Municipal Grecia

Municipal Grecia is an association football club based in Grecia, Costa Rica. Founded in 1998, the club will make their debut in the Liga FPD after being promoted from the Liga de Ascenso.

Grecia
Nickname(s)La Pantera
Los Griegos
FoundedAugust 16, 1998 (1998-08-16)
StadiumEstadio Allen Riggioni
Capacity4,000
ChairmanAdrián Barquero
ManagerJavier San Román
LeagueLiga FPD
2019 AperturaLiga FPD, 11th
WebsiteClub website

The team plays in the Estadio Allen Riggioni.

History

In 1998, the people from Grecia, led by former deputy Everardo Rodríguez, decided to give the people of the canton a new sports option. Feeling the need of having an own football club which competed in a non-amateur level. Having taken over the franchise of American FC, the club was founded on 16 August 1998. The club made its debut on 13 September 1998 by drawing 2–2 with Puriscal FC.[1]

During its first decade, the team won the 2007 Apertura Championship in the Costa Rican Liga de Ascenso.[1] On mid-2017 the club, managed by former Saprissa and Costa Rica captain Walter Centeno, defeated Jicaral to win the 2017 Clausura tournament, thus qualifying to a promotion play-off.[2] Grecia would defeat Jicaral again to achieve the promotion to the Liga FPD for the first time.[3]

Players

Current squad

As of 29 January, 2022. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  MEX Antonny Monreal
2 DF  CRC Daniel Salas
3 DF  IRQ Yohan Zetuna
4 DF  CRC Kenner Gutiérrez (Captain)
5 DF  CRC Richard Steven
6 FW  MEX Brian Martínez
8 MF  CRC Leonardo Castillo
9 FW  CRC Luis Rodríguez (on loan from Pérez Zeledón)
10 MF  CRC Anthony López
11 MF  CRC Reimond Salas (on loan from Herediano)
12 MF  CRC Youstin Salas
13 FW  CRC Enyel Escoe (on loan from Herediano)
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 FW  CRC Paulo Méndez
18 MF  CRC Osvaldo Barrantes
20 MF  CRC José Mora (on loan from Herediano)
21 MF  CRC Roan Wilson
22 DF  CRC Jean Carlo Agüero
24 DF  MEX José Luis Calderón
25 DF  CRC Jean Carlos Sánchez
33 GK  CRC Alfonso Quesada
35 GK  CRC José Vega
70 MF  CRC Jefferson Rivera
77 MF  CRC Jordy Hernández (on loan from Herediano)
99 FW  CRC Joshua Parra (on loan from Carmelita)

[4]

Personnel
Walter Centeno is the head coach of the team

Current technical staff
Name Role
Walter Centeno Head coach
Benjamín Mayorga Assistant coach

Management
Name Role
Adrián Barquero Chairman

Honours
  • Liga de Ascenso
    • Overall champions: 2016–17
    • Half-season champions: Apertura 2007, Clausura 2017

References
  1. "Historia | Municipal Grecia". municipalgrecia.com (in European Spanish). Municipal Grecia. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  2. Ramírez, Wender (14 May 2017). "Grecia amarga la fiesta de Jicaral y peleará por el Ascenso en dos juegos más". MarioSegura.com (in European Spanish). Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  3. Araya, José Fernando (28 May 2017). "Grecia golea 3-0 a Jicaral y es el nuevo inquilino de la Primera División". Teletica (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  4. "Planilla | Municipal Grecia". municipalgrecia.com (in European Spanish).

[1]

  1. Gilberto Martínez Vidal
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