The 2001–02 campaign was the 96th season in Atlético Madrid's history and their 2nd season in Segunda División of Spanish football. Also the club competed in Copa del Rey.
Summary During the summer, with Paulo Futre as director of football, appointed club legend Luis Aragonés as the new head coach on 31 May 2001. Previously, the former player acted as coach during several seasons in the past: 1974–80, 1982–87 and 1991–93. The main reason for his arrival was clinching the last season a UEFA Champions League spot for underdogs Mallorca, and now had the mission of saving Atletico from the Segunda División. Owing to financial troubles, Futre transferred several players out the squad, including top goalscorer Salva to Valencia in exchange for Uruguayan striker Diego Alonso, and young playmaker Hugo Leal to Paris Saint-Germain, as well as an additional 14 players. The squad was reinforced with four players from Mallorca and more Spanish players in contrast to previous seasons, where the club bought a lot of foreign players.
Finally, on 27 April 2002, the team clinched the promotion to La Liga after two years in the Segunda División. Also, in Copa del Rey, the club was eliminated early by Rayo Vallecano in Round of 64.
Squad
Transfers In Pos. Name from TypeDFTxomin Nagore Numancia DF Jorge Otero Real Betis MF José María Movilla Málaga GK Germán Burgos Mallorca MF Jovan Stanković Marseille DF Armando Álvarez Mallorca MF Lluís Carreras Mallorca MF Jesús Muñoz Albacete DF José Antonio García Calvo Real Valladolid FW Diego Alonso Valencia MF Gonzalo ColsaRacing Santander MF Juanma Ortiz Out Pos. Name To Type FW Salva Valencia MF Hugo Leal Paris Saint-Germain DF Juanma DF Toni DF Raphaël Wicky Hamburg SV MF Óscar Mena Racing Santander FW Jordi Lardín Alavés FW Abass Lawal MF Sergio Sánchez Sánchez Sevilla DF Zoran Njeguš Sevilla DF Jean-François Hernandez Rayo Vallecano FW Kiko Extremadura FW Juan Gomez DF Daniel Fagiani MF David Cubillo
Competitions Segunda División
League table
Results by round
Matches
Copa del Rey
Round of 64
Statistics Players statistics
Squad statistics Competition Points Total GD 2001–02 Segunda División 74 42 21 11 10 59 39 +20 2001–02 Copa del Rey – 8 6 1 1 13 6 +7 Total 74 50 27 12 11 72 45 +27
References
External links Campaign of Atlético Madrid in 2001–02 season. Matches of Atlético Madrid in 2001–02 season.