C.D. Universidad César Vallejo

Universidad César Vallejo

Full name	Club Social Cultural Deportivo Universidad Cesar Vallejo
Nickname(s)	Los poetas (The Poets)
Founded	January 6, 1996
Ground	Estadio Mansiche, Trujillo, Peru (Capacity: 25,000)
President	Cesar Acuña Peralta
Manager	Mario Viera
League	Primera División Peruana
2010	Primera División Peruana, 5th
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours

Club Deportivo Universidad César Vallejo is a Peruvian football club located in Trujillo. The club was founded on January 6, 1996 and was promoted in 2003, through the Copa Peru, to the Peruvian First Division and relegated in 2005. In 2007, they won the Segunda División Peruana and were promoted to the First Division again.

History

The club was founded in 6 January 1996 representing Cesar Vallejo University and first participated in the championship of the third division of Trujillo at the end of 1996 and the team managed to crown champion of the tournament in 1997. In the year 1998, champion of the second division was crowned of Trujillo and won the privilege to participate, at the age of two years since foundation. Vallejo participated for the first time in the tournament of first division in the year 1999. They did quite well and even occupied the third position of the tournament. In its second year in first division, Vallejo had the respect of the large teams of the city was won of Trujillo, like the Carlos A. Mannucci, Deportivo UPAO, Alfonso Ugarte de Chiclín, among others. To surprise of many came, they fight the title with the Deportivo UPAO and achieved the subchampionship.

In its campaign 2001 came be Departamental, Provincial, and Local champion. In the regional phase of the Peru Cup, was faced to the traditional Universidad Técnica de Cajamarca and José Gálvez FBC of Chimbote to whom was defeated. Then, in the encounters by the national phase left on the road to the Atlético Grau and in the great end the Poets fell for penalties and Coronel Bolognesi went on to win the Peru Cup.

To the following year would repeat again a great campaign but this time in the national phase Atlético Grau would leave it on the road. In the 2003 it achieved the desired title and its income increased after facing to worthy rival of different regions of the country and to conquer in the great end to the Deportivo Educación of Abancay in the National Stadium.

Struggling during the years 2004 and 2005 in the first division but had to be relegated to 2nd division. During the season 2007, the club participate in the second Division of the Peruvian soccer, in which obtained the promotion back to top division, after participating against teams as Universidad San Marcos, Hijos de Acosvinchos, Universidad Técnica de Cajamarca and Atlético Minero.

Current squad

As of 10 August 2011

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

No. Position Player 0 GK Josue Castells 1 GK Daniel Ferreyra 2 DF Andrés López 3 DF Jhon Peña 4 DF Carlos de Castro 5 DF Pedro Requena 7 MF Jaime Linares 8 MF Alonso Bazalar 10 MF Mario Leguizamon 11 FW Saulo Aponte 12 GK Miguel Pajares 13 DF Jeickson Reyes 14 FW Christian Carranza 15 MF Juan Nakaya 16 FW Francesco Recalde

No. Position Player 17 DF Manuel Ugaz 18 FW Héctor Hurtado 19 FW Roberto Demus 20 MF Sidney Faiffer 21 GK Éder Hermoza 22 DF Atilio Muente 23 MF Jorge Cazulo 24 DF Lee Andonaire 25 MF Juan Iriarte 26 FW Víctor Rossel 27 MF Daniel Sanchez 28 MF Juan Morales 29 MF Víctor Cedrón 30 FW Gerardo Gárate

Honours

National

• Peruvian Segunda División: 1

Winners (1): 2007

Runner-up (1): 2001

• Copa Peru: 1

Winners (1): 2003

• Liga Departamental de La Libertad: 3

Winners (3): 2001, 2002, 2003

Under-20 team

• Torneo de Promoción y Reserva: 1

Winners (1): 2010

Performance in CONMEBOL competitions

• Copa Sudamericana: 2 appearances

2010: First Round

2011: First Round

See also

• List of football clubs in Peru
• Peruvian football league system

External links

• Club website