Real Madriz Fútbol Club is a
Nicaragua
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football
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team playing at the top level. It is based in
Somoto
Somoto () is a city and a municipality located in the hills of northern Nicaragua, and capital of the department of Madriz. It is around 20 km (12 miles) south-west of Ocotal and 51 km (32 miles) north-west of Estelí. It sits on the ...
.
History
On 13 April 2021, the club under Honduran coach Hector Medina reached its first Copa Nicaragua and first top tier league final after defeating Deportivo Jalapa 4–3 on penalties after the game ended 1-1 after extra time
The Copa Nicaragua final on 21 October 2021 saw Real Madriz lose 3-1 to
Deportivo Walter Ferretti
Club Deportivo Walter Ferretti is a Nicaraguan football team who play in the Nicaraguan Premier Division. They are based in Managua.
History
The club was founded in 1984 on the initiative of Walter Ferretti Fonseca. Its intention was to serv ...
, with Roris Espinoza scoring the lone goal on 57 minute
However despite almost winning the Copa Nicaragua, the club was relegated from the primera division
Honours
*
Segunda División de Nicaragua
The Segunda División de Nicaragua is the second football level of Nicaraguan football.
It is organized by FENIFUT.
Format
Torneo de Apertura (Opening tournament) and Torneo de Clausura (Closure Tournament). The Apertura champion each year w ...
and predecessors
** Champions (1) : 2013
*
Copa de Nicaragua and predecessors
** Runners up (1) : 2021
Rivalries
''Clásico de las Segovias ''
The club's nearest neighbour is
Deportivo Ocotal
Club Deportivo Ocotal is a Nicaraguan football team playing at the top level. They are located in Ocotal near to the Honduras border.
Achievements
* Segunda División de Nicaragua
The Segunda División de Nicaragua is the second football leve ...
, with whom the club shares a fierce rivalry.
List of coaches
* Mario José Alfaro Mercado (2001–2003)
* Léonidas Rodríguez (2004)
* Mario José Alfaro Mercado (2005)
* Miguel Ángel Palacios García (2006)
* Leonidas Rodríguez (2006–2007)
*
Salvador Dubois Leiva
* Fredall Murillo (2009)
* Sindulio Adolfo Castellanos (2010–April 2012)
* Juan Ramón Trejo (August 2011)
*
Ángel Orellana
Ángel Eugenio Orellana Hernández (born 2 March 1975) is a Salvadoran professional football manager. He is currently the manager of Premier League of Belize club Verdes FC.
Managerial career
He was in charge of Diriangén FC in Nicaragua Fir ...
(July 2012– November 2012)
* Omar Zambrana (January 2013 – August 2013)
* Tyrone Acevedo (September 2013)
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Angel Orellana
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(September 2013 – November 2013)
* Juan Ramón Trejo (December 2013 – February 2014)
* Santiago Irias ''(Interim)'' (February 2014– February 2014)
* Luís Eduardo Montaño (March 2014 – June 2014)
* Armando Ricardo Hernandez (June 2014– October 2014)
* Mario Cruz (October 2014– February 2015)
* Leonidas Rodriguez (February 2015- January 2016)
* Elvin Roberto Cerna (January 2016 - April 2016)
* Sindulio Adolfo Castellanos (April 2016 - June 2017)
* Abraham Zavala (June 2017 - August 2017)
* Daniel Bartolotta (August 2017 - October 2017)
* Tyron Acevedo (October 2017 - June 2018)
* Carlos Matamoros (July 2018 -)
* Miguel Ángel Sánchez (2018- December 2018)
* Sindulio Adolfo Castellanos (December 2018 - February 2019)
* Miguel Ángel Sánchez ( - November 2019)
* Carlos Matamoros (November 2019 - December 2019)
* Juan Adriel Ramirez (January 2020 - May 2020)
* Carlos Matamoros (May 2020 - December 2020)
* Ronaldo Alvarado (January 2021 – March 2021)
* Héctor Medina (March 2021 - December 2021)
* Roberto Chanampe (January 2022 - March 2022)
* Miguel Ángel Sánchez (March 2022 - ''Present'')
External links
Excelente apoyo a los norteños- El Nuevo Diario
Historia- Real Madriz
Football clubs in Nicaragua
Association football clubs established in 1996
1996 establishments in Nicaragua
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