C.D. Atlético Balboa
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Club Deportivo Atlético Balboa, commonly known as Atlético Balboa or Balboa is a Salvadoran
El Salvador
El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...

 football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 club. The team currently plays in La Unión, El Salvador.

As of the end of 2011 they have never won a league championship, however they did win the 2005 Copa Presidente.

Team Foundation

The foundation of "Ciclón del golfo" goes back to 1950, In which a group of cipotes united in the Unionense district of Quebrachal to found a sport team.
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 Ruiz and Timoteo Hernández were the members on that fateful.
The sports team purpose was to make a baseball team, however when the team didn't fill expectations they decided to form a football team.
They decided to name the club Balboa after the Panamanian currency and played their first Friendly match against the Honduran team América de Choluteca.
The teams first colours were white with Green diagonal stripes however were changed by the team first president Ricardo Flores to black and red.

Team First season in the primera Division

After becoming champions of the Segunda division in 1998, Atlético Balboa ascended to the primera division where in their first season they finished runner-up thanks to the coaching effort of José Mario Martínez
Jose Mario Martínez
José Mario Martínez Gómez is a Salvadoran football coach. He works at INJECAR. He currently is managing ADI F.C., where he took charge in 2011.-External links:*...

 and Oscar Emigdio Benítez
Oscar Emigdio Benitez
Oscar Emigdio Benítez is a former Salvadoran football player and manager.-Coaching career:...

 and great Players such as Franklin Vinosis Webster
Franklin Vinosis Webster
Franklin Vinosis Webster is a Honduran football player who currently plays for Vista Hermosa. He Started his career playing Forward For C.D. Victoria. Franklin Vinosis Webster scored 77 goals for Atletico Balboa....

 and Elvis Perreira.

Irregular way

After the first 12 months in the primera Division, The team tried to lay the foundation for a better season.
However poor administrative decisions and Negative results didn't allow the team to achieve their goals.
In this period the team went through three coaches Oscar Emigdio Benítez
Oscar Emigdio Benitez
Oscar Emigdio Benítez is a former Salvadoran football player and manager.-Coaching career:...

, Saul Molina and the Argentine Juan Quarterone
Juan Quarterone
Juan Quarterone Carbone is a former Argentine football midfielder.Nickname El Brujo he played in Argentina and El Salvador. After retiring as a player he coached a number of teams in El Salvador and the El Salvador national team.-Achievements:-External links:...

 however all three couldn't stop the slide and finished in seventh place.
Despite new purchase of players (including Argentine Luciano Suárez, Colombian Manuel Díaz, Honduran Camilo Bonilla and Uruguayan Carlos Edgar Villarreal) the team lacked goals not even Franklin Webster and Pereira could break the goalscoring drought.

Days of crisis

The team had just started 2002–2003 season when the team ran into economic and Performance problems.
Juan Quarterone
Juan Quarterone
Juan Quarterone Carbone is a former Argentine football midfielder.Nickname El Brujo he played in Argentina and El Salvador. After retiring as a player he coached a number of teams in El Salvador and the El Salvador national team.-Achievements:-External links:...

 was replaced by the Paraguayan César Brizuela.
The team performance was woeful only able to achieve 3 draws from 6 games.
He was soon replaced by Argentine-Italian Carlos Barone whose team four last games almost got them relegated luckily C.D. Dragón
C.D. Dragon
Club Deportivo Dragón is a Salvadoran football club. The team currently plays in San Miguel, El Salvador.-Achievements:*Primera División: 2*El Salvador Benefit Tournament: 1-Current squad:As of 2010:=-Notable players:...

 had a poorer record.
The large amount of money used to purchase foreign players were wasted with only the Colombian Carlos Asprilla providing his worth to the team.
Franklin Webster the team most effective goalscorer was sold to San Salvador F.C.
San Salvador F.C.
San Salvador Futbol Club was a professional football club located in San Salvador, El Salvador that participated in Primera División de Fútbol Profesional from 2002 to 2008...

