Unión Española 2237989 224217286 2008-07-07T21:11:28Z 190.164.141.185 /* Current squad */ {{Infobox Football club | clubname = Unión Española | image = [[Image:Union_espanola.GIF|100px|logo]] | fullname = Unión Española S.A.D.P. | nickname = Los Rojos de Santa Laura | shortname = | founded = [[May 18]] [[1897]] | dissolved = | ground = [[Estadio Santa Laura]]<br> [[Santiago, Chile|Santiago]] | capacity = 25,000 | chairman = Jorge Segovia | ceo = | mgrtitle = | manager = [[Image:Flag of Chile.svg|20px|Chile]] [[Jorge Garces]] | league = [[Liga Chilena de Fútbol: Primera División|Primera División]] | season = [[Torneo de Apertura de Chile 2007|2007 Apertura]] | position = 8th | pattern_la1=_yellowborder|pattern_b1=_yellowshoulders|pattern_ra1=_yellowborder | leftarm1=d40000|body1=d40000|rightarm1=d40000|shorts1=0d2891|socks1=060a0d | pattern_la2=_redborder|pattern_b2=_redshoulders|pattern_ra2=_redborder | leftarm2=ffffff|body2=ffffff|rightarm2=ffffff|shorts2=ffffff|socks2=ffffff }} '''Unión Española''' is a [[Chile]]an [[ football (soccer)|football]] club based in [[Santiago, Chile|Santiago]]. They currently play in the [[Liga Chilena de Fútbol: Primera División|Primera División]], the highest tier of the Chilean football system. They had won six national league championships, the last one in 2005. ==History== Union Española was founded on [[May 18]]th [[1897]], by a group of Spanish immigrants in Chile. A memorable year in Union Española's history was 1975, when it 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. <br/><br/> ==Honours== ===National honours=== *'''[[Liga Chilena de Fútbol: Primera División]]''' **'''Winners (6)''': 1943, 1951, 1973, 1975, 1977, 2005''(Apertura)'' *'''[[Copa Chile]]''' **'''Winners (4)''': 1947, 1989(''I''), 1992, 1993 *'''[[Liga Chilena de Fútbol: Primera B]]''' **'''Winners (1)''': 1999 <br/> ===International honours=== *'''[[Copa Libertadores de América]]''' **'''Runners-up (1):''' [[1975]] <br> ---- *'''8''' ''Participations'' in ''[[Copa Libertadores]]'' *'''1''' ''Participation'' in ''[[Copa Ganadores de Copa]]'' *'''73''' ''seasons'' in ''[[Liga Chilena de Fútbol: Primera División|Primera División]]'' *'''2''' ''seasons'' in ''[[Liga Chilena de Fútbol: Primera B|Primera B]]'' ==Notable managers== *{{flagicon|CHI}} [[Luis Santibañez]] *{{flagicon|CHI}} [[Juvenal Olmos]] <br/> ==Notable players== {| width=90% align=top || *{{flagicon|Chile}} [[Clarence Acuña]] *{{flagicon|Chile}} [[Héctor Aldea]] *{{flagicon|Chile}} [[Antonio Arias]] *{{flagicon|Chile}} [[Fernando Astengo]] *{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[José María Buljubasich]] *{{flagicon|Argentina}}{{flagicon|Venezuela}}[[Guillermo Beraza]] *{{flagicon|Chile}} [[Juan Carreño]] *{{flagicon|Chile}} [[Atilio Cremaschi]] *{{flagicon|Chile}} [[Pedro González Vera]] *{{flagicon|Chile}} [[Honorino Landa]] *{{flagicon|Chile}} [[Juan Machuca]] *{{flagicon|Chile}} [[Manuel Neira]] *{{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[Héctor Morán]] *{{flagicon|Chile}} [[Mario Osbén]] || *{{flagicon|Chile}} [[Pedro Reyes]] *{{flagicon|Chile}} [[Ricardo Francisco Rojas]] *{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Héctor Rial]] *{{flagicon|Chile}} {{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Rodrigo Ruiz]] *{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Fernando Sanz]] *{{flagicon|Chile}} [[José Luis Sierra]] *{{flagicon|Argentina}} {{flagicon|Chile}} [[Jorge Spedaletti]] *{{flagicon|Chile}} [[Nelson Tapia]] *{{flagicon|Chile}} [[Jorge Toro]] *{{flagicon|Chile}} [[Rodrigo Valenzuela]] *{{flagicon|Chile}} [[Marcelo Vega]] *{{flagicon|Chile}} [[Eduardo Véliz]] *{{flagicon|Panama}} [[Jorge Dely Valdes]] *{{flagicon|Chile}} [[Mathias Vidangossy]] |} <br/> ==Current squad== {{Football squad start}} {{Football