Club de Deportes La Serena

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Deportes La Serena

Full name

Nickname(s)

Granates, papayeros

Founded

December 9, 1955

Ground

Estadio La Portada
La Serena, Chile
(Capacity 18,000)

Chairman

Carlos Castillo

Manager

Víctor Hugo Castañeda

League

Liga Chilena de Fútbol: Primera División

2007 Apertura

11th





Home colours





Away colours

Club de Deportes La Serena, is a Chilean football club based in the city of La Serena. The club was founded December 9, 1955 and plays in the first division of the Chilean football league. Their home games are played at the La Portada stadium, which has a capacity of approximately 18,000 seats. Their most passionate fan group is called SERENAGUANTE, and their biggest rivals is Coquimbo Unido. They are nicknamed "Los Papayeros", because of the papayas that are grown near La Serena in the Elqui Valley.

1 National honors
2 Notable players
3 Current squad
4 External links

[edit] National honors

Copa Chile champions: 1960
Second Division champions: 1957, 1987, 1996

[edit] Notable players

[edit] Current squad

No.	Position	Player
-	GK	Gastón Losa
-	GK	Claudio Villalobos
-	DF	Carlos Asprilla
-	DF	Rodrigo Brito
-	DF	Pablo Chaura
-	DF	Felipe Delgado
-	DF	Rodrigo Jara
-	DF	Mario Pardo
-	DF	Francisco Rojas
-	DF	Iván Valenzuela
-	DF	Cristián Verón
-	MF	Hernán Alzamora
-	MF	Frank Carilao
-	MF	Angel Carreño

No.	Position	Player
-	MF	Sebastián Páez
-	MF	Juan Quiroga
-	MF	Carlos Rivas
-	MF	Patricio Rubina
-	MF	Mauricio Salazar
-	MF	Carlos Tapia
-	MF	Sergio Vargas
-	FW	Gustavo Canales
-	FW	Marcelo Caro
-	FW	Claudio Díaz
-	FW	Joel Estay
-	FW	Sergio Núñez
-	MF	Carlo Rivas
-	DF	Yerson Opazo

[edit] External links

[1]--> Web of Club Deportes La Serena

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