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Universidad de Chile (football club)
Encyclopedia
Club Universidad de Chile is a professional football
club based in Santiago, Chile
, which plays in the Primera División.
The club was founded on May 24, 1927, as Club Deportivo Universitario. Universidad de Chile is the second most successful and popular football clubs in Chile, having won the league title 14 times. In the last 10 years, the team has been crowned champion three times.
The team has been throughout its history associated with the color blue
, also present on the logo, which was officially adopted in 1943.
Despite having no stadium of its own, the club usually plays its home games at the Estadio Nacional de Chile
, in the commune of Ñuñoa
in Santiago. The Estadio Nacional's modernization process, forced the team to play home games in various stadiums across Chile in 2010. Universidad de Chile made a return to the Estadio Nacional on August 2010 against Club Deportivo Guadalajara during the 2010 Copa Libertadores
Semifinals.
Universidad de Chile has a large fan base and many rivalries against other teams in the first division. The most notable of these are their rivalries are with Colo-Colo
and Universidad Católica
, with whom they regularly contest the Santiago derbies known as Clásicos .
Since 2008, the club has also a women’s team that plays in the first division of women's football in Chile.
dictatorship) decided to separate the club from the university and created the CORFUCH to manage the football team. This move was a part of the atomization of the Universidad de Chile made by the military dictatorship in order to strength the private universities that were born during that time and also to reduce state power. This was seen as a major blow to the club, as it was left with nothing but a loyal fan base. From then on, the club started to decline in terms of results on the field and lack of support from various sectors of the economy when other major clubs in Chile were helped by main powers such as the government, the catholic church
, and Codelco
. Eventually, the team's poor performances led to a relegation to second division in 1988, and threats to dissolve the club were made by the university if the team did not manage to return to the first division within a year. In 1989, Universidad de Chile were able earn the 2nd division's championship, thus bringing them back to the first division, where they have remained since then.
and received an imposed administration that was criticized by the supporters, as the new chairman immediately fired club symbols and tried to transform the club into a private company of public stocks, being opposed to the decision of the club members in a previous assembly. The team finished the year with the worst campaign in the club history and the almost-sure transformation into private company due to the ties between the appointed chairman and several businessmen.
During 2007, the imposed administration gave the club into concession to a private group (Azul Azul). In 2008, the new university's rector agreed to enter a contract with the now private club, in which he allowed the use of the university's name and symbols in exchange of a royalty
and the right to appoint two out of the eleven directors of the board.
From 1934 until 2001–2002, Universidad de Chile's away kit consisted of a white jersey, shorts and socks, occasionally using blue shorts during the 1990s. In 2001–2002, for the first time in the club's history a red kit was introduced; this kit consisted of a red jersey with dark blue sleeves, red shorts and red socks. In 2005, the club introduced a new all-red away kit, thereby dropping the blue sleeves in favor of red ones. The current away kit in a similar fashion to the home kit also features the red letter U on the front of the jersey. Universidad de Chile wore a kit that featured the regular royal blue jersey, white shorts and royal blue socks for a game against Chivas during the 2010 Copa Libertadores. At the end of 2010 the historical all-white combination made a return as the club's alternate kit.
The team's logo is not usually found on the team's uniform, being favored in turn by a red letter U with a white trim. The owl logo was absent from the team's jersey from 1979, but made a return during 1996–1997. In 2006–2007, a small owl logo could be found on the jersey along with the red U.
.
The club has made a name for itself, becoming one of top-two teams in Chile with 14 national cups and through the enthusiasm displayed by its fans, an enthusiasm that has been carried ever since the team's professional debut, even through relegation to the second division. The team's supporters are known for chanting and supporting their team, from the bus that brought them to the stadium and even beyond the end of the game. The supporters of Universidad de Chile refer to their love for the team with the phrase: "More than a passion, a feeling".
The club's largest supporters group is "Los de Abajo
", a barra brava
that began in 1989. Members of Los de Abajo have even traveled to other countries such as Mexico
and Brazil
in order to support their club in international competitions.
in reference the beautiful style of football they played. Nine members of that squad were part of the national team Chilean team that reached 3rd place in the 1962 FIFA World Cup
, the best result ever achieved by Chile in a World Cup.
After the golden age of the Blue Ballet, the club went on a 25-year drought, and were relegated to the second division in 1988 but managed to win that division's title and returned to the first division the following year. Universidad de Chile's next cup would be won in 1994 after a spectacular final game for which 20,000 supporters arrived in the city of El Salvador, a mining town populated by 5,000 people.
In 1995, Universidad de Chile won the cup once more, this time at home in front of almost 78,000 people in the Estadio Nacional. The team would win back-to-back titles in 1999 and 2000.
More recently Universidad de Chile has won the Apertura in 2004, 2009 and 2011. The 2011 title was won at the hands of defending champions Universidad Católica, by a global score of 4–3, having lost the first leg of the final 2–0 and needing to win by a 3 goal margin, the team managed to win the second leg with a 4–1 score.
On the international stage Universidad de Chile have had a few of good runs in Copa Libertadores, reaching the semifinals in 1970, 1996 and 2010
.
