C.D. Palestino

For the Honduran football club, see Palestino FC.

Palestino

Full name	Club Deportivo Palestino S.A.D.P.
Nickname(s)	Tino, Árabes, Tricolor, Baisanos
Founded	August 20, 1920
Ground	Estadio Municipal de La Cisterna (Capacity: 12,000)
Chairman	Fernando Aguad
Manager	Gustavo Benitez
League	Primera División
2009 Clausura	12th
Home colours Away colours

Club Deportivo Palestino, is a professional football club based in the city of Santiago, Chile. The club was founded in 1920 and plays in the Primera División de Chile. They play their home games at the Estadio Municipal de La Cisterna stadium, which has a capacity of approximately 12,000 seats.

History

The club was founded on August 20, 1920, when they participated in a colonial competition in Osorno. It was founded by a group of Palestinian immigrants, the name of the club reflects the origin in Chile's Palestinian community. In 1952 the Federación de Fútbol de Chile set up the first professional leagues. Palestino was accepted into the Second Division, which they won to ascertain promotion to the Primera División.

In 1955 the club won their first national championship under the coaching of Argentine captain Guillermo Coll, in that era the club became known by the nickname millonario (Millionaire) because of their ability to attract top class footballers.

In 1978 the club won their second league title, this time the team was led by Chilean captain Elías Figueroa. In this campaign they set a new record in the domestic tournament, for the number of games unbeaten and soon won the Copa Chile to claim the league and cup double.

In 2004 the club became a registered company, but the change of status did not bring the expected improvement in results. In 2006 they finished in 18th place out of 20 teams, forcing them to face a playoff against Fernandez Vial to keep their place in the top flight. Ultimately the club would triumph thus preserving their spot within the Chilean first division.

The club made a surprising run to the final of the Clausura 2008 tournament, where they lost to champions Colo Colo. Following this success, the club intends to float on the Chilean and Palestinian stock exchanges.^[1]

National honors

• Primera División: 2

1955, 1978

Runners-Up (4): 1953, 1974, 1986, 2008

• Copa Chile: 2

1975, 1977

• Primera B: 2

1952, 1972

Dates and Records

• Seasons in Primera División: 53
• Seasons in Primera B: 4
• Copa Libertadores Appearances: 3
• Largest Margin of Victory: 9-0 vs. Deportivo Temuco (1999)
• Largest Margin of Defeat: 1-10 vs. Universidad Católica (1994)
• Best Finish in Primera División: 1st place (1955, 1978)

Players

Current Squad

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

No. Position Player 2 DF Felipe Norambuena 3 DF Carlos Herrera 4 DF Bruno Romo 5 DF Rodrigo Riquelme 6 MF Darío Flores 7 FW Carlos Pérez 8 MF Alfredo Rojas 9 FW Javier Velázquez 10 MF Juan José Albornoz 11 MF Alejandro Carrasco 12 GK José Quezada 13 DF Miguel Escalona 14 FW Esteban Georgetti 15 DF Cristino Carrera 16 MF Roberto Ávalos

No. Position Player 17 DF Rodrigo Ramírez 18 DF Luis Oyarzún 19 FW Junior Fernandez 20 MF César Henríquez 21 MF Gerardo Cortés 22 GK Dario Melo 23 MF Jaime Riveros 24 MF Jason Silva 25 DF Roberto Bishara 26 DF Josimar Quiñonez 27 FW Nicolás Canales 28 MF Gerardo Henríquez 30 GK Felipe Núñez -- MF Pablo Tamburrini -- FW Jefferson Viveros

Notable players

Leonardo Cauteruchi Roberto Coll Cristian Fabbiani Juan Falcón Pablo Lenci Gerardo Reinoso Diego Rivarola Enrique Vidallé Leonardo Fernández Clarence Acuña Manuel Araya Rodrigo Barrera Mario Esteban Berríos Nicolás Canales Alejandro Carrasco Cristián Castañeda Víctor Hugo Castañeda Jorge Contreras Marcelo Corrales Yerko Darlic Rodolfo Dubó Fabián Estay Óscar Fabbiani Junior Fernandez

Elías Figueroa Patricio Galaz Aníbal González Marcos González Renato González Fabián Guevara Luis Jiménez Rodolfo Madrid Rubén Marcos Sergio Messen Jorge Antonio Muñoz Alfredo Núñez Felipe Núñez Marco Opazo Luis Oyarzún Luis Pavez Eros Pérez Jean Paul Pineda Rodrigo Ríos Jaime Riveros Héctor Robles Adrián Rojas Manuel Antonio Rojas Bruno Romo

Nélson Saavedra Agustín Salvatierra Leonel Sánchez Álvaro Sarabia Mauricio Segovia Héctor Tapia Juan Pablo Úbeda Jaime Valdés José Luis Villanueva Josimar Quiñonez Carlos Luis Morales Dwight Pezzarossi Edgardo Abdala Roberto Bishara Roberto Kettlun Ernesto Sinclair Víctor Aquino Pablo Caballero Rodrigo Riquelme Jorge da Silva Silvio Fernández Dos Santos Darío Flores Edison Suárez Javier Zeoli

Notable coaches

• Jorge Aravena

References

1. ^ Cerda, Claudio (2009-08-17). "Chile’s Palestino tapping roots to go public". Reuters. http://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news?slug=reu-latamchile_pix_tv&prov=reuters&type=lgns. Retrieved 2009-08-17. 

External links

• Official Website (Spanish)