Deportivo Galicia
Encyclopedia
Deportivo Galicia Fútbol Club (currently Galicia de Aragua) is a traditional football
club from Venezuela
. Founded in Caracas
, the club moved, in 2005, to Maracay
, in the state of Aragua
, when its name changed to Galicia de Aragua.
Pedro Pablo León
Walter Gómez
David Mota
Freddy Ellie
Celso de Oliveira
Walter Roque
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 Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
. Founded in Caracas
Caracas
Caracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range...
, the club moved, in 2005, to Maracay
Maracay
Maracay is a city in north-central Venezuela, near the Caribbean coast, and is the capital and most important city of the state of Aragua. Most of it falls under the jurisdiction of the Girardot Municipality. The population as per the 2001 census was 750,000...
, in the state of Aragua
Aragua (state)
Aragua State is located in the north-central region of Venezuela. It has plains and jungles and Caribbean beaches. The most popular are Cata and Choroni...
, when its name changed to Galicia de Aragua.
Titles
- Primera División VenezolanaPrimera División VenezolanaThe Primera División , or Liga Venezolana is the top-flight professional football league of Venezuela. It was created in 1921 and turned professional in 1957...
: 4
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- Amateur Era (0):
- Professional Era (4): 1964, 1969, 1970, 1974
- Segunda División Venezolana: 3
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- 1988, 1992, 2001
- Segunda División B Venezolana: 0
- Tercera División Venezolana: 1
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- 2000
- Copa de VenezuelaCopa de VenezuelaThe Copa Venezuela is the national cup football competition of Venezuela. Organized by the Venezuelan Football Federation, is it disputed in the first half of the season by the teams in the Primera División, Segunda División A, and Segunda División B....
: 5
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- 1966, 1967, 1969, 1979, 1981
Performance in CONMEBOL competitions
- Copa Libertadores: 9 appearances
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- 1965: First Round
- 1967: First Round
- 1968: First Round
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- 1970: First Round
- 1971: First Round
- 1975: First Round
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- 1976: First Round
- 1979: First Round
- 1980: First Round
- Copa SudamericanaCopa SudamericanaThe Copa Bridgestone Sudamericana de Clubes , known simply as the Copa Sudamericana , is an annual international club football competition organized by the CONMEBOL since 2002. It is the second most prestigious club competition in South American football. CONCACAF clubs were invited between 2004...
: 0 appearances
- Recopa SudamericanaRecopa SudamericanaThe Recopa Sudamericana is an annual football match-up between the reigning champions of the previous year's Copa Libertadores and the Copa Sudamericana, South America's premier club competitions....
: 0 appearances
Notable players
Oswaldo RamírezOswaldo Ramírez
Oswaldo Felipe Ramírez Salcedo is a retired Peruvian football striker. He is one of the highest scoring players in the history of the Copa Libertadores and he helped Peru to win the Copa América in 1975.-Club career:...
Pedro Pablo León
Pedro Pablo León
Pedro Pablo León García , also known as Pedro "Perico" León, is a retired Peruvian footballer.-Career:León made 49 appearances for the Peru national football team between 1963 and 1973...
Walter Gómez
Walter Gomez
Walter Gómez was a Uruguayan footballer in the 1940s and 1950s. He played for Club Nacional de Football and Club Atlético River Plate....
David Mota
David Mota
David Mota is a Spanish rugby union player for CRC Madrid. Formerly he was a player of rugby league for the Crusaders who now play in the Super League and for the CR Liceo Francés.His position of choice is at centre/wing....
Freddy Ellie
Celso de Oliveira
Walter Roque