C.D. Universidad de El Salvador
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Club Deportivo Universidad de El Salvador, commonly known as UES, is a professional football team in El Salvador
El Salvador
El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...

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Universidad represents the University of El Salvador
University of El Salvador
The University of El Salvador or Universidad de El Salvador is the oldest and one of the most prominent university institutions in El Salvador. It serves as the national university of the country...

 (UES), the largest and oldest university in El Salvador.

On 6 June 2010 UES obtained the promotion to the Primera División de Fútbol Profesional
Primera División de Fútbol Profesional
The Primera División of the ' , more commonly known as La Liga Mayor or La Primera, is the top professional football league in El Salvador. It was established in 1969 and as of 2011 has 10 clubs...

 for the first time in 23 years, after beating Once Municipal
Once Municipal
Once Municipal or 11 Municipal is a Salvadoran football club from Ahuachapán, El Salvador. The club currently plays in the top tier after getting promoted for the Apertura 2010. The club won its first league championship during the 1948–49 season...

 2–1.

Honours

  • Segunda Division
    Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño
    The Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño is the second level of the El Salvador League System of football. Teams have a chance to gain promotion to the Primera División de Fútbol Profesional. The champions of the Apertura and Clausura play the direct promotion playoff every year. The winner of...

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  • Winners (1): Clausura 2010

History

1960's

Universidad was promoted to El Salvador's first division football league (Liga Mayor A) in the 1963/64 season. One of the key signings was that of 18 year old Mauricio "Pipo" Rodriguez, a slender footballer with a knack for scoring spectacular goals, having considerable power with either leg. He would become the club's most influential player, even to this day.

The club's first season back was not successful at all. In that 63/64 season, Universidad barely staved off relegation by a single point over C.D. Dragón which had managed a mere 14 points. The following season, the club had a more respectable run where it climbed to the middle of the table; however goals were hard to come by, having scored only 18 in as many games.

The 1965/66 season remains by many the most successful in the team's history. During this time, the format of El Salvador's first division changed, 4 rounds were played (36 games) instead of the customary 2 (18 games). It was during this campaign that C.D. Universidad was transformed. Led by "Pipo" Rodriguez, the squad became an all out attacking unit, displaying the flair that captured many of the neutral fan's attention.

Unfortunately, their attacking flair (69 goals) was more than matched by Alianza FC, which finished top of the table with 50 points, 3 ahead of Universidad. Pipo Rodriguez finished as top scorer with 23 goals (tied with Alianza's Cascarita Tapia). One of the key moments occurred in the tail end of the season when C.D. Universidad traveled to California, USA to play a couple of exhibition matches with only 3 games left in the campaign. Later that same week Universidad arrived back in El Salvador to play against an Once Municipal team fighting relegation. Tired Universidad players could not cope and lost the game.

For the rest of the decade Universidad, in spite of their attractive style, languished in the middle of the table finishing 6th, 7th and 8th respectively.

1970's

The 1970 season saw another mid table finish for Universidad. However, despite their 6th place finish, their 63 goals scored were second most in the first division and the team finished only 6 points behind eventual winner Atlético Marte in what was one of the tightest races in the history of El Salvador's Liga A.

Universidad climbed again to the top of the table in the 1971 season. The team, reinforced with the names of Gualberto Fernandez on goal and Argentine striker Rene Cazalbon, finished third in the league, 5 points behind eventual winners Juventud Olimpica and a single point behind Alianza FC. Universidad led the table for the majority of the first two rounds; however, their inability to record victories against minnows such as Excelsior and UCA cost them dearly.

The format changed, yet again in 1972, which would be the last campaign for the gifted "Pipo" Rodriguez. Injuries had taken their final toll on his knees and ankles which led to his premature retirement at the age of 27 years. The new format called for 2 rounds (18 games) and thereafter, the top six teams would battle for the championship on a home-away round-robin format (10 games). Universidad managed to qualify, finishing in a very modest 5th place and scoring only 18 goals; however, in the "liguilla" Universidad's attacking prowess came to the front (scoring 15 goals – tops in the liguilla) and, ranked as outsiders to win the championship, were the last team to have a chance of overtaking Aguila for the championship. Unfortunately, Universidad lost their last game 1-2 against CD FAS while Aguila defeated Municipal Limeño 1-0 to become champions.

