Tiburones de Sonsonate

A.D. Tiburones de Sonsonate
Full nameTiburones de Sonsonate
Founded2023
GroundEstadio Anna Mercedes Campos, Sonsonate
Capacity5,000
Chairman Pedro Contreras
Manager Juan Carlos Palma
League Segunda División
2023 AperturaOverall: 2nd ()
Playoffs: Quarter-final

Tiburones de Sonsonate is a Salvadoran professional football club based in Sonsonate, Sonsonate Department currently playing in Second Division. The club was established in June 2023 after the AD Destroyer franchise announced that it would be moving to the city of Sonsonate.

History

On 11 July, it was officially announced that AD Destroyed was moving to Sonsonate, and that it would be rebranded as Tiburones de Sonsonate, as an entirely separate football club. On 12 July, Tiburones unveiled its crest and colours. The team colours are green and white.[1]

On 16 January 2025 Tiburones de Sonsonate announced via their social media pages, they would be withdrawing from the Clausura 2025 due to lack of financial and fans support.[2]

Current squad

As of September, 2024. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  SLV Kevin Mancia
2 DF  SLV Alexis Portillo
4 DF  SLV Argenis Capacho
5  SLV Alejandro Serrano
7 FW  SLV Daniel Gomez
8 MF  SLV Marco Avila
10 FW  SLV Eder Polanco
11 FW  SLV Diego Bigueur
12 MF  SLV Diego Urrutia
14 FW  SLV Marcos Rodriguez
19  SLV Henry Cortez
20  SLV Harold Ruiz
24 DF  SLV Marvin Molina
30  SLV Reynaldo Carpio
DF  SLV Freddy Portillo
 SLV Cristian Rivera
 SLV Herberth Reyes
MF  SLV Kevin Melendez
DF  SLV Roberto Orellana
FW  SLV Williams Lopez
GK  SLV Luis Carranza
 SLV
 SLV
No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF  SLV Kevin Molina
6 MF  SLV Ricardo Rivera
8 MF  SLV Fernando Quintanilla
19 FW  SLV Levin Rojas
23 MF  SLV Jorfen Najarro
29 FW  SLV Brandon Amaya
31 MF  SLV Jonathan Serrano
33 DF  SLV Steven Aguilar

Players with dual citizenship

In

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
 COL Cristian Caicedo (From Free Agent)
 SLV Harold Ruiz (From Free Agent)
 SLV Marvin Molina (From Free Agent)
No. Pos. Nation Player
 SLV Reynaldo Carpio (From Titan)
 SLV Herberth Reyes (From Free Agent)
 SLV TBD (From Free Agent)

Out

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
 SLV Levi Martinez (To Batanecos)
 SLV Maynor Serafin (To El Roble)
 COL Jefferson Viveros (To TBD)
No. Pos. Nation Player
 SLV TBD (To TBD)

Coaching staff

As of October 2024

Position Staff
Manager Juan Ramon Paredes
Assistant Manager
Physical coach Osca Bolaños
Goalkeeper Coach Cristian Gonzalez
Kineslogic Juan Panameño
Utility Equipment Juan Perez
Football director Eder Sanchez
Team Doctor Dra. Ken Chavez

List of coaches

  • Raul Orellana (August 2023– September 2023)
  • Juan Ramon Paredes (September 2023– January 2024)
  • Ivan Ruiz (January 2024 – April 2024)
  • Juan Carlos Palma (April 2024 - July 2024)
  • Mario Elias Guevara (July 2024 - October 2024)
  • Juan Ramon Paredes (October 2024 - December 2024)
  • Hiatus (January 2025 - Present)

References

  1. ^ "Más equipos de Segunda División ponen a la venta sus categorías". Elsalvador.com. 2023-07-13. Retrieved 2023-08-27.
  2. ^ "Tiburones de Sonsonate se retira de la Segunda División" [Tiburones de Sonsonate retires from the Segunda Division]. elgrafico.com (in Spanish). 17 January 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2025.