Club Social y Deportivo Municipal, also known as Municipal or ''Los Rojos'' (the Reds), is a Guatemalan
football club based in
Guatemala City
Guatemala City ( es, Ciudad de Guatemala), known locally as Guatemala or Guate, is the capital and largest city of Guatemala, and the most populous urban area in Central America. The city is located in the south-central part of the country, ne ...
.
They compete in the
Liga Nacional
Liga or LIGA may refer to:
People
* Līga (name), a Latvian female given name
* Luciano Ligabue, more commonly known as Ligabue or ''Liga'', Italian rock singer-songwriter
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* Liga ACB, men's professional basketball league in Spain
* Lig ...
, the top tier of Guatemalan football, and play their home matches at the
Estadio El Trébol. As of 2015, they are the team that has remained the most years at the top level in Guatemala, having done so since the inception of the national league in 1942. They have won the domestic league 31 times; most recently winning the 2019 ''Apertura'' tournament. They won the
CONCACAF Champions' Cup
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in 1974.
Municipal is the most winner and popular football club in Guatemala and are traditional arch-rivals of
Comunicaciones, who is also based in Guatemala City.
History
The club was founded on May 17, 1936 by workers of the ''
Ayuntamiento
''Ayuntamiento'' ()In other languages of Spain:
* ca, ajuntament ().
* gl, concello ().
* eu, udaletxea (). is the general term for the town council, or ''cabildo'', of a municipality or, sometimes, as is often the case in Spain and Latin Amer ...
'' (
city hall
In local government, a city hall, town hall, civic centre (in the UK or Australia), guildhall, or a municipal building (in the Philippines), is the chief administrative building of a city, town, or other municipality. It usually houses ...
) of the Guatemala City
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality ...
, hence the name ''Municipal''. They were first promoted to the top division, (then called ''
Liga Capitalina
Liga or LIGA may refer to:
People
* Līga (name), a Latvian female given name
* Luciano Ligabue, more commonly known as Ligabue or ''Liga'', Italian rock singer-songwriter
Sports
* Liga ACB, men's professional basketball league in Spain
* Lig ...
)'' in 1938. They finished in second place in their debut season,
and have since remained in the top division.
Early domestic success (1940s–1960s)
The team won its first
national league
The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League (NL), is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, and the world's oldest extant professional team ...
title in the 1942–43 tournament, the first ever official national league championship in Guatemala. They won three of the following six tournaments, the other three being won by
Tipografía Nacional, whom which they had their first known rivalry. Municipal were coached by Manuel Felipe Carrera, one of the original founders of the club, and whose name was later given to the stadium where the team currently practices.
During the 1940s and early 1950s, Municipal's most iconic player was the
forward Carlos "Pepino" Toledo, who wore the red shirt throughout his career. He helped the club win their first four league titles, the last of them coming at the 1954–55 tournament (also the year Toledo retired). His career total of 129 goals remains the fourth-highest in club history. He was also one of Guatemala's first national stars and was chosen for the
national team. Later, he became Municipal's coach.

In 1948, Municipal won its first international honors at a friendly tournament held in
Havana, Cuba
Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center. to commemorate the
Cuban Independence
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. That squad featured Toledo,
Mario Camposeco
Mario Salvador Camposeco López (6 August 1921 – 17 June 1951) Source: was a Guatemalan footballer.
Born in Quetzaltenango, he started his football career in 1938 playing for the local team ''América''. He then joined club Xelajú becomi ...
, and goalkeeper
José Pedro "Tarzán" Segura.
The end of the 1950s were a darker time for Municipal. Toledo had retired and
Comunicaciones had dethroned them at the top of the league, winning it three years in a row. Municipal struggled through an eight-year title drought. They managed to break that drought with three championships in the 1960s (1963–64, 1965–66, and 1969–70), but Comunicaciones remained Guatemala's dominant team, winning seven titles in fourteen years from 1956-72. The Comunicaciones-Municipal match emerged as a high-profile local derby, the biggest in the country. Another rivalry developed with a third Guatemala City club,
Aurora
An aurora (plural: auroras or aurorae), also commonly known as the polar lights, is a natural light display in Earth's sky, predominantly seen in high-latitude regions (around the Arctic and Antarctic). Auroras display dynamic patterns of bri ...
, which also won three titles during this time.
1970s: First international success
In 1973, Uruguayan coach
Rubén Amorín
Rubén Darío Amorín Mattos (6 November 1927 – 24 December 2014) was a Uruguayan football player and coach. He was born in Rocha.
