Unión Española
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Club Unión Española S.A.D.P is a professional Chilean football
based in Independencia, Santiago de Chile. Founded by a Spanish immigrants on 18 May 1897, Unión Española have participated in the top-tier of Chilean football for all of their existence but two seasons in the late '90s (1998 and 1997).
Unión Española have won Primera División six times, behind Colo-Colo
(29), Universidad de Chile (13) and Universidad Católica (10), as well as winning two Copa Chile titles. On the South American stage Unión has participate nine times in Copa Libertadores, one time in Copa Sudamericana
and one time in the Recopa Sudamericana
. Unión also was runner-up in the Copa Libertadores of 1975
.
On July 2008, the club was purchased by the Spanish entrepreneur and owner of the IE University
, Jorge Segovia. This man purchased all rights federative, the lower divisions, the pass of the players and the logo of the club, for a fee of 2.500 million pesos
(US$ 1 million).
Home games are currently played at the Estadio Santa Laura
since 1922. After arrival of Segovia on May 2008, the stadium was remodelated for a fee of 4.000 million pesos. In 2009, the stadium was renamed as Estadio Santa Laura–Universidad SEK.
The traditional rivals of the club are Palestino, team founded for the Palestinian colony
radicated in Chile and Audax Italiano, which originated with the Italian colony
of Chile. With Palestino and Audax, the team plays the colony derby. Unión Española also is the second oldest club of the Primera División Chilena with 113 years behind Santiago Wanderers with 118 years.
.
In the first seasons of the club, Unión Deportiva Española participated in the championship of the Asociación de Fútbol de Santiago
. In this tournament the club won his first two consecutive titles in the Copa Chile
, in the seasons of 1924 and 1925. The team was led by his captain, the Spanish defender Juan Legarreta.
In 1927, after the merger of the National Football Federation which occurred one year ago, the championship was called Liga Central de Football. Because the participation of many clubes, made that the league was divided into two categories in 1927 and 1928: the Serie A and Serie B. The club also was in the Serie A. In 1928, Unión Deportiva Española won his second title, after of awarded in the Liga Central de Fútbol.
On May of 1933, Unión Deportiva Española with Colo-Colo
, Santiago Badminton, Audax Italiano, Green Cross, Magallanes
and Santiago National, were the clubs that founded the Professional League of Chile, part of the Asociación de Fútbol de Santiago
. In the Apertura Championship of the same year, Unión achieved the runner-up, after of loss the final against Colo-Colo, in a 2–1 loss. In the Official Championship, the club finished in the fourth place of eight teams.
In the next year, with the final fusion of Centro Español de Instrucción y Recreación and Unión Deportiva Española, in 1934, the club take definitely the name of Unión Española (being re–founded symbolically on 9 December 1935).
In 1939, Unión only played one match in the Primera División 1939 (against Colo-Colo), under the name of Central, in the first week of the tournament. Because the Spanish Civil War
of this year, the club's leadership entered in recess for one year. In the next season, Unión had a youth squad during the Primera División tournament of 1940, but the team finished in the tenth place. In 1943, Unión won his first professional title in the Primera División.
After of the runner–up achieved in 1945, 1948, in 1950, the team once was runner-up, after of loss Championship playoffs against Everton for 1–0, with a goal of René Meléndez. Unión once win the Primera División title in 1951 under the Spanish coach Isidro Lángara
. This title was the second in Unión Española's history.
on January 1971. However the runner–up allowed to Unión to participate first time in Copa Libertadores. In the Copa Libertadores 1971, the club finished first in the group stage, qualifying to the group of the semi–finals, but Unión was eliminated of the group in the last position. Whilst in the local tournament, Unión finished in the third place. In the next season, the club once was runner-up against Colo-Colo and Unión qualified to Copa Libertadores.
In the season of 1973, with the arrival of the coach Luis Santibáñez
to the club, Unión proclaimed champion of Primera División for second time, and including the team had the goalscorer of the tournament Guillermo Yávar. In the international tournaments, Unión had a poor performance during the Copa Libertadores 1973
, finishing in the last position of the group stage.
On the next season, the coach Luis Santaibáñez was went to Deportes Ovalle
, but he return to the club on June 1974. In the tournaments Unión had a regular season, finished in the fourth place of the Primera División of 1974 and finishing in the last position of the group stage of Copa Libertadores. However, Unión won the Copa Libertadores playoffs and qualified to the Copa Libertadores of the next year.
One of most successful seasons of Union Española's history was on 1975 season, winning the national tournament and the runner–up achieved in the Copa Libertadores against Club Atlético Independiente
of Avellaneda
. In the season of 1976, the squad of Unión Española was totally dissarmed, because the offers for players of other clubs. On the Primera División tournament, Unión finished in the first place with Everton, and both clubs had to play a Championship playoff, that Unión was loss. In the Libertadores playoffs, Unión was not qualified to the tournament, after of finish in the third position of the playoffs. However in 1977, Unión was once champion of the tournament.
. Finally, the club not relegated because a decree of the directive of the Asociación Central de Fútbol (AFC). In the next season, Unión integrated the South Group, qualifying with Universidad Católica. In the Championship playoff, Unión played a quadrangular, finishing in the third place behind Cobresal.
After an irregular season in 1987, one of maximum idols of the club Honorino Landa
died. Because his dead, was performed a cup in his honor, called "Copa Honorino Landa". The cup was played against Universidad Católica, and the club was defeated by Católica for 3−0. In the same year, the club finished in the twelfth place of 16 teams. In 1988, Unión achieved the runner-up of the Copa Chile
, after of loss against Colo-Colo
.
In 1989, the club disputed the Winter Cup
, tournament designed by the ANFP, for keep active the club during the development of the Copa América 1989
. In the contest, The Hispanics integrated the Group 3. Unión qualified to the quarterfinals. After of the club win the quarterfinals and the semifinals, the club finally disputed the final against Huachipato, however, Unión won the game by 2−0, crowning champion of the contest.
In 1992, arrived Nelson Acosta
to the bench, former coach of O'Higgins. In the first season of Acosta in Unión, he proclaimed to Unión champion of the Copa Chile 1992
, with Marcelo Vega
as top-scorer of the team and the contest with 13 goals. However, the club was crowned for second consecutive time of the tournament in 1993
, beating to Cobreloa
by 3−1 at Estadio Nacional
.
In 1997, Unión Española completed a century of history. In this season, Unión was relegated for first time in its history to the Second Division, now called Primera B
and the coach Acosta leave the club, because the relegation. For the season 1999, the directive hired to the coach Juvenal Olmos
.
Unión Española returned to the Primera División in 2000 with a then-record 70 points. In the Primera División, Unión finished in the fourth place. Because the departure of Juvenal Olmos to Universidad Católica, the former player Leonardo Véliz arrived as coach in 2001.
The team was under the coach, Fernando Carvallo
during two seasons (2003–2004). In the second season of Carvallo in Unión, the club was eliminated in the Quarter-finals of the playoffs by Santiago Wanderers, during the Torneo de Apertura, and in the Torneo de Clausura of the same year, Unión was runner–up of the tournament, after of loss the final against Cobreloa
.
