Club de Deportes Cobresal or simply Cobresal, is a Chilean
football club
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based in
El Salvador
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,
Atacama
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, a Chilean mining camp, and participates in Campeonato Nacional. The team was founded on 5 May 1979, and the name of the club comes from the local
copper
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mine establishment. Since its inception, the club has played its home games at the El Cobre Stadium. With a capacity of approximately 12,000, the stadium is able to seat more than the entire population of the town (7,000).
During the history of Cobresal, the club has been champion once ( 2015 Clausura) and achieved one
Copa Chile
The Copa Chile (''Chile Cup'') 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. Its precursor was the Campeonato de Apertura (''Opening Ch ...
title in 1987, with players like the Chilean legend
Iván Zamorano
Iván Luis Zamorano Zamora (; born 18 January 1967) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is regarded as one of Chile's most recognized footballers, along with Marcelo Salas, Leonel Sánchez and Elias Figueroa ...
, Rubén Martínez and the club's historic top-scorer Sergio Salgado, footballers that also played in the
1986 Copa Libertadores
The 1986 Copa Libertadores was the 27th edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's annual international club tournament. River Plate won the competition for the first time ever.
Group stage Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
G ...
, in the first international tournament for the club.
Cobresal's classic rival was
Regional Atacama
Regional Atacama was a Chilean football club based in the city of Copiapó, Atacama Region. The club was founded in 1979, playing a total of six season at the top level of Chilean football during its 18-year existence.
In 1998, the club was f ...
, where both teams disputed the III Region derby, but since the disappearance of that team as a result of financial problems, the team now plays the Copper derby with
Cobreloa
Club de Deportes Cobreloa S.A.D.P. (), commonly referred to as Cobreloa, is a Chilean football professional club based in Calama, Región de Antofagasta, Chile. That competes in the Primera B. The club's home ground is the Estadio Zorros del ...
of Calama. Another important rivalry has been formed with another team from the Atacama region,
Deportes Copiapó
Club de Deportes Copiapó — or simply Deportes Copiapó — is a Chilean football club based in Copiapó, Atacama Region. Founded in 1999 after Regional Atacama's folding, it currently plays in the Primera B (second-tier) and holds ...
.
Club history
First seasons
On 5 May 1979, Cobresal was officially founded as an
amateur club
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History
His ...
, with Luis Sugarret as the first president. The club began to play friendly matches in preparation for the first game of the club against a professional team. On 14 June, the club played the first match of its history against Incabus of
Diego de Almagro
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, debuting with a 3–2 win, playing in August of that year against the professional team of
Coquimbo Unido
Coquimbo Unido is a Chilean football club based in the city of Coquimbo. The club was founded August 30, 1958 and will play in the Chilean Primera División on 2022. Their home games are played at the Estadio Municipal Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso ...
Second Division
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. For this was necessary that the Club Deportivo Hospital, a club of
El Salvador
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, a mining camp of the Atacama Region, offered its affiliation to the
ANFA
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. Finally, on 26 February 1980, the incorporation of Cobresal was confirmed to the Second division as a
professional team
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.
In 1980, Cobresal kicked off its inaugural season in the Second Division at the Luis Valenzuela Hermosilla Stadium with a 2–1 away defeat to
Regional Atacama
Regional Atacama was a Chilean football club based in the city of Copiapó, Atacama Region. The club was founded in 1979, playing a total of six season at the top level of Chilean football during its 18-year existence.
In 1998, the club was f ...
on 20 April, with goals of
Franklin Lobos
Franklin Erasmo Lobos Ramírez (born June 2, 1957 in Copiapó) is a retired Chilean footballer. Lobos debuted in 1980 for Regional Atacama, and retired in 1995, playing for the same club he started his career with. He was nicknamed ''El Mortero ...
and Rubén Gonzáles, under the guidance of Cobresal's first head coach Juan Zárate. The club's first professional victory was a 2–1 win over
Ñublense
Club Deportivo Ñublense () is a professional football team based in Chillán, Ñuble Region, Chile. The club was formed in 1916 under the name of Liceo Fútbol Club. They compete in Chile's Primera División league.
History
Amateur era
Ñubl ...
for the sixth round of the tournament. Cobresal finished his first season in the 14th place with 39 points. After a regular 1981 season, finishing in 10th place of the table, the next season thanks to the 5th place achieved, Cobresal qualified to the Promotion play-offs and the club was promoted to the
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 ...
