Margarita Collinao

Margarita Collinao
Personal information
Full name Margarita Almendra Collinao López[1]
Date of birth (2003-12-12) 12 December 2003 (age 20)[1]
Place of birth San Joaquín, Santiago, Chile
Height 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder[1]
Team information
Current team
Colo-Colo
Number 25
Youth career
2010–2015 Colo-Colo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Colo-Colo
International career
2018 Chile U17
2018 Chile 2 (0)
2022 Chile U20 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 June 2019[2]

Margarita Almendra Collinao López (born 12 December 2003) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Championship club Colo-Colo and the Chile women's national team.

Club career

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She came to Colo-Colo youth system at the age of six and was promoted to the under-17 squad at the age of eleven.[3]

International career

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At the age of twelve she was called up to the Chile senior team and has also been the team captain.[3] However, she made her first two appearances in friendly matches against Costa Rica in June 2018.[4]

In March 2018, she represented Chile at under-17 in the South American Championship[5] as well as the under-20's in both the 2022 South American Championship[6] and the 2022 South American Games.[7]

Personal life

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She is of Mapuche descent and her surname means "red jaguar" in Mapudungún.[8]

In August 2022, she was honored as Illustrious Daughter (Hija Ilustre) of her hometown, San Joaquín.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Nómina de jugadoras" (PDF). CONMEBOL. p. 15. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  2. ^ Margarita Collinao at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Seleccionada nacional de fútbol, Margarita Collinao, es nombrada Hija Ilustre de la Comuna". SanJoaquin.cl (in Spanish). 22 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Margarita Collinao". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Nóminas de Chile para Campeonatos Sudamericanos Femeninos Sub-17". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Nóminas de Chile para Campeonatos Sudamericanos Femeninos Sub-20". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Margarita Almendra Collinao López". asu2022.org.py (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  8. ^ "Diccionario de apellidos Mapuche (Grafemario Azümchefe)". Fundación Aitue (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 August 2023.
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