Coquimbo Unido

Coquimbo Unido is a Chilean football club based in the city of Coquimbo. The club was founded in 1958 and has played in the Chilean Primera División since being promoted in 2022. Their home games are played at the Estadio Municipal Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso, which has a capacity of approximately 18,750 seats.

Coquimbo Unido

Full name	Club de Deportes Coquimbo Unido
Nickname(s)	Piratas (Pirates) Aurinegros (Gold and Black) El Barbón (The Beardy Man)
Founded	30 August 1958; 66 years ago (30 August 1958)
Ground	Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso Coquimbo, Chile
Capacity	18,750
Chairman	Jorge Contador
Manager	Esteban González
League	Primera División
2024	Primera División, 8th of 16 campeones de la champions
Website	www.tiendapirata.cl
Home colours Away colours Third colours

History

The club was founded on 30 August 1958.

In 2005, the club was runner up of the Primera Division Apertura tournament, losing the final to Unión Española. However, the club had a dismal Clausura tournament, and were one spot away from being relegated.

Coquimbo won the 2018 Primera B and returned to the Primera Division for the 2019 season after 14 years of absence. The club has a great return in the 2019 season, finishing fifth in the league table and qualifying to continental competitions for the first time in 28 years.

In 2020, the club had a poor season in the Primera Division, and were eventually relegated. However they had an excellent Copa Sudamericana campaign, where they reached the semi-finals and were eliminated by the champions, Defensa y Justicia, and eliminated notable teams like Atlético Junior and Sport Huancayo on their way to this stage.

Statistics

• Seasons in Primera División: 27 (1963–65), (1978–80), (1984), (1991–2007), (2019–2020), (2022–)
• Seasons in Primera B: 36 (1959–62), (1966–74), (1976–77), (1981–83), (1985–90), (2008–2018), (2021)
• Copa Libertadores Appearances: 1 (1992)
• Copa Sudamericana Appearances: 1 (2020)
• Largest Margin of Victory: 6–0 v. Cobresal in (1999)
• Largest Margin of Defeat: 1–9 v. Cobreloa in (1999)
• Highest home attendance: 14,935 v. Colo-Colo, Copa Libertadores, (17 March 1992)
• Most goals scored (Primera División matches): 56, Marcelo Corrales (2004-2007)
• Best Finish in Primera División: Runner-up (1991 & 2005–A)
• Best Finish in Copa Chile: Semifinals (2021)

Stadium

Inside view of the new stadium.

The home stadium of Coquimbo Unido is Estadio Municipal Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso, located in Coquimbo, Chile. The stadium has a running track but it is used mostly for football matches. The former stadium was inaugurated on 1 July 1970 and held 17,750 people.

In 2007 the stadium was selected as a venue for the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. In order to comply with FIFA standards, a completely new stadium was built. Its capacity was increased from 15,000 to 18,750. The new stadium has the shape of ship so as to homage Coquimbo's oceanic tradition. The city has been famous due to its port and pirate lore. The stadium was inaugurated on 9 November 2008.

Honours

National

• Segunda División de Chile/Primera B de Chile
  • Winners (5): 1962, 1977, 2014-C, 2018, 2021

Women's team

• Primera B:
  • Winners (1): 2022

Coquimbo Unido in South American football

Season	Competition	Round	Country	Club	Home	Away[a]	Aggregate
1992	Copa Libertadores	Group Stage Group 1		Colo-Colo	1–1	0–1	5th Place
				Universidad Católica	3–2	1–5
				Newell's Old Boys	1–2	0–3
				San Lorenzo	0–1	0–3
2020	Copa Sudamericana	First Stage		Aragua	3–0	0–1	3–1
		Second Stage		Estudiantes de Mérida	3–0	2–0	5–0
		Round of 16		Sport Huancayo	0–0	2–0	2–0
		Quarter-finals		Junior	0–1	2–1	2–2 (a)
		Semi-finals		Defensa y Justicia	0–0	2–4	2–4
2024	Copa Sudamericana	First Stage		Universidad Católica	—	2–0	2–0[b]
		Group Stage Group H		Racing	1–2	0–3	3rd Place
				Sportivo Luqueño	1–0	0–0
				Red Bull Bragantino	1–1	0–1