squad player|no=1|pos=GK|nat=Chile|name=[[Gregory Saavedra]]}} {{Football squad player|no=2|pos=DF|nat=Argentina|name=[[Nelson López]]}} {{Football squad player|no=3|pos=DF|nat=Chile|name=[[Cesar Vergara]]}} {{Football squad player|no=4|pos=MF|nat=Chile|name=[[Gonzalo Villagra]]}} {{Football squad player|no=5|pos=DF|nat=Chile|name=[[Rodrigo Pérez]]}} {{Football squad player|no=7|pos=MF|nat=Chile|name=[[Isaías Peralta]]}} {{Football squad player|no=8|pos=MF|nat=Chile|name=[[Johan Fuentes]]}} {{Football squad player|no=9|pos=MF|nat=Chile|name=[[Gerardo Cortes]]}} {{Football squad player|no=10|pos=MF|nat=Chile|name=[[José Luis Sierra]]|other=[[Captain (football)|captain]]}} {{Football squad player|no=11|pos=MF|nat=Chile|name=[[Felipe Flores]]}} {{Football squad player|no=12|pos=GK|nat=Paraguay|name=[[Cristián Limenza]]}} {{Football squad player|no=13|pos=FW|nat=Chile|name=[[Manuel Neira]]}} {{Football squad player|no=14|pos=MF|nat=Chile|name=[[Mauricio Rojas]]}} {{Football squad player|no=15|pos=FW|nat=Argentina|name=[[Anibal Domeneghini]]}} {{Fs mid}} {{Football squad player|no=16|pos=MF|nat=Chile|name=[[Clarence Acuña]]}} {{Football squad player|no=17|pos=DF|nat=Chile|name=[[Jorge Ampuero]]}} {{Football squad player|no=18|pos=MF|nat=Chile|name=[[José Salcedo]]}} {{Football squad player|no=20|pos=DF|nat=Chile|name=[[Sebastián Miranda]]}} {{Football squad player|no=22|pos=MF|nat=Chile|name=[[Fernando Cordero]]}} {{Football squad player|no=24|pos=MF|nat=Paraguay|name=[[Joel Pérez]]}} {{Football squad player|no=25|pos=MF|nat=Chile|name=[[Mario Aravena]]}} {{Football squad player|no=26|pos=DF|nat=Chile|name=[[Jaime Rubilar]]}} {{Football squad player|no=27|pos=FW|nat=Chile|name=[[Nicolás Canales]]}} {{Football squad player|no=25|pos=MF|nat=Chile|name=[[Francisco Castillo]]}} {{Football squad player|no=30|pos=GK|nat=Chile|name=[[Ángel Vildozo]]}} {{Football squad player|no=31|pos=MF|nat=Chile|name=[[Luis Marin]]}} {{Football squad end}} === Squad Changes for Clausura 2008 === '''In''' * {{flagicon|CHI}} ''' '''[[Jorge Garces]]''' ''' DT ''' ''' * {{flagicon|CHI}} ''' '''[[Mario Aravena]]''' ''' ''' ''' from ''' ''' {{flagicon|CHI}} [[Coquimbo Unido]] * {{flagicon|CHI}} ''' '''[[Cesar Vergara]]''' ''' Transfered ''' ''' from ''' ''' {{flagicon|CHI}} [[Deportes Concepcion]] * {{flagicon|ARG}} ''' '''[[Anibal Domeneghini]]''' ''' comes ''' ''' from ''' ''' {{flagicon|CHI}} [[Union San Felipe|San Felipe]] * {{flagicon|CHI}} ''' '''[[Gerardo Cortes]]''' ''' on loan ''' ''' from ''' ''' {{flagicon|CHI}} [[Colo Colo]] * {{flagicon|ARG}} ''' '''[[Angel Vildozo]]''' ''' comes ''' ''' from ''' ''' {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Club Comunicaciones]] * {{flagicon|CHI}} ''' '''[[Jaime Rubilar]]''' ''' Signed ''' ''' from ''' ''' {{flagicon|CHI}} [[Deportes Concepcion]] * {{flagicon|PAR}} ''' '''[[Joel Perez]]''' ''' Transfered ''' ''' from ''' ''' {{flagicon|PAR}} [[Club Silvio Pettirossi]] * {{flagicon|PAR}} ''' '''[[Nelson Lopez]]''' ''' Transfered ''' ''' from ''' ''' {{flagicon|PAR}} [[Club Silvio Pettirossi]] '''Out''' * {{flagicon|ARG}} ''' '''[[Marcelo Espina]]''' ''' DT ''' ''' * {{flagicon|CHI}} ''' '''[[Mario Caceres]]''' ''' relased ''' ''' ==Official sponsors== *[[Diadora]] *[http://www.cristal.cl Beer Cristal Chile] {{Liga Chilena de Fútbol}} [[Category:Unión Española]] [[Category:Chilean football clubs]] [[Category:Football (soccer) clubs established in 1897]] [[Category:Sport in Santiago]] [[ca:Club de Deportes Unión Española]] [[es:Unión Española]] [[fr:Club de Deportes Unión Española]] [[nl:Unión Española]] [[ja:ウニオン・エスパニョーラ]] [[pl:Unión Española Santiago]] [[pt:Club Social y Deportivo Unión Española]] [[ru:Унион Эспаньола]] [[fi:Unión Española]] [[sv:Unión Española]] 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