O'Higgins F.C. Fútbol Joven

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O'Higgins
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Full nameO'Higgins Fútbol Joven
Nickname(s)Los Capitos
Founded7 April 1955;68 years ago (1955-04-07)
as Club Deportivo O'Higgins
Ground Monasterio Celeste,
Rancagua, Chile
Capacity500
ExecutiveFernando Vergara
League Fútbol Joven de Chile – Serie de Oro
Website Club website

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.

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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

Teams

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.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Chile.svg  CHI Javier Cerruti [a]
2 DF Flag of Chile.svg  CHI Tomás Alarcón
3 DF Flag of Chile.svg  CHI Kevin Serrano
4 MF Flag of Chile.svg  CHI Francisco Liberona
5 DF Flag of Chile.svg  CHI Diego González
6 FW Flag of Chile.svg  CHI Hugo Herrera
7 FW Flag of Chile.svg  CHI Jhon Jorquera
8 MF Flag of Chile.svg  CHI Moisés Ávila [a]
9 FW Flag of Chile.svg  CHI David Salazar [a]
No.Pos.NationPlayer
10 MF Flag of Chile.svg  CHI Juan Núñez
11 MF Flag of Chile.svg  CHI Matías Sepúlveda
12 GK Flag of Chile.svg  CHI Luis Ureta
13 DF Flag of Chile.svg  CHI Cristóbal Aravena
14 DF Flag of Chile.svg  CHI José Garcés
15 FW Flag of Chile.svg  CHI Reinaldo Oñate
16 MF Flag of Chile.svg  CHI Lucas Celis
17 MF Flag of Chile.svg  CHI Matías Meneses
18 DF Flag of Chile.svg  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
Copa Chile

International

Milk Cup

International competitions

Milk Cup

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References

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