Club Deportivo Atlético Marte, also known as Atlético Marte, is a Salvadorian
association football
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club based in
San Salvador
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Estadio Cuscatlán
The Estadio Cuscatlán is a football stadium located in the city of San Salvador, El Salvador. It was inaugurated in 1976. It can hold 53,400 spectators, making it the stadium with the largest spectator capacity in Central America and the Cari ...
.
Atlético Marte have a long-standing rivalry with their neighbouring club Alianza, with whom they have contested the derby since 1968.
Since its formation in 1950, the club has won eight Primera División titles—in 1955, 1956, 1957, 1969, 1970, 1980–81, 1982, and 1985—and the
Segunda División de El Salvador
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The winning sid ...
SV Transvaal
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of
Suriname
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. Atlético Marte won their inaugural international title, the
1991 CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup
The 1991 CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup
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Leones Negros UdeG
Club Leones Negros de la Universidad de Guadalajara, also known as Leones Negros, Leones Negros UdeG, Universidad de Guadalajara, or UdeG, is a association football, football club that currently plays in the Liga de Expansión MX.
History
The ...
and a loss to
Comunicaciones F.C.
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The club has changed their name several times to ''C.D. Árabe Marte'' (1998–99), (1999–00) and ''C.D. Atlético Marte Quezaltepeque'' (2006–08). The club returned to the original name in 2008; ''C.D. Atlético Marte''.
In the 1980s, Salvadoran football legend Luis Ramírez Zapata and
Norberto Huezo
José Norberto Huezo Montoya (born 6 June 1956) is a retired football player from El Salvador who represented his country at the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain.
Club career
Huezo started his career at UES and played for ANTEL before joining A ...
José Luis Rugamas
José Luis Rugamas Portillo (born 5 June 1953 in San Salvador) is a Salvadoran football manager and former professional player.
He was interim manager of the El Salvador national team. As a player, he represented his country at the 1982 F ...
were among their star players.
History
Foundation and early history
The history of Atletico Marte started at the end of the 1940s, when the San Salvadorian team España FC was dissolved.
Emilio Guardado and Carlos Carranza, leaders of the recent dissolved España FC, called a meeting with the players that remained of this team and others in the capital city of
San Salvador
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to give life to another club called Alacranes F.C.
After a year playing under the name of Alacranes F.C., club president Colonel José Castro Melendez called a meeting at the old national gymnasium, and at the initiative of the player
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 ...
, it was decided to change the club name to Atletico Marte.
The club was officially born on the 2 June 1950 by the combination of military-related members such as José Castro Melendez, Fidel Quintanilla and Jesús Rodríguez and the general public such as Emilio Guardado, José Santiago Avelar and Armando Carranza.
The original uniform colors were ochre and beige, however with the passage of time the colors were changed to the current blue and white.
One of the most significant events of Atetico Marte was a 2–0 triumph on the home turf of
Deportivo Saprissa
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, the first time a Salvadorian club had defeated a Costa Rican side on the opponent's home turf. The goals were scored by Gustavo "el Bordador" Lucha y Raúl Peña.
Premierships success
The club had played in the Primera División for five years, however it wasn't until the 1955 season under the players-coaches of
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 ...
and Isaiah Choto they won their first title. This was done thanks to 1–0 victory over Leones de Sonsonate with the lone goal coming from Fernando "El Gato" Barrios.
The players included Manuel "Tamalón" Garay, Antonio Montes, Armando Larín, Rutilio Rivera,
Luis Antonio Regalado
Luis Antonio Regalado Reyes (January 10, 1922 – 2001) was a Salvadoran footballer and coach.
Club career
Regalado played for Salvadoran league clubs Libertad, Espana, Luis Ángel Firpo and Atlético Marte
Atlético, Spanish for ''athletics ...
"Loco",
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 ...
, Gerónimo Pericullo (Argentina), Juan Bautista Pérez (Argentina), Raúl "Pibe" Vásquez (Argentina), Gustavo "el Bordador" Lucha, Fernando "el Gato" Barrios and René Pimentel.
Atletico Marte with the same core group of players from the previous campaign and the inclusion of Guatemalan Gabriel Urriolawere able to capture their second title consecutively, always under the command of Conrado Miranda and Isaiah Choto.
In 1956–57 campaign, the club was rejuvenated with players such as goalkeeper Francisco "Paco" Francés, Argentinian Rodolfo Baello, Guillermo "Loro" Castro, Julio César "Muñeca" Mejía, Mauricio "Pachín" González and many others. The club was able to win their 3rd title.
