Club Sol de América is a Paraguayan sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is located in Barrio Obrero, Asunción, and was founded in 1909. The stadium Sol de America uses for most of its games is located in the suburb city of Villa Elisa on the border of the capital city, Asunción. Sol de America have won the Paraguayan First Division title on two occasions, in 1986 and then again in 1991. They also have a strong basketball team and an athletics department.
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| Full name | Club Sol de América | |||
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| Nickname(s) | El Danzarín El Unicolor Los Dragones Azules | |||
| Founded | March 22, 1909 | |||
| Ground | Estadio Luis Alfonso Giagni, Villa Elisa, Paraguay | |||
| Capacity | 11,000 | |||
| Chairman | Carlos Giagni | |||
| Manager | Roberto Torres | |||
| League | División Intermedia | |||
| 2024 | Primera División, 9th of 12 (relegated by average) | |||
| Website | http://soldeamerica.com.py/ | |||
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Honours
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edit- Primera División
- Winners (2): 1986, 1991
- División Intermedia
- Winners (4): 1965, 1977, 2006, 2023
Performance in CONMEBOL competitions
edit- Copa Libertadores: 6 appearances
- Best: Quarter-finals in 1989
- 1989: Quarter-finals
Current squad
editAs of 6 September 2024 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Notable players
edit- To appear in this section a player must have either:
- Played at least 125 games for the club.
- Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club.
- Been part of a national team at any time.
- Played in the first division of any other football association (outside of Paraguay).
- Played in a continental and/or intercontinental competition.
1970s
Secundino Aifuch (1971–75)- Teresio Centurión (1976-1980 and 1981-1989)
1990s
- Gustavo Neffa (1996–98)[1]
2000s
- Enrique Vera (2000–02)
Fabián Caballero (2000)- Cristian Bogado (2004)
- Pablo Zeballos (2005–07)
- Miguel Ángel Cuéllar (2007)
Josías Paulo Cardoso Júnior (2009–2011)[2]
2010s
- Glacinei Martins (2010–2011)[3][4]
Sebastian Abreu (2016–)
Non-CONMEBOL players
Abraham Francois (2001)
Massimiliano Ammendola (2013–14)
Managers
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Ferenc Puskás (1985–86)- Sergio Markarián (1987–89)
- Ever Hugo Almeida (Jan 1, 1997 – Jan 1, 1999), (Jan 1, 2000 – Jan 1, 2001)
- Ricardo Dabrowski (2011–2013)
- Gualberto Jara (2013)
- Mauricio Larriera (2013)
- Roberto Pompei (2013–2014)
- Daniel Garnero (2015–2016)
- Fernando Ortiz (2017)
- Fernando Ortiz (2018)
Pablo Daniel Escobar (2019–2020)- Luis Islas (2020)
- Celso Ayala (2020–2021)
- Juan Pablo Pumpido (2021–2022)
- Celso Ayala (2022)
- Pablo Guiñazú (2022)
- Gustavo Bobadilla (2022–2023)
- Cesar Castro (2023)[5]
Other sports
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Athletics
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Sol de América also has an athletics department affiliated with the Federación Paraguaya de Atletismo.[6] Physical preparers of the club are Edgar Torres and 2004, 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics javelin thrower Leryn Franco.[7]
Basketball
editSol de América also has a basketball team participating in the Paraguayan Metropolitan Basketball League.
- Paraguayan Championship: 9
- 1982, 1983, 1984, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2007, 2010, 2011
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Gustavo Neffa". Archived from the original on 2016-04-20. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
- ^ "Josias Paulo Cardoso Júnior - Soccer - Scoresway - Results, fixtures, tables and statistics". Archived from the original on 2018-03-14. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
- ^ "Ficha Estadistica de INCA -glaucineis martins da silva- (Perfil, ficha, profile, stats)". Archived from the original on 2018-08-26. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
- ^ "Glaucineis Martins da Silva - Soccer - Scoresway - Results, fixtures, tables and statistics". Archived from the original on 2018-03-14. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
- ^ "C. CASTRO Summary". Retrieved Apr 29, 2024.
- ^ "Sol de América quiere iluminar el atletismo - Deportes - ABC Color". Archived from the original on 2018-09-21. Retrieved 2015-12-06.
- ^ "Sol de América quiere iluminar el atletismo - Deportes - ABC Color". Archived from the original on 2018-09-21. Retrieved 2015-12-06.
External links
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Media related to Club Sol de América (Asunción) at Wikimedia Commons- Paraguayan Soccer Info (archived 15 March 2007)
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