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Colo-Colo
Full name	Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo
Nickname(s)	Los Albos, Cacique, Eterno Campeon, The Zorras, El Popular
Founded	April 19, 1925
Ground	Estadio Monumental David Arellano Santiago, Chile (Capacity 45,953[1])
Chairman	Gabriel Ruiz-Tagle
Manager	Claudio Borghi
League	Liga Chilena de Fútbol Primera División
2007 Clausura	Champions Qualified to Pre-Copa Sudamericana
Home colours 　 Away colours

Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo is a Chilean football club. It has won a record number of national cups (27) and is the only Chilean team to have won the Copa Libertadores de América (1991). The team uses a white shirt, black shorts and white socks, and is known as the "Albos" (snow whites), "Cacique", "El Indio" and "Eterno Campeón" (eternal champion). After the death of David Arellano a founding father, black was added to the top of the emblem on a white shirt as a tribute. In a dual sign the name of the stadium was also dedicated to him as a living memory. Colo-Colo plays in the Chilean commune of Macul located within Santiago.

Contents 1 History 2 Copa Libertadores victory 2.1 Champion squad 3 Colours and badge 4 Stadium 5 Supporters 6 Records 7 Honours 7.1 Amateur Championships 7.2 National honours 7.3 International honours 8 Noted players 9 Noted coaches 10 Current squad 10.1 Squad changes for 2007 Clausura 10.2 Player Records 10.2.1 Primera División Topscores 10.2.2 International Topscores 10.3 South American Player of the Year 10.3.1 South American Footballer of the Year 10.3.2 South American Coach of the Year 10.3.3 The World's Top Goal Scorer 11 Presidents 12 Official sponsors 13 External links

The team started when eleven players from Magallanes split out of their club: the Arellano brothers, David and Francisco; Juan Quiñones (who designed the team uniform and colors); Luis Contreras (who came up with the name); Rubén and Nicolás Arroyo; Clemente Acuña; Guillermo Garcés; Rubén Sepúlveda; Eduardo Stavelton; and Luis Mancilla. All of them founded the Team in April 19 in 1925. kopko0ko-i9o-io0-0

Colo-Colo has had good squads throughout its history, playing in two Copa Libertadores finals. In 1991 they won the Cup, under the commands of Mirko Jozic. In 2005 the club was turned into a joint stock company ("sociedad anónima") managed by Blanco y Negro S.A. (Black and White A.S., in reference to the team colors), and was put on the Santiago Stock Exchange.

The most memorable day in Colo-Colo's history was on June 5, 1991, when it won the Copa Libertadores de América. Colo-Colo played the final against Olimpia Asunción. In the first leg, played in Asunción, Paraguay the match ended in a 0-0 draw. In the second leg Colo-Colo pulled out a 3-0 win, with two goals scored by Luis Pérez who did not have a starting role prior to the game and one by Leonel Herrera who came in as a substitute.

• Formation
  • Daniel Morón (GK)
  • Lizardo 'Chano' Garrido
  • Miguel Ramirez
  • Javier Margas
  • Juan Carlos Peralta
  • Eduardo Vilches
  • Jaime Pizarro
  • Rubén Espinoza
  • Gabriel 'Coca' Mendoza (Leonel Herrera sub.)
  • Luis Perez
  • Marcelo Barticciotto

• Coach: Mirko Jozic

• Did not appear in the final game but crucial to the campaign:
  • Patricio Yáñez
  • Rubén Martínez
  • Ricardo Dabrowski

The Mapuche cacique, Colo-Colo, is a symbol of heroic courage, bravery, and wisdom who fought, never surrendered, and never lost to the Spaniards during the Arauco War. The team colors (white and black) show the philosophy of the founders: "The white shirt stands as a symbol of purity of principles and intentions and the black of the pants shows the determination to always fight loyally for the victory." And there is a Black Bar Above the badge in memory of David Arellano's death, for having founded one of the most important teams in Chile.

Colo-Colo's stadium, Estadio Monumental David Arellano, is located in Macul, Santiago and has a 45,953 capacity.

The diehard fans, "Hinchada" or "Barra", are known as the Garra Blanca (white claw). They are the biggest organized group of football fans in Chile, followed by fans of their rival team Universidad de Chile. Garra Blanca is known to follow the team and support it in every city and stadium where Colo-Colo plays. Also the "Garra Blanca" is the oldest "barra brava" of the country, it was founded in 1985.

