Marte Quezaltepeque

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Marte Quezaltepeque (Atlético Marte)

Full name

Club Deportivo Marte Quezaltepeque

Nickname(s)

Los Marcianos, el Equipo bandera

Founded

22 April 1950

Ground

Quezaltepeque
(Capacity 3000)

Chairman

Felix Guardado

Manager

Raúl Magaña

League

Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño

Apertura 2007

1st (Group A)





Home colours

Club Deportivo Marte Quezaltepeque is a football club from San Salvador, El Salvador. The club former name was Arabe Marte. The club has changed it's name to Marte Quezaltepeque in the 2006/2007 season. The club currently plays in Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño of El Salvador.

The club was once a prominent team in the top-tier Primera División de Fútbol Profesional winning eight championships while in the league. The team won titles in 1955, 1956, 1957, 1969, 1970, 1980-81, 1982, and 1985. [1] In those years, Salvadoran football legend Luis Ramírez Zapata and Norberto huezo montoya was one of their stars. The team was relegated to the second division after the 2002 Clausura season, where it has remained since.

In 1981, the team was runner-up of the CONCACAF Champions' Cup losing to SV Transvaal of Surinam.

In 1991 the club won the CONCACAF Cup Winners Tournament in Guatemala.

1 History
2 Achievements
3 Performance in CONCACAF competitions
4 Recent Updated squad
5 Current squad
- 5.1 Squad Changes for the Clausura 2008
6 Notable players
7 Notable Coaches
8 External links

[edit] History

Atlético Marte came to life on April 22, 1950, when the Alacranes, which was managed by some of the military, were given promotion to the Primera División de Fútbol Profesional. Atlético Marte arrival in the first division coincided with the disappearance of Libertad F.C., both players and staff were absorbed into Atlético Marte as a sign of respect.

The team were made up of great players such as the goalkeeper Ovidio López, defenders Antonio “El Chino” Montes, Isaías Choto, Alvaro Alarcón and Roberto “Venado” Barrios, Midfielders Luis Regalado and Conrado Miranda, and finally the strikers Carlos “La Rata” Gálvez, Armando “El Potro” Ruano, Obdulio Vásquez and Mario Aguila.

Their team colours were camisola cream and ochre calzoneta. It was not until 1959 that team colours was changed to blue and white.

In the 1955-56 season, reinforced with players of the stature of Gustavo Lucha, Manuel Garay, Armando Rivas, Miguel “El Pibe” Vásquez, René “Pelón” García and Abraham “El Carabina” Jiménez, Atlético Marte its first championship And remained champion in the tournament 1956-57 and 1957-58. In other words, three consecutive years of being champions.

After ten years of drought in terms of titles, but always with the label of a prestigous and dangerous team, the Martian returned to the glory of winning successive championships in 1969-70 and 1970-71. It was the fourth and fifth titles respectively in its history.

From 1972 to 1979, The Martian continued fighting for the title with the teams of the primera Division, but it was not until the 1980-81 season could they raise their sixth title. They were able to reclaim the title by winning 1982-83 season, and continued with their Eighth and what would turn out to be their last title.

However, their teams quality were finally recognised internationally, when in 1992 they were crowned champion of CONCACAF Cup Winners Tournament, contest held in Guatemala and with the presence of so many strong teams in the regions such as University of Guadalajara, Mexico; Communications, Guatemala; Saprissa, Costa Rica; and Real Esteli, Nicaragua.

They had previously made the final of Concacaf champions cup in 1981 however losing to SV Transvaal of Surinam over two leg series.

they Failed to reach the final of the primera division, but maintained its strenght by making two semifinal both times defeated by Aguila. The team of 1995 was directed by Reno and Renucci contained great foreigners players such as Rodinei Martins, el “ostrero” Alberi Dos Santos y Agustin Alberto “La Chochera” Castillo. The players of 1999 finished second on the table mainly this efforts were achieved due to Emiliano Pedrozo, Ernesto Góchez, Cristian Lopez, Chepe Martínez, Mario Pablo Quintanilla and Guillermo Morán.

[edit] Achievements

Primera División: 8

1955-56, 1957, 1969, 1970, 1980-81, 1982, 1985

CONCACAF Champions' Cup

1981 - Runner-up

- Round 1 v. Juventud Retalteca (GUA)-- 2:2, 3:1
- Round 2 v. UANL Tigres (MEX)-- 1:1, 1:0
- Round 3 v. C.D. Marathón (HON) -- not played
- Final v. SV Transvaal (Sur) -- 0:1, 1:1, 1:2

[edit] Performance in CONCACAF competitions

CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup (2 appearances)

1991 - Champion

1994 - Quarter-Final

[edit] Recent Updated squad

[edit] Current squad

As of 2007

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Joaquín Moisés Quintanilla García
2		Walter Alejandro Córdova Córdova
3		Juan Carlos Gil Meléndez
4		Cristian Kennet Rosales Rivas
5		Carlos Ernesto Romero Quintanilla
6		Salvador Isaías Gil Lazo
7		Jonathan Josué Menjívar González
8	MF	Ramiro Argueta Zepeda
9		Edwin Alexander Benítez Henríquez
10		René Cruz Martínez Rivera
11		Manuel Antonio Aguilar Alfaro
12		Jaime Antonio Deras Rivas
13		Gustavo Antonio Granados
14		Wil Ever Gillen
15		Oswaldo Vladimir Chávez Sánchez

No.		Position	Player
16			Enrique Martínez Bonilla
17			Víctor Manuel Rodríguez Zepeda
18			Fernando Jovel Deonantes Rodríguez
19			Fabricio Ernesto Morán Rodríguez
20			Carlos Guillermo Osegueda Menjívar
21			Douglas Roberto Tobar Recinos
22			Danny Vladimir Torres Ángel
23			Miguel Antonio Landaverde Rivera
24			José Roberto García Maradiaga
25			Javier Antonio Gómez Choussy
26			Rosember Cueva Martínez
27			Carlos Enrique Calderón Anaya
28			Luis René Cardoza Sosa
29			José Ricardo Gómez Choussy