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Barcelona Sporting Club

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Full nameBarcelona Sporting Club
Nickname Ídolo del Ecuador (Ecuadorian Idol)
Ídolo del Astillero (Shipyard Idol)
Toreros (Bullfighters)
Equipo Canario (Canary Team) 
FoundedMay 1, 1925
StadiumEstadio Monumental Banco Pichincha
Guayaquil, Ecuador (capacity : 59624)
ChairmanAlfonso Harb
ManagerRubén Darío Insúa
LeagueSerie A
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Barcelona Sporting Club is an Ecuadorian sports club based in Guayaquil, known best for its professional football team. They currently play in the Ecuadorian Serie A, the highest level of football in the country, and hold the distinction of being the only team to have never been relegated.

With thirteen national championships, Barcelona is tied with El Nacional as the most successful team in Ecuador. They have also won six regional titles (five in the professional era), and were the first Ecuadorian club to make it to the Copa Libertadores finals, having done so twice. Their success has led IFFHS to name Barcelona as the 20th top club in South America in the 20th century.

Barcelona was founded on May 1, 1925 by Eutimio Pérez, a Spanish immigrant who named the club after his home city of Barcelona. Since then, Barcelona has become the most popular club in the country. The club's most intense rivalry is with crosstown-team Emelec. Matches between the clubs are known as El Clásico del Astillero. The club plays their home matches in Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha, the largest stadium in the country.

In addition to football, the club has teams in professional basketball, bowling, boxing, swimming, volleyball, baseball, football, athletics, and tennis. In 2008, its basketball team was the champion in the Ecuadorian National Basketball League.

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No. Nationality Position Player Other
1EcuadorGKCarlos Luis Morales
8ArgentinaMFMarcelo Trobbiani
9EcuadorFWManuel Uquillas
10UruguayMFMario Saralegui
11EcuadorFW[[Carlos Muñoz (Ecuadorian footballer)
12EcuadorGKVictor Mendoza
22EcuadorGKWalter Rolando Guerrero
-EcuadorDFJimmy Izquierdo
-EcuadorDFFreddy Bravo
-EcuadorDFWilson Macias
-EcuadorDFJulio Guzman
-EcuadorDFJimmy Montanero
-EcuadorDFTeodoro Jauch
-EcuadorMFDavid Bravo
-EcuadorMFMarcelo Proaño
-EcuadorMFJimmy Jimenez
-EcuadorMFJosé Gavica
-UruguayFWAlberto Acosta

No. Nationality Position Player Other
1EcuadorGKJosé Francisco Cevallos
2EcuadorDF[[Luis Gómez (footballer)
3EcuadorDFJimmy Montanero
4EcuadorDFAlberto Montaño
5EcuadorDFHéctor Carabalí
6EcuadorDFLuis Capurro
7EcuadorDFCarlos Yáñez
8ArgentinaMFMarcelo Morales
9EcuadorFWHéctor Arias
10ParaguayMFAngel Sotelo
11EcuadorFWNicolás Asencio
12EcuadorGKEmilio Valencia
13EcuadorFWAgustín Delgado
14EcuadorFWNey Raúl Avilés
15ArgentinaMFWashington Aires
16EcuadorDFJulio César Rosero
17EcuadorDFFricson George
18EcuadorDFRaúl Noriega
19EcuadorMFHéctor Mina
20EcuadorDFWilson George
21ArgentinaMFJuan Rey
22EcuadorGKEdwin Villafuerte
23EcuadorDFWagner Rivera
24EcuadorMFHólger Quiñónez
25EcuadorMFRoberto Macías
26ColombiaFWAntony de Ávila

Foundation and early years (1925-1969) :
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Barcelona Sporting Club's 1st squad of 15 June 1925. The coach was Eutimio Pérez.