Playing career
Amorín arrived in 1952 in Guatemala to play for Guatemala FC.
Coaching career
He has spent the ...
arrived at Municipal. He managed a group of players that included defender
Alberto López Oliva,
midfielder
A midfielder is an outfield position in association football.
Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
s
Benjamín Monterroso
Benjamín Eduardo ("''Mincho''") Monterroso Díaz (born January 1, 1952) is a Guatemalan football coach and former midfielder who spent the majority of his playing career at the local club Municipal, and is also a former player and current man ...
and
José Emilio "Pepe" Mitrovich, and forward
Julio César Anderson
Julio César Anderson Quiroga (27 November 1947 – 7 August 2021) was a Guatemalan professional football striker who played the majority of his career for C.S.D. Municipal, in the Liga Mayor A, the top tier in the country. He was on the sq ...
. Anderson would become the club's highest ever goalscorer, and help lead the team to its era of greatest glory. Municipal won league championships in both 1973 and 1974 (their first-ever repeat titles). In 1974, the same year that they were marching to a dominant repeat championship, they also became the first Guatemalan club to win the
CONCACAF Champions' Cup
The CONCACAF Champions League, known officially as the Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League for sponsorship reasons, is an annual continental club football competition organized by CONCACAF. The tournament is contested by clubs from North Ameri ...
. The ''Rojos'' then went on to play the ''
Copa Interamericana
The Copa Interamericana ( en, Interamerican Cup) was an annual club football competition contested between a representative from North America (CONCACAF) and South America ( CONMEBOL). Established in 1969, it was discontinued in 1998 after CONCA ...
'' against
Argentina
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's "red team",
Independiente.
The first leg was played in Guatemala on November 24, 1974, and Independiente won, 1-0. However, Municipal surprised the continent by winning 1-0 in Argentina two days later. The hero was Argentine-born José Emilio "Pepe" Mitrovich in the second half. With both teams equal in points and
goal difference
Goal difference, goal differential or points difference is a form of tiebreaker used to rank sport teams which finish on equal points in a league competition. Either "goal difference" or "points difference" is used, depending on whether matches a ...
, the match went to extra time. No further goals were scored, and the match went into penalty kicks. Misses by Julio César "Morocho" Anderson and Benjamín "Mincho" Monterroso allowed Independiente to prevail, 4-2, but Municipal had earned continental respect.
1980s: Almost relegated
Municipal's glory years continued with another league title in 1976, but their results began to fade. They finished 8th in 1979-80, and in 1981 they fell even further to 11th, forcing them into a relegation mini-league. Ironically, their safety was secured when old rivals
Tipografía Nacional were relegated instead. In 1982, the club came even closer to oblivion, finishing 9th in the regular season. That result put them back in the relegation mini-league, and this time they escaped only on
goal differential
Goal difference, goal differential or points difference is a form of tiebreaker used to rank sport teams which finish on equal points in a league competition. Either "goal difference" or "points difference" is used, depending on whether matches ar ...
. Over the next several years, Municipal put some distance between themselves and the bottom of the table, but they would not seriously challenge for another title until 1987.
1980s and 1990s: Return to the top
1987 was the year that Argentine coach
Miguel Ángel Brindisi
Miguel Ángel Brindisi de Marco (born 8 October 1950) is an Argentine football coach and former player. An attacking midfielder, he played for the Argentina national team at the 1974 FIFA World Cup.
Playing career
Born in the Almagro neigh ...
arrived in Guatemala City. A former midfield star who had won two Argentine titles and played a stint in Spain, he came to Municipal with just one previous year of managerial experience. His two years in Guatemala saw brilliant success. In 1987, they beat Aurora 4-2 on penalties to win a championship playoff and claim the Guatemalan title for the first time since 1976. A year later, they repeated as champs for the first time since the early 1970s. Brindisi moved on to a new job managing Barcelona SC in Ecuador, but successor Walter Ormeño kept the momentum going by guiding the team to a third straight crown.
In 1990-91, Municipal came within one match of a fourth straight title, but bowed 1-0 to Comunicaciones in the championship final. They avenged that defeat in 1991-92, beating Comunicaciones 2-1 in a championship playoff replay. That made it four titles in five years.
The team reached the finals of the CONCACAF Champions Cup in December 1993, narrowly losing out to Costa Rican champions Saprissa. They did manage to claim some silverware from the season, winning the Guatemalan championship for the fifth time in seven seasons.
