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 Luis Musrri
League Liga Chilena de Fútbol: Primera División
2010 10th
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 december 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 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

1987
1983, 1998

Performance in conmebol competitions

Best: First Round in 1986
1986: First Round

Club Facts

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
2 MF Juan Carlos Lueiza
4 DF Boris Aravena
5 DF Daniel Aguilera
6 DF Pablo Pallante
8 MF José Galván
10 MF Héctor Pericás
11 FW Miguel Angel Cuellar
12 GK Emanuel Vargas
13 MF Carlos Soza
15 DF Eduardo Farías
17 MF José Luis Cabión
18 MF Hans Salinas
22 GK Jose Jorquera
23 MF Francisco Andra
24 DF Claudio Muñoz
26 FW Felipe Araya
No. Position Player
28 DF Nicolás Pisano
29 DF Diego Cerón
30 MF Mirko Serrano
31 MF Diego Muñoz
32 MF Ricardo Yáñez
-- GK Ezequiel Medrán
-- DF Matías Arriagada
-- DF Héctor Berríos
-- MF Bryan Castillo
-- MF Luis Pavez
-- MF Johan Fuentes
-- MF Juan Carvajal
-- MF Luis Jiménez
-- MF Diego González
-- FW Adrián Faúndez
-- FW Oscar Salinas

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