Club Juventud Retaltecos is a Guatemalan professional football club based in Retalhuleu is in south-west Guatemala who competed in the Liga Nacional, the nation's top footballing division.
History Nicknamed Los Algodoneros (the Cotton pickers), the club was founded on 6 May 1951 by José Maria Olivar and Guillermo Gordillo. The club won promotion to Liga Mayor in 2009 Juventud Retalteca asciende a la Liga Mayor – La Red Deportiva after spending years in the Primera División de Ascenso and defeated national champions C.D. Jalapa 5–0 in the season's opener on August 1, 2009.
In February 2012, a car accident in which midfielder Daniel Linares died left the team in shock.Futbolista de Juventud Retalteca perece en accidente – Prensa Libre
They were dissolved in 2012 after surmountable financial problems.Desaparece Juventud Retalteca – Guatefutbol
Stadium They play their home games at the Estadio Dr. Óscar Monterroso Izaguirre.
Honours Copa de Guatemala: 2 1980, 1985
Coaches Gregorio Bundio Manuel de Jesús Castañeda Daniel Casas Carlos García Cantarero (2010) Manuel Castañeda (2011–) Mauro Oliveira
External links Official Website
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