2000s: A Decade of Success
In 2000, after the league's competition format was changed to two yearly tournaments on the
Apertura and Clausura
The ' and ' tournaments is a split season format for Spanish-speaking sports leagues. It is a relatively recent innovation for many Latin American football leagues in which the traditional association football season from August to May is div ...
fashion, Municipal won the title again after Comunicaciones had set a record by winning the previous four; Municipal surpassed that record in 2006 when they won the 2006 ''Apertura'' tournament, their fifth consecutive title, under coach
Enzo Trossero
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Club career
He began his playing career at Argentine minnows Belgrano de San Francisco but he soon moved on to Colón de S ...
. They also added third and fourth Central American titles by winning the
Copa Interclubes UNCAF
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in 2001 and 2004.
Colours and crest
Initially, the team's uniform colors consisted of a red-and-black striped shirt and black shorts.
[ – ''Note: Unable to retrieve direct link. Click on "Historia" on the main menu to access.''] The colours soon changed to the current red shirt and blue shorts for home matches, and all blue for away matches, although other colors have been used for away matches.
The club's logo is based in the emblem of the ''
Municipalidad de Guatemala'', which is itself based in the original
coat of arms
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of the city of ''
Santiago de los Caballeros de Guatemala
Santiago de los Caballeros de Guatemala ("St. James of the Knights of Guatemala") was the name given to the capital city of the Spanish colonial Captaincy General of Guatemala in Central America.
History
;Quauhtemallan — Guatemala
:The name was ...
'', with the image of Apostle Santiago (
Saint James Saint James or St. James may refer to:
People Saints
*James, brother of Jesus (died 62 or 69), also known as James the Just
*James the Great (died 44), Apostle, also known as James, son of Zebedee, or Saint James the Greater
**Saint James Matamoro ...
) over the stylized scenery of the region. The team's version includes an image of the type of ball used at the time the club was founded, next to a blue and red striped
canton in between the former two elements. The circular
field is surrounded by the name of the team on a red background.
Stadium
Throughout the years, Municipal has used the
Estadio Mateo Flores
The Estadio Nacional Doroteo Guamuch Flores is a multi-use national stadium in Guatemala City, the largest venue in Guatemala. It was built in 1948, to host the Central American and Caribbean Games in 1950, and was renamed after long-distance r ...
as their home ground, sharing it with
Comunicaciones since the 1950s until 1991, and again starting in 2005. Other stadiums hosted Municipal in the beginning, namely the ''Estadio Autonomía''. The
Estadio La Pedrera has been used when the Mateo Flores has not been available and houses a soup kitchen in the basement. The
Estadio Manuel Felipe Carrera, also known as "Estadio El Trébol", has been the training venue for the team, and it has been occasionally used for official matches by the club; Municipal had an undefeated streak of 33 official matches in this ground from July 9, 1991 until March 7, 2008, when they lost to
Deportivo Petapa
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1–0 for the
2008 Clausura tournament.
Supporters
Municipal is believed to have the largest fan base of all Guatemalan clubs, and that their popularity have earned them nicknames like ''El mimado de la afición'' (Fans' pampered team) and ''El equipo del pueblo'' (People's team).
Statistics and records
Municipal has set a record in Guatemalan football by being the club that has spent the most consecutive seasons in the maximum division, having remained there uninterruptedly since 1938.
Juan Carlos Plata
Juan Carlos Plata (born 1 January 1971) is a Guatemalan soccer coach and retired football striker. He is the highest-scoring player in the history of Guatemala's top division. As of January 2010, Plata has, except for Marc Lloyd-Williams, been th ...
is the team's all-time top goalscorer in league matches and overall. As of the end of 2010, Plata has scored 299 league goals and 403 overall goals with Municipal, the only club he has played for.
Honours
Domestic
League
*
Liga Nacional de Guatemala
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People
* Līga (name), a Latvian female given name
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* Liga ACB, men's professional basketball league in Spain
* Lig ...
and predecessors
** Champions (31): 1942–43, 1947, 1950–51, 1954–55, 1963–64, 1965–66, 1969–70, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1987, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1991–92, 1993–94, Clausura 2000, Apertura 2000, Apertura 2001, Clausura 2002, Apertura 2003, Apertura 2004, Clausura 2005, Apertura 2005, Clausura 2006, Apertura 2006, Clausura 2008, Apertura 2009, Clausura 2010, Apertura 2011, Clausura 2017, Apertura 2019
Cup
*
Copa de Guatemala and predecessors
** Champions (8): 1960, 1967, 1969, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1998–99, 2003, 2003–04
* Campeón de Campeones (Super Cup) and predecessors
** Champions (5): 1952, 1967, 1977, 1994, 1996
Continental
*
CONCACAF Champions' Cup
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** Champions (1):
1974
Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of President of the United States, United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom K ...
