Coquimbo Unido

Coquimbo Unido

Full name	Club de Deportes Coquimbo Unido
Nickname(s)	Piratas, Aurinegros
Founded	August 15, 1957
Ground	Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso Coquimbo, Chile (Capacity: 18,750)
Chairman	Fernando Sánchez
Manager	Roberto Mariani
League	Primera B
2011	6th (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 second division of the Chilean football league. Their home games are played at the Estadio Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso stadium, 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: 28 (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)

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.

National honours

• Second Division: 3

1962, 1977, 1990

• First Division: 0

Runner-up: 1991, Apertura 2005

Performance in CONMEBOL competitions

• Copa Libertadores: 1 appearance

Best: First Round in 1992

1992: First Round

Notable players

Víctor Hugo Amatti Juan Ramón Fleita Juan Grabowski Pablo Lenci Norberto Ortega Sánchez José Daniel Ponce Miguel Angel Romero Rubén Tanucci Antoine Helha Carlos Carmona Marcelo Corrales Nicolás Corvetto Pascual de Gregorio Javier di Gregorio

Óscar Fabbiani Luis Fuentes Patricio Galaz Gamadiel García Cristián Gómez Pedro González Vera Alí Manouchehri Juan Quiroga Héctor Robles Carlos Tejas Jorge Vargas Bruno Pesce Derlis Soto Manuel "Manolo" Abreu

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 1 GK Matías Alasia 2 DF José Iriarte 3 DF Nicolás Ortiz 4 DF Pablo Olivares 5 DF Juan Grabowski 6 MF Branko Koscina 7 FW Carlos Ross 8 MF Walter Payer 9 FW Gonzalo de Porras 10 MF Marco Plaza 11 MF Cristián Muñoz 12 GK Jorge Manduca 13 MF Luis Aguirre 14 MF Juan Pablo Miño

No. Position Player 15 DF Enzo Guerrero 17 MF Francisco Santander 18 MF Iván Herrera 19 FW Felipe Varas 20 DF Roberto Figueroa 21 FW Carlos Escobar 22 DF Manuel Olivares 23 MF Maximiliano Pizarro 24 FW Otelo Ocampos 25 MF Nicolás Corvetto 27 MF Sebastián González FW Jorge Tapia MF Sebastián Seida FW Phillip Araos

External links

• Coquimbo Unido Official Website