Because the departure of the coach Fernando Carvallo to Palestino, he was replaced by Fernando Díaz Seguel
, with Díaz Seguel as the coach, Unión Española was champion of the Torneo Apertura 2005, winning the sixth title in Primera División in its history.
Because the title obtained in the Apertura 2005, Unión played the Copa Libertadores 2006
. In this international tournament, Unión failed to qualificate to the second stage. The club was ubicated in the third position with 8 points alongside Argentine club Newell's Old Boys
, but Newells had more goal difference making that Unión was eliminated of the tournament. However, in the national tournament, Unión made a poor season, finishing in the thirteenth place of the Annual Table.
In the next season, Unión Española made a regular season on Torneo de Apertura 2007, finishing in the eight place. But on the Torneo de Clausura, the team worse totally his performance finishing in the eightinth place of the Clausura and nearly going to the Promotion Playoffs after of finishing sixteenth place in the Annual Table.
In 2008, under the Argentine Marcelo Espina
as coach, Unión won his first three games of Torneo de Apertura 2008 against Deportes Melipilla
, Audax Italiano and Universidad Católica, but on the next weeks the team worse his performance. On July of the same year, the club was purchased by the Spanish employer Jorge Segovia for a fee of 2.500 million pesos
. The first changes after arrival of Segovia to the club, was the hiring of Jorge Garcés
as coach, because the departure of Espina. However, Jorge Garcés had a worse performance of Espina, and he was dismissed. The coach Luis Hernán Carvallo arrived in his replace. Shortly after, the club went to the Promotion playoffs against Deportes Puerto Montt, and the club nearly relegated to Primera B
, after of an aggregate result of 5–4.
In the next season, the club made a notable season in the Torneo de Apertura 2009, finishing in the first season at regular phase, qualifying to the playoffs and the Copa Sudamericana 2009, but in the playoffs the team was runner–up of the tournament against Universidad de Chile, on a 2–1 aggregate result. Because the first place obtained in the Apertura, Unión qualified to the Copa Sudamericana 2009, the club defeat to La Equidad
on 3–2 aggregate, qualifying to the Round of 16 against Vélez Sársfield, but the team nearly qualified to the quarterfinals, after of loss 5–4 on the aggregate.
In the Primera División Chilena 2010, Unión finished in the fifth place with 52 points over Huachipato
with 48 points in the sixth place, qualifying to the Libertadores playoffs. In this playoffs, Unión won the tournament against Audax Italiano in the final, and the team qualficated to the 2011 Copa Libertadores First Stage
against Bolívar
. In the first stage of the tournament, Unión won 1–0 on aggregate, qualfying to the second stage. In the group stage, Unión finished in the last place with 4 points under Caracas in the third position with 7 points.
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(2001-02) José María Buljubasich
(2004) Raúl Estévez (2009-10, 2010-) Ignacio González
(2004-05) Gerardo Reinoso
(1992) Emerson Pereira da Silva
(2003-04, 2006) Clarence Acuña
(2006-07, 2008-09) Jorge Acuña
(1999-00) Sergio Ahumada
(1975) Héctor Aldea (2000-03) Jorge Aravena (1992) Antonio Arias
(1969-71) Fernando Astengo
(1978, 1980-85, 1993-94, 1996-98) Juan Carreño
(1993) Juan Castillo (1992-93) Nicolás Córdova
(2001) Gerardo Cortés
(2008) Nelson Cossio
(2001) Atilio Cremaschi
(1943-53) Alberto Fouilloux
(1973) Pablo Galdames (1993-95) Pedro García
(1966-70) Aníbal González
(1991) Pedro González
(1990, 2003-04) Ricardo Gónzalez (1993) Julio Gutiérrez
(1999-00, 2006-07) Kevin Harbottle
(2010-11) Manuel Ibarra
(2007)
José Luis Jerez
(1996-05) Honorino Landa
(1959-65, 1969-73) Jaime Lopresti
(2002-03) Juan Machuca
(1943) Luis Marín
(2008-10) Cristián Montecinos
(1990-92, 1994, 2006) Manuel Neira (2001, 2005-06, 2007, 2008-09) Miguel Ángel Neira
(1976-79) Claudio Núñez
(2005) Andrés Oroz
(2005) Mario Osbén
(1975-80) Raúl Palacios
(2002) Isaías Peralta
(2006-09) Rodrigo Pérez
(2008) Nicolás Peric
(2005) Dante Poli
(2004) Jaime P. Ramírez
(1985-89, 1995-96, 1998) Pedro Reyes
(2003-04, 2006) Fernando Riera
(1937-38) Rodrigo Ríos
(2003-04) Francisco Rojas
(2006) Ricardo Rojas
(1994-96) Mauricio Rojas Toro
(2008) Sebastián Rozental
(2003-04)
Rodrigo Ruiz
(1992-93, 1993-94) César Santis
(1996-98, 2002-03) José Luis Sierra
(1988-89, 1990-94, 2002-09)
Fernando Solís
(2000-01)
Jorge Spedaletti
(1974-75) Héctor Tapia
(2006) Nelson Tapia (2002) Jorge Toro
(1972-73) Juan Pablo Úbeda
(1997-98, 2001-02) Francisco Ugarte
(1986-87, 2000) Francisco Valdés
(1970) Rodrigo Valenzuela
(1994-97, 2000, 2005) Sergio Vargas
(2003, 2005) Marcelo Vega
(1991-92, 2002) Leonardo Véliz
(1964-67) Fernando Vergara
(2002) Mathias Vidangossy
(2005-07) Marco Villaseca
(2002) Guillermo Yávar
(1971-73) Richard Zambrano
(1990-91) Giovanny Espinoza
(2010-) Byron Tenorio
(2000) Héctor Rial
(1964) Fernando Sanz
(1993) Jorge Dely Valdés
(1992) Caleb Norkus
(2004-05) Gustavo Biscayzacú
(2003) Carlos María Morales
(1995) Héctor Morán
(1997) Ricardo Perdomo
(1992-95, 1996-97) Gerardo Rabajda
(1994-96)
(1950-51) Luis Santibáñez
(1973-77)
Nelson Acosta
(1992, 1993-96) Juvenal Olmos
(1999-01) Fernando Díaz
(2005)
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Football in Chile
Football is the most popular Sport in Chile. The country's history of Association Football began with English sailors and their boat trips due to various commercial links between Chile and Great Britain in the 19th century.-History:...
based in Independencia, Santiago de Chile. Founded by a Spanish immigrants on 18 May 1897, Unión Española have participated in the top-tier of Chilean football for all of their existence but two seasons in the late '90s (1998 and 1997).
Unión Española have won Primera División six times, behind Colo-Colo
Colo-Colo
Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo is a Chilean football club based in the commune of Macul, Santiago. It competes in the Primera División, the top-flight football league in the country, from which they have never been relegated. Their home ground is the Estadio Monumental David Arellano.Colo-Colo...
