Club Deportivo O'Higgins

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O'Higgins
Image:OHigginsRancagua.gif
Full name	Club Deportivo O'Higgins S.A.D.P.
Nickname(s)	La Celeste, Los Tigres
Founded	April 7 1955
Ground	Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua, Chile (Capacity 22,000)
Chairman	Image:Flag of Chile.svg Ricardo Abumohor
Manager	Image:Flag of Chile.svg Jorge Garcés
League	Liga Chilena de Fútbol: Primera División
2007 Apertura	10th
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Club Deportivo O'Higgins, is a Chilean football club based in the city of Rancagua. The club was founded April 7, 1955 and plays in the first division of the Chilean football league. Their home games are played at the Estadio El Teniente stadium, which has a capacity of approximately 24,000 seats.

Contents 1 National honors 2 History 3 Notable players 4 Current squad 5 External links

[edit] National honors

• Second Division champions: 1964

[edit] History

• Seasons in First Division: 42
• Seasons in Second Division: 10
• Copa Libertadores Appearances: 3 (1979, 1980, 1984)
• Largest Margin of Victory: 7-2 (vs. Rangers in 1972)
• Largest Margin of Defeat: 3-7 (vs. Lota Schwager in 2003)
• Best Finish in First Division: 2nd place; semifinalist (play-offs) (Clausura 2006)
• All-time Goals Leader: Aníbal González (108)

[edit] Notable players

• Image:Flag of Uruguay.svg Image:Flag of Chile.svg Nelson Acosta
• Image:Flag of Chile.svg Clarence Acuña
• Image:Flag of Colombia.svg Herly Alcázar
• Image:Flag of Chile.svg Eduardo Bonvallet
• Image:Flag of Argentina.svg Claudio Borghi
• Image:Flag of Chile.svg Carlos Bustos
• Image:Flag of Argentina.svg Mario Desiderio
• Image:Flag of Chile.svg Juan Rogelio Núñez
• Image:Flag of Chile.svg Mario Núñez
• Image:Flag of Chile.svg Jaime Riveros
• Image:Flag of Chile.svg Jorge Oliver Robledo
• Image:Flag of Chile.svg Juvenal Soto
• Image:Flag of Chile.svg Nelson Tapia
• Image:Flag of Argentina.svg Federico Vairo

[edit] Current squad

No. Position Player - Image:Flag of Chile.svg GK Héctor Barra - Image:Flag of Chile.svg GK Carlos Tejas - Image:Flag of Chile.svg DF Miguel Aceval - Image:Flag of Chile.svg DF Hans Gómez - Image:Flag of Chile.svg DF Cristóbal González - Image:Flag of Chile.svg DF Carlos Herrera - Image:Flag of Chile.svg DF Diego Olate - Image:Flag of Chile.svg DF Luis Oyarzún - Image:Flag of Chile.svg DF Adrián Rojas - Image:Flag of Argentina.svg MF Nicolás Diez - Image:Flag of Chile.svg MF Luis Flores Manzor - Image:Flag of Chile.svg MF Daniel González - Image:Flag of Chile.svg MF Fernando Meneses

No. Position Player - Image:Flag of Chile.svg MF Ronny Pérez - Image:Flag of Chile.svg MF Rodrigo Ramírez - Image:Flag of Chile.svg MF Jaime Rivera - Image:Flag of Chile.svg MF Marco Rodríguez - Image:Flag of Argentina.svg MF Alan Sánchez - Image:Flag of Chile.svg MF Sebastián Varas - Image:Flag of Colombia.svg FW Herly Alcázar - Image:Flag of Chile.svg FW Pablo Cárdenas - Image:Flag of Chile.svg FW Felipe Flores - Image:Flag of Chile.svg FW Julio Torreblanca - Image:Flag of Chile.svg FW Eduardo Tudela

[edit] External links

• La Celeste Fan Site

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