Coquimbo Unido

Coquimbo Unido

Full name	Club de Deportes Coquimbo Unido
Nickname(s)	Piratas (Pirates) Aurinegros (Gold and Black)
Founded	August 15th, 1957
Ground	Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso Coquimbo, Chile
Capacity	18,750
Chairman	Jorge Contador
Manager	Juan José Ribera
League	Primera B
2015–16	14th
Home colours Away colours

Coquimbo Unido, is a Chilean football club based in the city of Coquimbo. The club was founded August 15, 1957 and plays in the second division of the Chilean football league. Their home games are played at the Estadio Municipal Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso, which has a capacity of approximately 18,750 seats.

History

• Seasons in First Division: 23 (1963–65), (1978–80), (1984), (1991–07)
• Seasons in Second Division: 27 (1959–62), (1966–74), (1977), (1981–83), (1985–90), (2008–)
• Seasons in Tercera División: 2 (1975–76)
• Copa Libertadores Appearances: 1 (1992)
• Largest Margin of Victory: 6–0 (vs. Cobresal in 1999)
• Largest Margin of Defeat: 9–1 (vs. Cobreloa in 1999)
• Best Finish in First Division: 2nd place (1991 & Apertura 2005)

Stadium

Inside view of the new stadium.

The home stadium of Coquimbo Unido its Estadio Municipal Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso, the stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Coquimbo, Chile. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The former stadium was inaugurated on July 1, 1970 and hold 17,750 people.

In 2007 the stadium was selected as a venue for the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. In order to comply with FIFA standards, a completely new stadium was built. Its capacity was increased from 15,000 to 18,750. The new stadium has the shape of ship so as to homage Coquimbo's oceanic tradition. The city has been famous due to its port and pirate lore. The stadium was inaugurated on November 9, 2008.

Honours

Domestic honours

• Primera División de Chile

Runner-up (2): 1991, 2005 Apertura

• Primera B de Chile

Winners (2): 1962, 1977

Runner-up (2): 1966, 1990

• Copa Apertura Segunda División

Runner-up (1): 1970 Copa Isidro Corbinos

Performance in CONMEBOL competitions

• Copa Libertadores: 1 appearance

Best: First Round in 1992

1992: First Round

Current squad

Current squad of Coquimbo Unido as of 26 July 2016 (edit)
Sources: ANFP Official Web Site

No. Position Player 1  CHI GK Franco Cabrera 2  CHI MF Luciano Araya 3  CHI DF Diego Carrasco 4  CHI DF Washington Torres 5  USA DF Modou Jadama 6  CHI MF Pedro Cortés 7  CHI MF Francisco Arrué 8  CHI MF Iván Ledezma 9  CHI FW Leonardo Monje 10  CHI MF Joe Abrigo 11  CHI MF Jaime Droguett 12  CHI GK Gonzalo Mall 13  CHI MF Kilian Delgado 14  ARG MF Mauro Aguirre 15  CHI DF Nicolás Crovetto 16  CHI MF Sebastián Galani

No. Position Player 17  CHI DF Oscar Magaña 18  CHI MF Franco Seida 19  ARG FW Juan Manuel Tévez 20  CHI FW Daniel Malhue 21  CHI DF Alejandro Gaete 22  URU DF Manuel Fernández 23  CHI FW Atilio Berríos 24  ARG MF Gonzalo Saucedo 25  CHI GK Daniel Retamal 26  CHI GK Francisco Cordero 27  CHI MF Marco Collao 28  CHI FW Fabián Ahumada 30  CHI MF Ángel Rojas --  CHI DF Sebastián Cabrera --  CHI FW Sebastián Gómez

Manager: Juan José Ribera

2016–17 Winter Transfers

In

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

No. Position Player -- GK Franco Cabrera (from Deportes Iberia) -- GK Gonzalo Mall (from Deportes Valdivia) -- GK Daniel Retamal (from Magallanes) -- DF Washington Torres (from Ñublense) -- DF Alejandro Gaete (from Deportes Concepción) -- DF Modou Jadama (loan from Colo-Colo) -- DF Manuel Fernández (from Deportes Concepción) -- DF Nicolás Crovetto (from F.C. Südtirol)

No. Position Player -- MF Mauro Aguirre (from Deportes Iberia) -- MF Iván Ledezma (from Cobreloa) -- MF Gonzalo Saucedo (from Defensores de Salto) -- MF Kilian Delgado (from Deportes Valdivia) -- FW Jaime Droguett (loan from Unión San Felipe) -- FW Daniel Malhue (loaned from Colo-Colo) -- FW Sebastián Gómez (loan from Universidad de Chile) -- FW Fabián Ahumada (loan from Palestino)

Out

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

No. Position Player 2 DF Elian Parrino (to FK Shkëndija) 4 DF Ismael Fuentes (Released) 5 DF Rodrigo Moya (Released) 6 MF Luis Pavez (to Potros UAEM) 7 FW Guillermo Suárez (to Douglas Haig) 8 MF Ariel Martínez (back to Colo-Colo) 11 FW Gustavo Lanaro (to Deportes Valdivia) 12 GK Guillermo Orellana (to Deportes Copiapó)

No. Position Player 13 GK Jaime Bravo (to Deportes La Pintana) 15 MF Luis Aguirre (to Deportes Copiapó) 20 FW Francisco Cortés (Released) 21 DF Michael López (to Deportes Vallenar) 22 DF Matías Gutiérrez (to Malleco Unido) 23 FW Renato Tarifeño (to U. de Concepción) 26 GK Héctor Pérez (Released) 28 MF Gonzalo Menéndez (to FK Shkëndija)

Managers

• Francisco Molina (1963–64)
• Luis Ibarra (1979)
• Néstor Isella (1979)
• Francisco Valdés (1991)
• Jorge Luis Siviero (1992)
• Jorge Manuel Díaz (1999–00)
• Oscar Malbernat (2000–01)
• Raúl Toro (2004–05)
• Jorge Manuel Díaz (2006)
• Nelson Cossio (2008)
• Gustavo Huerta (2009)
• Luis Musrri (2012–13)
• Víctor Hugo Castañeda (2014–15)
• Juan José Ribera (2015–)

External links

• Coquimbo Unido Official Website