The retirement of Matías Fernández subtracts a player who leaves the force in that Colo Colo squad that played the Copa Sudamericana in 2006, leaving only four who continue in the activity.
A few days have passed since the retirement of Matías Fernández was announced. Undoubtedly, an immense sorrow was generated among the Colo Colo fans with the surprise announcement of the midfielder who brought so much joy to the white people defending the shirt of the Eternal Champion.
Four players are still valid from Colo Colo 2006.
However, with the removal of the steering wheel albo leaves a list of only four current players from that team that wore the Colo Colo shirt in the 2006 Copa Sudamericana. The midfielder was considered in that year as one of the best players in America, after incredible campaigns with the Cacique.
Even of the two finals that were played, there are three players who are still valid in football, but none of them are part of the current squad that Colo Colo has in this 2023.
Who are the current players of Colo Colo 2006?
Forward Alexis Sánchez is one of the forwards who was part of that campaign in the Copa Sudamericana during the Colo Colo 2006. Currently, the Tocopillano unstitches it sportingly wearing the Olympique de Marseille shirt in France.
Even, This weekend the national striker will face another former Colo Colo and who undoubtedly trained wearing the Alba shirt in those years, such as Gabriel Suazo. Both footballers will meet in French football in the duel between Toulouse and Marseille.
It’s not the only one, since another of the strikers who continues in football activity is the goalscorer Humberto Suazo. The attacker who broke all the nets with the white shirt would make the big leap the following year to reinforce Monterrey, where he would become one of the many legends of the Mexican club.
Currently, the man from the planet goal defends the San Luis de Quillota shirt in the First B competition in Chilean soccer, where he registered with a double in his debut with the Canarian team.
Cristóbal Jorquera is another of the players who is still valid in football. Although he was not highly considered by Claudio Borghi in the Copa Sudamericana because he had just started his sports career, he did manage to consolidate himself over time. The best moment of him occurred in the year 2010-2011, where he would end up making the leap to reach Europe and sign for Genoa in Italy.
However, during this year his arrival in Magallanes was finalized as one of the reinforcements of the club promoted to the highest category of national football, after passing through Deportes La Serena last season.
Finally, the last player that is in force in the game is the midfielder Arturo Vidal. The midfielder began to have his first weapons with the Cacique shirt that would later lead him to succeed in European football with the shirts of Bayer Leverkusen, Juventus, Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Inter Milan.
The footballer made his return to the South American continent to defend the Flamengo shirt in Brazil last year. This season, the midfielder is still at Mengao, despite the fact that on more than one occasion there has been talk of a future return to Colo Colo, which will surely be analyzed as time progresses.
