Sociedad Gimnástica Española de San José
This article is about the Costa Rican club. For the Spanish club, see Real Sociedad Gimnástica Española.
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| Full name | Sociedad Gimnástica Española | |
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| Nickname(s) | Los Diablos Rojos | |
| Founded | 11 June 1911 | |
| Ground | San José, Costa Rica | |
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The Sociedad Gimnástica Española was a football club based in San José, Costa Rica.
History
Founded in 1911, Sociedad Gimnástica Española debuted in the Primera División de Costa Rica on 17 July 1921 against Gimnástica Limonense[1] and played 39 seasons [2]at the top level until their final season in 1961, when they were relegated after the ASOFUTBOL league split.[1]
In 2007, Spanish native Ceferino Casero started a project to revive the club for the Spanish community in Costa Rica.[3]
Honours
- Costa Rican Primera División (Runner-up): 1921, 1928, 1930, 1933, 1937, 1938, 1942.[4]
References
- 1 2 Historia, eso es la Gimnástica Española - UNAFUT (Spanish)
- ↑ El pulso entre Liga y 'S' también es en la historia - Nación (Spanish)
- ↑ Club histórico del futbol de Costa Rica Resucitan a la Sociedad Gimnástica Española - Nación (Spanish)
- ↑ Fuente: Unafut.com y Registros Históricos de Gianni Baldi F.
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