| Full name | Cruzeiro Esporte Clube | |||
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| Nickname(s) | A Raposa (The Fox) | |||
| Founded | 1921 | |||
| Ground | Mineirão, Pampulha, Belo Horizonte, Brazil |
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| Capacity | 75,000 | |||
| Chairman | Gilvan de Pinho Tavares | |||
| Manager | Mano Menezes | |||
| League | Série A | |||
| 2013 | Série A, 1rd | |||
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Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, usually called Cruzeiro EC or Cruzeiro, is a Brazilian football team from the city Belo Horizonte, Brazil. The team was founded on January 2, 1921. They are usually called the raposa, which means fox in Brazil. They are also called the celeste which means celestial because their logo and name refer to a constellation.
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Name
- 1921–1941 S.E. Palestra Itália
- 1942–present Cruzeiro E.C.
League title
- (1976, 1997)
- (1966, 2003, 2013, 2014)
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Images for kids
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A Cruzeiro squad before playing a game v. Flamengo in 1923.
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Cruzeiro's first crest, 1921
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The Southern Cross or Crux, is common on a number of other flags and insignia
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Cruzeiro Fans
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Roberto Perfumo –with 138 matches– is the non-Brazilian with the most appearances for the club
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