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Glacis United F.C.

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Glacis United
Full nameGlacis United Football Club
Nickname(s)The Clarets
Founded1965; 59 years ago (1965)
GroundVictoria Stadium,
Winston Churchill Avenue
Gibraltar
Capacity2,000
OwnerGlacis United FC Ltd.
ChairmanBennie Brinkman
ManagerMichael Bakare
LeagueGibraltar Football League
2023–249th
Websitewww.glacisunited.com

Glacis United Football Club is a professional football club from Gibraltar, founded in 1965 and a member of the Gibraltar Football Association (GFA). The club share the Victoria Stadium with all other teams in the territory.

One of Gibraltar's most decorated teams, Glacis United currently compete in the Gibraltar Football League.

History

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Glacis United were formed in 1965 and immediately saw success as the dominant force in Gibraltarian football throughout the 1960s through to the 1980s, winning 9 consecutive titles from 1965 to 1966 to 1973–74 and further consecutive titles in the 1980s. However, the emergence of Lincoln Red Imps saw Glacis's dominance decline, and their 17th and final title to date came in the 1999–2000 season. Since then, the club have settled into mid-table in Gibraltar, with the club particularly struggling since the GFA joined UEFA in 2013. The recruitment of Manuel Jimenez Perez in 2016, however, saw a more successful season with the club finishing 4th in the 2016–17 season, challenging St Joseph's for 3rd place and UEFA Europa League qualification. Manager Manuel Jimenez Perez left at the end of the season, and was replaced by Mariano Marcos Garcia on 9 July 2017. Juan Andrés Espinosa was announces as his assistant.

Honours

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1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1989, 1997, 2000
1975, 1981, 1982, 1997, 1998
2000, 2005

Players

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Current squad

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As of 31 August 2024[1]

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 England ENG Dylan Taylor
2 MF England ENG Nader Zeddini
3 DF England ENG Reed Wilson
4 MF Gibraltar GIB Haitham Tarrak
5 DF Brazil BRA Pedro Bahia
7 MF Morocco MAR Aimen-Kamel Salmi
8 DF England ENG Matt Clenahan
9 FW Guinea-Bissau GNB Deimar Queni
10 FW Gibraltar GIB Nathan Santos
11 MF England ENG Joshua Samuels
14 DF England ENG Michael Bakare (player-head coach, captain)
15 FW England ENG Onur Bakici
16 FW England ENG Ebraima Davies
17 DF Colombia COL Alessandro Romani
20 MF Gibraltar GIB Cecil Prescott
21 MF Gibraltar GIB Etien Victory
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 DF England ENG David Banjo
24 MF Netherlands NED Youri Loen (player-coach)
25 MF England ENG Klaudio Krasniqi
30 GK Gibraltar GIB Jake Victor
33 FW England ENG Ike Nzuruba (player-assistant coach)
39 DF Gibraltar GIB Evan Lopez
43 DF Gibraltar GIB James Chiles-Cowell
GK Brazil BRA Neto
DF England ENG Toby Allen
MF Brazil BRA Jessé Boaventura
MF England ENG Joshua Kazadi
MF Gibraltar GIB Jaylan J'Bair
MF Argentina ARG Maximiliano Mallemaci
MF Gibraltar GIB Aiman Mkerreff
FW England ENG De Niro Pinto
FW England ENG Veron Parkes

Club staff

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Position Name
Club Management
Player-head coach England Michael Bakare
Assistant coach England Craig Cowell
England Ike Nzuruba
Player-U23 coach Netherlands Youri Loen
Physio Gibraltar Aaron Perales
Board
Chairman Netherlands Bennie Brinkman
Head of Youth Development Gibraltar Kieran Alman
Team Delegate England Luke P Donkin

References

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  1. ^ "First Division 17/18 Results – Gibraltar Football Association". Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2018.