Real Estelí F.C.

Real Estelí
Full name Real Estelí Fútbol Club
Nickname(s) El Tren del Norte
(The Train of the North)
Founded 1960 (as Estelí FC)
Ground Estadio Independencia,
Estelí, Nicaragua
Ground Capacity 5,000
Chairman Nicaragua Fidel Moreno
Manager Nicaragua Otoniel Olivas
League Primera División, Nicaragua
Apertura 2013 1st
Website Club home page

Real Esteli Fútbol Club is a Nicaraguan football club playing in the top national league, the Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol de Primera División (First Division National Championship). The club play out of their home stadium, Estadio Independencia, based in the northern city of Estelí.

Real Estelí is the second most successful club in Nicaragua (behind Diriangén), earning a combined 13 national Apertura/Clausura championships. The club has the distinction of winning the most consecutive championships in CONCACAF with seven.

History

The club was founded in 1960 as Estelí FC, but acquired its current name in 1961. Real Estelí FC plays at the Estadio Independencia, one of the biggest stadiums in Nicaragua, with a capacity of 4,800. The club is known by the nickname, El Tren del Norte (Train of the North), coming as it does, from the northern region of Las Segovias.

The club made history in Nicaraguan and Central American Football in 2004, eliminating favorites Real España in the First Round of the Copa Interclubes UNCAF, becoming the first Nicaraguan football team in history to advance to the second round of the tournament.

Real Estelí FC has finished in the top five of Nicaragua's top division every year since 1986 and has achieved some of the highest attendances in the league during this period.

Real Estelí won the 2013 Apertura Nicaraguan championship after 4–0 aggregate victory over Managua team Walter Ferreti. For "El Tren del Norte" it was their seventh consecutive league title and 11th overall. Estelí created history by equaling the Central American record for most successive league championships, alongside legendary Salvadoran side, Hércules who won seven consecutive titles from 1927 to 1934.

Crest

The club crest consists of a crown, representing 'Real' (meaning 'Royal'). Similar crowns can be seen on the crests of many other clubs with the prefix 'Real', such as Spanish clubs Real Betis, Real Zaragoza and Real Madrid[1]

The two gold stars of the crest mark the first two national championships won by the club (in 1991 and 1999), while the red and white striped shield represents the club colours as used on team shirts. The logo was redesigned and digitalised in 2000 by Nakor'd J. García and Michael D. Raney (current President/CEO of the World Football Organization), based on the original design by Arnulfo Rivera Zeledón and Johnny Herrera Vallejos.

'El Clásico' rivalry

There is often a fierce rivalry between the two strongest teams in the national league, where the game between Real Estelí and Diriangén has become known as El Clásico (The Classic).

Honours

National titles

Performance in CONCACAF competitions

Best: Group Stage in 3 times
2009 : Preliminary Round
2012 : Preliminary Round
2013 : Group Stage
2014 : Group Stage
2015 : Group Stage
Best: Quarter-finals in 2004
2000 : First Round
2003 : First Round
2004 : Quarter-finals
2006 : First Round
2007 : First Round

Record versus other nations

As of 2013-09-25

The Concacaf opponents below = Official tournament results: (Plus a sampling of other results)

Opponent Last Meeting G W D L F A PTS +/-
Costa Rica Alajuelense 26 – Sept – 2012 6 0 0 6 2 21 0 -19
Panama Árabe Unido 1996 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 -1
El Salvador Atlético Marte 15 – Dec – 1991 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 -3
Guatemala Comunicaciones 6 – Dec – 1991 1 0 0 1 0 15 0 -15
Nicaragua Diriangén 2003 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0
El Salvador FAS 2003 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 -1
Canada Montreal Impact 2 – Oct – 2008 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 -1
Honduras Motagua 16 – Aug – 2007 2 0 0 2 1 5 0 -4
Honduras Olimpia 24 – Sept – 2013 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 -2
Honduras Real España 29 – Sept – 2004 4 0 2 2 5 14 2 -9
Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa 26 – Aug – 2014 7 0 2 5 2 12 2 -10
United States Sporting Kansas City 23 – Sept – 2014 4 0 2 2 2 7 2 -5
Panama Tauro 1992 2 0 0 2 1 7 0 -6
Canada Toronto 2 – Aug – 2011 2 0 0 2 2 4 0 -2
Mexico UANL 18 – Sept – 2012 2 0 1 1 1 5 1 -4
Totals 0

Jersey sponsors

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt partner
1998–01 Galaxia
2000–08 Enitel
2008–Present Movistar
2008–Present La Curaçao
2011–Present Yahoo!

Current squad

No. Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Lorente, JustoJusto Lorente      Nicaragua
2 Midfielder Brun, AlvaroAlvaro Brun      Uruguay
3 Mosquera, JonathanJonathan Mosquera      Colombia
6 Defender Gutiérrez, CristianCristian Gutiérrez      Nicaragua
7 Midfielder Rosas, ManuelManuel Rosas      Nicaragua
8 Midfielder Caetano, ViniciusVinicius Caetano      Brazil
9 Forward Chavarría, CarlosCarlos Chavarría      Nicaragua
10 Forward Wilson, SamuelSamuel Wilson      Nicaragua
11 Forward Calero, RudelRudel Calero      Nicaragua
12 Midfielder Mejía, ElmerElmer Mejía      Nicaragua
13 Midfielder Paz, FranciscoFrancisco Paz      Nicaragua
15 Midfielder López, FranklinFranklin López      Nicaragua
16 Midfielder Pinel, ElvisElvis Pinel      Nicaragua
17 Forward Manuel Galeano, LuisLuis Manuel Galeano      Nicaragua
18 Gutiérrez, DevisDevis Gutiérrez      Colombia
19 Midfielder Cruz, Leandro daLeandro da Cruz      Brazil
20 Cecel, MarcelMarcel Cecel      Brazil
21 Midfielder Rodriguez, FélixFélix Rodriguez      Nicaragua
23 Midfielder Peralta, NahumNahum Peralta      Nicaragua
24 Forward Lazo, NorfranNorfran Lazo      Nicaragua
25 Goalkeeper Maradiago, HenryHenry Maradiago      Nicaragua
27 Defender Quijano, JosueJosue Quijano      Nicaragua
29 González, EsdrasEsdras González      Nicaragua

