Operário Ferroviário Esporte Clube, more commonly referred to as Operário Ferroviário, Operário de Ponta Grossa or simply Operário, is a Brazilian professional association football club in Ponta Grossa, Paraná which currently plays in Série B, the second tier of Brazilian football, as well as in the Campeonato Paranaense, the top division of the Paraná state football league.[1]

Operário Ferroviário

Full name	Operário Ferroviário Esporte Clube
Nickname(s)	OFEC Alvinegro Paranaense (Paraná's Black & White) Fantasma da Vila (Ghost of the Town) Fantasma de Vila Oficinas (Ghost of the Oficinas' Village) Trem Fantasma (Ghost Train) O Maior do Interior (Biggest in the Interior)
Founded	May 1, 1912; 110 years ago (1912-05-01)
Ground	Germano Krüger
Capacity	10,632
President	Álvaro Goes
Head coach	Matheus Costa
League	Campeonato Brasileiro Série B Campeonato Paranaense
2022 2022	Série B, 19th of 20 (Relegated) Paranaense, 3rd of 12
Website	Club website
Home colors Away colors Third colors

They competed in Série A once.

History

The team was founded on May 1, 1912, thus being the second oldest club in the state of Paraná.[1] The club won the Southern Zone Campeonato Paranaense Second Level in 1969.[2] Operário competed in the Série A in 1979 and in the Série B in 1980, 1989, 1990, 1991 and 2019.[2]

Stadium

They play their home games at the Germano Krüger stadium. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 10.632 people.[3]

Notable players

• Gilberto William Fabbro
• Schumacher
• Peixoto
• Simão
• Chicão
• Sosa
• Danilo Báia

Honours

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série C

Winners (1): 2018

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série D

Winners (1): 2017

• Campeonato Paranaense

Winners (1): 2015

• Taça FPF

Winners (1): 2016

• Campeonato Paranaense Second Division

Winners (2): 1969, 2018

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  BRA Henrique — GK  BRA Simão — GK  BRA Thiago Braga — DF  BRA Bonfim — DF  BRA Fábio Alemão (on loan from Internacional) — DF  BRA Gustavo Lopes — DF  BRA Odivan (on loan from Juventude) — DF  BRA Reniê — DF  BRA Rodolfo Filemon (on loan from CSA) — DF  BRA Zemarcio — DF  BRA Alex Silva — DF  BRA Lucas Mendes — DF  BRA Djalma Silva — DF  BRA Fabiano — MF  BRA Guedes (on loan from Chapecoense) — MF  BRA Leandro Vilela — MF  BRA Pedro Ken — MF  BRA Marcelo Santos

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  BRA Rafael Chorão — MF  BRA Tibagi — MF  BRA Alan (on loan from Palmeiras) — MF  BRA Leandrinho — MF  BRA Marcelo (on loan from Volta Redonda) — MF  BRA Rafael Longuine — MF  BRA Rafael Oller — MF  BRA Tomas Bastos — FW  BRA Alemão — FW  BRA Felipe Garcia — FW  BRA Giovani (on loan from Atlético Mineiro) — FW  BRA Gustavo Coutinho (on loan from Fortaleza) — FW  BRA Jean Carlo — FW  BRA Paulo Sérgio — FW  BRA Rodrigo Pimpão — FW  BRA Schumacher — FW  BOL Thomaz

References

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