Deportes Copiapó

Club de Deportes Copiapó

Full name	Club de Deportes Copiapó
Nickname(s)	Leones, Albirojos
Founded	9 March 1999
Ground	Estadio Luis Valenzuela Hermosilla, Copiapó, Chile
Capacity	8,000
Chairman	Felipe Muñoz
Manager	Rubén Sánchez
League	Primera B
2015–16	11th
Home colours Away colours

Club de Deportes Copiapó — or simply Deportes Copiapó — is a Chilean football club based in Copiapó, Atacama Region. Founded in 1999 after Regional Atacama disappearing, it currently plays in the Primera B (second-tier) and holds its home games at Estadio Luis Valenzuela Hermosilla which has a capacity of 8,000 spectators.

The club has spent the most of its history playing in the Primera B, never reaching its promotion to top-level (Primera División). Its only one honour was the Tercera División title in 2003.

It has a rivalry with Cobresal.

Titles

• Tercera División: 1

2002

Current squad

Current squad of Deportes Copiapó as of 16 January 2016 (edit)
Sources: ANFP Official Web Site

No. Position Player 1  CHI GK Claudio González 2  CHI DF Juan Muñoz 3  CHI DF Jeisson López 5  CHI DF David Villarroel 6  CHI MF Wilson Piñónes 7  URU FW Javier Guarino 8  CHI MF Freddy Munizaga 9  CHI FW Nicolás Dávalos 10  ARG MF Nicolás Suárez 11  CHI MF Kevin Egaña 12  CHI GK Guillermo Orellana 13  CHI DF Baltazar Astorga 14  CHI FW Matías Sánchez 15  CHI FW Gabriel Williams 17  CHI FW Kevin Orrián

No. Position Player 18  CHI DF Daniel Mansilla 20  CHI MF Sebastián Villegas 21  CHI DF Jorge González 23  PAR DF David Portillo 24  CHI MF Danko Espinoza 26  CHI MF Diego González 27  PAR MF Faustino Bordón 28  CHI MF Luis Aguirre 32  ARG FW Eduardo Pucheta --  CHI DF Roberto Muñoz --  CHI MF Jeison Rojas --  CHI MF Ángelo González --  CHI FW Felipe Muñoz --  CHI DF Francisco Sepúlveda

Manager: Rubén Sánchez

2016–17 Winter Transfers

In

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

No. Position Player -- GK Claudio González (from Everton) -- GK Guillermo Orellana (from Coquimbo Unido) -- DF David Villarroel (back from Fernández Vial) -- DF Jorge González (from Provincial Osorno) -- DF Francisco Sepúlveda (from Deportes Antofagasta) -- MF Luis Aguirre (from Coquimbo Unido)

No. Position Player -- MF Kevin Egaña (from Deportes Rengo) -- MF Ángelo González (loan from Deportes Antofagasta) -- FW Felipe Muñoz (loan from Deportes Antofagasta) -- FW Eduardo Pucheta (loaned from Vélez Sarsfield) -- FW Matías Sanchez (from Deportes Concepción) -- FW Kevin Orrián (loan from Colo-Colo)

Out

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

No. Position Player 1 GK Ignacio González (to Palestino) 7 MF Juan Carvajal (Released) 10 MF Christian Pavez (to Cobreloa) 11 FW Diego Santander (Released) 12 GK Fernando Burgos (to Deportes Colchagua) 14 MF Mario Ahumada (Released) 16 DF Josué Vallejos (Released)

No. Position Player 17 MF Juan Toloza (Released) 19 DF Diego Muñoz (Released) 21 MF Luis Bevacqua (to Calcio Chieri) 25 GK José Acevedo (to Malleco Unido) 28 MF Matías Grandis (to Chaco For Ever) 30 DF Marco Hidalgo (Released) -- FW Ramsés Bustos (to Deportes Valdivia)

Managers

• Nelson Cossio (2006–08), (2009–10)

See also

• Regional Atacama
• Chilean football league system

External links

• Deportes Copiapó official Website (Spanish)