, under the guidance of Manuel Rodríguez Araneda.
The club debuted in the Primera División with a 1–0 win over Arturo Fernández Vial at Concepción. However, Cobresal had the best season of its history finishing in the second place of the Group A, qualifying to the Championship play-offs. In the play-offs, Cobresal was runner-up of the tournament, achieving the second place under only two points of Universidad Católica. The 1985 season, the team qualified to the
1986 Copa Libertadores
The 1986 Copa Libertadores was the 27th edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's annual international club tournament. River Plate won the competition for the first time ever.
Group stage Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
G ...
liguilla, and qualify to the first international tournament in its history, having in the 1986 year the most successful season in the history of the club, the next season, Cobresal won its first
Copa Chile
The Copa Chile (''Chile Cup'') 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. Its precursor was the Campeonato de Apertura (''Opening Ch ...
title in 1987 with players like
Iván Zamorano
Iván Luis Zamorano Zamora (; born 18 January 1967) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is regarded as one of Chile's most recognized footballers, along with Marcelo Salas, Leonel Sánchez and Elias Figueroa ...
, Rubén Martínez and Sergio Salgado. After the success in their last seasons, in 1989 suffered the departure Zamorano and Martínez.
The complicated 1990s
Cobresal began the 1990s with the left foot, when the club was relegated to the Primera B in 1992, after an eight-year stay in the topflight. For the next season, the club signed again to Manuel Rodríguez Araneda as coach, who achieves the mission of return to Cobresal to the
Chilean Primera División
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, but being relegated again for the poor season of the club in the 15th place, after losing the Promotion play-offs.
With the signing of Sergio Nichiporuk on replace of Rodríguez, the club after two good season in Primera B, returned to the first tier of the Chilean football in 1998, being champion of the tournament of notable form not losing any match in the 1997 season, but again lost the category of be defeated 7–5 by
Provincial Osorno
Provincial Osorno is a football club based in Osorno, Los Lagos Region, Chile. The club is currently playing at the fourth tier of the Chilean football system, the Tercera División.
The club were founded on 5 June 1983 and then re-founded on ...
in the aggregate result, via the Promotion play-offs. Finally, in 2001, thanks to the coach
Jorge Socías
Jorge Luis Socías Tuset (born 26 October 1951)Jorge Socías FBref is a Chilean Primera División
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.
Successful seasons in the Primera División
With Socías at the bench for the 2002 Apertura Tournament, Cobresal won his first match since his return to the first division, 2–1 to
Santiago Morning
Club de Deportes Santiago Morning (popularly known as Chaguito Morning or Morning) is a Chilean professional football club based in Recoleta, Santiago. They compete in the Primera B. Santiago Morning was one of Primera División de Chile found ...
as visitor with goals of André Gómez and Jorge Baeza, receiving a goal of Carlos Cáceres from the other side. After a game win to Rangers, the club lost 4–1 their first game in the tournament against
Unión San Felipe
Unión San Felipe is a Chilean Football club, their hometown is San Felipe in the V Región of Valparaíso. They play in the second level of the Chilean football league, the Primera B.
They were the Copa Chile champions, and played the 2010 Co ...
with a
hat-trick
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Origin
The term first appeared in 1858 in cricket, to describe H. H. Stephenson taking three wic ...
of Francis Ferrero and a goal Cristian Leiva, and a goal of Jorge Baeza for Cobresal. The club began to lose the games that disputed and made a poor season finishing last of his group in the fifth place with 12 points. After the bad season in the Apertura, in the next tournament still with Socías as coach, Cobresal reached the
play-offs
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quarter-finals, being eliminated by
Colo-Colo
Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo () is a Chilean professional football club based in Macul, Santiago. Founded in 1925 by David Arellano they play in the Chilean Primera División, from which they have never been relegated. The team has played ...
, who finished be the champion of the Clausura.
