Deportivo Saprissa

Club Deportivo Saprissa is a football club from Tibás, San José Province, Costa Rica. Saprissa is, next to the arch-rival LD Alajuelense, with 29 titles, the current record holder in the country.

History

The club was founded on July 16, 1935 by Roberto Fernández and plays in the top league of Costa Rica since 1949. The club was named after Ricardo Saprissa, the sponsor of the first jersey set. Since 1937 Purple is the color association. According to legend, this color was chosen after the original red-blue Dressen were washed once by mistake together.

From 29 March to 10 June 1959, the team went on a world tour Saprissas. During the world tour visited 38 places Saprissa in 25 countries and played 22 games, of which 14 were won.

Deportivo Saprissa is known that his team only consists of players from Costa Rica. Due to his skill level, the club was nicknamed El Monstruo Morado " the purple monster ". National 's main competitors is LD Alajuelense, and usually make both clubs the championship among themselves.

In 2003, the club was in a critical financial situation and so the Mexican businessman Jorge Vergara, who also took over already supported or had other football clubs, 67% of the shares in the club and was president of the same. In order to make the club more modern, he changed the traditional dark violet against a dark purple, introduced a new club crest change which, among other things, the monster was to be seen, and changed hands twice the mascot. These actions Vergara met with little support from the fans, which in 2010 presented new mascot, the Monster Ricky was so very insulted that Vergara was forced to the original Dragon Elliot again the mascot to make.

Saprissa is currently one of the most successful clubs in the CONCACAF. 2005 Saprissa won for the third time the CONCACAF Champions Cup and thus took part in the FIFA Club World Cup 2005. In the Club World Cup, the team reached the 3rd place with a 3-2 win against Al- Ittihad of Saudi Arabia.

Saprissa in 2010 was honored by the IFFHS as the " team of the 20th century the CONCACAF zone."

In spring 2011, therefore, the company succeeded "Horizons Morado " ( "Violet Horizon " ), consisting of seven businessmen, including a representative of the television station Teletica to take over after two years of negotiations with Vergara its 67 % stake in the club and the club again to give into the hands of Costa Ricans. Horizons Morado, led by the new President Saprissas, Juan Carlos Rojas, decided to revive the club until 2003 used Dark purple, and the old coat of arms in a slightly modified form. The company also announced to hold regular membership meetings, and to wage a constant dialogue with supporters, sponsors, etc..

Others

In addition to participating in the first division takes Saprissas CD Saprissa under the name of " Generación Saprissa " also at play operation of the second Costa Rican league, the Liga de Ascenso Segunda División - part. Generación Saprissa, until the 2012/13 season the team played under the name " Saprissa de Corazón ", the U-23 team of the club.

Former coach

• Joaquín García Pachico ( 1947-51 )
• Otto Pedro Bumbel ( 1951-53 )
• Joaquín García Pachico (1953 )
• Alfredo Piedra (1954-1955)
• Mario Cordero (1956-1957)
• Carlos Peucelle (1957 )
• Mario Cordero (1958 )
• Eduardo Viso Abella ( 1958-60 )
• Jorge Elías Thomaz (1961 )
• Alfredo Piedra ( 1962-64 )
• Mario Cordero ( 1964-66 )
• José Ramos ( 1967)
• Mario Cordero ( 1968-70 )
• Marvin Rodríguez ( 1971-76 )
• Giovanni Rodriguez and Guillermo Hernández ( 1976)
• Josef Karel ( 1977-79 )
• Odir Jacques ( 1979)
• Giovanni Rodriguez (1979 )
• Marcos Pavlousky (1980 )
• Mario Cordero (1980 )
• Wálter Elizondo ( 1981-82 )

• Giovanni Rodríguez ( 1982-83 )
• Carlos Javier Mascaro (1983 )
• Rigoberto Rojas (1983 )
• José Mattera ( 1984-85 )
• Marvin Rodríguez ( 1985)
• Wálter Ormeño (1986 )
• Rigoberto Rojas (1986 )
• Guillermo Hernández ( 1986)
• Raúl Higinio Bentancor (1987 )
• Joseph Bouska ( 1988-91 )
• Odir Jacques ( 1991)
• Rolando Villalobos (1992 )
• Odir Jacques ( 1993)
• Fabrizio Poletti (1993 )
• Julio César Cortés (1993 )
• Carlos Watson ( 1994)
• Carlos Linaris ( 1994-95 )
• Carlos Watson ( 1995)
• Luis Augusto García ( 1995)
• Carlos Watson ( 1996)
• Jorge Mario Olguín (1996 )

• Alexandre Guimaraes ( 1997-98 )
• Carlos Santana ( 1999)
• Alexandre Guimarães (1999)
• Miguel Company ( 2000)
• Jorge Flores ( 2000)
• Valdeir Vieira ( 2000)
• Evaristo Coronado (2000)
• Enrique Rivers (2001)
• Patricio Hernández ( 2001)
• Vladimir Quesada (2001)
• Manuel Gregorio Keosseian (2002)
• Hernan Medford (2002-2006)
• Jeaustin Campos (2006-2009)
• Roy Myers (2009-2010)
• Juan Manuel Alvarez (2011)
• Alexandre Guimarães (2011-2012)
• Daniel Casas (2012 )
• Ronald Gonzales (since 2013)

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Stadium

Estadio Ricardo Saprissa See main article Ayma.

Achievements

• CONCACAF Champions League: 1993, 1995, 2005
• Copa Inter Clubes Copa Centroamericana: 1972, 1973, 1978, 1998, 2003
• Master of Costa Rica: ( 29x) 1952, 1953, 1957, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1982, 1988, 1989, 1993/94, 1994 / 95, 1997/98, 1998/99, 2003/ 04, 2005/ 06, 2006/ 07, Invierno 2007, Verano 2008, Invierno 2008, Verano 2010