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unusual facts about Colo Colo



Nicolás Millán

His substitute appearance for Chilean club Colo Colo against Santiago Wanderers at the age of fourteen years, nine months and three days smashed the previous record of Frank Lobos considerably.


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2012 Copa Libertadores Femenina

The topscorer award was given to Cristiane for a second time and the best player award was won by Karen Araya from Colo Colo.

Alfredo Duhalde

Duhalde also was director and president of the Banco Osorno- La Unión (1960–1966), Presidente of the Athletic Federation of Chile, partner of the Duhalde, Dibarrant and Co. and honorary director of Colo-Colo F.C. He died in the city of Santiago in 1985.

Carlos Lemus

At the age of ten years, he was scouted by Colo-Colo and he developed in the lower divisions of the school, playing in Colo-Colo and affiliate Third Division.

David Arellano

On 3 May 1927 in Valladolid, Spain while on tour with Colo Colo, David Arellano encountered peritonitis after being hit by an opposing player during a match.

Diego Sánchez Carvajal

Diego moved the following season to Deportes Temuco, Salas' team cross-town rivals, and then he moved to Barnechea, amateur team where was scouted by Unión San Felipe, first-tier club, with which relegated to Primera B in 2012, having very well performances despite of that, among which highlighted a penalty saved to Esteban Paredes in a 1–0 away loss against Colo-Colo at Monumental.

Estadio Monumental David Arellano

Completed in its current form in 1989, it was reopened in September of that year with a match between Colo-Colo and CA Peñarol from Uruguay, which the hosts won 2-1, thanks to goals by Marcelo Barticciotto and Leonel Herrera.

José del Solar

In 2007, del Solar was named coach of former club Club Deportivo Universidad Católica, finishing second behind Colo-Colo in Apertura 2007.

Juan Eluchans

On 27 November 2010, Católica gain a crucial victory 3–2 at Calama to Cobreloa in the penultimate week of the league tournament, beating Colo-Colo in top-of-the-table by 3 points.

Nelson Rebolledo

Among other data he scored against Colo-Colo in the Torneo Clausura 2008 at the Estadio Monumetal in Santiago.

Roberto Silvera

During the 2011 Copa Libertadores group stage match between Santos and Colo-Colo he brandished a record 14 cards, five of them being red (three for Santos players and two for Colo-Colo).

Sebastián Toro

He first started in Colo-Colo's first team when Miguel Riffo and Luis Mena were injured and there were no other replacements.

South American Championship of Champions

Vasco da Gama had already defeated Lítoral and Emelec 1-0 each, thumped Nacional 3-1, trashed Deportivo Municipal 4-0 and tied 1-1 with the host club Colo-Colo.

Vanderlei Luxemburgo

In the Copa Libertadores he conquered a place in the Round of 16 by defeating Colo-Colo 1–0 in Santiago, with Cleiton Xavier scoring a last minute long-range goal in the angle of Colo-Colo's goalkeeper.