Juventud Retalteca

Juventud Retalteca

Full name	Club Social y Deportivo Juventud Realteca
Nickname(s)	El Equipo del pueblo Algodoneros
Founded	1951
Dissolved	2012
Ground	Estadio Dr. Óscar Monterroso Izaguirre, Retalhuleu, Guatemala
Ground Capacity	8,000
Manager	Rubén Alonso
League	Liga Nacional de Guatemala
Clausura 2010	5th (playoffs) Promoted
Website	Club home page

Club Social y Deportivo Juventud Retalteca was a Guatemalan professional football club based in Retalhuleu and who competed in the Liga Nacional, the nation's top footballing division.

History

Nicknamed Los Algodoneros (the Cotton plants), the club was founded on 6 May in 1951 by José Maria Olivar and Guillermo Gordillo. The club won promotion to Liga Mayor in 2009 ^[1] after spending years in the Primera División de Ascenso and defeated national champions C.D. Jalapa 5-0 in the season's opener on August 1, 2009.

In February 2012, a car accident in which midfielder Daniel Linares died left the team in shock.^[2]

They were dissolved in 2012 after surmountable financial problems.^[3]

Stadium

They play their home games at the Estadio Dr. Óscar Monterroso Izaguirre.

Honours

Copa de Guatemala 2

1980, 1985

Current squad

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

No. Position Player DF Cristian Vega DF Rodolfo González MF Raúl González MF Jean Carlos Cedeño FW Igor de Souza Jairo Pérez Daniel Linares Erick Villatoro Wilmer Odias José Enrique López

No. Position Player Ricardo Gutiérrez Osiel Rivera Jorge Eduardo Estrada Cristian Roberto Álvarez Carlos Vega Julio César Monterroso Hetzon Pereira Rolando Blackburn Alcibíades Rojas Mynor Figueroa

Notable players

• Edy Cabrera
• Maynor Dávila
• Daniel Pedroza

Coaches

• Gregorio Bundio
• Manuel de Jesús Castañeda
• Daniel Casas
• Carlos García Cantarero (2010)
• Manuel Castañeda (2011-)
• Mauro Oliveira

External links

• Official Website

References