Club Guaraní

Club Guaraní is a Paraguayan football team, based in the neighbourhood of Pinozá in outer Asunción. Founded on 12 October 1903, it is one of the oldest and one of the most successful in the country, with eleven Primera División titles, and has never been relegated to a lower division.

Guaraní
Full nameClub Guaraní
Nickname(s)Aurinegros
El Aborigen
El Cacique
Founded12 October 1903 (1903-10-12)
GroundEstadio Rogelio Livieres
Capacity8,000
ChairmanJuan Alberto Acosta
ManagerPablo de Muner
LeaguePrimera División
2023Primera División, 5th of 12
WebsiteClub website

History

Club Guaraní is the second oldest Paraguayan football club. It was founded in 1903 under the name of "Football Club Guaraní" and its first president was Juan Patri. The name of the club derives from the Guaraní people, a big part of Paraguayan culture and history. The colours of the club, black and yellow, were proposed by the Melina brothers (also among the founders of the club) in reference to the colours of Uruguayan club Peñarol, where the Melina brothers played for a few years. The mentioned colors were also used by English privateer Francis Drake in his emblem and shield, which is another reason why they were chosen to represent the club.[1]

Guaraní is one of the traditional teams from the Paraguayan football league and during their history they have won a total of ten championships and were runners-up in fourteen occasions. The most successful era in their history was in the 1960s, where they had an excellent team that won three titles. This era is known as the "golden decade" by the Guaraní fans.

Along with Olimpia, they play the "clásico añejo" (the oldest derby) because they are the two oldest teams from Paraguay. Also, Guaraní, Cerro Porteño and Olimpia are the only teams that have never played in the second division of the Paraguayan league.

In late May 2010, Guaraní became champions after 26 years after defeating Olimpia in a match that ended 2–1 to clinch the 2010 Apertura title.

Youth

One of the club's youth teams played at the 2008 Torneo di Viareggio,[2] the 2010 Torneo di Viareggio,[3] the 2012 Torneo di Viareggio[4] and the 2014 Torneo di Viareggio. The team is also the best-positioned Paraguayan team at the U-20 Copa Libertadores reaching the third place in the 2022 edition.

Honours

Players

First-team squad
As of 24 January

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  URU Rodrigo Muñoz (captain)
2 DF  PAR Alcides Benítez
3 DF  PAR Paul Riveros
4 DF  PAR Wilson Ibarrola
5 DF  PAR Mario López
6 DF  PAR César Ramírez
7 FW  ARG Agustín Manzur (on loan from Deportivo Maipú)
8 MF  PAR Estivel Moreira
9 FW  ARG Paul Charpentier (on loan from Nueva Chicago)
10 FW  PAR Mathias Martínez
11 MF  ARG Luis Fariña
12 GK  URU Martín Rodríguez
15 DF  PAR Thiago Servín
16 FW  PAR Victor Cespedes
17 FW  PAR Adrián Alcaraz
18 FW  PAR César Mino
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF  PAR Víctor Rivarola
20 MF  ARG Álvaro Cuello
21 MF  PAR Ricardo Quiñónez
23 GK  ARG Gaspar Servio
24 DF  ARG Felipe Salomoni
25 GK  PAR Ángel Sánchez
26 MF  PAR Rodrigo Amarilla
27 DF  PAR Fernando Román
29 FW  ARG Walter González
30 GK  PAR Gustavo Dionisi
32 DF  PAR Alexis Cantero
34 MF  PAR Matías López
36 MF  PAR Luis Martínez
37 DF  PAR Daniel Pérez
38 FW  PAR Bruno Díaz

Notable players
To appear in this section a player must have either:
  • Played at least 125 games for the club.
  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club.
  • Been part of a national team at any time.
  • Played in the first division of any other football association (outside of Paraguay).
  • Played in a continental and/or intercontinental competition.

1980s

2000s

2010s

Non-CONMEBOL players

Average attendance
Year Average
2009 Clausura1.228
2010 Apertura2.038
2010 Clausura1.247
2011 Apertura1.240
2011 Clausura1.838
2012 Apertura2.046
2012 Clausura1.487
2013 Apertura1.043
2013 Clausura1.146
2014 Apertura1.078
2014 Clausura794
2015 Apertura1.184

Managerial information

Championship winning managers
Name Season Nationality
Salvador Melián 1906
Manuel Bella 1907
Idelfonso López 1921
Idelfonso López 1923
Fulgencio Romaro 1949
Ondino Viera 1964
José María Rodríguez 1967
José María Rodríguez 1969
Cayetano Ré 1984
Félix Darío León 2010
Daniel Garnero 2016

References
  1. Al añejo Cacique (in Spanish)
  2. "Coppa Carnevale - Torneo Internazionale Giovanile di Viareggio". RSSSF. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  3. "Coppa Carnevale - Torneo Internazionale Giovanile di Viareggio". RSSSF. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  4. "Coppa Carnevale - Torneo Internazionale Giovanile di Viareggio". RSSSF. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  5. "Colombia - C. Caicedo - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  6. "Yuki Tamura". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
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