Union de Santa Fe

Club Atlético Unión (mostly known as Unión de Santa Fe or simply Unión) are a football club from Santa Fe, the capital city of the province with the same name in Argentina. They were founded in 1907. Their main rivals are Colón de Santa Fe.

In 1965 the club were promoted to the Primera División Argentina for the first time. They have played there for many years, alternated with periods in the second division. Unión's supporters are called "unionistas" or "tatengues", while the club is usually nicknamed "El Tate". The colours of the club consist of red and white vertical stripes.

In 1979 Unión played in the final of the Nacional championship, but lost on aggregate to River Plate.

The most famous players to have played for Unión are Leopoldo Luque, World Cup winner with Argentina in 1978, and Nery Pumpido, the goalkeeper of the national team that won the World Cup in Mexico 1986.

Football is not the only sport in which Unión participates. Among the others, basketball is the foremost, with Union's team currently in the third division. Carlos Delfino is the most famous basketball player to have played for Unión.

Players

Current squad

Notable players

To appear in this section a player must have played at least 50 games for the club and/or played officially for their national team.

• Alberto Galateo (1927-34)
• Julio Ávila (1948-49), (1955-56)
• José Vicente Grecco (1949-53)
• Victorio Cocco (1964-67)
• Néstor Scotta (1967-69)
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