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	Patricio Graff
League	Primera B
2017	4th

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

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 2 August 2018 (edit)
Sources: ANFP Official Web Site

No. Position Player 1  ARG GK Matías Cano 2  CHI DF Mario Pardo 3  CHI DF Diego Carrasco 4  CHI DF Washington Torres 5  CHI DF Sebastián Silva 6  CHI MF Ulises Castagnoli 8  ARG MF Mauricio Yedro 9  ARG FW Rodrigo Holgado 10  PLE FW Yashir Pinto 12  CHI GK Daniel Retamal 13  CHI MF Kilian Delgado 14  CHI MF Diego González 15  CHI DF Cristian Zavala 16  CHI MF Sebastián Galani 17  CHI DF Isaías Meneses

No. Position Player 18  CHI DF Francisco Ayala 19  CHI DF Alí Manouchehri 20  CHI MF Nicolás Carvajal 21  CHI MF Jorge Orellana 22  CHI MF Álvaro Delgado 24  CHI FW Atilio Berríos 25  CHI GK Ignacio Cordero 26  CHI FW Lucas Martínez 27  CHI DF Sebastián Cabrera 28  CHI DF Luciano Araya 29  ARG MF Sebastián Martelli 31  CHI GK Eduardo Lobos 32  ARG MF Brian Ferreira --  ARG DF Nicolás Berardo

Manager: Patricio Graff

2018 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 10 FW Yashir Pinto (from Curicó Unido) 29 MF Sebastián Martelli (from Temperley)

No. Position Player 31 GK Eduardo Lobos (loaned from Everton) 32 MF Brian Ferreira (from Fuerza Amarilla)

Out

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

No. Position Player 7 FW Osmán Huerta (Released) 9 FW Maxi Rolón (Released) 10 MF Marco Collao (to Deportes Antofagasta)

No. Position Player 11 MF Franco Del Giglio (Released) 23 DF Felipe Muñoz (Released)

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

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Coquimbo Unido.

• Coquimbo Unido Official Website