Juventud Retalteca
Juventud Retalteca, officially Club Social y Deportivo Juventud Retalteca, was a Guatemalan football club from Retalhuleu in southwestern Guatemala. Nicknamed Los Algodoneros (the Cotton pickers), it was founded on May 6, 1951, by José María Olivar and Guillermo Gordillo. They played home games at Estadio Dr. Óscar Monterroso Izaguirre in Retalhuleu, which seats about 8,000. The team competed in Guatemala’s top division, the Liga Nacional. After years in the Primera División de Ascenso, Juventud Retalteca earned promotion to the Liga Nacional for the 2009 season and began with a 5–0 victory over C.D. Jalapa. In February 2012, midfielder Daniel Linares died in a car accident, leaving the squad in shock. Financial problems led to the club being dissolved in 2012. They also won the Copa de Guatemala twice.
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