Colo-Colo
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- For the South American tribal chief, see Colocolo (tribal chief).
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| Full name | Blanco y Negro S.A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Cacique, Albos Eterno Campeón | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Founded | April 19, 1925 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Estadio Monumental David Arellano Santiago, Chile | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capacity | 62,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman | Image:Flag of Chile (bordered).svg Cristian Varela | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Image:Flag of Argentina.svg Claudio Borghi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Liga Chilena de Fútbol: Primera División | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 Clausura | 6th (general) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo is Chile's most popular football club. It has won a record number of national cups (24) and is the only Chilean team to have won the Copa Libertadores de América (1991). The team uses a white shirt, black shorts and white socks, and is known as the "Albos" (whites), "Cacique", and "Eterno Campeón" (Eternal Champion).
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[edit] History
Eleven players from Magallanes FC split out of their club: the Arellano brothers, David and Francisco; Juan Quiñones (who designed the team uniform and colors); Luis Contreras (who came up with the name); Ruben and Nicolás Arroyo; Clemente Acuña; Guillermo Garcés; Rubén Sepúlveda; Eduardo Stavelton; and Luis Mancilla.
The cacique’s “albos” have had great teams during their history, playing in two Libertadores Cup finals. But it took until 1991 for the cup to finally be reached by the Chileans, under the orders of Mirko Jozic. Playing a dynamic offensive game they managed to become the best of the continent. In 2005 the team was given to a private group named Blanco y Negro S.A. (Black and White A.S., in reference to the team colors), and was put on the Santiago Stock Exchange.
The most memorable day in Colo-Colo's history was June 5th 1991, when it won the Copa Libertadores de América. Colo-Colo played the final against Olimpia Asunción.
In the first leg, played in Asunción, Paraguay, Colo-Colo and Olimpia Asunción ended the match in a 0-0 draw.
In the second leg on June 5th 1991, Colo-Colo pulled out a 3-0 win, with two goals scored by Luis Perez and one by Leonel Herrera.
This is the squad that became the best team in America in 1991 Formation: Daniel Moron (GK) ; Lizardo 'Chano' Garrido; Miguel Ramirez, Javier Margas; Juan Carlos Peralta, Eduardo Vilches, Jaime Pizarro,Rubén Espinoza; Gabriel Mendoza (Leonel Herrera sub.), Luis Pérez, Marcelo Barticciotto . Coach: Mirko Jozic.
Not on the final game but crucial to the campaign: Patricio Yáñez,Rubén Martínez,Ricardo Dabrowski.
[edit] Colours and badge
The Mapuche cacique, Colo-Colo, is a symbol of heroic courage, bravery, and wisdom who fought, never surrendered, and never lost to the Spaniards. The team colors (white and black) show the philosophy of the founders: "The white shirt stands as a symbol of purity of principles and intentions and the black of the pants shows the determination to always fight loyally for the victory."
[edit] Supporters
The diehard fans, "Hinchada" or "Barra," are known as the Garra Blanca (The white claw). They are the biggest such group in Chile and support the team every time Colo-Colo plays, singing throughout the game. Some of them are often implied in civic disorders, destroying public and private property after every match, and others get caught by the police carrying firearms, knives, among other kind of weapons, which are used to steal from people or attack members from rival groups. They are the best.
[edit] Honours
[edit] National honours
[edit] International honours
- Copa Libertadores de América
- Intercontinental Cup
- Runners-up (1): 1991
- Recopa Sudamericana
- Winners (1): 1992
- Copa Interamericana
- Winners (1): 1991
[edit] Noted players
- Image:Flag of Argentina.svg Marcelo Barticciotto
- Image:Flag of Chile (bordered).svg Carlos Caszely
- Image:Flag of Argentina.svg Marcelo Espina
- Image:Flag of Bolivia.svg Marco Etcheverry
- Image:Flag of Chile (bordered).svg Matías Fernández
- Image:Flag of Chile (bordered).svg Elías Figueroa
- Image:Flag of Chile (bordered).svg Lizardo Garrido
- Image:Flag of Argentina.svg René Houseman
- Image:Flag of Chile (bordered).svg Sergio Livingstone
- Image:Flag of Chile (bordered).svg Javier Margas
- Image:Flag of Argentina.svg Daniel Morón
- Image:Flag of Chile (bordered).svg Pedro Reyes
- Image:Flag of Chile (bordered).svg George Robledo
- Image:Flag of Chile (bordered).svg Roberto Rojas
- Image:Flag of Chile (bordered).svg Leonel Sánchez
- Image:Flag of Chile (bordered).svg Francisco Valdés
- Image:Flag of Chile (bordered).svg Jorge Valdivia
- Image:Flag of Chile (bordered).svg Patricio Yáñez
- Image:Flag of Chile (bordered).svg Iván Zamorano
[edit] Noted coaches
- Image:Flag of Hungary.svg Francisco Platko
- Image:Flag of Hungary.svg Image:Flag of Spain.svg Ferenc Puskás
- Image:Flag of Chile (bordered).svg Luis Álamos
- Image:Flag of Paraguay.svg Gustavo Benítez
- Image:Flag of Croatia.svg Mirko Jozic
- Image:Flag of Argentina.svg Claudio Borghi
[edit] Current Squad
[edit] External links
| Colo-Colo - Current Squad |
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1 Cejas | 2 Ormeño | 3 Mena | 4 Henríquez | 5 Riffo | 6 Millán | 7 Sánchez | 8 Jerez | 9 Cáceres | 10 Caneo | 11 Fierro | 12 Olivares | 13 Vásquez | 14 Fernández | 15 Villarroel | 16 Cisternas | 17 Sanhueza | 18 González | 19 Flores | 20 Valenzuela | 21 Mella | 22 Tapia | 23 Vidal | 24 Aceval | 25 Varas | 26 Suazo | 27 Jorquera | 28 Meléndez | 29 Arenas | 30 Reyes | 32 Abarca | 34 Leyton | 35 Acevedo | 36 Vásquez | Manager: Borghi |
| Liga Chilena de Fútbol 2006 | Image:Flag of Chile.svg |
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| Audax | Cobreloa | Cobresal | Colo-Colo | Coquimbo Unido | Antofagasta | La Serena | Club de Deportes Puerto Montt | Club de Deportes Concepcion | Everton | Huachipato | O'Higgins | Palestino | Rangers | Santiago Morning | Santiago Wanderers | Unión Española | Universidad Católica | Universidad de Chile | Universidad de Concepción edit |
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