Miguel Riffo
Miguel Augusto Riffo Garay (born 21 June 1981) is a Chilean former professional football player and the current assistant manager of Coquimbo Unido. Club career Product of Colo-Colo youth ranks, he won eight titles in his career with that club. In the 2000s, algonside his teammates Claudio Bravo, Luis Mena and Fernando Meneses, he also studied a technical-professional career in physical activity at the University of the Americas. His most successful moment with the coach Claudio Borghi, when he also was named during the 2007 season at the Chilean Primera División Best Eleven. Although Riffo was born with a club foot, that complicated him very much, because he had to make several operations in his foot. In the 2010 season, he abandoned the club, because the Argentine coach Diego Cagna not considered him for the next season and in January 2011, he signed for Santiago Morning. In March 2012, he announced his retirement from professional football, because Morning was relega ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Santiago, Chile
Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital (political), capital and largest city of Chile as well as one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is the center of Chile's most densely populated Regions of Chile, region, the Santiago Metropolitan Region, whose total population is 8 million which is nearly 40% of the country's population, of which more than 6 million live in the city's continuous urban area. The city is entirely in the country's Chilean Central Valley, central valley. Most of the city lies between above mean sea level. Founded in 1541 by the Spanish conquistador Pedro de Valdivia, Santiago has been the capital city of Chile since colonial times. The city has a downtown core of 19th-century neoclassical architecture and winding side-streets, dotted by art deco, neo-gothic, and other styles. Santiago's cityscape is shaped by several stand-alone hills and the fast-flowing Mapocho River, lined by parks such as Parque Forestal and Balm ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chilean Primera División
The Chilean Primera División (English: First Division) is the top-tier league of the Chilean football league system. It is organized by the ''Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional, ANFP''. The league is known as the Campeonato AFP PlanVital for sponsorship reasons. Format As of the 2018 season, 16 teams compete in the league, playing against each other two times, home and away. Relegation and promotion Currently, the two teams with the worst scores in the season, are relegated to Primera B, and replaced by the Champions and Runners-up of this Division. Qualification for international competitions The champions of the Campeonato are immediately qualified to the Copa Libertadores for the next year, as well as the second and third place. The fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh place are qualified to the Copa Sudamericana for the next year. History Professionalism In 1933, eight big clubs at that time, namely, Unión Española, Bádminton F.C., Badminton, Colo-Colo, Audax Ital ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2006 Torneo Clausura (Chile)
The 2006 Campeonato Nacional Clausura Copa Banco del Estado was the 80th Chilean League top flight, in which Colo-Colo won its 25th league title after beating Audax Italiano in the finals. Qualifying Stage Scores Group standings Group A Group B Group C Group D Aggregate table Repechaje Playoffs Relegation table Promotion/relegation playoffs Lota Schwager reached its promotion to Primera División after beating Rangers in the 2nd leg match’s penalty shoot-out at Coronel. Whilst Palestino remained in the top level after beating Arturo Fernández Vial 3–1 in Concepción and 1–0 in La Cisterna, Santiago. Top goalscorers References External linksRSSSF Chile 2006 {{DEFAULTSORT:2006 Clausura Primera División de Chile seasons Chile Clausura The ' and ' tournaments is a split season format for Spanish-speaking sports leagues. It is a relatively recent innovation for many Latin American football leagues in which the traditional association foo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2006 Torneo Apertura (Chile) ...
