Alianza F.C. 1126473 226169079 2008-07-17T03:33:55Z 66.201.169.107 /* External links */ {{Football club infobox | fullname = Alianza Futbol Club| image= [[Image:Alianza fc.gif|100px]]| clubname = Alianza| nickname = ''Albos'', ''Paquidermos''| founded = [[1958]]| ground = [[Estadio Cuscatlán]],<br> [[San Salvador, El Salvador|San Salvador]], [[El Salvador]] | capacity = 40,360| chairman = {{flagicon|El Salvador}} [[Lisandro Pohl]]| manager = {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Pablo Centrone]]| league = [[Primera División de Fútbol Profesional]] | season = Apertura 2007 | position = 7th| shirtsupplier= | shirtsponsors= | pattern_la1=| pattern_b1=| pattern_ra1=| leftarm1=ffffff| body1=ffffff| rightarm1=ffffff| shorts1=ffffff| socks1=ffffff| pattern_la2=| pattern_b2=| pattern_ra2=| leftarm2=00bfff| body2=00bfff| rightarm2=00bfff| shorts2=00bfff| socks2=ffffff| }} '''Alianza Futbol Club''' or as they are popularly known as '''Alianza''', is a [[El Salvador|Salvadoran]] [[football (soccer)|football]] team, currently one of the most popular and successful clubs in the nation. The team currently plays in the country's [[Primera División de Fútbol Profesional]], which is the highest tier league in the country. Alianza plays its home games at [[Estadio Cuscatlán]] in [[San Salvador, El Salvador]]. Founded in 1960, Alianza was almost immediately successful, winning its first championships in the 1966 and 1967 Salvadoran seasons. Even more significantly, Alianza was the first Central American and Salvadoran club to win the [[CONCACAF Champions' Cup]] in 1967, and is currently one of only three Salvadoran teams to have done so. Their mascot is the Elephant. ==History== Alianza F.C. was formed in [[1960]], named as Alianza Intercontinental by the founder [[Peruian]] Mr.Hocklenderd who was a huge fan of [[Alianza Lima]]. Hocklenderd was the owner of the [[InterContinental]] hotel in El Salvador and was able to form the club and purchase their spot in the [[Primera División de Fútbol Profesional]] from [[Once Municipal]]. Alianza was almost immediately successful winning their first tile in 1965-66 under the guidance of [[Hernán Carrasco Vivanco]] and the help of great players such as Mario Monge,El "Ruso" Quintanilla,La "Burra" Rivas, El "Tigre" Zamora, Guido Alvarado, Ricardo Sepúlveda and El "Chueco" Hermosilla. One of Alianza greatest Triumphs happened in 1966 when they defeated [[Santos F.C.]] at the Estadio Cuscatlán containing the great [[Pele]], they were helped mostly from their foreign players Argentineans Dante Juárez, Juan Veron and Santiago. Alianza F.C. became the first el salvadoran club to win [[CONCACAF Champions' Cup]] and continued their raging success defeating [[Club America]] (2-0), [[Clube de Regatas do Flamengo]](3-2) and tying (0-0) with [[C.A. Peñarol]]. However the club fortunes declined as Alianza F.C. failed to obtain a title for several years. After 20 years out in the wilderness, In 1986 Alianza F.C. achieved it's third title under Ricardo Sepultada and their success began to build again with another title in 1989 under their legendary technician Hernán Carrasco Vivanco and mainly based on the outstanding performance of Chilean [[Raul Toro]]. Another title was obtained in the 1993-94 season after defating [[C.D. FAS]] 2-1 Alianza goals were scored by Milton "Tigana" Meléndez and the Argentinean Sergio Bufarini, Their achievement were based masterful tactics of the Uruguayan [[Gustavo Faral]]. Alianza F.C. International championship drought ended in 1997, when they defeated [[Saprissa]] to win [[Copa Interclubes UNCAF|UNCAF