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This article is about the Guatemalan club. For the Argentine club, see Club Comunicaciones.
Comunicaciones 
Full name Club Social y Deportivo Comunicaciones Nickname(s) Los Cremas (The Creams),
Los Albos,
Los MerenguesFounded 1949 Ground Estadio Cementos Progreso,
Guatemala City
(Capacity: 16,000.)Chairman 
Pedro PortillaManager 
Iván Franco SopegnoLeague Liga Nacional de Fútbol Apertura 2010
Clausura 2011Champion
ChampionWebsite Club home page 
Home coloursAway coloursClub Social y Deportivo Comunicaciones is a Guatemalan football club located in Guatemala City.
The club is currently playing in the highest Guatemalan league, the Liga Nacional. Their home venue is the Estadio Cementos Progreso in the nation's capital. Nicknamed Cremas (or Creams), they are the second-most successful club in Guatemala, behind arch-rival, Municipal. The club is considered the most popular in Guatemala.[1]
Comunicaciones is the only Guatemalan team who has played against Real Madrid (with Gento, Ferenc Puskás, Alfredo Di Stéfano), Santos FC (with Pelé), and Boca Juniors (with Diego Armando Maradona).
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History
Founded in 1949, they were adopted by the Ministry of Communications.[2] They have boasted many great local players as well as some impressive foreign imports. They have won 24 league titles, only 4 short of Municipal's record of 28.[3] Also, they have won 5 domestic cup titles as well as 3 major CONCACAF club titles.
The team's ownership was associated with the Garcia-Granados family (that of former Guatemalan President Miguel García Granados) and the Arzu family (that of another former president, Alvaro Arzu).
1990s: Success
The team was successful during the 90s, luring renowned foreign players like Costa Ricans Mauricio Wright and Rolando Fonseca as well as Honduras's Milton Núñez.
The team also bought highly-esteemed local players from Aurora FC (such as Martín Machón, Edgar Estrada, and Edwin Westphal) and Municipal (such as Juan Manuel Funes, Jorge Rodas, and Julio Rodas).
This investment paid off by winning several titles, including 4 in a row starting with the 1996–97 league title.
2000s: Struggles
During the 2000s, the team spent money buying pricey foreign players like Carlos Pavon, Mauricio Solís, Ricardo Gonzalez, Fabián Pumar, and Julio Medina III. They also brought back Rolando Fonseca and Milton Núñez. However, they failed to stop arch-rival Municipal from racking up five straight national titles.
Eventually the team was sold to Mexican ownership. The current president is Mexican Pedro Portilla, who incidentally is also the owner of Mexico's Club America.
Ending the Drought
The team went 9 championships without a single title, but it finally ended the drought by winning Apertura 2008. Since, Comunicaciones has failed to win the last three championships, one going to C.D. Jalapa and the last two going to Municipal. Comunicaciones won the title again on December 19th, 2010 against archrival Municipal on a penalty shootout.
Current squad
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 1 
GK David Guerra 2 DF Dagoberto Arriola 4 
DF Edgar Martinez 5 DF Erwin Morales 6 DF Elias Enoc 8 FW Carlos Ramírez 9 FW Abner Trigueros 12 MF Jean Márquez 13 GK Mynor Padilla 13 DF Carlos Castrillo 14 DF Rafael Morales 15 MF Fredy Thompson 16 FW José Javier Del Aguila No. Position Player 17 FW Tránsito Montepeque 19 MF Bryan Ordonez 20 FW Hernàn Sandoval 22 MF Rigoberto Gómez 24 MF Kendel Herrate 30 GK Juan Paredes 31 
DF Adolfo Machado 77 FW Jairo Arreola 99 MF Marco Ciani GK Jonathan Davila DF Carlos Mejia MF Alex Diaz Notable players
Dionel Bordon (FW), (1996)- Omar Larrosa (MF), (1971–72)
- Diego Latorre (FW), (2003–05)
- Ariel Macia (DF), (2001–02, 04)
- Ramon "El Tanque" Ramírez (FW)
- Tambasco (FW), (1972)
- Héctor "Bambino" Veira (FW), (1976)
Marcelo Sarabia- Tita
