O'Higgins F.C. Fútbol Joven

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

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

  • Argentina Cristián Arán (U-19 and U-18)
  • Chile Ítalo Pinochet (U-17)
  • Argentina Fred Gayoso (U-16)
  • Chile Víctor Fuentes (U-15)

Child's teams

  • Chile Manuel Cáceres (U-14 and U-13)
  • Chile Manuel Alarcón (U-12 and U-11)
  • Chile 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. Position Player
1 Chile GK Javier Cerruti [a]
2 Chile DF Tomás Alarcón
3 Chile DF Kevin Serrano
4 Chile MF Francisco Liberona
5 Chile DF Diego González
6 Chile FW Hugo Herrera
7 Chile FW Jhon Jorquera
8 Chile MF Moisés Ávila [a]
9 Chile FW David Salazar [a]
No. Position Player
10 Chile MF Juan Núñez
11 Chile MF Matías Sepúlveda
12 Chile GK Luis Ureta
13 Chile DF Cristóbal Aravena
14 Chile DF José Garcés
15 Chile FW Reinaldo Oñate
16 Chile MF Lucas Celis
17 Chile MF Matías Meneses
18 Chile DF 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

References

  1. ↑ http://www.marca.com/2013/04/09/futbol/futbol_internacional/chile/1365524068.html
  2. ↑ http://www.ohigginsfc.cl/2013/05/09/los-capitos-disputaran-la-milk-cup-en-irlanda/
  3. ↑ http://www.ahoranoticias.cl/noticiario/edicion-matinal/sub-15-de-ohiggins-destaca-en-el-milk-cup-de-irlanda.html
  4. ↑ http://www.ohigginsfc.cl/2014/08/01/la-sub-15-celeste-termino-cuarta-en-la-milk-cup-2014/
  5. ↑ http://www.ohigginsfc.cl/2015/07/29/ohiggins-empato-con-motherwell-en-el-ultimo-partido-grupal-de-la-milk-cup/
  6. ↑ http://www.ohigginsfc.cl/2015/07/27/ohiggins-debuto-con-una-ajustada-victoria-en-la-milk-cup/
  7. ↑ http://www.ohigginsfc.cl/2015/07/28/sub-17-de-o%E2%80%99higgins-cosecho-un-nuevo-triunfo-en-la-milk-cup/
  8. ↑ http://www.ohigginsfc.cl/2015/07/30/ohiggins-vence-a-malaga-y-va-por-la-globe-cup/
  9. ↑ http://www.ohigginsfc.cl/2015/07/31/ohiggins-se-quedo-con-la-globe-cup-en-la-milk-cup/
  10. ↑ http://dalefarmmilkcup.com/premier-section/newcastle-vs-o-higgins-premier-section-globe-final-match-report.html
  11. ↑ http://dalefarmmilkcup.com/teams/o-higgins.html
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