After the departure of
Jorge Socías
Jorge Luis Socías Tuset (born 26 October 1951)Jorge Socías FBref is a coach
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, a former footballer of the club that played at Cobresal during the 1980s. After two defeats in the tournament, against
Unión Española
Club Unión Española S.A.D.P. is a professional association football, football club based in the Independencia, Chile, Independencia neighborhood, commune of Santiago, Chile. They currently participate in the Chilean Primera Division, Primera D ...
reached its first victory in the 2003 Apertura Tournament. They won 5–1 in home condition with goals of Juan Silva, Pedro Rivera, the
Uruguay
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Santiago
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, the club did not lose several matches, in where the most important results were a 4–0 home win over
Coquimbo Unido
Coquimbo Unido is a Chilean football club based in the city of Coquimbo. The club was founded August 30, 1958 and will play in the Chilean Primera División on 2022. Their home games are played at the Estadio Municipal Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso ...
and a 3–3 draw in the same condition with
Universidad de Chile
The University of Chile ( es, Universidad de Chile) is a public research university in Santiago, Chile. It was founded on November 19, 1842, and inaugurated on September 17, 1843.
, that had good players like
Mauricio Pinilla
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After beginning his career at Universidad de Chile, he signed for Inter Milan at the age of 19, but never appeared for ...
,
Faustino Asprilla
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Club career Early years
After starting ...
Marcos González
Marcos Andrés González Salazar (born 9 June 1980) is a Brazilian born Chilean professional Association football, football defender.
Although born in Brazil, he moved to Santiago de Chile, Santiago aged two and has Chilean citizenship. Notewo ...
. On 23 May, Cobresal achieved a very important victory 1–0 to
Colo-Colo
Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo () is a Chilean professional football club based in Macul, Santiago. Founded in 1925 by David Arellano they play in the Chilean Primera División, from which they have never been relegated. The team has played ...
, who had as a key player to the former player of the club
Iván Zamorano
Iván Luis Zamorano Zamora (; born 18 January 1967) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is regarded as one of Chile's most recognized footballers, along with Marcelo Salas, Leonel Sánchez and Elias Figueroa ...
(aged 35 in 2003), who was an historic footballer in the club's short history at the moment. The club made a good campaign in the Apertura, qualifying in the 7th place of the table to the play-offs, winning in the first round to Colo-Colo, qualifying of rare form both teams, because the adversary of Cobresal qualified as best loser along with
Huachipato
Club Deportivo Huachipato is a Chilean football club based in Talcahuano that is a current member of the Chilean Primera División.
The club was founded 7 June 1947 and plays its home games at the Estadio CAP, which has a capacity of 10,500 ...
, but in the next round the team was eliminated of the contest after a 7–1 loss with
Universidad de Concepción
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...
. After the Huerta's departure of Cobresal, who accepted a bid of the
Bolivia
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n side Bolívar, arrived the coach Julio Acuña on his replace. Acuña reached the Clausura Tournament's semi-finals, being eliminated by
Colo-Colo
Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo () is a Chilean professional football club based in Macul, Santiago. Founded in 1925 by David Arellano they play in the Chilean Primera División, from which they have never been relegated. The team has played ...
Cobreloa
Club de Deportes Cobreloa S.A.D.P. (), commonly referred to as Cobreloa, is a Chilean football professional club based in Calama, Región de Antofagasta, Chile. That competes in the Primera B. The club's home ground is the Estadio Zorros del ...
in the Clausura's tournament. In the 2004 season, after the bad results of Acuña, for the Clausura Tournament, the club re–signed to Huerta and achieved that Cobresal finished in the fourth place of the aggregate table.
In the 2005 Apertura Tournament, Cobresal achieved to qualify in the play-offs repechaje, but lost 4–3 against Deportes Concepción, in which scored in two times for the purple team Cristián Montecinos,
Javier Cámpora
Javier Edgardo Cámpora (born 7 January 1980 in Rosario) is a former Argentine football player who played as a striker.
Career
He is a striker who has played professional football in Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, Mexico and Aris in Greece.
Cá ...
and Hugo Centurión, whilst for Cobresal scored Diego Ruíz,
Renzo Yáñez
Renzo Alberto Yáñez Adasme (born 5 June 1980) is a Chilean football manager and former association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football), forward.
Club career
Early years
Yáñez joined Deportes Santa Cruz youth ...
and César Carvajal. On 31 July, Huerta debuted the Clausura Tournament of the year with a 2–0 home win over
Huachipato
Club Deportivo Huachipato is a Chilean football club based in Talcahuano that is a current member of the Chilean Primera División.
The club was founded 7 June 1947 and plays its home games at the Estadio CAP, which has a capacity of 10,500 ...
with goals of Yáñez and César Díaz. One week later, on 7 August, the club lost his first game in the tournament against
Deportes Puerto Montt
Club Deportes Puerto Montt is a Chilean football club based in the city of Puerto Montt, Los Lagos Region. The club was founded on May 6, 1983, and currently plays in the Primera B de Chile, the second division of the country.