The 1973 season was a re-start of sorts as the main-stay of "Pipo Rodriguez" would no longer appear in the team's lineup. His absence was also manifested in the field of play as Universidad finished in fifth place after 2 rounds and just managed to qualify for the liguilla. However, unlike the previous season, Universidad only managed a paltry 3 points from 10 games and did not record a single win. Their dispirited play was quite evident in their first 2 games against Atlético Marte, where they were soundly beaten 3-0 and 1-0.

The 1974/75 season held a lot of promise as Pipo Rodriguez returned to manage the team. Two Argentines of high quality bolstered the team, central attacker Tony Rojas, who scored with headers as much as with his feet and Victor Donato, a long, blonde haired technician, who became the creative conduit of the team in midfield. Tomas "Flaco" Pineda returned to C.D. Universidad and replaced the inexperienced Rene Puquirre in goal and with experienced footballers such as Victor "El Pato" Valencia and Wilfredo Penate, Universidad had an outstanding team that could vie for the championship. In addition, Pipo also brought an 18 year old footballer who would become one of El Salvador's most talented players of all time, Norberto "Pajarito" Huezo.

It all started well, when prior to the season, Universidad won the "Torneo Relampago", a mini tournament which consisted of the 10 teams in first division playing 20 minute games against each other on a knockout format. In the absence of goals, corners or shots on goal determined the winner.

In spite of an inaugural 1-1 tie against perennial powers Aguila, Universidad quickly climbed to the top of the table. Important wins against newly promoted Platense (who would become champions), Atlético Marte, Alianza and FAS in the first round laid out their intentions. However, Injuries to key players such as "Flaco" Pineda and Tony Rojas, which kept them on the sidelines throughout most of the second half, slowed Universidad's progress in the last 2 rounds and their faltering form saw them miss out of the play-offs. The format had again changed to 4 rounds (36 games) with the top 4 teams staging a semifinal playoff before advancing to the final.

There were not too many significant changes for the 1975/76 season. Gatti Mendez was now on goal and Mauricio Quintanilla was the main attacking threat. During this season, Universidad stayed atop the table throughout the entire season. The format had changed again where the season consisted of 3 rounds (33 games – 12 teams) with the top 4 qualifying for the semifinals. Universidad recorded several impressive results, defeating FAS and Atlético Marte 1-0, Sonsonate 4-0 and the highlight of their season, a comprehensive 2-0 victory over Aguila over a rainy "Flor Blanca" field in the second round, with Victor Donato majestically exerting his influence in midfield.

At the end of the season "La U" finished in 4th place and qualified for the playoffs against a top seeded and record setting Aguila team which had scored an impressive 79 goals during the season, 24 more goals than its nearest competitor. Universidad went into the first leg of the semifinal game as rank outsiders, in spite of having beaten Aguila 2-0 in the second round, they had lost 0-4 and 1-2 in the first and third round respectively. Universidad confounded critics and fans alike by producing a masterclass performance and besting Aguila by a score of 3-1; this in spite of missing a penalty when the score was still tied 0-0. The victory afforded them the luxury losing the 2nd leg (by no more than 1 goal) and still qualifying for the final. Unfortunately, in the return match, Universidad was a mere shadow of the team that had previously dismantled Aguila and allowed their opponents complete control of midfield. The 0-3 halftime deficit was reflective of their display and even after scoring in the 2nd half to make the game 1-4, Aguila cemented their place in the final with another goal to end the game at 1-5 with a 6 to 4 aggregate score. Universidad played against FAS for 3rd/4th place devoid of foreign footballers and managed a respectable 1-1 half-time score before losing 1-4.

For the remainder of the decade, Universidad cut back on reinforcements due to limited financial resources and was constantly battling relegation, finishing in 11th, 9th, 10th place when finally, during the 79/80 season was relegated to the second division (Liga B).

Organized Crowds

The Red Wave (La Ola Roja), taken from the 70's crowd when the UES played in the Salvadoran First Division Football.

It is a crowd that was founded during the 2010 soccer tournament with the support of the students of Science and Humanities Faculty, mainly from the race Degree in Journalism; is a crowd with deep social and, in politics, revolutionary inclination, which is visibly in the games. The crowd has a particular tradition. which is to put flags in the rails of the stage. Excepting the flag of El Salvador, another flags of several ideological friendly countries: Cuba, Venezuela, Palestine and the Basque Country.

The Red Wave used to have on CD UES matches a blanket of Homer Simpson with the U's shirt with a red star, hammer and sickle. Another custom of the crowd is that its members don't allow the consumption of alcohol and drugs during the team games.

