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Deportivo Independiente Medellín, also known as Independiente Medellín or DIM, is a Colombian professional football club (association football), football club based in Medellín that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at Estadio Atanasio Girardot, which seats 40,943 people, and is also shared with city rivals Atlético Nacional. The team is dubbed "El Poderoso de la Montaña" (Mighty of the Mountain) due to Medellín's geographical location high in the Andes mountains.
Founded in 1913 as the second oldest club in Colombia, Independiente Medellín has won the Categoría Primera A six times: in 1955 Campeonato Profesional, 1955, 1957 Campeonato Profesional, 1957, 2002 Categoría Primera A season, 2002–II, 2004 Categoría Primera A season, 2004–I, 2009 Categoría Primera A season, 2009–II, and 2016 Categoría Primera A season, 2016–I, and the Copa Colombia three times: in 1981 Copa Colombia, 1981, 2019 Copa Colombia, 2019, and 2020 Copa Colombia, 2020. Its best performance at international level was in 2003 Copa Libertadores, 2003, when the team reached the semifinals of the Copa Libertadores.
Independiente Medellín has a rivalry with Atlético Nacional, and the teams face each other in El Clásico Paisa, which is considered one of the most important derbies in the country.
Independiente Medellín was founded on 14 November 1913 under the name of ''Medellín Foot Ball Club'' by siblings Alberto, Luis, and Rafael Uribe Piedrahíta. The team played its first match with an amateur team called Sporting of Medellín, who defeated them 11–0. In 1948, Medellín joined professional football and played the first edition of the league. Medellín placed seventh out of 10 teams, winning seven matches. Their first match was a 4–0 defeat against América de Cali. Their first win was 3–2 against Atlético Junior, Junior.
The next decade, Medellín signed Peruvian Segundo Castillo Varela, who won the 1939 South American Championship, the first title of his country, in a movement of what was known as El Dorado (football), El Dorado, when Colombian teams signed many foreign footballers. Medellín did not play in 1952 and 1953 due to economic problems. In 1953, the club changed its entire administration and was renamed to its current name, ''Deportivo Independiente Medellín''.
During the 2010s, DIM was close to winning league titles several times. In 2012, they faced Millonarios F.C., Millonarios in the Torneo Finalización final and lost on penalties. In 2014, they finished as runners-up to Independiente Santa Fe in that year's Finalización tournament. Six months later they made the final again, this time losing to Deportivo Cali. These losses were finally overcome in the 2016 Categoría Primera A season, 2016 season, where the club won its sixth league title. In the Apertura tournament, they finished first in the regular season table with 40 points. Then they eliminated Deportivo Cali and Cortuluá in the playoffs to set up a final with Junior; the first leg in Barranquilla ended 1–1 and the second leg was won by Medellín 2–0, with Christian Marrugo scoring a brace and securing a 3–1 aggregate victory.
With the 2016 league title, ''El Poderoso'' gained a spot in the 2017 Copa Libertadores, returning to the tournament for the first time since 2010. They were placed in Group 3 along with Club Atlético River Plate, River Plate, C.S. Emelec, Emelec, and FBC Melgar, Melgar. The club placed third in the group and was transferred to the 2017 Copa Sudamericana, Copa Sudamericana, where they eventually lost to Racing Club de Avellaneda, Racing Club in the second round. One of the highlights of their Copa Libertadores run was beating powerhouse River Plate 2–1 at Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Estadio Monumental.
Medellín's greatest rivalry is with the city's other major club, Atlético Nacional. Both clubs share the same stadium; Atanasio Girardot. Atletico Nacional has a clear advantage over Independiente Medellin in titles won, with 30 titles (most in Colombia) to Medellin's 9 titles. However, Nacional has never beaten Medellin in a final, since they lost in the 2004 Apertura. This was considered as a very shocking result, since Nacional's squad had a much higher value that Medellin's.
The rivalry is especially strong due to each team's main fanbases; Rexixtenxia Norte for Medellín and Los Del Sur for Atlético Nacional. There are often fights between these two fanbases, which is why sometimes only the fanbase of one team is allowed entry. The two clubs are named with the location that they occupy in the stadium; Rexixtenxia Norte occupies the section behind the northern goal and Los Del Sur occupy the section behind the southern goal.