(29), Universidad de Chile (13) and Universidad Católica (10), as well as winning two Copa Chile titles. On the South American stage Unión has participate nine times in Copa Libertadores, one time in Copa Sudamericana
Copa Sudamericana
The Copa Bridgestone Sudamericana de Clubes , known simply as the Copa Sudamericana , is an annual international club football competition organized by the CONMEBOL since 2002. It is the second most prestigious club competition in South American football. CONCACAF clubs were invited between 2004...
and one time in the Recopa Sudamericana
Recopa Sudamericana
The Recopa Sudamericana is an annual football match-up between the reigning champions of the previous year's Copa Libertadores and the Copa Sudamericana, South America's premier club competitions....
. Unión also was runner-up in the Copa Libertadores of 1975
Copa Libertadores 1975
The Copa Libertadores 1975 was an association football competition contested between the top clubs of the CONMEBOL federation. Independiente won the competition defeating Unión Española 2–0 in a play off after the original two legs finished 2–2 on points.-Group 1:-Group 2:-Group...
.
On July 2008, the club was purchased by the Spanish entrepreneur and owner of the IE University
IE University
IE University is a private university, owned by for-profit business firm Instituto de Empresa S.L., whose main campus is located in Segovia, Castile and León ....
, Jorge Segovia. This man purchased all rights federative, the lower divisions, the pass of the players and the logo of the club, for a fee of 2.500 million pesos
Chilean peso
The peso is the currency of Chile. The current peso has circulated since 1975, with a previous version circulating between 1817 and 1960. The symbol used locally for it is $. The ISO 4217 code for the present peso is CLP. It is subdivided into 100 centavos, although no centavo denominated coins...
(US$ 1 million).
Home games are currently played at the Estadio Santa Laura
Estadio Santa Laura
Estadio Santa Laura is a football stadium in Independencia, Santiago, Chile. It is the home stadium of Unión Española. The stadium holds 22,000 people and was built in 1922. It is a multi - use stadium , also used for concerts. It is rarely sold out for soccer matches and attendance is rarely...
since 1922. After arrival of Segovia on May 2008, the stadium was remodelated for a fee of 4.000 million pesos. In 2009, the stadium was renamed as Estadio Santa Laura–Universidad SEK.
The traditional rivals of the club are Palestino, team founded for the Palestinian colony
Palestine
Palestine is a conventional name, among others, used to describe the geographic region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River, and various adjoining lands....
radicated in Chile and Audax Italiano, which originated with the Italian colony
Italy
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of Chile. With Palestino and Audax, the team plays the colony derby. Unión Española also is the second oldest club of the Primera División Chilena with 113 years behind Santiago Wanderers with 118 years.
Foundation, Amateur era and First seasons
The team were founded as Centro Español de Instrucción y Recreación on 18 May 1897 by a group of Spanish immigrants residents of Chile. In 1918, were founded the teams: Club Ciclista Ibérico and the Club Ibérico Balompié. Both clubs in 1922, were fused and formed the club, Unión Deportiva Española. The club operated as titular team in the Estadio Santa LauraEstadio Santa Laura
Estadio Santa Laura is a football stadium in Independencia, Santiago, Chile. It is the home stadium of Unión Española. The stadium holds 22,000 people and was built in 1922. It is a multi - use stadium , also used for concerts. It is rarely sold out for soccer matches and attendance is rarely...
.
In the first seasons of the club, Unión Deportiva Española participated in the championship of the Asociación de Fútbol de Santiago
Asociación de Fútbol de Santiago
The Asociación de Fútbol de Santiago was the first organization in Chile to organize football tournament. It was formed in 1903 and organized non-professional football in Santiago...
. In this tournament the club won his first two consecutive titles in the Copa Chile
Copa Chile
The Copa Chile is an annual cup competition for Chilean football teams. Due to time constraints and club pressure, the trophy was cancelled in 2000, but returned in 2008...
, in the seasons of 1924 and 1925. The team was led by his captain, the Spanish defender Juan Legarreta.
In 1927, after the merger of the National Football Federation which occurred one year ago, the championship was called Liga Central de Football. Because the participation of many clubes, made that the league was divided into two categories in 1927 and 1928: the Serie A and Serie B. The club also was in the Serie A. In 1928, Unión Deportiva Española won his second title, after of awarded in the Liga Central de Fútbol.
On May of 1933, Unión Deportiva Española with Colo-Colo
Colo-Colo
Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo is a Chilean football club based in the commune of Macul, Santiago. It competes in the Primera División, the top-flight football league in the country, from which they have never been relegated. Their home ground is the Estadio Monumental David Arellano.Colo-Colo...
, Santiago Badminton, Audax Italiano, Green Cross, Magallanes
Club Deportivo Magallanes
Deportes Magallanes are a Chilean Football club based in Maipu, Santiago. They currently play at the second level of Chilean football, the Primera B....
and Santiago National, were the clubs that founded the Professional League of Chile, part of the Asociación de Fútbol de Santiago
Asociación de Fútbol de Santiago
The Asociación de Fútbol de Santiago was the first organization in Chile to organize football tournament. It was formed in 1903 and organized non-professional football in Santiago...
. In the Apertura Championship of the same year, Unión achieved the runner-up, after of loss the final against Colo-Colo, in a 2–1 loss. In the Official Championship, the club finished in the fourth place of eight teams.
In the next year, with the final fusion of Centro Español de Instrucción y Recreación and Unión Deportiva Española, in 1934, the club take definitely the name of Unión Española (being re–founded symbolically on 9 December 1935).
In 1939, Unión only played one match in the Primera División 1939 (against Colo-Colo), under the name of Central, in the first week of the tournament. Because the Spanish Civil War
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil WarAlso known as The Crusade among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War among Carlists, and The Rebellion or Uprising among Republicans. was a major conflict fought in Spain from 17 July 1936 to 1 April 1939...
of this year, the club's leadership entered in recess for one year. In the next season, Unión had a youth squad during the Primera División tournament of 1940, but the team finished in the tenth place. In 1943, Unión won his first professional title in the Primera División.
After of the runner–up achieved in 1945, 1948, in 1950, the team once was runner-up, after of loss Championship playoffs against Everton for 1–0, with a goal of René Meléndez. Unión once win the Primera División title in 1951 under the Spanish coach Isidro Lángara
Isidro Lángara
Isidro Lángara Galarraga was a Spanish football striker. He played 12 times for Spain, scoring 17 goals.- Biography :...
. This title was the second in Unión Española's history.
Golden Age
Under the Argentine Nestor Isella as coach, Unión Española was runner–up of the Primera División Chilena in 1970, after of loss the final match against Colo-ColoColo-Colo
Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo is a Chilean football club based in the commune of Macul, Santiago. It competes in the Primera División, the top-flight football league in the country, from which they have never been relegated. Their home ground is the Estadio Monumental David Arellano.Colo-Colo...
on January 1971. However the runner–up allowed to Unión to participate first time in Copa Libertadores. In the Copa Libertadores 1971, the club finished first in the group stage, qualifying to the group of the semi–finals, but Unión was eliminated of the group in the last position. Whilst in the local tournament, Unión finished in the third place. In the next season, the club once was runner-up against Colo-Colo and Unión qualified to Copa Libertadores.