.
The very next season Coaching merry go round continued with the Costa Rican Manuel Solano, Gabriel Avedissian and Paulo Roberto de Oliveira.
all turned out to be disaster with Paulo Roberto de Oliveira failing to get a point and Gabriel Avedissian only achieving one point.
The only bright spot was assistant coach Jesús Fuentes who directed the team with pride and helped to achieve four victories.

Almost Team Glory

After those scares, Balboa realised its potential in the first Division.
The team Finished runner-up after the effort of the coaching staff Juan Quartarone and Jorge Garcia.
However disagreement between the board and the two technicians separated the club.
Colombian Herny Vargas had the chance to participate in the UnCAf tournament however lost playoff to Luis Ángel Firpo.
Atlético Balboa were in financial and team crisis again this time they could not get out of relegation battle and eventually lost to C.D. Vista Hermosa
C.D. Vista Hermosa
Club Deportivo Vista Hermosa, commonly known as Vista Hermosa, is a professional Salvadoran football club based in San Francisco Gotera, Morazán, El Salvador. The club plays in the Primera Division, which is the top tier league in El Salvador.-History:...

 despite Nelson Mauricio Ancheta
Nelson Mauricio Ancheta
Nelson Mauricio Ancheta Flores is a Salvadoran football coach.He is a Salvadoran idol and he was the coach of Once Lobos, which is the best soccer team in El Salvador. They won the Champion's League in 1995 with the assistance of their key star player, Master English.....

 best effort.

Current history

The club was promoted to the Primera División de Fútbol Profesional
Primera División de Fútbol Profesional
The Primera División of the ' , more commonly known as La Liga Mayor or La Primera, is the top professional football league in El Salvador. It was established in 1969 and as of 2011 has 10 clubs...

, the top flight of El Salvador football, After Defeating J. Independiente for promotion in the 2008 season.
Two years of moderate success under Guatemalan coach Carlos Mijangos and Argentina coach Robert Gamarra in which included just missing the finals series twice, however financial problems continue plaguing the clun and finally after two years of dreadful financial record the first division relegated the club to second division in the 2011 season.

Current squad

As of Clausura 2010:



Squad Changes for the Apetura 2011

In: Saúl Ramos - Transferred from Alianza Juvenil

Out: Alexander Campos - Transferred to Once Municipal
Once Municipal
Once Municipal or 11 Municipal is a Salvadoran football club from Ahuachapán, El Salvador. The club currently plays in the top tier after getting promoted for the Apertura 2010. The club won its first league championship during the 1948–49 season...

 Ramon De Paz
Ramon De Paz
Ramón Martínez De Paz is a Salvadoran footballer who currently plays for Municipal Limeño in the Salvadoran second division .-Club career:...

- Transferred to UES
C.D. Universidad de El Salvador
Club Deportivo Universidad de El Salvador, commonly known as UES, is a professional football team in El Salvador.Universidad represents the University of El Salvador , the largest and oldest university in El Salvador....

 Yimmy Cuéllar - Transferred to Alianza
Alianza F.C.
Alianza Fútbol Club, also known simply as Alianza, is a football club based in San Salvador, El Salvador. Alianza is one of the most popular and successful clubs in El Salvador...

 Adán Reyes
Adán Reyes
Adan Alberto Reyes Villatoro is a Salvadoran footballer who currently plays as a defender for Juventud Independiente.-External links:...

- Transferred to Juventud Independiente
Juventud Independiente
Club Deportivo Juventud Independiente is a Salvadoran football club. The team is currently based in San Juan Opico, El Salvador.They were promoted from Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño to Primera División de Fútbol Profesional after beating San Salvador F.C...

 Wilmer Henríquez Martínez - Transferred to Juventud Independiente
Juventud Independiente
Club Deportivo Juventud Independiente is a Salvadoran football club. The team is currently based in San Juan Opico, El Salvador.They were promoted from Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño to Primera División de Fútbol Profesional after beating San Salvador F.C...