: 17 goals (1945), 25 goals (1946) Carlos Campos: 24 goals (1961), 34 goals (1962), 21 goals (1966) Eladio Zárate
: 25 goals (1971) Richart Báez: 10 goals (Clausura 1997) Pedro González
: 23 goals (1998), 26 goals (2000)
: 12 goals (1994)
: 1969 Cristian Traverso
: 1995 Pedro González
: 1999 Sergio Vargas
: 2000 Miguel Pinto
: 2009
Sergio Gioino
Walter Montillo
Diego Rivarola
Leonardo Rodríguez
Matías Rodríguez
Juan Carlos Sarnari
Italy Alejandro Scopelli Cristian Traverso
Héctor Veira
Brazil Arílson
Chile Clarence Acuña
Luis Álamos
Víctor Alonso
Argentina Ernesto Álvarez
Pedro Araya
Mauricio Aros
Manuel Astorga
Peru José Balbuena Rodrigo Barrera Vladimir Bigorra
Carlos Campos Argentina Gustavo Canales
Cristián Castañeda Víctor Hugo Castañeda
Croatia Sandrino Castec Eduardo Gino Cofré Carlos Contreras
Humberto Donoso
Hugo Droguett
Fabián Estay Luis Eyzaguirre
Luis Pedro Figueroa
Ronald Fuentes
Pablo Galdames Rodrigo Goldberg
Marcos González
Pedro González
Jhonny Herrera
Roberto Hodge
Héctor Hoffens
Manuel Ibarra
Manuel Iturra
Rubén Marcos
Patricio Mardones
Luis Musrri
Braulio Musso
Sergio Navarro
Adolfo Nef
Rafael Olarra
Manuel Pellegrini
Miguel Pinto
Nelson Pinto
David Pizarro
Miguel Ponce
Waldo Ponce
Mariano Puyol Alberto Quintano
Jaime Ramírez
José Manuel Rojas
Ricardo Rojas
Arturo Salah
Marcelo Salas
Leonel Sánchez
Felipe Seymour
Eduardo Simián Jorge Socías
Argentina Jorge Spedaletti
Rodrigo Tello
Esteban Valencia Eduardo Vargas
Argentina Sergio Vargas
Alex Von Schwedler
Oscar Wirth Patricio Yáñez
Guillermo Yávar
Colombia Herly Alcázar
Faustino Asprilla
Mayer Candelo
Edison Mafla
Paraguay Richart Báez Nelson Cuevas Rogelio Delgado
Arnaldo Espínola
Eladio Zárate
Perú Flavio Maestri
Uruguay Carlos Bueno
Ubaldo Cruche
Juan Manuel Olivera
Mauricio Victorino
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
club based in Santiago, Chile
Santiago, Chile
Santiago , also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of above mean sea level...
, which plays in the Primera División.
The club was founded on May 24, 1927, as Club Deportivo Universitario. Universidad de Chile is the second most successful and popular football clubs in Chile, having won the league title 14 times. In the last 10 years, the team has been crowned champion three times.
The team has been throughout its history associated with the color blue
Blue
Blue is a colour, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a wavelength of roughly 440–490 nm. It is considered one of the additive primary colours. On the HSV Colour Wheel, the complement of blue is yellow; that is, a colour corresponding to an equal...
, also present on the logo, which was officially adopted in 1943.
Despite having no stadium of its own, the club usually plays its home games at the Estadio Nacional de Chile
Estadio Nacional de Chile
The Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos is the national stadium of Chile, and is located in the Ñuñoa district of Santiago). It is the largest stadium in Chile with an official capacity of 47,000, and is part of a 62 ha sporting complex which also features tennis courts, an aquatics center, a...
, in the commune of Ñuñoa
Ñuñoa
Ñuñoa is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. Its inhabitants are primarily a middle and upper-middle class....
in Santiago. The Estadio Nacional's modernization process, forced the team to play home games in various stadiums across Chile in 2010. Universidad de Chile made a return to the Estadio Nacional on August 2010 against Club Deportivo Guadalajara during the 2010 Copa Libertadores
2010 Copa Libertadores
The 2010 Copa Libertadores de América was the 51st edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's premier international club tournament. The tournament began on January 26 and ended on August 18...
Semifinals.
Universidad de Chile has a large fan base and many rivalries against other teams in the first division. The most notable of these are their rivalries are with Colo-Colo
Colo-Colo
Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo is a Chilean football club based in the commune of Macul, Santiago. It competes in the Primera División, the top-flight football league in the country, from which they have never been relegated. Their home ground is the Estadio Monumental David Arellano.Colo-Colo...
and Universidad Católica
Club Deportivo Universidad Católica
Club Deportivo Universidad Católica is a professional football club based in Santiago, Chile, which plays in the Primera División.Universidad Católica is one of the most successful and popular football clubs in Chile and considered one of the three "big teams"...
, with whom they regularly contest the Santiago derbies known as Clásicos .
Since 2008, the club has also a women’s team that plays in the first division of women's football in Chile.
History
The club was founded on May 24, 1927, as Club Deportivo Universitario by the merger of Club Náutico and Federación Universitaria. Initially, the club was formed by students of the Universidad de Chile and was the sport brand of the university until 1980 when the university's rector and president of the club at the time (both of them appointed by the PinochetAugusto Pinochet
Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte, more commonly known as Augusto Pinochet , was a Chilean army general and dictator who assumed power in a coup d'état on 11 September 1973...
dictatorship) decided to separate the club from the university and created the CORFUCH to manage the football team. This move was a part of the atomization of the Universidad de Chile made by the military dictatorship in order to strength the private universities that were born during that time and also to reduce state power. This was seen as a major blow to the club, as it was left with nothing but a loyal fan base. From then on, the club started to decline in terms of results on the field and lack of support from various sectors of the economy when other major clubs in Chile were helped by main powers such as the government, the catholic church
Roman Catholicism in Chile
The Catholic Church in Chile is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope, the curia in Rome, and the Chilean Bishops Conference....
, and Codelco
Codelco
CODELCO is the Chilean state owned copper mining company formed in 1976 from the foreign owned copper companies that were nationalised in 1971. The headquarters are in Santiago and the seven-man board of directors is appointed by the President of the Republic...
. Eventually, the team's poor performances led to a relegation to second division in 1988, and threats to dissolve the club were made by the university if the team did not manage to return to the first division within a year. In 1989, Universidad de Chile were able earn the 2nd division's championship, thus bringing them back to the first division, where they have remained since then.
Bankruptcy and Azul Azul
In 2006, the club declared bankruptcyBankruptcy
Bankruptcy is a legal status of an insolvent person or an organisation, that is, one that cannot repay the debts owed to creditors. In most jurisdictions bankruptcy is imposed by a court order, often initiated by the debtor....
and received an imposed administration that was criticized by the supporters, as the new chairman immediately fired club symbols and tried to transform the club into a private company of public stocks, being opposed to the decision of the club members in a previous assembly. The team finished the year with the worst campaign in the club history and the almost-sure transformation into private company due to the ties between the appointed chairman and several businessmen.