Notes

1. The first number indicates goals scored by Coquimbo Unido
2. tie played on a single-leg basis, home team (Universidad Católica) by drawing

Current squad

Current squad of Coquimbo Unido as of 25 July 2025 (edit)
Sources: ANFP Official Web Site

No. Position Player 1 CHI GK Gonzalo Flores 2 ARG DF Bruno Cabrera 3 URU DF Manuel Fernández 4 ARG DF Elvis Hernández 5 CHI MF Matías Zepeda 6 CHI MF Enzo Riquelme 7 CHI MF Sebastián Galani (captain) 8 ARG MF Alejandro Camargo 9 ARG FW Nicolás Johansen 10 ARG MF Matías Palavecino 11 CHI FW Alejandro Azócar 12 CHI GK Vicente Villegas 13 CHI GK Diego Sánchez 14 CHI DF Salvador Cordero 15 CHI FW Cristián Zavala (on loan from Colo-Colo)

No. Position Player 16 CHI DF Juan Cornejo 17 CHI DF Francisco Salinas (on loan from Unión San Felipe) 18 PAN FW Cecilio Waterman 20 CHI FW Martín Mundaca 21 CHI GK Cristóbal Dorador 22 ARG FW Nahuel Donadell 24 CHI FW Matías Alvarado 25 CHI DF Axel Cortés 26 CHI DF Lukas Soza 28 CHI DF Sebastián Cabrera 30 CHI MF Benjamín Chandía 31 CHI FW Dixon Pereira 33 CHI FW Enzo Mettifogo 37 CHI FW Benjamín Mosquera 40 CHI MF Nicolás Julio

Manager: Esteban González

2025 Summer Transfers

In

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  CHI Gonzalo Flores (from Deportes Santa Cruz) 10 MF  ARG Matías Palavecino (back from Belgrano) 14 MF  CHI Salvador Cordero (from Deportes Antofagasta) 17 DF  CHI Francisco Salinas (back from Unión San Felipe) 18 FW  PAN Cecilio Waterman (from Alianza Lima) 19 MF  CHI Jason Flores (from Deportes Antofagasta)

No. Pos. Nation Player 22 FW  ARG Nahuel Donadell (from San Marcos) 23 FW  CHI Felipe Reynero (from Deportes Copiapó) 26 DF  CHI Lukas Soza (from Deportes Antofagasta) — MF  CHI Diego Plaza (from Unión San Felipe) — FW  ARG Brian Fernández (from Almirante Brown)

Out

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  CHI Miguel Pinto (retired) 5 DF  CHI Dylan Escobar (loan to Universidad Católica) 6 MF  ARG Dylan Glaby (loan to Central Córdoba SdE) 9 FW  ARG Andrés Chávez (to Lamia) 10 MF  ARG Juan Manuel Vázquez (to Almirante Brown) 15 MF  CHI Yodilan Cruz (back to Cobresal) 17 FW  ARG Jonatan Bauman (to Atlanta)

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 MF  CHI Ignacio Jara (to Deportes Antofagasta) 20 MF  CHI Jorge Henríquez (to Cobresal) 21 DF  CHI Ignacio Mesina (free) 26 MF  CHI Cristopher Barrera (to Cobresal) 27 DF  ARG Salvador Sánchez (to Lamia) — MF  CHI Diego Plaza (loan to San Marcos) — FW  ARG Brian Fernández (free)

Notable players

For a list of all former and current Coquimbo Unido players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Coquimbo Unido footballers.