Notable players

Gustavo Gómez Luciano Suárez Daniel Prediguer (2003) Elvis Pereira Evrando Braz Carlos Asprilla
Carlos Asprilla
Carlos Asprilla is a Colombian football player who started his professional career with Independiente Medellín. He's a cousin of former Colombian player Faustino Asprilla...

(2003–2004) Luis Carlos Asprilla
Luis Carlos Asprilla
Luis Carlos Asprilla Mosquera is a Colombian football player.-External links:*http://archivo.elgrafico.com/index.php?jgd=602*http://www.playerhistory.com/Default.aspx?page=player_details&playerID=76243...

 Elder José Figueroa
Elder José Figueroa
Elder José Figueroa is a Colombian and naturalized Salvadoran football player who currently plays for Alianza of El Salvador.-External links:*...

 (2009) Jose Nito Gonzalez Grueso (2003) Dorian López (2008) Luis Marines Andrés Molina Juan Carlos Mosquera (2004–05) Jhon Antero Polo (2002–03) Carlos Rodríguez (2001) Álvaro Misael Alfaro
Álvaro Misael Alfaro
Álvaro Misael Alfaro Sánchez is a retired Salvadoran footballer.He last played for Isidro Metapán of El Salvador.-Club career:...

 (2008) Luis Selvin Zelaya Bran
Luis Selvin Zelaya Bran
Luis Selvin Zelaya Bran is a Salvadoran professional soccer player.-Club career:Zelaya has played professionally in the Salvadoran Premier League for Municipal Limeño, Atlético Balboa and joined Salvadoran top team Águila in 2006...

 (2005–06), (2008–10)
Salvador Coreas Pérez
Salvador Coreas Pérez
Salvador Arturo Coreas Pérez is a Salvadoran footballer who currently plays for second division side Municipal Limeño....

 (2004–06)   Washington de la Cruz
Washington de la Cruz
Washington Adrián de la Cruz is a retired Salvadoran–Uruguayan footballer.-Club career:Nicknamed Adriancillo, de la Cruz played for the Peñarol youth team in his native Uruguay...

 (1989) Óscar Fuentes
Óscar Fuentes
Óscar Rene Fuentes is a Salvadoran footballer who currently plays for Municipal Limeño.-Club career:...

 Catalino Lazo Fredy Manrique José Manuel Martínez Julio Martinez José Ernesto Ochoa
José Ernesto Ochoa
José Ernesto Ochoa Fuentes is a Salvadoran professional footballer who most recently played for Aspirante in the Salvadoran second division.-Club career:...

 (2006), (2008-) Guillermo Antonio Parada
Guillermo Antonio Parada
Guillermo Antonio Parada Machuca is a Salvadoran football player, who most recently played for Águila in the Salvadoran Premier League.-Club career:...

 (2004–06) Gilberto "Will" Ramirez (1981) Amilcar Reyes Elmer Rosa Yubini Salamanca Victor Turcios
Victor Turcios
Víctor Samuel Turcios is a Salvadoran footballer who currently plays for C.D. Luís Ángel Firpo. He was born in Zacatillo, a small island which is part of La Union.-External links:* -References:...

 (2005–08) Juan Evangelista Zelaya Ernesto Noel Aquino
Ernesto Noel Aquino
Ernesto Noel Aquino Pérez is a Honduran footballer who currently plays for Isidro Metapán.-Titles:-External links:*...

 (2000–06)
Camilo Bonilla Ocampo (2002) César Castro Dennis Centeno Reneau Hugo Sarmiento José Francisco Suazo Franklin Vinosis Webster
Franklin Vinosis Webster
Franklin Vinosis Webster is a Honduran football player who currently plays for Vista Hermosa. He Started his career playing Forward For C.D. Victoria. Franklin Vinosis Webster scored 77 goals for Atletico Balboa....

 (2002), (2005), (2008–09) Néstor Ayala
Néstor Ayala
Néstor Ayala Villagra is a Paraguayan football player who plays as a striker for San Martín de San Juan in the Primera División Argentina.-Career:...

