The 2002–03 season was the 97th season in Atlético Madrid's history and their 66th season in La Liga, the top division of Spanish football. It covers a period from 1 July 2002 to 30 June 2003. The season marked the breakthrough of Fernando Torres, the striker making his La Liga debut by the start of the season, scoring 13 league goals as a 18 years-old teenager. Demetrio Albertini was a key signing before the season, the experienced Italian providing a solid display before departing for Lazio in his home country.
Squad
Goalkeepers Germán Burgos Esteban Juanma
Defenders Jorge Otero Mirsad Hibić García Calvo Santi Sergi Carreras Armando Fabricio Coloccini Cosmin Contra
Midfielders Txomin Nagore José Movilla Demetrio Albertini Jovan Stanković Carlos Aguilera Emerson Luis García Jorge Larena
Attackers Fernando Torres Dani Javi Moreno Fernando Correa José Mari
Transfers In José Mari from A.C. Milan loan Javi Moreno from A.C. Milan loan Demetrio Albertini from A.C. Milan loan Fabricio Coloccini from A.C. Milan loan Cosmin Contra from A.C. Milan loan
Competitions La Liga
League table
Matches
Statistics Top scorers RankPositionNumberPlayerLa LigaCopa del ReyTotal1 FW 9 Fernando Torres 13 1 142 MF 20 Luis García 9 0 93 FW 19 Javi Moreno 5 2 74 FW 23 José Mari 6 0 65 FW 10 Fernando Correa 4 1 56 MF 8 Demetrio Albertini 2 1 3 DF 15 Aguilera 2 1 38 DF 5 García Calvo 2 0 2 MF 7 Movilla 1 1 2 MF 18 Emerson 2 0 211 DF 3 Jorge Otero 1 0 1 DF 4 Mirsad Hibić 1 0 1 DF 6 Santi Denia 1 0 1 DF 22 Fabricio Coloccini 0 1 1 MF 24 Jorge Larena 1 0 1Own goals101Totals51859
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