Club Guaraní
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Club Guaraní is a Paraguayan professional football club, based in the neighbourhood of Pinozá in outer Asunción.
Founded in 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.
History
Club Guaraní is the second oldest Paraguayan football club. It was founded on 12 October 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.Template:Fact
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 2–1 to clinch the 2010 Apertura title.[2] The club won its 11th championship in the Clausura 2016 tournmanent.
The club had a good campaign in the 2015 Copa Libertadores, qualifying to the semi-finals after beating Corinthians 3-0 on aggregate in the round of 16,[3] and Racing Club 1-0 on aggregate.[4] In the semi-finals, Guarani was eliminated by champions River Plate 3-1 on aggregate.[5]
In 2018, the club won the inaugural edition of the Copa Paraguay, defeating their classic rival Olimpia on penalties after a 2-2 draw on aggregate.[6]
The club had good seasons in 2020 and 2021, finishing runner-up to Olimpia and Cerro Porteño respectively.
Youth
One of the club's youth teams played at the 2008 Torneo di Viareggio,[7] the 2010 Torneo di Viareggio,[8] the 2012 Torneo di Viareggio[9] 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
National
- Primera División
- Copa Paraguay
- Winners (1): 2018
Players
First-team squad
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Out on loan
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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
- Template:Flagicon Aldo Barreto (2003–04)
- Template:Flagicon Aureliano Torres (2004–06)
- Template:Flagicon Federico Santander (2008–10), (2011–12), (2013–15)
2010s
- Template:Flagicon Marcelo Palau (2012), (2014–)
- Template:Flagicon Julio César Cáceres (2013–)
- Template:Flagicon Fernando Fernández (2013–15)
- Template:Flagicon César Caicedo (2014)[10]
Non-CONMEBOL players
- Template:Flagicon Kenji Fukuda (2004)
- Template:Flagicon Yuki Tamura (2010)[11]
Average attendance
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Managerial information
- Template:Flagicon Atilio López
- Template:Flagicon Ondino Viera (1963–64)
- Template:Flagicon Cayetano Ré (1985)
- Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Julio Comesaña (1988)
- Template:Flagicon Oscar Malbernat (1993)
- Template:Flagicon Rolando Chilavert (1999)
- Template:Flagicon Cayetano Ré (2000)
- Template:Flagicon Aníbal Ruiz (2000–01)
- Template:Flagicon Gustavo Costas (2001–03)
- Template:Flagicon Carlos Diarte (2003)
- Template:Flagicon Juan Amador Sánchez (2005)
- Template:Flagicon Alberto Jose Fanesi (Jan 1, 2006 – Jan 1, 2007)
- Template:Flagicon Roberto Rojas (2007)
- Template:Flagicon Félix Darío León (Feb 2008 – Aug 20, 2011)
- Template:Flagicon Beto Almeida (Aug 23, 2011 – Nov 29, 2011)
- Template:Flagicon James Freitas (interim) (2011)
- Template:Flagicon Pablo Caballero (Dec 20, 2011 – July 9, 2012)
- Template:Flagicon Diego Alonso (July 12, 2012 – June 18, 2013)
- Template:Flagicon Fernando Jubero (interim) (2013)
- Template:Flagicon Gustavo Díaz (July 3, 2013 – Aug 6, 2013)
- Template:Flagicon Fernando Jubero (interim) (Aug 7, 2013 – Dec 10, 2015)
- Template:Flagicon Fabricio Bassa (Dec 16, 2015–Feb 23, 2016)
- Template:Flagicon Francisco Arce (Feb 23, 2016–Aug 3, 2016)
- Template:Flagicon Daniel Garnero (Aug 6, 2016–Dec 7,2017)
- Template:Flagicon Sebastián Saja (Dec 8, 2017–Mar 26, 2018)
- Template:Flagicon Fernando Burgo (interim) (2018)
- Template:Flagicon Juan Manuel Azconzábal (2018)
- Template:Flagicon Gustavo Florentín (2018–2019)
- Template:Flagicon Gustavo Costas (2019–2021)
- Template:Flagicon Fernando Jubero (2021–2022)
- Template:Flagicon Hernán Rodrigo López (2023)
- Template:Flagicon Juan Pablo Pumpido (2023)
- Template:Flagicon Pablo De Muner (2023)
- Template:Flagicon Lucas Bovaglio (2023–2024)
- Template:Flagicon Francisco Arce (2024–)
Championship winning managers
| Name | Season | Nationality |
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| Salvador Melián | 1906 | Template:Flagicon |
| Manuel Bella | 1907 | Template:Flagicon |
| Idelfonso López | 1921 | Template:Flagicon |
| Idelfonso López | 1923 | Template:Flagicon |
| Fulgencio Romaro | 1949 | Template:Flagicon |
| Ondino Viera | 1964 | Template:Flagicon |
| José María Rodríguez | 1967 | Template:Flagicon |
| José María Rodríguez | 1969 | Template:Flagicon |
| Cayetano Ré | 1984 | Template:Flagicon |
| Félix Darío León | 2010 | Template:Flagicon |
| Daniel Garnero | 2016 | Template:Flagicon |
References
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External links
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