- Hispano FC
Football club infobox
clubname = Hispano
fullname = Hispano Futbol Club
nickname = "Los Burritos"
founded =3 July ,1945
ground =Estadio Carlos Miranda ,
Comayagua ,Honduras
capacity = 10,000
chairman = flagicon|Honduras José María Martínez
manager = flagicon|Argentina Héctor Vargas
league =Liga Nacional de Honduras
season = 07-08 Clausura
position = 5th
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socks2=FFFFFFHispano is an
Honduran football club based inComayagua , Comayagua. The club currently the club plays inLiga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras .History
Hispano was founded on
July 3 ,1945 by Miguel Bulnes, Tafael Ruiz and Manuel Bulnes in a smallbarrio named Abajo located in Comayagua. The club was originally named Hispano Galvez in honor ofJuan Manuel Galvez , the Honduran president at that time. The club changed their named to Hispano when Galvez's presidency was over. [cite news |title = Amor Eterero, Club Hispano |url = http://www.diez.hn/mipassion/hispano/ |publisher = Diario Deportivo Diez |date = 2008-02-14 |accessdate = 2008-09-16 |language = Spanish ]In 1950, Hispano won a championship when they were part of an independent league in the north coast of Honduras. Their greatest achievement came on
July 5 ,2005 when they earn a promotion to the top division by beatingDeportes Savio in the final.The club was promoted to the top division in 2004-2005 but was later later relegate in the 2005-2006 season after finishing in last place. That same year, Hispano bought Valencia's category in the league for 3 million of lempiras. Most of Valencia's members like
Luis Rodas , Kerpo de Leon, Gilberto Santos, Tushe, Marco Mejia, Henry Jimenez, Johnny Galdamez, Gerson Amaral, Rigoberto Padilla andRoy Posas became players for Hispano.Hispano surprised everyone including their fans and directors during their third season. They manage to qualify to the playoffs and at the same time became one of the most difficult teams to beat in the Honduran league. [cite news |title = Se sienten grandes |url = http://www.laprensa.hn/especiales/2007/torneo_apertura_2006_2007/se_sienten_grandes |publisher = Diario La Prensa |date = 2007-08-10 |accessdate = 2007-08-11 |language = Spanish ] In their fourth season, the club ended in fifth place in the standing and didn't qualify to the playoffs. In the 2007 Apertura season, the team started the season well but faltered at the end finishing in seventh place and missing the playoffs for a second year in a row. Edwin Pavon, the coach who led them to the playoffs for the first time was fired and was replaced by Hector Vargas.
Honours
National Level
*Champions at
Liga de Ascenso de Honduras : 1:: 2004-05 Cl.
*Runner Up atLiga de Ascenso de Honduras : 1:: 2003-04League performance
All-time record vs. opponents
* As of 2007-08 Clausura
Current Squad
"Apertura 2008-2009"
References
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