Tornados de Humacao

Tornados de Humacao is a Puerto Rican football club based in Humacao, which currently plays in the Puerto Rico Soccer League. It is affiliated to Pachuca of Mexico.

Tornados de Humacao

Full name	Club de Fútbol Tornados de Humacao
Founded	1994
Stadium	Nestor Morales Stadium Humacao, Puerto Rico
Chairman	Evaristo Pérez
Manager	Eloy Ubaldo Martínez Soto
League	Puerto Rico Soccer League
2009	9th
Home colors Away colors

History

 

Tornados logo when in the Liga Mayor

The team plays in Nestor Morales Stadium in Humacao.

Early years

The team's origins date back to 1994, when Colombian coach Jorge Eliécer Paredes brought together a group of boys in the neighborhood of Villa Universitaria, Humacao to practice the sport every Saturday. It wasn't until 20 April 1995 that the team officially registered in the FPF as Club de Fútbol Tornados de la Ciudad Gris, and that same year they started participating in federation sponsored youth tournaments and events. In 1996 Mexican coach Evaristo Pérez joined the team, along came the academy's first student, Jonathan Genero Grilli, a 10-year-old Argentinian boy. In 1997 they created a senior squad and joined the now defunct Liga Mayor up until its end in 2007.

In 1999, thanks to a group of concerned parents and Rosa de Trujillo the wife of the then mayor of Humacao, that wanted to consolidate the youth system, the team in all its levels has played in the Jacinto Hernández Park since 2001.

Puerto Rico Soccer League

2008 Season
On 30 June 2008, the team announced their official roster^[1] and on 5 July 2008 played their first professional game against Academia Quintana, which they lost 5–0.^[2] On its second game the team lost to Gigantes de Carolina, 5–1.^[3] On 19 July 2008, Tornados lost to Atlético de San Juan 9–0.^[4] This winless pattern continued in their fourth game, when they lost to Huracán, 2–3.^[5] On the fifth date of the tournament the team lost to Sevilla FC by ten goals, with a scores of 11–1.^[6] On 10 August 2008, Tornados lost to River Plate Puerto Rico.^[7] This marked the end of the league's first half, the teams would then compete against each other a second time. In the first two games of this stage, Tornados de Humacao lost to Guaynabo Fluminense FC and Academia Quintana.^[8] To close the regular season, the team won 1 and lost 4 games.^{[9][10][11][12][13]} The team's final record was 1-13-0.

2009 Season
Tornados de Humacao started the season off with an 8–1 loss to Bayamón FC.^[14] After the 8–1 loss Humacao has lost every game however all have been within 2 goals. In the last 5 games Humacao has gone 0-2-3. On 23 August 2009 the team will play Huracán to determine who is the better of the bottom two teams in the league. Humacao can win and take 8th place while Caguas can draw or win for 8th.

Puerto Rico Soccer League

Season	Position
2008–09	8th
2009–10	9th

Club hierarchy

Tornados de Humacao Ltd.

Chairman: José Juan Perez Otero

Tornados de Humacao plc.

Vice President : Emilio Bezares

Club treasure  : Karla Pérez

Club Secretary : Marisol Rodríguez

Current squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   PUR Elimagdiel Amaro 2 MF   PUR Luis Mojica 3 MF   PUR Gustavo Flores 4 MF   PUR Fernando González 5 MF   PUR José M. Jiménez 6 MF   PUR Hector Montes 7 DF   PUR Israel Velázquez 8 FW   PUR Luis Díaz 9 MF   ARG Jonathan Genero 10 MF   PUR José Juan Pérez 11 MF   PUR Juan Alvarado 12 MF   PER Manuel Obando 13 MF   PUR Christián Hernández 14 DF   PUR Fabián Arce

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 MF   PUR Juan Marcano 16 MF   PUR Leonardo Rodríguez 17 DF   PUR Michael Marcano 18 FW   PUR Christian Ramos Acosta 19 MF   PUR Juan Pablo Fuentes 20 DF   PUR Isaías Oloriaga 21 GK   MEX Juan Manuel Villamizar 22 FW   MEX Roberto Danwing 23 DF   PER Julian Castro 24 MF   PUR Diego Emilio Martínez

References

1. Aires de fútbol en Humacao. El Vocero. 1 July 2008.
2. Carlos Narváez Rosario (7 July 2008). A reforzarse Academia Quintana. El Vocero.
3. Golea Carolina. El Vocero. 14 July 2008.
4. Octavio Benítez (19 July 2008). (in Spanish). Puerto Rico Soccer League. Archived from the original on 23 July 2008. Retrieved 24 July 2008.
5. Octavio Benítez (27 July 2008). (in Spanish). Puerto Rico Soccer League. Archived from the original on 28 July 2008. Retrieved 31 July 2008.
6. (in Spanish). Puerto Rico Soccer League. 2 August 2008. Archived from the original on 1 September 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2008.
7. Octavio Benítez (10 August 2008). (in Spanish). Puerto Rico Soccer League. Archived from the original on 14 October 2008. Retrieved 15 August 2008.
8. Octavio Benítez (24 August 2008). "Academia Quintana fue el verdugo de Humacao" (in Spanish). Puerto Rico Soccer League. Retrieved 28 August 2008.^{[dead link]}
9. . Puerto Rico Soccer League. Archived from the original on 14 October 2008. Retrieved 3 October 2008.
10. "Resultados – Matchday (06/09/2008)". Puerto Rico Soccer League. Retrieved 3 October 2008.^{[dead link]}
11. . Puerto Rico Soccer League. Archived from the original on 16 October 2008. Retrieved 3 October 2008.
12. . Puerto Rico Soccer League. Archived from the original on 14 October 2008. Retrieved 3 October 2008.
13. . Puerto Rico Soccer League. Archived from the original on 14 October 2008. Retrieved 3 October 2008.
14. "prsoccer.org: available for sale". prsoccer.org.