The Deportivo Tachira Gazette
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
José Balza beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 29. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Deportivo Tachira
Óscar Hernández and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Heiderber Ramírez signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Heiderber Ramírez commits to Deportivo Tachira for another 4 years.
Market10 Aug 2026
Junior Otero steps up from the Deportivo Tachira academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Junior Otero has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market10 Aug 2026
Deportivo Tachira promote Darwin Herrera from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Darwin Herrera has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
Deportivo Tachira promote Roberto Herrera from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Roberto Herrera has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Daniel Ramirez joins the Deportivo Tachira first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Daniel Ramirez is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
A masterclass from Adalberto Peñaranda
Marked 8.12 — the sort of number a correspondent writes down twice to be sure. Everything he tried came off, and what he did not try was not worth trying.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
No hiding place for Leandro Fioravanti
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Leandro Fioravanti, and the manager let it.
In brief
- Squad Too much change too quickly at Deportivo Tachira
- Squad Rolf Feltscher needs a bigger stage
- Match Deportivo Tachira share the spoils with Estudiantes de Merida