Sociedad Gimnástica Española de San José

Gimnástica Española
Full name Sociedad Gimnástica Española
Nickname(s) Los Diablos Rojos
Founded 11 June 1911
Ground San José, Costa Rica
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The Sociedad Gimnástica Española was a football club based in San José, Costa Rica.

History

Founded in 1911, Sociedad Gimnástica Española debuted in the Primera División de Costa Rica on 17 July 1921 against Gimnástica Limonense[1] and played 39 seasons [2] at the top level until their final season in 1961, when they were relegated after the ASOFUTBOL league split.[1]

In 2007, Spanish native Ceferino Casero started a project to revive the club for the Spanish community in Costa Rica.[3]

Honours

References

  1. 1 2 Historia, eso es la Gimnástica Española Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine. – UNAFUT (in Spanish)
  2. El pulso entre Liga y 'S' también es en la historia – Nación (in Spanish)
  3. Club histórico del futbol de Costa Rica Resucitan a la Sociedad Gimnástica Española – Nación (in Spanish)
  4. Fuente: Unafut.com y Registros Históricos de Gianni Baldi F.
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