Atlético Balboa
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Club Deportivo Atlético Balboa, commonly known as Atlético Balboa or simply Balboa, is a Salvadoran football club. The team play in La Unión, La Unión department.
History
Foundation
The foundation of Atletico Balboa occurred in 1950 in La Union. Mauro "El Turco" Granados, Simón Reyes, Paulino Cáceres, Pablo Rubio, Rodolfo Guzmán, Carlos Villalta, Carlos Juárez, René Pantoja, Luis Ávila, Chico Osorio, Juan Guevara, Chico Ruíz and Timoteo Hernández were the original members of the team. The team was intended to be a baseball team, but it was changed to a football team. The club was named "Balboa" after the Panamanian balboa and its first match was played against the Honduran team América de Choluteca. The team's first colours were white with green diagonal stripes which were soon changed by the team's president Ricardo Flores to black and red.
Primera División
After becoming champions of the Segunda División in 1998, Atlético Balboa ascended to the Salvadoran Primera División where in their first season they finished runner-up while being coached by Mario Martínez and Óscar Benítez. The team's player lineup that season included Franklin Webster and Elvis Perreira.
Irregular way
The team's results and goal count declined between 1999 and 2001. During this time the team was coached by Óscar Benítez, Saúl Molina and Juan Quarterone. Luciano Suárez, Manuel Díaz, Camilo Bonilla and Carlos Edgar Villareal played for Balboa in this period.
Days of crisis
The team had just started the 2002–2003 season when the team ran into economic and performance problems. Juan Quarterone was replaced by the Paraguayan Nelson Brizuela. Under Brizuela, the team was only able to achieve 3 draws from 6 games. Brizuela was soon replaced by Argentine-Italian Carlos Barone whose team's last four games almost got them relegated but in the end Dragón had a poorer record. Atlético Balboa purchased many foreign players during the season but the only successful one was the Colombian Carlos Asprilla. Webster, the highest scoring player from the team was sold to San Salvador F.C. The club then changed its coach several times during the 2003-2004 season, with Costa Rican Manuel Solano, Gabriel Avedissian and Paulo Roberto de Oliveira serving as coach at various points in time. These coaches, except for assistant coach Jesús Fuentes, all failed to produce a high number of wins.
Almost glory
After the events of 2002-2004 season, Balboa advanced in the rankings of the Primera División. The team finished in second place in the 2006-2007 while being coached by Juan Quarterone and Jorge Alberto García. Then, the tension between the board and the two coaches divided the club. The team, including Colombian player Henry Vargas did not participate in the UNCAF tournament due to losing a playoff to C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo. However the next season Atlético Balboa was relegated from the Primera División when they lost to C.D. Vista Hermosa.
Current history
The club was promoted to the Salvadoran Primera División again after defeating Juventud Independiente in the 2008 season.[1] Two years of moderate success followed under Guatemalan coach Carlos Alberto Mijangos and Argentine coach Roberto Gamarra, during which the team came close to entering the finals series in both seasons. However, financial problems appeared again and after two subsequent years of debt, the club was demoted to the Second Division in the 2011 season. It then disbanded and played its last game in 2011.[2]
After 10 years, It was announced the club would be returning to the third division and professional football.[3]
On June 18, 2024 Atletico Balboa announced due to lack of financial support the club would be selling their spot in the Segunda Division.[4]
Honours
League
- Primera División Salvadorean and predecessors
- Runners-up (1): Apertura 2004
- Segunda División Salvadorean and predecessors
- Champions (2): 2000, 2008
Cups
- Copa Presidente and predecessors
- Champions (1): 2006
Sponsorship
Companies that Atletico Balboa currently has sponsorship deals with for 2025–2026 includes:
- Template:Flagicon Huriver – Official kit suppliers
- Template:Flagicon CAMSEB – Official sponsors
- Template:Flagicon TBD – Official sponsors
- Template:Flagicon TBD – Official sponsors
- Template:Flagicon TBD – Official sponsors
Current squad
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Coaching staff