During 2007, the imposed administration gave the club into concession to a private group (Azul Azul). In 2008, the new university's rector agreed to enter a contract with the now private club, in which he allowed the use of the university's name and symbols in exchange of a royalty
Royalties
Royalties are usage-based payments made by one party to another for the right to ongoing use of an asset, sometimes an intellectual property...
and the right to appoint two out of the eleven directors of the board.
Home kit and away kit
The team's home kit from 1943 to 1958 consisted of a blue jersey, a white short and blue socks. In 1959, the home kit was changed to an all royal blue kit. In 1992 a darker tone of blue was used for the home kit and in 1996 a red stripe was added to the sleeves. The team's home kit saw its most drastic change in 2001–2002 when red sleeves were included on the jersey; this kit retained the blue shorts and blue socks. In 2006, the team returned to the 1959 variation of its uniform and has not changed it since then. The current home kit features the classic red letter U on the front of the jersey.From 1934 until 2001–2002, Universidad de Chile's away kit consisted of a white jersey, shorts and socks, occasionally using blue shorts during the 1990s. In 2001–2002, for the first time in the club's history a red kit was introduced; this kit consisted of a red jersey with dark blue sleeves, red shorts and red socks. In 2005, the club introduced a new all-red away kit, thereby dropping the blue sleeves in favor of red ones. The current away kit in a similar fashion to the home kit also features the red letter U on the front of the jersey. Universidad de Chile wore a kit that featured the regular royal blue jersey, white shorts and royal blue socks for a game against Chivas during the 2010 Copa Libertadores. At the end of 2010 the historical all-white combination made a return as the club's alternate kit.
The owl logo
The team's logo, a red and white owl, has its origins in the days of the Club Náutico Universitario which gave its emblem to the Club Universitario de Deportes (CUD). The owl was chosen for its association with wisdom, mutual knowledge, harmony of the body and soul.The team's logo is not usually found on the team's uniform, being favored in turn by a red letter U with a white trim. The owl logo was absent from the team's jersey from 1979, but made a return during 1996–1997. In 2006–2007, a small owl logo could be found on the jersey along with the red U.
Rivalries
Universidad de Chile's rivalry with Colo Colo is the greatest amongst Chilean clubs. Another rivalry which is dubbed the Clásico Universitario puts the Universidad de Chile against their historical rivals Universidad CatólicaClub Deportivo Universidad Católica
Club Deportivo Universidad Católica is a professional football club based in Santiago, Chile, which plays in the Primera División.Universidad Católica is one of the most successful and popular football clubs in Chile and considered one of the three "big teams"...
.
Popularity
The club's largest supporters group is "Los de Abajo
Los de Abajo
Los de Abajo is the official supporters group of Universidad de Chile. They are one of the biggest groups of supporters in Chile.-History:...
", a barra brava
Barra Brava
Barra brava is a name for organized supporter groups of football teams in Latin America. This style of supporting is very similar to European ultras. It includes standing throughout the match, singing and other enthusiastic behavior. Some barras bravas have developed reputations for hooliganism...
that began in 1989. Members of Los de Abajo have even traveled to other countries such as Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
and Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
in order to support their club in international competitions.
Achievements
Universidad de Chile's first title was won in 1940, just 3 years after their professional debut. The team won six titles (59, 62, 64, 65, 67, 69) between 1959 and 1969 and the became known as the Blue BalletBallet Azul
The Ballet Azul is a term coined in Colombia in the 1950s to describe the Millonarios football team of Bogotá, during its successuful period from 1949–1964, because the blue color of their uniform, the large number of stars who owned the team, and the quality of its game...
in reference the beautiful style of football they played. Nine members of that squad were part of the national team Chilean team that reached 3rd place in the 1962 FIFA World Cup
1962 FIFA World Cup
The 1962 FIFA World Cup, the seventh staging of the World Cup, was held in Chile from 30 May to 17 June. It was won by Brazil, who retained the championship by beating Czechoslovakia 3–1 in the final...
, the best result ever achieved by Chile in a World Cup.
After the golden age of the Blue Ballet, the club went on a 25-year drought, and were relegated to the second division in 1988 but managed to win that division's title and returned to the first division the following year. Universidad de Chile's next cup would be won in 1994 after a spectacular final game for which 20,000 supporters arrived in the city of El Salvador, a mining town populated by 5,000 people.
In 1995, Universidad de Chile won the cup once more, this time at home in front of almost 78,000 people in the Estadio Nacional. The team would win back-to-back titles in 1999 and 2000.
More recently Universidad de Chile has won the Apertura in 2004, 2009 and 2011. The 2011 title was won at the hands of defending champions Universidad Católica, by a global score of 4–3, having lost the first leg of the final 2–0 and needing to win by a 3 goal margin, the team managed to win the second leg with a 4–1 score.
On the international stage Universidad de Chile have had a few of good runs in Copa Libertadores, reaching the semifinals in 1970, 1996 and 2010
2010 Copa Libertadores
The 2010 Copa Libertadores de América was the 51st edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's premier international club tournament. The tournament began on January 26 and ended on August 18...
.
Records
- Record Primera División victory — 9–1 v. MagallanesClub Deportivo MagallanesDeportes Magallanes are a Chilean Football club based in Maipu, Santiago. They currently play at the second level of Chilean football, the Primera B....
(1962) - Record Primera División defeat — 0–6 v. Colo Colo (1938)
- Most Primera División appearances — 386 Leonel SánchezLeonel SánchezLeonel Guillermo Sánchez Lineros is a former professional football player.Regarded as one of Chile's most important players, Sánchez holds the record for most games played for Chile with 84 games and 23 goals between 1955 and 1968...