Club Championship]]. Their strong momentum lead them to achieve another two domestic title both these achievements were under the watchful eyes of the technician Juan Carlos Masnick and were helped by the heroic players such as Horacio Lugo, Marcelo Bauza and Uruguayan Alexander Curbelo and Adrián de la Cruz. Alianza went on to win the 2001 apetura and 2004 Clasura titles. ==Achievements== ===National honours=== *'''[[Primera División de Fútbol Profesional|Primera División]]''': 9 1965-66, 1966-67, 1986-87, 1989-90, 1993-1994, 1996-1997, 1998 Apertura, 2001 Apertura and 2004 Clausura *'''Copa Santa Ana''': 1979 ===International honours=== *'''[[CONCACAF Champions' Cup]]''': 1 1967 *'''[[Copa Interclubes UNCAF|UNCAF Club Championship]]''': 1 [[Torneo Grandes de Centroamerica 1997|1997]] ===Records=== * Alianza f.c. was the first Salvadoran team to win [[CONCACAF Champions' Cup]] == Shirt Sponsorship == === Shirt Manufacturer === *AVIVA === Sponsors === *[[Tigo]] *[[Cristal]] *MK Mediocamentes *Canal 4 ==Stadium== '''Alianza Futbol Club''' has forged it's entire history in the [[Estadio Jorge "Mágico" González|Estadio Nacional de la Flor Blanca]], during the 60's achieved three titles. however it was damaged in the 2001 earthquakes and Alianza moved to the [[Estadio Cuscatlán]]. ==Current squad== ''As of [[Clausura 2007]]:'' {{Fs start}} {{Fs player | no=1 | nat=El Salvador| pos=GK | name= [[Yasir Orlando Deras]]}} {{Fs player | no=3 | nat=El Salvador| pos=MF | name= [[Isaac Nehemias Zelaya]]}} {{Fs player | no=4 | nat=El Salvador| pos=MF| name= [[Juan Carlos Serrano Oporto]]}} {{Fs player | no=5 | nat=El Salvador| pos=DF| name= [[Victor Manuel Velasquez]]|other=[[Captain (football)|captain]]'''}} {{Fs player | no=6 | nat=El Salvador| pos=MF| name= [[Óscar Navarro]]}} {{Fs player | no=7 | nat=El Salvador| pos=DF| name= [[David Estuardo Rivas]]}} {{Fs player | no=8| nat=El Salvador| pos=DF| name= [[Carlos Josué Carrillo]]}} {{Fs player | no=9| nat=El Salvador| pos=MF| name= [[Francisco Jovel Alvarez]]}} {{Fs player | no=11 | nat=El Salvador| pos=DF| name=[[Ramiro Carballo]]}} {{Fs player | no=13 | nat=El Salvador| pos=FW| name= [[Eduardo Retana Castro]]}} {{Fs player | no=14| nat=El Salvador| pos=FW| name= [[Carlos Enrique Aparicio]]}} {{Fs mid}} {{Fs player | no=15 | nat=El Salvador| pos=DF| name= [[Julio Alexander Castro]]}} {{Fs player | no=16| nat=El Salvador| pos=MF| name= [[Mauricio Antonio Vaquerano]]}} {{Fs player | no=18 | nat= El Salvador| pos=MF| name= [[Rafael Gonzalo Henríquez]]}} {{Fs player | no=19 | nat=El Salvador| pos=DF| name= [[José Roberto García]]}} {{Fs player | no=20 | nat=Mexico| pos=MF | name= [[Arturo Albarran Orellana]]}} {{Fs player | no=21 | nat=El Salvador| pos=DF| name= [[Jonathan Barrios Alvarado]]}} {{Fs player | no=23 | nat=El Salvador| pos=FW| name= [[José Orlando Martínez]]}} {{Fs player | no=25 | nat=El Salvador| pos=GK| name= [[Dagoberto Portillo]]}} {{Fs player | no=26 | nat=El Salvador| pos=MF| name= [[Raúl Renderos López]]}} {{Fs player | no=27 | nat=El Salvador| pos=-| name= [[Rafael Burgos]]}} {{Fs player | no=30 | nat=El Salvador| pos=GK| name= [[Cristian Polanco]]}} {{Fs player | no=31 | nat=El Salvador| pos=MF| name= [[Gustavo Andrés López]]}} {{Fs player | no=32 | nat=El Salvador| pos=MF| name= [[Luis Danilo Ríos Gómez]]}} {{Fs player | no=34 | nat=El Salvador| pos=-| name= [[Ángel Romero (El Salvador)|Ángel Romero]]}} {{Fs end}} ===Squad Changes for the Clausura 2008=== '''In:''' Owing to a FIFA sanction they are unable to contract players until the end of the season '''Out:''' *{{flagicon|El