As of June, 2025
| Position | Staff |
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| Manager | Template:Flagicon Carlos Romero |
| Assistant Manager | Template:Flagicon TBD |
| Reserve Manager | Template:Flagicon TBD |
| Ladies's Manager | Template:Flagicon TBD |
| Physical coach | Template:Flagicon TBD |
| Assistant Physical coach | Template:Flagicon TBD |
| Goalkeeper Coach | Template:Flagicon TBD |
| Kineslogic | Template:Flagicon TBD |
| Utility Equipment | Template:Flagicon TBD |
| Football director | Template:Flagicon TBD |
| Team Doctor | Template:Flagicon TBD |
Notable players
Team captains
| Name | Years |
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| Template:Flagicon Mario Marconi Burro | TBD |
| Template:Flagicon Carlos Rivas | 1979 |
| Template:Flagicon TBD | 2000 |
| Template:Flagicon Daniel Sagastizado | 2001 |
| Template:Flagicon Armando Mercado | 2004 |
| Template:Flagicon Jefrey Francisco Cruz | 2022 |
| Template:Flagicon Francisco Valladarez | 2023-Present |
List of presidents
- Ricardo Flores
- Juan Pablo Robles (2003)
- Noel Benítez (2004, 2006–2007)
- Mario Sorto (2005)
- Andrés Alonso Gómez (2007–2008)
- Juan Pablo Robles (2009–2011) [1]
List of coaches
| Name | From | To |
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| Template:Flagicon Salvador Churrillo Rivas | 1979 | 1979 |
| Template:Flagicon Juan Evangelista Zelaya | 1981 | 1981 |
| Template:Flagicon Francisco Jovel | 1985 | 1985 |
| Template:Flagicon Jose Mario Martínez | 1990 | 1990 |
| Template:Flagicon Jose Mario Martínez | 1998 | February 2001 |
| Template:Flagicon Óscar Benítez | February 2001 | October 2001 |
| Template:Flagicon Saul Molina [5] | November 2001 | December 2001 |
| Template:Flagicon Juan Quarterone | January 2002 | December 2002 |
| Template:Flagicon Nelson Brizuela | January 2003 | April 2003 |
| Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Carlos Barone | April 2003 | April 2003 |
| Template:Flagicon Carlos Garabet Avedissian | June 2003 | August 2003 |
| Template:Flagicon Manuel Alberto Solano Madrigal | September 2003 | December 2003 |
| Template:Flagicon Paulo Roberto de Oliveira | December 2003 | December 2003 |
| Template:Flagicon Jesus Fuentes | December 2003 | January 2004 |
| Template:Flagicon Óscar Benítez | January 2004 | June 2004 |
| Template:Flagicon Jorge García | June 2004 | October 2004 |
| Template:Flagicon Juan Quarterone | October 2004 | January 2005 |
| Template:Flagicon Henry Vanegas | February 2005 | September 2005 |
| Template:Flagicon Jorge García | September 2005 | December 2005 |
| Template:Flagicon Nelson Ancheta | January 2006 | 2006 |
| Template:Flagicon Fausto Omar Vásquez | 2008 | June 2008 |
| Template:Flagicon Gustavo de Simone | 25 July 2008 | 30 Aug 2008 |
| Template:Flagicon Roberto Gamarra | 2007 | Jan 2009 |
| Template:Flagicon Carlos de Toro | 21 Jan 2009 | Feb 2009 |
| Template:Flagicon Luis Zapata | Feb 2009 | June 2009 |
| Template:Flagicon Eduardo Santana | June 2009 | Aug 2009 |
| Template:Flagicon Angel Orellana | Aug 2009 | Sep 2009 |
| Template:Flagicon Jorge García | Sep 2009 | Sep 2009 |
| Template:Flagicon Luis Zapata | Sep 2009 | Dec 2009 |
| Template:Flagicon Carlos Mijangos | Jan 2010 | June 2010 |
| Template:Flagicon Roberto Gamarra | June 2010 | December 2010 |
| Template:Flagicon Mario Martínez | December 2010 | June 2011 |
| Hiatus | July 2011 | June 2021 |
| Template:Flagicon Luis Carlos Asprilla | July 2021 | February 2022 |
| Template:Flagicon William Cheves | February 2022 | February 2022 |
| Template:Flagicon Roberto Gamarra | February 2022 | May 2022 |
| Template:Flagicon Omar Sevilla | May 2022 | November 2022 |
| Template:Flagicon Luis Carlos Asprilla | November 2022 | December 12, 2022 |
| Template:Flagicon Misael Alfaro | December 13, 2022 | October 11, 2023 |
| Template:Flagicon David Paz | October, 2023 | Present |
| Hiatus | June 2024 | June 2025 |
| Template:Flagicon Carlos Romero | June 2025 | Present |
Records
Most appearances
| No. | Player | period | Appearances |
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| 1 | Template:Flagicon TBD | TBD-TBD | 71 |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon TBD | TBD-TBD | 71 |
| 3 | Template:Flagicon Yuvini Salamanca | TBD-TBD | 94 |
| 4 | Template:Flagicon Adan Reyes | TBD-TBD | 92 |
| 5 | Template:Flagicon TBD | TBD-TBD | 71 |
References
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