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Cobresal
Cobresal
Full name Club de Deportes Cobresal
Nickname(s) El Cuadro Minero
Founded May 5, 1979
Ground Estadio El Cobre
El Salvador, Chile
(Capacity: 20,000)
Chairman Manuel Urbina Marchant
Manager Chile Luis Musrri
League Liga Chilena de Fútbol: Primera División
2008 Clausura 13th
Home colours
Away colours

Club de Deportes Cobresal is a Chilean football club, based in El Salvador, Atacama Region which is a mining region. The club was founded May 5, 1979 and plays in the first division of the Chilean football league. Their home games are played at the Estadio El Cobre stadium, which has a capacity of approximately 20,000 seats.

The name comes from the local copper mine establishment. With fellow copper mining team Cobreloa they play the Clásico del Cobre (Copper Derby).

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History

The Club de Deportes Cobresal was officially founded on May 5, being its first president Luis Sugarret. On June 14 of the seam year, the team's played its first match versus the Incabus team of Diego de Almagro, with victory of Cobresal for 3-2. In August the team played its first match versus a professional team, that ended in a draw 3-3 aganist Coquimbo Unido.

In dicember 14 of 1979 Cobresal nominated to Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Chile to enter to the second division of the Chilean professional football. For this, it was necessary for the Club Deportivo Hospital of the El Salvador is offered for membership in the National Amateur Football Association (ANFA).

On 26 February of 1980 formalized entry's of Cobresal of professional football and the Second Division. In his first game in the professionalism, Cobresal lost 2-1 against debutant also Regional Atacama in Copiapo. At the end of his first season the club finished in 14th position.

In 1982 Cobresal finished 5th, which earned him a playoff spot for classifying to the Promotion where is it in last place, not getting up. However, the following year, under the hand of Manuel Rodriguez, the team reached Second Division championship, finishing the year with a 12 points lead against his closest challenger, San Luis Quillota.

National honors

  • Copa Chile: 1987
  • Second Division champions: 1983, 1998

Performance in conmebol competitions

Best: First Round in 1986

Club Facts

  • Years in First Division: 18 (1984-1992, 1994, 1999, 2002-)
  • Years in Second Division: 11 (1980-1983, 1993, 1995-1998, 2001-2002)
  • Appearances in Copa Libertadores: 1 (1986)
  • Largest Margin of Victory:
    • In First Division matches: 8-1 (vs. Osorno)

Notable players

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Chile GK Fernando Burgos
2 Chile MF Juan Carlos Lueiza
3 Argentina DF Javier León
4 Uruguay FW Román Cuello
5 Chile DF Daniel Aguilera
6 Chile MF Rodrigo Viligrón Captain
7 Chile FW Jean Paul Pineda
8 Argentina MF José Galván
9 Uruguay FW Álvaro Pintos
10 Chile DF Baltazar Astorga
11 Chile FW Adrián Faúndez
12 Chile GK Luis Rogel
13 Chile MF Carlos Soza
14 Chile DF Rodrigo Jara
15 Chile DF Eduardo Farías
No. Position Player
16 Chile MF José Luis Cabión
17 Chile FW Claudio Pérez
18 Chile MF Hans Salinas
19 Chile DF Esteban Sáez
20 Chile FW Lino Maldonado
21 Chile MF Diego Muñoz
22 Chile GK David Pacheco
23 Chile MF Jorge Villarroel
24 Chile DF Claudio Muñoz
25 Chile GK Carlos Vega
26 Chile FW Felipe Araya
27 Chile MF Juan Silva
28 Chile DF Matías Arriagada
29 Chile MF Ricardo Yáñez

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