Club Libertad

Club Libertad

Founded	1905[1]
Ground	Estadio Dr. Nicolás Leoz
Capacity	12,000[1]
Chairman	Mario Agustín Sapriza
Manager	Roberto Torres
League	Paraguayan Primera División
2016 Apertura	Champions
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours

Libertad – Champions 1910.

Libertad – Champions 1945.

Commemorative stamp of Paraguay featuring a side of 1952 or 1953. Alarcón is third from left in the front row.^[2]

Club Libertad is a football club based in Asunción, Paraguay. It was founded in 1905 and plays in the Paraguayan Primera División. They are the third greatest club from Paraguay, with 19 national league titles.

Honours

Source:^[3]

• Division Profesional: 2003, 2006, 2007, 2010 (Clausura), 2012 C, 2014 A, 2014 C

Current squad

Current squad of Club Libertad as of 20 February 2016 (edit)
Sources:

No. Position Player 1  URU GK Rodrigo Muñoz 2  PAR DF Jorge Moreira 3  PAR DF Adalberto Román 4  PAR DF Miller Mareco 5  PAR MF Iván Ramírez 6  PAR DF Mario Saldívar 7  PAR FW Santiago Salcedo 8  PAR FW Rodolfo Gamarra 9  PAR FW Rogerio Leichtweis 10  PAR FW Jorge Recalde 11  ARG MF Marcelo Cañete 12  PAR GK Jorge Chena 13  PAR DF Agustín Vera 14  PAR DF Luis Cardozo 15  PAR MF Ángel Cardozo Lucena

No. Position Player 16  PAR MF Sergio Aquino 17  PAR FW Wilson Leiva 18  PAR FW Pablo Zeballos 19  PAR MF Roque Ariel Guachire 20  PAR FW Antonio Bareiro 21  PAR MF Victor Hugo Dávalos 22  PAR MF Osmar Molinas 23  PAR MF Danilo Santacruz 24  PAR MF José Domingo Salcedo 25  PAR GK Junior Balbuena 26  PAR DF Pedro Benítez 27  PAR DF Marcelo Báez 28  PAR FW Jesús Medina 29  PAR MF Félix Benitez 30  PAR MF Sergio Vergara

Manager: Roberto Torres

Managerial history

• Javier Torrente (2009–10)^[4]
• Gregorio Pérez (2010–11)^[5]
• Jorge Burruchaga (2011–12)^[6][7]
• Rubén Israel (2012–13)^[6][8]
• Pedro Sarabia (2013−?)^[8]

References

1. "Club Libertad: Summary". Soccerway. Perform. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
2. The image on the stamp does not actually depict the championship winning team of 1955, but rather a side of Libertad from 1952 or 1953, which was runner up in the championship. The image depicts standing: Víctor Vega (coach), Marcelino Vargas, Manuel Gavilán, Florentino Arrúa, Ireneo Hermosilla, Robustiano Maciel, Higinio Benítez Pavetti, "Papi" Corrales (manager ?). Front: unknown person, Máximo "Chimo" Rolón, Martín Alarcón, Eulogio "Kokito" Martínez, Salvador Villalba, Rogelio Bedoya. (per Libertad, El grito sagrado (7): Campeón 1955, ABC Color, 9 August 2005.)
3. "Club Libertad: Trophies". Soccerway. Perform. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
4. "Sin títulos pero con promocionados, Javier Torrente presenta renuncia en Libertad" (in Spanish). Ultima Hora. 31 March 2010. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
5. "Gregorio Pérez dejará Libertad". ABC Color (in Spanish). 29 May 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
6. "Rubén Israel regresa a Libertad". La Nacion (in Spanish). Grupo Nación de Comunicaciones. 11 July 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
7. "Jorge Burruchaga es nuevo técnico de Libertad". Ultima Hora (in Spanish). Editorial El Pais. 25 June 2011. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
8. "Pedro Sarabia es nuevo entrenador de Libertad" (in Spanish). Paraguay.com. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2014.

External links

• Club Libertad Official Site
• Libertad page at Tigo Sports (Spanish)