At home matches, The Red Wave is located in the field of audience, commonly known as "General Section", in order to get involved with the people.

The Scarlet Fury (La Furia Escarlata), accompanying the team since this was in the Ascent League of El Salvador, is the latest organized crowd.

It is a crowd that has its location in the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture at the University of El Salvador. The members of this crowd identify themselves with the idea of accompanying to the CD UES team to away matches, couraging the team in all matches.

As a particular custom, the crowd has on the games of CD UES some blankets with the pet of Iron Maiden band, Eddie T, adapted to the team colors and identity: Eddie U. Furia Escarlata is the crowd with the largest number of blankets in quantity and size, recently organized in subsidiaries, each in each faculty of UES.

Current squad

As of Apertura 2010
Primera División de Fútbol Profesional - Apertura 2010
The Apertura 2010 season was the 25th edition of El Salvador's Primera Division since its establishment of an Apertura and Clausura format. Isidro Metapán, being the defending champions, kept the title as they won the final against Alianza on penalties. The season begun on July 31 and concluded on...

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Squad Changes for the Apertura 2011

In: Flavio Viana
Flavio Viana
Flavio Viana also known as Flaviño is a Brazilian footballer currently playing football for UES.-External links:*http://www.elsalvadorfc.com/2011-08-30-albarran-y-viana-nuevos-pumas...

- Transferred from TBA Arturo Albarrán
Arturo Albarrán
Sergio Arturo Albarrán Arellano is a Mexican-born Salvadoran professional soccer player who currently plays for UES.-External links:*...

- Transferred from Hollywood United Hitmen
Hollywood United Hitmen
Hollywood United Hitmen is an American soccer team based in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 2009, the team plays in National Premier Soccer League , a national amateur league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Northwest Division, having switched from the...

 Rodrigo Argueta - Transferred from Firpo
C.D. Luis Angel Firpo
Club Deportivo Luis Ángel Firpo is an football club based in Usulután, El Salvador that plays in the Primera División de Fútbol Profesional. It has been one of the most successful clubs in El Salvador, having won 9 titles, firstly in 1989. Only FAS and Águila hold more league titles than Firpo,...

 Rafael Fuentes - Transferred from Alianza F.C.
Alianza F.C.
Alianza Fútbol Club, also known simply as Alianza, is a football club based in San Salvador, El Salvador. Alianza is one of the most popular and successful clubs in El Salvador...

 William Gonzalez
William González
William González is a Colombian fencer. He competed in the team épée event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.-References:...

- Transferred from Firpo
C.D. Luis Angel Firpo
Club Deportivo Luis Ángel Firpo is an football club based in Usulután, El Salvador that plays in the Primera División de Fútbol Profesional. It has been one of the most successful clubs in El Salvador, having won 9 titles, firstly in 1989. Only FAS and Águila hold more league titles than Firpo,...

 Manuel López
Manuel de Jesús López
Manuel de Jesús López Salinas is a Salvadoran footballer who currently plays for Atlético Marte in the Salvadoran Premier Division.-Club career:...

- Transferred from Atlético Marte
Atlético Marte
Club Deportivo Atlético Marte is a football club from San Salvador, El Salvador. The club has changed their name a couple of times to C.D. Arabe Marte , and C.D. Atlético Marte Quezaltepeque . The club changed to its original name again in 2008; C.D...

 Ramón Martinez
Ramon De Paz
Ramón Martínez De Paz is a Salvadoran footballer who currently plays for Municipal Limeño in the Salvadoran second division .-Club career:...

- Transferred from Atlético Balboa Francisco Medrano
Francisco Medrano (footballer)
Francisco José Medrano Magaña is a Salvadoran footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Once Municipal in the Salvadoran Premier Division.-Club career:...

- Transferred from Free Agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....

 Nelson Reyes - Transferred from C.D. Águila
C.D. Águila
Club Deportivo Águila is a Salvadoran football club based in San Miguel. They currently play in the Primera División de Fútbol Profesional, and are one of the most prestigious teams in the country along with long-time rivals Club Deportivo FAS...

 Kevin Santamaria
Kevin Santamaria
Kevin Oswaldo Santamaría Guzmán is a Salvadoran football Midfielder who currently plays for Once Municipal in his native country.-External links:*...

- Transferred from Once Municipal
Once Municipal
Once Municipal or 11 Municipal is a Salvadoran football club from Ahuachapán, El Salvador. The club currently plays in the top tier after getting promoted for the Apertura 2010. The club won its first league championship during the 1948–49 season...

