Academia Deportiva Cantolao

Academia Cantolao
Full name	Academia Deportiva Cantolao
Nickname(s)	El Delfín
Founded	14 April 1981; 43 years ago
Ground	Estadio Miguel Grau
Capacity	17,000
Chairman	Dante Mandriotti
Manager	Adrián Taffarel
League	Liga 2
2023	Liga 1, 19th of 19 (relegated)

Academia Deportiva Cantolao is a Peruvian football club based in the city of Callao, Peru. However, the club is mostly known for its youth academy. Their football academy is considered one of the best in Peru. Academia Cantolao has educated many players who have gone on to play in the Torneo Descentralizado (Peruvian top-flight) and abroad, including many Peruvian international players. Probably their most recognized graduate is former Bayern Munich striker Claudio Pizarro, one of the greatest Peruvian players in history.

History

Club

Cantolao won the 2016 play-off match final against Sport Áncash at Estadio Alejandro Villanueva

In the 1982 Copa Perú, the club qualified to the Final Stage, but was eliminated by Atlético Grau and Atlético Torino. In the 2015 Copa Perú, the club qualified to the final against Defensor La Bocana to whom they lost. They were promoted to the Peruvian Segunda División for the first time in the club's history. After only one year in the first division the club won the 2016 Peruvian Segunda División. They defeated Sport Áncash by 2–0 in a play-off final after tying at the end of the season for first place with 53 points each and thus qualified for the 2017 Torneo Descentralizado.

Youth academy

Academia Cantolao as a youth academy currently educates players ranging from the U-8 level up to U-20.

Noted alumni

Player^[1]	Year of birth	Year joined club	Playing Position	National team	Years Played for National Team
Miguel Rebosio	1976		Centre back	Peru	1997–2005
Claudio Pizarro	1978		Striker	Peru	1999–2016
Carlos Lobatón	1980		Central Midfielder	Peru	2005–2016
Rainer Torres	1980		Central Midfielder	Peru	2005–present
Juan Carlos Mariño	1982		Attacking Midfielder	Peru	2006–present
Luis Ramírez	1984		Attacking Midfielder	Peru	2005–present
Junior Viza	1985		Attacking Midfielder	Peru	2006
Junior Ross	1986		Winger	Peru	2005–2013
Daniel Chávez	1988		Striker	Peru	2008–2015
Carlos Zambrano	1989	2000–2006	Centre back	Peru	2008–present
Reimond Manco	1990		Attacking Midfielder	Peru	2008–2013
Yoshimar Yotún	1990	1997–2002^[2]	Full back	Peru	2011–present

Honours

National

League

Peruvian Segunda División:
- Winners (1): 2016
- Runner-up (1): 1985
Copa Perú:
- Runner-up (1): 2015

Regional

Liga Departamental del Callao:
- Winners (2): 1981, 2015
Liga Distrital del Bellavista - La Perla:
- Winners (3): 2006, 2014, 2015
Liga Distrital del Callao:
- Winners (1): 1981

Current squad

As of 15 June, 2023.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
3	DF	PER	Arón Sánchez
4	DF	URU	Facundo Moreira
5	MF	PER	Rafael Guarderas
6	DF	PER	Robinson Alzamora
7	FW	URU	Hebert Vergara
8	MF	PER	Luis Ramírez (captain)
9	FW	PER	Renato Espinosa
10	MF	PER	Álvaro Medrano
11	MF	PER	Aarón Carnero
14	FW	PER	Italo Regalado
16	FW	PER	Pier Gonzales
17	MF	PER	Mario Tajima
18	MF	URU	Michel Acosta


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	DF	PER	Alonso Tamariz
20	MF	PER	Diego Ramírez
22	DF	PER	Christian Sánchez
23	GK	ARG	Christian Limousin
24	MF	PER	Valentino Delgado
25	DF	PER	Giancarlo Carmona
26	MF	PER	Josimar Vargas
27	MF	PER	Stefano Velasco
29	DF	PER	Sebastián Lojas
30	DF	PER	Junior Huerto
50	GK	PER	José Lozada
55	DF	PER	Francisco Duclós

Managers

Ronald Pitot (1981)
Rafael Castañeda (1982)
Luis Roth (1983)
Eloy Campos (1983)
Adrián Mendoza (1984)
Luis Roth (1985)
Teodoro Wuchi (1988-1989)
Eduardo Asca (1990)
Carlos Solís (1991-1992)
Agapito Rodríguez (1995)
Ramón Perleche (2013)
Mauro Pinedo (2013)
Iván Chaves (2014)
Álvaro Bonelli (2014)
Guillermo Esteves (2015)
Carlos Silvestri (2016-2018)
Guillermo Esteves (2018)
Jorge Araujo (2018-2019)
Hernán Lisi (2020)
Jorge Espejo (2020-2021)
Carlos Silvestri (2021-2022)
Guillermo Esteves (2022)
Alejandro Apud (2022)
Matías Rosa (2023)
Ramón Perleche (2023)
Edgardo Malvestiti (2023)
Adrián Taffarel (2023)
Jersi Sócola (2023-)

References

^ "Famous Players". Cantolao.org. Archived from the original on 2012-08-05. Retrieved 2012-05-31.
^ "Yoshimar Yotun – Player Profile" (in Spanish). goaldebronce.blogspot.com. 4 November 2008. Archived from the original on 25 September 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2011.

External links

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[1] "Famous Players". Cantolao.org. Archived from the original on 2012-08-05. Retrieved 2012-05-31.

[GOAL_DE_BRONCE_profile-2] "Yoshimar Yotun – Player Profile" (in Spanish). goaldebronce.blogspot.com. 4 November 2008. Archived from the original on 25 September 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2011.

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