C.D. Plaza Amador

Plaza Amador

Full name	Club Deportivo Plaza Amador
Nickname(s)	Los Leones El Equipo del Pueblo
Founded	April 25, 1955
Ground	Estadio Maracaná, Panama City, Panama
Capacity	6,000
Chairman	Gian Castillero
Manager	Jair Palacios
League	Liga Panameña de Fútbol
2015 (C)	3nd
Home colours Away colours

Plaza Amador is a Panamanian football club, that currently plays in Liga Panameña de Fútbol. It is one of the oldest teams in Panama.

History

The Social Club and Plaza Amador were founded in 1955 by a legendary figure of Panamanian sports, León Cocoliso Tejada (1927–1982), whom through the years developed a team designed to educate and train players that brought them and the team from inferior divisions up to the first division. After León's death, Andrés Villa, Daniel Vàsquez and Enrique Cajar gathered the colors of the club and returned it to the first division, where they won the distritorial championship, Copa JVC and the first ANAPROF championship.

Honours

• Liga Panameña de Fútbol: 5

1988, 1990, 1992, 2002, 2005

Performance in CONCACAF competitions

• CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup: 1 appearance

1997 – Qualifying stage (Central Zone)

Emblems

Plaza Amador's old crest

The club's colors are the three colors of the Panamanian flag: red, white and blue. Plaza Amador was named after the first President of the Republic, Dr. Manuel Amador Guerrero.

Players

Current squad

• For Apertura 2015

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

No. Position Player GK Eric Hughes GK Alexander Andreve DF Luis Mendoza DF Sergio Ortega DF Ezequiel Palomeque DF Ismael Remacha DF Ariel Bonilla DF Edwin Gómez MF Julio Castillo MF Carlos Alberto Gutiérrez MF Manuel Torres MF John Michael Pretelt

No. Position Player MF Josiel Núñez MF Jonathan Bonilla MF Jorge Enrique Salas MF Miguel Escobar FW José Luis Garcés FW José Murillo FW Omar Browne FW Fernando Mena FW Jorge Rodríguez FW Valentín Pimentel FW Ameth Ramírez

Historical list of coaches

Milton Palacios (1991) Carlos Collazo (1992–1993) Ricardo Buitrago (1996) Américo Bravo (–Aug 02)[1] Sergio Giovagnolli (Sept 2002–??) Fernando Arnulfo Bolívar (2005) Ricardo Buitrago (2005) Mauricio Álvarez (Jan 2006–)[2] Jair Palacios Leopoldo Lee (–Jan 10)

Marcos Casagrande (Jan 2010 – Jan 10)[3] Jair Palacios (Feb 2010 – Aug 10) Rubén Guevara (Aug 2010 – Aug 11)[4] Marcelo Javier Ainstein (Aug 2011 – Apr 12)[5] Juan Carlos Cubillas (Jan 2012 – Feb 12)[6] Leonicio de la Flor (May 2012 – Dec 12)[7] Carlos García Cantarero (Jan 2013 – March 13) Richard Parra (March 2013 – May 13)[8] Mike Stump (May 2013 – Nov 14)[9] Juan Carlos García (Dec 2014–)[10]

References

1. Américo Bravo dejó al Plaza – La Prensa (Spanish)
2. Técnico colombiano dirigirá al campeón Plaza Amador – La Prensa (Spanish)
3. Leopoldo Lee renuncia como técnico del Plaza – La Prensa (Spanish)
4. Ruben "Tatara" Guevara nuevo director técnico de Plaza Amador – DiarioPro (Spanish)
5. Junta directiva acepta renuncia de Ruben "Tatara" Guevara – Plaza Amador (Spanish)
6. Juan Carlos Cubilla es el nuevo técnico del Plaza Amador – La Prensa (Spanish)
7. Plaza Amador con nuevo técnico: Leonicio De La Flor – RPC (Spanish)
8. Richard Parra nuevo técnico del Plaza Amador – Panama Futbol (Spanish)
9. Plaza Amador con nuevo director tecnico – Plaza Amador (Spanish)
10. Plaza Amador con nuevo técnico y jugadores para 2015 – RPC (Spanish)

External links

• Official Site
• www.revista10.com