Central Español Fútbol Club, usually known simply as Central Español is a Uruguayan

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club based in

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History

The F.U.F era

Together with

Peñarol Club Atlético Peñarol (; English: ''Peñarol Athletic Club'') —also known as ''Carboneros'', ''Aurinegros,'' and (familiarly) ''Manyas''— is a Uruguayan sports club from Montevideo. The name "Peñarol" comes from the Peñarol neigh ...

, Central founded FUF (Uruguayan football federation) in 1923 after being expelled from AUF. The FUF even made a parallel Uruguay national team (dissident to AUF) that played several international games based on

and Central squads. After 3 years of existence the new federation was dissolved and both teams returned to AUF.

Merging

Central append "Español" to its name after an agreement signed with a Spanish group in 1971. Central itself was born from a merge between "Solís Bochas" and "Soriano Polideportivo".

Champions

In 1984 Central Español won their only Uruguayan championship to date. The team was managed by Líber Arispe during campaign.

Titles

* Primera División (1) ::

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* Segunda División Uruguay: (3) :: 1961, 1983, 2011–12 * Tercera División Uruguay: 1 ::1928 (as Central FC)

Performance in CONMEBOL competitions

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: 1 appearance ::2006: First Round

Current squad

Managers

Julio Antúnez Julio is the Spanish equivalent of the month July and may refer to: *Julio (given name) *Julio (surname) *Júlio de Castilhos, a municipality of the western part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil * ''Julio'' (album), a 1983 compilation albu ...

(July 2005–Dec 06) *

Gustavo Díaz Gustavo "Chavo" Díaz Domínguez (born 7 November 1974) is a Uruguayan former football manager Management (or managing) is the administration of an organization, whether it is a business, a nonprofit organization, or a government body. It ...

(Jan 2008–March 8) *

(March 2008–June 8) *

Mario Saralegui Mario Daniel Saralegui Iriarte (born 24 April 1959 in Artigas) is a Uruguayan football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. Career Having made his official debut on May 31, 1979, against Brazil (1-5), Saralegui obtained a tot ...

(Dec 2009–March 10) * Daniel Sánchez (March 2010–June 11) * Darlyn Gayol (July 2011–Feb 13) *

Julio Acuña Julio is the Spanish equivalent of the month July and may refer to: *Julio (given name) *Julio (surname) *Júlio de Castilhos, a municipality of the western part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil * ''Julio'' (album), a 1983 compilation albu ...

(Feb 2013–April 13) *

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(April 2013–) *Maxi Viera (June 2022)

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Central Espanol Football clubs in Uruguay Association football clubs established in 1905 1905 establishments in Uruguay