Parmalat FC
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| Full name | Parmalat Futbol Clube |
|---|---|
| Ground | Managua, Nicaragua |
| League | Primera División de Nicaragua |
| 2006/2007 (last season) | 10th, Primera División de Nicaragua |
Parmalat Futbol Clube is a defunct Nicaraguan football team that played at the top level. It is based in Managua. They played several seasons in the Primera División de Nicaragua however in the 2004 season the club were folded after suffering from severe financial diffculties.
History
Parmalat Futbol Clube was founded on 15th of March 2000, by Doctor Aldo Camorani (then president of Parmalat) who named them after the company he worked for [1]. They hired Róger "Pinocho" Rodríguez as coach and made their debut in the third division on 4 June 2000 defeating Matagalpa 2-1 and after singing several promising under 20 Nicaragua national football team (Denis Rocha, Tyrone Acevedo, Javier Solórzano, Franklin López, Emilio Palacios and Mario Morale) and this enabled them to win the third division in their very first season in 2000. After being promoted to the segunda division in 2001, Parmalat manage to win the title in their very first attempt and were promoted to the first division for the 2002 season. For the 2003, Parmalat hired Italian Mauricio Battistini to coach the team and he also accepted the national team job as well and would help the team reach the semi finals for two seasons before he left the club to coach in Switzerland [2]. However Parmalat due to financial trouble in 2004 decided to stop their ownership of the football club and the club ceased to exisit.
Notable players
Danny Téllez- David Solorzano
- Carlos Alonso
- Armando Collado
- Hamilton West
- Emilio Palacio
- Carlos Mendieta
- Wilber Sánchez
- Tyrone Acevedo
List of Coaches
- Róger "Pinocho" Rodríguez
Mauricio Batistini (2003-2004)
External Links
- [3] (ceroacero)
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