Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo is a Chilean professional football club based in Macul, Santiago. Founded in 1925 by David Arellano, they play in the Chilean Primera División, from which they have never been relegated. The team has played its home games at Estadio Monumental David Arellano since 1989. Colo-Colo is regarded as the most successful club of Chilean football.
The Estadio Monumental is a football Stadium in Macul, south-east of the centre of the Chilean capital Santiago. It serves as the home ground of Colo-Colo, and on occasions also for other clubs and the national football team. The stadium has a current spectator capacity of 47,347. The actual playing field is named after David Arellano, the founder of Colo-Colo; therefore, on occasions the whole stadium is referred to as Estadio Monumental David Arellano.
Javier Luciano Margas Loyola is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a defender.
Ricardo Francisco Rojas Trujillo is a Chilean football manager and former player. A centre-back, he played for clubs like Universidad de Chile, América and Colo-Colo.
Jaime Augusto Pizarro Herrera is a Chilean politician, teacher, and former football player and coach who played 53 times for the Chile national team between 1986 and 1993. He serves as Minister of sports in Gabriel Boric's government. He formerly served as sub-secretary of the National Institute of Sports of the government of Michelle Bachelet. At club level, he played as a midfielder, principally for the Chilean club Colo-Colo, the team where he was crowned champion both as a player and as a coach.
Rubén Ignacio Martínez Núñez, known as Rubén Martínez, is a former Chilean footballer who played in clubs of Chile and Mexico. He played as a forward.
Eladio Alberto Rojas Díaz was a former Chilean footballer who played as a midfielder for Everton and Colo-Colo of Chile, River Plate of Argentina, and the Chile national football team in the 1962 FIFA World Cup on home soil. Rojas scored the match winning goal for Chile in the 90th minute against Yugoslavia in the 1962 World Cup; his goal secured a third place finish for the World Cup hosts, which is Chile's best finish in the tournament to date. Rojas was also a starter on the River Plate teams of the 1960s that fiercely contested the Argentine Primera División title. While Rojas never won the title, River Plate did manage to place second in 1962 and 1963 as well as third in 1964.
Leonardo Iván Véliz Díaz is a Chilean former footballer who played as a left winger for Everton, O'Higgins, Unión Española and Colo-Colo of Chile and in the Chile national team in the 1974 FIFA World Cup in Germany.
Julio Alberto Crisosto Zárate is a Chilean former footballer who played in 5 clubs in Chile and the Chile national football team in the 1975 Copa América.
Leonel Anselmo Herrera Rojas is a Chilean former footballer who played as a centre-back for Universidad Católica, Colo Colo, Unión Española and O'Higgins and the Chile national team.
Agustín Alex Salvatierra Concha is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a defender for Colo Colo, Palestino and Deportes Puerto Montt in Chile and Veracruz in Mexico. He made one appearance for Chile national team in 1996.
Miguel Angel Latín Carrasco is a former Chilean footballer who played for clubs of Chile.
Luis Hernán Pérez Ramírez is a former Chilean footballer and current manager.
Mauricio Leonel Illesca Carreño is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a striker for clubs in Chile and abroad.
René Alfonso Pinto Cofré is a Chilean former football player who played as a forward for clubs in Chile and Peru.
Sergio Mauricio Villegas Sánchez is a Chilean former footballer who played as a midfielder for clubs in Chile and Venezuela.
Luis Alberto Pérez Franco is a Chilean former footballer who played as a midfielder and current manager.
Adolfo Alejandro Esparza Tapia is a Chilean former footballer who played as a forward.
Manuel Jesús Pedreros Guevara is a Chilean former footballer who played as a midfielder for clubs in Chile and Colombia.
Claudia Gabriela Herrera Muñoz is a Chilean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Universidad de Chile and the Chile women's national team.
