A.D. Municipal Pérez Zeledón

Pérez Zeledón
Full nameAsociación Deportiva Municipal de Pérez Zeledón
Nickname(s)Guerreros del Sur
(Southern Warriors)
Founded1991; 33 years ago (1991)
GroundEstadio Municipal Pérez Zeledón
San Isidro de El General, Costa Rica
Capacity6,000
ChairmanJuan Luis Artavia
ManagerGeiner Segura
LeagueLiga Promerica
Clausura 20239°

Asociación Deportiva Municipal de Pérez Zeledón is a Costa Rican football team playing at the top level in the Primera División de Costa Rica.

It is based in San Isidro de El General. Their home stadium is Estadio Municipal Pérez Zeledón. Their nickname is Guerreros del Sur or The Southern Warriors.

History

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Municipal Pérez Zeledón was founded in 1962 and they reached the Second Division in 1976.[1]

A.D. Generaleña and A.D. Pérez Zeledón merger

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In 1988, Asociación Deportiva Municipal Generaleña won promotion to the Primera Division and in 1991 a second team from Pérez Zeledón, Asociación Deportiva Pérez Zeledón, also clinched the second division title, prompting to merge the teams into Asociación Deportiva Municipal de Pérez Zeledón which would go and represent the canton in the top tier.[1] In 2010, Puma Generaleña was founded as successor to AD Generaleña.[2]

2004 Apertura champions

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The team were surprise winners of the 2004–05 Apertura in the Primera División, their first and only title so far, under the coaching of Carlos Restrepo against Saprissa defeated them on their own home stadium 0–1.[3] Although, they missed out on the overall championship title, losing against Alajuelense 1–4 on aggregate.[4] The club's top goalscorer that season was Ever Alfaro. Also in the team were William Sunsing and Géiner Segura,[5] who were both part of the Ticos along their path to 2006's World Cup held in Germany.

Honours

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Current squad

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As of 28 August, 2024

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Costa Rica CRC Bryan Segura (on loan from Herediano)
2 DF Costa Rica CRC Diego Mesén (on loan from Cartaginés)
3 DF Costa Rica CRC Kevin Fajardo
4 DF Costa Rica CRC Asdrúbal Gibbons
5 DF Costa Rica CRC William Fernández
6 DF Costa Rica CRC Luis José Hernández
7 MF Costa Rica CRC Rodrigo Garita
8 MF Guatemala GUA Rodrigo Saravia
9 FW Argentina ARG Jonathan Morán
10 MF Costa Rica CRC Kenneth Cerdas
11 MF Costa Rica CRC Diego Sánchez (on loan from Cartaginés)
12 FW Costa Rica CRC Josué Mitchell
19 FW Jamaica JAM Cardel Benbow
20 DF Costa Rica CRC Johan Cortés
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF Costa Rica CRC Brandon Bonilla (on loan from Guadalupe)
22 GK Costa Rica CRC Jussef Delgado
23 DF Uruguay URU Joaquin Aguirre
24 MF Costa Rica CRC Darnell Bartley
25 MF Costa Rica CRC Anderson Barboza
26 MF Costa Rica CRC Axel Amador
27 DF Costa Rica CRC Sebastián Monge
28 FW Costa Rica CRC Erick Marín
30 FW Costa Rica CRC Jefferson Rivera
31 DF Costa Rica CRC Keral Ríos
33 FW Panama PAN Manuel Morán
35 GK Costa Rica CRC Justin Vargas
39 MF Costa Rica CRC Aarón Fallas
77 FW Costa Rica CRC Esteban Cruz (on loan from Alajuelense)

Championship Apertura 2017

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List of players and coaching staff who won the Apertura 2017 National Soccer Championship of Costa Rica First Division, by defeating Club Sport Herediano on December 20, 2017.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Argentina ARG Luis Aseff
3 DF Costa Rica CRC Porfirio López Meza
5 DF Costa Rica CRC Dave Myrie Medrano
6 MF Costa Rica CRC Jeikel Venegas McCarthy
7 MF Costa Rica CRC Juan Gabriel Guzmán Otarola
8 MF Costa Rica CRC Fabián Garita
9 FW Costa Rica CRC Frank Zamora
10 MF Costa Rica CRC Esyin Cordero
11 MF Costa Rica CRC Anthony López Muñoz
12 FW Costa Rica CRC Josué Mitchell Omier
13 GK Costa Rica CRC Guido Jiménez López
15 DF Costa Rica CRC César Carrillo Madrigal
16 MF Costa Rica CRC Anthony Mata Flores
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW Costa Rica CRC Josué Martínez Arias
21 DF Costa Rica CRC Keilor Soto Vega (Captain)
22 MF Argentina ARG Milton Martínez
23 DF Costa Rica CRC Mauricio Núñez Morales
24 MF Costa Rica CRC Luis Carlos Barrantes Campos
25 MF Costa Rica CRC Fernando Monge
26 GK Costa Rica CRC Bryan Segura Cruz
27 FW Costa Rica CRC Warren Cordero
28 MF Argentina ARG Pablo Azcurra
29 FW Paraguay PAR Lauro Cazal
33 MF Costa Rica CRC Álvaro Sánchez Álfaro
61 MF Costa Rica CRC Carlos Hernández Valverde
77 DF Costa Rica CRC Kevin Sancho Ramos

Coaching staff

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  • Coach - José Giacone Garita
  • Attached - Omar Royero Gutiérrez & José Carlos Cancela Durán
  • Goalkeepers - Giovanny Chacón Obando
  • Physio - Andres Mata Leiva
  • Doctor - William Cruz Umaña
  • Props - Melvin Bonilla Villalobos

References

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  1. ^ a b Perez Zeledon Historia Archived 2015-02-19 at the Wayback Machine – UNAFUT (in Spanish)
  2. ^ AS. Puma Generaleña Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine – UNAFUT (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Pérez Zeledón se adjudicó torneo de apertura Saprissa 0 – Pérez Zeledón 1: ¡Guerreros y campeones! – Nación (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Alajuelense gana 1–0 y se corona campeón del futbol Costa Rica – Nación (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Aquí está el campeón – Nación (in Spanish)
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