Coquimbo Unido

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Coquimbo Unido
Full name	Club de Deportes Coquimbo Unido
Nickname(s)	Piratas, Aurinegros
Founded	August 15, 1957
Ground	Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso Coquimbo, Chile (Capacity 15,000)
Chairman	Rafael Morey
Manager	Oscar Malbernat
League	Primera B
2006 Clausura	7th (general)
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 first division of the Chilean football league. Their home games are played at the Estadio Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso stadium, which has a capacity of approximately 15,000 seats.

Contents 1 National honors 2 Performance in CONMEBOL competitions 3 History 4 Notable players 5 Current Squad 6 External links

[edit] National honors

• Second Division champions: 1962, 1977, 1990

[edit] Performance in CONMEBOL competitions

• Copa Libertadores: 1 appearance

Best: First Round in 1992

[edit] History

• Seasons in First Division: 23 (1963-65; 1978-80; 1984; 1991-2007)
• Seasons in Second Division: 24 (1959-62; 1966-77; 1981-83; 1985-90; 2008)
• 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)

[edit] Notable players

• Marcelo Corrales
• Luis Fuentes
• Patricio Galaz
• Gamadiel García
• Rubén Gómez
• Javier di Gregorio
• Pablo Lenci
• Juan Manuel Lucero
• Ali Manouchehri
• Raúl Palacios
• José Daniel Ponce
• Rodrigo Rivera
• Héctor Robles
• Torino
• Álex Varas
• Carmelo Vega
• Pedro González Vera

[edit] Current Squad

No. Position Player 1 GK Rodrigo Paillaqueo 2 DF Fernando Saavedra 3 DF Eladio Herrera 4 DF Diego Rosende 5 DF Mario Berríos 6 DF Jose Contreras 7 MF Daniel Fernández 8 MF Mario Aravana 9 FW Alfredo Calderón 10 MF Nicolás Corvetto 11 FW Marcelo Corrales 14 FW Jorge Carrasco 15 MF Germán Navea 16 DF Héctor Robles

No. Position Player 17 MF Víctor Cancino 18 MF Jonathan Cisternas 19 FW Felipe Flores 20 MF José Iriarte 21 MF Carlos Carmona 22 GK Daniel Ferreyra 23 FW Manuel García 24 DF Patricio Quiroz 25 MF Roberto Figueroa 26 MF Juan Vivanco 27 FW Carlos Escobar 28 FW Juan Manuel Lucero 30 FW Luciano Álvarez 33 GK Rodrigo Naranjo - MF Ali Manouchehri

[edit] External links

• Coquimbo Unido Official Website

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