Atlético Balboa
Full nameClub Deportivo Atlético Balboa
Nickname(s)Los Porteños, La Ciclón
Founded1950
GroundEstadio Marcelino Imbers,
La Unión, El Salvador
Capacity4,000
ChairmanEl Salvador Kevin Rubio
ManagerEl Salvador David Paz
LeagueSegunda División

Club Deportivo Atlético Balboa, commonly known as Atlético Balboa or simply Balboa, is a Salvadoran football club. The team play in La Unión, La Unión department.

History

Foundation

The foundation of Atletico Balboa occurred in 1950 in La Union. Mauro "El Turco" Granados, Simón Reyes, Paulino Cáceres, Pablo Rubio, Rodolfo Guzmán, Carlos Villalta, Carlos Juárez, René Pantoja, Luis Ávila, Chico Osorio, Juan Guevara, Chico Ruíz and Timoteo Hernández were the original members of the team. The team was intended to be a baseball team, but it was changed to a football team. The club was named "Balboa" after the Panamanian balboa and its first match was played against the Honduran team América de Choluteca. The team's first colours were white with green diagonal stripes which were soon changed by the team's president Ricardo Flores to black and red.

Primera División

After becoming champions of the Segunda División in 1998, Atlético Balboa ascended to the Salvadoran Primera División where in their first season they finished runner-up while being coached by Mario Martínez and Óscar Benítez. The team's player lineup that season included Franklin Webster and Elvis Perreira.

Irregular way

The team's results and goal count declined between 1999 and 2001. During this time the team was coached by Óscar Benítez, Saúl Molina and Juan Quarterone. Luciano Suárez, Manuel Díaz, Camilo Bonilla and Carlos Edgar Villareal played for Balboa in this period.

Days of crisis

The team had just started the 2002–2003 season when the team ran into economic and performance problems. Juan Quarterone was replaced by the Paraguayan Nelson Brizuela. Under Brizuela, the team was only able to achieve 3 draws from 6 games. Brizuela was soon replaced by Argentine-Italian Carlos Barone whose team's last four games almost got them relegated but in the end Dragón had a poorer record. Atlético Balboa purchased many foreign players during the season but the only successful one was the Colombian Carlos Asprilla. Webster, the highest scoring player from the team was sold to San Salvador F.C. The club then changed its coach several times during the 2003-2004 season, with Costa Rican Manuel Solano, Gabriel Avedissian and Paulo Roberto de Oliveira serving as coach at various points in time. These coaches, except for assistant coach Jesús Fuentes, all failed to produce a high number of wins.

Almost glory

After the events of 2002-2004 season, Balboa advanced in the rankings of the Primera División. The team finished in second place in the 2006-2007 while being coached by Juan Quarterone and Jorge Alberto García. Then, the tension between the board and the two coaches divided the club. The team, including Colombian player Henry Vargas did not participate in the UNCAF tournament due to losing a playoff to C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo. However the next season Atlético Balboa was relegated from the Primera División when they lost to C.D. Vista Hermosa.

Current history

The club was promoted to the Salvadoran Primera División again after defeating Juventud Independiente in the 2008 season.[1] Two years of moderate success followed under Guatemalan coach Carlos Alberto Mijangos and Argentine coach Roberto Gamarra, during which the team came close to entering the finals series in both seasons. However, financial problems appeared again and after two subsequent years of debt, the club was demoted to the Second Division in the 2011 season. It then disbanded and played its last game in 2011.[2]

After 10 years, It was announced the club would be returning to the third division and in return back to professional football.[3]

Honours

League

Cups

Current squad

Updated August 2023. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK El Salvador SLV Julian Chicas
4 El Salvador SLV Javier Fuentes
5 El Salvador SLV Juan Hernandez
7 El Salvador SLV Floretin Alvarez
8 El Salvador SLV Erick Orellana
9 El Salvador SLV Edgar Cruz
10 El Salvador SLV Yuvini Salamanca
14 El Salvador SLV Eldin Aparicio
15 El Salvador SLV Heriberto Velasquez
16 El Salvador SLV Oscar Coreas
17 El Salvador SLV Gabriel Alvarez
19 El Salvador SLV Levis Romero
20 El Salvador SLV Francisco Valladarez
21 El Salvador SLV Wanner Hernandez
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 El Salvador SLV Luis Avila
23 El Salvador SLV Cristian Reyes
25 GK El Salvador SLV Carlos Aleman
28 El Salvador SLV Cristopher Portillo
29 El Salvador SLV Leonel Alberto
30 El Salvador SLV Leonel Alberto
32 El Salvador SLV Jonathan Alvarenga
33 El Salvador SLV Angel Echeverria
34 El Salvador SLV William Molina