The first ''Clásico Paisa'' was played on 12 September 1948, where Medellín beat Nacional 3–0. Over 300 matches have been played between the two clubs, with Nacional dominating the historical record by 40 wins.
The club also has minor rivalries with other clubs in the Medellin Metropolitan Area, such as Rionegro Águilas, Leones F.C., Leones, and Envigado F.C., Envigado. Although none of these teams have won top-flight titles, matches between them still draw attention due to their close geographical location, meaning games like these usually sellout.
Official website
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History
Early years
Independiente Medellín was founded on 14 November 1913 under the name of ''Medellín Foot Ball Club'' by siblings Alberto, Luis, and Rafael Uribe Piedrahíta. The team played its first match with an amateur team called Sporting of Medellín, who defeated them 11–0. In 1948, Medellín joined professional football and played the first edition of the league. Medellín placed seventh out of 10 teams, winning seven matches. Their first match was a 4–0 defeat against América de Cali. Their first win was 3–2 against Atlético Junior, Junior.
The next decade, Medellín signed Peruvian Segundo Castillo Varela, who won the 1939 South American Championship, the first title of his country, in a movement of what was known as El Dorado (football), El Dorado, when Colombian teams signed many foreign footballers. Medellín did not play in 1952 and 1953 due to economic problems. In 1953, the club changed its entire administration and was renamed to its current name, ''Deportivo Independiente Medellín''.
First three titles
The team won its first title in the 1955 Campeonato Profesional, finishing first with 31 points and just one defeat. Argentine striker Felipe Marino (footballer), Felipe Marino was the tournament's top goalscorer, with 22 goals. The team won its second title two years later, in 1957 Campeonato Profesional, 1957, with almost the same players as the previous seasons. José Vicente Grecco was the top scorer of the tournament. In 1966, Medellín achieved their first ever qualification for the 1967 Copa Libertadores, Copa Libertadores, after finishing runner-up in the league. They played against Argentine sides Racing Club de Avellaneda, Racing de Avellaneda and Club Atlético River Plate, River Plate, Bolivian teams Club 31 de Octubre, 31 de Octubre and Club Bolívar, Bolívar, and fellow Colombians Independiente Santa Fe. They finished fifth out of six in their group and were eliminated. They qualified for the Copa Libertadores again after 27 years in 1994 Copa Libertadores, 1994, being eliminated by Atlético Junior, Junior in the quarter-finals. Independiente Medellin won its first Copa Colombia in 1981, although this title is not officially recognized by many experts nor by DIMAYOR, it is recognized by CONMEBOL.1989 season controversy
In 1989, a year where Medellín had one of the best teams in the league and was expected to win the title, a tragic event occurred in Colombian football. In one of the final games of the season, Medellín tied América de Cali 0–0 at home. During the game, linesman Álvaro Ortega disallowed a Medellín goal, angering many people. Afterwards, a person that had been reportedly sent by Pablo Escobar hunted down the linesman and murdered him. An anonymous caller said they had betted on the game and the disallowed goal made them lose a lot of money. In response, the Colombian Football Federation decided to cancel the rest of the season, which left the 1989 Campeonato Profesional, 1989 league season without a winner.1993 runner-up
On 19 December 1993, during the last game of the season, Medellín and Atlético Junior were fighting for a tight first place, as both clubs had the same number of points. Junior was playing América de Cali at home in Barranquilla while simultaneously Medellín played hometown rivals Atlético Nacional. The games were to start simultaneously. A Medellín win combined with a Junior loss or draw would give Medellín the title. But if Medellín drew and Junior did as well, then Junior would win the title. At halftime América were leading the game in Barranquilla 1–0 and in Medellin the game was still 0–0, meaning that at that moment América were winning the title due to the draw in Medellín. Junior scored two goals to put the game at 2–1 with ten minutes remaining, and Independiente Medellín scored at the same time to put the game in their favor 1–0. América tied the game at 2–2 with seven minutes remaining. The match in Medellín ended with Independiente Medellín winning 1–0 while awaiting the 2–2 game in Barranquilla to end, which still had five minutes remaining due to a delay at the start of the second half. Medellín players were celebrating with a victory lap and giving interviews with reporters white they waited for the final whistle in Barranquilla. However, Oswaldo Mackenzie scored a late goal in the 89th minute and gave Junior the 3–2 win and the title, leaving the Medellín players and fans heartbroken.1999–2009: End of title drought and glory days
