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From David to Chamako and from Chamako to Paredes. Kolo Kolo celebrates 95 years of life and it is approaching a century by leaps and bounds on a holiday that, this time, should be indoors.
Cacique is the most winning team in Chilean football with 32 national titles, 12 Chile Cups, two Chilean Super Bowls and an international award with one Copa Libertadores in 1991, South America Cup and Inter-American Cup.
Founded on April 19, 1925 by a group of players who decided to leave Magellan, led by David ArellanoThe albums have preserved the tradition in Chilean football, which comes from its uniform, its popular roots and even the devotion of its followers.
Throughout history Kolo Kolo went through it all, Several football revolutions, serious dangers from an economic point of view, bankruptcy, as a result of which he was on the brink of an abyss at the beginning of the century, and a 15-year-old assignment, half the initial term in a black and white contract with the Club. Society and sport.
Carlos Caseli, Shamako Valdes, Elson Beirut, Severino Vasconcelos, Cua Cua Hormasabal, Marcelo Barticchiotto, Marcelo Espina, Esteban Paredes, Matias Fernandez, Many and of various types were idols erected by the addiction of Alba for many years, with Visogol as their last banner.
Over these 95 years of Kolo-Kolo, we will leave you 10 great milestones in the history of Alba:
On April 19, 1925 and after a whole process, a group of young players from Magallan left this club because they aspired to the professionalism of football. The leader was David Arellano. So was born Kolo Kolo.
On June 5, 1991, Colo Colo achieved his greatest sporting achievement: getting Copa Libertadores from Mirko Jozic. Daniel Moron, Gabriel Mendoza, Jaime Pizarro, Marcelo Barticchiotto, Ruben Martinez, Ruben Espinoza and many other illustrious names rose to the eternal podium of fans of Albo.
In 1939, Kolo Kolo hired Hungarian Franz Platko as DT, who introduced the WM system: three defenses, two midfielders, two playmakers and three forwards, something revolutionary for that time, and this will change many paradigms. Finally, he will lead the Colo Colo in four cycles, achieving three First Division titles.
In 1973, in a very tense climate due to the political and social situation in Chile, a team led by Carlos Casli and Franciso Chamako Valdes reached the final of the Libertadores Cup, where they will get to Independente in three games with many questions for the referendum. ,
On December 22, 2002, in the midst of the bankruptcy process, Colo Colo, led by Marcelo Espina and Marcelo Barticciotto, who made his last hands in football and is full of youth, retained Clausura in the title, which Album fans cherish with special love.
After an unsuccessful inauguration in 1975, Colo Colo finally opened the Monumental Stadium on September 30, 1988 in a friendly match in which he defeated Peñaroli. The court was named by its founder: David Arellano.
Kolo Kolo also went down in the history of women’s football. They won 10 titles in a row and remained in the 2012 Libertadores Cup, being the backbone of the golden generation that reached the World Cup in France. Today, from the hands of a project led by Harold Maine-Nichols, she signed a professional contract with all of her players and for the Alba Night women’s party.
In 1996, Colo Colo hired Paraguayan Gustavo Benitez. After circumventing criticism and a feint retirement, the coach was supported by the leadership and standards of the team and created an unforgettable team between 1997 and 1998, communicating with the best on the continent and with the youth base, which almost all reached the First Division. They reached three championships and reached the semi-finals of Libertadores.
Holding hands with Claudio Borgi and with figures such as Jorge Valdivia, Matias Fernandez, Claudio Bravo, Arturo Vidal and Umberto Suazo, Colo Colo won Apertura 2006 for U. From then on, he will win three more titles, having received an unprecedented three-time championship repair work on the campus, which took place along the way. This team will reach the final of the South Americans, which they will lose to Pachuca, and became the basis of the golden generation of reds along with the University of Chile in 2011.
On October 5, 2019, Esteban Paredes in the match against Universidad de Chile achieved his goal in 216 at the National Championship of the first division, beating Francisco Chamaco Valdes on this point and establishing himself as the main Chilean shooter.