RC Celta
- Location: Vigo, Spain
- Stadium: ABANCA Balaídos Stadium
- Coach: Eduardo Coudet
- La Liga Titles: 0
Current Squad / Roster
- Gaizka Campos
- Brais Rodriguez
- Coke Carrillo
- Cesar Gonzalez
- Hugo Mallo
- Joseph Aidoo
- Javi Galan
- Kevin
- Jeison Murillo
- Carlos Dominguez
- Fernando Medrano
- Javier Castro
- Thomas Carrique
- Denis Suarez
- Fran
- Franco Cervi
- Renato Tapia
- Orbelin Pineda
- Alvaro Vadillo
- Augusto Solari
- Lucca De La Torre
- Gabriel Veiga
- Hugo Sotelo
- Hugo Alvarez
- Damian Rodriguez
- Nolito
- Iago Aspas
- Santiago Mina
- Alfonso Gonzalez
Championships:
Spanish Second Tier Champion: 1991-1992 , 1981-1982 , 1935-1936
Team History
Real Club Celta de Vigo, known as Los/Os Celestes (The Sky Blues) among supporters, was founded in 1923 via a merger of two local teams in Vigo, Galicia. Today, the club shares a rivalry with the other Galician club Deportivo La Coruña. The two teams compete annually in the Galician derby. Celta Vigo plays its home games out of the 29,000-seat Estadio Municipal de Balaídos.
While Celta Vigo has never won La Liga or the Copa del Rey, it had a period of success in European competition in the late 1990s and early 2000s. The team garnered the nickname “EuroCelta” during this time as it reached the quarter-finals in back-to-back UEFA Cups, beating more accomplished and well-known teams like Liverpool and Juventus.
Unfortunately, this run was short-lived and Celta Vigo was out of the La Liga schedule for five seasons from 2007-08 to 2012-13. It has remained in La Liga since.
Key players during the EuroCelta era include Alexander Mostovoi, Haim Revivo, and Alexander Mostovoi. The club’s all-time leader in goals is Iago Aspas, who was with the team from 2008 to 2013 and is still with Celta Vigo after returning in 2015.
RC Celta – Historical Events
The Euro Celta period was arguably the most important in Celta Vigo history as it showed the club could compete with some of the top teams in European football. Celta Vigo’s most recent best season came in 2016-17, when it participated in and reached the semifinal of the UEFA Europa League before losing 2-1 on aggregate to Manchester United.
Celta Records
- Most Appearances: Manolo (432)
- Most Goals: Iago Aspas (167)
- Largest Victory: 10-1 vs. Gimnàstic (1949-50)
- Most Goals in a Single Game: 10 vs. Gimnàstic (1949-50)
More about Real Club Celta
Celta Vigo hasn’t won La Liga, but it is a three-time champion in the Segunda División, having won in 1935-36, 1981-82, and 1991-92. It also won the Segunda División B in 1980-81 and Tercera División in 1930-31.
What are the RC Celta 2022-23 Transfers?
Unai Núñez (D) from Athletic Bilbao (loan)
Williot Swedberg (M) from Hammarby
Luca de la Torre (M) from Heracles Almelo
Óscar Rodríguez (M) from Sevilla FC (loan)
Julen Lobete (F) from Real Sociedad B
Rubén Blanco (G) to Marseille (loan)
José Fontán (D) to Go Ahead Eagles (loan)
Okay Yokuslu (D) to West Brom
Néstor Araújo (D) to CF América
Orbelín Pineda (M) to AEK Athens (loan)
Brais Méndez (F) to Real Sociedad
Emre Mor (F) to Karagümrük
Alfon González (F) to Racing Santander (loan)
Julen Lobete (F) to RKC Waalwijk (loan)
Who are the RC Celta Best Coaches?
Argentinian Eduardo Berizzo was Celta Vigo’s manager during its impressive 2016-17 run in the UEFA Europa League, although he didn’t have much success domestically. Miguel Ángel Lotina was at the helm when Celta Vigo finished fourth in La Liga standings, its best-ever result.
