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6 unusual facts about Vélez Sarsfield


Diego Valeri

He made his debut for Lanús under the direction of Miguel Ángel Brindisi on September 27, 2003 in a 1-1 draw with Vélez Sársfield.

Facundo Coria

Coria made his league debut on 18 February 2007 for Vélez Sársfield in a 2–2 draw with Racing Club.

Gino Peruzzi

Peruzzi started his professional career playing for Vélez Sársfield, making his debut on 27 November 2011, starting in a 1–1 draw with Colón, in the 2011 Apertura.

Leandro Gracián

Gracián started his professional career with Vélez Sársfield where he was part of the team that won the 2004-2005 in Argentine football#Torneo Clausura .28.22Closing.22

Vélez Sársfield

Estadio José Amalfitani, the club's stadium, sometimes called "Vélez Sársfield stadium"

Dalmacio Vélez Sársfield, Argentine jurist and editor of the Civil Code of Argentina


Club Palermo Bajo

The first colors of the club (when it was still a children football institution) had been inspired on Buenos Aires' football club Vélez Sarsfield, the white and blue shirt.

Daniel Cordone

Cordone started his career at Vélez Sársfield and played there for six seasons before moving to Racing Club de Avellaneda in 2000.

Juan Carlos Carone

In 1963, Vélez Sársfield paid eleven million Argentine pesos (6 in cash plus the loan of two players) to buy him.


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2013 Supercopa Argentina

Vélez Sarsfield qualified to take part by winning the 2012–13 Argentine Primera División season Superfinal while Arsenal qualified by winning the 2012–13 Copa Argentina title.

Dalmacio Vélez Sársfield

Vélez Sarsfield was born in Amboy, a small town in the Calamuchita Valley, in the province of Córdoba.

Esteban Saveljich

His official début in the first division was during Racing's 1-2 defeat by Velez Sarsfield, in the nineteenth Clausura tournament.