Salvador}} '''Ladislao Esau Nerio'''- ''Transferred to'' [[Once Municipal]] ===Squad Changes For 2008/09 Season=== '''In''' {| class="wikitable" |- ! Player ! From ! League ! Fee ! Date |- | {{flagicon|El Salvador}} [[Oscar Armando Jimenez]] | [[C.D. FAS]] | {{flagicon|El Salvador}} Primera División de Fútbol Profesional | - | June 2008 |- | {{flagicon|El Salvador}} [[José Rolando Torres Mendonza|José Rolando Torres]] | [[C.D. Aguila]] | {{flagicon|El Salvador}} Primera División de Fútbol Profesional | - | June 2008 |- | {{flagicon|El Salvador}} [[Christian Castillo]] | [[C.D. Chalatenango]] | {{flagicon|El Salvador}} Primera División de Fútbol Profesional | - | June 2008 |- | {{flagicon|El Salvador}} [[Luis Alonso Anaya]] | [[C.D. Chalatenango]] | {{flagicon|El Salvador}} Primera División de Fútbol Profesional | - | June 2008 |- | {{flagicon|El Salvador}} [[Ronald Pimentel]] | [[C.D. Chalatenango]] | {{flagicon|El Salvador}} Primera División de Fútbol Profesional | - | June 2008 |- | {{flagicon|Panama}} [[Nicolás Muñoz]] | [[C.D. Aguila]] | {{flagicon|El Salvador}} Primera División de Fútbol Profesional | - | July 2008 |- | {{flagicon|El Salvador}} [[Dennis Salinas]] | [[C.D. FAS]] | {{flagicon|El Salvador}} Primera División de Fútbol Profesional | - | July 2008 |} '''Out''' {| class="wikitable" |- ! Player ! To ! League ! Fee ! Date |- | {{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Arturo Albarran Orellana]] | [[C.D. Aguila]] | {{flagicon|El Salvador}} -Primera División de Fútbol Profesional | - | June 2008 |- | {{flagicon|El Salvador}} [[Victor Manuel Velasquez]] | [[C.D. Aguila]] | {{flagicon|El Salvador}} -Primera División de Fútbol Profesional | - | June 2008 |- | {{flagicon|El Salvador}} Dagoberto Portillo | [[A.D. Isidro Metapan]] | {{flagicon|El Salvador}} -Primera División de Fútbol Profesional | - | June 2008 |} ===Retired numbers=== {{main article|Retired numbers in football (soccer)}} <big>'''2'''</big> &ndash; {{flagicon|El Salvador}} Roberto "La Burra" Rivas, retired for years in commermoration of Roberto "La Burra" Rivas death ==Notable players== {{col-begin-small}} {{col-4}} '''El Salvador:''' *{{flagicon|El Salvador}} [[Jorge Rodríguez (El Salvador)|Jorge Rodriguez]] (2005-06) *{{flagicon|El Salvador}} [[Luis Guevara Mora]] *{{flagicon|El Salvador}} [[Mario Elias Guevara]] *{{flagicon|El Salvador}} [[Alex Amílcar Erazo]] *{{flagicon|El Salvador}} [[Miguel Montes]] *{{flagicon|El Salvador}} [[Álvaro Misael Alfaro]] *{{flagicon|El Salvador}} [[Carlos Recinos]] *{{flagicon|El Salvador}} [[Rafael Ernesto Barrientos]] *{{flagicon|El Salvador}} [[José María Rivas]] *{{flagicon|El Salvador}} [[Silvio Aquino]] *{{flagicon|El Salvador}} [[Diego Mejia]] *{{flagicon|El Salvador}} [[Ramiro Ernesto Carballo]] *{{flagicon|El Salvador}} Roberto "La Burra" Rivas *{{flagicon|El Salvador}} [[Héctor López(El Salvador)|Héctor López]] *{{flagicon|El Salvador}} [[René Durán]] *{{flagicon|El Salvador}} [[Julio Palacios Lozano]] *{{flagicon|El Salvador}} [[William Chachagua]] (1991-1997) *{{flagicon|El Salvador}} [[Oscar Ulloa]] (1993-94) *{{flagicon|El Salvador}} [[Héctor Joaquín Canales]] *{{flagicon|El Salvador}} [[Rodrigo Osorio]] *{{flagicon|El Salvador}} [[Nelson Rojas]] *{{flagicon|El Salvador}} [[Juan Carlos Serrano]] *{{flagicon|El Salvador}} [[Oscar Navarro]] *{{flagicon|El Salvador}} [[Jorge Salazar]] *{{flagicon|El Salvador}} [[José Quintanilla]] *{{flagicon|El Salvador}} [[Pedro Cubillo]] *{{flagicon|El Salvador}} [[William Chachagua]] *{{flagicon|El Salvador}} [[Kin Canales]] *{{flagicon|El Salvador}} [[Tomas Pineda]] *{{flagicon|El Salvador}} [[Jaime