UD Salamanca

The Unión Deportiva Salamanca S.A.D. was a Spanish football club from the city of Salamanca. Recently the club played in the Segunda División.

History

The club was founded on 9 February 1923 under the name Unión Deportiva Española. Unión Deportiva Salamanca the current name borne by the club since January 16, 1932. In 1974, for the first time succeeded in promotion to the first division, where, led by coach José Luis García Traid, remained until 1981. This is also the most successful era of the club. Overall, the club played twelve seasons in the Spanish top flight, recently in 1998 /99. On 18 June 2013, the club announced his resolution for a creditors' meeting due to ongoing financial difficulties.

Well-known former players

• Nigeria Mutiu Adepoju
• Argentina Jorge D' Alessandro
• Portugal João Alves
• Andorra Koldo Álvarez
• Spain José Luis Sánchez Barrios
• Argentina Raúl Castronovo
• Spain Vicente del Bosque
• Portugal / Congo Democratic Republic Ariza Makukula
• Romania Catalin Munteanu
• Norway Håvard Nordtveit
• Portugal Pauleta
• Spain Antonio Álvarez Pérez ( Ito )
• Argentina Ricardo Rezza
• Spain Míchel Salgado
• Romania Bogdan Stelea
• Spain Ismael Urzaiz
• Mexico Carlos Vela

Well-known former coach

• Spain Mariano Garcia Remon
• Spain Andoni Goikoetxea
• Spain Juan Manuel Lillo
• Spain Juan Ignacio Martínez

Statistics

• Seasons in La Liga: 12
• Seasons in the Segunda División: 30
• Seasons in the Segunda División B: 7
• Seasons in the Tercera División: 19

• Best league position: 7th ( Primera División 1974/75 )
• Lowest League Position: 22 ( Primera División 1995/96 )