9.5.15

Colo-Colo Tour, 1927


Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo only came into being in 1925 when David Arellano and others defected from the Magallanes club. In only their second year of existence Colo-Colo undertook a tour of Central America, Iberia and South America. 

The party, led by President of the Chilean Football Federation, Carlos Cariola and  Secretary Alberto Parodi, included the following players:


Manuel ‘Maestro’ Guerrero*
GK
Roberto Cortés*
GK
Ulises Poirier*
D
Ernesto Chaparro*
D
Jorge Linford*
D
José Rosetti*
D
Francisco ‘Mono’ Arellano*
D
Togo Bascuñán
D
Manuel Figueroa*
D
Víctor Morales*
HB
Waldo ‘El Indio’ Sanhueza
HB
Oscar ‘Colo-Colo’ González
HB
Guillermo Saavedra*
CH
Carlos Schneeberger*
F
Guillermo Subiabre*
F
Horacio Muñoz*
F
David Arellano*
F
José Miguel Olguín*
F
Humberto Moreno*
F

* denotes Chilean international.


 






Ecuador

14.01.27
Norte América
0
7
 Colo-Colo
Guayaquil
15.01.27
Córdova / Racing
0
7
 Colo-Colo
Guayaquil

Cuba
28.01.27
Iberia - Juventud Asturiana
1
4
 Colo-Colo
Havana
30.01.27
Sport Fortuna
3
2
 Colo-Colo
Havana

Mexico
12.02.27
Necaxa
0
3
 Colo-Colo
Mexico City
13.02.27
Real España
1
0
 Colo-Colo
Mexico City
20.02.27
América
1
6
 Colo-Colo
Mexico City
22.02.27
Club México
1
3
 Colo-Colo
Mexico City
25.02.27
Atlante
0
4
 Colo-Colo
Mexico City
27.02.27
Asturias
1
1
 Colo-Colo
Mexico City
01.03.27
Selección de Guadalajara
1
4
 Colo-Colo
Guadalajara
03.03.27
Selección de Guadalajara
0
4
 Colo-Colo
Guadalajara
08.03.27
Club México - Necaxa
1
3
 Colo-Colo
Mexico City
11.03.27
Ejército y Armada
2
3
 Colo-Colo
Mexico City
12.03.27
Albinegros de Orizaba
0
5
 Colo-Colo
Orizaba
13.03.27
Albinegros de Orizaba
0
8
 Colo-Colo
Orizaba

Spain
03.04.27
Pontevedra
3
4
 Colo-Colo
La Coruña
07.04.27
Deportivo de La Coruña
2
0
 Colo-Colo
La Coruña
10.04.27
Deportivo de La Coruña
2
2
 Colo-Colo
La Coruña

Portugal
13.04.27
Oporto /Salgueiros
2
1
 Colo-Colo
Porto
15.04.27
Sporting /Benfica
2
4
 Colo-Colo
Lisbon
17.04.27
Vitória Setúbal
2
1
 Colo-Colo
Lisbon

Spain
24.04.27
Atlético
3
1
 Colo-Colo
Madrid
01.05.27
Real Unión Deportiva
2
6
 Colo-Colo
Valladolid
02.05.27
Real Unión Deportiva
3
3
 Colo-Colo
Valladolid
08.05.27
Valencia C.F.
3
4
 Colo-Colo
Valencia
09.05.27
Valencia C.F.
3
1
 Colo-Colo
Valencia
13.05.27
Valencia Select
2
4
 Colo-Colo
Valencia
15.05.27
Club Deportivo Castellón
2
1
 Colo-Colo
Castellón
17.05.27
Puerto de Sagunto
0
1
 Colo-Colo
Sagunto
22.05.27
Madrid Select
1
3
 Colo-Colo
Madrid
27.05.27
Real Murcia
4
1
 Colo-Colo
Murcia
29.05.27
Real Murcia
2
4
 Colo-Colo
Murcia
31.05.27
Murcia Select
2
4
 Colo-Colo
Murcia
05.06.27
Elche
2
2
 Colo-Colo
Elche
09.06.27
Catalunya
4
5
 Colo-Colo
Barcelona
12.06.27
Real Sociedad Alfonso XIII
2
5
 Colo-Colo
Palma
14.06.27
Real Sociedad Alfonso XIII
2
3
 Colo-Colo
Palma

Uruguay
04.07.27
Uruguay Select
5
1
 Colo-Colo
Montevideo
07.07.27
Uruguay Select
4
0
 Colo-Colo
Montevideo
10.07.27
Peñarol
6
1
 Colo-Colo
Montevideo

Argentina
17.07.27
Boca Juniors
6
0
 Colo-Colo
Buenos Aires

Chile
24.07.27
Unión Española /Audax Italiano
0
4
 Colo-Colo
Santiago



P
W
D
L
F
A
43
26
4
13
130
83


Vs. Necaxa  

Front page news as Mexico's Real España beat the tourists 1-0.

Vs Catalunya at Les Corts

The tour was marred by a tragedy. In the match with Real Unión on May 2nd David Arellano was involved in an aerial collision with the Spanish centre half ,Hornia . As they landed Homia's knee hit Arellano in the stomach.  Arellano  was stretchered off and taken to hospital, where peritonitis was diagnosed. The condition was inoperable and David Arellano passed away the following day. He was 24 years old.