Sociedad Gimnástica Española de San José

This article is about the Costa Rican club. For the Spanish club, see Real Sociedad Gimnástica Española.
Gimnástica Española
Full nameSociedad Gimnástica Española
Nickname(s)Los Diablos Rojos
Founded11 June 1911
GroundSan José, Costa Rica
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The Sociedad Gimnástica Española was a football club based in San José, Costa Rica.

History

Founded in 1911, Sociedad Gimnástica Española debuted in the Primera División de Costa Rica on 17 July 1921 against Gimnástica Limonense[1] and played 39 seasons [2] at the top level until their final season in 1961, when they were relegated after the ASOFUTBOL league split.[1]

In 2007, Spanish native Ceferino Casero started a project to revive the club for the Spanish community in Costa Rica.[3]

Honours

References

  1. ^ a b Historia, eso es la Gimnástica Española Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine – UNAFUT (in Spanish)
  2. ^ El pulso entre Liga y 'S' también es en la historia – Nación (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Club histórico del futbol de Costa Rica Resucitan a la Sociedad Gimnástica Española – Nación (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Fuente: Unafut.com y Registros Históricos de Gianni Baldi F.