GV San José

GV San José
Full name	Club Gualberto Villarroel Deportivo San José
Founded	16 July 1968; 56 years ago; (as Club Gualberto Villarroel)
Ground	Estadio Jesús Bermúdez; Oruro, Bolivia
Capacity	33,000
Chairman	Paulo Folster
Manager	Julio César Baldivieso
League	Primera División
2023; ; 2023	Copa Simón Bolívar, 1st of 40 (champions); Primera A AFO, 4th of 10
Home colours	Away colours

Club Gualberto Villarroel Deportivo San José is a Bolivian football club based in Sud Carangas, Oruro. Founded in 1968, they play in Primera División.

History

Founded on 16 July 1968 as Club Gualberto Villarroel as an honour to Bolivia's 39th president Gualberto Villarroel, the club first reached the Primera A of the Oruro Football Association in 2015.^[1] In 2021, the club did not participate in any tournament due to financial problems.^[2]

In January 2022, following the relegation of San José, the club was sold to José Sánchez Aguilar,^[1] and started a new project under the name of Gualberto Villarroel San José. Despite incorporating the name of the traditional club, it was not a merger between both sides.^[3]

After adopting the colours, uniform and symbol similar to the original San José, the club announced José Peña as manager and Paulo Folster as president in February 2022.^[4] They played their first match after the change in April 2022, with several supporters from San José protesting on the stands.^[5]

After missing out a place in the Copa Simón Bolívar in 2022, the club qualified to the tournament in the 2023 season. In that competition, they reached the finals, facing San Antonio Bulo Bulo^[6] and winning the title on penalties.^[7]

Players

First-team squad

As of 22 September 2024

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	BOL	Jorge Arauz
2	MF	BOL	Jhoni Ramallo Nimba
3	DF	BRA	Wallace Gomes
4	DF	BOL	Gonzalo Vaca
5	DF	ARG	Augusto Seimandi
6	MF	BOL	Luis Serrano
7	DF	BOL	Saúl Torres
8	MF	BOL	Víctor Hugo Melgar
9	FW	BOL	Roller Ferrufino
10	MF	ARG	Brian Sobrero
11	FW	ARG	Javier Sanguinetti
12	GK	BOL	Roberto Rivas
13	GK	BOL	Santiago Paz
14	FW	BOL	Kevin Garcia
15	DF	BOL	Lider Yanarico
17	MF	BOL	Héctor Sánchez
18	FW	BOL	Rodrigo Vargas


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	MF	PUR	Jeymer Díaz
20	FW	BOL	Percy Loza
22	GK	BOL	Rodrigo Banegas
23	GK	BOL	Dayler Quintela
24	MF	BOL	Aldair Mamani
26	MF	BOL	William Velasco
28	DF	BOL	Gustavo Morales
29	FW	BOL	Moises Calero
31	MF	BOL	Hernan Rodríguez
33	DF	BOL	Nicolas Landa
34	MF	BOL	Stiven Vargas
36	FW	BOL	Yonathan Taborga
38	FW	ARG	Ruben Tarasco
39	MF	BOL	Emerson Velásquez
45	GK	BOL	Daniel Sandy
77	MF	BOL	Gastón Comas
90	MF	BOL	Alain de Guzmán
99	FW	BOL	Luis Alí

Manager history

Nemesio Terrazas (2009–15)
Gerardo Parrado (2016)
Valentín Zanca (2016)
Manuel Luizaga (2016–17)
Valentín Zanca (2017)
Rubén Martínez (2017)
Edgar Mamani (2018)
Alex Terrazas (2019)
João Paulo Barros (2022)^[8]
Dionisio Gutiérrez (2023)
Eduardo Villegas (2023–2024)
Rolando Carlen (2024)
Julio César Baldivieso (2024–present)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "¿Quién es GV San José, el club que jugará la final de la Copa Simón Bolívar?" [Who are GV San José, the club which will play the final of the Copa Simón Bolívar?] (in Spanish). RedUno. 3 December 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
^ "Gualberto Villarroel San José es el nuevo club que nace en Oruro" [Gualberto Villarroel San José is the new club which is born in Oruro] (in Spanish). El País. 23 February 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
^ "Nace GV San José, el club que hace soñar a Oruro" [GV San José is born, the club which make Oruro dream] (in Spanish). Los Tiempos. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
^ "Folster asume la presidencia del club Gualberto Villarroel" [Folster takes over the presidency of Club Gualberto Villarroel] (in Spanish). La Patria. 23 February 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
^ "GV San José debuta con triunfo, EM Huanuni y Escara también ganan" [GV San José debut with a victory, EM Huanuni and Escara also win] (in Spanish). La Patria. 9 April 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
^ "GV San José y San Antonio de Bulo Bulo, finalistas de la Copa Simón Bolívar" [GV San José and San Antonio de Bulo Bulo, finalists of the Copa Simón Bolívar] (in Spanish). Erbol. 3 December 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
^ "GV San José es campeón de la Simón Bolívar y logra el ascenso a la División Profesional" [GV San José is the champion of the Simón Bolívar and achieve promotion to the División Profesional]. Unitel Bolivia (in Spanish). A Todo Deporte. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
^ "Barros es DT de Villarroel, club con alma de San José" [Barros is the manager of Villarroel, a club with the soul of San José] (in Spanish). Eju!. 8 March 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2023.