Club Silvio Pettirossi

Silvio Pettirossi

Full name	Club Silvio Pettirossi
Nickname(s)	Los Aviadores (the Aviators)
Founded	March 11, 1926
Ground	Estadio Bernabé Pedrozo (Capacity: 4,200)
Chairman	Dario Núñez
Manager	Mario Ramírez
League	Liga Paraguaya
Apertura 2008	12th
Home colours Away colours
Current season

Club Silvio Pettirossi, is a Paraguayan football club based in the barrio of Republicano, in Asunción. The club was founded March 11, 1926 and plays in the third division of the Paraguayan league. Their home games are played at the Bernabé Pedrozo stadium. The club's name was chosen in honor of Silvio Pettirossi, a famous Paraguayan airplane pilot and aviation pioneer.

In 2007 they won the Intermedia (Paraguayan second division tournament) and will thus be in the top flight of Paraguayan football in 2008. They have named former Paraguayan star Miguel Angel Benitez as head coach for the 2008 season.

Honours

• Paraguayan Second Division: 2

1969, 2007

• Paraguayan Third Division: 7

1952, 1957, 1973, 1974, 1984, 1995, 2004

Current Roster 2009

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 Arnaldo Giménez 2 DF Eder Alonso 3 DF Gilberto Bernal 4 DF Jorge Florentín 6 DF Julio Meza 7 DF José María Ramírez 8 DF Fredy Sandoval 9 DF Ever Rodas 10 DF Diego Valdez 12 GK Marino Floro Duré 13 DF Raul Saucedo 14 MF Juan Alberto Acosta 15 MF Víctor Hugo Ávalos 16 MF Óscar Bareiro 17 MF Ariel Conrad 18 MF Alexander González Molinas

No. Position Player 20 MF Carlos Goroso 21 MF Blas Irala 22 GK Edgar Cayetano Peña 23 MF Héctor Pérez 24 MF Mario Quiñónez 25 MF Jeyson Vega 26 MF José Barreto 27 MF Gustavo Ortega 28 MF Mario Orué 29 FW Valmir Alves de Oliveira 30 FW Juan Carlos Benítez 31 FW Lauro Cazal 32 FW Raul Ducló 33 FW Osvaldo Mendoza 34 FW Gabriel Castro 35 FW Diego Pesoa

External links

• Club Silvio Pettirossi Info