Diriangén FC
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| Full name | Diriangén FC | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Caciques | ||
| Founded | 17 May 1917 | ||
| Ground |
Estadio Cacique Diriangén Diriamba, Nicaragua | ||
| Capacity | 7,500 | ||
| Chairman |
 Fernando Baltodano | ||
| Manager |
 Andrés Novara | ||
| League | Primera División de Nicaragua | ||
| 2015 Apertura | 2nd | ||
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Diriangén FC is a Nicaraguan professional football club based in Diriamba which competes in Nicaraguan Premier Division (Primera Division). It is one of the oldest clubs in not only Nicaragua but in Central America.
Diriangen has won 25 domestic titles or honors over the club's history. Diriangen was one of the most successful clubs in the history of football in Nicaragua, winning a title in every decade from the 1940s onwards. Diriagen holds an Nicaragua record for most National titles and domestic cups apiece, winning each honor twenty five and two times respectively. Diriagen is also the only club to never be relegated to the second division, which along with their success has spawned the club motto 'Diriangén no tuvo infancia, porque nació grande (in English it translates to Diriangen never had a childhood because it was born big)'.
On the international stage, Diriagen has competed in both the CONCACAF Champions League and its predecessor, the CONCACAF Champions' Cup and Copa Interclubes UNCAF.
The team's home field is the 5,000 Estadio Cacique Diriangén. The team's head coach is long-time Nicaraguan coach Florencio Levia, who has coached the team since May 2014.
Players such as Mauricio "El Chaparro" Cruz Jiron, Manuel "Catarro" Cuadra, and Livio Bendaña Espinoza are among the team's most successful stars. Diriangen fan base include one supporters' clubs.
History
On the 15th of May, 1917 the club was organised and founded in the town of Diriamba, the club was prominetely made up of immigrants of European descents and native youth from the town.
Prominent citizens of Diriamba made up the early playing group and members of the clubs these include; José Dolores González, Buenaventura Rappaccioli, Demetrio González, Enrique Baltodano, Juan Yuston, Diego and Carlos González, Ramón Quintanilla, among others.
This groundwork was built upon by several key members over several decades including: Gilberto and Fernando Quintanilla, Paco, Alberto and Alejandro Aleman, Ignacio Quintanilla, Manuel Medal, Siero Luis Antonio G. González, Fernando Gutiérrez, Matthew Quintanilla, Carlos Quintanilla, Carlos Marín, José María Bermudez, etc..
When the national league started in the 1930s, Diriangen were one of the first clubs to join although success did not come right away as they were decisively beaten by the stronger and older clubs such as the Managua clubs "Xolotlán" and "Atléticos" and the leon-based club Metropolitano.
However the "Diriangén" team eventually became a formidable and worthy team earning nicknames such as Dirianes, who were tough indigenous warriors in the area and the moniker was adapted to their symbol and was chosen as their mascot. This was shown during the '40s when they played the formidable Ferrocarril team made up of some of the best players and yet Diriangen were able to defeat them and several other clubs to win seven successive titles and the nickname
In its 96-year history, the "Diriangén" was multiple Champion National counting in its ranks a range of football stars Nica, mentioning in the decades of the '20s and '30s figures such as Carlos Alberto González, José Dolóres González, Fernando Briceño, Manuel Morales “El Capi”, Francisco 'Paco' Alemán, Edmundo Quintanilla González, José 'Pepe' Estrada, Ramón García 'El Tigre', Sergio Fairut y Félix Pedro Rocha; Armando Ideáquez, César Espinoza, Juan José Tercero, Roberto González, Francisco 'Paco' Zapata, Arnoldo Pacheco, Manuel Morales, José Domingo Siero, Ignacio 'Nacho' y Tulio González, Duilio Baltodano Pallais, Jorge Blanco, Antonio González Espinoza, Rodolfo 'Diriambita' Cruz, Francisco González, Moisés Baltodano, Antonio Zapata, Adolfo Aragón, Armando Blanco, Rodolfo Mendieta and others.
The generational change for the next two decades of the '40s and '50s many exceptional players shined such as Manuel 'Catarrito' Cuadra González, Pedro 'Milo”' Robleto, Humberto 'Mantainés' Martínez, José León Sánchez Román, Eduardo 'Lalo' Abud Pineda, José María 'Chema' Bermúdez, Alfredo Mendieta, Napoleón 'Porroncha' Molina, Alberto 'El Tico' Dávila, Julio 'El Negro' Rocha Idiáquez, Eduardo 'La Saeta Rubia' Siero, Arnulfo 'Milo 2' Robleto, Marco Tulio Bendaña, Gilberto 'La Chita' López, Hedí 'El Ciego' Jiménez, Emerson Flint, Douglas Pérez, Omar Jirón y Antonio Cruz and others. The generation of the forties won seven consecutive national championships (1940–1946).