A winning title would escape the club for more than a decade until 1969 when they won their fourth title thanks to future world cup coach Chilean
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Ricardo Sepúlveda
Ricardo Sepúlveda (19 May 1941 – 3 February 2014) was a Chilean football manager and player. He played as a forward.
Managerial career
Following his retirement he went on to coach several teams in El Salvador including Alianza, Atlético ...
and
Sergio Méndez
Sergio de Jesús Méndez Bolaños (14 February 1943 – 18 December 1976) was a football player from El Salvador who represented his country at the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico.
Club career
Méndez came from a family of footballers, his y ...
.
This was followed up with their fifth title in 1970 making the second time the club had won back to back title, this time they were reinforced with players such as Francisco Roque, Ernesto Aparicio, Manuel Cañadas, Adonay Castillo, Fernando Villalta, Roberto Morales, Elenilson Franco and Brazilian
Odir Jacques
Odir Jacques Ferreira (born April 2, 1946) is a retired Brazilian soccer striker who played most of his career in Costa Rica.
Club career
El Salvador
Before moving to Costa Rica, Jacques Ferreira started at Bangu in Brazil's Carioca Leagu ...
.
Atletico Marte once again went a decade without a title, until 1980, when under the technical direction of
Armando Contreras Palma
Armando Contreras Palma (born April 14, 1947) is a Salvadoran football manager who created a legacy in El Salvador by winning three Primera División titles with Atlético Marte
Atlético, Spanish for ''athletics'', or Athletico in English, ma ...
and a squad predominately made up of Salvadoran players such as Carlos Felipe Cañadas, Milton Campos, Alfredo Rivera, José Castillo, Jorge Peña, Manuel Ramos, Danilo Blanco, Ramón Fagoaga,
Norberto Huezo
José Norberto Huezo Montoya (born 6 June 1956) is a retired football player from El Salvador who represented his country at the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain.
Club career
Huezo started his career at UES and played for ANTEL before joining A ...
, Jorge Salomón Campos and Miguel González were able to win their sixth title.
Atletico Marte under the technical direction of
Armando Contreras Palma
Armando Contreras Palma (born April 14, 1947) is a Salvadoran football manager who created a legacy in El Salvador by winning three Primera División titles with Atlético Marte
Atlético, Spanish for ''athletics'', or Athletico in English, ma ...
and assistant coach former world cup player Juan Ramón "Mon" Martinez the club was able to win their seventh title i 1982. The tournament was called President Alvaro Alfredo Magaña Cup, in honor of the current president of the republic El Salvador.
This was thanks to a two-game series win over Independiente of San Vicente, the first game was 1–0 victory with a lone goal José Antonio "Tolín" Infantozzi and this was followed with a 2–0 victory with goals by José Antonio "Tolín" Infantozzi and Wilfredo "El Doctorcito" Huezo.
On 25 December 1985, Atlético Marte won their eighth and final Primera División title. This was thanks to a 5–2 victory over Alianza with the goals of Atletico Marte coming from Salomón Campos Mezquita,
Norberto Huezo
José Norberto Huezo Montoya (born 6 June 1956) is a retired football player from El Salvador who represented his country at the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain.
Club career
Huezo started his career at UES and played for ANTEL before joining A ...
, Mario Figueroa (2) and Wilfredo Huezo.
The list of players that helped them win the title included
José Luis Rugamas
José Luis Rugamas Portillo (born 5 June 1953 in San Salvador) is a Salvadoran football manager and former professional player.
He was interim manager of the El Salvador national team. As a player, he represented his country at the 1982 F ...
Norberto Huezo
José Norberto Huezo Montoya (born 6 June 1956) is a retired football player from El Salvador who represented his country at the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain.
Club career
Huezo started his career at UES and played for ANTEL before joining A ...
, Salomón Campos, Mauricio Perla, Carlos Meléndez, William "el Pony" Rosales, Uruguayan
Raúl Esnal
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and Mario Figueroa.
Champions of CONCACAF 1992
On the international stage Atlético Marte had reached the final of the 1981 CONCACAF Champions Cup, however they lost the series to the SV Transvaal from Suriname.
However, in 1991, the club was finally recognized internationally thanks to being crowned the champions of the CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup, a competition which was held in Guatemala and had strong clubs such as
Universidad de Guadalajara
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from Mexico,
Comunicaciones
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from Guatemala,
Deportivo Saprissa
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from Costa Rica and
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from Nicaragua. Atletico Marte finished first in the group with a record of 2 wins and 1 loss.