• Seasons in Primera División: 75 (all)
• Best position in a season: First (26 times)
• Worst position in a season: Eleventh 1945
• Record League victory: 10-0 v Regional Atacama 1995
• Record Copa Libertadores victory: 5-0 v Unión Española, First Round, 1 March 1973
• Record Copa Sudamericana victory: 7-2 v LD Alajuelense 10 October 2006
• Record League defeat: 1-6 v Club Deportivo O'Higgins 1983
• Record international defeat: 1-6 v Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, Supercopa, 1st Round, 5 October 1993
• Record League attendance (at Monumental): 69,305 Colo-Colo vs. Universidad de Chile, 25 October 1992.
• Most League appearances: 417 Misael Escuti
• Most Copa Libertadores appearances: 67 Lizardo Garrido
• Most wins in a season: 27 1983
• Most wins in a short season: 18 Apertura 2006
• Most consecutive wins in a season: 10 Apertura 2006-Clausura 2006
• Most League goals: 180 Fransisco Valdés
• Most League goals in a season: 37 Luis Hernan Álvarez, Campeonato Nacional 1963
• Most goals in a season in all competitions: 47 Humberto Suazo, 2006
• Most goals scored in international competition: 20 Fransisco Valdés and Ivo Basay
• Most League goals in a season (by team): 103 1963
• Most League goals in a short season (by team): 71 Apertura 2006

• Campeonato Liga Central de Football de Santiago
  • Winners (3): 1925, 1928, 1929
• Campeonato Asociación de Football de Santiago
  • Winners (1): 1930

• Liga Chilena de Fútbol: Primera División
  • Winners (27): 1937 (unbeaten), 1939, 1941 (unbeaten), 1944, 1947, 1953, 1956, 1960, 1963, 1970, 1972, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997 (C), 1998, 2002 (C), 2006 (A & C), 2007 (A & C)

• Copa Chile
  • Winners (14): 1933, 1938, 1940, 1945, 1958, 1974, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1996

• Copa Libertadores de América
  • Winners (1): 1991
  • Runners-up (1): 1973
• Intercontinental Cup
  • Runners-up (1): 1991
• Recopa Sudamericana
  • Winners (1): 1992
• Copa Interamericana
  • Winners (1): 1991
• Copa Sudamericana
  • Runners-up (1): 2006

David Arellano Ivo Basay Marcelo Barticciotto Claudio Borghi Carlos Caszely Marcelo Espina Marco Etcheverry Matías Fernández Alexis Sánchez Elías Figueroa Lizardo Garrido Sebastián González David Henríquez Leonel Herrera René Houseman Misael Escuti Javier Margas Eduardo Rubio

