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C.D. Atlético Español

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Nickname(s)
  
1946

Location
  
Ground Capacity
  
35,000

Founded
  
1971

C.D. Atlético Español

Full name
  
Club Deportivo Atlético Español

League
  
Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras

Ground
  
Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

Club Deportivo Atlético Español is a defunct football club based in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

History

One of the current Honduran league's founding members, the club competed in the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras several times from the inaugural season in 1965 until 1971 when Verdún purchased its franchise.They were named Atlético Español Glidden, then Atlético Español Sahsa before being renamed Atlético Español Verdún. Their first manager became Alfonso Uclés Sierra and they were beaten 3–0 by C.D. Honduras in the league's first ever game.

The franchise was later sold on to Broncos, then to Universidad to become Broncos UNAH and later just Universidad.

References

C.D. Atlético Español Wikipedia


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