Club Deportivo O'Higgins

Football club infobox
clubname = O'Higgins


fullname = Club Deportivo O'Higgins S.A.D.P.
nickname = "La Celeste", "Los Tigres"
founded = April 7 1955|
ground = Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua, Chile|
capacity = 14,555 | chairman = Ricardo Abumohor
manager =
league =
season = 2007 Clausura
position = 6th
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Club Deportivo O'Higgins, is a Chilean football club based in the city of Rancagua. The club was founded April 7, 1955 and plays in the first division of the . Their home games are played at the Estadio El Teniente stadium, which has a capacity of approximately 14555 seats. The club is named for Bernardo O'Higgins, a hero of Chile's war for independence and the second Supreme Director of Chile.

National honors

* Champion: 1964

History

* Seasons in : 42
* Seasons in : 10
* Copa Libertadores Appearances: 3 (1979, 1980, 1984)
* Copa CONMEBOL Appearances:1 (1992)
* Largest Margin of Victory: 8-2 (vs. colo-colo in 1972)
* Largest Margin of Defeat: 3-7 (vs. Lota Schwager in 2003)
* Best Finish in : 2nd place; semifinalist (play-offs) (Clausura 2006)
* All-time Goals Leader: Aníbal González (108)

Notable Players

*flagicon|Uruguay flagicon|Chile Nelson Acosta
*flagicon|Argentina Roque Alfaro
*flagicon|Chile Eduardo Bonvallet
*flagicon|Chile Jean Beausejour
*flagicon|Argentina Claudio Borghi
*flagicon|Bolivia Milton Coimbra
*flagicon|Venezuela Giancarlo Maldonado
*flagicon|Argentina Gerardo Martino
*flagicon|Chile Mario Núñez
*flagicon|Chile Juvenal Olmos
*flagicon|Chile Jaime Riveros
*flagicon|Chile Jorge Oliver Robledo
*flagicon|Chile Nelson Tapia
*flagicon|Argentina Federico Vairo

Current Squad 08

Fs player|no=8|nat=Argentina|name=Nicolás Diez|pos=MF (captain)Fs player|no=28|nat=Chile|name=Cristóbal González|pos=DF (vice-captain)

quad changes for Clausura 08

In:
* Nestor Bareiro Signed "from" flagicon|CHI Deportes Concepcion
* Ali Manouchehri transferred "from" flagicon|CHI Deportes Antofagasta
* Jose Pedro Fuenzalida on loan "from" flagicon|CHI Colo Colo
* Rafael Caroca on loan "from" flagicon|CHI Colo Colo
* Aílton da Silva signed "from" flagicon|CHI Club Deportivo Universidad Católica

Out:
* Carlos Carmona transferred "to" flagicon|ITA Reggina
* Ali Manouchehri return "to" flagicon|CHI Deportes Antofagasta

External links

* [http://www.laceleste.cl/ La Celeste Fan Site]