Club Sol de América

Sol de América

Sol de América Emblem
Full name	Club Sol de América
Nickname(s)	Los Danzarines
Founded	1909
Ground	Estadio Luis Alfonso Giagni, Villa Elisa, Paraguay
Ground Capacity	5,000
Chairman	José María Silva
Manager	Daniel Garnero
League	Paraguayan Primera División
2013 Clausura	11th
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours

Club Sol de América is a Paraguayan sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is located in Barrio Obrero, Paraguay, and it was founded in 1909. The stadium Sol de America uses for most of its first division games is located in the suburb city of Villa Elisa. Sol de America have won the Paraguayan First Division title on two occasions, in 1986 and then again in 1991. They also have a strong basketball team and an athletics department.

Football

Honours

• Paraguayan First Division: 2

1986, 1991

• Paraguayan Second Division: 3

1965, 1977, 2006

• Torneo República: 1

1988

Performance in CONMEBOL competitions

• Copa Libertadores: 6 appearances

Best: Quarter-finals in 1989

1989: Quarter-finals

Current squad

As of October 24, 2014.

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

No. Position Player GK Roberto Acosta GK Gerardo Ortiz DF Diego Arrua DF Celso Cáceres DF Raúl Cáceres DF Pablo de Muner DF Adalberto Goiris DF Jorge Alejandro Jara DF Aureliano Torres DF Claudio Morel Rodríguez DF Bruno Valdez MF Walter Araújo MF Blas Cáceres MF Tomás Rojas

No. Position Player MF Diego Chamorro MF Luis Daher MF Marcos Duré MF Ignacio Miño MF Edgardo Orzuza MF Edgar Villasboa FW Pedro Arce FW Cecilio Domínguez FW Lorenzo Frutos FW Christian Ovelar FW Enzo Prono FW Diego Vázquez FW Cláudio Correa

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 squad at any time.
• Played in the first division of any other football association (outside of Paraguay).
• Played in a continental and/or intercontinental competition.

Paraguayan players

• Enrique Vera (2000–02)
• Cristian Bogado (2004)
• Pablo Zeballos (2005–07)
• Miguel Ángel Cuéllar (2007)

Non-CONMEBOLplayers

• Abraham Francois (2001)
• Arséne Maffo (2011)
• Massimiliano Ammendola (2013–14)

Managers

• Ferenc Puskás (1985–86)
• Sergio Markarián (1987–89)
• Ever Hugo Almeida (Jan 1, 1997 – Jan 1, 1999), (Jan 1, 2000 – Jan 1, 2001)
• Ricardo Dabrowski (Sept 11, 2011 – April 5, 2013)
• Gualberto Jara (April 9, 2013 – Sept 23, 2013)
• Mauricio Larriera (Sept 24, 2013 – Oct 25, 2013)
• Roberto Pompei (Dec 11, 2013–)

Athletics

Sol de América also has an athletics department affiliated with the Federación Paraguaya de Atletismo. Physical preparers of the club are Edgar Torres and 2004, 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics javelin thrower Leryn Franco.

Notable athletes to represent the club at national competitions in Paraguay are:

• Edgar Fabián Jara Dohmann (Javelin throw, 100m, Long jump) – The athlete has also represented Paraguay at the 2012 South American Under-23 Championships, 2014 South American Games and the 2014 South American Under-23 Championships.

• Emily Sheppard (High jump)

• Laura Melissa Paredes (Javelin throw) – The athlete has also represented Paraguay at the 2012 South American Youth Championships and the 2013 World Youth Championships.

• Santiago Sasiaín (Hammer throw) – The athlete has the national record of Hammer throw with 62.30m.

• Noelia Azucena Caceres Ortega (Hammer throw)

• Roger Sosa (200m)

• Cristian David Leguizamon Riquelme (100m)

Basketball

Sol de América also has a basketball team participating in the Paraguayan Metropolitan Basketball League.

• Paraguayan Championship: 9

1982, 1983, 1984, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2007, 2010, 2011

See also

List of athletics clubs in Paraguay

External links

• Paraguayan Soccer Info