Villa Clara (football club)

Villa Clara
Full nameVilla Clara
Nickname(s)El Expreso del Centro (The Center Express)
Founded1978; 46 years ago (1978)
GroundEstadio Camilo Cienfuegos
Zulueta (Villa Clara Province, Cuba)
Capacity5,000
ManagerRaúl Mederos Sosa[1]
LeagueCampeonato Nacional de Fútbol
20235th (Apertura, Group A)

Fútbol Club Villa Clara is a Cuban professional football club based in Santa Clara, Villa Clara Province. The club currently competes in the Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol, the top division of Cuban football.

Overview

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Villa Clara logo at the Camilo Cienfuegos Stadium

The club, mostly playing in Santa Clara at Estadio Augusto César Sandino, and representing the city and the whole province, is legally based in the village of Zulueta and plays some matches at the Camilo Cienfuegos Stadium. Next to the Camilo Cienfuegos stadium is a smaller football field for the public.

Achievements

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League

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International

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Current squad

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Squad of Villa Clara in the 2023 season [3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF Cuba CUB Gilbert Iglesias
9 MF Cuba CUB Junior Betancourt
12 GK Cuba CUB Ray Machado
16 DF Cuba CUB Enmanuel López
18 MF Cuba CUB Lázaro Tuero
19 MF Cuba CUB Yordan Pérez
20 FW Cuba CUB Yosvani García
GK Cuba CUB Ronaldo Ferrer
GK Cuba CUB César Alejandro Manzano
DF Cuba CUB Norgeman Rodríguez
DF Cuba CUB Brayan Aquinet
DF Cuba CUB Dariel Carta
DF Cuba CUB Denis A. Díaz
DF Cuba CUB Jairo Javier Moreno
DF Cuba CUB Karel Alexander Castro
DF Cuba CUB Mario E. Cuellar
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF Cuba CUB Yeremi Molina
MF Cuba CUB Jeffry Miguel Maya
MF Cuba CUB Anderson Toledo
MF Cuba CUB Brayan Vega
MF Cuba CUB Héctor Aquila
MF Cuba CUB Jaime Lázaro Domenech
MF Cuba CUB Jan Carlos Fernández
MF Cuba CUB José Felipe Denis
MF Cuba CUB Lenier Menas
MF Cuba CUB Miguel Colón
MF Cuba CUB Rogney Hurtado
MF Cuba CUB Yhonmy Lomothe
FW Cuba CUB Lázaro J. Alfonso
FW Cuba CUB Lázaro Yudelvis Sáez
FW Cuba CUB Sándor Pérez
FW Cuba CUB Sandor Sandoval

Coaches

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In the 2023 season

Name Nationality
Pedro Pereira  Cuba
Farael Aquinet (assistant)  Cuba
Serguei Prado (assistant)  Cuba
Juan Carlos Fernández (goalkeeper)  Cuba
Raúl Mederos (fitness)  Cuba

References

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  1. ^ DT Mederos: «La idea es sumar» - Vanguardia (in Spanish)
  2. ^ "Copa de Las Antillas (U23) 2003". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
  3. ^ "Villa Clara - Soccer - Team Profile - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2023-09-17.