''El Poderoso'' had a great 1999 Categoría Primera A season, 1999 season, finishing in the top eight of both Apertura and Finalización tournaments, and finishing fourth in the aggregate table. This season was different from the standard format; in the Apertura tournament there were no playoffs. The Finalizacion tournament had playoffs, where Medellin topped their group and qualified for the Finalizacion finals against city rivals Nacional. However, Nacional won 1–0, and went on to win the league title, while Medellin missed out on a spot for the 2000 Copa Libertadores. Medellin came close to winning their third league title in 2001 Categoría Primera A season, 2001 thanks to Jorge Serna's prolific goalscoring, who finished as top scorer tied with Carlos Castro on 29 goals. The club ended up losing the final to América de Cali 3–0 on aggregate, although they reached the final in an unexpected manner; in the regular season they finished in 10th place and occupied the last seed for the eight teams that qualified for the playoffs through the aggregate table. After 45 long years of agony, Medellín won its third league title in the 2002 Categoría Primera A season, 2002 Finalización tournament under manager Víctor Luna, who replaced Reinaldo Rueda halfway through the season after he was sacked due to poor results. Medellín played against Deportivo Pasto in the two-legged final. ''El Rojo Paisa'' beat Pasto 2–0 at home in the first leg with goals from Robinson Muñoz and an own goal from Julio César Valencia. In the second leg on 23 December 2002, Medellín drew 1–1 away from home, with Mauricio Molina scoring Medellín's goal from a free-kick, meaning they became champions with a 3–1 aggregate score. The 2002 league title gave the club a spot in the 2003 Copa Libertadores, where they qualified for the knockout stages by topping their group, which consisted of Boca Juniors, Barcelona S.C., Barcelona, and Colo-Colo, with twelve points and a total of four wins and two losses. During the group stage, the club famously beat Carlos Bianchi, Bianchi's Boca Juniors, 1–0. "Medallo" beat Cerro Porteño on penalties in the round of 16 and Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense, Grêmio in the quarter-finals. In the semi-finals, they faced Santos FC, Santos. In the first leg played at Estádio Urbano Caldeira, DIM lost 1–0. In the second leg at home, Tressor Moreno scored first to level the aggregate score at 1–1, but the club eventually lost the game 3–2 (4–2 on aggregate) and was eliminated, narrowly missing out for the final, which would have been played against their group stage opponent, Boca Juniors. In 2004, Medellín and Nacional qualified for the final of the Apertura tournament; in Antioquia everybody was very excited because this was the first "Paisa" final in the league's history. The final was played over two legs, both at Atanasio Girardot: in the first leg, Medellín won 2–1 with goals scored by Rafael Arlex Castillo, Rafael Castillo and Jorge Horacio Serna. The second leg was played on 27 June; it ended 0–0 and Medellín became the champion of the 2004 Categoría Primera A season, 2004 Apertura, its fourth league title, won under manager Pedro Sarmiento. In the 2005 Copa Libertadores, the club topped their group, which was made up of Club Athletico Paranaense, Atletico Paranaense, América de Cali, and Club Libertad, Libertad. They also unexpectedly beat Paranaense 4–0 away in Curitiba on their way to the round of 16, where they faced Club Atlético Banfield, Banfield and lost 5–0 on aggregate. For the 2008 Categoría Primera A season, 2008 Finalización, the club almost won its fifth title, but lost the final to América de Cali with Santiago Escobar as head coach. The next season, the 2009 Apertura, was very poor; the team finished in last place. However, in the 2009 Categoría Primera A season, 2009 Torneo Finalización, with the departure of Santiago Escobar as head coach, his assistant, Leonel Álvarez (footballer, born 1965), Leonel Álvarez, replaced him, and the team got its fifth title, beating Atlético Huila 3–2 on aggregate. In that season, Jackson Martinez broke the league's top scoring record with 18 goals (the previous record was Léider Preciado's 17 goals), a record that was broken again later by Cortuluá forward Miguel Borja in 2016, with 19 goals.2010–present: Back-to-back runner-ups and sixth league title
During the 2010s, DIM was close to winning league titles several times. In 2012, they faced Millonarios F.C., Millonarios in the Torneo Finalización final and lost on penalties. In 2014, they finished as runners-up to Independiente Santa Fe in that year's Finalización tournament. Six months later they made the final again, this time losing to Deportivo Cali. These losses were finally overcome in the 2016 Categoría Primera A season, 2016 season, where the club won its sixth league title. In the Apertura tournament, they finished first in the regular season table with 40 points. Then they eliminated Deportivo Cali and Cortuluá in the playoffs to set up a final with Junior; the first leg in Barranquilla ended 1–1 and the second leg was won by Medellín 2–0, with Christian Marrugo scoring a brace and securing a 3–1 aggregate victory.