The 2006 Campeonato Nacional Apertura Copa Banco del Estado was the 79th Chilean League top flight, in which Colo-Colo won its 24th league title after beating Universidad de Chile on penalties, in the finals. Qualifying stage Scores Group standings Group A Group B Group C Group D Repechaje * both teams qualified due to better position in the Regular season Aggregate table Playoffs Top goalscorers References External linksRSSSF Chile 2006 {{DEFAULTSORT:2006 Apertura Primera División de Chile seasons Chile Prim Prim may refer to: People * Prim (given name) * Prim (surname) Places * Prim, Virginia, unincorporated community in King George County *Dolní Přím, village in the Czech Republic; as Nieder Prim (Lower Prim) site of the Battle of Königgrätz ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2002 Torneo Clausura (Chile)
The 2002 Campeonato Nacional Clausura Copa Banco del Estado was the 72nd Chilean League top flight tournament. The champion was Colo-Colo which won its twenty fourth league title during its bankruptcy, so it was the first Chilean champion in this status. Qualifying stage Scores Standings Group A Group B Group C Group D Playoff stage Finals ---- Top goalscorers Pre-Copa Libertadores play-off Cobreloa also qualified for the 2003 Copa Libertadores References External linksRSSSF Chile 2002 {{DEFAULTSORT:2002 Clausura Primera División de Chile seasons Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ... 2002 in Chilean football ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Primera División De Chile
Primera may refer to * Nissan Primera, a car * Primera Air, a former airline * Primera división (other), multiple top division football leagues * Primera, Texas, a town in Cameron County, Texas * Alí Primera Alí Rafael Primera Rosell (31 October 1941 – 16 February 1985) was a Venezuelan musician, composer, poet, and political activist. He was born in Coro, Falcón State, Venezuela and died in Caracas. He was one of the best known representatives ..., Venezuelan musician, composer, poet, and political activist * Spanish Primera, Spain's highest football competition {{disambig ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification (CONMEBOL)
The South American zone of 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification saw ten teams competing for places in the finals in South Africa. The format is identical to that used for the previous three World Cup qualification tournaments held by CONMEBOL. Matches were scheduled so that there were always two games within a week, which was aimed at minimizing player travel time, particularly for players who were based in Europe. The top four teams in the final standings qualified automatically for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The fifth-placed team met the fourth-placed team from the CONCACAF qualifying tournament in a two-legged play-off for a place at the World Cup. Standings On 24 November 2008, FIFA suspended the Peruvian Football Federation from all international competition due to governmental interference in its operations. The suspension was lifted on 20 December 2008. Results The round-by-round fixtures were same as the 2002 and 2006 qualifying tournament. Round 1 ---- ---- ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Copa América 2007
Copa or COPA may refer to: COPA COPA may refer to: * Computer Operator Programming Assistant. trade of ITI * Child Online Protection Act, a former U.S. law to protect minors from certain material on the internet * Canadian Owners and Pilots Association * Cirrus Owners and Pilots Association * Parliamentary Conference of the Americas * COPA (gene), a human gene that encodes the coatomer subunit alpha protein * Controlling Profitability Analysis, Profitability Analysis (SAP) *COPA-COGECA, a union of European farmers Copa Copa may refer to: * Copa Heizung GmbH, COPA branded hydronic steel panel and bathroom radiator supplier based in Germany * Copa Airlines, an international airline based in Panama * Copa America, the main association football competition of the South American men's national football teams * ''Copa'' (spider), a genus of spiders in the family Corinnidae * Copacabana (nightclub), a nightclub in New York City * Copa Room, now-defunct Las Vegas nightclub at The San ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Primera B (Chile)
Campeonato Primera B ( en, Chilean First B Division) is the second tier in the Chilean football league system, and is organized by the Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional. It was established in 1952 as ''Segunda División'', and later renamed in 1996 to the current name. Since 1954, automatic promotion to and relegation from Campeonato Nacional has been granted, although Palestino Club Deportivo Palestino is a professional football club based in the city of Santiago, Chile. The club was founded in 1920 and plays in the Primera División de Chile. They play their home games at the Estadio Municipal de La Cisterna stadi ... and Rangers were promoted to the top flight in the first season. Current teams These are the teams participating in the Chilean Primera B as of the 2022 season: Segunda División/Primera B Champions Titles by Team ReferencesSecond Division - RSSSF {{DEFAULTSORT:Chilean Primera Division B 2 1952 establishments in Chile Second lev ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Professionalism In Association Football
Association football is the world's most popular sport and is worth US$600 billion worldwide. By the end of the 20th century it was played by over 250 million players in over 200 countries. Around the world, the sport is played at a professional level by professional footballers, and millions of people regularly go to football stadiums to follow their favourite football teams, while billions more watch the sport on television or on the internet. Football has the highest global television audience in sport. The sport had amateur origins and evolved into the modern professional competition. History Association football was first codified in 1863, with the formation of the Football Association (FA) in England. At this time the sport was played mainly by public schools, or teams with public school roots, and amateurism was the norm. This remained the case until the 1880s, when working-class teams began to vie for supremacy. Blackburn Olympic, a team composed mainly of factory w ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Diego Cagna
Diego Sebastián Cagna (born 19 April 1970) is an Argentine football coach and former player who played as midfielder. Club career Cagna was born in Buenos Aires. His first professional first division match was in December 1988, with Argentinos Juniors. He transferred to Independiente at the beginning of 1992, where he played for four years. Cagna then went on to join Boca Juniors from the Apertura 1996 until the end of 1999 when, at 29 years of age and after finished the Apertura 1999, he moved to La Liga side Villarreal CF. He played two seasons with the ''Yellow Submarine'', and after playing the Apertura 2002 with Primera División de México club Atlético Celaya, he returned to Boca Juniors in 2003. Diego Cagna, who was team captain with Independiente, Boca Juniors and Villarreal, eventually becoming a reserve player behind Boca Juniors' promising youngsters, and retired in 2005. All in all, he played a total of 255 games for Boca, scoring 21 goals. International car ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |