Deportivo Pereira

Deportivo Pereira

Full name	Corporación Social Deportiva y Cultural de Pereira
Founded	12 February 1944
Ground	Estadio Hernán Ramírez Villegas, Pereira, Risaralda (Capacity: 30,313)
Chairman	Luis Fernando Osorio
Manager	Óscar Héctor Quintabani
League	Fútbol Profesional Colombiano
2011 season	18th (Relegated)
Home colours Away colours

Deportivo Pereira is a professional soccer team of the Colombian city of Pereira. Founded in 1944, its traditional colors are red and yellow. It plays in the Estadio Hernán Ramírez Villegas.

History

Deportivo Pereira is the only professional team in the department of Risaralda where there are also several boxes of the First C seeking promotion to the B.

In the season 1949, Deportivo Pereira made its debut in Colombian Professional Soccer, replacing University, founded in club Bogota, but last season they had played in the 'Pearl of Otún'.

In more than fifty years has never been champion of the first division, reaching four third places in their best presentations. The last of it, in 1974. Although the team most remembered was the 1982 led by Gilberto Osorio, and that alignment was based on Oscar Hector Quintabani, "mouse" Echeverri, Victor Longo, Viáfara Henry, Gilberto Cabrera, Farid Perchy, Sergio Close, Toro, Benjamin "Mincho" Cardona, Emilio Eduardo Vilaretey Jairo 'Chiqui' Aguirre. Archer alternate Reynel Ruiz, in the middle Manzi, Ponciano Castro and Abel Augusto Lobatón forward, Hernan "gunman" Villa, Ivan Dario "chumin" Castaneda, came to the final octagonal Santin and Uruguay. Missing a few dates, in a grim night as local criminal him shortcut 2 miles from the archer Vivaldo, lost 0-1, which would have been able to classify the Libertadores Cup and still contesting the championship. At the end finish 4th.

In 1991 the decline began in 1995 but got a decent sixth place which left the fall, but in 1997 lost his fitness level and remained three years in the Second Division: 1998.1999 and 2000.

In 2000 Walter continue to be technical Aristizabal and figures like Rafael Castillo, Hernan Dario Cardona, Daniel Velez and Jairo Serna, won the tournament for the First B and did not return to professionalism. Since then again three phases semifinals, and will be highlighted at the opening quarter in 2003.

In 2011, Panama defender Luis Moreno is facing sanctions after he kicked an injured Barn Owl that landed on the field during a game when his Colombian club Deportivo Pereira was playing Atletico Junior. The owl, which later died of its injuries was a mascot for Atletico Junior. The owl had landed injured near the corner of the field when Moreno walked over and kicked it about three yards. Atletico Junior fans shouted "murder, murder."^[1]

Honours

National Honours

Primera B: 1 2000

Old Logo

Current roster

As of Jan 28, 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 GK Edigson Velásquez GK Robinson Zapata GK Miguel Vargas GK Alexis Márquez DF Luis Moreno DF Harnol Palacios DF Felipe Benalcázar DF Gustavo Victoria DF José Andrés Ramírez DF Herman Pulgarín DF Francisco Córdoba DF Danny Cano DF Víctor Castillo DF Martín Aguirre

No. Position Player MF Jorge Brítez MF Mário Jaramillo MF Fabián Cuéllar MF Déiner Córdoba MF Arlinton Murillo MF Andrés Arroyave MF Edwin Posada MF Juan Felipe Rodríguez FW José Izquierdo FW Carlos Rodas FW Carlos Villagra FW Ramiro Arrú FW Diego Vera

Transfers

In:

• Ramiro Arrú (Transferred from Chacarita Juniors)
• Felipe Benalcázar (Transferred from Junior Barranquilla)
• Robinson Zapata (Free Agent)
• Luis Moreno (Transferred from Tauro)
• Jorge Brítez (Transferred from Rubio Ñu)
• Carlos Villagra (Transferred from Deportes Quindío)

Out:

• Luis Carlos Cabezas (Transferred to Caracas)
• Farid Díaz (Transferred to Envigado)
• Jefferson Duque (Released)
• León Darío Muñoz (Released)
• Carlos Alberto Palacio (Transferred to Fortaleza)
• Jaime Sierra (Transferred to Pacífico)
• Francisco Villalba (Transferred to Unión Magdalena)

Retired:

• René Higuita

References

1. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Op9vOzMiyKI

External links

• Official website
• Orgullo Pereirano
• Lobo Sur Pereira