Deportivo Anzoátegui

Deportivo Anzoátegui

Full name	Deportivo Anzoátegui Sport Club
Nickname(s)	El Acorazado Oriental Aurirojos El Depor
Founded	November 9, 2002
Ground	Estadio José Antonio Anzoátegui Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela
Ground Capacity	45.000
Chairman	Eduardo Alvarez
Manager	Juvencio Betancourt
League	Primera División Venezolana
2012–2013	Copa Movilnet, 1st
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Deportivo Anzoátegui Sport Club is a professional football club based in Puerto La Cruz, Anzoátegui. It was founded in 2002 and promoted to the Venezuelan 1st division in 2007. They won the Copa de Venezuela in 2008.

History

The club was founded on 9 November 2002 by Juan Pereira and stated in the third tier of Venezuelan football. In this first season, they finished unbeaten, winning the division and gained promotion.

They participated in the Venezuelan Second Division for 4 seasons, winning promotion at the end of the 2006–2007 season when the Venezuelan Premier Division expanded from 10–18 teams.

In 2008, they won the Copa Venezuela defeating Estudiantes de Mérida in the final, winning 3–1 on aggregate with goals from Alexander Rondon, Emerson Panigutti and Nicolás Massia

Colours and Badge

The team plays in the colours of yellow and red. The club crest contains an outline of the state of Anzoátegui where the club is based, the year the club was formed as well as a star to commemorate their (at present) only league championship in the 3rd division

Stadium

Main article(s): Estadio José Antonio Anzoátegui

The club plays their home games at Estadio José Antonio Anzoátegui in the city of Puerto La Cruz. It was built specially for the Copa America 2007 on the site of the previous stadium.

Players

Current squad

Current squad of Deportivo Anzoátegui as of 21 July 2013 (edit)
Sources:

No. Position Player 1  VEN GK Eduardo Lima 2  VEN DF Henri Pernía 3  VEN DF Yolvi Granados 4  ARG DF Ezequiel Parnisari 5  VEN MF Manuel Cuarez 6  VEN DF Pablo Camacho 7  PAN FW Edwin Aguilar 8  VEN MF José David Moreno 9  COL FW Óscar Briceño 10  VEN MF Evelio Hernández 11  VEN MF Johnny González 12  VEN GK Edixson González 13  VEN DF Juan Fuenmayor 14  VEN FW Diego Armando Silva

No. Position Player 15  VEN MF Enmanuel Calzadilla 16  VEN MF Jesús Hernández 17  VEN DF Edgar Mendoza 18  PAN MF Rolando Escobar 19  VEN MF Ronald Giraldo 20  VEN MF José María Hernández 21  VEN MF Robert Hernández 22  VEN FW Junior Marcano 23  VEN FW Jaime Moreno Ciorciari 24  VEN FW Gilson Salazar 27  POR FW Ricardo Martins

Achievements

• Segunda División Venezolana: 2

2004 (C), 2007 (A)

• Tercera División Venezolana: 1

2003

• Copa de Venezuela: 2

2008, 2012

Performance in CONMEBOL competitions

• Copa Libertadores: 3 appearances

2009: Preliminary Round

2013: Preliminary Round

2014:

• Copa Sudamericana: 3 appearances

2009: First Round

2011: Second Round

2013: First Round

Records

• Biggest Home win: 10–0 vs Atlético Venezuela (27/4/2011)
• Biggest Away win: 7–1 vs Caroní (7/11/2010)

Former Managers

• Carlos Maria Ravel (2002–03)
• René Torres (2003)
• Daniel Lanata (2003–04)
• Miguel Oswaldo González (2004–05)
• Félix Gutierrez (2005)
• Daniel Lanata (2005)
• Carlos H. Moreno (2005–06)
• Stalin Rivas (2007)
• César Farías (2007)
• Marcos Mathías (2007–08)
• José Hernández (2009)
• Daniel Farías (March 13, 2009–Dec 31, 2012)
• Juvencio Betancourt (Dec 12, 2012–)

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Deportivo Anzoátegui.

• Official Site (Spanish)