(2005–06) Gabriel Garcete
Gabriel Garcete
Gabriel Garcete Jimenez isa Paraguayan footballer. He currently plays for Once Lobos.He started his career with Sportivo Luqueño in 2000. The next season he moved on to play for Municipal Limeño. In 2005 he made a transfer to Atlético Balboa. He went on to play for C.D...

 (2005–06) José Luis "Camote" Vásquez Alcides Eduardo Bandera
Alcides Eduardo Bandera
Alcides Eduardo Bandera Rodríguez is a Uruguayan footballer who currently plays for Atlético Marte.-External links:* *...

 (2007–10) Jorge Leonardo "El Canario" Garay Pablo Enrique Quiñonez (2006–07) Jose Carlos Reyes
Juan Carlos Reyes (Uruguayan footballer)
Juan Carlos Reyes Braun is a Uruguayan footballer who plays for Nejapa F.C.-References:Currently he is participating in the 3rd season of Bailando por un Sueño El Salvador....

 (2009) Carlos Edgar Villarreal Luis Iseles

List of presidents


List of Coaches

Name From To
  José Mario Martínez
Jose Mario Martínez
José Mario Martínez Gómez is a Salvadoran football coach. He works at INJECAR. He currently is managing ADI F.C., where he took charge in 2011.-External links:*...

1990 1990
  José Mario Martínez
Jose Mario Martínez
José Mario Martínez Gómez is a Salvadoran football coach. He works at INJECAR. He currently is managing ADI F.C., where he took charge in 2011.-External links:*...

1998 2000
  Oscar Emigdio Benítez
Oscar Emigdio Benitez
Oscar Emigdio Benítez is a former Salvadoran football player and manager.-Coaching career:...

2001 2001
  Juan Quarterone
Juan Quarterone
Juan Quarterone Carbone is a former Argentine football midfielder.Nickname El Brujo he played in Argentina and El Salvador. After retiring as a player he coached a number of teams in El Salvador and the El Salvador national team.-Achievements:-External links:...

2002 2003
  Nelson Brizuela
Nelson Brizuela
Nelson César Brizuela Ojeda is a football coach.-External links:* at El Salvador.com *...

2003 Apr 2003
    Carlos Barone Apr 2003 Aug 2003
  Manuel Alberto Solano Madrigal Sep 2003 2003
  Carlos Garabet Avedissian June 2003 2003
  Paulo Roberto de Oliveira 2003 2003
  Jesus Fuentes 2003 2004
  Oscar Emigdio Benítez
Oscar Emigdio Benitez
Oscar Emigdio Benítez is a former Salvadoran football player and manager.-Coaching career:...

2004 2004
  Juan Quarterone
Juan Quarterone
Juan Quarterone Carbone is a former Argentine football midfielder.Nickname El Brujo he played in Argentina and El Salvador. After retiring as a player he coached a number of teams in El Salvador and the El Salvador national team.-Achievements:-External links:...

2004 2004
  Jorge Alberto García
Jorge Alberto García
Jorge Alberto García is a former Argentine football player and manager. He won two league titles in Argentina with Rosario Central in 1980 and River Plate in 1981. He also played for San Lorenzo and Unión de Santa Fe. After retiring as a player García want on to become a football coach in El...

2004 2004
  Henry Vanegas
Henry Vanegas
Henry Vanegas Pacheco is a retired Colombian football player. He later became a football manager.-External links:*http://www.elsalvador.com/deportes/2002/7/15/depor4.shtml...

2005 2005
  Jorge Alberto García
Jorge Alberto García
Jorge Alberto García is a former Argentine football player and manager. He won two league titles in Argentina with Rosario Central in 1980 and River Plate in 1981. He also played for San Lorenzo and Unión de Santa Fe. After retiring as a player García want on to become a football coach in El...

2005 2006
  Nelson Mauricio Ancheta
Nelson Mauricio Ancheta
Nelson Mauricio Ancheta Flores is a Salvadoran football coach.He is a Salvadoran idol and he was the coach of Once Lobos, which is the best soccer team in El Salvador. They won the Champion's League in 1995 with the assistance of their key star player, Master English.....