Their home games a ...
at Chinquihue, being defeated by that club 1–0 with a goal of Domingo Martínez in the 84th minute. After another defeat with
Santiago Wanderers
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and a 1–1 draw with
Coquimbo Unido
Coquimbo Unido is a Chilean football club based in the city of Coquimbo. The club was founded August 30, 1958 and will play in the Chilean Primera División on 2022. Their home games are played at the Estadio Municipal Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso ...
, the club return to the triumphs against
Unión San Felipe
Unión San Felipe is a Chilean Football club, their hometown is San Felipe in the V Región of Valparaíso. They play in the second level of the Chilean football league, the Primera B.
They were the Copa Chile champions, and played the 2010 Co ...
at El Cobre Stadium, winning with a goal of Yáñez and a twice of Díaz. The following week, Cobresal achieved an important 3–2 away victory over
Deportes La Serena
Club de Deportes La Serena S.A.D.P., is a Chilean football club based in the city of La Serena, Coquimbo Region. The club was founded 9 December 1955 and plays in the first division of the Chilean football league. Their home games are played ...
at
La Portada
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There is another similar but smaller structure in the spa town ...
with goals of Díaz again, Patricio Lira and Christian Mauvezin for Cobresal, the next match achieving another important result in the tournament, now at
El Salvador
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, drawing 2–2 with
Colo-Colo
Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo () is a Chilean professional football club based in Macul, Santiago. Founded in 1925 by David Arellano they play in the Chilean Primera División, from which they have never been relegated. The team has played ...
that is playing very well in this moment. The goals of Cobresal was of César Díaz and Renzo Yáñez in the 32nd minute and in the 47th minute, respectively. The team including was winning 2–0 the match, but with goals of
Gonzalo Fierro
Gonzalo Antonio Fierro Caniullán (born 21 March 1983) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a defender or midfielder.
Club career
Fierro began his career at Chilean giants Colo-Colo, being promoted to first-adult team in 2002. Along ...
in the 60th minute and a goal of
Héctor Tapia
Héctor Santiago Tapia Urdile (born 30 September 1977), also known as Tito Tapia, is a Chilean football manager and former player who played as a forward.
Career
Tapia has played for Colo Colo, Universidad Católica, Palestino and Unión ...
in the 77th minute, Colo-Colo equalized the game, having also opportunities of win it. Cobresal after one loss with Everton, the club won the Copper derby with a
hat-trick
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Origin
The term first appeared in 1858 in cricket, to describe H. H. Stephenson taking three wic ...
of Díaz at El Cobre Stadium, achieving the next week an important 1–1 home draw
Universidad de Chile
The University of Chile ( es, Universidad de Chile) is a public research university in Santiago, Chile. It was founded on November 19, 1842, and inaugurated on September 17, 1843.
, team that won the game with a goal of Waldo Ponce, but a goal of Luis Díaz in the 92nd minute equalized the game. The following match of the team in the Clausura against Universidad Católica was lost 1–0 with a goal of Jorge Ormeño in the 29th minute, game in also the keeper of the adversary José María Buljubasich achieved 1,323 minutes without conceding a goal. Cobresal finally qualified to the play-offs, being in the first position of his group with 27 points. After the defeat to
Huachipato
Club Deportivo Huachipato is a Chilean football club based in Talcahuano that is a current member of the Chilean Primera División.
The club was founded 7 June 1947 and plays its home games at the Estadio CAP, which has a capacity of 10,500 ...
in the aggregate result, the club advanced to the semi-finals against Universidad de Chile, the first semi-final the club won 2–1 with goals from Juan Quiroga and Patricio Lira, whilst
Marcelo Salas
José Marcelo Salas Melinao (; born 24 December 1974), nicknamed ''Matador'' (due to his goalscoring celebrations), ''El Fenómeno'' and ''Shileno'', is a Chilean former footballer who played as a striker. Salas is considered the best strik ...
scored for "La U", but Cobresal lost the second 4–2 in the Estadio Nacional.
Stadium
When Cobresal postulated for play in the
Second division
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, one of the requirements was an appropriate stadium with a grass field. This was a great problem for the club, because
El Salvador
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is located in the middle of the
Atacama Desert
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it would be expensive to place grass. But the directive and the population's people achieved the construction of a new stadium that would have grass in the zone of the Sausalito field. Finally, after nearly a year of construction, El Cobre Stadium was opened on 1 June 1980.