 William Antonio Torres
William Antonio Torres
William Antonio Torres Cabrera is a Salvadoran football player, who playes as a defender for UES.-References:...

- Transferred from C.D. Águila
C.D. Águila
Club Deportivo Águila is a Salvadoran football club based in San Miguel. They currently play in the Primera División de Fútbol Profesional, and are one of the most prestigious teams in the country along with long-time rivals Club Deportivo FAS...



Out: Cristian González - Released Luis Anaya - Transferred to C.D. Águila
C.D. Águila
Club Deportivo Águila is a Salvadoran football club based in San Miguel. They currently play in the Primera División de Fútbol Profesional, and are one of the most prestigious teams in the country along with long-time rivals Club Deportivo FAS...

 Mario Deras - Transferred to TBA Rodrigo Martínez - Transferred to TBA Héctor Morales - Transferred to TBA Óscar Navarro
Óscar Navarro
Óscar Alberto Navarro Meléndez is a Salvadoran footballer who is currently under contract with UES in the Salvadoran Premier League.-Club career:...

- Transferred to TBA Juan Reyes - Transferred to TBA Eliseo Salamanca - Transferred to TBA Edwin Sánchez
Edwin Sánchez
Edwin Sánchez is a Salvadoran footballer who currently plays for Isidro Metapán in the Primera División of El Salvador, and for the El Salvador national team.-El Salvador:...

- Transferred to A.D. Isidro Metapán
A.D. Isidro Metapán
Asociación Deportiva Isidro Metapán, also known simply as Isidro Metapán, is a Salvadoran football club based in Metapán, El Salvador. The club currently plays in the Primera División, which is the top tier football league in the country...

 Manuel García
Manuel García Luna
Manuel García Luna is a Mexican professional soccer player who currently plays for UES in El Salvador.-External links:* http://espndeportes.espn.go.com/news/story?id=749401&s=sal&type=story...

- Transferred to TBA

Notable players

Manuel Álvarez Joaquín Rene Cazalbon Victor Donato Roque Antonio "Tony" Rojas Edenilson Franco (1968) Francisco Puglio (1968) Reynaldo da Silva (1968) Hernán Gonzáles (1968) Hugo Villanueva (1968) Rene Alvarenga (1981-86)   Raúl Avellaneda (1965-66) Harry Bran (1981-86) Gerson Coca Jose Cuenca (1982-87) Raúl Antonio García
Raul Antonio Garcia
Raúl Antonio García Herrera is a retired Salvadoran professional footballer.-Club career:Garcia played the majority of his career at Salvadoran Premier League giants Águila.-International career:...

 (1981-86)
William González Mario Ibarra (1981-86) Victor Iraheta (1981-86) Luis Alberto "Catuta" López Mauricio Manzano
Mauricio Manzano
José Mauricio Manzano López is a retired football player from El Salvador who represented his country at the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico.-International career:...

 Wilfredo Peñate Tomas "Flaco" Pineda
Tomas Pineda
Tomás Ernesto Pineda Nieto is a retired football player from El Salvador.-International career:Nicknamed el Flaco , Pineda represented El Salvador at the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico, though he did not play a single match...

 Carlos Recinos
Carlos Recinos
Carlos Humberto Recinos Ortiz is a former soccer player from El Salvador who represented his country at the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain.-Playing years:...

 (1984) Pipo Rodríguez
Mauricio Alonso Rodríguez
Mauricio Alonso "Pipo" Rodríguez Lindo is a retired footballer from El Salvador. He represented his country at the Olympic Games in 1968, 1970 FIFA World Cup Mexico and coached them to in the 1982 FIFA World Cup Spain.-Playing years:...

 (1963–72) Guillermo Valenciano Jorge "Indio" Vásquez
Jorge Vásquez (footballer)
Jorge Alfredo "Indio" Vásquez is a former footballer from El Salvador who represented his country at the 1968 Summer Olympics and at the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico.-References:...

 Hugo Peña (1966) Roberto Zúñiga (1966) Néstor Hernández Polo Víctor Pereira

World Cup players

World Cup 1966
1966 FIFA World Cup
The 1966 FIFA World Cup, the eighth staging of the World Cup, was held in England from 11 July to 30 July. England beat West Germany 4–2 in the final, winning the World Cup for the first time, so becoming the first host to win the tournament since Italy in 1934.-Host selection:England was chosen as...

