Unión Temuco
| Full name | Club Deportivo Unión Temuco |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) |
Los de Salas Salas Boys UT El Rojo Matadores |
| Founded | January 20, 2008 |
| Ground |
Estadio Municipal Germán Becker Temuco, Chile |
| Capacity | 18,125 |
| Chairman | Marcelo Salas (last) |
| Manager | Luis Landeros (last) |
| League | Primera B |
| 2013 | 5th, South Zone |
Club Deportivo Unión Temuco was a Chilean professional football club based in Temuco, La Araucanía Region. The club played at the Primera B, the second tier of the Chilean football, until 2013 when it was folded. The club was established on January 2008 by the former national team footballer and Chilean legend Marcelo Salas, a famous player from the zone. In 2009, the club joined to the Third Division tournament, and years later this tournament was won by Temuco, being the first official title of the club.
Their home games were played at the Estadio Municipal Germán Becker. Unión Temuco's main rivalry was with neighbours Deportes Temuco, against whom they contested the Araucanía derby. The main supporters of the club were the fans of Universidad de Chile living in Temuco, because Marcelo Salas (a former symbol of 'La U') owned the team.
Product of a disagree with Provincial Temuco, made that the proyect of buy this club and establish a sports complex collapse and derived a new institution that was quickly registered in ChileDeportes, to start setting up a , being Marcelo Salas the owner on January 2008. In August 2009, was announced that the former goalkeeper of the national team Nelson Tapia was appointed as new sport manager of the club. In the same season, the club was promoted to the second division, born the rivalry with Deportes Temuco.
In 2013 the team owner announced that the two Temuco clubs would merge, and the two teams became known together as Deportes Temuco, with Salas as the main investor.
During the Tercera División tournament, the team had a squad with many players of experience for play in this category. Temuco was with frequently in the first places of the league table. The objective of be promoted to the professional football was achieved on a Saturday 14 December 2009, Temuco defeat 2–0 to Unión Quilpué with a twice of Óscar Salinas at 73rd and 80th minutes, achieving of this form the dream promotion to Primera B.
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