San Antonio Unido
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Club Social y Deportivo San Antonio Unido is a club located in the port city of San Antonio, Chile
situated in the Valparaíso Region
. It was founded on July 21, 1961. The club currently plays in the Chilean third division. Native born Humberto Suazo
was a former San Antonio Unido player.
San Antonio, Chile
San Antonio, meaning "Saint Anthony", is a major Chilean port and a commune in San Antonio Province, Valparaíso Region...
situated in the Valparaíso Region
Valparaíso Region
The V Valparaíso Region is one of Chile's 15 first order administrative divisions.Valparaíso Region, 2006 With the country's third highest population of 1,539,852 million in 2002 and third smallest area of , the region is Chile's second most densely populated after the Santiago Metropolitan Region...
. It was founded on July 21, 1961. The club currently plays in the Chilean third division. Native born Humberto Suazo
Humberto Suazo
Humberto Andrés Suazo Pontivo , nicknamed Chupete, is a Chilean football player, who currently plays as a striker in Monterrey. In 2006 he was awarded by IFFHS as the world's top goal scorer of the year....
was a former San Antonio Unido player.
History
The club was created in 1961, in order to bring the enjoyment of football to a growing port city that was experiencing a surge with internal migration. In 1967 the club was known as San Antonio Unido Portuario (SAUP) in order to include the management company that was in charge of the port. After 1975 the name returned as San Antonio Unido until 1983, when the team was relegated to the Chilean third division never returning to the Chilean second division. The club experienced a financial recession of eight years and were not active until being refounded on December 10, 1991 adding the Social to their club name.Uniform
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colored shirt, pants, and socks. - Away: White colored shirt, pants, and socks.
Titles
- Torneo de Apertura de Segunda División (1): 1970
Statistics
- Seasons in second division: 22 (1962-83)
- Seasons in third division: 17 (1992-)