(1953–69) - Most appearances overall — 539 Luis MusrriLuis MusrriLuis Eduardo Musrri Saravia is a retired Chilean football player.He played mostly for Universidad de Chile as well as one season with Yunnan Hongta ....
(1988–04) - Record Unbeaten Matches in Primera Division (National Record) — 33 (1999)
- Record Straight Wins in Primera Division (National Record) — 16 (1963–64)
- Highest attendance in Primera Division (National Record) — 85,268 v. Universidad CatolicaClub Deportivo Universidad CatólicaClub Deportivo Universidad Católica is a professional football club based in Santiago, Chile, which plays in the Primera División.Universidad Católica is one of the most successful and popular football clubs in Chile and considered one of the three "big teams"...
(December 29, 1962)
All-time Top scorers in Primera División
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- Players in bold are still active.
Managers
| Luis Tirado (1938–41) Alejandro Scopelli (1941–45) Luis Tirado (1946–49) Salvador Nocetti (1950) Alejandro Scopelli (1950–52) Miguel Busquets Miguel Busquets Miguel Busquéts Terrazas is an Chile football midfielder who played for Chile in the 1950 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Universidad de Chile.- Record at FIFA Tournaments :-External links:*... (1952) Jorge Ormos (1953–54) Luis Álamos Luis Alamos Luis Pedro Alamos Morales was a football manager from Chile, who guided the national team at the 1966 and 1974 FIFA World Cup.-References:*... (1954) Luis Tirado (1955) Luis Álamos Luis Alamos Luis Pedro Alamos Morales was a football manager from Chile, who guided the national team at the 1966 and 1974 FIFA World Cup.-References:*... (1956–66) Washington Urrutia (1966) (int.) Alejandro Scopelli (1967–68) Washington Urrutia (1968) Ulises Ramos (1969–74) Braulio Musso Braulio Musso Braulio Musso is a former Chilean footballer who played for Universidad de Chile and was a member of the Chile national football team at the FIFA World Cup Chile 1962, but did not play in any games.... (1974) Hugo Tassara (1975) Luis Ibarra Luis Ibarra Luis Ibarra Castillo is a former Panamanian boxer who won the World Boxing Association flyweight championship. He was born on 1953-02-23 in Colón, Panama.-Pro career:... (1975–77) |
Nelson Oyarzún (1978) Ulises Ramos (1978) Fernando Riera Fernando Riera Fernando Riera Bauzá was a Chilean professional football player and manager, patriarch of Chilean football.Riera was born in Santiago, Chile... (1978–80) Manuel Rodríguez (1981) Ulises Ramos (1981) (int.) Fernando Riera Fernando Riera Fernando Riera Bauzá was a Chilean professional football player and manager, patriarch of Chilean football.Riera was born in Santiago, Chile... (1981–82) (Ulises Ramos int.) Luis Santibáñez Luis Santibañez Luis Alberto Santibáñez Díaz was a retired football manager from Chile. As a team coach he won the Chilean title four times, once with Unión San Felipe and three times with Unión Española .He served as manager of the Chile national football team between 1977 and 1982, which included qualification... (1983) Ulises Ramos (1983–84) Hernán Carrasco (1984) Luis Ibarra (1985) Leonel Sánchez Leonel Sánchez Leonel Guillermo Sánchez Lineros is a former professional football player.Regarded as one of Chile's most important players, Sánchez holds the record for most games played for Chile with 84 games and 23 goals between 1955 and 1968... (1985–86) Fernando Riera Fernando Riera Fernando Riera Bauzá was a Chilean professional football player and manager, patriarch of Chilean football.Riera was born in Santiago, Chile... (1987) Leonel Sánchez Leonel Sánchez Leonel Guillermo Sánchez Lineros is a former professional football player.Regarded as one of Chile's most important players, Sánchez holds the record for most games played for Chile with 84 games and 23 goals between 1955 and 1968... (1987) Alberto Quintano Alberto Quintano Alberto Guillermo Quintano Ralph , commonly known as El Mariscal, is a former Chilean footballer. He has played as a defender for Universidad de Chile in Chile's Primera División.-Player career:... (1987) Manuel Pellegrini Manuel Pellegrini Manuel Luis Pellegrini Ripamonti is a Chilean manager and former footballer. His current club is La Liga side Málaga CF.-Club career:... (1988) (Carlos Urzúa int.) Luis Ibarra Luis Ibarra Luis Ibarra Castillo is a former Panamanian boxer who won the World Boxing Association flyweight championship. He was born on 1953-02-23 in Colón, Panama.-Pro career:... (1989) Manuel Rodríguez (1990) |
Pedro Morales Pedro Morales Pedro Morales is a retired Puerto Rican professional wrestler. He began his wrestling career as a teenager in 1959 and continued through to the late 1980s... (1991) (Manuel Rodríguez int.) Alberto Quintano Alberto Quintano Alberto Guillermo Quintano Ralph , commonly known as El Mariscal, is a former Chilean footballer. He has played as a defender for Universidad de Chile in Chile's Primera División.-Player career:... (1991) Arturo Salah Arturo Salah Arturo Salah Cassani is a Chilean former football player, who currently is an unemployed manager. He is of Palestinian background. Lastly he managed the Universidad de Chile. As a player, Salah played for Audax, Universidad Católica, Universidad de Chile and Palestino.-Manager career:He began his... (1992–94) Jorge Socías Jorge Socías Jorge Socías is a former Chilean footballer currently played for 2 clubs of Chile and in the Chile national football team in the FIFA World Cup Germany 1974.... (1994–95) Miguel Ángel Russo Miguel Ángel Russo Miguel Ángel Russo is an Argentine football coach and former player, who now coaches Estudiantes.