Daniel Morón Adolfo Nef Manuel Neira Claudio Bravo Jaime Pizarro Marcelo Ramírez Carlos Reinoso Pedro Reyes George Robledo Roberto Rojas Hugo Rubio José Luis Sierra Humberto Suazo Francisco Valdés Jorge Valdivia Patricio Yáñez Iván Zamorano Ferenc Puskás Luis Álamos Gustavo Benítez Claudio Borghi Mirko Jozic Jaime Pizarro Francisco Platko No. Position Player 1 GK Cristián Muñoz 2 DF Jorge Carrasco 3 DF Luis Mena 4 DF David Henríquez - (Captain) 5 DF Miguel Riffo 6 MF Jose Luis Cabion 7 FW Eduardo Rubio 8 MF Rodrigo Millar 9 FW Rodolfo Moya 10 MF Giovanni Hernández 11 FW Gonzalo Fierro 12 GK Rainer Wirth 14 FW Gustavo Biscayzacú No. Position Player 15 MF Moisés Villarroel 16 MF Juan Pablo Arenas 17 MF Arturo Sanhueza 18 MF Rodrigo Meléndez 20 MF Boris González 21 DF Bastián Arce 22 FW Claudio Bieler 23 MF Roberto Cereceda 24 MF Miguel Aceval 25 GK Richard Leyton 27 DF Gonzalo Jara 28 FW César Reyes In: Rodolfo Moya transferred from Audax (signed four year contract) Jorge Carrasco transferred from Audax (signed four year contract) Cristián Muñoz transferred from Huachipato (signed four year contract) Eduardo Rubio transferred from Cruz Azul Roberto Cereceda transferred from Audax Jose Luis Cabion transferred from Melipilla Claudio Bieler transferred from Atletico Rafaela Gustavo Biscayzacú transferred from Atlante Out: Mati Fernández transferred to Villarreal F.C. Alexis Sánchez transferred to River Plate Humberto Suazo transferred to Monterrey (for $4.7 million for 80% ownership) Arturo Vidal transferred to Bayer Leverkusen (for $7.7 million for 70% ownership) Sebastian Cejas transferred to Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata Fernando Meneses on loan to Cobreloa Jose Luis Jerez transferred to Ethnikos Alvaro Ormeño transferred to Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata Felipe Flores on loan to Cobreloa Edison Gimenez on loan to Olimpia Gilberto Velázquez on loan to Olimpia Luis Carvallo: 9 (1933) Aurelio Domínguez: 12 (1935) Alfonso Domínguez: 32 (1939), 19 (1944) Jorge Robledo: 26 (1953), 25 (1954) Luis Hernán Alvárez: 37 (1963) Julio Crisosto: 28 (1974) Carlos Caszely: 20 (1979), 26 (1980), 20 (1981) Rubén Martínez: 22 (1990), 23 (1991) Anibal González: 24 (1992) Héctor Tapia: 24 (2001) Sebastián González: 18 (Apertura 2002) Manuel Neira: 14 (Clausura 2002) Gonzalo Fierro: 13 (Clausura 2005) Humberto Suazo: 19 (Apertura 2006) Humberto Suazo: 18 (Apertura 2007) Carlos Caszely: 9 (Copa Libertadores 1973) Ivo Basay: 7 (Supercopa Sudamericana 1997) Matías Fernández: 9 (Copa Sudamericana 2006) Humberto Suazo: 10 (Copa Sudamericana 2006) Gabriel Mendoza 1991 Marco Antonio Etcheverry 1993 Matías Fernández 2006 Humberto Suazo 2006 Matías Fernández 2006 Claudio Borghi 2006 Humberto Suazo: 17 (2006) Alberto Parodi 1925 -1926 Tomás Olivo 1926 - 1926 Carlos Bello 1926 - 1928 Carlos Cariola 1928 - 1929 Carlos Concha 1929 - 1930 Gonzalo Debesa 1930 - 1931 Fernando Larraín 1931 - 1932 Tomás Olivo 1932 - 1933 Waldo Sanhueza 1933 - 1934 Robinson Álvarez 1934 - 1935 Alfonso Silva 1936 - 1937 Ernesto Blake 1937 - 1939 Robinson Álvarez 1939 - 1942 Ernesto Blake 1937 - 1939 Robinson Álvarez 1939 - 1942 Tomás Olivo 1942 - 1943 Robinson Alvarez 1943 - 1949 Hugo Larraín 1949 - 1951 Pedro Foncea 1951 - 1953 Antonio Labán 1953 - 1962 Jovino Novoa Vidal 1962 - 1964 Guillermo Herrera 1964 - 1968 Guillermo Ferrer 1968 - 1969 Héctor Gálvez 1969 - 1976 Javier Vial 1976 - 1978 Luis Alberto Simián 1978 - 1979 Miguel Balbi 1979 - 1979 Alejandro Ascuí 1980 - 1984 Patricio Vildósola 1984 - 1984 Naín Rostión 1985 - 1985 Peter Dragicevic 1986 - 1991 Eduardo Menichetti 1991 - 1994 Peter Dragicevic 1994 - 2002 Juan Carlos Saffie (síndico de quiebra) 2002 - 2003 Francisco Goñi (síndico de quiebra) 2003 - 2004 Patricio Jamarne (síndico de quiebra) 2004 - 2005 Cristián Varela 2005 - 2007 Gabriel Ruiz-Tagle 2007 - incumbent Umbro Cerveza Cristal Official Page Supporters' Site Fans Site v • d • e Colo-Colo – current squad 1 Muñoz • 2 Carrasco • 3 Mena • 4 Henríquez • 5 Riffo • 6 Cabion • 7 Rubio • 8 Millar • 9 Moya • 10 Giovanni • 11 Fierro • 12 Wirth • 14 Biscayzacú • 15 Villarroel • 16 Lorca • 17 Sanhueza • 18 Meléndez • 19 Arenas • 20 González • 21 Arce • 22 Bieler • 23 Cereceda • 24 Aceval • 25 Leyton • 27 Jara • 28 Reyes • Manager: Borghi

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