Club Palermo Bajo
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| Full name | Club Palermo Bajo |
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| Union | Unión Argentina de Rugby |
| Nickname(s) | Bajo |
| Founded | 15 May 1955 |
| Location | Córdoba, Argentina |
| Ground(s) | Barrio Los Boulevares |
| President | Mario Aldao |
| Coach(es) | Mariano Moya |
| League(s) | Torneo de Córdoba |
| Official website | |
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Club Palermo Bajo is an Argentine sports club based in the city of Córdoba, which is also the capital of Córdoba Province. The institution is mostly known for its rugby union team, which currently plays in Torneo de Córdoba, the first division of the Unión Cordobesa de Rugby league system.
In field hockey, the club is affiliated to amateur Córdoba Field Hockey Federation, where its teams compete.
Other sports that can be practised at the club are swimming and tennis.
The club was founded on May 15, 1955, due to the initiative of a group of men who wanted to encourage their children to practise football by playing matches against other teams from the region. Its first name was "Bajo Palermo Baby Fútbol Club"; Bruno Montesco was the first president of the recently created institution.
Bajo Palermo initially focused on children's football, building a specific purpose field but also building a bowls green, an athletics track (nevertheless this sport would disappear in subsequent years), a track (which hosted a wide variety of races that were a great success in the Province) and a basketball stadium. In 1969 the swimming pool was finished, as well as field hockey was introduced at the club, becoming one of the main sports practised at the institution. That same year, the practise of rugby union is incorporated into the club.
The first match played by a rugby team was facing Club Atlético General Paz Juniors (or simply "Juniors") on May 25, 1959, in order to commemorate the 4th. anniversary of the institution. Bicycle races, basketball matches and children's games were also part of the celebration. The first rugby line-up was: Casteli, Gamboa, Mateo, Viale, Durante, C. Quiroga, Vicario, Lipari, Martínez H., Muñoz F., Ferrari J., Ferrari H., Hasspacher, Lorenzón, Avila (captain), Galíndez, Villalba, Muñoz M., Valenzuela, De Velva and Pedrerol. Palermo Bajo was defeated by 17-3.
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