Parmalat Fútbol Club was a
Nicaraguan
football
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team that played at the top level. It is based in
Managua. They played several seasons in the
Primera División de Nicaragua however in the 2004 season the club were folded after suffering from severe financial difficulties.
History
Parmalat Fútbol Club was founded on 15 March 2000, by Doctor Aldo Camorani (then president of
Parmalat
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) who named them after the company he worked for
Primer año y puntero
– El Nuevo Diario
They hired Róger "Pinocho" Rodríguez as coach and made their debut in the Nicaraguan Third Division
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on 4 June 2000 defeating Matagalpa 2–1 and after signing several promising under 20 Nicaragua national football team (Denis Rocha, Tyrone Acevedo, Javier Solórzano, Franklin López, Emilio Palacios
Emilio José Palacios Luna (born 8 October 1982) is a Nicaraguan former footballer who played for Diriangén in the Primera División de Nicaragua.
Palacios is Nicaragua's all-time national team record goalscorer with 11 goals.
Club career
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and Mario Morale) and this enabled them to win the Nicaraguan Third Division
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in their very first season in 2000.
After being promoted to the segunda division in 2001, Parmalat manage to win the title in their very first attempt and were promoted to the first division for the 2002 season.
For the 2003, Parmalat hired Italian Mauricio Battistini to coach the team and he also accepted the national team job as well and would help the team reach the semi-finals for two seasons before he left the club to coach in Switzerlan
However Parmalat due to financial trouble in 2005 decided to stop their ownership of the football club and the club ceased to exist.
Honours
* Segunda División de Nicaragua, Segunda Division: 1
::2002
* Tercera Division: 1
::2001
List of coaches
* Róger "Pinocho" Rodríguez (2001–2002)
* Mauricio Batistini (2003–2004)
References
External links
Team profile
(ceroacero)
Defunct football clubs in Nicaragua
2000 establishments in Nicaragua
Association football clubs established in 2000
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