C.D. Águila
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Full name | Club Deportivo Águila | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Founded | 15 February 1926 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ground | Estadio Juan Francisco Barraza, San Miguel, El Salvador (Capacity 10,000) |
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Chairman | Salvador Galeas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manager | Agustin Castillo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
League | Primera División de Fútbol Profesional | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clausura 2008 | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club Deportivo Águila is the most popular salvadorian football club and is one of the nation's most prestigious clubs. The team plays in San Miguel, El Salvador. They play among the best teams of Central America, and their greatest achievement has been the CONCACAF Champions' Cup, the title that made them the best club of Central America and North America.
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[edit] History
Club Deportivo Aguila was founded on the fifteenth of February, 1926, in the City of San Miguel
, by a group of young people. The first club President was Victor Vanegas. The Major goal of the club was first to establish a baseball team, and later develop a football and basketball teams. At the beginning, baseball and football were not as successful as basketball, with the team dominating both El Salvador and as well as in neighboring countries.In 1956, A group of dedicated and hard working people met in San Miguel and decided to form a football team, named Club Deportivo Aguila. Early players included Juan Francisco Barraza, Esteban Blanco, Salvador Hernandez, Juan Merthem, Atilio Pineda, Manuel Larios, Rodolfo Fuentes.
During its time in the lower leagues, It fought for the affections of the San Miguel people alongside fierce rival C.D. Dragon, but when they were promoted to the Liga, It attracted a following not only from San Miguel but also from the entire country. Proof of this was the saying that the teams sold more tickets when the local Club played against Aguila.
C.D. Aguila ranks second in the number of championships won in El Salvador with fourteen titles, these were won In 1959, coached by Conrado Miranda; In 1960, coached by Carlos Padilla; In 1963-1964,coached by Victor Manuel Ochoa; In 1968, coached by Zózimo Alves Calazáns;In 1972,coached by Juan Francisco Barraza; In 1975-1976,coached by Conrado Miranda;In 1983,coached by Juan Francisco Barraza;In 1986,coached by Hernán Carrasco Vivanco; In 1999-2000-2001,coached by Hugo Alberto Coria; and In 2006,coached by Vladan Vicevic. They were also champion of the Copa President in 2000.
The members of the team that conquered the first championship in 1959 were: Luis Alberto Lopez, Rodolfo Fuentes, Justiniano Fernando Jimenez, Manuel Larios, Raul Vasquez, Raul Bonilla, Raul Lizano, Juan Francisco Barraza, Juan Antonio Merlos and Saul Molina.
[edit] Major honours
[edit] League
- Primera División: 14
1959, 1960-61, 1963-64, 1964, 1967-68, 1972, 1975-76, 1976-77, 1983, 1987-88, as well as the 1999 Apertura, 2000 Apertura, 2001 Clausura, and the 2006 Clausura
[edit] Cups
- Copa Presidente: 1
2000
1976
They have also displayed a strong streak against Guatemalan teams, beating Municipal by 5-0.
[edit] Presidential history
Aguila have had numerous presidents over the course of their history, some of which have been the owners of the club, others have been honorary presidents, here is a complete list of them.
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[edit] Sponsors
[edit] Current squad
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[edit] Squad Changes for the Clausura 2008
In:
- Kervin Lacey - On Loan from Asociación Deportiva Carmelita
- Juan Camilo Mejia - Transferred from C.D. Chalatenango
- Cristian Esnal - Transferred from C.D. Chalatenango
- Fidel Mondragon - Transferred from C.D. Luis Angel Firpo
- Ernesto Góchez- Transferred from San Salvador F.C.
- Leonel Arístides Guevara - Transferred from C.D. Vista Hermosa
- Luis Fernando Zuleta - Transferred from Atlético Huila
Out:
- Yubini Salamanca - Transferred to C.D. Vista Hermosa
- Henry Hernández - Transferred to C.D. Luis Angel Firpo
- Jose Ernesto Ochoa - Released
- Fabio Renan Ulloa Castillo- Released
[edit] Squad Changes For 2008/09 Season
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Player | From | League | Fee | Date |
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TBA | TBA | TBA | - | June 2008 |
TBA | TBA | TBA | - | June 2008 |
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Player | To | League | Fee | Date |
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José Rolando Torres | Alianza F.C. | -Primera División de Fútbol Profesional | - | June 2008 |
[edit] Notable players
El Salvador:
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Costa Rica:
Chile: Panama:
Mexico:
Colombia:
Argentina:
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Honduras:
Guatemala: USA:
Peru:
Uruguay:
Yugoslavia:
Grenada:
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[edit] Personnel
[edit] Management
Position | Comodin | Manager | Agustin Castillo |
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Assistant Manager | ? | ||
Goalkeeping Coach | Sergio Ivan Muñoz Giron | ||
Fitness Coach | José Lorenzo Marroquin | ||
Club Doctor | Dr. José Victorino Villatoro and Dr. Luis Alonso Vasquez | ||
knesliogiocal | David Antonio Platero | ||
Utility | Roric Antonio Sigaran and Jorge Odir Granados |
[edit] Notable Coaches
[edit] 1960s
- Conrado Miranda
- Carlos Padilla (1960)
- Juan Francisco Barraza
- Victor Manuel Ochoa
- Silas Da Silva
[edit] 1970s
[edit] 1980s
[edit] 1990s
- Hugo Coria (1999-2003)
- Milovan Djoric (1996-1997)
- Juan Ramon Paredes
- Oscar Emigdio Benitez (1993)
- Mario Rey
- Nestor Matamala (1990-1991)
- Carlos De Toro
- Carlinhos Vieira
[edit] 2000s to date
- Hugo Coria
- Saúl Rivero
- Jorge Garcia
- Gary Stempel
- Julio César Cortés (2004)
- Vladan Vicevic (2006)
- Luis Ramírez Zapata
- Milos Miljanic
- Ramon Maradiaga (2003)
- Ruben Guevara
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ Offical club history (in Spanish) Accessed 14 December 2007.
[edit] External links
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ADET | C.D. Dragon |Independiente Nacional 1906 |Arcense |C.D. Atlético Balboa |C.D. Municipal Limeno | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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