• Matías Cano
• Jorge Cerino
• Jorge Díaz
• Juan Grabowski
• Rodrigo Holgado
• Pablo Lenci
• Juan Manuel Lucero
• Norberto Ortega Sánchez
• Mario Pierani
• José Daniel Ponce
• Miguel Ángel Romero
• Benê
• Bozzo
• Liminha
• Ronaldo Moraes
• Torino
• Axel Ahumada
• Francisco Arrué
• Carlos Barraza
• Juan Carlos Barraza
• Jean Beausejour
• Héctor Cabello ^[es]
• Carlos Carmona
• Diego Carrasco
• Juan Carreño
• Marcelo Corrales
• Nicolás Crovetto
• Javier di Gregorio
• Arturo Díaz
• Mauricio Donoso
• Óscar Fabbiani
• Ismael Fuentes
• Luis Fuentes
• Gamadiel García
• Pedro González
• Gonzalo Jara
• Eugenio Julio
• Cristian Leiva
• Daniel López
• Alí Manouchehri
• Rodrigo Millar
• Paco Molina
• Orlando Mondaca ^[es]
• Leonardo Monje
• Alfonso Morales
• Cristián Muñoz
• Germán Navea ^[es]
• Cristián Olguín ^[es]
• Raúl Palacios
• Esteban Paredes
• Mauricio Pinilla
• Héctor Robles
• Juan Rodríguez Vega
• Mario Rodríguez
• José Sulantay
• Carlos Tejas
• Patricio Toledo
• Jorge Vargas
• Richard Zambrano
• Derlis Soto

Managers

• Óscar Olivares (1958)
• Santiago Salfate (1959)
• Gustavo Pizarro (1960–1961)
• Lincoyán Neira (1961)
• Fidel Cuiña (1962)
• Óscar Olivares (1962)
• Francisco Molina (1963–1964)
• Óscar Olivares (1965)
• Raúl Pino (1965)
• Ramón Guiñazú (1965)
• Raúl Pino (1966–1968)
• Luis Santibáñez (1969)
• Eduardo Novoa (1970)
• Dante Pesce (1970)
• Jorge Venegas (1971)
• Óscar Olivares (1976)
• Pedro Cruces (1976)
• Enrique Hormazábal + Eladio Zárate (1976)
• Ramón Climent [es] (1977)
• Sasha Mitjaew (1978)
• Luis Álamos (1978)
• José Sulantay (1978)
• Luis Ibarra (1978–1979)
• Ramón Climent [es] (1979)
• Víctor Seura (1979)
• Héctor Novoa (1980)
• Néstor Isella (1980)
• José Sulantay (1980–1983)
• Antonio Vargas (1984)
• Víctor Seura (1984)
• Juan Rodríguez (1984)
• José Sulantay (1985)
• Mario Chirino (1988)
• Andrés Prieto (1988)
• Víctor Zelada (1988–1989)
• Francisco Valdés (1989)
• Ramón Climent [es] (1990)
• José Sulantay (1990–1991)
• Jorge Luis Siviero (1992)
• Hugo Valdivia (1992)
• VÍctor Seura (1993)
• Luis Santibáñez (1993)
• Sasha Mitjaew (1994)
• Freddy Delgado (1994)
• Dagoberto Olivares (1994)
• José Sulantay (1994–1995)
• Manuel Rodríguez (1995–1996)
• Víctor Milanese Comisso (1996–1997)
• Miguel Hermosilla (1997–1998)
• José Sulantay (1998)
• Ángel Celoria (1999)
• Sergio Cortés (1999)
• Manuel Rodríguez (1999)
• Fernando Cavalleri (1999–2000)
• José Sulantay (2001–2003)
• Raúl Toro (2004–2005)
• Mario Chirino (2005)
• Jorge Díaz (2006)
• Sergio Cortés + Francisco Varela (2006–2007)
• Oscar Malbernat (2007)
• Dagoberto Olivares (2007)
• Andrija Perčić (2007)
• Nelson Cossio (2008)
• Mario Chirino (2008)
• Víctor Milanese Comisso (2008–2009)
• Gustavo Huerta (2009)
• Orlando Mondaca [es] (2009–2010)
• José Sulantay (2010)
• Diego Torrente [es] (2011)
• Jaime Muñoz (2011)
• Roberto Mariani [es] (2011–2012)
• Jaime Muñoz (2012)
• Luis Musrri (2012–2013)
• Dagoberto Olivares (2013)
• Carlos Rojas [es] (2013–2014)
• Jaime Muñoz (2014)
• Víctor Hugo Castañeda (2014–2015)
• Jorge Cerino + Marcelo Corrales (2015)
• Juan José Ribera (2015–2017)
• Patricio Graff (2017–2019)
• Germán Corengia (2020)
• Rafael Celedón (2020)
• Juan José Ribera (2020–2021)
• Héctor Tapia (2021)
• Patricio Graff (2022)
• Fernando Díaz (2022–2024)
• Esteban González (2024–Present)