Atletico Madrid is a Spanish football club from the capital, founded by Basque students as a branch of Athletic Bilbao. It became independent in the first decade of its existence and later merged with an air force club after the Civil War, before taking its present name in the 1940s. Its red and white striped shirts come from the example of Athletic, and it is nicknamed Los Colchoneros, the mattress makers. Atletico has won La Liga many times, along with the Copa del Rey and the UEFA Europa League, and it reached the Champions League final three times, including twice against Real Madrid. Since 2017 it has played in the Metropolitano stadium, and Diego Simeone has been its coach since 2011.
Before and after
- 1903Founding of Beşiktaş J.K.
- 1903Airplane
- 1903Publication of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion
- 1903Rise of Bolsheviks
- 1903Founding of Atlético Madrid
- 13 February 1903Birth of Georges Simenon
- 3 May 1903Birth of Bing Crosby
- 8 May 1903Death of Paul Gauguin
- 24 May 1903Birth of Aram Khachaturian
More in Society, economy & sport
- c. 1800sRise of nationalism
- 17 February 1863Founding of International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
- 1885Founding of Stanford University
- 1 November 1897Founding of Juventus FC
- 1 January 1901Founding of Australia
- 21 May 1904Founding of FIFA
The era
This moment belongs to the Industrial era (1760 CE to 1914 CE), steam, factories and revolutions. You can also browse everything in the 20th century.