O'Higgins F.C. Fútbol Joven

O'Higgins

Full name	O'Higgins Fútbol Joven
Nickname(s)	Los Capitos
Founded	7 April 1955;68 years ago (1955-04-07) as Club Deportivo O'Higgins
Ground	Monasterio Celeste, Rancagua, Chile
Capacity	500
Executive	Fernando Vergara
League	Fútbol Joven de Chile – Serie de Oro
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

O'Higgins F.C. Fútbol Joven are the youth team of O'Higgins. They currently play in the Fútbol Joven de Chile, the highest level of youth football in Chile. The club enter teams Under-9 to Under-19 in the leagues. The club is part of the Serie de Oro in the General Table of the tournament.

History

Since 2006, when O'Higgins reached the promotion for the Primera División, the different generations of the youth teams of the club have given very good results being seen as one of the best formators clubs in the country, including players like Aníbal González, Nelson Tapia and Joel Molina.

As a result, many players have left the club to play for other teams, such as Luis Casanova who currently plays in Unión Española, and Cristian Cuevas who was a buy for the English club Chelsea in $2.6 million, after his participation in the 2013 Torneo de Transición and in the 2013 South American Youth Championship. ^[1] But also the club maintained many players in the current first-team, such as Bastián San Juan, Saúl Flores, Santiago Lizana, Felipe Ochagavía, Benjamín Vidal, Cristhian Venegas and Cristian Araya.

On 26 July 2013, the U-17 will participate in the 2013 Milk Cup, on the Group 4 in the Premier Section, when their group will play against the English clubs Newcastle United and Liverpool F.C., and against the home club County Armagh. This is the first tournament appearance of the club, and the first time of the club playing in Europe. ^[2] On the 2014 edition, the club finished in the fourth place in the Junior Category, after lose against Plymouth Argyle in the third-place match. ^{[3] [4]} On the 2015 edition, the club won the Globe Cup in the Premier Category, after draw with Motherwell (2–2) ^[5] and beating Vendée (1–0), ^[6] Orange County Blues (3–0), ^[7] Málaga (3–0), ^[8] and Newcastle United (2–0) in the final, finishing fifth in the final table. ^{[9] [10]}

Coaches

Youth teams Cristián Arán (U-19 and U-18) Ítalo Pinochet (U-17) Fred Gayoso (U-16) Víctor Fuentes (U-15)

Child's teams Manuel Cáceres (U-14 and U-13) Manuel Alarcón (U-12 and U-11) Luis Medina (U-10 and U-9)

Teams

Youth teams Under-19 Under-18 Under-17 Under-16 Under-15

Child's teams Under-14 Under-13 Under-12 Under-11 Under-10 Under-9

Players

Under-17 squad

The following 18 players were called up to the squad for the 2015 NI Milk Cup. ^[11]

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 Javier Cerruti [a] 2 DF   CHI Tomás Alarcón 3 DF   CHI Kevin Serrano 4 MF   CHI Francisco Liberona 5 DF   CHI Diego González 6 FW   CHI Hugo Herrera 7 FW   CHI Jhon Jorquera 8 MF   CHI Moisés Ávila [a] 9 FW   CHI David Salazar [a]

No. Pos. Nation Player 10 MF   CHI Juan Núñez 11 MF   CHI Matías Sepúlveda 12 GK   CHI Luis Ureta 13 DF   CHI Cristóbal Aravena 14 DF   CHI José Garcés 15 FW   CHI Reinaldo Oñate 16 MF   CHI Lucas Celis 17 MF   CHI Matías Meneses 18 DF   CHI Víctor Fuentes

1. ^ This players are part of the Fútbol Joven de Chile but also have appearances in the first-team.

Honours

Domestic

Primera División

• Fútbol Joven Under-15 (2): 2014 Apertura, 2014 Clausura
• Fútbol Joven Under-13 (2): 2012 Clausura, 2014 Clausura
• Fútbol Joven Under-12 (1): 2010

Copa Chile

• Copa Chile Under-18 (2): 2009, 2011

International

Milk Cup

• Premier Cup (1): 2016
• Globe Cup (1): 2015

International competitions

Milk Cup

• Milk Cup (3): 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016

References

1. "'Cimbi' Cuevas, la apuesta chilena del Chelsea".
2. "Los Capitos disputarán la Milk Cup en Irlanda | O'Higgins FC". www.ohigginsfc.cl. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24.
3. "SUB 15 DE O´HIGGINS DESTACA EN EL MILK CUP DE IRLANDA". www.ahoranoticias.cl. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
4. "La Sub 15 celeste terminó cuarta en la Milk Cup 2014 | O'Higgins FC". www.ohigginsfc.cl. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
5. "O'Higgins empató con Motherwell en el último partido grupal de la Milk Cup | O'Higgins FC". www.ohigginsfc.cl. Archived from the original on 2015-08-13.
6. "O'Higgins debutó con una ajustada victoria en la Milk Cup | O'Higgins FC". www.ohigginsfc.cl. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
7. http://www.ohigginsfc.cl/2015/07/28/sub-17-de-o%E2%80%99higgins-cosecho-un-nuevo-triunfo-en-la-milk-cup/ ^{[ dead link ]}
8. "O'Higgins vence a Málaga y va por la Globe Cup de la Milk Cup | O'Higgins FC". www.ohigginsfc.cl. Archived from the original on 2015-09-25.
9. "O'Higgins se quedó con la Globe Cup en la Milk Cup | O'Higgins FC". www.ohigginsfc.cl. Archived from the original on 2015-09-25.
10. "NasdemJateng.Id".
11. "NasdemJateng.Id".

External links

Official websites

• (in Spanish) Official website
• (in Spanish) O'Higgins Fútbol Joven at official website
• (in Spanish) O'Higgins at the ANFP official website
• O'Higgins F.C. Fútbol Joven on Facebook
• O'Higgins F.C. Fútbol Joven on Twitter
• O'Higgins F.C. Fútbol Joven on Instagram

News sites

• (in Spanish) La Celeste a Fan site
• (in Spanish) Capo de Provincia a Fan site
• (in Spanish) Soy Celeste a Fan site