The 2007 season was the 76th season for
Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo, a Chilean
football
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club based in
Macul
Macul ( Quechua: "to stretch out right hand") is a commune of Chile located in the central-eastern part of the Greater Santiago area, bordered by the communes of Ñuñoa to the north, San JoaquÃn to the west, Peñalolén to the east and L ...
,
Santiago
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. In the
Primera División Chilena - the top tier of Chilean football - Colo-Colo won the ''Apertura'' (first half-season) tournament and came third in the ''Clausura'' (second half-season). They were eliminated in the first round of the knock-out stage in the
Copa Libertadores
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and
Copa Sudamericana
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competitions.
Apertura 2007
Squad
Squad changes
In:
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Rainer Wirth Signed from
Universidad Católica
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Gilberto Velázquez Transferred from
Club GuaranÃ
Club Guaranà is a Paraguayan professional football
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*
Rodrigo Millar Transferred from
Huachipato
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Giovanni Hernandez Comes from
Colón de Santa Fe Colón, the primary Spanish translation of Christopher Columbus, may refer to:
Places
;Argentina
* Colón, Entre RÃos
* Colón Department, Córdoba
* Colón Department, Entre RÃos
* Colón, Buenos Aires
;Colombia
* Colón, Nariño
* Coló ...
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Boris Gonzalez Transferred from
Cobreloa
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Edison Gimenez Transferred from
Club 2 de Mayo
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Gonzalo Jara Transferred from
Huachipato
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Juan Gonzalo Lorca
Juan Gonzalo Lorca Donoso (born 15 January 1985) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a forward.
Club career
Lorca began his career with Colo-Colo's youth squad when he turned twelve years old. He began as an attacking midfielder, but s ...
On Loan from
Huachipato
Out:
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MatÃas Fernández Transferred to
Villarreal CF
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Miguel Caneo Returns to
Godoy Cruz
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Alex Varas Transferred to
Universidad de Concepción
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Places
* Universidad, San Juan, Puerto Rico
* Universidad (Madrid)
Football clubs
* Universidad SC, a Guatemalan football club that represents the Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala
...
*
Andrés González Returns to
América de Cali
América de Cali S. A., best known as América de Cali or América, is a Colombian professional football club based in Cali. It competes in the CategorÃa Primera A, the top-flight league of Colombian football. The team plays its home games at ...
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Alvaro Ormeño Transferred to
Gimnasia LP
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Mario Caceres Transferred to
PAS Giannena
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Felipe Flores On Loan to
Club Deportivo O'Higgins
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Cristobal Jorquera On Loan to
Ñublense
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Top-scorers
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Humberto Suazo 20 goals
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Giovanni Hernandez 7 goals
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Gonzalo Fierro 6 goals
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Rodrigo Millar 3 goals
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Jose Luis Jerez 3 goals
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Arturo Vidal
Arturo Erasmo Vidal Pardo (; born 22 May 1987) is a Chilean professional Association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chilean Primera División club Colo-Colo and the Chile national football team, Chile national team. His displ ...
2 goals
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Edison Gimenez 2 goals
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Juan Gonzalo Lorca
Juan Gonzalo Lorca Donoso (born 15 January 1985) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a forward.
Club career
Lorca began his career with Colo-Colo's youth squad when he turned twelve years old. He began as an attacking midfielder, but s ...
2 goals
#
Moises Villarroel 2 goals
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Ariel Salinas 1 goal
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Arturo Sanhueza 1 goal
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Alexis
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* Alexis (comics) (1946– ...
1 goal
Table
Results
;Results summary
Clausura 2007
Squad
Squad changes
In:
*
Cristián Muñoz Transferred from
Huachipato
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Jorge Carrasco Chirino Transferred from
Audax Italiano
Audax Club Sportivo Italiano () is a Chilean football club based in La Florida playing in the Campeonato Nacional, having has spent most of its history in the top tier of Chilean football.
History
The club was founded by Italian residents in S ...
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Rodolfo Moya Transferred from
Audax Italiano
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History
The club was founded by Italian residents in S ...
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José Luis Cabión Transferred from
Deportes Melipilla
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Roberto Cereceda Transferred from
Audax Italiano
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History
The club was founded by Italian residents in S ...
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Eduardo Rubio On Loan from
Cruz Azul
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Claudio Bieler
Claudio Daniel Bieler (; born March 1, 1984) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a forward for Huracán de Vera.
Club career
Rise in career
In 2005 Bieler made his professional debut with Primera División Argentina squad Colón de San ...
Transferred from
Atlético Rafaela
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*Athletic Bilbao, or Atletico Bilbao, Basque students athletic club (also forming Athletic Cl ...
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Gustavo Biscayzacu Transferred from
CF Atlante
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Miguel Aceval Returns from
O'Higgins
Out:
*
Humberto Suazo Transferred to
CF Monterrey
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*
Alexis
Alexis may refer to:
People Mononym
* Alexis (poet) ( – ), a Greek comic poet
* Alexis (sculptor), an ancient Greek artist who lived around the 3rd or 4th century BC
* Alexis (singer) (born 1968), German pop singer
* Alexis (comics) (1946– ...
Returns to
Udinese Calcio
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Arturo Vidal
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Sold to
Bayer 04
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Sebastian Cejas Back to
Gimnasia LP
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Jose Luis Jerez Transferred to
Panserraikos
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Edison Giménez Transferred to
Olimpia Asunción
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Fou ...
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Gilberto Velázquez Transferred to
Olimpia Asunción
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Fou ...
Top-soccers
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Gonzalo Fierro 11 goals
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Gustavo Biscayzacu 6 goals
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Giovanni Hernandez 6 goals
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Claudio Bieler
Claudio Daniel Bieler (; born March 1, 1984) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a forward for Huracán de Vera.
Club career
Rise in career
In 2005 Bieler made his professional debut with Primera División Argentina squad Colón de San ...
5 goals
#
Eduardo Rubio 5 goals
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Rodrigo Millar 4 goals
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Rodolfo Moya 3 goals
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Roberto Cereceda 2 goals
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Miguel Riffo
Miguel Augusto Riffo Garay (born 21 June 1981) is a former Chilean professional association football, football player and the current Manager (association football), manager of Curicó Unido's youth categories.
Club career
Product of Colo-Colo ...
2 goals
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Miguel Aceval 2 goals
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Jorge Carrasco Chirino 1 goal
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Gonzalo Jara 1 goal
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Boris Sagredo 1 goal
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Arturo Sanhueza 1 goal
Table
;Overall table
;Group 1
Results
;Results summary
Play-offs
;Quarter-finals
;Semi-finals
;Finals
Copa Libertadores
Group stage
Round of 16
Copa Sudamericana
Colo-Colo qualified to the Liguilla Pre-Sudamericana after reaching the Top 4 in the Torneo Apertura.
First stage
Second stage
Round of 16
Friendlies and other matches
References
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2007
2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year.
Events
January
* January 1
**Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...
Chilean football clubs 2007 season
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