New decade, New hope (2010-Present) :
Name Years Notes
1 Carlos García Ríos 1925 � 27
2 José Salem Dibo 1927 � 28
3 Manuel Díaz-Granados 1928 � 29
4 Dantón Suárez 1929 � 31
5 Ovidio Ramírez Chacón 1931
6 Fernando Vicenzini 1931 � 32
7 Victoriano Arteaga Martinetti 1932 � 43
8 Wilfredo Rumbea León 1943 � 46, 1952 � 53
9 Federico Muñoz Medina 1946 � 51
10 Luis Guerrero 1954
11 Miguel Salem Dibo 1955 � 57
12 Eduardo Servigón 1957 � 58
13 Luis Falquez 1958
14 Ernesto Mosquera 1958 � 60
15 José Bruno Cavanna 1960
16 Ernesto Ycaza Morla 1961
17 Emilio Baquerizo Valenzuela 1962 � 64
18 Alfonso Trujillo Bustamante 1965
19 Rigoberto Aguirre Coello 1966
20 Galo Roggiero Rolando 1967 � 70, 1986, 2006 � 07
21 Aquiles Alvarez Lértola 1971
22 Carlos Coello Martínez 1972 � 73
23 Luis Martin Rubio 1973
24 Ottón Morán 1973
25 Mario Moncayo Merino 1973
26 Silvio Devotto Passano 1974
27 Francisco Mena 1975
28 Nicolás Romero Sangster 1975
29 Miguel Marchán 1976 � 77
30 José Tamariz 1978 � 82
31 Isidro Romero Carbo 1982 � 86, 1990 � 97, 2005 � 06
32 Heinz Moeller Freire 1986 � 88
33 Jorge Guzmán Ortega 1988
34 Octavio Hernández Valarezo 1989
35 Abdalá Bucaram 1997
36 Xavier Paulson 1997 � 98
37 Jorge Bejarano Orrantia 1999
38 Miguel Palacios Frugonne 2000 � 01
39 Leonardo Bohrer Pons 2002 � 05
40 Eduardo Maruri 2007 � 2010

Noted players

  Sorted by nationality (nickname in parenthesis).     *AR Washington Aires (Coco) *AR Gustavo Balvorín *ARAntonio Barijho (Chipi) *AR Ángel Bernuncio *ARSergio Berti (Bruja) *AR Rubén Capria (Mago) *AR José Chatruc *ARMarcelo Delgado (Chelo) *AROsvaldo Escudero (Pichi) *ARRodolfo Graieb (Bruja) *AR Rubén Insúa (Poeta) *ARGerardo Martino (Tata) *ARMarcos Mondaini *AR Pedro Damián Monzón *AR Marcelo Morales (Pepo) *ARCarlos Alfaro Moreno (Alfarito) *ARDiego Quintana (Quintanita) *AR Gastón Sessa (Gato) *ARMarcelo Trobbiani (Mandrake) *ARRoberto Trotta *ARRolando Zarate (Roly) *ARECAriel Graziani (Guasón) *ARPE Ramón Quiroga (Loco) *BO Julio César Baldivieso (Viejo) *BOMarco Etcheverry (Diablo) *BR Víctor Ephanor (Artista) *BR Luís Carlos Machado (Escurinho) *BR Janio Pinto (Maestro) *BR Severino Vasconcelos *BR Aílton Corrêa de Arruda (Manga) *BRECGilson Da Souza *BREC José Paes (Pépe) *CMCyril Makanaky *CLCarlos Caszely (Chino) *CLJaime Pizarro (Kaiser ) *CO Antony de Ávila (Pipa) *CO Jorge Bermúdez (Patrón)   *COFreddy Grisales (Tottono) *CO Neider Morantes *COElkin Soto (Sultán) *COAlbeiro Usuriaga (Palomo) *CO Samuel Vanegas (RoboCop) *EC Sigfredo Agapito Chuchuca (†) *EC Rigoberto Aguirre (†) *EC Guido Andrade (†) *EC Nicolás Asencio (Cajeton) *EC Marlon Ayoví *EC Walter Ayoví *EC Óscar Bagüí *ECErmen Benitez (Pantera) *EC Kenny Espinoza Chang (Kennyur) *EC Enrique Cantos (Pajarito) (†) *ECLuis Capurro (Capurrinho) *EC José Francisco Cevallos (Manos del Ecuador) *EC Galo Solis (Papa Chola) *EC Felix Lasso (Pereque) *EC Helio Cruz (†) *ECUlises de la Cruz *EC Agustín Delgado (Tín) *EC Ángel Fernández (Cuchillo) *EC José Gavica (Pepín) *ECFricson George (OVNI) *EC Luis Gómez (Chino) *ECJorge Guagua (Patron) *EC Walter Rolando Guerrero (Rolo) *EC Raúl Guerrón (Gorila) *ECCarlos Ramon Hidalgo (Huancavilca) *ECEduardo Hurtado (Tanque) *EC Iván Hurtado (Bamm-Bamm) *EC Jimmy Izquierdo (†) *EC Iván Kaviedes (Nine) *ECChristian Lara (Diablito) *EC Vicente Lecaro (Ministro) *EC Luciano Macías   *EC Juan Madruñero (Puntita) *EC Luis Bolaños (Chucho) *EC Heráclides Marín (†) *EC Víctor Mendoza (Espartaco) *EC Jimmy Montanero (Mormón) *ECCarlos Luis Morales (Pestañita) *EC Carlos Antonio Muñoz (Frentón) (†) *EC Washington Muñoz (Chanfle) *ECManuel Murillo (†) *ECRaul Noriega (Pavo) *EC Flavio Perlaza (Fantasma) *ECAugusto Porozo (Porozito) *EC Hólger Quiñónez (Piquetero) *EC David Quiróz (Cholito) *ECEnrique Romo (†) *EC Julio César Rosero (Emperador) *EC Carlos Sánchez  (†) *ECAlberto Spencer (Cabeza Mágica) (†) *ECByron Tenorio *ECEdwin Tenorio (Patada) *EC Ramon Unamuno *EC Manuel Uquillas (Patán) *ECPatricio Urrutia (Pato) *EC José Vargas (†) *EC Galo Vásquez (Mafalda) *ECEdwin Villafuerte (Don Villa) *ECEdmundo Zura *EC Puerto Rico Petter Villegas *PYHugo Brizuela *PY Roberto Cabañas *PYDerlis Florentin (†) *PE Pedro Pablo León (Perico) *ES Juan Manuel Bazurco (Cura) (†) *UYMario Saralegui *VE Ricardo David Páez (Chamo)  

