C.D. Malacateco

Club Deportivo Malacateco-Coatepeque is a Guatemalan football club based in Malacatán, San Marcos.

Deportivo Malacateco
Full nameClub Deportivo Malacateco-Coatepeque
Nickname(s)Toros (Bulls)
Founded1962 (1962)
GroundEstadio Santa Lucía
Malacatán, Guatemala
Capacity7,000
ChairmanCarlos Gutiérrez
ManagerRoberto Hernández
LeagueLiga Nacional
Apertura 20214th (Champions)

They play their home games in the Estadio Santa Lucía. They compete in the Liga Nacional, the top tier of Guatemalan football.

History

Nicknamed Los Toros, the club was founded on 8 September 1962 after a merger of clubs Morazán, Interrogación and Juvenil and by initiative of Humberto Bermúdez, Evelio de León, Felipe Sánchez, José María Munguía, José Rivera, Vicente López and Feliciano Boj.[1] Forty five years later, they earned their historic promotion to Liga Mayor by defeating Juventud Retalteca 3–0 (3–2 agg.) in the Primera División de Ascenso 2007 Clausura final. This was also the first time in Primera División de Ascenso history that the same team won both the Apertura and Clausura tournaments, thus being automatically promoted without a need of an "extra" game. In 2008, they were relegated to Primera División after ending in last place in the Liga Mayor. In 2010, the club returned to the top division in Guatemala.[2]

Carlos Mercedes Vásquez

In November 2010, first team squad member Carlos Mercedes Vásquez was kidnapped and murdered. A note on his body parts claimed he was killed for messing with another man's woman.[3]

First Title

In the Apertura 2021, under Roberto Hernández, Malacateco claimed their biggest success in the club history by winning their first Liga Nacional title after defeating Comunicaciones 2-0 on 2 January 2022.

Crest

Their crest consists of the face of a red bull and the nickname of the team above.

Stadium

The Estadio Santa Lucía is the official venue of the team, it is located in the municipality of Malacatán in San Marcos, has a capacity for 7,000 spectators and also has synthetic grass and electric lighting.

Honours

Leagues

Current squad

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  URU Darío Silva
2 FW  URU Enzo Herrera
4 DF  MEX Elmer Morales
5 DF  GUA Kevin Ruiz
6 MF  GUA Kevin Ramírez
7 FW  GUA Herminio Pérez
8 MF  GUA Yonathan Morán
9 FW  GUA Diego Tatuaca
10 FW  CRC Kenneth Cerdas
11 FW  GUA Nelson Andrade
12 DF  GUA Wilson Godoy
13 DF  GUA Denilson Hernández
14 MF  GUA Jorge Sánchez Laparra
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF  GUA Enrique Klug
16 MF  GUA Durban Reyes
18 MF  GUA Carlos de León
19 DF  GUA Sixto Betancourt (captain)
20 FW  BRA Lucas Ventura
21 FW  GUA José Ochoa
22 DF  GUA Edwin Fuentes
23 DF  GUA Raul Calderon
25 GK  GUA Luis Ruiz
26 GK  GUA Julio Ochoa
28 GK  GUA Walter Maldonado
29 MF  GUA José Monterroso
33 MF  GUA Tobit Vásquez

Managerial history

References
  1. Deportivo Malacateco – DeGuate (in Spanish)
  2. Guatemala 2009/10 – RSSSF
  3. Carlos Mercedes Vasquez's body found – ESPN
  4. Fallece nuevo entrenador del club malacateco Archived 2014-12-31 at the Wayback Machine – La Nacion (in Spanish)


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