page_title: History of Deportivo La Coruña
section_title: 1992/1993: Deportivo surprise Spain
hierarchical_section_title: History of Deportivo La Coruña / History / 1991-1993: The Birth of 'Superdepor' / 1992/1993: Deportivo surprise Spain
caption_attribution_description: English: Manjarín
context_page_description: Deportivo La Coruña is a Spanish soccer team.
context_section_description: When the 1992/1993 season started, Deportivo had become an Anonymous Society (S.A.D.). This is a common factor for clubs in Spain, as each club is their own independent institution. Fans and shareholders got to own a part of the club and have their own say. This was truly a showing of the message: "a club for all coruñeses".
  The consolidation of the team had as its consequence new important signings, as 1992 was the year when internationally recognized figures were introduced to Deportivo. Brazilian internationals Mauro Silva (24) and Bebeto (28) were the first to arrive. They were joined by Spanish players Aldana, Juanito, Nando, José Ramón and Serna. Lendoiro and his staff made it clear: Avoiding relegation was not the objective anymore. Deportivo were after more.
  About 30,000 fans showed up at Riazor to witness the presentation for the new season, a campaign that would become historic. The foundations of SuperDepor were put in place and the echoes of "Madrid, Barcelona, here we are!" (words spoken by president Lendoiro after the promotion in 1991) were shouted by all deportivistas. The team won its first five matches, including a sensational 3–2 win against Real Madrid after trailing 0–2. Bebeto scored two goals in this match and continued scoring all season long. He finished the season with 29 goals scored, becoming the 1992-93 Pichichi Trophy winner.
  The season 1993/1994 will for always be underlined in the history of the club. Not only for the first ever presence in a European tournament, but also for the dramatic loss of the Liga during the final seconds of the season.
  The squad was reinforced with well recognized footballers like Donato, Manjarín, Paco, Elduayen, Voro, Pedro Riesco and Alfredo and everybody was just hoping that the previous campaign would be continued. This happened because early December the team conquered the first place in the Liga, had beaten Real Madrid 4–0, and were playing the third round of the UEFA Cup against Eintracht Frankfurt. The Germans proved to be too strong though after Deportivo had beaten Danish club Aalborg and taken their first scalp of a reputated club by eliminating Aston Villa F.C..
  With Arsenio Iglesias still at the helm, the team now had the chance to focus on the Liga. And from 4 December on the team stayed on top of the Primera División. The goals of Bebeto and Claudio that season brought Deportivo to the final matchday as a serious title contender. A win at home against Valencia would have been enough, no matter what rivals Barcelona would do.
  At half-time the score in Riazor was still 0-0 but Sevilla were leading 1–2 in Barcelona. The season would finish dramatically though as with twenty minutes to go, Barcelona striker Romario shot his club in front and now Deportivo were obliged to win themselves. In injury-time the team were rewarded a penalty-kick after defender Nando had been fouled. As Bebeto had missed one in the previous weeks and Donato had been taken off, defender Djukic stepped forward but missed the opportunity. Barcelona snatched the title away from Deportivo based on a superior goal average as both clubs were drawn on points.
  Liaño won his second Trofeo Zamora that campaign as he only leaked 18 goals during the season. There were no serious rivals for him because the defences of Barcelona, Sevilla and Racing were closest with 42 goals. In fact, the seriousness of Deportivo at the back had been an important factor in their conquest with players like Nando, Djukic, Ribera, Voro and López-Rekarte. In 27 of the 38 Liga matches that campaign a clean sheet was held including the final six.
  The players most frequently used that campaign were: Liaño - Nando, Voro, Djukic, Ribera, López-Rekarte - Fran, Mauro Silva, Donato - Bebeto, Claudio
caption: Javier Manjarín.
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