El Gigante de Alberdi
Football stadium in Córdoba, Argentina / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Julio César Villagra Stadium, nicknamed El Gigante de Alberdi, is a football stadium located in Barrio Alberdi in Córdoba, Argentina.[2] Inaugurated on 17 March 1929, it is the home ground of Club Atlético Belgrano.[3] and seats 30,500 people.[1][4]
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Estadio Julio César Villagra | |
El Gigante de Alberdi | |
Address | Arturo Orgaz 510 Córdoba Argentina |
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Owner | C.A. Belgrano |
Capacity | 30,500 [1] |
Field size | 108 x 68 m |
Surface | Grass |
Construction | |
Opened | 17 March 1929; 95 years ago (1929-03-17) |
Renovated | 1997 |
Expanded | 2016 |
Construction cost | mn$85.000 |
Tenants | |
Belgrano (1929–present) | |
Website | |
belgranocordoba.com/estadio |
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The stadium was named after Julio César Villagra (1961–1993), one of the greatest players for the club, who played for Belgrano from 1982 to 1993, when he committed suicide.[5][6]