Relegation to Segundo División
After several attempts to win another domestic title, by assembling top quality national and foreign players, Atletico Marte suffered a massive decline due to administrative mismanagement and eventually entered into economic crisis which led to poor results eventually getting the club relegated at the end of the 2002 season.
Promotion-back to the Primera División
However, leaders of Atletico Marte never gave up on the team and there was always a well publicized effort to return it to the Primera División. It was not until 2004, that the mythical Raul Alfredo "spider" Magaña approached the directors, presenting a draft where it recruited new sponsors and new management.
After almost five years of work, they won the Clausura 2008 title and would contest the winner of the Apertura to determine direct promotion. The loser would contest the ninth place side in the Primera División to determine if there should be promotion/relegation.
Atletico Marte was unsuccessful at apertura and clausura when they lost to Marte Soyapango in a penalty shootout in the semi-final.
On 14 June 2009 Atletico Marte returned to the Primera División by defeating AFI El Roble 1–0, at the
Estadio Cuscatlan
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.
The only goal of this historic victory was by Roberto Maradiaga, and the technician that made possible the rise was the Argentine
Ramiro Cepeda
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Honours Club
;Alianza F.C.
Alianza Fútbol Club, also known simply as Alian ...
, a former player in Martian Segundo División in his first year working as a coach.
Modern era
Atletico Marte's run in the Primera División from 2009 to 2015 was a mix of little to moderate success, excluding the Apertura 2013 season where under the guidance of
Guillermo Rivera
José Guillermo Rivera Escobar (born November 25, 1969) is a retired Salvadoran professional football player.
Club career
Nicknamed ''Memo'', Rivera came through the youth ranks at FAS, where he would stay for over a decade and win two lea ...
the team finished first in the league (including a record 14 undefeated matches) and reached the semi-final where they were eliminated by the tournament champion Isidro Metapan 3–2 on aggregate, the team was a middle to low league team.
Although the emergence of talented players such as Gilberto Baires, Ibsen Castro, Otoniel Salinas, Javier Gomez, Anibal Parada, Christopher Ramirez, Christian Esnal, Argentinian Gonzalo Mazzia and Uruguayan
Mauro Aldave
Mauro Esteban Aldave Benítez (born 7 November 1984) is a Uruguayan footballer currently playing as a striker for La Luz of the Uruguayan Segunda División Amateur in Uruguay
Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es ...
.
On 3 May 2015, after 7 years of top flight football, Atletico Marte were relegated to the Segundo División despite a 4–1 victory over
Dragon
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. They were knocked out by
C.D. Pasaquina
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They currently play in the Salvadoran Pri ...
by one point. On 18 June 2015 the team purchased a franchise license in the new expansion of the Primera División and would compete in the Primera División for the Apertura 2015 season.
At the end of 2016 clausura season, Atletico Marte were relegated
In April 2020, El Vencedor announced that due to financial hardship they would be releasing their spot in the Primera División to Atletico Marte.
Honours
Domestic
Leagues
* Primera División and predecessors
** Champions (8): 1955, 1956, 1957, 1969, 1970, 1980–81, 1982, 1985
*
Segunda División
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and predecessors
** Champions (1): 2008 Apertura
** Promotion Play-off Winners: 2008–2009
Cups
* Copa President and predecessors
** Champions (1) : 1991
1981
Events January
* January 1
** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union.
** Palau becomes a self-governing territory.
* January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...
*
CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup
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and predecessors
** Champions (1):
1991
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UNCAF
*UNCAF Champions' Cup/Recopa de la UNCAF and predecessors
** Champions (1): 1991 Recopa de la UNCAF
Performance in CONCACAF and Domestic competitions
*
CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup
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: 2 appearances
::Best: Champion in 1991
::
1991
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– Champion
::
1994
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Copa Interclubes UNCAF
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: 5 appearances
::Best: Third place in 1979
:: 1971 Copa Fraternidad: Fourth place
::
1972 Copa Fraternidad
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Teams
Group I
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Standings
Group II
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Standings
* Playoff for 1st place. ...
: Group stage
::
1979 Copa Fraternidad
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Teams
Group I Results
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...
