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C.D. Olimpia

 
Wikipedia: C.D. Olimpia
Olimpia
CD Olimpia
Full name Club Deportivo Olimpia
Nickname(s) Leones (Lions)
Albos
Merengues
Melenudos
Founded June 12, 1912
Ground Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino,
Tegucigalpa, Honduras
(Capacity: 30,000)
Chairman Honduras Rafael Ferrari
Manager Colombia Carlos Restrepo
League Liga Nacional de Honduras
2008-09 Clausura 2nd
Home colours
Away colours

Club Deportivo Olimpia is a Honduran football and baseball club based in Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán. They compete in the Liga Nacional de Honduras, the top division in the country, and play their home matches in the Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino. The club was founded in 1912, and are the nation's most successful team having won 22 domestic league titles. Also, they are one of the Honduran clubs ever to win the CONCACAF Champions' Cup twice.

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History

The club was founded on 12 June 1912,[1] by Héctor Pineda Ugarte, Carlos Bram, Arturo Bram, Enrique Buk, Santiago Buik, Miguel Sanchez, Samuel Inestrosa Gómez, and Ramón Field. Originally, the team was called Olimpia National and was exclusively a baseball club; however, in 1917, it also became a football team. The club was named by Santiago Chavarria, after the 1896 Athens Olympic games. To date, Olimpia is the most successful team in Honduras since it is has won the most official tournaments in the professional league with twenty-two, the latest one coming during the 2008-09 Clausura season. It is also by far the most representative team in international competitions.

Olimpia won its first national championship in September 1928. A national rivalry formed against the Club Marathon from San Pedro Sula. This rivalry between the two main Honduran cities of Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula still exists.

International Success

On 17 May 1959, Olimpia defeated Liga Deportiva Alajuelense in a tight match that ended 4-3 to become for the first time the champion of Central America and Mexico. On their way to the championship, the club managed to eliminate Club Deportivo Guadalajara, the Mexican champions at that time and Club Deportivo FAS from El Salvador before reaching Alajuelense in the final.

In 1973, Olimpia won their first CONCACAF Champions' Cup by defeating SV Robinhood of Suriname in San Pedro Sula by a score of 1-0 after tying the first leg at zero in Tegucigalpa. Before reaching the final, Olimpia managed to eliminate Mexico's Club Toluca. The club won their second CONCACAF Champions' Cup in 1988 when they defeated Defence Force in the final match of the tournament. Before that, Olimpia managed to defeat and eliminate Mexican champions Cruz Azul by a score of 2-1 in a historic match that took place in the Estadio Azteca. To this day, Olimpia remains the only Central American club to have defeated a Mexican team in that stadium. In the semifinals, Olimpia defeated LD Alajuelense in the Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto after they tied the home game in Tegucigalpa.

In January 2001, Olimpia beat the Mexican teams of Toluca and Pachuca. The team, managed by Edwin Pavon triumphed over Toluca with a goal from Robert Lima, 3 goals from Denilson Costa, and one from Alex Pineda Chacon. The lineup for that match was: Donaldo González, Gerson Vásquez, Robert Lima, Samuel Caballero, Nerlin Membreño, Christian Santamaría, Arnold Cruz, Danilo Tosello, José Luis Pineda, Alex Pineda, Denilson Costa, Carlos Paez, and Elmer Marín. Although Olimpia was eligible, it did not participate in the Club World Championship because the tournament was on temporary hiatus.

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Club Honors

National Level

International Level

Other Important Facts

  • Seven Consecutive Honduran finals

International competition

CONCACAF Champions' Cup

Copa Interclubes UNCAF

Personnel

Technical Staff

Head Coach Flag of Colombia.svg Carlos Restrepo Isaza
Assistant Coach Flag of Honduras.svg Juan Flores
Physical Trainer Flag of Uruguay.svg Nelson Fontes
Goalkeeper Trainer Flag of Honduras.svg Jose Hernandez

Board of Directors

President Flag of Honduras.svg Rafael Ferrari
Sport Director Flag of Honduras.svg Miguel Flores Cisnero
Sports Manager Flag of Honduras.svg Osman Madrid

Current Squad

2008-09 Clausura

No. Position Player
1 Honduras GK Alvaro Juanes Santini
2 Honduras DF Edwin Yobani Ávila
4 Brazil DF Fabio de Souza
6 Honduras MF Jaime Rosales
7 Honduras DF Rony Morales
8 Honduras MF Luis Castro
9 Honduras FW Anthony Lozano
10 Honduras MF Danilo Turcios
12 Honduras MF Rubén Matamoros
14 Honduras MF Rigoberto Padilla
15 Honduras DF Nahún Ávila
17 Honduras DF Luis Garrido
19 Honduras MF Johnny Calderón
20 Honduras MF Walter Hernández
21 Honduras FW Roger Rojas
22 Honduras MF Reynaldo Tilguath
No. Position Player
23 Honduras DF Junior Turcios
25 Honduras MF Jesús Alberto Navas
27 Honduras GK Noel Valladares
28 Honduras GK Donis Escober
29 Honduras MF Irving Reina
30 Honduras DF Johnny Palacios
31 Honduras FW Erick Andino
33 Uruguay FW Ramiro Bruschi
42 Brazil FW Jocimar Nascimento
55 Honduras MF Israel Fonseca
Honduras DF Milton Palacios
Honduras DF Henry Bermúdez
Honduras FW Juan Ramón Mejía
Honduras FW Christian Altamirano
Brazil FW Everaldo Ferreira