Hugo Villanueva

World Cup 1970
1970 FIFA World Cup
The 1970 FIFA World Cup, the ninth staging of the World Cup, was held in Mexico, from 31 May to 21 June. The 1970 tournament was the first World Cup hosted in North America, and the first held outside South America and Europe. In a match-up of two-time World Cup champions, the final was won by...

Pipo Rodríguez
Mauricio Alonso Rodríguez
Mauricio Alonso "Pipo" Rodríguez Lindo is a retired footballer from El Salvador. He represented his country at the Olympic Games in 1968, 1970 FIFA World Cup Mexico and coached them to in the 1982 FIFA World Cup Spain.-Playing years:...

Jorge "Indio" Vásquez
Jorge Vásquez (footballer)
Jorge Alfredo "Indio" Vásquez is a former footballer from El Salvador who represented his country at the 1968 Summer Olympics and at the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico.-References:...



List Of Coaches

Conrado Miranda
Conrado Miranda
José Conrado Miranda Sasso . is a Salvadoran football player and former coach who created a legacy in El Salvador....

 (1962–64) Gregorio Bundio
Gregorio Bundio
Gregorio "GOYO" Bundio Nuñez is a former player and manager. Bundio coached the El Salvador national football team from 1968–1970 and qualified them for the 1970 FIFA World Cup .Gregorio Bundio Nuñez recently retired.-Alianza:...

 (1965–68) Sergio Lecea Fernández (1968) Marcelo Estrada (1968–69) Gregorio Bundio
Gregorio Bundio
Gregorio "GOYO" Bundio Nuñez is a former player and manager. Bundio coached the El Salvador national football team from 1968–1970 and qualified them for the 1970 FIFA World Cup .Gregorio Bundio Nuñez recently retired.-Alianza:...

 (1971) José Rossini (1972) Carlos Javier Mascáro (1975) Pipo Rodríguez
Mauricio Alonso Rodríguez
Mauricio Alonso "Pipo" Rodríguez Lindo is a retired footballer from El Salvador. He represented his country at the Olympic Games in 1968, 1970 FIFA World Cup Mexico and coached them to in the 1982 FIFA World Cup Spain.-Playing years:...

 (1973–82) Jorge Tupinambá
Jorge Tupinambá dos Santos
Jorge Tupinambá dos Santos is a former Brazilian football player and manager.-External links:*http://www.elsalvador.com/mwedh/nota/nota_completa.asp?idCat=6429&idArt=3753310...

 Santiago Chicas Leonardo Estrada (1980–82), (1986) Mario Rey (1986–87) Cecilio "Chilo" Monge (2003–05) Miguel Angel Diaz
Miguel Ángel Díaz
Miguel Ángel Díaz Arévalo is a retired football player from El Salvador.-Club career:Nicknamed Ardilla , Díaz started his career at third division side Alacranes, later renamed as Chalatenango, with whom he won promotion to the second division and later to the first division...

 (2005–10) Rubén Alonso
Ruben Alonso
Rubén Rudesindo Alonso Alves is a former Uruguayan football player and manager.-Playing career:Rubén Alonso played for several clubs in El Salvador, Uruguay, Honduras and Guatemala.He won titles with Alianza F.C...

 (Jun 2010-Nov 10) Edgar "Kiko" Henriquez
Edgar Henriquez
Edgar Alonso Henríquez is a Salvadoran retired football midfielder.-Club career:Nicknamed Kiko, Henríquez started his career at third division outfit Adler, then moved up a division with Salvadoreño de Armenia and made his debut in the Salvadoran Premier League with UES in 1985...

 (Nov 2010-Mar 11) Eraldo Correia
Eraldo Correia
Eraldo Correia Ribeiro , is a retired Brazilian football player and currently a manager.-Managerial career:He is the current head coach of UES in the Salvadoran Premier League after being appointed on March.-External links:* *...

 (Mar 2011-Sep 2011) Miguel Ángel Soriano
Miguel Ángel Soriano
Miguel Ángel Soriano Olmedo is a Salvadoran football coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of UES.-Club career:...

 (Sep 2011-Oct 2011) Jorge Abrego
Jorge Abrego
Jorge Alberto Abrego Martínez is a retired Salvadoran football player.-Club:Nicknamed El Zapatero , Abrego has played all of his professional career at C.D. FAS.-International:...

(Oct 2011-)

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