Portillo]] *{{flagicon|El Salvador}} [[Milton ¨Tigana¨ Meléndez]] *{{flagicon|El Salvador}} [[Eduardo Hernadez]] "El Bolbagen'' *{{flagicon|El Salvador}} [[Mario Monge]] *{{flagicon|El Salvador}} [[Fito Ruiz]] *{{flagicon|El Salvador}} [[Alfredo Ruano]] 'BAIZA' *{{flagicon|El Salvador}} [[Francisco Zamora]] 'El Tigre' *{{flagicon|El Salvador}} [[Jaime Rodriguez]] *{{flagicon|El Salvador}} [[Alberto Villalta Avila]] *{{flagicon|El Salvador}} [[Noe Rosales Santillana]] 'El Manotas' '''Argentina:''' *{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Horacio Lugo]] (1996-1997) *{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Dante Juárez]] (1965-67,?) *{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Sergio Bufarini]](1993-1994) *{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Marcelo Bauza]] (1996-97) *{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Edgardo Alberto Escobar]] (2005) *{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Juan Veron]] “la Bruja” (1966) *{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Raúl Héctor Cocherari]] (70's) *{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Roberto Santiago]] '''Uruguay:''' *{{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[Héctor Neira]] *{{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[Alejandro Curbelo]] (1996-98,2000,2003-04) *{{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[Adrián de la Cruz]] (1993-2002) *{{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[Carlos Reyes(Uruguay)|Carlos Reyes]] (86/87) *{{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[Ruben Alonso]] 1986-1987 *{{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[Fernando Sosa]] (1986-87/1994) *{{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[Ariel Fontela]] (2004-05) *{{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[Julio César Cortés]] *{{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[Gustavo Faral]] 1989-1990 *{{flagicon|Uruguay}} José Denis Conde (2003) {{col-4}} '''Colombia:''' *{{flagicon|Colombia}} [[Martin Garcia (Colombia)|Martin Garcia]] (2001-2002 / 2003-2005) *{{flagicon|Colombia}} [[Jorge Sandoval]] (2001-2002) *{{flagicon|Colombia}} Diego Pizarro *{{flagicon|Colombia}} Carlos Mario Asprilla (2001) '''Chile:''' *{{flagicon|Chile}} [[Raúl Toro]] (1989-1990) *{{flagicon|Chile}} [[Juan Jose Ossandon]] (2006) *{{flagicon|Chile}} [[Juan Carlos Madrid]] *{{flagicon|Chile}} [[John Novoa Pino]] *{{flagicon|Chile}} [[Miguel Hermosilla]] (1963-1969) *{{flagicon|Chile}} [[Ricardo Sepulveda]] (1966-68) '''Panama:''' *{{flagicon|Panama}} [[Anel Canales]] (2006-2007) *{{flagicon|Panama}} [[Luis Ernesto Tapia]] (1963-70) '''Brazil:''' *{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Agnaldo de Oliveira]] (1999-2000) *{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Odir Jaques]] *{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Jose Luis Januario]] *{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Taneses]] (70's) '''Paraguay:''' *{{flagicon|Paraguay}} [[Miguel Angel Dominguez]] (Clausura 2007) '''Gabon:''' *{{flagicon|Gabon}} [[Didier Ovono]] (2005-2006) '''Honduras:''' *{{flagicon|Honduras}} Elvis Scott Marathon *{{flagicon|Honduras}} Diego de Rosa (2003) '''Mexico:''' *{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Arturo Albarran Orellana]] (2005-2008) *{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[José Luis Osorio]] (2006) '''Guatemala:''' *{{flagicon|Guatemala}} [[Edward Cocherari]] (2000-2004) '''Costa Rica:''' *{{flagicon|Costa Rica}} [[Johnny Woodly Lambert]] (Clausura 2007) *{{flagicon|Costa