C.D. Olmedo

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Olmedo
OlmedoLogo.png
Full nameClub Centro Deportivo Olmedo
Nickname(s)
  • Ciclón Andino (Andean Cyclone)
  • El ídolo de Riobamba (The Riobamba idol)
FoundedNovember 11, 1919;104 years ago (1919-11-11)
Ground Estadio Olímpico de Riobamba
Capacity14,400
ChairmanMarcelo Pérez
Manager Héctor González
League Serie B
2021 Serie A, 16th (relegated)

Club Centro Deportivo Olmedo is an Ecuadorian professional football club based in Riobamba, Ecuador. They play in the Serie B.

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History

The club won their only national championship in 2000, making them the first club outside Quito and Guayaquil to win a national championship. They have also won two Serie B titles in 1994 and 2003. Internationally, they have played in the Copa Libertadores four times, reaching the Round of 16 once in 2002.

Founded in 1919, Olmedo is one of the oldest clubs in the Serie A or Serie B. Their home stadium is the Estadio Olímpico. In the year 2000 they became the first club in the history of the Ecuadorian Serie A to win a league title that does not come from Quito or Guayaquil.

As of 2021, Olmedo is going through an economic crises that made them officially bankrupt and could be dissolved at the end of the year.

Their biggest rivals are Macará with whom they contest the Clásico Interandino. [1]

Honours

National

Regional

Players

As of 2020.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
5 DF Flag of Ecuador.svg  ECU Dennis Quintero
6 DF Flag of Ecuador.svg  ECU Jhonner Montezuma
8 MF Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Mauricio Yedro
9 FW Flag of Ecuador.svg  ECU Renny Cabezas
12 MF Flag of Ecuador.svg  ECU Washington Plúas
15 DF Flag of Ecuador.svg  ECU Jerry León
22 GK Flag of Ecuador.svg  ECU Andrés Quiñónez
No.Pos.NationPlayer
26 DF Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Jonathan Ferrari
40 DF Flag of Ecuador.svg  ECU Marlon Gruezo
70 MF Flag of Ecuador.svg  ECU Jose Ramirez
DF Flag of Ecuador.svg  ECU Jeison Domínguez
DF Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Ángel Viotti
MF Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Gabriel Méndez
MF Flag of Ecuador.svg  ECU Bryan Oña

World Cup players

The following players were chosen to represent their country at the FIFA World Cup while contracted to Olmedo.

Managers

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References

  1. "Olmedo a ganar el "clásico Interandino"". Archived from the original on 2016-05-13. Retrieved 2016-05-03.