Sergio Ahumada
Sergio Ahumada Bacho ( born October 2, 1948 in Coquimbo ) is a former Chilean football player. He played among other things, for CSD Colo -Colo and Unión Española and managed with two clubs in the entry into the final of the Copa Libertadores. He also participated with the national team of his native country at the World Cup 1974 in Germany.
Career
Club career
Sergio Ahumada was born in 1948 in Coquimbo, began playing football at Deportes La Serena, where he debuted in 1966 in the first team. Deportes La Serena remained the attacker to 1969 with a brief interruption faithful and made 58 league appearances during this period with fourteen goals for the club. For the 1970 season Ahumada was committed by CSD Colo -Colo from the capital Santiago, where he spent the next five years and experienced the most successful period of his career playful. In his first season at Colo -Colo succeeded in winning the Chilean soccer championship after in La Liga on points with Unión Española, was able to prevail in the championship decider 2-1. In 1972 a new championship. With this, the club had qualified for the Copa Libertadores 1973. There, you could see the second group stage first before Club Cerro Porteño from Paraguay and Botafogo FR from Brazil end, after they had previously prevailed in the first group stage. As the first Chilean club Colo -Colo ever pulled into Santiago a final of the Copa Libertadores and met the Argentine club Independiente Avellaneda. After both outward and return leg had expected a draw, had to choose a play about the Libertadores winner. Here Independiente was achieved with a 2-1 win the title.
Sergio Ahumada was still playing to 1974 for Colo- Colo and clocked up 107 games with 41 goals for the giants of Chile. After that he went for a year to Unión Española, where in this one year immediately succeeded the third Ahumada for winning the championship of Chile. Furthermore, he moved with Unión Española before the final of the Copa Libertadores in 1975 and was thus the possibility for the second finals a Chilean team in this competition. And again was the opponent Independiente Avellaneda. This Unión Española won the first leg with a goal from Sergio Ahumada three minutes left in the game 1-0 for itself. In the return match Independiente won but then 3-1 and so forced a playoff. This won the Argentine series winner then 2-0 and were able to secure for the fourth consecutive year, the Copa Libertadores.
After a quite successful year for Unión Española Sergio Ahumada left his Chilean homeland and went to Mexico to Estudiantes Tecos. After a year Ahumada returned to Chile and played from then on CD Everton de Viña del Mar. It succeeded in 1976 winning the championship, the fourth for Sergio Ahumada and third for Everton. Total played Sergio Ahumada 1976-1978 for Everton Viña del Mar and made at this time 76 league games with thirty gates. From 1979 to 1980, the striker was at CD O'Higgins Rancagua under contract, however, came in two years only in 26 league games for use. 1981 stormed Ahumada another year for Coquimbo Unido in his hometown, before he finished his career there at the age of 33 years.
National
Between 1973 and 1977 it brought Sergio Ahumada on a total of 26 missions in the Chilean national soccer team. Here he succeeded in six Torerfolge. From coach Luis Alamos he was appointed to the South American squad for the World Cup 1974 in Germany. Ahumada came at the tournament in all three games over the full season to use and aimed at 1-1 against the GDR the only Turniertor the Chileans. The team ended with two draws and a defeat in the group stage third place in Group 1 behind the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic and ahead of Australia and retired.
Achievements
- Chilean Championship: 4x
- Finals of the Copa Libertadores: 2x