-Career:... (1996) Roberto Hernández Roberto Hernández Roberto Hernández may refer to:*Roberto Hernández Ramírez , Mexican businessman*Roberto Hernandez, Jr., Mexican sportscaster*Roberto Hernández , Cuban athlete*Roberto Hernández , Puerto Rican baseball player... (1997–99) César Vaccia (1999-01) Víctor Hugo Castañeda Víctor Hugo Castañeda Víctor Hugo Castañeda is Chilean football manager.-Player:Castañeda played for Palestino most of his career.Arrives to Universidad de Chile in 1992, and obtained 2 National Titles .... (2002–03) Héctor Pinto (2004–05) Gustavo Huerta (2006) Salvador Capitano Salvador Capitano Salvador Capitano is a Argentinean former soccer player. He is currently a coach.- Honours :CoachEmelec*Torneo Apertura- 1992*Copa Saeta Internacional- 1992*Torneo Apertura- 1993*Serie A- 1993... (2007) Jorge Socías Jorge Socías Jorge Socías is a former Chilean footballer currently played for 2 clubs of Chile and in the Chile national football team in the FIFA World Cup Germany 1974.... (2007) Arturo Salah Arturo Salah Arturo Salah Cassani is a Chilean former football player, who currently is an unemployed manager. He is of Palestinian background. Lastly he managed the Universidad de Chile. As a player, Salah played for Audax, Universidad Católica, Universidad de Chile and Palestino.-Manager career:He began his... (2007–08) Sergio Markarián Sergio Markarián Sergio Apraham Markarián is a Uruguayan-Armenian football coach. Currently, he is the head coach of the national football team of Peru.-Early life:... (2009) José Basualdo José Basualdo José Horacio Basualdo is a retired Argentinian football midfielder.-Career:Pepe Basualdo won several Argentine and international titles with both Vélez Sársfield and Boca Juniors.-International career:... (2009) Gerardo Pelusso Gerardo Pelusso Gerardo Cono Pelusso Boyrie, better known as Gerardo Pelusso , is a Uruguayan football manager. It was chosen in the season 2006 as the best coach in the country in all the sport disciplines by the Uruguayan Olympic Committee.-Clubs:-Regionals:-Nacionals:-External links:... (2010) Jorge Sampaoli (2011–) |
Players
2011 Torneo Clausura squad
As of 18 August 20112011 Copa Sudamericana squad
As of 9 August 2011Out on Loan
In
Out
Primera Division top scorers
Víctor Alonso: 20 goals (1940) Ubaldo CrucheUbaldo Cruche
Ubaldo Cruche is a former Uruguayan footballer who played for clubs in both Uruguay and Chile as well as for the Uruguay national football team in the Copa América 1941....
: 17 goals (1945), 25 goals (1946) Carlos Campos: 24 goals (1961), 34 goals (1962), 21 goals (1966) Eladio Zárate
Eladio Zárate
Eladio Zárate is a former Paraguayan footballer currently played in clubs of Argentina and Chile and the Paraguay national football team in the Copa América 1963....
: 25 goals (1971) Richart Báez: 10 goals (Clausura 1997) Pedro González
Pedro González Vera
Pedro Alejandro González Vera is a Chilean football player nicknamed "Heidi". With 212 goals, he is the second highest scorer in the history of Chilean football after Francisco "Chamaco" Valdés, who has 215 official goals....
: 23 goals (1998), 26 goals (2000)
Copa Chile top scorers
Luis Alberto Ramos: 12 goals (1979) Marcelo SalasMarcelo Salas
José Marcelo Salas Melinao , better known as El Matador, Shileno or simply Marcelo Salas, is a former football player from Chile. He, along with world cup veterans, 3 time Best Player of America Elías Figueroa and former Real Madrid and Inter Milan forward Iván Zamorano, has been one of Chile's...
: 12 goals (1994)
Chilean Footballer of the Year
Juan RodríguezJuan Rodríguez
Juan Rodríguez may refer to:* Juan Rodríguez de la Cámara del Padrón , Spanish writer* Juan Rodríguez de Fonseca , Spanish religious leader & government administrator...
: 1969 Cristian Traverso
Cristian Traverso
Cristian Alberto Traverso is a retired Argentine footballer who played for a number of clubs both in Argentina and Latin America, including Argentinos Juniors, Boca Juniors and Puebla....
: 1995 Pedro González
Pedro Gonzalez
Pedro Gonzalez may refer to:*Pedro González de Lara, Spanish noble and statesman*Pedro González de Mendoza , Spanish cardinal and statesman*Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez, U.S...
: 1999 Sergio Vargas
Sergio Vargas
For the Chilean football goalkeeper with the same name see Sergio Vargas Sergio Vargas is a Dominican merengue singer. He has been a member of the bands La Banda Brava and Los Hijos del Rey.- References :...
: 2000 Miguel Pinto
Miguel Pinto
Miguel Ángel Pinto Jerez is a Chilean football goalkeeper who plays for Mexican club Atlas.-Universidad de Chile:...
: 2009
Notable Players
Argentina Raúl AredesRaúl Aredes
Raúl Aredes is a former Argentine footballer currently played in clubs of Argentina, Chile, Mexico and Colombia....
Sergio Gioino
Sergio Gioino
Sergio Gioino is a Argentine footballer currently playing for Coquimbo Unido of the Primera B Chilena....
Walter Montillo
Walter Montillo
Walter Damián Montillo is an Argentine footballer who currently plays as midfielder for Cruzeiro of Brazilian Série A.-Club Career:...
Diego Rivarola
Diego Rivarola
Diego Gabriel Rivarola Popón is an Argentinian football player . He plays as striker, and plays currently in Universidad de Chile.-Club career:...
Leonardo Rodríguez
Leonardo Rodríguez
Leonardo Adrián Rodríguez Iacobitti is a former Argentinian football midfielder. He was born on August 27, 1966, in the city of Lanús in the Buenos Aires Province of Argentina...
Matías Rodríguez
Matías Rodríguez
Matías Rodríguez is an Argentine footballer. He currently plays for Universidad de Chile.-Career:Rodríguez came through the Boca Juniors youth development system, he was loaned to Aucas of Ecuador in 2006...