*
UNCAF Interclub Cup
** Champions (4):
1974
Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of President of the United States, United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom K ...
,
1977
Events January
* January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group.
* January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democrati ...
,
2001
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,
2004
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Events January
* January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...
*
Copa Interamericana
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** Runners-up (1):
1974
Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of President of the United States, United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom K ...
Players
Current squad
Retired numbers
15 –
Juan Carlos Plata
Juan Carlos Plata (born 1 January 1971) is a Guatemalan soccer coach and retired football striker. He is the highest-scoring player in the history of Guatemala's top division. As of January 2010, Plata has, except for Marc Lloyd-Williams, been th ...
,
forward (1990–2010)
Out on loan
Notable players
Players with at least two years of service for the club are listed here.
Former
[Player years, except for Carlos Toledo's and Juan Manuel Funes', are taken from http://www.angelfire.com/ms/rojosoasis/page5.html]
*
Miguel Ángel Brindisi
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Playing career
Born in the Almagro neigh ...
(1984–1985)
*
Martín Crossa
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* Miramar Misiones 1998-2002
* IFK Göteborg 2003
* Miramar Misiones 2003-2004
* Everton 2004
* Lierse 2005-2006
* Progre ...
(2009–2010)
* José Emilio Mitrovich ''(MF)'', (1970's)
*
Josimar Arias
Yosimar Arias Céspedes (born 24 September 1986) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays for Municipal Grecia.
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Arias started his career at Alajuelense and played for Puntarenas and Brujas before moving abroad for a ...
(2012)
*
Rónald Gómez
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(1998–1999)
*
Eliseo Quintanilla
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Nicknamed ''Cheyo'', Quintanilla started his professional career at Salvadorian giants FAS, making his professional debut in ...
'' (FW)'' (2011–2012)
*
José Luis Rugamas (1984–1986)
* José Pedro "Tarzan" Segura ''(GK)'' (1946–1950)
*
Mario Acevedo
Mario Giovany Acevedo Méndez (born February 15, 1969) is a Guatemalan football forward. He played for many local clubs, most famously CSD Municipal in the Guatemala's top division.
Club career
Nicknamed ''El Coyote'', Acevedo played the majo ...
''(FW)'', (2001–2009)
*
Julio César Anderson
Julio César Anderson Quiroga (27 November 1947 – 7 August 2021) was a Guatemalan professional football striker who played the majority of his career for C.S.D. Municipal, in the Liga Mayor A, the top tier in the country. He was on the sq ...
''(FW)'', (1969–1984)
*
Carlos Figueroa ''(MF)'', (2001–2003), (2004–2007), (2009–2010)
*
Guillermo Ramirez ''(FW/MF)'', (1997–2000), (2003–2008), (2010–2011)
*
Juan Manuel Funes ''(MF)'', (1986–1997)
*
Freddy García
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''(MF)'', (2003–2004), (2004–2009)
*
Óscar Isaula
Óscar Isaula (born 9 November 1982 in Tegucigalpa, Honduras) is a retired Honduran-Guatemalan football forward.
He was part of the Guatemala national football team for the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
The 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the 11th edit ...
(2011–2012)
*
Alberto López Oliva ''(DF)'', (1963–1978)
*
Benjamín Monterroso
Benjamín Eduardo ("''Mincho''") Monterroso Díaz (born January 1, 1952) is a Guatemalan football coach and former midfielder who spent the majority of his playing career at the local club Municipal, and is also a former player and current man ...
''(DF / MF)'', (1970–1979)
*
Juan Carlos Plata
Juan Carlos Plata (born 1 January 1971) is a Guatemalan soccer coach and retired football striker. He is the highest-scoring player in the history of Guatemala's top division. As of January 2010, Plata has, except for Marc Lloyd-Williams, been th ...
''(FW)'', (1989–2010)
*
Selvyn Ponciano ''(DF)'', (1994–2009)
*
Julio Rodas ''(FW)'', (1988–1994)
*
Sergio Guevara ''(MF)'', (2003–2011)
*
German Ruano
German Giovanni Ruano González (born 17 October 1971), popularly known as ''El Chino'', is a former Guatemalan football defender who played the majority of his career for Municipal in the Guatemalan top division, and was also a member of the ...
