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Atletico Madrid players 2020-21: Goalkeeper Jan Oblak is the La Liga Player of the Season

Another season of football has ended and Atlético has achieved their 11th La Liga title. Goalkeeper Jan Oblak has been awarded the La Liga Player of the Season thanks to his great performance for this Spanish club.
Harry Siuu
By: Harry Siuu

First-team squad

 

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Forwards

1

Ivo Grbić (1)

Adrián Corral (49)

Yannick Carrasco (21)

Ángel Correa  (10)

2

Miguel San Román (31)

Álvaro García (26)

Héctor Herrera (16)

Moussa Dembélé (19)

3

Jan Oblak (13)

Felipe Monteiro (18)

Koke (6)

João Félix (7)

4

 

José Giménez (2)

Geoffrey Kondogbia (4)

Mario Soriano (42)

5

 

Mario Hermoso (22)

Thomas Lemar (11)

Sergio Camello (27)

6

 

Renan Lodi (12)

Marcos Llorente (14)

Luis Suárez (9)

7

 

Ricard Sánchez (29)

Óscar Dorta (41)

Vitolo (20)

8

 

Stefan Savić (15)

Saúl (8)

 

9

 

Kieran Trippier (23)

Toni Moya (34)

 

10

 

Šime Vrsaljko (24)

Lucas Torreira (5)

 

List of captains

Period

Name

1953–1955

José Juncosa

1955–1958

Ramón Cobo

1958–1969

Enrique Collar

1969–1972

Isacio Calleja

1972–1976

Adelardo

1976–1977

José Eulogio Gárate

1977–1979

Alberto

1979–1980

José Luis Capón

1980–1982

Eugenio Leal

1982–1984

Marcelino

1984–1987

Miguel Ángel Ruiz

1987–1989

Juan Carlos Arteche

1989–1990

Roberto Marina

1990–1993

Paulo Futre

1993–1996

Tomás

1996–1997

Roberto Solozábal

1997–2001

Toni

2001–2004

Juan Carlos Aguilera

2004–2007

Fernando Torres

2007–2010

Maxi Rodríguez

2010–2012

Antonio López

2012–2018

Gabi

2018–2019

Diego Godín

2019–

Koke

Who is the best Atletico Madrid player in the 2020-21 season?

The best player of Atletico Madrid has been crowned for goalkeeper Jan Oblak. This 28-year-old Slovenian shot-stopper has played for Atletico since 2014 and he has been one of the key members of the club in the 2020-21 campaign. 

He helped Atletico climb to the top place and surpass their neighbor club Real Madrid with only two points in difference. Not only prominent in the 2020-21 La Liga, Oblak also had a great year in Atletico Madrid in different major leagues and cups. He made 103 saves, which accounted for an 80% save percentage for the season. 

He was also the goalkeeper who kept the most clean sheets in the 2020-21 season, keeping their net being safe in 18 games out of 38 league matches. This season also witnessed their least number of losses compared to 25 conceding goals in the previous season. Jan Oblak was also considered the fastest goalkeeper to achieve 100 clean sheets in the history of Atletico in La Liga. This has broken the record of Miguel Reina, who kept 100 clean sheets in his 222 league games. 

Jan Oblak

Atletico Madrid Football Club fundamentals

Origin

Atletico Madrid Football Club, or simply known as Atletico or Atleti, is a Spanish professional football club based in the same city as the neighboring club Real Madrid, hence their names. Atletico were established on 26 April 1903, as Athletic Club Sucursal de Madrid. They are also known under other nicknames in different periods. For example, they were first called Los Colchoneros (The Mattress makers) due to their first team stripes being the same as traditional mattresses.

During the 1970s, they were known as Los Indios (The Indians). There were several stories behind this nickname, including that it referred to their American players' arrivals, or because Los Indios were long considered the biggest enemy of Los Blancos, which is the nickname of Atletico’s city rival, Real Madrid. 

They have changed numerous stadiums since their inception but currently play at Wanda Metropolitano which has a great capacity of 68,475. Diego Simeone has been the manager of Atletico since 2011, and he has just expanded his contract with this club until 2024. Atletico Madrid are playing in red and white vertical striped shirts, which are also featured on their emblem, blue shorts, and blue and red socks.

Atletico Madrid F.C.

Achievements

Atletico are the third-most successful club in Spain, after Real Madrid and Barcelona. They have won 11 titles of La Liga, but never won the UCL. They were the runners-up of the UCL in the 1973-74, 2013-14, and 2015-16 seasons. 

1. Domestic competitions

La Liga

  • Winners (11): 1939–40, 1940–41, 1949–50, 1950–51, 1965–66, 1969–70, 1972–73, 1976–77, 1995–96, 2013–14, 2020–21

Copa del Rey

  • Winners (10): 1959–60, 1960–61, 1964–65, 1971–72, 1975–76, 1984–85, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1995–96, 2012–13

Supercopa de España

  • Winners (2): 1985, 2014

Copa de los Campeones de España

  • Winners (1): 1940–41

Copa Presidente FEF

  • Winners (1): 1947

Copa Eva Duarte

  • Winners (1): 1951

2. International competitions

European Cup / UEFA Champions League

  • Runners-up (3): 1973–74, 2013–14, 2015–16

European Cup Winners' Cup

  • Winners (1): 1961–62
  • Runners-up (2): 1962–63, 1985–86

UEFA Europa League

  • Winners (3): 2009–10, 2011–12, 2017–18

UEFA Super Cup

  • Winners (3): 2010, 2012, 2018

Intercontinental Cup

  • Winners (1): 1974

Awards & recognitions

Globe Soccer Special Award: 2014

Globe Soccer Best Club of the Year: 2012, 2018

IFFHS The World's Club Team of the Year: 2018

References

Betimate.com

Wikipedia

 

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Harry Siuu
Written by: Harry Siuu
a specialized football specialist with over ten years' experience as a football journalist who works for Betimate.com.

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