Juan Carlos Sarnari
Juan Carlos Sarnari
Juan Carlos Sarnari is a former Argentine football midfielder/striker. He was born on January 22, 1942, in Argentina. He is perhaps most notable for his 29 goals in the Copa Libertadores making him the 6th highest scoring player Copa Libertadores history....
Italy Alejandro Scopelli Cristian TraversoCristian Traverso
Cristian Alberto Traverso is a retired Argentine footballer who played for a number of clubs both in Argentina and Latin America, including Argentinos Juniors, Boca Juniors and Puebla....
Héctor Veira
Brazil Arílson
Arílson
Arílson Gilberto da Costa is a Brazilian football player who currently plays for 14 de Julho. He has formerly played for Esportivo de Bento Gonçalves, Grêmio, Kaiserslautern, Internacional, Palmeiras, Real Valladolid, Universidad de Chile, 15 de Novembro, Portuguesa , América Mineiro, Club Santa...
Chile Clarence Acuña
Clarence Acuña
Clárence Williams Acuña Donoso is a Chilean former professional football player. He played as a midfielder.- Chilean League :...
Luis Álamos
Luis Alamos
Luis Pedro Alamos Morales was a football manager from Chile, who guided the national team at the 1966 and 1974 FIFA World Cup.-References:*...
Víctor Alonso
Argentina Ernesto ÁlvarezErnesto Álvarez
Ernesto Bernardo Álvarez was an Argentine and Chilean football striker. He played club football in Argentina and Chile....
Pedro Araya
Pedro Araya (footballer)
Pedro Damián Araya Toro is a retired football player from Chile.-Career:Toro represented the Chilean national team at the 1966 World Cup, and played all three matches for the squad...
Mauricio Aros
Mauricio Aros
Mauricio Fernando Aros Bahamóndez is a Chilean football player, who currently plays midfielder for Unión Temuco.-Career:He began his career in the youth squads of Deportes Concepción and debuted as a professional in 1995...
Manuel Astorga
Manuel Astorga
Manuel Astorga is a Chilean football goalkeeper who played for Chile in the 1962 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Club Universidad de Chile.-External links:*...
Peru José Balbuena Rodrigo Barrera Vladimir BigorraVladimir Bigorra
Vladimir David Bigorra is a retired football defender from Chile, who represented his native country at the 1982 FIFA World Cup, wearing the number four jersey. He played for several clubs in Chile, including Universidad Católica. After his active football career Bigorra became a football...
Carlos Campos
Argentina Gustavo CanalesGustavo Canales
Gustavo Javier Canales is an Argentine-born Chilean footballer that currently plays for Universidad de Chile as striker.-Early years:Canales previously played for Deportes La Serena in the Primera Division de Chile.-Unión Española:...
Cristián Castañeda Víctor Hugo Castañeda
Víctor Hugo Castañeda
Víctor Hugo Castañeda is Chilean football manager.-Player:Castañeda played for Palestino most of his career.Arrives to Universidad de Chile in 1992, and obtained 2 National Titles ....
Croatia Sandrino Castec Eduardo Gino Cofré Carlos ContrerasCarlos Contreras
Carlos Contreras is the first Mexican-born driver in any NASCAR national series. He has competed in the Craftsman Truck Series and Busch Series .-Busch Series:...
Humberto Donoso
Humberto Donoso
Humberto Donoso is a Chilean football defender who played for Chile in the 1966 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Club Universidad de Chile.-External links:*...
Hugo Droguett
Hugo Droguett
Hugo Droguett is a Chilean football midfielder, who currently plays for Cruz Azul in the Primera División de México...
Fabián Estay Luis Eyzaguirre
Luis Eyzaguirre
Luis Armando Eyzaguirre Silva , also known as Fifo, is a former Chilean football player. He played right midfield in the Universidad de Chile football team known as the Ballet Azul, with which he won four national championships.He played in 1959 Copa América and in the FIFA World Cup he achieved...
Luis Pedro Figueroa
Luis Pedro Figueroa
Luis Pedro Figueroa is a Chilean football player , currently playing for Sporting Clube Olhanense in Portugal.-Career:...
Ronald Fuentes
Ronald Fuentes
Ronald Hugo Fuentes Núñez was a Chilean football defender who was capped 50 times and scored 1 goal for the Chilean national team between 1991 and 2000, including four games at the 1998 FIFA World Cup....
Pablo Galdames Rodrigo Goldberg
Rodrigo Goldberg
Rodrigo Goldberg is a former Chilean international football player. As a player, he gained national notoriety in Israel for his talented play with Maccabi Tel Aviv and good use of the Hebrew language...
Marcos González
Marcos González
Marcos Andrés González Salazar is a Brazilian born Chilean professional football defender, who currently plays for Universidad de Chile....
Pedro González
Pedro González Vera
Pedro Alejandro González Vera is a Chilean football player nicknamed "Heidi". With 212 goals, he is the second highest scorer in the history of Chilean football after Francisco "Chamaco" Valdés, who has 215 official goals....
Jhonny Herrera
Jhonny Herrera
Jhonny Cristian Herrera Muñoz is a Chilean goalkeeper, who currently plays for Universidad de Chile.- Career :...
Roberto Hodge
Roberto Hodge
Roberto Hodge is a Chilean football midfielder who played for Chile in the 1966 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Club Universidad de Chile.-External links:*...
Héctor Hoffens
Héctor Hoffens
Héctor Hoffens is a former Chilean footballer who played for Universidad de Chile, Audax Italiano and Ferroviarios in Chile....
Manuel Ibarra
Manuel Ibarra
Manuel Ibarra is a Chilean footballer. He has played on Chilean clubs Coquimbo Unido, Santiago Morning, Cobresal, Everton, Magallanes, Unión Española, and Universidad de Chile. He played in 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney...
Manuel Iturra
Manuel Iturra
Manuel Rolando Iturra Urrutia is a Chilean footballer who plays for Real Murcia in Spain as a midfielder.-Club career:Iturra made his top division debuts with Club Universidad de Chile in 2003, aged 19...
