Chinandega FC

Chinandega FC
Full nameChinandega Futbol Clube
Nickname(s)Franja Roja
Founded1975; 49 years ago (1975)
GroundEstadio Efraín Tijerino Mazariego, Chinandega, Nicaragua
Capacity1,500
ChairmanHortensia Morán [1]
ManagerWilson Gil Yuste
LeagueLiga Primera
2015 Apertura6th

Chinandega Futbol Clube is a Nicaraguan football team who play in the Nicaraguan Premier Division.

They play their home games at the Estadio Efraín Tijerino in Chinandega. They have been playing in the top tier since winning promotion in summer 2011.

Current squad

As of: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 Bolivia BOL Xavier Quispe
5 Nicaragua NCA Roy Durand
2 Nicaragua NCA Jan Fajardo
7 Nicaragua NCA Ernesto Toledo

List of managers

Chinandega has had permanent managers since it first appointed TBD as coach in 1976. The longest-serving manager was Reyna Espinoza, who managed Chinandega for four years from Feb 2014 to TBD. Colombian Wilson Gil was the foreign coach in the club. Reyna Espinoza is the first female to coach the men's senior squad.

  • Nicaragua Salvador Dubois Leiva (2008–09)
  • Nicaragua Reyna Espinoza Morán (2010–2011)
  • Nicaragua Vidal Alonso (2011 – Dec 2011)
  • Nicaragua Luis Olivares (Jan 2012 – Feb 2012)
  • Nicaragua Reyna Espinoza Morán (Feb 2012 – May 2012)
  • Nicaragua Adolfo Alejandro Cajina (June 2012 – Feb 2013)
  • Nicaragua Vidal Alonso (Feb 2013 – August 2013)[2]
  • Nicaragua Reyna Espinoza Morán (Aug 2013)
  • Colombia Wilson Gil Yuste (Aug 2013 – Jan 2014)
  • Nicaragua Reyna Espinoza Morán (Feb 2014–)

References

  1. ^ La dama del fútbol Archived 2009-03-17 at the Wayback Machine – Nuevo Diario (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Vidal Alonso se aparta del Chinandega-FC – Hoy (in Spanish)