Club Olimpia Deportivo
Categories: Honduran football clubs
Club Olimpia Deportivo is a Honduran football club, which currently plays in Estadio Nacional Tiburcio Carias Andino in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
The club was founded June 12, 1912. They have since won 18 domestic titles.
The team wears an entirely white jersey.
They have also won two CONCACAF Champions' Cups, one in 1972 and one in 1988.
History of the Club
[[History of the Sports Club Olimpia]]
A history of greatness
The winning list of Olimpia is fantastic, own of the large clubs that with their conquests they have written in their respective countries the most glorious pages of the history of the football. In Honduras that pride has it the joint one Olimpia. Its numbers are impressive: has been 24 times national champion of league, 3 Cup champion times, 2 winning times of the Supercopa, 6 times central american monarch, 2 times champion of CONCACAF, once champion of Central America and Mexico and at the same time 2 times Subcampeón of America. Those conquests and fundamentally the soccer of high flight that has practiced since always al has been worth him LION to be from a distance the most idolized team of Central America. As large every team in the WORLD, the Club OLIMPIA counts on thousands and thousands of supporters, that want him, they admire him, they idolize him, but thus has also bitter enemies, that blind and egotists do NOT RECOGNIZE THE MERITOS OF A LARGE one AMONG THE LARGE.
Foundation
It ran the afternoon of a Wednesday 12 of June of 1912... they spent the minutes and the group of youths called to meeting they expected anxious the six in the afternoon.. They sound the bells of the temple of The Mercy... they indicate the hour of the Ángelus... it is 6 in the afternoon... and in the surrounding area a meeting of enthusiastic boys is being performed that desire to create a sports club..
The gentlemen Hector Pineda Ugarte, Carlos Bram, Arturo Bram, Enrique Buck, Santiago Buck, Miguel Sánchez, Samuel Inestrosa Gómez and Ramón to Sweep they met to give him life to which today is the largest sports institution of the area, on that occasion him was called National Olimpia being born as institution, in the branch of baseball, in 1927 the team of soccer arose.
Ours wanted Olimpia is born as a team of baseball in an epoch where the soccer was not the king of the sports, the adolescents of that epoch we are excited for getting a bat or a glove to show its dexterity in the land of play.
The honor to baptize this novena and now great sports institution falls in Santiago Chavarría, who originally called it National Olimpia. It of Olimpia, to honor the first edition of the Olympic Games of Athens in 1896, because a torch was lit, each four years, in the called valley Olimpia.
Due to the previous thing proceeded to elect the first board of directors of the now known jams, comprising Enrique Buck (president), Abelardo Pineda Ugarte (vice president), Samuel Inestroza Gómez (treasurer), Hector Pineda Ugarte (fiscal), Miguel Sánchez and Miguel Oquelí Rodriguez (secretaries).
What far away were those youths that founded the Club OLIMPIA, to know that in that instant they were giving life to a team that day after day, year after year writes the better you paginate sports of Honduras, that full of pride and prestige to our Country.
With the objective to create the flag, with its distinctive and colors, was named to Alejandro Mejía Mendieta, Ramón Alduvín and Carlos Hernández, who they determined that the banner would be tricolor, that is to say blue, red and white with the head of lion in the center and with the motto: health to fight and vigor for conquer.
MINUTES OF FOUNDATION
"In the house of gift "Chema" Valladares, today June twelve, thousand nine hundred twelve to excitativa of the "Mango", of Abelardo, of Buck and to Sweep, agrees to found a club that will carry for name: National Olimpia.
1. It agreed to elect the provisional board of directors, remaining chosen president Enrique Buck and as the secretary Oquelí.
2. It agreed to form the ones that will play in the next party against the Normal one thus: Pitcher (The Mango), catcher (Buck), first base (Oquelí), second base (Sánchez), sitiador or paracorto (Murra), third base (Branches), left field (Inestroza), central field (Abelardo), right field (Fifay).
3. It was arranged to send to do some gloves that lacked to the saddlery of Alvarado and that Durón will charge the quotas to have something in the treasury, for all the expenses and to see if a dance was organized.
Thus it arises in the sports environment of Honduras a club that transfers the thresholds of the history to be become a LEGEND LIVING that with the to run of the years would write with letters of gold the brilliant sports pages that never another club has done for Honduras.
The poet has said that "there is not who he can imitate and much less to equalize the feats of the Club OLIMPIA. His numerous records are maintained intact and in Honduras still there is not who he approach him himself. Other teams have wanted but they have not been able.
IN 1927 it IS BORN THE OLIMPIA OF SOCCER
An unforgettable date because the Olimpia to that epoch was a novena of baseball, that was organized in soccer and was affiliated the league local call Morazán.
Not all he was easy, the members of the organization alleged that any institution could be affiliated in two different branches al same time.
Before such situation, the president of the Olimpia, Humberto Díaz, sent an attentive but energetic notes to all the associates of the club, that had to play soccer under another flag, for fortune of the institution the majority of them they belonged al Club Sports Youth, the team spoiled of that epoch.