Rubén Marcos
Rubén Marcos
Rubén Marcos Peralta was a Chilean football player.During his career, Marcos played for Universidad de Chile, Palestino and the Chile national football team, and took part in the 1966 FIFA World Cup and the South American Championship 1967...
Patricio Mardones
Patricio Mardones
Luis Patricio Mardones Díaz is a retired Chilean football midfielder. He played for the Chile national football team and was capped 29 times scoring 2 goal between 1985 and 1995....
Luis Musrri
Luis Musrri
Luis Eduardo Musrri Saravia is a retired Chilean football player.He played mostly for Universidad de Chile as well as one season with Yunnan Hongta ....
Braulio Musso
Braulio Musso
Braulio Musso is a former Chilean footballer who played for Universidad de Chile and was a member of the Chile national football team at the FIFA World Cup Chile 1962, but did not play in any games....
Sergio Navarro
Sergio Navarro
Sergio Navarro is a former Chilean footballer. He has played for Universidad de Chile, Colo-Colo and Unión Española and appeared for the Chile national football team in the 1962 FIFA World Cup, held in Chile....
Adolfo Nef
Adolfo Nef
Adolfo Nef Sanhueza is a former Chilean football goalkeeper, who played for the Chile national team between 1969 and 1977, gaining 42 caps. He was part of the Chile squad for the 1974 World Cup....
Rafael Olarra
Rafael Olarra
Rafael Andrés Olarra Guerrero is a footballer. He plays as a defender, currently in Unión Española.-Career:Olarra began his career in Audax Italiano...
Manuel Pellegrini
Manuel Pellegrini
Manuel Luis Pellegrini Ripamonti is a Chilean manager and former footballer. His current club is La Liga side Málaga CF.-Club career:...
Miguel Pinto
Miguel Pinto
Miguel Ángel Pinto Jerez is a Chilean football goalkeeper who plays for Mexican club Atlas.-Universidad de Chile:...
Nelson Pinto
Nelson Pinto
Nelson Alejandro Pinto Martínez is a Chilean midfielder, who currently plays for Estudiantes Tecos. He played five years with Chilean club Universidad de Chile...
David Pizarro
David Pizarro
David Marcelo Pizarro Cortés is a Chilean football Midfielder. Pizarro. He also plays for the Chile national team, for which he won the Bronze medal at 2000 Summer Olympics, at Sydney...
Miguel Ponce
Miguel Ponce
Miguel Andrés Ponce Torres is a retired football defender from Chile, who made his debut for the Chile national football team on 1991-04-09 in a friendly match against Mexico. He obtained a total number of eighteen caps during his professional career.-References:*...
Waldo Ponce
Waldo Ponce
Waldo Alonso Ponce Carrizo is a Chilean football defender who plays for club Cruz Azul in Mexico and the Chilean national team.-Universidad de Chile:...
Mariano Puyol Alberto Quintano
Alberto Quintano
Alberto Guillermo Quintano Ralph , commonly known as El Mariscal, is a former Chilean footballer. He has played as a defender for Universidad de Chile in Chile's Primera División.-Player career:...
Jaime Ramírez
Jaime Ramírez
Jaime Caupolicán Ramírez Banda was a Chilean football striker.-Club:He was skillful with the ball, he had great technique and even at his height, he had a great heading shot, he played in the junior divisions of Bádminton , Universidad de Chile in the Ballet Azul years, Colo-Colo champion with the...
José Manuel Rojas
José Manuel Rojas
José Manuel Rojas Bahamondes is a Chilean football defender, who currently plays for Universidad de Chile. He is the current team's captain.-Club career:...
Ricardo Rojas
Ricardo Francisco Rojas
Ricardo Francisco Rojas Trujillo is a Chilean footballer. He recently played for Colo-Colo in the Liga Chilena de Fútbol: Primera División....
Arturo Salah
Arturo Salah
Arturo Salah Cassani is a Chilean former football player, who currently is an unemployed manager. He is of Palestinian background. Lastly he managed the Universidad de Chile. As a player, Salah played for Audax, Universidad Católica, Universidad de Chile and Palestino.-Manager career:He began his...
Marcelo Salas
Marcelo Salas
José Marcelo Salas Melinao , better known as El Matador, Shileno or simply Marcelo Salas, is a former football player from Chile. He, along with world cup veterans, 3 time Best Player of America Elías Figueroa and former Real Madrid and Inter Milan forward Iván Zamorano, has been one of Chile's...
Leonel Sánchez
Leonel Sánchez
Leonel Guillermo Sánchez Lineros is a former professional football player.Regarded as one of Chile's most important players, Sánchez holds the record for most games played for Chile with 84 games and 23 goals between 1955 and 1968...
Felipe Seymour
Felipe Seymour
Felipe Ignacio Seymour Dobud is a Chilean football midfielder. He currently plays for Genoa of the Italian Serie A.-Early career:...
Eduardo Simián Jorge Socías
Jorge Socías
Jorge Socías is a former Chilean footballer currently played for 2 clubs of Chile and in the Chile national football team in the FIFA World Cup Germany 1974....
Argentina Jorge SpedalettiJorge Spedaletti
Jorge Américo Spedaletti is a former Argentine Naturalized Chilean footballer currently played for clubs of Argentina and Chile....
Rodrigo Tello
Rodrigo Tello
Rodrigo Álvaro Tello Valenzuela is a Chilean footballer who plays with Eskişehirspor in Turkey.Left-footed, he usually operates as a left midfielder, but can also appear in the middle, and as an offensive left back...
Esteban Valencia Eduardo Vargas
Eduardo Vargas
Eduardo Jesús Vargas Rojas is a chilean footballer. He currently plays for Universidad de Chile as forward.- Career :...
Argentina Sergio VargasSergio Vargas (footballer)
Sergio Bernabé Vargas Buscalia is a former Chilean football goalkeeper. He obtained a total number of ten caps for the Chilean national team during his career. Vargas retired in 2005.-Club career:...