Noted Squads

Copa Libertadores Finals Squad 1990 {{fs player|no=1|nat=Ecuador|name=Carlos Luis Morales|pos=GK|other=captain}} {{fs player|no=8|nat=Argentina|name=Marcelo Trobbiani|pos=MF}} {{fs player|no=9|nat=Ecuador|name=Manuel Uquillas|pos=FW}} {{fs player|no=10|nat=Uruguay|name=Mario Saralegui|pos=MF}} {{fs player|no=11|nat=Ecuador|name=Carlos Antonio Muñoz|pos=FW}} {{fs player|no=12|nat=Ecuador|name=Victor Mendoza|pos=GK}} {{fs player|no=22|nat=Ecuador|name=Walter Rolando Guerrero|pos=GK}} {{fs player|no=-|nat=Ecuador|name=Jimmy Izquierdo|pos=DF}} {{fs player|no=-|nat=Ecuador|name=Freddy Bravo|pos=DF}} {{fs player|no=-|nat=Ecuador|name=Wilson Macias|pos=DF}} {{fs player|no=-|nat=Ecuador|name=Julio Guzman|pos=DF}} {{fs player|no=-|nat=Ecuador|name=Jimmy Montanero|pos=DF}} {{fs player|no=-|nat=Ecuador|name=Teodoro Jauch|pos=DF}} {{fs player|no=-|nat=Ecuador|name=David Bravo|pos=MF}} {{fs player|no=-|nat=Ecuador|name=Marcelo Proaño|pos=MF}} {{fs player|no=-|nat=Ecuador|name=Jimmy Jimenez|pos=MF}} {{fs player|no=-|nat=Ecuador|name=José Gavica|pos=MF}} {{fs player|no=-|nat=Uruguay|name=Alberto Acosta|pos=FW}}  
Current technical staff :
Office Name
President Alfonso Harb
Vice-president Vacant
President of Football Commission Alfonso Harb
President of marketing Enrique Avellán
Board secretary Cristóbal Mantilla Moscoso
Treasurer Javier Moreira Calderón
Director of social area Vacant
                     
Coach: Miguel Angel Brindisi

Copa Libertadores Finals Squad 1998 {{fs player|no=1|nat=Ecuador|name=José Francisco Cevallos|pos=GK}} {{fs player|no=2|nat=Ecuador|name=Luis Gómez|pos=DF}} {{fs player|no=3|nat=Ecuador|name=Jimmy Montanero|pos=DF|other=captain}} {{fs player|no=4|nat=Ecuador|name=Alberto Montaño|pos=DF}} {{fs player|no=5|nat=Ecuador|name=Héctor Carabalí|pos=DF}} {{fs player|no=6|nat=Ecuador|name=Luis Capurro|pos=DF}} {{fs player|no=7|nat=Ecuador|name=Carlos Yáñez|pos=DF}} {{fs player|no=8|nat=Argentina|name=Marcelo Morales|pos=MF}} {{fs player|no=9|nat=Ecuador|name=Héctor Arias|pos=FW}} {{fs player|no=10|nat=Paraguay|name=Angel Sotelo|pos=MF}} {{fs player|no=11|nat=Ecuador|name=Nicolás Asencio|pos=FW}} {{fs player|no=12|nat=Ecuador|name=Emilio Valencia|pos=GK}} {{fs player|no=13|nat=Ecuador|name=Agustín Delgado|pos=FW}} {{fs player|no=14|nat=Ecuador|name=Ney Raúl Avilés|pos=FW}} {{fs player|no=15|nat=Argentina|name=Washington Aires|pos=MF}} {{fs player|no=16|nat=Ecuador|name=Julio César Rosero|pos=DF}} {{fs player|no=17|nat=Ecuador|name=Fricson George|pos=DF}} {{fs player|no=18|nat=Ecuador|name=Raúl Noriega|pos=DF}} {{fs player|no=19|nat=Ecuador|name=Héctor Mina|pos=MF}} {{fs player|no=20|nat=Ecuador|name=Wilson George|pos=DF}} {{fs player|no=21|nat=Argentina|name=Juan Rey|pos=MF}} {{fs player|no=22|nat=Ecuador|name=Edwin Villafuerte|pos=GK}} {{fs player|no=23|nat=Ecuador|name=Wagner Rivera|pos=DF}} {{fs player|no=24|nat=Ecuador|name=Hólger Quiñónez|pos=MF}} {{fs player|no=25|nat=Ecuador|name=Roberto Macías|pos=MF}} {{fs player|no=26|nat=Colombia|name=Antony de Ávila|pos=FW}}  
                     
