Atlético Huila

Atlético Huila
Full name Club Deportivo Atlético Huila
Nickname(s) Los Opitas (The Opitas, from the Opita Spanish language dialect of Tolima and Huila)
Bambuqueros (Bambuco Dancers)
El Barcino
Founded 29 November 1990
Ground Estadio Guillermo Plazas Alcid
Neiva, Colombia
Capacity 27,000
Chairman Juan Carlos Patarroyo
Coach José Fernando Santa
League Categoría Primera A
2014 8th (aggregate table)
Website Club home page

Atlético Huila is a professional Colombian football team based in Neiva, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. Founded on November 29, 1990, it is one of the youngest professional football clubs in Colombia. Its best achievement league wise was coming close as runner-up in 2007 and 2009. They play their home games at the Guillermo Plazas Alcid stadium, with a capacity of 27,000.

Huila have a long-standing rivalry with Deportes Tolima, which is known as the Tolima-grande derby.

Honours

National Honours

Runners Up (2): 2007-I, 2009-II
Winners (2): 1992, 1997

Performance in CONMEBOL competitions

1999: First Round
2010: Second Round

Players

Current squad

As of 26 February 2015

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Colombia GK Carlos Abella
4 Colombia DF Elvis González
5 Colombia DF Diego Amaya
7 Uruguay FW Jesús Toscanini
8 Colombia MF Camilo Ayala
9 Colombia MF David Ferreira
10 Argentina FW Marcelo Bergese
11 Colombia FW Jhony Cano
12 Uruguay GK Jhonny da Silva
13 Colombia DF Elvis Perlaza
14 Colombia DF John Lozano
15 Colombia DF Carlos Alberto Díaz (Captain)
16 Colombia MF Jefferson Lerma
17 Colombia MF César Hinestroza
No. Position Player
18 Colombia FW Cristhian Alarcón (on loan from Millonarios)
19 Colombia FW Anderson Plata (on loan from Deportivo Pereira)
20 Colombia FW Yovanny Arrechea
21 Colombia MF Juan Esteban Ortiz (on loan from Millonarios)
22 United States MF Juan Niño
23 Venezuela DF Layneker Zafra
25 Paraguay MF Pedro Chávez
27 Colombia DF Elacio Córdoba
29 Colombia DF Jhonatan Murillo
30 Colombia MF Jean Carlos Becerra
32 Colombia FW César Caicedo
33 Colombia GK Gustavo Sánchez
35 Colombia MF Hamilton Valencia

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
Colombia DF José Moya (at Leones)
No. Position Player
Colombia FW Didier Viveros (at Bogotá)

Notable players

Managers

  • Colombia Víctor Quiñónez (1991)
  • Lebanon Alberto Rujana (1992–95)
  • Colombia Nelson Abadía (1996)
  • Colombia Rafael Corrales (1997–99)
  • Colombia Nelson Gallego (2000)
  • Colombia Jairo Silva Quiza (interim) (2000)
  • Colombia Juan Eugenio Jiménez (2001–02)
  • Colombia Bernardo Redín (2002–03)
  • Colombia Félix Valverde Quiñonez (2004)
  • Colombia Bernardo Redín (2005)

References

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