Club Presidente Hayes
Encyclopedia
Presidente Hayes is a Paraguayan football (soccer)
club from Tacumbu
, a section of Asunción
, Paraguay
. The club is also known colloquially by its nicknames The Yankees (Los Yanquis) and The Little Star (La Estrellita). They play regularly in Asuncion's Kiko Reyes Stadium (Estadio Kiko Reyes) as part of the Paraguayan Soccer League (Asociacion Paraguaya de Futbol).
The club was founded in 1907. It is one of several entities in Paraguay that were named in honor of Rutherford B. Hayes
, the 19th President of the United States of America. Hayes, as the arbitrator of peace talks after the War of the Triple Alliance
, extended unanticipated leniency to Paraguay after its military defeat.
Antonio Acosta Néstor Benítez
Tomas Guzman
Rubén Noceda
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
club from Tacumbu
Tacumbú
Tacumbú is one of the barrios of Asunción and famous for the prison also referred to as "Tacumbú".The famous Tacumbú hill is also located in this neighbourhood. The majority of the streets of the city of Asunción and surrounding areas were cobbled with the rocks extracted from this hill. It is a...
, a section of Asunción
Asunción
Asunción is the capital and largest city of Paraguay.The "Ciudad de Asunción" is an autonomous capital district not part of any department. The metropolitan area, called Gran Asunción, includes the cities of San Lorenzo, Fernando de la Mora, Lambaré, Luque, Mariano Roque Alonso, Ñemby, San...
, Paraguay
Paraguay
Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the...
. The club is also known colloquially by its nicknames The Yankees (Los Yanquis) and The Little Star (La Estrellita). They play regularly in Asuncion's Kiko Reyes Stadium (Estadio Kiko Reyes) as part of the Paraguayan Soccer League (Asociacion Paraguaya de Futbol).
The club was founded in 1907. It is one of several entities in Paraguay that were named in honor of Rutherford B. Hayes
Rutherford B. Hayes
Rutherford Birchard Hayes was the 19th President of the United States . As president, he oversaw the end of Reconstruction and the United States' entry into the Second Industrial Revolution...
, the 19th President of the United States of America. Hayes, as the arbitrator of peace talks after the War of the Triple Alliance
War of the Triple Alliance
The Paraguayan War , also known as War of the Triple Alliance , was a military conflict in South America fought from 1864 to 1870 between Paraguay and the Triple Alliance of Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay...
, extended unanticipated leniency to Paraguay after its military defeat.
Honours
- Paraguayan First DivisionLiga Paraguaya: Primera DivisiónThe División Profesional de la Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol , also known as the Primera División , or due to sponsorship reasons Copa TIGO, is the top-flight professional football league in Paraguay...
: 1
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- 1952
- Paraguayan Second DivisionLiga Paraguaya: Segunda DivisiónThe División Intermedia , also known as the Segunda División , is the second tier football league in Paraguay. It is organized by the Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol.-Overview:...
: 8
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- 1911, 1919, 1958, 1967, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1991
- Paraguayan Third Division: 1
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- 2006
Notable players
Victor CristaldoVictor Cristaldo
Victor Cristaldo is an Australian football coach of and a former footballer of the 1980s and 1990s.-Career:After finishing a youth apprenticeship with Leeds United, Cristaldo began his career with Melbourne Knights in the NSL, he went on to become the first Australian to play in Paraguay, and the...
Antonio Acosta Néstor Benítez
Néstor Benítez
Cándido Néstor Benítez Caballero is a former football defender and coach.-Career:He started his career at Presidente Hayes from his hometown, Tacumbú. From there, he was transferred to Olimpia Asunción which was coached then by the great Aurelio González...
Tomas Guzman
Tomás Guzmán
Tomás Guzmán fullname Tomás Andrés Guzmán Gaetan is a Paraguayan football striker who plays for Piacenza in Serie B in Italy.-Career:...
Rubén Noceda
Rubén Noceda
Rubén Noceda is a former football goalkeeper from Paraguay.Noceda started his career in the youth divisions of Presidente Hayes and made his debut in the first team squad in 1946. He played for Presidente Hayes until 1956 and won the only Paraguayan 1st division title in the club's history in 1952...