Deportivo Iztacalco
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| Los Valedores de Iztacalco | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Deportivo Iztacalco, AC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | Los Valedores (The Defenders) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | August 20, 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Estadio San Bernardino, Texcoco, Edo. Mexico (Capacity Unknown) |
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| Chairman | Ángel Morales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | José Luis Rangel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Tercera Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Deportivo Iztacalco, nicknamed Los Valedores is a professional Mexican football club. They currently play in the Group VII of the Mexican Third Division. In the 2006-2007 season they inherited the spot from Club Santa Cruz, which was the worst team in the 2007 Clausura tournament with zero points in 15 matches and a -40 difference in the amount of goals scored and received.
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[edit] History
Most of the players come from Club San Andres, team which won a spot to play in the Mexican Third Division after winning an amateur championship supported by the Federacíón Mexicana de Futbol and organized by Ángel Morales, owner of several Third Division franchises.
The Deportivo Iztacalco acquires the nickname "Los Valedores" starting from Round 3 in the 2007 Apertura tournament, when TV Azteca dedicated a space for the first time in its evening program Los Protagonistas, presenting it as the worst professional football team in Mexico and whose realization is the responsibility of journalist Barak Fever.
Although their training camps are located in Xochimilco, Mexico City, Los Valedores de Iztacalco dispute their local matches at Estadio San Bernardino, known as "El Muro de los Sueños" ("The Wall of Dreams"), located in the community of San Bernardino, in the municipality of Texcoco, Mexico State.
Thanks to their constant appearances on TV Azteca, the team got a huge popularity at the national level, becoming the most famous team from Third Division.
[edit] First Season
For the Apertura 2007 and Clausura 2008 tournaments, the Mexican Football Federation placed Deportivo Iztacalco in Group VII of the Third Division. Los Valedores lost their first seven games. On September 26, 2007 gained their first point in the Round 8 after 1-1 tie against Mineros del Real Hidalgo, despite having lost later in the penalty kicks.
On October 12, 2007 is considered the most important date in the history of the club since that day got their first victory in history, when in the Round 12 they were assigned the three points after their rivals Estudiantes de Atlacomulco did not showed up on the field at the scheduled time.
The Deportivo Iztacalco ended the 2007 Apertura tournament with 4 points, a product of a victory (achieved because the opposing team did not showed up for the match), a draw and 12 defeats. Los Valedores ended in the last position of Group VII and in the general position 202 among 204 clubs that make up the Third Division.
On December 11, 2007 Los Valedores had a match against a representative team from Los Protagonistas, which included former professional players like Luis Garcia, Jorge Campos, Francisco Gabriel de Anda, Roberto Medina and Careca. The match was held at the Deportivo Xochimilco Stadium and with a controversial refereeing from Gilberto Alcala. The match ended 1-0 in favour of the Los Protagonistas team.
[edit] 2007 Tryouts
At the end of the 2007 Apertura season, the team conducted tryouts were more than 700 players attended. Only 5 were selected, Diego "El Gato" Reynoso (goalkeeper), Guillermo "RBD" Guzmán (defence), Carlos "Piwi" Godínez and Anibal "Robinho" Cruz (midfield) and Giovanni "Guardadito" Pérez (striker).
[edit] Current Roster
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[edit] Team Staff
[edit] Technical Staff for Clausura 2008
Head Coach: Emigdlio Venus "Pofre Venus" Olvera- Assistant Coach: Fausto "Profe Potro" Flores
- Physio Coordinator: Juan Pérez
- Utilties: Vicente "Lavolpín" Jiménez
[edit] Squad Changes for Apertura 2008 season
In:
- Benjamin Casas
Out:
- Emigdlio Venus "Pofe Venus" Olvera (Head coach)
- Giovanni "Guardadito" Pérez
- Javier Antonio "Shaby" Reynoso
- Jonatan Rosas
- José Eduardo Pérez
- Ariel "Bofo" Avalos
- Luis Martín Quintanar
- Gustavo "El Buki" Hernández
- José Roberto Lopez
- Ricardo Pérez
- Armando Chávez
- Daniel Rosas
- Luis Enrique "Mono" García
[edit] External Links
- (Spanish) Official Site
- (Spanish) Blog Valedores
- (Spanish) Fan Site
- (Spanish) FEMEXFUT
