Full name | Club Deportivo Atlético Balboa | |||
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Nickname(s) | Los Porteños, La Ciclón | |||
Founded | 1950 | |||
Ground | Estadio Marcelino Imbers, La Unión, El Salvador | |||
Capacity | 4,000 | |||
Chairman | ![]() | |||
Manager | ![]() | |||
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Club Deportivo Atlético Balboa, commonly known as Atlético Balboa or simply Balboa, is a Salvadoran football club. The team play in La Unión, La Unión department.
History
[edit]Foundation
[edit]The foundation of Atletico Balboa occurred in 1950 in La Union. Mauro "El Turco" Granados, Simón Reyes, Paulino Cáceres, Pablo Rubio, Rodolfo Guzmán, Carlos Villalta, Carlos Juárez, René Pantoja, Luis Ávila, Chico Osorio, Juan Guevara, Chico Ruíz and Timoteo Hernández were the original members of the team. The team was intended to be a baseball team, but it was changed to a football team. The club was named "Balboa" after the Panamanian balboa and its first match was played against the Honduran team América de Choluteca. The team's first colours were white with green diagonal stripes which were soon changed by the team's president Ricardo Flores to black and red.
Primera División
[edit]After becoming champions of the Segunda División in 1998, Atlético Balboa ascended to the Salvadoran Primera División where in their first season they finished runner-up while being coached by Mario Martínez and Óscar Benítez. The team's player lineup that season included Franklin Webster and Elvis Perreira.
Irregular way
[edit]The team's results and goal count declined between 1999 and 2001. During this time the team was coached by Óscar Benítez, Saúl Molina and Juan Quarterone. Luciano Suárez, Manuel Díaz, Camilo Bonilla and Carlos Edgar Villareal played for Balboa in this period.
Days of crisis
[edit]The team had just started the 2002–2003 season when the team ran into economic and performance problems. Juan Quarterone was replaced by the Paraguayan Nelson Brizuela. Under Brizuela, the team was only able to achieve 3 draws from 6 games. Brizuela was soon replaced by Argentine-Italian Carlos Barone whose team's last four games almost got them relegated but in the end Dragón had a poorer record. Atlético Balboa purchased many foreign players during the season but the only successful one was the Colombian Carlos Asprilla. Webster, the highest scoring player from the team was sold to San Salvador F.C. The club then changed its coach several times during the 2003-2004 season, with Costa Rican Manuel Solano, Gabriel Avedissian and Paulo Roberto de Oliveira serving as coach at various points in time. These coaches, except for assistant coach Jesús Fuentes, all failed to produce a high number of wins.
Almost glory
[edit]After the events of 2002-2004 season, Balboa advanced in the rankings of the Primera División. The team finished in second place in the 2006-2007 while being coached by Juan Quarterone and Jorge Alberto García. Then, the tension between the board and the two coaches divided the club. The team, including Colombian player Henry Vargas did not participate in the UNCAF tournament due to losing a playoff to C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo. However the next season Atlético Balboa was relegated from the Primera División when they lost to C.D. Vista Hermosa.
Current history
[edit]The club was promoted to the Salvadoran Primera División again after defeating Juventud Independiente in the 2008 season.[1] Two years of moderate success followed under Guatemalan coach Carlos Alberto Mijangos and Argentine coach Roberto Gamarra, during which the team came close to entering the finals series in both seasons. However, financial problems appeared again and after two subsequent years of debt, the club was demoted to the Second Division in the 2011 season. It then disbanded and played its last game in 2011.[2]
After 10 years, It was announced the club would be returning to the third division and professional football.[3]
Honours
[edit]League
[edit]- Primera División Salvadorean and predecessors
- Runners-up (1): 2004
- Segunda División Salvadorean and predecessors
- Champions (2): 2000, 2008
Cups
[edit]- Copa Presidente and predecessors
- Champions (1): 2006
Current squad
[edit]Updated February 2024. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Players with dual citizenship
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[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Coaching staff
[edit]As of November, 2023
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Team Doctor | ![]() |
Notable players
[edit]Team captains
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2000 |
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2001 |
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2004 |
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2022 |
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2023-Present |
List of presidents
[edit]- Ricardo Flores
- Juan Pablo Robles (2003)
- Noel Benítez (2004, 2006–2007)
- Mario Sorto (2005)
- Andrés Alonso Gómez (2007–2008)
- Juan Pablo Robles (2009–2011) [1]
List of coaches
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1979 | 1979 |
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1981 | 1981 |
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1985 | 1985 |
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1990 | 1990 |
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1998 | February 2001 |
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February 2001 | October 2001 |
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November 2001 | December 2001 |
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January 2002 | December 2002 |
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January 2003 | April 2003 |
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April 2003 | April 2003 |
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June 2003 | August 2003 |
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September 2003 | December 2003 |
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December 2003 | December 2003 |
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December 2003 | January 2004 |
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January 2004 | June 2004 |
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June 2004 | October 2004 |
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October 2004 | January 2005 |
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February 2005 | September 2005 |
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September 2005 | December 2005 |
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January 2006 | 2006 |
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2008 | June 2008 |
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25 July 2008 | 30 Aug 2008 |
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2007 | Jan 2009 |
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21 Jan 2009 | Feb 2009 |
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Feb 2009 | June 2009 |
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June 2009 | Aug 2009 |
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Aug 2009 | Sep 2009 |
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Sep 2009 | Sep 2009 |
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Sep 2009 | Dec 2009 |
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Jan 2010 | June 2010 |
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June 2010 | December 2010 |
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December 2010 | June 2011 |
Hiatus | July 2011 | June 2021 |
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July 2021 | February 2022 |
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February 2022 | February 2022 |
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February 2022 | May 2022 |
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May 2022 | November 2022 |
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November 2022 | December 12, 2022 |
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December 13, 2022 | October 11, 2023 |
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October, 2023 | Present |
References
[edit]- ^ El Salvador 2007/08 – RSSSF
- ^ "FlashScore: Atletico Balboa - results, fixtures". www.flashscore.ca. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
- ^ "Cd Atlético Balboa Regresa al Fútbol Profesional". 7 July 2021.
- ^ "Deportes en el Diario de Hoy".