Generations of the decades of the '60s and '70s were not marred, and the so-called golden era of football in the Nicaraguan Diriangén highlighted figures like Manuel Cuadra Serrano “La Bamba”, Pedro José Jirón “Peché”, Manuel Flores “Cuchubal”, Manuel Tamariz, Gustavo Ocampo “El Cuervo”, Armando Mendieta “Mituy”, Leonel Quintanilla, Róger Páez “El Zorro”, Vidal Quintanilla “Paisa”, Rodolfo Castro “Fito”, Luis Enríquez “El Negro”, Francisco Romero “Chico Mambo”, Mario Orellana “El Mesié”, Tulio López “Cebolla”, Omar Jirón “Huacal”, Víctor Granja “Mama Yoya”, Gustavo González “Chepito”, Mauricio Cruz “El Chaparro”, Róger Gutiérrez “Macheteado”, Bayardo Barrera “Carita”, Rodolfo Zuñiga “El pocho”, Ricardo Fernández “Chambacú”, Danilo Hernández “Chacalín”, Francisco Hernández, Bayardo Baltodano “Carifay”, Manuel Quintanilla “La Zorra”, Horacio Rocha “Frambuco” y Cairo Arévalo “El Mico” . The basis of the national teams of those years were Diriangén players.
Many of the figures of the late '70s continued highlighting the decade of the '80s, añadiéndoseles new values as Reynaldo Cruz “La Cuerda”, Alejandro Esquivel “Chimicol”, Axel Barrios, Sergio Portillo “La Mascota”, Mario Mendieta Jr “Mituy”, Mario Chávez y Marvin Narváez “El Gato”, many of whom are complemented by generations to act in the '90s along with Reynaldo Cruz “La Cuerda”, Alejandro Esquivel “Chimicol”, Axel Barrios, Sergio Portillo “La Mascota”, Mario Mendieta Jr “Mituy”, Mario Chávez y Marvin Narváez “El Gato”.
The past decade includes players who rallied with the success of its predecessors, such as Carlos Novoa, Franklin López, David Solórzano, Martín Molina, Emilio Palacios, Miguel Cruz, Silvio Avilés “Dolores”, Denis Espinoza “El Pulpo”, Ismael Reyes “Huevo” y Hogly Corrales. Currently of all these, only David Solorzano plays for the club, being the undisputed captain, known as the Head Chief.
With 25 league titles,[1] it is the most successful club in Nicaragua's football history and it shares a feisty rivalry with Nicaragua's second big club, Real Estelí
Current squad
| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
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| 1 | Goalkeeper | Mendieta, CarlosCarlos Mendieta | Nicaragua
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| 2 | Defender | Hernandez, Melvin RamonMelvin Ramon Hernandez | Nicaragua
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| 4 | Defender | Valverde, NasserNasser Valverde | Nicaragua
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| 5 | Defender | Tellez, ErickErick Tellez | Nicaragua
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| 6 | Midfielder | Cruz, ReynaldoReynaldo Cruz | Nicaragua
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| 7 | Midfielder | Membreño, CarlosCarlos Membreño | Nicaragua
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| 8 | Forward | Coronel, LuisLuis Coronel | Nicaragua
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| 9 | Forward | Palacios, EmilioEmilio Palacios | Nicaragua
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| 10 | Forward | Carrera, LucasLucas Carrera | Argentina
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| 11 | Defender | Solórzano, DavidDavid Solórzano (Captain) | Nicaragua
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| 12 | Forward | Martella, Rodrigo LucasRodrigo Lucas Martella | Argentina
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| 13 | Forward | Giraldo, AndrésAndrés Giraldo |  Colombia
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| 14 | Defender | Dávila, HerroldHerrold Dávila | Nicaragua
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| 17 | Midfielder | Parrales, VictorVictor Parrales | Nicaragua
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| 18 | Midfielder | Arguello, CristopherCristopher Arguello | Nicaragua
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| 19 | Midfielder | Zapata, JonathanJonathan Zapata | Nicaragua
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| 20 | Defender | Narvaez, JuanJuan Narvaez | Nicaragua
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| 21 | Midfielder | Coronel, JassonJasson Coronel | Nicaragua
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| 22 | Forward | González, GeraldGerald González | Nicaragua
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| 23 | Defender | Urbina, JuanJuan Urbina | Nicaragua
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| 25 | Goalkeeper | Acevedo, LesterLester Acevedo | Nicaragua
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| — | Defender | Arzamendia, SergioSergio Arzamendia | Argentina
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| — | Midfielder | Torres, CarlosCarlos Torres | Argentina |
Squad Changes 2015 Apertura
In:
- Lucas Carrera – Transferred from TBD
- Andrés Giraldo – Transferred from Juventud Independiente
- Emilio Palacios – Transferred from
- Carlos Membreño – Transferred from Juventus Managua
Out:
- Jesús David Guerrero – Transferred to Deportivo Ocotal
- Camilo Quiñónez – Transferred to ART Municipal Jalapa
- José Luis Rodríguez – Transferred to ART Municipal Jalapa
- Eulises Pavón – Transferred to Deportivo Walter Ferretti
- Luis Peralta – Transferred to Deportivo Walter Ferretti
Personnel
Current technical staff
| Position | Name |
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| Manager | Luis Javier Londoño |
| Assistant Manager | Luis Olivares Casa Grande |
| Reserve Team Coach | Luis Vega |
| General sporting director |  Jose Luis Rugamas |
