Club Sol de América

Sol de América

Full name	Club Sol de América
Nickname(s)	Los Danzarines
Founded	1909 (1909)
Ground	Estadio Luis Alfonso Giagni, Villa Elisa, Paraguay
Capacity	10,000
Chairman	Miguel Figueredo
Manager	Fernando Ortiz
League	Primera División
2018 Apertura	6th
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Club Sol de América is a Paraguayan sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is located in Barrio Obrero, Paraguay, and it was founded in 1909. The stadium Sol de America uses for most of its first division games is located in the suburb city of Villa Elisa. 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.

Football

Current squad

As of 13 September 2018.^[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Gerardo Ortiz 2 DF Adrian Vargas 3 DF Federico Acuña 5 MF Franco Lazzaroni 6 MF Edgar Ferreira 8 MF Aldo Vera 9 FW Adrián Martínez 10 FW Martín Giménez 11 FW Ernesto Alvarez 12 GK Ruben Fernandez 14 MF José Cabañas 15 MF Guido Chávez 16 MF Jose Acosta

No. Position Player 17 DF Fabio Corvalan 18 MF Richard Franco 19 FW Arnaldo Zarate 20 DF Ivan Villalba 21 DF Milciades Portillo 22 FW Rodrigo Ruiz Díaz 23 DF Andres Duarte 24 MF José Salcedo 25 MF Ignacio Miño 26 FW Cesar Villagra 27 DF Gustavo Velazquez 29 DF Arnaldo Recalde 30 FW Mario Ricardo

Notable players

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 squad at any time.
• Played in the first division of any other football association (outside of Paraguay).
• Played in a continental and/or intercontinental competition.

Managers

• 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 (Sept 11, 2011 – April 5, 2013)
• Gualberto Jara (April 9, 2013 – Sept 23, 2013)
• Mauricio Larriera (Sept 24, 2013 – Oct 25, 2013)
• Roberto Pompei (Dec 11, 2013–14)
• Daniel Garnero (2015–)

Other Sports

Athletics

Main article: Club Sol de América (Athletics)

Leryn Franco is a director of the athletics department at Club Sol de América.^[6]

Sol de América also has an athletics department affiliated with the Federación Paraguaya de Atletismo.^[7] Physical preparers of the club are Edgar Torres and 2004, 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics javelin thrower Leryn Franco.^[8]

See also

List of athletics clubs in Paraguay

References

External links

• Paraguayan Soccer Info