: Third place
::1980 Copa Fraternidad: Group Stage
::1983 Copa Fraternidad: Group Stage
Overall seasons table in Primera División de Fútbol Profesional
:
Last updated: 17 July 201
Stadium
Since its establishment in 1950, Atletico Marte stadiums has been:
*
Estadio Cuscatlán
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;
San Salvador
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(2017–''present'')
**; To be determined, TBD (TBD) game in Segunda DivisiÓn
** Cancha Alfombrada Lirios de Quezaltepeque; Quezaltepeque (2005–2008) games in the
** Cancha del Estadio Azteca; Ilopaneco (2016) games in the Segunda Division
** Estadio San Vicente, San Vicente (2023-''Present'')
*
Estadio Cuscatlán
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;
San Salvador
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San Salvador
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(1950–2001)
The team plays its home games in the 45,000 capacity
all-seater
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Estadio Cuscatlán
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, in
San Salvador
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. Previously the team played at Flor Blanca, where they had played their home matches from 1950 until the end of the 2001 season. The stadium in
San Salvador
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. The team's headquarters are located in TBD.
Rivalry
Atletico Marte's chief rivalry is with the San Salvador-based team
Alianza F.C.
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, against whom they contest the Derbi capitalino. The two teams met 196 times since 1959, with the Alianza winning 87 matches, Atletico Marte winning 49 games and 60 draws The most recent result was a 1-1 darw on the 16 February 2023.
Sponsorship
Companies that Atletico Marte currently has sponsorship deals with for 2023–2024 includes:
* Tony Sports – Official Kit Suppliers
* Chilo Seafood Restaurant – Minor sponsors
* Claros Vasquez Oficinas - Official sponsors
* Water Depot – Official sponsors
* Lacteos Villatoro – Official sponsors
* La Parilla Oriental – Official sponsors
* Sevisalnbsp;– Official sponsors
* GrupFe – Official sponsor
Luis Ernesto Tapia
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He was active on the Panama national football team between 1963 and 1979.
Club career
A native of Bar ...
*
Jorge Lino Romero
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*
Agustín Castillo
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Playing career Alianza Lima
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Abdul Thompson Conteh
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Conteh played three seasons in Major League Soccer, with San Jose Earthquakes in 2000 and D.C. United in 2001 and 2002. ...
*
Alejandro Larrea
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Career
Larrea earned two caps for Uruguay national football team in 1992. On 21 June 1992, he made his debut and scored his first goal ...
*
Raúl Esnal
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World cup players
This list all the players that have represented their respective national teams at the World cup. Those in ''Bold'' were playing with Atletico Marte when they played
*
Raúl Magaña
Raúl Alfredo Magaña Monzón (24 February 1940 – 30 September 2009) was a Salvadoran footballer and manager.
He is regarded as one of the greats of Salvadoran football.
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Magaña made his debut aged 18 against Deportivo Saprissa ...
Santiago Méndez
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Sergio Méndez
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Club career
Méndez came from a family of footballers, his y ...
*
Luis Guevara Mora
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Nicknamed ''el Negro'', he became a member of the El Salvador national foo ...
José Luis Rugamas
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He was interim manager of the El Salvador national team. As a player, he represented his country at the 1982 F ...
*
Norberto Huezo
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Club career
Huezo started his career at UES and played for ANTEL before joining A ...
Raúl Esnal
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Copa América 1983
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Amílcar Cabral Cup winners
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Abdul Thompson Conteh
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–
Amílcar Cabral Cup
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* Longest unbeaten run: 20 matches (1985 season)
* First and only Salvadoran team to win the
CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup
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(1991)
* First coach of El Salvador that won three championships consecutively: Salvadoran Conrado Miranda with Atletico Marte in 1955–57.
* First Salvadoran team to win in Costa Rican: defeating
Deportivo Saprissa
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2-0, 1952.
* Last Salvadoran team to win a
CONCACAF
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Competition: 1991
CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup
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Head coaches of Atlético Marte
The club's current manager is Argentinian
Osvaldo Escudero
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.12 12] There have been TBD permanent and TBD caretaker managers of Atletico Marte since the appointment of the club's first professional manager,
Emilio Guardado
Emilio Guardado also known as ''Milo'', was a former Salvadoran football coach.
Honours
El Salvador
*Central American and Caribbean Games
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in 1950. The club's longest-serving manager, in terms of both length of tenure and number of games overseen, is TBD, who managed the club between 1996 and 2018. Argentine José Santacomba was Atletico Marte's first manager from outside the El Salvador. Salvadorans
Conrado Miranda
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and
Armando Contreras Palma
Armando Contreras Palma (born April 14, 1947) is a Salvadoran football manager who created a legacy in El Salvador by winning three Primera División titles with Atlético Marte
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is the club's most successful coach, having won three Primera División titles; followed closely by Chilean
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, who won two Primera División titles.
List of presidents
Atletico Marte have had numerous presidents over the course of their history, some of which have been the owners of the club, others have been Military rulers. Here is a complete list from when Jesús Rodolfo Rodríguez took over at the club in 1950, until the present day.