Years later, the capacity was increased to 20,752 persons to conform with
CONMEBOL
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rules due to the participation of Cobresal in the
1986 Copa Libertadores
The 1986 Copa Libertadores was the 27th edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's annual international club tournament. River Plate won the competition for the first time ever.
Group stage Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
G ...
, despite the village's population being only a third of the stadium's capacity. In 1999, the artificial lights were installed to facilitate television broadcasts. The current capacity is 12,000 people, due to the elimination of standing-only zones for security reasons.
Copa Chile
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Club Facts
*30 ''Seasons'' in '' Primera División'': (1984–1992, 1994, 1999, 2002-2016/17, 2019–)
*13 ''Seasons'' in '' Primera B'': (1980–1983, 1993, 1995–1998, 2000–2001, 2017–2018)
*2 ''Participations'' in ''
Copa Libertadores
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1986
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* January 1
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**Spain and Portugal ente ...
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2016
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*2 ''Participations'' in ''
Copa Sudamericana
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2014
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2021
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*Record Primera División victory — 8–1 ''v.''
Provincial Osorno
Provincial Osorno is a football club based in Osorno, Los Lagos Region, Chile. The club is currently playing at the fourth tier of the Chilean football system, the Tercera División.
The club were founded on 5 June 1983 and then re-founded on ...
(
1991
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)
*Record Primera División defeat — 0–7 ''v.'' Universidad Católica ( 2002-A)
*Most goals scored Primera División matches — 83, Sergio Salgado (1984–88, 1994)
*Most goals scored overall — 274, Sergio Salgado (1980–88, 1993–96)
*Highest home attendance — 15,229 ''v.''
América de Cali
América de Cali S. A., best known as América de Cali or América, is a Colombian professional football club based in Cali. It competes in the Categoría Primera A, the top-flight league of Colombian football. The team plays its home games at ...
Julio Acuña Julio is the Spanish equivalent of the month July and may refer to:
*Julio (given name)
*Julio (surname)
*Júlio de Castilhos, a municipality of the western part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
* ''Julio'' (album), a 1983 compilation albu ...
Fernando Díaz
Fernando Díaz (''floruit'' 1071–1106) was a Spanish nobleman and military leader in the Kingdom of León, the most powerful Asturian magnate of the period. He held the highest rank in the kingdom, that of count (Latin ''comes''), from at least ...
José Cantillana
José Miguel Cantillana Galea (, 1 October 1966) is a Chilean former footballer and coach.
Career
In 2005 he graduated as a football manager at the (National Football Institute) alongside former players such as Fernando Astengo, Eduardo Na ...
(1 Jan 2007 – 31 Dec 2009)
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Luis Musrri
Luis Eduardo Musrri Saravia (born 24 December 1969 in Mallarauco) is a former Chilean footballer and current coach of San Antonio Unido.
Club career
Musrri played mostly for Universidad de Chile as well as one season in Yunnan Hongta. He was ca ...
Oscar del Solar
Oscar, OSCAR, or The Oscar may refer to:
People
* Oscar (given name), an Irish- and English-language name also used in other languages; the article includes the names Oskar, Oskari, Oszkár, Óscar, and other forms.
* Oscar (Irish mythology), ...
(8 March 2012 – 27 Feb 2013)
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José Cantillana
José Miguel Cantillana Galea (, 1 October 1966) is a Chilean former footballer and coach.
Career
In 2005 he graduated as a football manager at the (National Football Institute) alongside former players such as Fernando Astengo, Eduardo Na ...
(6 March 2013–1?)
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Dalcio Giovagnoli
Dalcio Víctor Giovagnoli (born 5 June 1963) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a centre back. He last managed Chilean club Rangers de Talca.
Honours
Club
;Jorge Wilstermann
* Primera División de Bolivia (1): 1 ...
(2014–1?)
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Arturo Norambuena
Arturo Andrés Norambuena Ardiles (born 22 November 1971), commonly known as Arturo Norambuena, is a retired Chilean footballer who played as forward and current manager.
He previously played in his homeland with Universidad Católica. Norambue ...
(2015)
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Rubén Vallejos
Rubén Orlando Vallejos Gajardo (born 20 May 1967) is a Chilean people, Chilean former association football, footballer and manager (association football), manager. He was most recently the head coach of Cobresal.
He is a highlighted goalscorer ...