Asociación Deportiva Carmelita

AD Carmelita
Full name Asociación Deportiva Carmelita
Nickname(s) El Carmen
Founded 20 October 1948
Ground Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto
Alajuela, Costa Rica
Ground Capacity 18,500
Chairman Costa Rica Cruz Campos Mena
Manager Daniel Casas
League Primera División de Costa Rica
2014 Verano

Regular Season: 5th
Play-offs: DNQ

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Asociación Deportiva Carmelita is a Costa Rican football team playing in Primera División de Costa Rica.

They are based in Barrio El Carmen, Alajuela, Costa Rica and their home stadium is Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto.

History

El Carmen

Founded as Costa Rica on 20 October 1948 by Manuel Guillén Fernández, the club joined the Costa Rican Third Division in 1949 and changed its name to Carmen Asociación Deportiva or just El Carmen de Alajuela a year later. They spent a few years in that league before reaching the second division[1] in 1953 and on 9 April 1958 they debuted in the Primera División de Costa Rica against Alajuelense.[2]

1961 League title dispute

They won one championship in 1961,[3] when the big clubs left the Federación Costarricense de Fútbol and founded their own ASOFUTBOL league and the title was contested between three club only: Carmen, Uruguay de Coronado and Gimnástica Española. However, the ASOFUTBOL teams returned to the league and their league winners Herediano were named champions[1] only to recognize Carmen's title 40 years later.

Carmelita

From 1968 through 1975 they played in the third tier of the Costa Rican football pyramid again and from 1975 through 1991 they were in the second division except for one season in the top division in 1983. Renamed Carmelita, they won promotion to the Premier Division after Pérez Zeledón and Generaleña merged. In 2009 they dropped down again after 16 years in the Primera, only to bounce back again in summer 2012 after beating Orión in a promotion/relegation playoff.[4]

Achievements

1961

Players

Player Records

Most Primera División appearances (as of October 19, 2009).[1]
# Name Career Apps Goals
1 Gustavo Alvarado 292

Most Primera División goals (as of April 13, 2011).[1]
# Player Career Apps Goals
1 Carlos Wanchope 34

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
1 Costa Rica GK Víctor Bolívar
3 Costa Rica DF David Calvo
4 Costa Rica DF Eduardo Gómez
5 Costa Rica DF Carlos Montenegro
6 Costa Rica MF Carlos Acosta
7 Costa Rica FW David Porras
8 Uruguay MF Christian Yeladián
9 Brazil FW Weller
10 Costa Rica MF José Adrián Marrero
11 Costa Rica FW Alejandro Aguilar
12 Costa Rica DF Bryan Orué
13 Costa Rica MF Víctor Chavarría
14 Costa Rica MF Verny Ramírez
No. Position Player
16 Costa Rica MF Carlos Hernández
17 Costa Rica DF Yamil Allen
19 Costa Rica MF Jaime Valderramos
21 Costa Rica MF Andrey Ugalde
22 Costa Rica GK Fernando Valverde
23 Costa Rica MF Suhander Zúniga
26 Costa Rica MF Jonathan Martínez
27 Costa Rica FW Andy Reyes
28 Costa Rica DF Mario Víquez
29 Costa Rica GK Luis Diego Sequeira
30 Costa Rica MF Luis Sequeira
99 Costa Rica FW Johnny Woodly

Historical list of coaches

  • Costa Rica Carlos Watson (1992–93)
  • Costa Rica Rónald Mora (1993–95), (1997–98), (1999)
  • Costa Rica Toribio Rojas (1997)
  • Costa Rica Juan Diego Quesada (1998)
  • Costa Rica Freddy Kooper (1999)
  • Spain Juan Luis Hernández (1999–00)
  • Germany Ulrich Kowalczyk (2000–01)
  • Costa Rica Álvaro Solano (2001–03)
  • Spain Juan Luis Hernández (2003)
  • Brazil Luis Fernández Teixeira da Rosa (2004)
  • Costa Rica Juan Carlos Arguedas (2004–07)
  • Costa Rica Mauricio Montero (2007–08)
  • Uruguay Hernán Fernando Sosa (July 1, 2008–Dec 31, 2008)
  • Costa Rica Rónald Gómez (Jan 1, 2009–June 30, 2009)[5]
  • Uruguay Orlando de León (Jan 1, 2010–March 22, 2013)[6]
  • Argentina Marcelo Bruno (interim) (March 23, 2013–March 26, 2013)
  • Costa Rica José Luis Torres (March 27, 2013–June 30, 2013)[7]
  • Portugal Guilherme Farinha (July 1, 2013–March 26, 2015)[8]
  • Costa Rica Hugo Robles (April 9, 2015–)[9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Carmelita Historia - UNAFUT (Spanish)
  2. ↑ Historial de Carmelita - Carmelita (Spanish)
  3. ↑ Costa Rica 1961 - RSSSF
  4. ↑ Verdolagas sin tiempo que perder - Nación (Spanish)
  5. ↑ La Bala Gómez dirigirá Carmelita - Nación (Spanish)
  6. ↑ Carmelita destituyó al técnico Orlando de León - Nación (Spanish)
  7. ↑ José Luis Torres es el nuevo técnico de Carmelita - Nación (Spanish)
  8. ↑ Guilherme Farinha renunció a Carmelita tras caer goleado ante Belén - Nación (Spanish)
  9. ↑ Técnico Hugo Robles asume las riendas de Carmelita - Nación (Spanish)

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