CD Guadalajara

Chivas Overview

The only Mexican team with more fans than Club Deportivo Guadalajara - popularly known as Chivas - is the Mexican national team. The famous Chivas ("goats" in Spanish) with their red-and-white stripes are adored throughout all of Mexico, and especially in Jalisco. The club is the most successful in the Mexican Primera Division and Chivas has taken home 10 championships. CD Guadalajara's golden time was when they won eight titles from the 1956-57 season to the 1969-70 season.

Chivas are noted for having only Mexican players on their roster. Because of this tradition, Chivas have a history of supplying great players to the Mexican national team, from longtime legend Antonio "Toto" Carbajal to defender Claudio Suarez to Ramon Morales.

Chivas Club History

The history of Guadalajara dates back to 1906, one of the largest warehouses of the Pearl of the West, curiously called "Mexico City", employees formed a football team with sponsorship from the owners of the store, headed by The Belgian, born in the city of Brugge - Don Edgard Everaert. Gregorio Orozco. He was the founder of the team and told his brother Rafael "Rafla" Orozco, the "Tata" Jose Espinoza, and other store employees: "We will form a Football Club" and they started the "Union Club ", Which after two years became "Club Guadalajara." They called it Union Club because they chose Union as a field training camp located at the corner of Union Avenue and Forest. They met every morning to play, before going to work for the store. Don Edgard Everaert had gone to Europe for a while, and told them upon return that the European clubs had more passionate fans because they represented the geographic areas to which they belong. So, he proposed to change the name to the team to Guadalajara. Don Gregorio thought that was a good idea and Team Soccer Guadalajara was born. A few other teams emerged like Atlas, Gold and National, and in 1911 they started the championship of Guadalajara. Club Guadalajara won the first title, this being the first trophy of many that they have collected in the beautiful trophy room of the Coloma Club. The first president was elected was Rafael Orozco, who relinquished his post after Don Gregorio Orozco.

To realize the hope that the club had its own house, launched an ambitious project of raising funds when issued shares valued at $100.00 each, bringing the people who purchased began to enjoy its facilities , Which began to practise other sports besides football. For these dates the Guadalajara scorched almost all the titles in the tournament Regional Jalisco, with players like Anastasio "Tacho" Prieto, July Vidar, Bolumar Angel, Juan Rodriguez, Jerome Prieto, Antonio Villalvazo, John Billion, Jesus Arias, Agustin Gallardo Palafox and Salvador, among others. Others who emerged in the 20's were "Skull" Avila, Juan Vazquez, Jesus Aceves, "The Dog" Huerta, "Moco" Hilario Lopez and "The Poet" Agustin Lozano. At that time died Don Edgardo Everaert and took over the team the "Tata" Espinoza. On the eve of fulfilling its silver jubilee, and being chairman Don Pedro Ramirez, were sold facilities Avenida del Bosque in two hundred and seventy thousand pesos, and with the amount of the operation were purchased seven thousand square metres in Coloma, which is the new home of the club.

Jalisco "Internationalization" was formed the Selection of Jalisco and in 1929 the club visited the capital, bringing in its ranks several players from Guadalajara, notching up victories, which captivated the capital equipment, with Mars the first team to benefit the players.

As the years have passed, the team has gone through the chairmanship of the club personalities like Armando Suarez, Antonio Villalvazo and Pedro Ramirez and was in 1940 when the Selection Jalisco term capital by captivate the public with players like Rodrigo Ruiz, "El Ranchero" Torres, Lupe Velazquez Luis Reyes., Paul "Pablotas" Gonzalez, "El Zarco" Vazquez, Fausto and Max Prieto and Oscar Bonfiglio.

Club Rivalries

Stars of the Current Squad

Club Legends

• Antonio "Toto" Carbajal
• "Snoopy" Perez
• Suly Ledezma
• Benjamin Galindo
• Ramon Ramirez
• Fernando Quirarte
• Javier Aguirre

Most Appearances

Most Goals

Player Recognition & Awards

Team Honours

Club Management

Vergara considera que Daniel Guzmán se equivocó Chivas| Balón de Oro| Jorge Vergara

Jorge Vergara. JAMMEDIA Desde su óptica, el, presidente del rebaño piensa que la elección de ganadores en la entrega del balón de oro fue muy justa Las declaraciones que realizó el entrenador del Santos con respecto a la entrega del balón de Oro, fueron calificadas por el presidente del Guadalajara como desafortunadas

Guadalajara, Jalisco.- Las declaraciones que realizó el entrenador del Santos, Daniel Guzmán, con respecto a la entrega del balón de Oro, fueron calificadas por el Presidente del Guadalajara de "desafortunadas", pues "cuando alguien te reconoce algo, hay que recibirlo con mucho agradecimiento aunque no estés de acuerdo".

Desde su óptica, "no está fallando nada, tampoco quién elige a los ganadores, es muy justo lo que eligieron, lo que falla algunas veces es el orgullo de la gente. Para mí está perfecto, porque Efraín demostró que fue el super líder".

Sobre la visita que realizó su equipo a Palacio Municipal de Guadalajara, con el Presidente Municipal, Alfonso Petersen Farah, se dijo "muy agradecido de estar en el Ayuntamiento de la ciudad de donde somos y que sepa lo que estamos haciendo".

Sobre los derechos de transmisión del Guadalajara, señaló que las negociaciones continúan, que no tienen prisa en cerrar cuanto antes, ya que todavía tienen tiempo para lograr un buen arreglo.

Señaló que ESPN "es un candidato, estamos negociando. Todos están parejos (Televisa, ESPN y otras), hay muchas cosas a valorar, no solamente lo económico y como tenemos hasta el nueve de agosto, aún contamos con tiempo".

Foto oficial del equipo

Una vez que regrese el equipo de enfrentar al Barcelona el domingo en Estados Unidos, Chivas se tomará la foto oficial, "ya tenemos planeado algo, luego les diremos de qué se trata".

Posiblemente, el próximo miércoles, Chivas pose para la nueva toma de la foto oficial del Torneo Apertura 2008, la cual dijo también Angélica Fuentes, Directora de Omnilife, será muy diferente a las anteriores y amenazan con sorprender con una idea innovadora.

CRÉDITOS: Mexsport / IJALH Hoy 10:23 hrs

Uniforms

The original design of Club Guadalajara was carried out at the counter of the store in the early 1900's, and still maintains the design we know today: red and white stripes on the shirt, and navy blue shorts.

Stadium

Chivas play their home games at the 70,000-seat Estadio Jalisco, which is shared with Atalas. A new Chivas stadium is being built that Chivas will use alone. It will resemble a volcano.

Sponsors

Important Links

Chivas Website

References