In the season of 1973, with the arrival of the coach Luis Santibáñez
Luis Santibañez
Luis Alberto Santibáñez Díaz was a retired football manager from Chile. As a team coach he won the Chilean title four times, once with Unión San Felipe and three times with Unión Española .He served as manager of the Chile national football team between 1977 and 1982, which included qualification...
to the club, Unión proclaimed champion of Primera División for second time, and including the team had the goalscorer of the tournament Guillermo Yávar. In the international tournaments, Unión had a poor performance during the Copa Libertadores 1973
Copa Libertadores 1973
Copa Libertadores 1973 was won by defending champions Independiente of Argentina after defeating Colo Colo of Chile in a third decisive game. The third match which ended 2-1 in extra time was necessary after the previous two leg matches ended in draws....
, finishing in the last position of the group stage.
On the next season, the coach Luis Santaibáñez was went to Deportes Ovalle
Deportes Ovalle
Club Deportes Ovalle is an Chilean football club who currently play in the third level of Chilean football, the Tercera División. The club's stadium is the Estadio Municipal de Ovalle.Their main rivals are Deportes La Serena and Coquimbo Unido....
, but he return to the club on June 1974. In the tournaments Unión had a regular season, finished in the fourth place of the Primera División of 1974 and finishing in the last position of the group stage of Copa Libertadores. However, Unión won the Copa Libertadores playoffs and qualified to the Copa Libertadores of the next year.
One of most successful seasons of Union Española's history was on 1975 season, winning the national tournament and the runner–up achieved in the Copa Libertadores against Club Atlético Independiente
Club Atlético Independiente
Club Atlético Independiente is an Argentine athletic, sports and social club, which has its headquarters and stadium in the city of Avellaneda, Buenos Aires Province. The club is best known for its football team, that plays in the Argentine Primera División....
of Avellaneda
Avellaneda
Avellaneda is a port city in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and the seat of the Avellaneda Partido, whose population was 328,980 as per the ....
. In the season of 1976, the squad of Unión Española was totally dissarmed, because the offers for players of other clubs. On the Primera División tournament, Unión finished in the first place with Everton, and both clubs had to play a Championship playoff, that Unión was loss. In the Libertadores playoffs, Unión was not qualified to the tournament, after of finish in the third position of the playoffs. However in 1977, Unión was once champion of the tournament.
Irregular years
The years 1980s were irregular season for the Hispanic club. In 1983, Unión made a poor season finishing in the 20th place of 22 teams, meaning the relegation to the Second DivisionPrimera B (Chile)
Primera División B del Fútbol Profesional Chileno is the second level of Chilean football in the Chilean football league system, and is organized by the Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional....
. Finally, the club not relegated because a decree of the directive of the Asociación Central de Fútbol (AFC). In the next season, Unión integrated the South Group, qualifying with Universidad Católica. In the Championship playoff, Unión played a quadrangular, finishing in the third place behind Cobresal.
After an irregular season in 1987, one of maximum idols of the club Honorino Landa
Honorino Landa
Honorino Landa Vera was a Chilean football player.He was the youngest player of the Chilean team that won third place in the 1962 FIFA World Cup. Once he received his high-school diploma in 1959, he went to play for the Unión Española team...
died. Because his dead, was performed a cup in his honor, called "Copa Honorino Landa". The cup was played against Universidad Católica, and the club was defeated by Católica for 3−0. In the same year, the club finished in the twelfth place of 16 teams. In 1988, Unión achieved the runner-up of the Copa Chile
Copa Chile
The Copa Chile is an annual cup competition for Chilean football teams. Due to time constraints and club pressure, the trophy was cancelled in 2000, but returned in 2008...
, after of loss against Colo-Colo
Colo-Colo
Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo is a Chilean football club based in the commune of Macul, Santiago. It competes in the Primera División, the top-flight football league in the country, from which they have never been relegated. Their home ground is the Estadio Monumental David Arellano.Colo-Colo...
.
In 1989, the club disputed the Winter Cup
Copa Invierno 1989
The Copa Invierno 1989 was the 21st edition of the Chilean Cup tournament. The competition started on July 15, 1989 and concluded on August 15, 1989. U. Española won the competition for their first time, beating Huachipato 2–0 in the final...
, tournament designed by the ANFP, for keep active the club during the development of the Copa América 1989
Copa América 1989
The Copa América 1989 football tournament was hosted by Brazil, from July 1 to July 16, 1989. All ten CONMEBOL member nations participated.Brazil won their fourth Copa América, and first since 1949, by beating Uruguay 1-0 in the final match at the Maracanã....
. In the contest, The Hispanics integrated the Group 3. Unión qualified to the quarterfinals. After of the club win the quarterfinals and the semifinals, the club finally disputed the final against Huachipato, however, Unión won the game by 2−0, crowning champion of the contest.
In 1992, arrived Nelson Acosta
Nelson Acosta
Nelson Bonifacio Acosta López, nicknamed Pelado Acosta and "El Ratón" , is a former Uruguayan football player. He became a nationalized Chilean in 1984 and is currently a football coach.He managed the national team of Chile from 1996 to 2001, leading them to the 1998 FIFA World Cup...
to the bench, former coach of O'Higgins. In the first season of Acosta in Unión, he proclaimed to Unión champion of the Copa Chile 1992
Copa Chile 1992
The Copa Chile 1992 was the 24th edition of the Chilean Cup tournament. The competition started on February 29, 1992 and concluded on June 18, 1992. U...
, with Marcelo Vega
Marcelo Vega
Francisco Marcelo Vega Cepeda is a retired Chilean football midfielder.He was capped 30 times and scored 1 goal for the Chilean national team between 1991 and 1998...
as top-scorer of the team and the contest with 13 goals. However, the club was crowned for second consecutive time of the tournament in 1993
Copa Chile 1993
The Copa Chile 1993 was the 25th edition of the Chilean Cup tournament. The competition started on February 20, 1993 and concluded on May 23, 1993. U...
, beating to Cobreloa
Cobreloa
Club de Deportes Cobreloa is a Chilean football club from the Atacama Desert mining city of Calama which has established itself as one of the country's most competitive clubs. The club was founded on January 7, 1977 and play in the Chilean top flight, the Primera División, where they have played...
by 3−1 at Estadio Nacional
Estadio Nacional de Chile
The Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos is the national stadium of Chile, and is located in the Ñuñoa district of Santiago). It is the largest stadium in Chile with an official capacity of 47,000, and is part of a 62 ha sporting complex which also features tennis courts, an aquatics center, a...
.
In 1997, Unión Española completed a century of history. In this season, Unión was relegated for first time in its history to the Second Division, now called Primera B
Primera B (Chile)
Primera División B del Fútbol Profesional Chileno is the second level of Chilean football in the Chilean football league system, and is organized by the Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional....
and the coach Acosta leave the club, because the relegation. For the season 1999, the directive hired to the coach Juvenal Olmos
Juvenal Olmos
Juvenal Olmos is an Chilean football manager who coached the Chile national football team between 2003 and 2005...
.