Players with dual citizenship

In

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— El Salvador SLV TBD (From Free Agent)
— El Salvador SLV TBD (From Free Agent)
— El Salvador SLV TBD (From Free Agent)
— El Salvador SLV TBD (From Free Agent)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— El Salvador SLV TBD (From Free Agent)
— El Salvador SLV TBD (From Free Agent)

Out

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— El Salvador SLV TBD (To TBD)
— El Salvador SLV TBD (To TBD)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— El Salvador SLV TBD (To TBD)

Coaching staff

As of November, 2023

Position Staff
ManagerEl Salvador David Paz
Assistant ManagerEl Salvador Roberto Chavez
Reserve ManagerEl Salvador TBD
Ladies's ManagerEl Salvador TBD
Physical coachEl Salvador Marvin Vasquez (Nimbo)
Assistant Physical coachEl Salvador TBD
Goalkeeper CoachEl Salvador TBD
KineslogicEl Salvador TBD
Utility EquipmentEl Salvador TBD
Football directorEl Salvador TBD
Team DoctorEl Salvador TBD

Notable players

Team captains

Name Years
El Salvador Mario Marconi Burro TBD
El Salvador Carlos Rivas 1979
El Salvador TBD 2000
El Salvador Daniel Sagastizado 2001
El Salvador Armando Mercado 2004
El Salvador Jefrey Francisco Cruz 2022
El Salvador Francisco Valladarez 2023-Present

List of presidents

  • Ricardo Flores
  • Juan Pablo Robles (2003)
  • Noel Benítez (2004, 2006–2007)
  • Mario Sorto (2005)
  • Andrés Alonso Gómez (2007–2008)
  • Juan Pablo Robles (2009–2011)

List of coaches

Name From To
El Salvador Salvador Churrillo Rivas 1979 1979
El Salvador Juan Evangelista Zelaya 1981 1981
El Salvador Francisco Jovel 1985 1985
El Salvador Jose Mario Martínez 1990 1990
El Salvador Jose Mario Martínez 1998 February 2001
El Salvador Óscar Benítez February 2001 October 2001
El Salvador Saul Molina [4] November 2001 December 2001
Argentina Juan Quarterone January 2002 December 2002
Paraguay Nelson Brizuela January 2003 April 2003
Argentina Italy Carlos Barone April 2003 April 2003
Uruguay Carlos Garabet Avedissian June 2003 August 2003
Costa Rica Manuel Alberto Solano Madrigal September 2003 December 2003
Brazil Paulo Roberto de Oliveira December 2003 December 2003
El Salvador Jesus Fuentes December 2003 January 2004
El Salvador Óscar Benítez January 2004 June 2004
Argentina Jorge García June 2004 October 2004
Argentina Juan Quarterone October 2004 January 2005
Colombia Henry Vanegas February 2005 September 2005
Argentina Jorge García September 2005 December 2005
El Salvador Nelson Ancheta January 2006 2006
El Salvador Fausto Omar Vásquez 2008 June 2008
Uruguay Gustavo de Simone 25 July 2008 30 Aug 2008
Paraguay Roberto Gamarra 2007 Jan 2009
Argentina Carlos de Toro 21 Jan 2009 Feb 2009
El Salvador Luis Zapata Feb 2009 June 2009
Brazil Eduardo Santana June 2009 Aug 2009
El Salvador Angel Orellana Aug 2009 Sep 2009
Argentina Jorge García Sep 2009 Sep 2009
El Salvador Luis Zapata Sep 2009 Dec 2009
Guatemala Carlos Mijangos Jan 2010 June 2010
Paraguay Roberto Gamarra June 2010 December 2010
El Salvador Mario Martínez December 2010 June 2011
Hiatus July 2011 June 2021
Colombia Luis Carlos Asprilla July 2021 February 2022
El Salvador William Cheves February 2022 February 2022
Paraguay Roberto Gamarra February 2022 May 2022
El Salvador Omar Sevilla May 2022 November 2022
Colombia Luis Carlos Asprilla November 2022 December 12, 2022
El Salvador Misael Alfaro December 13, 2022 October 11, 2023
El Salvador David Paz October, 2023 Present

References

  1. ↑ El Salvador 2007/08 – RSSSF
  2. ↑ "FlashScore: Atletico Balboa - results, fixtures". www.flashscore.ca. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
  3. ↑ "Cd Atlético Balboa Regresa al Fútbol Profesional". 7 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "Deportes en el Diario de Hoy".
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