winners (2): 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  BRA Henrique
— GK  BRA Simão
— GK  BRA Thiago Braga
— DF  BRA Bonfim
— DF  BRA Fábio Alemão (on loan from Internacional)
— DF  BRA Gustavo Lopes
— DF  BRA Odivan (on loan from Juventude)
— DF  BRA Reniê
— DF  BRA Rodolfo Filemon (on loan from CSA)
— DF  BRA Zemarcio
— DF  BRA Alex Silva
— DF  BRA Lucas Mendes
— DF  BRA Djalma Silva
— DF  BRA Fabiano
— MF  BRA Guedes (on loan from Chapecoense)
— MF  BRA Leandro Vilela
— MF  BRA Pedro Ken
— MF  BRA Marcelo Santos
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  BRA Rafael Chorão
— MF  BRA Tibagi
— MF  BRA Alan (on loan from Palmeiras)
— MF  BRA Leandrinho
— MF  BRA Marcelo (on loan from Volta Redonda)
— MF  BRA Rafael Longuine
— MF  BRA Rafael Oller
— MF  BRA Tomas Bastos
— FW  BRA Alemão
— FW  BRA Felipe Garcia
— FW  BRA Giovani (on loan from Atlético Mineiro)
— FW  BRA Gustavo Coutinho (on loan from Fortaleza)
— FW  BRA Jean Carlo
— FW  BRA Paulo Sérgio
— FW  BRA Rodrigo Pimpão
— FW  BRA Schumacher
— FW  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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