Club Deportivo Atlético Español was a

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club based in

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History

One of the current Honduran league's founding members, the club competed in the

Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras Liga (Spanish and Portuguese: ''League'') or LIGA may refer to: Sports Basketball * Liga ACB, men's professional basketball league in Spain * Liga Femenina de Baloncesto, women's professional basketball league in Spain Football Latin Amer ...

several times from the inaugural season in 1965 until 1971 when Verdún purchased its franchise. They were named ''Atlético Español Glidden'', then ''Atlético Español Sahsa'' before being renamed ''Atlético Español Verdún''. Their first manager became Alfonso Uclés Sierra and they were beaten 3–0 by C.D. Honduras in the league's first ever game.La Liga cumplió 48 años
– La Tribuna The franchise was later sold on to

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, then to Universidad to become ''Broncos UNAH'' and later just ''Universidad''.

League and Cup Performance

References

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