| Fitness Coach | Harold Rodríguez |
| Club Doctor | Dr. Mongalo, Fisiatra, Dr. Félix Regalado and Dr. Victor Hugo Gómez Huerta |
| Utility | Henry Murillo Espinoza |
Management
| Position | Staff |
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| President | Diego Jacir |
| Vice President | Reynal Mairena |
| Legal Representative | |
| Secretary of the Board | |
| Treasurer | |
| General administrator | Diego Jacir |
Appearances
National
- Primera División de Nicaragua: 26
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(26):: 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1949, 1953, 1956, 1959, 1969, 1970, 1974, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1992, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1999–00, 2004 A, 2005 C, 2005–06
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Copa de Nicaragua: 2
- 1996, 1997
International
- CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup: 2 appearances
- 1994 – Quarter-Finals
- 1997 – Qualifying Stage (Central Zone)
Record versus other Clubs
- As of 2013-09-13
The Concacaf opponents below = Official tournament results: (Plus a sampling of other results)
| Opponent | Last Meeting | G | W | D | L | F | A | PTS | +/- |
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| Águila |
1976 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | -9 |
 Alajuelense |
1997 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | -1 |
| Alianza |
1993 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | -4 |
 Árabe Unido |
1998 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 |
| Atlético Marte |
1970 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | -7 |
 Coke Milpross |
1989 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | -3 |
 Comunicaciones |
1971 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 0 | -14 |
| Euro Kickers |
1997 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | +1 |
| FAS |
Copa Interclubes UNCAF 2004 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | -9 |
| Herediano |
1994 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | -7 |
| La Victoria FC |
1992 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 |
| Municipal |
1977 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 | -14 |
 Olimpia |
Aug 30, 2006 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | -4 |
| Real Maya |
Dec 4, 1994 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -3 |
| Real España |
1990 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | -6 |
| Deportivo Saprissa |
1998 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 0 | -28 |
| Suchitepéquez |
Aug 30, 2006 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | -2 |
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Sponsors
Jersey sponsors
- claro (2001–06)
- Movistar (2007–2015)
- claro (2015–present)
- totto (2014–present)
- U de M (2014–present)
- Alcaldía de Diriamba (2014–present)
Shirt sponsors
- Joma (2003–present; also the shirt manufacturers)
Club culture
Supporters
Soccer is the favorite sport of diriambino public, which always attends its exhibits, filling chock the "Stadium". Stating that the sport of football, is the strongest bond of fraternity open to solidify and knowledge of the peoples of the Republic. Not only is a game that distracts and delights, but modern psychology considers it as an indissoluble bond in the area of friendship. So, the new generation, up the gauntlet thrown at the first initiators of football and kept the glories of "Diriangén" to date under the slogan Always Undefeated and Glorious!
Diriangén prominent supporters' group are called the barra cacique
Rivalries
There is often a fierce rivalry between the two strongest teams in a national league, and this is particularly the case in Primera División de Nicaragua, where the game between Real Estelí and Diriangén is known as the El Clásico.
Diriangen also has a burgeoning rivalry with Xilotepelt as the two teams represent two cities separated by only few miles, these matches are often referred to as El Derbi de Carazo.
Stadium
The stadium, Estadio Cacique Diriangén, holds 7,500 people. It is a multi-purpose stadium, and has been the home stadium of the Nicaragua national football team for many years. The stadium has much history: In this stadium the club Diriangén FC won against many teams from Central America.
Notable players
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List of managers
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Notable Coaches
| Name | Nat | Tenure | Honors |
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| Mauricio Cruz Jiron | NCA |
1992–06 | Primera division 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2005 & 2006 |
Women's team
The women's team has won the Nicaraguan women's football championship four times in 2000, 2001, 2003 and lately in 2010.
References
- ↑ Nicaragua - List of Champions - RSSSF
External links
- Soccerway profile
- Los inmortales caciques (history) - La Prensa (Spanish)
- Historias del Fútbol Diriambino: Nacimiento del Diriangen Papyfutbol - Futbol de Nicaragua (Spanish)
- De la gloria a la inmortalidad - La Prensa (Spanish)
- El Equipo Diriangen de Futbol - Multicampeon Nica - Diriamba (Spanish)
- Livio Bendaña Espinoza - El Nuevo Diario (Spanish)
- Luis Mario "El Mesie" Orellana Castro - Notifutbol (Spanish)
- Diriangen FC: 92 Años de Orgullo y Pasión - Notifutbol (Spanish)
- Defendamos 83 años de historia - El Nuevo Diario (Spanish)
- Trece técnicos han pasado durante la sequía - Barra Cacique (Spanish)
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