2000s
The team was under the coach, Fernando Carvallo
Fernando Carvallo
Fernando Carvallo is a former Chilean footballer and actually a football manager.-Manager career:...
during two seasons (2003–2004). In the second season of Carvallo in Unión, the club was eliminated in the Quarter-finals of the playoffs by Santiago Wanderers, during the Torneo de Apertura, and in the Torneo de Clausura of the same year, Unión was runner–up of the tournament, after of loss the final against Cobreloa
Cobreloa
Club de Deportes Cobreloa is a Chilean football club from the Atacama Desert mining city of Calama which has established itself as one of the country's most competitive clubs. The club was founded on January 7, 1977 and play in the Chilean top flight, the Primera División, where they have played...
.
Because the departure of the coach Fernando Carvallo to Palestino, he was replaced by Fernando Díaz Seguel
Fernando Díaz Seguel
Fernando Díaz Seguel Fernando Díaz Seguel Fernando Díaz Seguel (born 27 December 1961 is an Chilean football manager and a former goalkeeper. He known for winning 2005 Apertura with Unión Española and for reaching the semifinals of the 2008 Apertura with Ñublense.-External links: at Univision...
, with Díaz Seguel as the coach, Unión Española was champion of the Torneo Apertura 2005, winning the sixth title in Primera División in its history.
Because the title obtained in the Apertura 2005, Unión played the Copa Libertadores 2006
Copa Libertadores 2006
The 2006 Copa Toyota Libertadores was the 47th edition of the Latin American Copa Libertadores football club tournament. 38 teams from 11 football associations have taken part, starting with the first qualifying round played on 24 January 2006...
. In this international tournament, Unión failed to qualificate to the second stage. The club was ubicated in the third position with 8 points alongside Argentine club Newell's Old Boys
Newell's Old Boys
Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys is an Argentine sports club based in Rosario. The club was founded on November 3, 1903, and is named after Isaac Newell, one of the pioneers of Argentine football...
, but Newells had more goal difference making that Unión was eliminated of the tournament. However, in the national tournament, Unión made a poor season, finishing in the thirteenth place of the Annual Table.
In the next season, Unión Española made a regular season on Torneo de Apertura 2007, finishing in the eight place. But on the Torneo de Clausura, the team worse totally his performance finishing in the eightinth place of the Clausura and nearly going to the Promotion Playoffs after of finishing sixteenth place in the Annual Table.
In 2008, under the Argentine Marcelo Espina
Marcelo Espina
Marcelo Fabian Espina is a retired Argentine football midfielder. He played for a number of clubs in Argentina and Chile and represented the Argentina national football team. In 2010 he became manager of Argentine club Club Atlético Platense.-Club career:Espina bagan his career at Platense in the...
as coach, Unión won his first three games of Torneo de Apertura 2008 against Deportes Melipilla
Deportes Melipilla
Deportes Melipilla is a Chilean football club, based on Melipilla, a comune in the Santiago Metropolitan Region. It was founded on January, 24 1992 as a successor of Club Deportivo Soinca Bata...
, Audax Italiano and Universidad Católica, but on the next weeks the team worse his performance. On July of the same year, the club was purchased by the Spanish employer Jorge Segovia for a fee of 2.500 million pesos
Chilean peso
The peso is the currency of Chile. The current peso has circulated since 1975, with a previous version circulating between 1817 and 1960. The symbol used locally for it is $. The ISO 4217 code for the present peso is CLP. It is subdivided into 100 centavos, although no centavo denominated coins...
. The first changes after arrival of Segovia to the club, was the hiring of Jorge Garcés
Jorge Garcés
Jorge Luis Garcés Rojas is a Chilean football manager. He coaches Ñublense in the Chilean First Division.-Manager:...
as coach, because the departure of Espina. However, Jorge Garcés had a worse performance of Espina, and he was dismissed. The coach Luis Hernán Carvallo arrived in his replace. Shortly after, the club went to the Promotion playoffs against Deportes Puerto Montt, and the club nearly relegated to Primera B
Primera B (Chile)
Primera División B del Fútbol Profesional Chileno is the second level of Chilean football in the Chilean football league system, and is organized by the Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional....
, after of an aggregate result of 5–4.
In the next season, the club made a notable season in the Torneo de Apertura 2009, finishing in the first season at regular phase, qualifying to the playoffs and the Copa Sudamericana 2009, but in the playoffs the team was runner–up of the tournament against Universidad de Chile, on a 2–1 aggregate result. Because the first place obtained in the Apertura, Unión qualified to the Copa Sudamericana 2009, the club defeat to La Equidad
La Equidad
Club Deportivo La Equidad Seguros, known simply as La Equidad, is a Colombian football club, based in Bogotá. The club was founded in 1990.-History:...
on 3–2 aggregate, qualifying to the Round of 16 against Vélez Sársfield, but the team nearly qualified to the quarterfinals, after of loss 5–4 on the aggregate.
In the Primera División Chilena 2010, Unión finished in the fifth place with 52 points over Huachipato
Club Deportivo Huachipato
Club Deportivo Huachipato, is a Chilean football club based in the city of Talcahuano. The club was founded June 7, 1947 and plays in the top level of the Chilean football league system, the Primera División. Their home games are played at the Estadio CAP, which has a capacity of 10,500...
with 48 points in the sixth place, qualifying to the Libertadores playoffs. In this playoffs, Unión won the tournament against Audax Italiano in the final, and the team qualficated to the 2011 Copa Libertadores First Stage
2011 Copa Libertadores First Stage
The First Stage of the 2011 Copa Santander Libertadores de América ran from January 25 to February 3, 2011 .-Format:The twelve teams were drawn into six ties on November 25, 2010 in Asunción....
against Bolívar
Club Bolívar
Club Bolívar, a football team from Bolivia, was founded in La Paz on April 12, 1925, with the name Atletico Bolívar Literario Musical later changed to "Club Atlético Bolívar"...
. In the first stage of the tournament, Unión won 1–0 on aggregate, qualfying to the second stage. In the group stage, Unión finished in the last place with 4 points under Caracas in the third position with 7 points.
Current Squad
As of 11 February 2011- The teams of the Chilean Primera Division are limited to seven players without Chilean nationality and also are limited to five foreign players in the field. The squads with more of seven players in the squad or five foreign players are sanctioned by the ANFP. The squad of the club now have all places of foreign players, three Argentine players, three UruguayUruguayUruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
an players and one Ecuadorian player.
Notable players
Guillermo BerazaGuillermo Beraza
Guillermo Beraza is a former Argentine footballer who played for clubs in Argentina, Chile and Venezuela....
(2001-02) José María Buljubasich
José María Buljubasich
José María Buljubasich is a former Argentine football player who played as goalkeeper in Argentina, Spain, Mexico, Chile and Paraguay. He won two titles, one in Argentina and the other in Chile.-Biography:...
(2004) Raúl Estévez (2009-10, 2010-) Ignacio González
Ignacio Carlos González
Ignacio 'Nacho' Carlos González is a retired Argentine footballer, who played as a goalkeeper.-Football career:...
(2004-05) Gerardo Reinoso
Gerardo Reinoso
Gerardo Manuel Reinoso Torres is a former Argentine footballer who played for the Argentina national team. After retiring as a player he turned to management and currently works as the coach of San Telmo in Argentina....