With the 2016 league title, ''El Poderoso'' gained a spot in the 2017 Copa Libertadores, returning to the tournament for the first time since 2010. They were placed in Group 3 along with Club Atlético River Plate, River Plate, C.S. Emelec, Emelec, and FBC Melgar, Melgar. The club placed third in the group and was transferred to the 2017 Copa Sudamericana, Copa Sudamericana, where they eventually lost to Racing Club de Avellaneda, Racing Club in the second round. One of the highlights of their Copa Libertadores run was beating powerhouse River Plate 2–1 at Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Estadio Monumental.
Rivalries
Medellín's greatest rivalry is with the city's other major club, Atlético Nacional. Both clubs share the same stadium; Atanasio Girardot. Atletico Nacional has a clear advantage over Independiente Medellin in titles won, with 30 titles (most in Colombia) to Medellin's 9 titles. However, Nacional has never beaten Medellin in a final, since they lost in the 2004 Apertura. This was considered as a very shocking result, since Nacional's squad had a much higher value that Medellin's.
The rivalry is especially strong due to each team's main fanbases; Rexixtenxia Norte for Medellín and Los Del Sur for Atlético Nacional. There are often fights between these two fanbases, which is why sometimes only the fanbase of one team is allowed entry. The two clubs are named with the location that they occupy in the stadium; Rexixtenxia Norte occupies the section behind the northern goal and Los Del Sur occupy the section behind the southern goal.
The first ''Clásico Paisa'' was played on 12 September 1948, where Medellín beat Nacional 3–0. Over 300 matches have been played between the two clubs, with Nacional dominating the historical record by 40 wins.
The club also has minor rivalries with other clubs in the Medellin Metropolitan Area, such as Rionegro Águilas, Leones F.C., Leones, and Envigado F.C., Envigado. Although none of these teams have won top-flight titles, matches between them still draw attention due to their close geographical location, meaning games like these usually sellout.
Honours
Official
* Categoría Primera A: ::Winners (6): 1955 Campeonato Profesional, 1955, 1957 Campeonato Profesional, 1957, 2002 Categoría Primera A season#Torneo Finalización, 2002–II, 2004 Categoría Primera A season#Torneo Apertura, 2004–I, 2009 Categoría Primera A season#Torneo Finalización, 2009–II, 2016 Categoría Primera A season#Torneo Apertura, 2016–I ::Runners-up (12): 1959 Campeonato Profesional, 1959, 1961 Campeonato Profesional, 1961, 1966 Campeonato Profesional, 1966, 1993 Categoría Primera A season, 1993, 2001 Categoría Primera A season, 2001, 2008 Categoría Primera A season#Torneo Finalización, 2008–II, 2012 Categoría Primera A season#Torneo Finalización, 2012–II, 2014 Categoría Primera A season#Torneo Finalización, 2014–II, 2015 Categoría Primera A season#Torneo Apertura, 2015–I, 2018 Categoría Primera A season#Torneo Finalización, 2018–II, 2022 Categoría Primera A season#Torneo Finalización, 2022–II, 2023 Categoría Primera A season#Torneo Finalización, 2023–II * Copa Colombia: ::Winners (3): 1981, 2019 Copa Colombia, 2019, 2020 Copa Colombia, 2020 ::Runners-up (2): 1955–56, 2017 Copa Colombia, 2017 *Superliga Colombiana: ::Runners-up (1): 2017 Superliga Colombiana, 2017Amateur
