Deportes Copiapó

Club de Deportes Copiapó
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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 15 April 2024 (edit)
Sources: ANFP Official Web Site

No.		Position	Player
1	CHI	GK	Richard Leyton
2	ARG	DF	Álvaro Cazula
5	CHI	MF	Fabián Manzano
6	CHI	DF	Francisco Calisto
7	URU	MF	Leonardo Pais
8	CHI	DF	Nicolás Vargas
9	ARG	FW	Tobías Figueroa
10	ARG	MF	Jorge Luna
11	CHI	FW	Felipe Reynero
12	CHI	GK	Matías Zamora
14	CHI	FW	Luis Hernández
15	CHI	DF	Diego García
17	CHI	DF	Byron Nieto

No.		Position	Player
18	CHI	FW	Juan Carlos Gaete
20	CHI	DF	Yerko González
21	CHI	MF	Marco Medel
22	CHI	GK	Nelson Espinoza
23	ARG	MF	Juan Jaime
26	ARG	FW	Franco Torres
27	CHI	MF	Franco Kepec
28	CHI	DF	Yerco Oyanedel
29	ARG	FW	Maximiliano Quinteros
30	CHI	DF	Diego Carrasco
31	CHI	FW	Isaac Díaz
32	CHI	MF	Bryan Soto
35	CHI	MF	Sergio León

Manager: Ivo Basay

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.	Pos.	Nation	Player
--	GK	CHI	Claudio González (from Everton)
--	GK	CHI	Guillermo Orellana (from Coquimbo Unido)
--	DF	CHI	David Villarroel (back from Fernández Vial)
--	DF	CHI	Jorge González (from Provincial Osorno)
--	DF	CHI	Francisco Sepúlveda (from Deportes Antofagasta)
--	MF	CHI	Luis Aguirre (from Coquimbo Unido)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
--	MF	CHI	Kevin Egaña (from Deportes Rengo)
--	MF	CHI	Ángelo González (loan from Deportes Antofagasta)
--	FW	CHI	Felipe Muñoz (loan from Deportes Antofagasta)
--	FW	ARG	Eduardo Pucheta (loaned from Vélez Sarsfield)
--	FW	CHI	Matías Sanchez (from Deportes Concepción)
--	FW	CHI	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.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	CHI	Ignacio González (to Palestino)
7	MF	CHI	Juan Carvajal (Released)
10	MF	CHI	Christian Pavez (to Cobreloa)
11	FW	ARG	Diego Santander (Released)
12	GK	CHI	Fernando Burgos (to Deportes Colchagua)
14	MF	CHI	Mario Ahumada (Released)
16	DF	CHI	Josué Vallejos (Released)


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

Managers

Nelson Cossio (2006–08), (2009–10)

External links

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Titles

Current squad

2016–17 Winter Transfers

In

Out

Managers

See also

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