Coquimbo Unido

Coquimbo Unido is a Chilean football club based in the city of Coquimbo. The club was founded August 30, 1958 and plays in the Chilean Primera Division. Their home games are played at the Estadio Municipal Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso, which has a capacity of approximately 18,750 seats.

Coquimbo Unido
Full nameClub de Deportes Coquimbo Unido
Nickname(s)Piratas (Pirates)
Aurinegros (Gold and Black)
El Barbón (The Beardy Man)
FoundedAugust 30th, 1958
GroundFrancisco Sánchez Rumoroso
Coquimbo, Chile
Capacity18,750
ChairmanJorge Contador
ManagerJuan José Ribera
LeagueChilean Primera División
20195th
WebsiteClub website

History

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
Runner-up (2): 1991, 2005 Apertura
Winners (3): 1962, 1977, 2018
Winners (no promotion to Primera División) (1): 2014 Clausura [1]
Runner-up (2): 1966, 1990
Runner-up (1): 1970 Copa Isidro Corbinos

South American cups history
Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate
1992 Copa Libertadores Group Stage
Group 1		 Colo-Colo 1–1 0–1 5th Place
Universidad Católica 3–2 1–5
Newell's Old Boys 1–2 0–3
San Lorenzo 0–1 0–3
2020 Copa Sudamericana First Stage Aragua 3–0 0–1 3–1
Second Stage Estudiantes de Mérida 3–0 2–0 5–0
Round of 16 Sport Huancayo 0–0 2–0 2–0
Quarter-finals Junior 0–1 2–1 2–2 (a)
Semi-finals Defensa y Justicia 0–0 2–4 2–4

Current squad

Current squad of Coquimbo Unido as of 13 December 2020 (edit)
Sources: ANFP Official Web Site

No. Position Player
1  ARG GK Matías Cano
3  CHI DF Nicolás Berardo
4  CHI DF Benjamín Vidal
6  CHI MF Jorge Gatica
7  CHI MF Luis Pedro Figueroa
8  ARG MF Gaspar Iñíguez
9  ARG FW Lautaro Palacios
10  CHI MF Joe Abrigo
11  CHI FW Diego Vallejos
12  CHI GK Daniel Retamal
14  CHI MF Cristian Zavala
15  CHI FW Mauricio Pinilla
16  CHI FW José Aguilera
17  CHI FW Rubén Farfán
No. Position Player
18  CHI FW Cristofer Salas
19  CHI MF Felipe Villagrán
20  CHI DF Raúl Osorio
21  CHI MF Fernando Manríquez
22  CHI DF John Salas
23  CHI DF Víctor González
24  VEN FW Rafael Arace
25  CHI GK Guillermo Orellana
26  CHI DF Bayron Saavedra
27  CHI DF Juan Carlos Espinoza
28  CHI MF Diego Aravena
29  ARG DF Federico Pereyra
30  CHI MF Diego Vergara
31  CHI MF Sebastián Iturriaga

Manager: Juan José Ribera

In

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
9 FW  ARG Lautaro Palacios (loan from Unión San Felipe)
14 MF  CHI Cristian Zavala (loan return from Fernández Vial)
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 FW  CHI José Aguilera (from Colo-Colo)
24 FW  VEN Rafael Arace (from Caracas)

Out

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  CHI Nicolás Díaz (loan to Unión San Felipe)
5 DF  CHI Flavio Rojas (to Unión San Felipe)
9 FW  VEN Andrés Montero (released)
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 FW  CHI Mathías Pinto (loan return to Ñublense)
16 MF  ARG Maximiliano Lugo (loan return to Belgrano)
24 MF  CHI Joaquín Abdala (to Independiente de Cauquenes)

Notable players

Managers

Interim managers are shown in cursive.

References
  1. "COQUIMBO UNIDO SE CORONÓ CAMPEÓN DEL CLAUSURA TRAS VENCER A CURICÓ UNIDO" [COQUIMBO UNIDO BECAME TORNEO CLAUSURA'S CHAMPION AFTER DEFEATING CURICÓ UNIDO] (in Spanish). ANFP. 11 May 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  2. "60 AÑOS DE FUERZA Y CORAJE: COQUIMBO UNIDO" (PDF). Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  3. "Gracias por tanto, Francisco "Paco" Molina". Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  4. "Los nefastos anti récords del fútbol chileno". Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  5. "Coquimbo 1978 - Campeonato Nacional". Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  6. "La historia del club chileno con más partidos seguidos sin ganar". Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  7. "Coquimbo 1979 - Campeonato Nacional". Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  8. "Coquimbo 1980 - Campeonato Nacional". Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  9. "Coquimbo 1984 - Campeonato Nacional". Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  10. "Coquimbo 1992 - Campeonato Nacional". Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  11. "Coquimbo 1994 - Campeonato Nacional". Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  12. "Como club nos sumamos al pesar por el sensible fallecimiento de quien fuese nuestro director técnico los años 1997 y 1998". Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  13. "Coquimbo 2006 - Campeonato de Clausura". Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  14. "Coquimbo 2007 - Campeonato de Apertura". Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  15. "Coquimbo Unido despidió al entrenador Oscar Malbernat". Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  16. "Primera B: Coquimbo Unido logró un tranquilizador triunfo". Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  17. "Diego Torrente renunció a la banca de Coquimbo Unido". Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  18. "Roberto Mariani dejó de ser el técnico de Coquimbo Unido". Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  19. "Coquimbo Unido confirma la salida de Luis Musrri". Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  20. "Jorge Cerino asume en reemplazo de Castañeda en Coquimbo Unido". Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  21. "Finalmente el DT Jorge Cerino estará en la nómina que irá a Calama". Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  22. "Fin a la era Corengia en Coquimbo Unido: ya hay una terna para reemplazarlo". Retrieved 3 September 2020.


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