* Copa Jimenez Jaramillo (1): 1923 * Campeonato Nacional (7): 1918, 1920, 1922, 1930, 1936, 1937, 1938 * Campeonato Departamental (8): 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945Friendly tournaments
* Copa Club Unión: 1942 * Triangular ‘Trofeo Coltejer’: 1955 * Torneo "Medellín sin tugurios": 1983 * Copa Montreal (Canada): 1992 * Copa DC United: 1994 * Copa Ciudad de Popayán: 2005 * Copa Gobernación de Antioquia: 2008, 2010 * Copa del Pacífico: 2009 * Copa Movilco– Gobernación del Meta Runner-up: 2009 * Copa del Pacífico Runner-up: 2010Performance in CONMEBOL competitions
*Copa Libertadores: 10 appearances ::1967 Copa Libertadores, 1967: First round ::1994 Copa Libertadores, 1994: Quarter-finals ::2003 Copa Libertadores, 2003: Semi-finals (third place) ::2005 Copa Libertadores, 2005: Round of 16 ::2009 Copa Libertadores, 2009: Group stage ::2010 Copa Libertadores, 2010: Second round ::2017 Copa Libertadores, 2017: Group stage ::2019 Copa Libertadores, 2019: Second stage ::2020 Copa Libertadores, 2020: Group stage ::2023 Copa Libertadores, 2023: Group stage *Copa Sudamericana: 6 appearances ::2006 Copa Sudamericana, 2006: First round ::2016 Copa Sudamericana, 2016: Quarter-finals ::2017 Copa Sudamericana, 2017: First round ::2018 Copa Sudamericana, 2018: First round ::2022 Copa Sudamericana, 2022: Group stage ::2023 Copa Sudamericana, 2023: Knockout round play-offs *Copa Conmebol: 1 appearance ::1995 Copa CONMEBOL, 1995: First roundPlayers
Current squad
Out on loan
World Cup players
The following players were chosen to represent their country at the FIFA World Cup while contracted with Independiente Medellín. * Héctor Echeverri (1962) * Efraín Sánchez, Efraín "Caimán" Sánchez (1962) * Alfredo Mendoza (1986) * Gabriel Jaime Gómez (1990) * Adolfo Valencia (1998) * Aldo Bobadilla (2010)Club statistics
Top scorers
Most appearances
Managers
* Delfín Benítez Cáceres (1954–57) * José Manuel Moreno (1957) * :it:René Seghini, René Seghini (1957–58) * Pedro Roque Retamozo ''(interim)'' (1958) * :it:René Seghini, René Seghini (1958–59) * Fernando Paternoster (1960) * Efraín Sánchez (1960) * José Manuel Moreno (1960–62) * Carlos Alberto Díaz (1962) * Efraín Sánchez (1962–63) * José Vicente Grecco (1963) * Luis López García (1963–64) * José Vicente Grecco (1964–66) * Francisco Hormazábal (1966–67) * Leonel Vargas ''(interim)'' (1967) * Rodrigo Fonnegra (1968–70) * Héctor Molina ''(interim)'' (1969) * Humberto Álvarez ''(interim)'' (1969) * Ricardo Ramaciotti (1972) * Francisco Hormazábal (1972–74) * Humberto Ortiz (1974–75) * José Vicente Grecco (1975) * Juan José Pizzuti (1975–76) * Justo Lopera (1976) * Edilberto Righi & Pedro Soma (1976–77) * Darío Velez ''(interim)'' (1977) * Efraín Sánchez (1977–78) * Bernardo Valencia ''(interim)'' (1978–79) * Néstor Togneri (1978–79) * Bernando Valencia (1979) * Víctor Rodolfo Rodríguez, Víctor Rodríguez (1980) * Ricardo Ramaciotti (1980) * Leonel Montoya (1981) * Jorge Olmedo (1982) * Julio Comesaña (1982–86) * Carlos Miguel Diaz ''(interim)'' (1983) * Bernando Valencia (1986) * Ricardo Ramaciotti (1986–87) * German Aceros (1987–88) * Gonzalo Montoya ''(interim)'' (1988) * Hugo Gallego (1988) * :es:Jaime Rodríguez Suárez, Jaime Rodríguez (1989–91) * Julio Comesaña (1992) * Hugo Gallego (1992) * Nelson Gallego (1992) * :es:Luis Augusto García, Luis Augusto García (1993–95) * Juan Mujica (1994) * Nolberto