(1992) Emerson Pereira da Silva
Emerson Pereira da Silva
Emerson Pereira da Silva is a former Brazilian footballer.He played in 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship.In October 1998 he was signed by A.C. Perugia.-External links:* *...
(2003-04, 2006) Clarence Acuña
Clarence Acuña
Clárence Williams Acuña Donoso is a Chilean former professional football player. He played as a midfielder.- Chilean League :...
(2006-07, 2008-09) Jorge Acuña
Jorge Acuña
Jorge Acuña is a Chilean footballer. He is currently playing for Unión San Felipe on Chilean Primera División- Early career :In Chile, Acuña made his professional debut with Unión Española in 1999...
(1999-00) Sergio Ahumada
Sergio Ahumada
Sergio Ahumada Bacho is a retired Chilean footballer, who played for Colo-Colo and Unión Española.He earned 29 caps and scored 6 goals for the Chile national football team, and scored the only Chilean goal in the 1974 FIFA World Cup in a 1-1 draw against East Germany.-External links:**...
(1975) Héctor Aldea (2000-03) Jorge Aravena (1992) Antonio Arias
Antonio Arias
Antonio Arias Mujica is a former Chilean football defender, who played for the Chile national team between 1968 and 1973, gaining 30 caps. He was part of the Chile squad for the 1974 World Cup....
(1969-71) Fernando Astengo
Fernando Astengo
Fernando Astengo is a retired football player and a current manager.Astengo was the manager of Colo-Colo during 2008,losing the Apertura final against Everton de Viña del Mar. Astengo currently coaches the youth team of Unión San Felipe.-Player: Colo-Colo** Primera División de Chile:1986-References:...
(1978, 1980-85, 1993-94, 1996-98) Juan Carreño
Juan Carreño
Juan Carreño Lara was a Mexican footballer, and a participant of the 1930 FIFA World Cup. He was the first Mexican to score in the FIFA World Cup. During this tournament he was connected with Atlante F.C.. He also scored Mexico’s first goal in Olympic Games in Amsterdam 1928...
(1993) Juan Castillo (1992-93) Nicolás Córdova
Nicolás Córdova
Nicolas Andrés Córdova San Cristóbal is a Chilean footballer. A midfielder, who currently plays with Brescia.-Career:...
(2001) Gerardo Cortés
Gerardo Cortés
Gerardo Elías Cortés is a Chilean midfield footballer. He currently plays for Santiago, Chile based club Palestino.-Career:Cortés started playing professionally with Deportes Concepción...
(2008) Nelson Cossio
Nelson Cossio
Nelson Orlando Cossio Riquelme is a retired football goalkeeper from Chile, who made his debut for the Chile national football team on 1997-01-04 in a friendly against Armenia. He obtained a total number of four caps during his professional career.-Club: Universidad de Chile** Primera División de...
(2001) Atilio Cremaschi
Atilio Cremaschi
Atilio Cremaschi Oyarzún , was a Chilean footballer who played for Unión Española, Colo-Colo and Rangers of Chile and in the Chile national football team in the FIFA World Cup Brazil 1950...
(1943-53) Alberto Fouilloux
Alberto Fouilloux
Alberto Jorge Fouilloux Ahumada is a former Chilean football midfielder or striker who played 70 times for the Chile national team, making him the third most capped player in the history of Chilean international football....
(1973) Pablo Galdames (1993-95) Pedro García
Pedro García Barros
Pedro García Barros is a retired Chilean football midfielder, who made his debut for the Chile national football team on 1967-09-19. After his professional career he became a football coach, guiding several teams, including the national squad at the 2001 Copa América...
(1966-70) Aníbal González
Aníbal González
Aníbal Segundo González Espinoza is a retired Chilean footballer who played as a forward during his career...
(1991) Pedro González
Pedro González Vera
Pedro Alejandro González Vera is a Chilean football player nicknamed "Heidi". With 212 goals, he is the second highest scorer in the history of Chilean football after Francisco "Chamaco" Valdés, who has 215 official goals....
(1990, 2003-04) Ricardo Gónzalez (1993) Julio Gutiérrez
Julio Gutiérrez
Julio Gutiérrez is a Chilean football striker. He currently plays for Mineros de Guayana in the Venezuelan Primera División. He also spent much time playing in Italy from 2000 to 2005....
(1999-00, 2006-07) Kevin Harbottle
Kevin Harbottle
Kevin Andrew Harbottle Carrasco is a Chilean footballer currently playing for Universidad Católica of the Primera División in Chile as an Attacking Midfielder.-Club career:...
(2010-11) Manuel Ibarra
Manuel Ibarra
Manuel Ibarra is a Chilean footballer. He has played on Chilean clubs Coquimbo Unido, Santiago Morning, Cobresal, Everton, Magallanes, Unión Española, and Universidad de Chile. He played in 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney...
(2007)
José Luis Jerez
José Luis Jerez
José Luis Jerez Cerna is a Chilean professional football midfielder. He currently plays for the Chilean club Cobreloa.-Chile:...
(1996-05) Honorino Landa
Honorino Landa
Honorino Landa Vera was a Chilean football player.He was the youngest player of the Chilean team that won third place in the 1962 FIFA World Cup. Once he received his high-school diploma in 1959, he went to play for the Unión Española team...
(1959-65, 1969-73) Jaime Lopresti
Jaime Lopresti
Jaime Lopresti Travanic is a former Chilean football defender. He last played for the Edmonton Aviators of the A-League. Before that he played in his native Chile for teams Unión Española, and Colo-Colo. He played one match for the Chilean national team. He was born in Vancouver, Canada.-External...
(2002-03) Juan Machuca
Juan Machuca
Juan Machuca is a Chilean football defender who played for Chile in the 1974 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Unión Española.-External links:*...
(1943) Luis Marín
Luis Marín Barahona
Luis Marín Barahona is a Chilean football goalkeeper who plays for Chilean club O'Higgins.-National team:...
(2008-10) Cristián Montecinos
Cristian Montecinos
Cristian Antonio Montecinos González a retired Chilean football player who played for a number of teams in Chile, Colombia, Mexico and also in the United Arab Emirates, as well as playing for national team.-Club career:...
(1990-92, 1994, 2006) Manuel Neira (2001, 2005-06, 2007, 2008-09) Miguel Ángel Neira
Miguel Ángel Neira
Miguel Ángel Neira Pincheira is a retired football midfielder from Chile, who represented his native country at the 1982 FIFA World Cup, wearing the number twenty jersey....
(1976-79) Claudio Núñez
Claudio Nuñez
Claudio Patricio Núñez Camaño is a Chilean football former footballer who played as a striker. He is nicknamed "El Diablo", which means, "the Devil".He made his name playing for Tigres UANL, where he had his most success....
(2005) Andrés Oroz
Andrés Oroz
Andrés Patricio Oroz is a Chilean football midfielder currently playing for Ñublense in Chile.Professional debut in July 1998 by playing a match against Santiago Morning Deportes Antofagasta...
(2005) Mario Osbén
Mario Osbén
Mario Ignacio Osbén Méndez is a retired football goalkeeper from Chile, who was nicknamed "El Gato" . He played for Ñublense, Club de Deportes Concepción, Unión Española, Colo Colo and Cobreloa during his professional career. He represented Chile at the 1982 FIFA World Cup, playing all three matches...
