Potros del Este

Costa del Este FC
Full nameCosta del Este Futbol Club
Nickname(s)Las Águilas
Los del Este
Los Yeyes
Founded2008 (as Santos FC)
GroundEstadio Rommel Fernández
Capacity32,000
PresidentGuatemala Juan Pablo Serrano
ManagerArgentina Juan Vita
LeagueLiga Panameña de Fútbol
Websitewww.costadelestefc.com

Costa del Este is a Panamanian football club based in Panama City, that currently plays in Liga Panameña de Fútbol.[1] It takes its name from the real estate development in the township of Juan Díaz, Panama City.

History

Since its inception in 2008 and until 2014, the club was based in La Chorrera and known as Santos FC.[2]
Under new ownership the team had a perfect season winning the 2017-18 Liga Nacional de Ascenso Apertura and Clausura tournaments and gaining direct promotion to Liga Panameña de Fútbol.
The winning streak continued during the 2018-19 Liga Panameña de Fútbol Apertura tournament reaching to the title game against Tauro FC losing the match 1–2.

Honors

2018-19 : Apertura Runner Up
2017-18 : Winners - Promoted
2012 : Winners - Promoted (as Santos FC)[3]

Kit history

Jersey Suppliers

Períod Supplier
2014–2015 Adidas Logo
2015–2017 Keuka Logo
2017
2018

Umbro (brand)

2019
2020 Mitre
2020–2021
2021 Givova
2022–present Luanvi

Players

Current squad

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 Colombia COL Luis Rivas
3 DF Panama PAN Guillermo Benítez
5 DF Panama PAN Angel Ortega
6 DF Panama PAN José López
7 MF Panama PAN Ricardo Mitre
8 MF Ecuador ECU Luis Banguera
9 FW Panama PAN Bayron Walters
10 MF Panama PAN Alcides De los Ríos
12 GK Panama PAN Eliécer Powell
14 MF Panama PAN Víctor Simmons
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF Panama PAN Josué Luna
17 MF Panama PAN Yoameth Murillo
18 DF Panama PAN Jaquin Gargonia
20 DF Panama PAN Christian Ruíz
22 MF Panama PAN Irving Hernández
23 MF Panama PAN Omar Valderrama
38 FW Panama PAN Kairo Walters
56 FW Panama PAN Jordy Hidalgo
— FW Panama PAN Alessandro Canales
— GK Panama PAN Emerson Dimas
— GK Panama PAN Samuel Baptista
— DF Ecuador ECU Anderson Gómez

Non-playing staff

Board of directors

Position Name
President Guatemala Juan Pablo Serrano
Director Brazil Felipe Borowski

Management hierarchy

Name Role
- Head coach
- Assistant coach
- Head athletic trainer
- Goalkeeping coach
- Team physician

Historical list of coaches

  • Panama Edwin Oropeza (2014–16)
  • Venezuela Francisco Perlo (2016–17)
  • Venezuela Ángel Sanchez (2017– December 2018)
  • Costa Rica Carlos Perez Porras (2019-19) 2 matches
  • Juan Carlos Fuentes/Francisco Portillo/Juan Walker (2019–19)
  • Argentina Juan Vita ( - December 2019)
  • Venezuela Julio Infante (January 2020 - December 2020)
  • Brazil Panama Felipe Borowsky (January 2021 - May 2021)
  • Venezuela Daniel Blanco (May 2021 - May 2023)

References

  1. ^ Brooks, Javier (14 March 2023). "DEL FÚTBOL ESPAÑOL A LA LPF, NUEVO FICHAJE EN PANAMÁ" [FROM SPANISH SOCCER TO THE LPF, A NEW SIGNING IN PANAMA]. jmdeportes.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 15 March 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  2. ^ Onda, Canal de Cable (24 January 2014). "Costa del Este FC debuta en la LNA con triunfo ante Deportivo Vista Alegre". Cable Onda Sports. Archived from the original on 19 April 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Santos se corona campeón de la Copa Rommel 2012 | PanamaFutbol.com". panamafutbol.com. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2017.


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