Molina (1995) * Jairo Ríos Rendón, Jairo Rios (1995–96) * Carlos Restrepo (manager), Carlos Restrepo (1996–97) * Víctor Luna (1997) * Zlatko Petričević (1997) * Fernando Castro (Colombian footballer), Fernando Castro (1998–98) * Óscar Aristizábal (1998–99) * Julio Comesaña (2000) * Víctor Luna (2000) * :es:Juan José Peláez, Juan José Peláez (2000–02) * Álvaro Escobar ''(interim)'' (2000–01) * Reynaldo Rueda (2002) * Víctor Luna (2002–03) * :es:Jaime Rodríguez Suárez, Jaime Rodríguez (2003–04) * Pedro Sarmiento (1 July 2004 – 30 June 2005) * :es:Javier Álvarez Arteaga, Javier Álvarez (2005–06) * :es:Édgar Carvajal, Édgar Carvajal ''(interim)'' (2006) * Víctor Luna (2006–07) * :es:Juan José Peláez, Juan José Peláez (2007–08) * Santiago Escobar (1 December 2008 – 19 May 2009) * Leonel Álvarez (footballer, born 1965), Leonel Álvarez (19 May 2009 – 25 May 2010) * :es:Édgar Carvajal, Édgar Carvajal (1 May 2010 – 31 March 2011) * Víctor Luna (1 April 2011 – 22 May 2011) * Guillermo Berrío (30 April 2011 – 13 February 2012) * Hernán Darío Gómez (13 February 2012 – 19 April 2013) * Pedro Sarmiento (3 September 2013 – 21 February 2014) * Hernán Torres (21 February 2014 – May 2015) * Leonel Álvarez (footballer, born 1965), Leonel Álvarez (May 2015 – December 2016) * Luis Zubeldía (December 2016 – June 2017) * :es:Juan José Peláez, Juan José Peláez (June 2017 – October 2017) * Ismael Rescalvo (December 2017 – June 2018) * Octavio Zambrano (June 2018 – April 2019) * Alexis Mendoza (May 2019 – September 2019) * Aldo Bobadilla (September 2019 – September 2020) * Hernán Darío Gómez (December 2020 – September 2021) * Julio Comesaña (September 2021 – June 2022) * David González (footballer, born 1982), David González (June 2022 – May 2023) * Sebastián Botero (''interim'') (May 2023 – July 2023) * Alfredo Arias (July 2023 – Present)Presidents
This is the list of presidents of Independiente Medellín since its foundation: * José Luis Restrepo Jaramillo (1913–1928) * Luis Eduardo Ramírez (1929–1933) * Jesus Maria Burgos (1933–1938) * Bernardo Munera A. (1940–1947) * Federico Kahn (1948) * Alejandro Cano (1948–1951) * Ignacio Gómez (1953–1954) * Javier Arriola (1954–1958) * Alfonso Arriola (1959–1970) * Oscar Serna Mejía (1971–1974) * Gustavo Arbeláez (1974) * Gabriel Toro Pérez (1975–1977) * Oscar Serna Mejía (1978) * Hernán Gómez Agudelo (1978–1979) * Pablo Correa Ramos (1979–1981) * Oscar Serna Mejía (1981) * Héctor Mesa Gómez (1981–1983) * Oscar Serna Mejía (1984–1985) * Pablo Correa Ramos (1985) * Mario de Jesus Valderrama (1986–1987) * Gabriel Toro Pérez (1987) * Luis Fernando Correa (1987) * Humberto Betancur (1987–1988) * Hernán Gómez Agudelo (1988–989) * Antonio Mesa Escobar (1989–1991) * Alberto Montoya Callejas (1991–1992) * Jesús Aristizábal Guevara (1992) * Julio Villate (1992–1995) * Jorge Castillo (1995–1997) * Mario de Jesus Valderrama (1998–2000) * Javier Velásquez (2001–2005) * Juan Guillermo Montoya (2005–2006) * John Cardona Arteaga (2006) * Carlos Alberto Palacio Acosta (2006–2008) * Jorge Alberto Osorio (2008–2012) * Julio Roberto Gómez 2012–2013 * Carlos Mario Mejía (2013–2014) * Eduardo Silva Meluk (2014–2018) * Michael Gil Gómez (2019) * Jairo Vélez (2020) * Daniel Ossa Giraldo (2021–2024) * Juan Camilo Restrepo (2024–present)References
External links
Official website
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