(1975-80) Raúl Palacios
Raul Palacios
Raúl Alejandro Palacios Gamboa is a Chilean footballer. He pays as a midfielder and his current team is San Marcos de Arica in the Second Division of Chile....
(2002) Isaías Peralta
Isaías Peralta
Isaias Ignacio Peralta Clavería is a chilean football midfielder and his currently team is Unión Española of the Primera División de Chile....
(2006-09) Rodrigo Pérez
Rodrigo Pérez
Rodrigo Antonio Pérez Albornoz is a Chilean defender, who currently plays for the Chilean club Deportes Iquique. Pérez made his professional debut with the Chilean club O'Higgins in 1993. He then moved to Santiago Wanderers in 1997. He has spent the most time in Chile playing for Cobreloa,...
(2008) Nicolás Peric
Nicolás Peric
Nicolás Peric , is a Chilean goalkeeper of Croatian origin who currently plays for Cobreloa. His nickname is Loco .-Chile:...
(2005) Dante Poli
Dante Poli
Dante Eugenio Poli García is a former Chilean football defender.-Biography:Now a sport commentator on Chilean sport channel CDF, Poli once played as a defender for multiple clubs in South America and Europe...
(2004) Jaime P. Ramírez
Jaime Patricio Ramírez
Jaime Patricio Ramírez Manríquez is a retired Chilean football player. He made his debut for the Chile national football team on 1988-09-13 in a friendly match against Ecuador.-References:*...
(1985-89, 1995-96, 1998) Pedro Reyes
Pedro Reyes
See also, Pedro Reyes Pedro Antonio Reyes González is a former Chilean football defender....
(2003-04, 2006) Fernando Riera
Fernando Riera
Fernando Riera Bauzá was a Chilean professional football player and manager, patriarch of Chilean football.Riera was born in Santiago, Chile...
(1937-38) Rodrigo Ríos
Rodrigo Ríos
Rodrigo Ríos is a former Chilean football midfielder now serving as Director of Soccer for the Atlanta Silverbacks in the second division North American Soccer League.-Club career:...
(2003-04) Francisco Rojas
Francisco Rojas
Francisco Ulises Rojas Rojas is a Chilean football defender.He was capped 31 times for the Chilean national team between 1995 and 2005, including three games at the 1998 FIFA World Cup....
(2006) Ricardo Rojas
Ricardo Francisco Rojas
Ricardo Francisco Rojas Trujillo is a Chilean footballer. He recently played for Colo-Colo in the Liga Chilena de Fútbol: Primera División....
(1994-96) Mauricio Rojas Toro
Mauricio Rojas Toro
Mauricio Javier Rojas Toro is a Chilean football midfielder, who also can play as a defender. He was a member of the bronze winning Chile national football team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia...
(2008) Sebastián Rozental
Sebastián Rozental
Sebastián Rozental Igualt is a retired Chilean-Israeli professional football player.On the club level, Rozental has played for Universidad Católica , Colo-Colo , and Unión Española in his native Chile, Rangers in Scotland, where he became the first player from South America to play for the...
(2003-04)
Rodrigo RuizRodrigo Ruiz
Rodrigo Patricio Ruiz de Barbieri is a Mexican-Chilean footballer. He played for Unión Española, Toros Neza, Santos Laguna, CD Veracruz, and now plays for Estudiantes Tecos of the Primera División de México...
(1992-93, 1993-94) César Santis
César Santis
César Elías Santis Santander is a former football player who is currently unattached. He has previously played for Unión Española , Espanyol , Real Murcia , Everton de Viña del Mar , Deportes Antofagasta and Audax Italiano .-References:...
(1996-98, 2002-03) José Luis Sierra
José Luis Sierra
José Luis "Coto" Sierra Pando is a Chilean football coach and former player. Playing in the midfield, he retired in 2009, and one year later he became the coach of his long time team Unión Española...
(1988-89, 1990-94, 2002-09)
Fernando Solís
Fernando Solís Núñez
Fernando Esteban Solís Núñez born in Chile on June 26 of 1976, is a Chilean professional footballer who has played over 300 league games in Chile.-Honors:National Universidad de Concepción*Copa Chile:**Winner : 2008-09...
(2000-01)
Jorge SpedalettiJorge Spedaletti
Jorge Américo Spedaletti is a former Argentine Naturalized Chilean footballer currently played for clubs of Argentina and Chile....
(1974-75) Héctor Tapia
Hector Tapia
Héctor Santiago Tapia Urdile or just "Tito Tapia" is a former football player from Chile.- Career :In 2004 and 2005 he played for Cruzeiro of Brazil...
(2006) Nelson Tapia (2002) Jorge Toro
Jorge Toro
Jorge Luis Toro Sánchez is a retired football midfielder from Chile, who represented his native country at the 1962 FIFA World Cup in Chile. He scored the second goal in Chile's 2-0 win over Italy at that tournament, in a match that is remembered as the Battle of Santiago.- Honors:-References:...
(1972-73) Juan Pablo Úbeda
Juan Pablo Úbeda
Juan Pablo Úbeda Pesce is an a Chilean footballer and he is currently unattached.Úbeda played for Chile at the 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Egypt.-References:...
(1997-98, 2001-02) Francisco Ugarte
Francisco Ugarte
Francisco Ugarte is a former Chilean footballer.-Club career:Ugarte began his professional career with Unión La Calera, and spent several seasons playing in Chile before moving to Europe for two seasons with Charleroi in the Belgian League and one season with Giannina in the Greek Super...
(1986-87, 2000) Francisco Valdés
Francisco Valdés
Francisco Segundo Valdés Muñoz, , nicknamed Chamaco, was a Chilean footballer and manager. Recognized as one of Chile's most important midfielders, with 215 official goals, he is the top scorer in the history of Chilean league...
(1970) Rodrigo Valenzuela
Rodrigo Valenzuela
Rodrigo Ignacio Valenzuela Avilés is a Chilean football player.He is a midfielder who plays for Universidad Católica. He has spent his entire career in club teams in either Chile or Mexico...
(1994-97, 2000, 2005)
Sergio VargasSergio Vargas (footballer)
Sergio Bernabé Vargas Buscalia is a former Chilean football goalkeeper. He obtained a total number of ten caps for the Chilean national team during his career. Vargas retired in 2005.-Club career:...
(2003, 2005) Marcelo Vega
Marcelo Vega
Francisco Marcelo Vega Cepeda is a retired Chilean football midfielder.He was capped 30 times and scored 1 goal for the Chilean national team between 1991 and 1998...
(1991-92, 2002) Leonardo Véliz
Leonardo Véliz
Leonardo Véliz is a former Chilean footballer currently played for Everton, O'Higgins, Unión Española and Colo-Colo of Chile and in the Chile national football team in the FIFA World Cup Germany 1974....
(1964-67) Fernando Vergara
Fernando Vergara
Luis Fernando Vergara Meyland is a retired Chilean football forward, who was nicknamed El Zamorano de los Pobres during his career...
