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History

Atlante played in

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, La Unión. The club was previously called ''Guardia Nacional'', however in the 1955–1956 season they changed their name to AD Atlante after they won promotion to the country's top tier.El Salvador – List of Final Tables
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. Atlante never won a national title in

. However, they did manage to finish second in the 1956–1957 national regular season league, and as runners-up again in 1962. In 1970 they were relegated to the second division.

Honours

Domestic championships

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::Runner-up (2): 1956-1957, 1962

Records

Club Records

* First Match (prior to creation of a league): vs. TBD (a club from TBD), Year * First Match (official): vs. TBD, year * Most points in La Primera: 00 points (00 win, 00 draws, 0 losses) Year/Year * Least points in La Primera: 00 points (0 win, 0 draws, 00 losses) Year/year

Individual records

* Most capped player for

: 50 (0 whilst at Atlante), TBD * Most international

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for El Salvador while a Atlante player: 1, TBD * Most goals in a season, all competitions: unknown player, O (Year/year) (00 in League, 00 in Cup competitions) * Most goals in a season, La Primera: TBD, 7

Historical Matches

List of coaches

Conrado Miranda José Conrado Miranda Sasso (14 October 1928 – 13 October 2021) was a Salvadoran football player and coach who created a legacy in El Salvador. He and longtime partner Juan Francisco Barraza helped evolve football in El Salvador. He was known ...

(1962) * Ranchero Guerra (1962) *

Marcelo Estrada Marcelo Estrada (died 29 March 2002) was a Salvadoran football player and coach. References Year of birth missing 2002 deaths People from La Libertad Department (El Salvador) Salvadoran men's footballers Salvadoran football managers ...

(1965–1966) * José Santacolomba (1967–1968) * Carlos Javier Mascaro (1969–1970) * Rigoberto Guzmán *

Gregorio Bundio Gregorio Bundio Nuñez (14 May 1928 − 7 March 2015) was a football player and manager. Nicknamed ''Goyo'', Bundio coached El Salvador from 1968 to 1970 and qualified them for their first ever FIFA World Cup Finals in 1970. Alianza Gregor ...

* Hugo Arias * Andrés “el doctorcito” Huezo * Mario Osorto

References

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