Squad Changes 2016 Clausura

In:


Out:

Personnel

Management

Position Name
Manager Nicaragua Ramón Otoniel Olivas
Assistant Manager and Goalkeeping Coach Nicaragua Sergio Ivan Rodríguez
Fitness CoachCuba Marcos Gomez
Fitness coachNicaragua Carlos Rivera

Former notable players

Players in Bold = Represented their national team

  • Argentina Alejandro Fabián Cuneo (2004–09)
  • Argentina Néstor Ariel Holweger (2005)
  • Argentina Víctor Hugo Sánchez (2004–07)
  • Argentina Hugo Silva
  • Brazil Clayton da Cunha (2009)
  • Brazil Fernando Marques
  • Brazil Rafael Costa Santos
  • Chile Henry Barrientos (1991–92)
  • Colombia Juan Pablo Chacon (2008–10)
  • Colombia Milciades Mines
  • Costa Rica Azarías
  • Costa Rica Alvaro Hidalgo
  • Costa Rica Sabino
  • Costa Rica Soto
  • El Salvador Carlos Alvarenga
  • El Salvador Rene Domingo Alvarez (2000–01)
  • El Salvador Julio Caesar Barahona (1991)
  • El Salvador Chica Batres
  • El Salvador Cacaraca

  • El Salvador Luis Coreas
  • El Salvador Juvenal
  • El Salvador Miguel Ángel Riquelme (2000–01)
  • Honduras Mauricio Alvarez (1978–79)
  • Honduras Selvin Álvarez (2002–04)
  • Honduras Adam Amador
  • Honduras Manuel Ayala
  • Honduras Mariano Crisanto Meléndez
  • Honduras Eugenio Dolmo Flores (2003)
  • Honduras Oswaldo Funnes
  • Honduras Oscar Lagos (2006–07)
  • Honduras Adolfo Linares
  • Honduras Vanny Mejía
  • Honduras Hommer Miranda
  • Honduras Fredal Murillo (2001–02)
  • Honduras Samuel Padilla (1998–99)
  • Honduras Portillo
  • Honduras Sargento Riera
  • Honduras Rodríguez Caneiro

  • Honduras Meylin Soto
  • Honduras Tecate
  • Honduras Joaquín Vega (1978–79)
  • Honduras Alejandro Leroy Woods
  • Nicaragua Armando Chafirra
  • Nicaragua Sergio Chamorro (1999–06)
  • Nicaragua Mario Gaston (2001–06)
  • Nicaragua Ali Farach
  • Nicaragua Jerónimo Flores
  • Nicaragua Rosendo Flores
  • Nicaragua Noel Gámez
  • Nicaragua Harold Jarquín
  • Nicaragua Iván Kauffmann
  • Nicaragua Alberto "Jalapa" López
  • Nicaragua Arístides Medrano
  • Nicaragua Carlos Mendieta (2005–)
  • Nicaragua Omar "La Araña" Molina
  • Nicaragua Alfredo Núñez

  • Nicaragua Danilo Núñez
  • Nicaragua R. Otoniel Olivas (1986–89), (1993–99)
  • Nicaragua Samuel Olivas (2001–03)
  • Nicaragua Glenn Omier
  • Nicaragua Narciso Sotomayor
  • Nicaragua David Taylor (1998–99)
  • Nicaragua Danny "La Pantera" Téllez (2000–01)
  • Nicaragua Carmelo Terán
  • Nicaragua Leonel Urtecho
  • Nicaragua Julio Villalta (1991)
  • Nicaragua Carlos Zambrana
  • Nicaragua Hamilton West (2001–02)
  • Nicaragua Raúl Leguías (2002), (2010–11)
  • Peru Barú
  • Spain Santiago Otero Díaz
  • Spain Francisco Pérez Baho
  • Sweden Jonas Matersson

List of Coaches

  • Argentina Santiago Berrini
  • Chile Nestor Matamala
  • Jose Burboa
  • Marcos A. Gamboa
  • Costa Rica Rigoberto Núñez (1961–65)
  • Nicaragua Manuel Catarro Cuadra
  • Nicaragua Leonidas Rodríguez Rodríguez (1990–91)
  • Honduras Roy Posas (1991–92)

  • Honduras Florentino Colindres
  • Honduras Rafael Paciencia Núñez (1999–00)
  • Honduras David Aquiles Medina (2000–01)
  • Nicaragua Francisco Rojas (2001–April 02)
  • Nicaragua Ramón Otoniel Olivas (2002–Dec 08)
  • Honduras Roy Posas (Jan 2009–Dec 09)
  • Nicaragua Ramón Otoniel Olivas (Dec 2009–)

Old logo

References

  1. "Team Profile: Real Esteli". CONCACAF. Retrieved 2011-08-04.

External links

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