2006 2006
  Fausto Omar Vásquez
Fausto Omar Vásquez
Fausto Omar Vásquez is a Salvadoran football coach. He is the current coach of Atlético Marte. -External links:...

2008 June 2008
  Gustavo de Simone
Gustavo de Simone
Gustavo Daniel de Simone Horn is an Uruguayan football coach.As a player he had a short stint in Argentina with Chacarita Juniors where he played 24 league games.-External links:...

25 July 2008 30 Aug 2008
  Roberto Gamarra
Roberto Gamarra (coach)
Roberto Gamarra is a former Argentine and naturalised Paraguayan football midfielder.After retiring as a player he coached teams in El Salvador.-Achievements:-External links:...

2007 Jan 2009
  Carlos Alberto de Toro
Carlos Alberto de Toro
Carlos Alberto de Toro is a former Argentine football player and manager.-External links:*http://deportes.vivenicaragua.com/target-goal/2008/01/10/%E2%80%9Cgood-bye%E2%80%9D-carlos-de-toro.html...

21 Jan 2009 Feb 2009
  Luis Ramírez Zapata
Luis Ramírez Zapata
Luis Baltazar Ramírez Zapata is a retired Salvadoran footballer.-Career:Nicknamed "El Pelé", he spent nearly 20 years playing for Salvadoran club Águila. He started with Águila before leaving to join other clubs and later in his career make a return to the San Miguel based club...

Feb 2009 June 2009
  Eduardo Santana
Eduardo Santana
Eduardo Santana , is a former Brazilian football player and manager. He is currently the head coach of C.D. Dragón in the Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño of El Salvador.-External links:*http://www.elgrafico.com/index.php?art=25681...

June 2009 Aug 2009
  Angel Orellana Aug 2009 Sep 2009
  Jorge Alberto García
Jorge Alberto García
Jorge Alberto García is a former Argentine football player and manager. He won two league titles in Argentina with Rosario Central in 1980 and River Plate in 1981. He also played for San Lorenzo and Unión de Santa Fe. After retiring as a player García want on to become a football coach in El...

Sep 2009 Sep 2009
  Luis Ramírez Zapata
Luis Ramírez Zapata
Luis Baltazar Ramírez Zapata is a retired Salvadoran footballer.-Career:Nicknamed "El Pelé", he spent nearly 20 years playing for Salvadoran club Águila. He started with Águila before leaving to join other clubs and later in his career make a return to the San Miguel based club...

Sep 2009 Dec 2009
  Carlos Alberto Mijangos
Carlos Alberto Mijangos
Carlos Alberto Mijangos Castro is a Guatemalan football coach and former midfielder who played his career at CSD Municipal. -Club career:...

Jan 2010 June 2010
  Roberto Gamarra
Roberto Gamarra (coach)
Roberto Gamarra is a former Argentine and naturalised Paraguayan football midfielder.After retiring as a player he coached teams in El Salvador.-Achievements:-External links:...

June 2010 December 2010
  Mario Martínez
Jose Mario Martínez
José Mario Martínez Gómez is a Salvadoran football coach. He works at INJECAR. He currently is managing ADI F.C., where he took charge in 2011.-External links:*...

December 2010 Present

Current technical staff

Head Coach   Roberto Gamarra
Roberto Gamarra
Roberto Gamarra is a Paraguayan football striker who plays for Deportes Tolima in Colombia.-Career:Gamarra began his playing career with 3 de Febrero. He won three league championships with Club Libertad.-Honours:Libertad...

Assistant Coach   Omar Sevilla
Omar Sevilla
Omar David Sevilla Rodríguez is a Salvadoran football coach who currently is in charge of Águila Reserves in the Salvadoran Premier Division.-Managerial career:...

Medical Trainer   Dr. Joaquín Corvera
knesliogiocal   Sr. René Castellón
Utility   Mauricio Juárez

External links

  • http://www.cdatleticobalboa.com/index.html
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