Jewisson Bennett (MF)- Johnny Cubero (FW)
- Rolando Fonseca (FW)
- Ronald González (DF)
- Floyd Guthrie (MF)
- Mauricio Solís (MF)
- Mauricio Wright (DF)
- Eduardo Acevedo (DF)
- Edgar Bolaños (MF)
- Gustavo Adolfo Cabrera (DF), (1998–08)
- Nelson Cáceres (DF), (1996–00)
- Carlos "El Chino" Castañeda
- Marvin Ceballos
- Raúl "El Flaco" Chacón
- Leonel "El Machete" Contreras
- Francisco "Pinula" López Contreras
- Julio "Pollo" Donis (FW)
- Guillermo Enríquez Gamboa
- Edgar Estrada (GK), (1996–03)
- Jorge "La Chana" Fernández (MF)
- Juan Manuel Funes (MF)
- Julio Rodolfo “Nixon” García
- Oscar Hernández Girón
- Engelvert Herrera (DF), (1995–99)
- Ricardo Jerez (GK)
- Ivan León (DF)
- Martín Machón (MF), (1997–99), (2002–05)
- Félix "La Polilla" McDonald (MF)
- Víctor Hugo "El Aguado" Méndez
- Erick Miranda (DF), (1996–04)
- Byron Pérez (FW)
- Jorge "El Indio" Pérez
- Erick Pérez Flores (GK)
- "Juanito" Pérez Monge (DF)
- Ricardo Antonio Piccinini
- Sergio "Riverita" Rivera (DF)
- Jorge Rodas (MF)
- Julio Rodas (FW), (1996–04)
- Mario Rodríguez (FW), (2002–04)
- Claudio Rojas (FW), (1999–04)
- Óscar "El Conejo" Sánchez (FW)
- Peter Sandoval
- Hugo Torres
- Juan "El Chino" Torres
- Edgar Valencia (FW), (1997–01)
- Jorge Aníbal Vargas
- Luis Villavicencio
- René Villavicencio
- Allan Wellman (DF)
- Edwin Westphal (FW), (1996–01)
Milton Núñez (FW), (2005–06)- Carlos Pavón (FW), (2005–06)
- Nicolás Suazo (FW), (1997–00)
Tito Morinaga
Abdul Thompson Conteh (FW), (1999–00)
Former coaches
José Casés Penadés (1951–54), (1956–60)- Federico "Chapuda" Morales (1955–56)
- Carlos Enrique "Ronco" Wellman (1968–69)
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Walter Ormeño (1970–71), (1972), (1979–80) - Carmelo Faraone (1971)
- Julio César González
- Ivan Franco Sopegno
- Rubén Amorín (1977–78)
- Jorge "Mono" Lainfiesta (1981–82)
- Salvador Pericullo (1983)
Ranulfo Miranda (1985)- Carlos Wellman (1990–91)
- Raúl Héctor Cocherari (1991)
- Juan Ramón Verón (1994–95), (1997–98)
- Carlos Miloc (1996–97), (1998–99)
- Alberto Aguilar (2001)
- Horacio Cordero (2002–03)
- Miguel Ángel Brindisi (2005–07)
- Julio César "El Pocho" Cortés
Honours
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- 1956, 1957–58, 1959–60, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1971, 1972, 1977, 1979–80, 1981, 1982, 1985–86, 1990–91, 1994–95, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00 Apertura, 2000–01 Clausura, 2002–03 Apertura, 2002–03 Clausura, Apertura 2008, Apertura 2010–2011, Clausura 2010–2011.
- Runners-up (16):
- Domestic Cup titles (8):
- CONCACAF Champions' Cup: 1 (jointly claimed)
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- 1978 (shared with Defense Force and Chivas de Guadalajara)
- Runners-up (2): 1962, 1969
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- 1971, 1983
- Runners-up (3): 1976, 1977, 2003
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- Runners-up (1): 1991
External links
- (Spanish) Official web site
References
- ^ "Comunicaciones: The Creamas of Central America". FIFA.com. http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/clubs/club=425/index.html. Retrieved 2011-08-04.
- ^ Primera Época (1950–1967) La fundacional del coronel Aldana Sandoval – Official website (Spanish)
- ^ Guatemala – List of Champions – RSSSF
Liga Nacional de Guatemala · 2010–11 teams Comunicaciones · Heredia · Malacateco · Marquense · Mictlán · Municipal · Peñarol · Juventud Retalteca · Suchitepéquez · USAC · Xelajú MC · Xinabajul2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League Champion Runner-up Eliminated in the Semifinals Eliminated in the Quarterfinals Eliminated in the Group Stage Eliminated in the Preliminary Round Qualification · Preliminary round · Group stage · Championship round · Final Categories:- Guatemalan football clubs
- Association football clubs established in 1949
- Guatemala City
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