GV San José

Not to be confused with Club San José.

Club Gualberto Villarroel Deportivo San José is a Bolivian football club based in Sud Carangas, Oruro. Founded in 1968, they play in Primera División.

GV San José

Full name	Club Gualberto Villarroel Deportivo San José
Founded	16 July 1968; 56 years ago (1968-07-16) (as Club Gualberto Villarroel)
Ground	Estadio Jesús Bermúdez Oruro, Bolivia
Capacity	33,000
Chairman	Paulo Folster[1]
Manager	Vacant
League	División Profesional
2024	División Profesional, 5th of 16
Home colours Away colours Third colours

History

Club Gualberto Villarroel logo

Founded on 16 July 1968 as Club Gualberto Villarroel as an honour to Bolivia's 39th president Gualberto Villarroel, the club first reached the Primera A of the Oruro Football Association in 2015.^[1] In 2021, the club did not participate in any tournament due to financial problems.^[2]

In January 2022, following the relegation of San José, the club was sold to José Sánchez Aguilar,^[1] and started a new project under the name of Gualberto Villarroel San José. Despite incorporating the name of the traditional club, it was not a merger between both sides.^[3]

Protests from San José supporters in GV San José's opening match against Deportivo Kala in April 2022

After adopting the colours, uniform and symbol similar to the original San José, the club announced José Peña as manager and Paulo Folster as president in February 2022.^[4] They played their first match after the change in April 2022, with several supporters from San José protesting on the stands.^[5]

After missing out a place in the Copa Simón Bolívar in 2022, the club qualified to the tournament in the 2023 season. In that competition, they reached the finals, facing San Antonio Bulo Bulo^[6] and winning the title on penalties.^[7]

Players

First-team squad

As of 22 September 2024

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  BOL Jorge Araúz 2 MF  BOL Jhoni Ramallo Nimba 3 DF  BRA Wallace Gomes 4 DF  BOL Gonzalo Vaca 5 DF  ARG Augusto Seimandi 6 MF  BOL Luis Serrano 7 DF  BOL Saúl Torres 8 MF  BOL Víctor Hugo Melgar 9 FW  BOL Roller Ferrufino 10 MF  ARG Brian Sobrero 11 FW  ARG Javier Sanguinetti 12 GK  BOL Roberto Rivas 13 GK  BOL Santiago Paz 14 FW  BOL Kevin Garcia 15 DF  BOL Lider Yanarico 17 MF  BOL Héctor Sánchez 18 FW  BOL Rodrigo Vargas

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 MF  PUR Jeymer Díaz 20 FW  BOL Percy Loza 22 GK  BOL Rodrigo Banegas 23 GK  BOL Dayler Quintela 24 MF  BOL Aldair Mamani 26 MF  BOL William Velasco 28 DF  BOL Gustavo Morales 29 FW  BOL Moises Calero 31 MF  BOL Hernan Rodríguez 33 DF  BOL Nicolas Landa 34 MF  BOL Stiven Vargas 36 FW  BOL Yonathan Taborga 38 FW  ARG Ruben Tarasco 39 MF  BOL Emerson Velásquez 45 GK  BOL Daniel Sandy 77 MF  BOL Gastón Comas 90 MF  BOL Alain de Guzmán 99 FW  BOL Luis Alí

Manager history

• Nemesio Terrazas (2009–15)
• Gerardo Parrado (2016)
• Valentín Zanca (2016)
• Manuel Luizaga (2016–17)
• Valentín Zanca (2017)
• Rubén Martínez (2017)
• Edgar Mamani (2018)
• Alex Terrazas (2019)
• João Paulo Barros (2022)^[8]
• Dionisio Gutiérrez (2023)
• Eduardo Villegas (2023–2024)
• Rolando Carlen (2024)
• Julio César Baldivieso (2024–present)