Nevertheless, that did not it last long, three fundamental points permitted that the players of the Sports Youth inclined to form the Olimpia of soccer, among them: the majority were associates of the team, besides that a fact occurred that qualified as curse. It so happens that a Sunday subject to al parted before Honduras Atletic when they sitd for the camera of "Chencho" Valladares, a zopilote bathed from head to toe to one of the famous players (Pope Bed), this was considered by the group as curse and according to account the history, they received an unforgettable defeat that did not want to bring to light.
Because of that fact the players determined to be be going to form the Olimpia. The act of incorporation was simple and solemn, was taken them oath to the following associates: July Zamora, José María Albir, Arming Flowers Fiallos, Manuel Alvaro Flowers, Oscar Sagastume, Alfredo Lara, Enrique Fugón, Erasmus Velásquez, Arturo Sagastume, Porfirio Moncada, Manuel López Alleys, Manuel Membreño, Humberto Gómez, Alejandro Mejía Mendieta, Alfonso Fúnez, Manuel Zúniga, Juan Pine and Rómulo Mejía.
FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP
That first national championship obtained in September of 1928, when in a series of three parties the Club OLIMPIA manages to impose al Club Marathon of the city of San Pedro Be used to, arising thus the NATIONAL CLASSIC, the true NATIONAL CLASSIC that hoards the attention of the Honduran fondness each time that the same one is played whether in Tegucigalpa or San Pedro Be used to.
Here -September of 1928- that faithful follower of the OLIMPIA: ARÍSTIDES FLAT, better known like CHORCHITA sings him al white club -by its totally white uniform, symbol of purity- " Adolorido, adolorido, adolorido goes the Marathón, because the OLIMPIA was crowned CHAMPION".
The leader of the central zone, Olimpia faced al champion of the north coast, the Marathón, obtaining results 1-0, 1-1 and 2-1, with what the jams were crowned for the first time as champions of Honduras.
Inside the players olimpistas that achieved that feat, we cannot forget names as that of Augustine Núñez, Angel Torrents, Roberto Ney Cubells, Guillermo Lara, Felipe Vásquez, Juan Pine, René Sagastume, Rafael Kings (Poyoyo), José M. Flowers, Erasmus Velásquez and Fernando Alleys.
CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS IN 1959
One of the most glorious pages of the history of the Olimpia May 17, 1959 in the own National stadium was written The Savannah of San José. The team folded the Sports League Alajuelense and champions of Central America they were crowned and Mexico.
The then they directed by Mario Griffin Cubas, they conquered against all the forecasts to the powerful with big hands in a tight result of 4-3, but of visit, something that was unthinkable, because years ago the recalled Orión (today Saprissa), strolled beating to all its rival central american.
The goals olimpistas did them Ronald Leaky, René "Reno" Rodriguez (2) and Rolin Castle (penal), this sufficed to leave on the road al own Alajuelense, to the "nanny goats bordered" of the Guadalajara and the FAS of El Salvador.
That historic afternoon the olimpistas aligned to: Servellón, Bran, Padilla, Solís, Peacock, Barahona, Salinas, Castle, Leaky, Warlike and Rock. They entered of change Reno Rodriguez, "Cat" Salinas, Rosebushes and Zavala.
The King
The Lion has been two times monarch of CONCACAF, in an occasion champion of Central America and Mexico, and in six opportunities king of the central american soccer. In 1959 in a tournament in which they did not take part the Caribbean teams, Olimpia winner of Central America is consecrated and Mexico. It initiated his road al title losing two to zero front al Guadalajara of Mexico in Tegucigalpa, then was imposed in Holy Ana al FAS of el Salvador zero to two with goals of Bidindi and Ronald Leakey and in San José surpassed three to four to sports League Alajuelense with two annotations of Reno Rodriguez, one of Rónald Leakey and another of Rolín Castle.
In 1973 monarch of the CONCACAF is proclaimed for the first time, in semifinals he equalized one to one with the Toluca of Mexico in the first party. In the second play Celebrated in Tegucigalpa Olimpia gained one to zero thanks to a goal of Reinaldo Mejía. and in the end before the Robin Hood of Surinan, Olimpia succeeded one to zero in San Pedro Be used to, with an annotation of Jorge Bram and later equalized zero to zero in Tegucigalpa. Itself agenció its second title of CONCACAF in 1988. In its road toward the title got rid of itself the Blue Cross of Mexico. In Tegucigalpa the encounter finalized zero to zero and in the Federal District the present champion achieved epic poetry victory from one to two with goals of the Paraguayan one Emilio Fernández to Laugh and Nahún Espinoza. Subsequently, Olimpia could not take advantage of its condition of local al to divide honors one to one with the Sports League Alajuelense in Tegucigalpa, but to residence in the "Alejandro Dark Soto" of Alajuela did history al to be imposed one to zero with Olympic goal of Nahún Espinoza. Al final was imposed with relative facility al Defense Force of Trinity and Tobago. The two to zero of departure thanks to the goals of Nahún Espinoza and Juan Flowers and the two to zero in the return by the annotations of Juan Carlos "The Rat Contreras" and Juan Flowers. Central America By charisma and tradition, Olimpia is of the largest teams of Central America. The first return that gave as champion of the Isthmus was in 1987. In the 88 it finished Subcampeón surpassed by Alajuela, although paradoxically that year was consecrated champion of CONCACAF. That light one traspiés of the 88, if is that him can be called thus, impeded that they obtained the tricampeonato, since in 1989 and in 1990 two-time champion was consecrated. His last title obtained it in 1999, after conquering with authority and facility to the costa rican Saprissa and Alajuela and al "Millionaire" Communications of Guatemala.
