Glacis United F.C.

Glacis United
Full name Glacis United Football Club
Founded 1965
Ground Victoria Stadium,
Winston Churchill Avenue
Gibraltar
Capacity 5,000
Chairman Stephen Serrano
Manager Alfonso Cortijo[1]
League Gibraltar Premier Division
2017–18 Gibraltar Premier Division, 7th

Glacis United Football Club is a professional football club from Gibraltar, founded in 1965 and a member of the Gibraltar Football Association (GFA). The club share the Victoria Stadium with all other teams in the territory.

Glacis have 2 senior teams, playing in the GFA Premier and Reserves respectively, with a further 5 youth teams playing in the GFA junior leagues.

History

Glacis United were formed in 1965 and immediately saw success as the dominant force in Gibraltarian football throughout the 1960s through to the 1980s, winning 9 consecutive titles from 1965-66 to 1973-74 and further consecutive titles in the 1980s. However, the emergence of Lincoln Red Imps saw Glacis's dominance decline, and their 17th and final title to date came in the 1999-2000 season. Since then, the club have settled into mid-table in Gibraltar, with the club particularly struggling since the GFA joined UEFA in 2013. The recruitment of Manuel Jimenez Perez in 2016, however, saw a more successful season with the club finishing 4th in the 2016-17 season, challenging St Joseph's for 3rd place and UEFA Europa League qualification. Manager Manuel Jimenez Perez left at the end of the season, and was replaced by Mariano Marcos Garcia on 9 July 2017. Juan Andrés Espinosa was announces as his assistant.

Honours

1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1989, 1997, 2000
1975, 1981, 1982, 1997, 1998
  • Senior Cup: 13
1966, 1969, 1970, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2002

Players

Current squad

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

No. Position Player
1 Spain GK Borja (captain)
2 Spain DF Karim Piñero
4 Spain DF Francisco Cano
5 Gibraltar DF Jaydan Catania
6 Gibraltar MF Tyson Ruiz
8 Gibraltar MF Naoufal El Andaloussi
9 Spain FW Antonio Cerezo
10 Spain FW Nacho Fernández
11 Spain DF Adrián Amado
12 Gibraltar DF Niall Serra
13 Gibraltar GK Bradley Banda
14 Spain MF Iván Ruiz
No. Position Player
15 Italy MF Gabriele Novello
16 Spain MF Daniel Hoyos
17 Gibraltar MF Aidan Serra
18 Spain MF Antonio Urenda
19 Gibraltar FW Kivan Castle
20 Brazil DF Renan Bernardes
21 Argentina FW Mariano Pereira
22 Gibraltar MF Alan Parker
23 Argentina DF Lucas Olmos
24 Gibraltar MF Hatim Smith
26 Spain DF Juan José Pérez

References

  1. ↑ Theo Vonk steps down from role as Glacis Head Coach Football Gibraltar. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  2. ↑
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