First-team squad Apertura 2009- 2010

Squad Changes for the Apertura 2009

In:

Out:

  • Argentina Daniel Cigonga- Release

Top Goalscorers

As of 20 September 2009. Players in bold are still present in club.

  • Honduras Jorge "Indio" Urquía (40)
  • Honduras Reynaldo Mejía (38)
  • Honduras Jorge Brand (36)
  • Honduras Christian Santamaría (34)
  • Honduras Marlon Hernández (32)
  • Honduras Wilson Palacios (32)
  • Argentina Carlos Laje Moreno (32)
  • Honduras Juan Manuel Cárcamo (32)

Notable players

This list of former players includes those who received international caps while playing for the team, made significant contributions to the team in terms of appearances or goals while playing for the team, or who made significant contributions to the sport either before they played for the team, or after they left. It is clearly not yet complete and all inclusive, and additions and refinements will continue to be made over time.

Honduras

Argentina

  • Argentina Carlos Enrique Pronno
  • Argentina Danilo Tosello
  • Argentina Gustavo Fuentes
  • Argentina Néstor Dorony
  • Argentina Jose Luis "Turco" Abdeneve
  • Argentina Sandro Andriani
  • Argentina Gustavo Gerardo Priori

Costa Rica

  • Costa Rica Walter Pearson
  • Costa Rica Jorge Manuel Ulate

Brazil

Paraguay

  • Paraguay Ramon Fernandez Riera

Uruguay

  • Uruguay Juan Carlos Contreras
  • Uruguay Vicente Viera
  • Uruguay Robert De Lima
  • Uruguay José Mario "Chueco" Figueroa
  • Uruguay Luis Walter Chávez
  • UruguayCarlos Laje

Notable coaches

Honduras

  • Honduras Calistrin Suazo
  • Honduras Nahun Espinoza
  • Honduras Edwin Pavon
  • Honduras Carlos Padilla
  • Honduras José de la Paz Herrera
  • Honduras Carlos C Caranza
  • Honduras Enrique Grey
  • Honduras Mario Griffin
  • Honduras Juan Carlos Espinoza

Uruguay

  • Uruguay Julio Gonzales
  • Uruguay Jose "Tano" Malinowski
  • Uruguay Jose Luis Mattera Teglia

Chile

  • Chile Nestor Matamala
  • Chile Jose Matera

Colombia

  • Colombia Carlos Viera

Mexico

Brazil

  • Brazil Flavio Ortega

Olimpia's Logos

In the logos, each star represents every national championship Olimpia has won in its history. For the 2005-2006 tournament, the team modified its logo. It is similar to the previous one, it now has 4 stars in the red side. Each star is said to represent 5 Championships. Under the logo is the name and three stars that represent the three CONCACAF Championships won in 1959, 1972 and 1988. The Logo was supposedly "inspired" by F.C. Copenhagen's logo, of the Danish first division league.

Rivalries

The Clasico Nacional (National Derby),El Superclasico The (Superclasic) is a Honduras derby played between Club Deportivo Olimpia and Club Deportivo Marathon. This derby dates back to the 1920s. Since one team was from San Pedro Sula and the other one from Tegucigalpa people started calling it the National Derby.

The clasico Capitalino(Capital's Classic) Olimpia and Motagua. Their matches are known as the , Clasico Local (Local Classic) . They are rival since both clubs are from the same city .

The Clasico Moderno (Modern Derby) is a Honduran soccer match played at least 4 times a year in the Liga Nacional de Futbol de Honduras and consists of two teams, Olimpia and Real España. The clasico moderno is the most fierce derby played in Honduras.

Reserve team

Olimpia has a reserve team named Olimpia Reservas that currently plays in Liga de Ascenso de Honduras. This is where young players can improve their skills before they can be ready to play in the top division. Like all the other reserves teams in Liga de Ascenso, Olimpia Reservas can't be promoted to the higher level even if they win the championship.

References

  1. ^ "Con ansias de título" (in Spanish). Diario La Prensa. 2007-08-10. http://www.laprensa.hn/especiales/2007/torneo_apertura_2006_2007/con_ansias_de_titulo. Retrieved 2007-08-11. 

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