O'Higgins F.C. Fútbol Joven are the youth team of O'Higgins. They currently play in the Fútbol Joven de Chile, the highest level of youth football in Chile. The club enter teams Under-9 to Under-19 in the leagues. The club is part of the Serie de Oro in the General Table of the tournament.

History

Since 2006, when O'Higgins reached the promotion for the

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, the different generations of the youth teams of the club have given very good results being seen as one of the best formators clubs in the country, including players like Aníbal González,

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and Joel Molina. As a result, many players have left the club to play for other teams, such as Luis Casanova who currently plays in Unión Española, and Cristian Cuevas who was a buy for the English club Chelsea in $2.6 million, after his participation in the 2013 Torneo de Transición and in the

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. But also the club maintained many players in the current first-team, such as

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, Saúl Flores, Santiago Lizana, Felipe Ochagavía, Benjamín Vidal,

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and Cristian Araya. On 26 July 2013, the U-17 will participate in the

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, on the Group 4 in the Premier Section, when their group will play against the English clubs

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and Liverpool F.C., and against the home club County Armagh. This is the first tournament appearance of the club, and the first time of the club playing in Europe. On the 2014 edition, the club finished in the fourth place in the Junior Category, after lose against

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in the third-place match. On the 2015 edition, the club won the Globe Cup in the Premier Category, after draw with

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(2–2) and beating Vendée (1–0),

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(3–0),

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(3–0), and

(2–0) in the final, finishing fifth in the final table.

Coaches

Youth teams

* Cristián Arán (U-19 and U-18) * Ítalo Pinochet (U-17) * Fred Gayoso (U-16) * Víctor Fuentes (U-15)

Child's teams

* Manuel Cáceres (U-14 and U-13) * Manuel Alarcón (U-12 and U-11) * Luis Medina (U-10 and U-9)

Teams

Youth teams

* Under-19 * Under-18 * Under-17 * Under-16 * Under-15

Child's teams

* Under-14 * Under-13 * Under-12 * Under-11 * Under-10 * Under-9

Players

Under-17 squad

The following 18 players were called up to the squad for the 2015 NI Milk Cup. :1. This players are part of the Fútbol Joven de Chile but also have appearances in the first-team.

Honours

Domestic

;Primera División * Fútbol Joven Under-15 (2): 2014 Apertura, 2014 Clausura * Fútbol Joven Under-13 (2): 2012 Clausura, 2014 Clausura * Fútbol Joven Under-12 (1): 2010 ;Copa Chile * Copa Chile Under-18 (2): 2009, 2011

International

;Milk Cup * Premier Cup (1): 2016 * Globe Cup (1): 2015

International competitions

;Milk Cup * Milk Cup (3):

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, 2014, 2015, 2016

References

External links

Official websites

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O'Higgins Fútbol Joven at official website
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O'Higgins
at the ANFP official website * * *

News sites

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La Celeste
a Fan site *
Capo de Provincia
a Fan site *
Soy Celeste
a Fan site {{DEFAULTSORT:O'Higgins F.C. Futbol Joven O'Higgins F.C. Association football clubs established in 1955 Football clubs in Chile 1955 establishments in Chile es:Fútbol Joven de O'Higgins de Rancagua