Glacis United F.C.

Glacis United

Full name	Glacis United Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Clarets
Founded	1965 (1965)
Ground	Victoria Stadium, Winston Churchill Avenue Gibraltar
Capacity	2,000
Owner	Glacis United FC Ltd.
Chairman	Bennie Brinkman
Manager	Michael Bakare
League	Gibraltar Football League
2023–24	9th
Website	https://www.glacisunited.com
Home colours Away colours

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

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

• Gibraltar Premier Division: 17

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

• Rock Cup: 5

1975, 1981, 1982, 1997, 1998

• Pepe Reyes Cup: 2

2000, 2005

Players

Current squad

As of 31 August 2024

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	ENG	Adam Stevens
2	MF	ENG	Joshua Kazadi
3	DF	ENG	Reed Wilson
4	MF	GIB	Haitham Tarrak
5	DF	BRA	Pedro Bahia
7	MF	MAR	Aimen-Kamel Salmi
8	DF	ENG	Matt Clenahan
9	FW	GNB	Deimar Queni
10	FW	GIB	Nathan Santos
11	MF	ENG	Joshua Samuels
14	DF	ENG	Michael Bakare (player-head coach, captain)
15	FW	ENG	Onur Bakici
16	FW	ENG	De Niro Pinto
17	DF	FRA	Alessandro Romani
20	MF	GIB	Cecil Prescott
21	MF	GIB	Etien Victory

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
23	DF	ENG	David Banjo
24	MF	NED	Youri Loen (player-coach)
25	MF	ENG	Klaudio Krasniqi
30	GK	GIB	Jake Victor
33	FW	ENG	Ike Nzuruba (player-assistant coach)
39	DF	GIB	Evan Lopez
43	DF	GIB	James Chiles-Cowell
—	GK	BRA	Neto
—	GK	ENG	Dylan Taylor
—	MF	BRA	Jessé Boaventura
—	MF	ENG	Nader Zeddini
—	MF	GIB	Jaylan J'Bair
—	MF	ARG	Maximiliano Mallemaci
—	MF	GIB	Aiman Mkerreff
—	FW	ENG	Ebraima Davies
—	FW	ENG	Veron Parkes

Club staff

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