Unión Española
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| Full name | Unión Española S.A.D.P. | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Los Rojos de Santa Laura | ||
| Founded | May 18, 1897 | ||
| Ground | Estadio Santa Laura Santiago (Capacity: 22,000) |
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| Chairman |  Jorge Segovia |
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| Manager |  José Luis Sierra |
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| League | Primera División | ||
| 2009 Apertura | Runner-up, (1st, Regular Season) | ||
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Unión Española is a Chilean football club based in Santiago. They currently play in the Primera División, the highest tier of the Chilean football system. They have won six national league championships, the last one in 2005.
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[edit] History
Union Española was founded on May 18, 1897, by a group of Spanish immigrants in Chile. A memorable year in Union Española's history was 1975, when they lost the Copa Libertadores final against Independiente de Avellaneda.
The club's stadium is Santa Laura, the oldest stadium in Chile which was founded in 1922.
[edit] Honours
[edit] National honours
- Primera División
- Winners (6): 1943, 1951, 1973, 1975, 1977, 2005-A
- Copa Chile
- Winners (4): 1947, 1989-I, 1992, 1993
- Primera B
- Winners (1): 1999
[edit] International honours
- Copa Libertadores de América
- Runners-up (1): 1975
- 8 Participations in Copa Libertadores
- 1 Participation in Copa Ganadores de Copa
- 74 seasons in Primera División
- 2 seasons in Primera B
[edit] Notable managers
[edit] Notable players
[edit] Players
[edit] Current squad
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[edit] Squad Changes
In
- Eduardo Rubio Transferred to
FC Basel 
Matias Masiero Transferred from Bella Vista- Roberto Ordenes Transferred from Ñublense
Francisco Nájera Transferred from Independiente Santa Fe
Out
- Miguel Orellana Transferred to Provincial Osorno
- Isaías Peralta Transferred to Municipal Iquique
Anibal Domeneghini Transferred to O'Higgins- Clarence Acuña Transferred to O'Higgins
Hector Joel Perez On Loan to Palestino
[edit] Official sponsors
[edit] External links
- (Spanish) Official site
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