Coach: Rubén Insúa

Managers

 

Noted managers

List according to each manager that has won a title. *EC Ramón Unamuno (won the clubs first Serie A title in 1960 & second tenure, won the Serie A title in 1970) *BR Francisco de Souza Ferreira (won the 1963 Serie A title) *EC Pablo Ansaldo (won the 1966 Serie A title) *BR Otto Vieira (won the 1971 Serie A title) *BR Paulo Poletto (won the 1980 Serie A title) *BR Ronaldo Borba Filho (won the 1981 Serie A title) *BR Antonio Ferreira (won the 1985 Serie A title) *UY Roque Gastón Máspoli (won the 1987 Serie A title) *AR José Omar Reinaldi (won the 1989 Serie A title) *AR Miguel Brindisi (runners up in 1990 Copa Libertadores & won the 1991 Serie A title) *AR Salvador Capitano (won the 1995 Serie A title) *AR Rubén Insúa (won the 1997 Serie A title & runners up in 1998 Copa Libertadores)

Achievements

National

*Serie A **Champion (13): 1960, 1963, 1966, 1970, 1971, 1980, 1981, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1995, 1997 **Runner-up (11): 1957, 1962, 1968, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1992, 1993, 2002, 2003, 2005-A *Campeonato Professional de Guayaquil **Champion (5): 1955, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1967 **Runner-up (7): 1953, 1954,1956, 1957, 1962, 1964, 1966 *Campeonato Amateur del Guayas **Champion (1): 1950

International

*Copa Libertadores **Runner-up (2): 1990, 1998

Other sports

Torneos internacionales amistosos

* Copa del Pacífico (1): 1949 * Copa Antonio Laban (1): 1994 * Copa Amistad (1): 1996 * Clásico del Pacífico (1): 2003 * Copa Clásico Sudamericano (1): 2008 * Subcampeón de la Copa Ciudad de Guayaquil (1): 1988. * Subcampeón de la Copa Marlboro (1): 1988 * Subcampeón de la Copa Saeta Internacional (1): 1992 * Subcampeón de la Copa del Pacífico (1): 1993 * Subcampeón de la Copa de las Américas(1): 2003

Torneos nacionales amistosos

Copa Pre Honor (1): 1953. * Trofeo León de Oro (1): 1951. * Copa Ciudad de Machala (1): 2008.

Basketball

* Liga Nacional de Básquet (1): 2008 * Liga Provincial de Básquet (1): 2008

Baseball

* Liga Nacional de Beisbol (12): 1930, 1933, 1947, 1964, 1966, 1969, 1973, 1977, 1979, 1996, 2002, 2007 * Festival Olímpico (1): 2005.

Volleyball

* Liga Provincial de Voleibol (8): 2002

Bowling

* Campeón nacional de bolos (1): 2003

Waterpolo

* Campeón de la 3 copa ANAVI (1): 2008 * Campeón del torneo internacional de waterpolo (1): 2009

Sailing

* Campeón de la Regata de Balzar (1): 2008

Records

In Serie A: *Seasons: 49 *All-time position: 1st *Best finish: 1st (13 times) *Worst finish: 9th (2009) *Biggest win: 7-0 vs. Técnico U. *Biggest defeat: 7-0 vs. El Nacional *Most caps: Nicolás Asencio *Top scorer: Manuel Uquillas (86 goals) *Less goals conceded: Pablo Ariel Santillo (796 minutes)

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