Alex Von Schwedler
Alex Von Schwedler
Alex Cristian von Schwedler Vásquez is a Chilean professional footballer with German descendent who plays as a Centre back for Chilean club Everton. He has also been capped by Chile.-Early Carrer:...
Oscar Wirth Patricio Yáñez
Patricio Yáñez
Patricio Nazario Yáñez Candia is a retired football Left Winger from Chile, who obtained 43 caps for his national team, scoring five goals. He made his debut on June 13, 1979 in a friendly against Ecuador, replacing Jorge Neumann, and had his last match on November 16, 1994 against Argentina...
Guillermo Yávar
Guillermo Yávar
Guillermo Yávar is a Chilean football forward who played for Chile in the 1966 and 1974 FIFA World Cups. He also played for Club Universidad de Chile.-External links:*...
Colombia Herly Alcázar
Herly Alcázar
Herly Enrique Alcazar is a Colombian footballer who plays as Striker.Alcazar previously played for several clubs in South America and also Jaguares de Chiapas in the Mexican Primera Division.-References:...
Faustino Asprilla
Faustino Asprilla
Faustino Hernán "Tino" Asprilla Hinestroza is a former Colombian football player. He was known by his supporters in his home country as The Octopus for his voracious appetite...
Mayer Candelo
Mayer Candelo
Mayer Andrés Candelo García is a Colombian football midfielder, who currently plays for Millonarios.- Career :...
Edison Mafla
Edison Mafla
Edison Mafla is a former Colombian footballer who played for clubs in Colombia, Spain, Peru and Chile....
Paraguay Richart Báez Nelson Cuevas Rogelio Delgado
Rogelio Delgado
Rogelio Wilfrido Delgado Casco is a retired football central defender from Paraguay.-Club career:At the club level, Delgado played for Olimpia Asunción, where he won the Copa Libertadores and Intercontinental Cup in 1979, and six Paraguayan league titles.He also played for Independiente of...
Arnaldo Espínola
Arnaldo Espínola
Arnaldo Espínola is a Paraguayan footballer currently playing for 12 de Octubre of the Segunda División Paraguaya and in other clubs of Paraguay, Brazil, Argentina and Chile....
Eladio Zárate
Eladio Zárate
Eladio Zárate is a former Paraguayan footballer currently played in clubs of Argentina and Chile and the Paraguay national football team in the Copa América 1963....
Perú Flavio Maestri
Flavio Maestri
Flavio Francisco Maestri Andrade is a former Peruvian football player. He is nicknamed “the tank” because of his size...
Uruguay Carlos Bueno
Carlos Bueno
Carlos Heber Bueno Suárez is an Uruguayan footballer who plays for Querétaro F.C. in Mexico, as a striker.-Club career:...
Ubaldo Cruche
Ubaldo Cruche
Ubaldo Cruche is a former Uruguayan footballer who played for clubs in both Uruguay and Chile as well as for the Uruguay national football team in the Copa América 1941....
Juan Manuel Olivera
Juan Manuel Olivera
Juan Manuel Olivera López is a Uruguayan football player who's currently playing for Al Wasl FC in Dubai.-Career:Olivera had a brief stint in Mexico with Cruz Azul during 2005....
Mauricio Victorino
Mauricio Victorino
Mauricio Bernardo Victorino Dansilo is a Uruguayan football defender,currently playing for Cruzeiro.-Club career:He made his debut for Nacional in a Copa Libertadores match against Argentine River Plate on March 3, 2005. On 1st August 2009, he was transferres to Universidad de Chile after an...
Honours
- Primera División: 14
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- 1940, 1959, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1994Primera División Chilena 1994In the 1994 season of the Primera División de Chile the championship winner qualified for the Copa Libertadores, while the two teams with least points overall relegated. The number two, three, four and five competed for one remaining spot in the 1995 Copa Libertadores...
, 1995Primera División Chilena 1995In the 1995 season of the Primera División de Chile the championship winner qualified for the Copa Libertadores, while the two teams with least points overall relegated...
, 1999, 2000, 2004-A, 2009-A, 2011-A2011 Chilean Primera División seasonThe 2011 Primera División del Fútbol Profesional Chileno season is the 80th season of top-flight football in Chile...
- 1940, 1959, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1994
- Copa ChileCopa ChileThe Copa Chile is an annual cup competition for Chilean football teams. Due to time constraints and club pressure, the trophy was cancelled in 2000, but returned in 2008...
: 3
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- 1979, 1998, 2000
- Primera BPrimera B (Chile)Primera División B del Fútbol Profesional Chileno is the second level of Chilean football in the Chilean football league system, and is organized by the Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional....
: 1
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- 1989
- Serie BSerie BSerie B, currently named Serie bwin due to sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It is contested by 22 teams and organized by the Lega Serie B since July 2010, after the split of Lega Calcio that previously took care of both the...
: 2
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- 1936, 1937
- Liguilla Pre-Libertadores: 2
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- 1976, 1980
- Pre-Liguilla Libertadores: 1
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- 1993
- 16 Participations in Copa Libertadores
- 2 Participations in Copa ConmebolCopa CONMEBOLThe Copa CONMEBOL was an annual football cup competition organized by CONMEBOL between 1992 and 1999 for eligible South American football clubs. During its time of existence, it was the third most prestigious South American club football contest after the Copa Libertadores and Supercopa...
- 2 Participations in Copa SudamericanaCopa SudamericanaThe Copa Bridgestone Sudamericana de Clubes , known simply as the Copa Sudamericana , is an annual international club football competition organized by the CONMEBOL since 2002. It is the second most prestigious club competition in South American football. CONCACAF clubs were invited between 2004...
- 71 seasons in Primera División
- 1 season in Primera BPrimera B (Chile)Primera División B del Fútbol Profesional Chileno is the second level of Chilean football in the Chilean football league system, and is organized by the Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional....
- 1993