Juventud Retalteca

Club Social y Deportivo Juventud Retalteca was a Guatemalan professional football club based in Retalhuleu and who competed in the Liga Nacional, the nation's top footballing division.

Juventud Retalteca
Full nameClub Social y Deportivo Juventud Realteca
Nickname(s)El Equipo del pueblo
Algodoneros
Founded1951
Dissolved2012
GroundEstadio Dr. Óscar Monterroso Izaguirre,
Retalhuleu, Guatemala
Capacity8,000
Manager Rubén Alonso
LeagueLiga Nacional de Guatemala
Clausura 20105th (playoffs) Promoted
WebsiteClub website

History

Nicknamed Los Algodoneros (the Cotton pickers), the club was founded on 6 May 1951 by José Maria Olivar and Guillermo Gordillo. The club won promotion to Liga Mayor in 2009 [1] after spending years in the Primera División de Ascenso and defeated national champions C.D. Jalapa 5–0 in the season's opener on August 1, 2009.

In February 2012, a car accident in which midfielder Daniel Linares died left the team in shock.[2]

They were dissolved in 2012 after surmountable financial problems.[3]

Stadium

They play their home games at the Estadio Dr. Óscar Monterroso Izaguirre.

Honours

Copa de Guatemala 2

1980, 1985

Coaches

References
  1. Juventud Retalteca asciende a la Liga Mayor Archived 2010-04-08 at the Wayback Machine – La Red Deportiva (in Spanish)
  2. Futbolista de Juventud Retalteca perece en accidente – Prensa Libre (in Spanish)
  3. Desaparece Juventud Retalteca – Guatefutbol (in Spanish)


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