Atlético Huila

Atlético Huila
Full name Club Deportivo Atlético Huila
Nickname(s) Los Opitas (The Opitas, from the Opita Spanish language dialect of Tolima and Huila)
Bambuqueros (Bambuco Dancers)
El Barcino
Founded 29 November 1990 (1990-11-29)
Ground Estadio Guillermo Plazas Alcid
Neiva, Colombia
Ground Capacity 27,000
Chairman Juan Carlos Patarroyo
Coach José Santa
League Categoría Primera A
2015 11th
Website Club home page

Atlético Huila is a professional Colombian football team based in Neiva, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. Founded on November 29, 1990, it is one of the youngest professional football clubs in Colombia. Its best achievement league wise was coming close as runner-up in 2007 and 2009. They play their home games at the Guillermo Plazas Alcid stadium, with a capacity of 27,000. Huila have a long-standing rivalry with Deportes Tolima, which is known as the Tolima-grande derby. The club has a futsal team named Ultrahuilca Coomotor.

Honours

National Honours

Runners Up (2): 2007-I, 2009-II
Winners (2): 1992, 1997

Performance in CONMEBOL competitions

1999: First Round
2010: Second Round

Players

Current squad

As of 15 April 2016

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

No. Position Player
1 Colombia GK Carlos Abella
2 Colombia DF Danovis Banquero
4 Colombia DF Manuel Berrio
5 Colombia DF Efraín Cortés
7 Colombia FW Víctor Giraldo
8 Colombia MF Jean Becerra
9 Paraguay FW Roque Caballero
10 Colombia MF Armando Vargas
12 Uruguay GK Jhonny da Silva
13 Colombia DF Eder Castañeda
15 United States MF Juan Niño
16 Colombia DF Arnol Palacios
17 Colombia FW Jackson Palacio
18 Colombia FW Cristhian Alarcón
No. Position Player
19 Paraguay MF Francisco Garcia
20 Colombia MF Ronaldo Tavera
21 Colombia MF Jorge Ramos
22 Colombia DF Deiner Mera
23 Colombia DF Eduard Gutiérrez
24 Colombia MF Carlos Robles Rocha
25 Colombia GK Christian Vargas
27 Colombia FW Omar Duarte
28 Colombia MF Vincenzo Candela
30 Colombia MF Jean Carlos Becerra
31 Colombia MF Jarvinson González
32 Argentina MF Mariano Vásquez
35 Colombia FW Hamilton Valencia

Out on loan

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

No. Position Player
16 Colombia MF Jefferson Lerma (at Levante)
Colombia DF José Moya (at Leones)
No. Position Player
Colombia FW Cristian Cangá (at Boavista)
Colombia FW Didier Viveros (at Bogotá)

Notable players

Managers

  • Colombia Víctor Quiñónez (1991)
  • Lebanon Alberto Rujana (1992–95)
  • Colombia Nelson Abadía (1996)
  • Colombia Rafael Corrales (1997–99)
  • Colombia Nelson Gallego (2000)
  • Colombia Jairo Silva Quiza (interim) (2000)
  • Colombia Juan Eugenio Jiménez (2001–02)
  • Colombia Bernardo Redín (2002–03)
  • Colombia Félix Valverde Quiñonez (2004)
  • Colombia Bernardo Redín (2005)

References

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