AS Puma Generaleña was a professional football club in Costa Rica.
They are based in
San Isidro de El General and they played their home matches at the
Estadio Municipal Pérez Zeledón
Estadio Municipal Pérez Zeledón is a multi-use stadium in Pérez Zeledón, Costa Rica. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of the Costa Rican FPD teams Municipal Pérez Zeledón and AS Puma Generaleña. ...
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History
The club was only founded in 2010 after its predecessor ''Asociación Deportiva Generaleña'' merged in 1991 with Asociación Deportiva Pérez Zeledón to become
Municipal Pérez Zeledón
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. After striker
Marvin Chinchilla was dismissed by
Santos de Guápiles
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, he decided to retire and start his own club along with his brothers Rigoberto, who became club president, German and Franklin. They took over the franchise of Second Division side ''El Roble FC de Alajuela'' and in May 2014 they won their first promotion to the
Primera División de Costa Rica.
They became the third club in the league's history to last only one year at the highest level when they were relegated in April 2015.
AS Puma, el tercer equipo que apenas duró un año en la Primera División
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References
External links
– Official website
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Association football clubs established in 2010
Football clubs in Costa Rica
2010 establishments in Costa Rica