{"id":1731,"date":"2020-03-02T11:43:35","date_gmt":"2020-03-02T10:43:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pger.net\/football\/?p=1731"},"modified":"2020-03-02T11:53:50","modified_gmt":"2020-03-02T10:53:50","slug":"project-super-depor-part-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.pger.net\/football\/2020\/03\/02\/project-super-depor-part-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Project Super Depor – Part 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

Part 3 \u2013 We\u2019re Back<\/p>\n

For much of it\u2019s existence Deportivo la Coruna has been a small, inconsequential football club. Positioned in the north west of Spain and closer to Portugal than Madrid, provincial would be an apt description. The city is not a financial power house, but it is the richest in Galicia and can boast that the first Zara store opened there in 1975. The population is a mere 250,000 (approx). There is no reason for Deportivo to be footballing power.<\/p>\n

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Then came the post WWII era. Deportivo rose to the Spanish top division, managed by the legendary Helneio Herrera and legendary player Luis Suarez (not that one). These two would find European Cup success together at Inter Milan. Though this time was stable, there were no trophies.<\/p>\n

From the 1960s until the 1980s Depor bounced around the divisions, they were just another club. Until 1988. The club was \u00a3600 million pesetas in debt. A new board took over the club and appointed Arsenio Iglesias as manager. The club rose back into the top flight while finances began to stabilise. The masterstroke came in 1992, with the purchase of the symbol of Super Depor; Bebeto.<\/p>\n