La Plata is the capital city of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. According to the 2022 census, it has a population of 772.618 and its metropolitan area, the Greater La Plata, has 938.287 inhabitants. It is located 9 kilometers inland from the southern shore of the Río de la Plata estuary.
Club Estudiantes de La Plata, simply referred to as Estudiantes de La Plata[estuˈðjantes], is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Plata. The club's football team currently competes in the Primera División, where it has spent most of its history.
Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata, also known simply as Gimnasia, is an Argentine professional sports club based in the city of La Plata, Buenos Aires Province. Founded in 1887 as "Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima", the club is mostly known for its football team, which currently plays in Primera División, the first division of the Argentine football league system. The club was most famously managed by football legend Diego Maradona from 2019 until his death in November 2020.
Martín Palermo is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a striker. He is the current manager of Platense.
Carlos Salvador Bilardo Digiano is an Argentine former physician, football player, and manager.
Miguel Ángel Russo is an Argentine professional football manager and former player who played as a defensive midfielder. He is the current manager of Rosario Central.
The Estadio Único Diego Armando Maradona is a multi-purpose stadium located in Tolosa, La Plata Partido, next to the city of La Plata, Argentina. It is also known popularly as the Estadio Único and is owned by Buenos Aires Province, administered jointly by the provincial government, the Municipality of La Plata, and the football clubs Estudiantes de La Plata and Gimnasia y Esgrima de la Plata.
Topper is a sportswear brand established in Argentina and currently owned by Brazilian "BRS Comercio e Industria de Material Esportivo SA", headquartered in São Paulo. The brand is commercialised in South America, mainly in Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina, where it markets a wide range of products from footwear to clothing.
Alejandro Javier Sabella was an Argentine football player and manager. Born in Buenos Aires, he began his playing career with River Plate in his home country before moving to England in 1978 to play for Sheffield United. Known as "Alex" while in England, Sabella then had a spell with another English side, Leeds United, before returning to South America and representing Estudiantes, Grêmio, Ferro Carril Oeste and Irapuato.
Marcelo Adrián Carrusca, is an Argentine-Australian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
José Ernesto Sosa is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Argentina Primera Division club Estudiantes de La Plata.
Diego Alberto Galván is an Argentine footballer.
Mauro Boselli is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a striker for Estudiantes de La Plata.
Diego Daniel Colotto is an Argentine retired footballer who played as a central defender.
Lucas Daniel Wilchez is an Argentine footballer who plays as a left winger.
The 2009 Copa Libertadores Finals was the final two-legged tie to determine the 2009 Copa Libertadores champion. It was contested by Argentine club Estudiantes de La Plata and Brazilian club Cruzeiro. The first leg of the tie was played on 8 July at Estudiantes' home field, with the second leg played on 15 July at Cruzeiro's.
2010–11 season of Argentine football is the 120th season of competitive football in Argentina.
Juan Sebastián Verón is an Argentine former professional footballer and current chairman of Estudiantes de La Plata, where he had served as Director of Sports. A former midfielder, Verón's career started in Estudiantes, continued in Argentina's Boca Juniors, and included stints in several clubs in the Italian Serie A, and England's Manchester United and Chelsea. In 2006, Verón returned to Estudiantes, where he remained until his retirement in 2014, aside from a brief spell with Brandsen. He announced his short return to first team football would occur in the 2017 Copa Libertadores.
Matías Sarulyte is an Argentine footballer currently playing for Estudiantes de La Plata.
Ana Teresa Diego was an Argentine student of astronomy forcibly disappeared by the military dictatorship of Argentina during the Dirty War on 30 September 1976. The asteroid 11441 Anadiego now bears her name.
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