Margarita Collinao
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Margarita Almendra Collinao López[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 December 2003[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 | Unión Española | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2015 | Colo-Colo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2024 | Colo-Colo | ||
| 2025– | Unión Española | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Chile U17 | ||
| 2018 | Chile | 2 | (0) |
| 2022 | Chile U20 | 3 | (0) |
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*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 Unión Española.
Club career
Collinao 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] She left them at the end of the 2024 season.[4]
In 2025, Collinao joined Unión Española.[5]
International career
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.[6]
In March 2018, she represented Chile at under-17 in the South American Championship[7] as well as the under-20s in both the 2022 South American Championship[8] and the 2022 South American Games.[9]
Personal life
She is of Mapuche descent and her surname means "red jaguar" in Mapudungún.[10]
In August 2022, she was honored as Illustrious Daughter (Hija Ilustre) of her hometown, San Joaquín.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d "Nómina de jugadoras" (PDF). CONMEBOL. p. 15. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ Margarita Collinao at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Molina, Geraldine (13 December 2024). "Margarita Collinao anuncia su despedida de Colo-Colo para 2025". Contragolpe (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ^ Molina, Geraldine (29 January 2025). "Yamila Pérez y Margarita Collinao fichan por Unión Española". Contragolpe (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ^ "Margarita Collinao". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ "Nóminas de Chile para Campeonatos Sudamericanos Femeninos Sub-17". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ "Nóminas de Chile para Campeonatos Sudamericanos Femeninos Sub-20". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ "Margarita Almendra Collinao López". asu2022.org.py (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ "Diccionario de apellidos Mapuche (Grafemario Azümchefe)". Fundación Aitue (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 August 2023.
External links
- Margarita Collinao at Soccerway
- Margarita Collinao at PartidosdeLaRoja.com (in Spanish)