GV San José
Club Gualberto Villarroel Deportivo San José is a Bolivian football club based in Sud Carangas, Oruro. Founded in 1968, they play in Primera División.
| Full name | Club Gualberto Villarroel Deportivo San José | ||
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| Founded | 16 July 1968 (as Club Gualberto Villarroel) | ||
| Ground | Estadio Jesús Bermúdez Oruro, Bolivia | ||
| Capacity | 33,000 | ||
| Chairman | Paulo Folster[1] | ||
| Manager | Eduardo Villegas | ||
| League | Primera División | ||
| 2023 2023 | Copa Simón Bolívar, 1st of 40 (champions) Primera A AFO, 4th of 10 | ||
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History
Founded on 16 July 1968 as Club Gualberto Villarroel as an honour to Bolivia's 39th president Gualberto Villarroel, the club first reached the Primera A of the Oruro Football Association in 2015.[1] In 2021, the club did not participate in any tournament due to financial problems.[2]
In January 2022, following the relegation of San José, the club was sold to José Sánchez Aguilar,[1] and started a new project under the name of Gualberto Villarroel San José. Despite incorporating the name of the traditional club, it was not a merger between both sides.[3]
After adopting the colours, uniform and symbol similar to the original San José, the club announced José Peña as manager and Paulo Folster as president in February 2022.[4] They played their first match after the change in April 2022, with several supporters from San José protesting on the stands.[5]
After missing out a place in the Copa Simón Bolívar in 2022, the club qualified to the tournament in the 2023 season. In that competition, they reached the finals, facing San Antonio Bulo Bulo[6] and winning the title on penalties.[7]
Manager history
- Nemesio Terrazas (2009–15)
- Gerardo Parrado (2016)
- Valentín Zanca (2016)
- Manuel Luizaga (2016–17)
- Valentín Zanca (2017)
- Rubén Martínez (2017)
- Edgar Mamani (2018)
- Alex Terrazas (2019)
- João Paulo Barros (2022)[8]
- Dionisio Gutiérrez (2023)
- Eduardo Villegas (2023–2024)
- Rolando Carlen (2024-)
References
- "¿Quién es GV San José, el club que jugará la final de la Copa Simón Bolívar?" [Who are GV San José, the club which will play the final of the Copa Simón Bolívar?] (in Spanish). RedUno. 3 December 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
- "Gualberto Villarroel San José es el nuevo club que nace en Oruro" [Gualberto Villarroel San José is the new club which is born in Oruro] (in Spanish). El País. 23 February 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
- "Nace GV San José, el club que hace soñar a Oruro" [GV San José is born, the club which make Oruro dream] (in Spanish). Los Tiempos. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
- "Folster asume la presidencia del club Gualberto Villarroel" [Folster takes over the presidency of Club Gualberto Villarroel] (in Spanish). La Patria. 23 February 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
- "GV San José debuta con triunfo, EM Huanuni y Escara también ganan" [GV San José debut with a victory, EM Huanuni and Escara also win] (in Spanish). La Patria. 9 April 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
- "GV San José y San Antonio de Bulo Bulo, finalistas de la Copa Simón Bolívar" [GV San José and San Antonio de Bulo Bulo, finalists of the Copa Simón Bolívar] (in Spanish). Erbol. 3 December 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
- "GV San José es campeón de la Simón Bolívar y logra el ascenso a la División Profesional" [GV San José is the champion of the Simón Bolívar and achieve promotion to the División Profesional]. Unitel Bolivia (in Spanish). A Todo Deporte. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- "Barros es DT de Villarroel, club con alma de San José" [Barros is the manager of Villarroel, a club with the soul of San José] (in Spanish). Eju!. 8 March 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2023.