Colo Colo to sign Paraguan forward Edison Gimenez
25/12/2006 17:35
Colo Colo are to sign Paraguayan forward Edison Gimenez, the Chilean
champions said yesterday.
Gimenez currently plays for Dos de Mayo, a team in
Paraguay's first division, and Colo Colo has paid US$400,000 for his contract,
said Raimondo Valenzuela, director of Blanco y Negro, the company that controls
Colo Colo.
Gimenez last played in Chile on Nov. 15, scoring one goal in the
Paraguay-Chile match held in Vina del Mar, which ended 3-2 in favor of
Chile.
Colo Colo, known as the cacique (the Indian chief), is Chile's most
popular club. It won the local league for the 25th time on Saturday, defeating
Audax Italiano in front of a full home stadium.
Local press reported that the
team wants to sign Chile's Manuel Neira, Argentina's Jose Luis Diaz and
Colombia's Giovanni Hernandez. Meanwhile, several players, including Argentina's
Miguel Caneo, Colombia's Andres Gonzalez and Chile's Rodrigo Melendez, are
likely to leave.
The club also held a celebration ceremony Saturday for
Matias Fernandez, who is leaving for Spanish club Villareal. Colo Colo mangaer
Claudio Borghi described Fernandez as having given all he had -- exemplary
conduct and great goals.
Xinhua
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