Two times Subcampeón of America
Al to be converted monarch of the CONCACAF twice, Olimpia was crowned automatically subcampeón of America. In its condition of Representative of the area played two ends of the pan-american cup set against the champions of the cup liberators of America. In 1973 its executioner was the the Independent one of Argentina. In the sorrow performed in Tegucigalpa, the "Red Devils" gained two to zero and in the comparison portrayed in San Pedro Be used to were imposed two to one. The alignments of both clubs in the second encuetro were the following Independent: José" Pepe" Santoro; Comizzo, Miguel Angel the "Surdo López", Pancho Sá, and Elvio Pavoni; Reimondo, Martínez, Zemenewisk and Balbuena; Maglioni and Mendoza. They entered the one that at last was idol of every Avellaneda, Ricardo Bochini and the World Champion Daniel Bertoni. Olimpia: complied with: Samuel Santini; Selvin Cárcamo, "Shinola" Arrogant, Oscar Garcia and Juan Bentura "The Jack" López; "Tonín" Mendoza, "Amaze" Suazo, Rigoberto "Shula" Gómez, and Raúl Suazo; Reinaldo Mejía and Jorge Brand. Also it played Angel Ramón "Mon" Peace.
In 1988 Olimpia disputed the end with the not less mythical National of Uruguay. In Tegucigalpa Daniel Fonseca, (who later would play with the Juventus), put up al National and drew of penal Belarmino Rivera. In the sorrow of return performed in Montevideo in its relic of world soccer that is the stadium Centennial, National triumph four to zero. Without doubt, Olimpia is the best team of our country its successes impress and his soccer still more: is seducer and generous, just as he likes to the people.
17 LEAGUES AND TWO CONCACAF
In it it was a contemporary of the Club Olimpia, that is to say in the National League, of 1965 to date, sum 17 Leagues with coaches of the category of Mario Griffin, Carlos Suazo Lakes, the Colombian one Carlos to See, Carlos Cross Carranza, the Uruguayan one José Luis Materas, Enrique Grey, the Chilean one Néstor Matamala, Carlos Padilla, the Uruguayan one Estanislao Malinowsky, "Chelato" Uclés, the Brazilian one Flavio Ortega, the Uruguayan one July González, Edwin Peacock and Juan Espinoza.
To level of CONCACAF, first was Mario Griffin the champion in 1973 and subsequently in 1988 the Uruguayan one Estanislao Malinowsky. Another important fact of recent years was the classification al world of clubs in the 2001 with Edwin Peacock as the coach.
ONLY PENTACAMPEÓN OF HONDURAS
In the years of 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960 and 1961, Olimpia devastated with the National Championships, was crowned Pentacampeón National, something that no Honduran team has been able to equalize and much less to surpass, and is of the few teams in the World that have reached a PENTACAMPEONATO, and did it in the same epoch in which the Real Madrid was crowned Pentacampeón of Europe.
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP OF CLUBS
One of the largest achievements of the club occurred in the year 2001, with the arrival of the new millennium, in the month of January when Olimpia did history on a worldwide basis al to conquer in the Mexican teams Toluca and Fancy-dresser.
This glorious team directed by Edwin Peacock, did history, against all the forecasts conquered al Toluca with goal of Robert File, and crushed al Fancy-dresser with 3 goals of Denilson Coast and one of Alex Pineda erecting again the white and blue flag of our country. The Honduran soccer was position in high once more than the hand of its great team, of its more faithful representative: The great lion.
Donaldo González; Gerson Vásquez, Robert File, Samuel Gentleman, Nerlin Membreño; Christian Santamaría, Arnold Cross, Danilo Tosello, José Luis Pineda, Alex Pineda; Denilson Coast, Carlos Paes,, Orbin Bad-tempered and Elmer Marín, were the players that left all so that the Olimpia to write one of the most important pages of their history.
That week was without place to doubts a golden week for the Honduran soccer, writing with letters of gold a new feat the soccer catracho. Olimpia reconfirmó once more than is the largest team of Honduras and to be one of the largest teams of the area of the CONFUT better known as CONCACAF.
The celebrations did not cause they expected, but the Olimpia wanted more and days later national champion was crowned conquering al of La Plata in the end gaining itself title #15 of the tournament of League, ratifying its title as the best team of the Second Millennium, specifically of the 20th century of Honduras.