Deportivo Táchira FC
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| Surname | Deportivo Táchira Fútbol Club | ||
| Seat | San Cristóbal , Venezuela | ||
| founding | 1974 | ||
| president |
 Juana Suarez
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| Website | deportivotachira.com | ||
| First soccer team | |||
| Head coach |
Carlos Maldonado
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| Venue | Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo | ||
| Places | 42,500 | ||
| league | Primera División | ||
| 2014/15 | 2nd place | ||
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Deportivo Táchira Fútbol Club is a Venezuelan football club founded in 1974. Táchira currently plays in the Primera División , the top division in Venezuela , in which he won the most titles with eight championships after FC Caracas (11).
history
In 1974 the Italian Gaetano Greco founded the club and named it Deportivo San Cristóbal. In 1978 the club got its current name and was called Deportivo Táchira Fútbol Club. The club then changed its name twice: in 1986 the name changed to Unión Atlético Táchira and in 1999 the club was renamed Deportivo Táchira Fútbol Club.
The stadium
The club plays its home games at the Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo in San Cristobal , which has 42,500 spectators. The stadium was inaugurated on January 11, 1976 with the game against Deportivo Calí.
successes
- Champion: 1979, 1981, 1984, 1986, 2000, 2008, 2011, 2015
Venezuelan Cup
- Winner: 1986
Coach history
- January 2010 to June 2010: Carlos Maldonado
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Jorge Luis Pinto (2010-2011) - December 2011 to April 2012: Jaime de la Pava
- Marcos Calderón
- since December 2015: Carlos Maldonado
Former players
- Gilberto Angelucci
- Rafael Dudamel
- Ricardo Páez
- Daniel Arismendi
- Manuel Sanhouse
- Jorge Alberto Rojas
- Tomás Rincon
- William Mendez
- Ruberth Moran
- Arnoldo Iguarán
- Leonel Vielma
- José Torrealba
- Richard Páez
- Luis Manuel Seijas
Web links
- Club website (Spanish)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Information about Deportivo Táchira FC on weltfussball.de
- ^ Carlos Maldonado - Profile on soccerway.com , accessed October 22, 2016
- ↑ Jaime de la Pava - Profile on soccerway.com , accessed October 22, 2016
- ↑ Técnicos y Jugadores Mundialistas que pasaron por el fútbol nacional ( Memento from February 27, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (Spanish) on balonazos.com from June 17, 2014, accessed on February 28, 2015
- ^ Carlos Maldonado - Profile on soccerway.com , accessed October 22, 2016