GV San José
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| Full name | Club Gualberto Villarroel Deportivo San José | |||
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| Founded | 16 July 1968 (as Club Gualberto Villarroel) | |||
| Ground | Estadio Jesús Bermúdez Oruro, Bolivia | |||
| Capacity | 33,000 | |||
| Chairman | Paulo Folster[1] | |||
| Manager | Vacant | |||
| League | División Profesional | |||
| 2025 | División Profesional, 9th of 16 | |||
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Club Gualberto Villarroel Deportivo San José is a Bolivian football club based in Sud Carangas, Oruro. Founded in 1968, they play in Primera División.
History
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]
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 5 September, 2025
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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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)
References
- ^ a b c "¿Quién es GV San José, el club que jugará la final de la Copa Simón Bolívar?" [Who are GV San José, the club which will play the final of the Copa Simón Bolívar?] (in Spanish). RedUno. 3 December 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
- ^ "Gualberto Villarroel San José es el nuevo club que nace en Oruro" [Gualberto Villarroel San José is the new club which is born in Oruro] (in Spanish). El País. 23 February 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
- ^ "Nace GV San José, el club que hace soñar a Oruro" [GV San José is born, the club which make Oruro dream] (in Spanish). Los Tiempos. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
- ^ "Folster asume la presidencia del club Gualberto Villarroel" [Folster takes over the presidency of Club Gualberto Villarroel] (in Spanish). La Patria. 23 February 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
- ^ "GV San José debuta con triunfo, EM Huanuni y Escara también ganan" [GV San José debut with a victory, EM Huanuni and Escara also win] (in Spanish). La Patria. 9 April 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
- ^ "GV San José y San Antonio de Bulo Bulo, finalistas de la Copa Simón Bolívar" [GV San José and San Antonio de Bulo Bulo, finalists of the Copa Simón Bolívar] (in Spanish). Erbol. 3 December 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
- ^ "GV San José es campeón de la Simón Bolívar y logra el ascenso a la División Profesional" [GV San José is the champion of the Simón Bolívar and achieve promotion to the División Profesional]. Unitel Bolivia (in Spanish). A Todo Deporte. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ "Barros es DT de Villarroel, club con alma de San José" [Barros is the manager of Villarroel, a club with the soul of San José] (in Spanish). Eju!. 8 March 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2023.