(2002) Mathias Vidangossy
Mathias Vidangossy
Mathias Leonardo Vidangossy Rebolledo is a Chilean footballer who plays for Deportes La Serena as an attacking midfielder or forward.-Football career:...
(2005-07) Marco Villaseca
Marco Villaseca
Marco Antonio Villaseca Cabezas is a Chilean footballer currently playing for Rangers.-External links:...
(2002) Guillermo Yávar
Guillermo Yávar
Guillermo Yávar is a Chilean football forward who played for Chile in the 1966 and 1974 FIFA World Cups. He also played for Club Universidad de Chile.-External links:*...
(1971-73) Richard Zambrano
Richard Zambrano
Luis Richard Zambrano Chávez is a retired Chilean footballer who played as a striker during his career. He obtained a total number of eight caps for the Chilean national side...
(1990-91) Giovanny Espinoza
Giovanny Espinoza
Giovanny Patricio Espinoza Pabón is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays for Unión Española in the Chilean First Division.-Club career:...
(2010-) Byron Tenorio
Byron Tenorio
Byron Zózimo Tenorio is a retired Ecuadorian football defender.Tenorio was a member of the Ecuador national football team for nine years, and obtained a total number of 53 caps during his career, scoring three goals. He made his debut on 7 June 1988 and played his last international match for...
(2000)
Héctor RialHéctor Rial
José Héctor Rial Laguía was a football player from Argentina who played for Real Madrid between 1954 and 1961. He was part of the team that won five consecutive European Cups...
(1964) Fernando Sanz
Fernando Sanz
Fernando Sanz Durán is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a central defender.He spent seven years of his professional career with Málaga - after starting out at Real Madrid - appearing in more than 250 official games...
(1993) Jorge Dely Valdés
Jorge Dely Valdés
Jorge Luis Dely Valdés is a Panamanian football player. He is a twin brother of Julio Dely Valdés and younger brother of Armando Dely Valdés....
(1992) Caleb Norkus
Caleb Norkus
Joshua Caleb Norkus is a retired American soccer player who serves as a youth coach for the Carolina RailHawks. He played professionally in Germany, Chile, Puerto Rico and the United States...
(2004-05) Gustavo Biscayzacú
Gustavo Biscayzacú
Gustavo Javier Biscayzacú Perea is a footballer, who currently plays for Portuguesa, also known as "grillito" .- Career :...
(2003) Carlos María Morales
Carlos María Morales
Carlos María Morales Maeso is a former Uruguayan footballer.-Club career:Morales spent most of his career in Uruguay, Chile and Mexico, notably playing for River Plate in the Primera División Uruguaya as well as Toluca and Atlas in the Primera División de México.-International career:Morales made...
(1995) Héctor Morán
Héctor Morán
Héctor Morán Correa is a retired football midfielder from Uruguay, who was nicknamed "Indio". Having made his debut on August 7, 1988 against Colombia , he obtained a total number of 23 international caps for his national team, scoring one goal.Morán played club football for Cerro, Nacional and...
(1997) Ricardo Perdomo
Ricardo Perdomo
Ricardo Perdomo is a fomer Uruguayan footballer and today head coach, currently played in clubs of Uruguay, Argentina, Chile and Spain....
(1992-95, 1996-97) Gerardo Rabajda
Gerardo Rabajda
Gerardo Rabajda is a former Uruguayan football goalkeeper. He played for clubs Peñarol, Unión Española, Puebla FC, Sevilla FC, Rosario Central Danubio F.C., and Centro Atlético Fénix.- links :...
(1994-96)
Current staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Coach | José Luis Sierra José Luis Sierra José Luis "Coto" Sierra Pando is a Chilean football coach and former player. Playing in the midfield, he retired in 2009, and one year later he became the coach of his long time team Unión Española... |
| Assistant coach | Pedro Reyes Pedro Reyes See also, Pedro Reyes Pedro Antonio Reyes González is a former Chilean football defender.... |
| Goalkeeping coach | Ronald Yávar |
| Fitness coach | Marcelo Canessa Cristobal López |
| Orthopedics |  Jorge Iván Cardona Osvaldo Garrido |
| Physiotherapists | Felipe Suárez Marcelo Cano |
| Paramedical | Sergio Collao |
| Assistants | Pedro Guajardo Javier Pinto |
Notable managers
Isidro LángaraIsidro Lángara
Isidro Lángara Galarraga was a Spanish football striker. He played 12 times for Spain, scoring 17 goals.- Biography :...
(1950-51) Luis Santibáñez
Luis Santibañez
Luis Alberto Santibáñez Díaz was a retired football manager from Chile. As a team coach he won the Chilean title four times, once with Unión San Felipe and three times with Unión Española .He served as manager of the Chile national football team between 1977 and 1982, which included qualification...
(1973-77)
Nelson AcostaNelson Acosta
Nelson Bonifacio Acosta López, nicknamed Pelado Acosta and "El Ratón" , is a former Uruguayan football player. He became a nationalized Chilean in 1984 and is currently a football coach.He managed the national team of Chile from 1996 to 2001, leading them to the 1998 FIFA World Cup...
(1992, 1993-96) Juvenal Olmos
Juvenal Olmos
Juvenal Olmos is an Chilean football manager who coached the Chile national football team between 2003 and 2005...
(1999-01) Fernando Díaz
Fernando Díaz
Fernando Díaz was a Spanish nobleman and military leader in the Kingdom of León, the most powerful Asturian magnate of the period. He held the highest rank in the kingdom, that of count , from at least 24 September 1089...
(2005)
League
- Chilean Primera Division (first tier)
- Winners (6): 1943, 1951, 1973, 1975, 1977, Apertura 2005
- Runners-up (8): 1945, 1948, 1950, 1970, 1972, 1976, Clausura 2004, Apertura 2009
- Primera B (second tier)
- Winners (1): 1999
Cup
- Copa ChileCopa ChileThe Copa Chile is an annual cup competition for Chilean football teams. Due to time constraints and club pressure, the trophy was cancelled in 2000, but returned in 2008...
- Winners (2): 1992Copa Chile 1992The Copa Chile 1992 was the 24th edition of the Chilean Cup tournament. The competition started on February 29, 1992 and concluded on June 18, 1992. U...
, 1993Copa Chile 1993The Copa Chile 1993 was the 25th edition of the Chilean Cup tournament. The competition started on February 20, 1993 and concluded on May 23, 1993. U... - Runners-up (2): 1977, 1988
- Winners (2): 1992
- Torneo de InviernoCopa ChileThe Copa Chile is an annual cup competition for Chilean football teams. Due to time constraints and club pressure, the trophy was cancelled in 2000, but returned in 2008...
- Winners (1): 1989Copa Invierno 1989The Copa Invierno 1989 was the 21st edition of the Chilean Cup tournament. The competition started on July 15, 1989 and concluded on August 15, 1989. U. Española won the competition for their first time, beating Huachipato 2–0 in the final...
- Winners (1): 1989
- Liguilla Pre-Libertadores
- Winners (4): 1973, 1992, 1993, 2010.
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- Unión Española news at Anfp.cl
- ESPN profile