''(DF)'', (1993–2009)
*
Carlos Ruiz ''(FW)'', (1997–2001), (2014–2016)
*
Carlos Toledo ''(FW)'', (1938–1955)
*
Pablo Hutt
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''(MF)'', (2011)
* Juan Manuel Romo ''(GK)'', (1983–90)
* Kassius Ettienne ''(MF)'', (2010–2012)
*
Jaime Penedo ''(GK)'', (2007–2013)
*
Edgar Aguilera
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(2001–2002)
*
Richart Báez (2003–04)
*
Julio César Cortés
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''(MF)'', (1973–1974)
*
Carlos Nicola
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Nicola had brief spells with San Lorenzo in the Primera División de Argentina and Atlético-PR in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.
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(2003–2005)
*
Gonzalo Romero
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Romero joined Guatemalan top side CSD Municipal in 20 ...
(1997–98), (2000–2011)
* Guillermo Lobos ''(DF)'', (1942–1955)
*
Claudio Albizuris
Claudio Josué Albizuris Aguilár (born 1 July 1981) is a Guatemalan former football midfielder who last played for local club Municipal in the Guatemalan top division.
Club career
Albizuris played all of his career at Municipal, after comin ...
''(MF)'', (2000–10), (2011–2017)
*
Jaime Alas
Jaime Enrique Alas Morales (born 30 July 1989) is a Salvadoran professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga Nacional club Municipal and the El Salvador national team.
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Alas' professional career began in July 2006, a ...
''(MF)'', (2016-)
*
Marco Pappa ''(MF)'', (2006–2008), (2017–2018)
*
Felipe Baloy ''(DF)'', (2017-2018)
*
Blas Perez
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''(FW)'', (2017-2018)
*
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''(GK)'', (2004–2008), (2014–2018)
*
Nicholas Hagen
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On 4 September 2020, Hagen signed a con ...
''(GK)'', (2015–2020)
Managerial history
Champion coaches
*
Sebastián Bini (Apertura 2019)
List of coaches
* Jaime Borja (1957)
*
Ferenc Mészáros (1967–1968)
*
Rolando Torino
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Born in Caleta Río Seco, Iquique, Torino belonged to a well-known sports family from that city ...
(1986)
* Gustavo Faral (1996)
*
Horacio Cordero (2000–2001)
*
Ever Hugo Almeida
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(2001–2004)
*
Enzo Trossero
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He began his playing career at Argentine minnows Belgrano de San Francisco but he soon moved on to Colón de S ...
(2004–2006)
* Victor Hugo Monzon (Jul 2007-Oct 2007)
*
Jorge José Benítez
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(Oct 2007–Apr 2008)
*
Horacio Cordero (Apr 2008-Dec 2008)
* Carlos Ruiz (Jan 2009-Nov 2009)
*
Jorge Habbegger
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(Nov 2009-Mar2010)
*
Manuel Keosseian
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(Apr 2010-Jun 2010)
*
Guilherme Farinha (2010)
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Javier Delgado (May 2011–Oct 2012)
*
Ramón Maradiaga
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(Oct 2012–Feb 2013)
*
Fernando Díaz (Feb 2013–Dec 2013)
*
Aníbal Ruiz (Dec 2013–Sept 2014)
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Manuel Keosseián
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(Oct 2014–Dec 2014)
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Enzo Trossero
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Club career
He began his playing career at Argentine minnows Belgrano de San Francisco but he soon moved on to Colón de S ...
(Jan 2015–May 2015)
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Mauricio Wright (Jul 2015–Nov 2015)
* Gustavo Machain (Nov 2015–Oct 2017)
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Ever Hugo Almeida
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Almeida was born in Salto, Uruguay, but became a naturaliz ...
(Oct 2017–Dec 2017)
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Hernán Medford (Jan 2018–Sep 2018)
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Horacio Cordero (Sep 2018-Sep 2019)
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Sebastián Bini (Sep 2019-May 2021)
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José Cardozo
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(May 2021-May 2022)
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Juan Antonio Torres (Jun 2022-Oct 2022)
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José Cardozo
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References and notes
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External links
Official web site
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Football clubs in Guatemala
Football clubs in Guatemala City
Association football clubs established in 1936
1936 establishments in Guatemala
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