Rica}} Guido Alvarado (1960's) '''Nigeria:''' *{{flagicon|Nigeria}} Charles Unaka {{col-end}} ==Presidential history== Alianza have had numerous presidents over the course of their history, some of which have been the owners of the club, others have been honorary presidents, here is a complete list of them. <div style="font-size:100%"> {| |width="10"|&nbsp; |valign="top"| {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !rowspan="1"|Name !rowspan="1"|Years |- |align=left|[[Image:Flag of Peru.svg|20px]] Axel Hochkoeppler |align=left|TBA |- |align=left|Enrique Sol Meza |align=left|TBA |- |align=left|Mauricio Salaverría |align=left|TBA |- |align=left|Ricardo Sol Meza |align=left|TBA |- |align=left| Ernesto Muyshundt |align=left|TBA |- |align=left|Vicente Sol Bang |align=left|TBA |- |} |width="30"|&nbsp; |valign="top"| {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !rowspan="1"|Name !rowspan="1"|Years |- |align=left|Juan Grané |align=left|TBA |- |align=left|Alejandro Hutt |align=left|TBA |- |align=left|Ricardo Simán |align=left|TBA |- |align=left|Luis Ohrlich |align=left|TBA |- |} |width="30"|&nbsp; |valign="top"| {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !rowspan="1"|Name !rowspan="1"|Years |- |align=left|Fernando Calvo |align=left|TBA |- |align=left|Ronald Calvo |align=left|TBA |- |align=left|Miguel Pinto |align=left|TBA |- |align=left|Rafael Rengifo |align=left|TBA |- |align=left|Ricardo Balzaretti |align=left|TBA |- |align=left|[[Image:Flag of El Salvador.svg|20px]]Oscar Rodríguez |align=left|-2001 |- |align=left|[[Image:Flag of El Salvador.svg|20px]]Ricardo Padilla |align=left|2001-2005 |- |align=left|[[Image:Flag of El Salvador.svg|20px]] [[Salvador Mariona]] |align=left|2005- |- |} |} </div> ==Personnel== ===Current technical staff=== {| |- | Head Coach | {{flagicon|Argentina}} Pablo Centrone |- | Assistant Coach | {{flagicon|Colombia}} Wilson Gutierrez |- | Physical | {{flagicon|Cuba}} Gabriel Valenzuel |- | Utility | {{flagicon|El Salvador}} Edwin Geovany Abarca | {{flagicon|El Salvador}} Sarbelio Hermogenes Gutiérrez | {{flagicon|El Salvador}} Jose Abraham Rodriguez |- |} ==Head coaches of Alianza== *[[List of Head Coaches of Alianza F.C.]] =Notable Coaches= {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} ===1960s - 1970s=== *[[Image:Flag of Chile.svg|20px]] [[Hernán Carrasco Vivanco]] ===1980s=== *[[Image:Flag of Chile.svg|20px]] [[Ricardo Sepulveda]] (1986-87) *[[Image:Flag of Chile.svg|20px]] [[Hernán Carrasco Vivanco]] (1989) ===1990s=== *[[Image:Flag of Uruguay.svg|20px]] Gustavo Faral (1993-94) *[[Image:Flag of Uruguay.svg|20px]] [[Juan Carlos Masnik]] (96-97) {{col-2}}<div style="text-align:left"> ===2000s to date=== *[[Image:Flag of El Salvador.svg|20px]] [[Juan Ramon Paredes]] *[[Image:Flag of Uruguay.svg|20px]] Juan Martin Mugka *[[Image:Flag of Argentina.svg|20px]] Pablo Centrone *[[Image:Flag of Colombia.svg|20px]] German Guitrez *[[Image:Flag of Argentina.svg|20px]] [[Carlos Cavanaro]] *[[Image:Flag of Brazil.svg|20px]] Odir Jacquez (2006) *[[Image:Flag of El Salvador.svg|20px]] Ricardo Padillo *[[Image:Flag of Uruguay.svg|20px]] Nelson Brizuela Ojeda {{col-end}} ==External links== *{{es icon}} [http://www.alianzafc.com.sv/ Official Website] *http://www.alianzafc.tk/ *http://www.infiernoblanco.com *http://www.fuerzalba.net {{fb start}} {{Primera División de Fútbol Profesional}} {{fb end}} [[Category:Football (soccer) clubs established in 1960]] [[Category:Salvadoran football clubs|Alianza]] [[Category:San Salvador]] [[es:Alianza Fútbol Club]] [[fr:Alianza FC]] [[nl:Alianza FC]] [[pl:Alianza San Salvador]]