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After seeing the success of city rival Olimpiada, SK Torunzidis put together the foundation for an uprecidented run in the 1960s. Now a club legend, manager Ardus Plesikas was an unknown with a new modern for its time philosophy leading the club to 8 of 10 in the decade. As the team aged into 1970s however the results were not able to be kept and the 70s brought a decline. | |||
==Supporters== | ==Supporters== | ||
Revision as of 20:03, 27 November 2022
| Full name | Sporto Klubas Torunzidis | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Raudona ir balta (The Red and Whites) | ||
| Founded | September 1, 1937 | ||
| Stadium | Vintas National Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 66,450 | ||
| Owner | TBD | ||
| Head coach | TBD | ||
| League | Eser Super Lyga | ||
| 3rd (2022) | |||
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SK Torunzidis, Sporto Klubas Torunzidis, is a professional multi-sport club based in the capital city of Eserrei, Torunzidis. While the club has departments for many different sports it is most known for its famed association football department. As a football club SK Torunzidis has won the Eser Super Lyga twelve times and the Eser Cup ten times making it the second most successful in Eserrei behind only Olimpiada Hyast.
History
Club Founding
SK Torunzidis was founded as an amateur olympic sporting club in 1937 specializing in sports like tennis, track and field athletics, and winter sports like skiing and ice hockey as well as football. The club was created as alternative to the already established Olimpiada Torunzidis in the capital city. SK Torunzidis was seen as the working man's club to the more affluent base of Olimpiada Torunzidis.
Success of the 1960s
After seeing the success of city rival Olimpiada, SK Torunzidis put together the foundation for an uprecidented run in the 1960s. Now a club legend, manager Ardus Plesikas was an unknown with a new modern for its time philosophy leading the club to 8 of 10 in the decade. As the team aged into 1970s however the results were not able to be kept and the 70s brought a decline.
Supporters
SK Torunzidis are often considered the most supported football club in Eserrei selling out the Vintas National Stadium for most games.