Yerson Opazo

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Opazo and the second or maternal family name is Riquelme.
Yerson Opazo
Personal information
Full name Yerson Flavio Opazo Riquelme
Date of birth (1984-12-24) 24 December 1984 (age 39)
Place of birth Villarrica, Chile
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Right midfielder
Youth career
Universidad de Chile
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 Universidad de Chile 16 (0)
2005 → Deportes La Serena (loan) 21 (0)
2008 Deportes La Serena 34 (0)
2009 Colo Colo 7 (0)
2009–2017 O'Higgins 211 (4)
2015–2016 → Huachipato (loan) 26 (0)
2017 San Luis 5 (0)
2018–2022 Curicó Unido 86 (0)
2023 Deportes Santa Cruz 30 (2)
Total 436 (6)
International career
2012 Chile 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Yerson Flavio Opazo Riquelme (born 24 December 1984) is a former Chilean footballer who played as right-back or right midfielder.

Club career[edit]

Universidad de Chile[edit]

Opazo began his career at Chilean club, Universidad de Chile. After of play many years in the youth teams of this club, he was promoted to the first team in January 2005 and then was loaned to Deportes La Serena in June of that year. With the 'papayas', he was a key player in the starting XI, so that did reach the semi-finals against Universidad Católica, thanks to the good performance of the team.

For the next season, Opazo returned to Universidad de Chile, but he was on many occasions at the bench, because the experimentates players Waldo Ponce and Julio Moreyra played in his position as frequency players in the team's lineup. In the 2006 Clausura, second semestral tournament, Opazo scored his first competitive goal in his career, in a 2–0 win over Santiago Wanderers on 22 October, scoring the first goal of the game at 14th minute.[1] In 2007, he had an opaque moment in his career and his life, he only played 3 games for the Apertura tournament and protagonizated a scandal with his team-mate Mauricio Pinilla at a disco, being fired the next day Pinilla and Opazo by the coach Jorge Socías.[2]

Deportes La Serena[edit]

After one semester without football activity, Opazo was signed by Deportes La Serena, club in where completed a good season in the Clausura 2005 tournament. On 26 January 2008, he made his club debut for a league game against Audax Italiano in a 0–0 away draw at Estadio Monumental. He completed a good season at Serena, playing all games of his club and contributing much at the scheme of the coach Víctor Hugo Castañeda. Because his performance, this made that Yerson would have a chance of be transferred to Colo-Colo, rival of his former club Universidad de Chile.

Colo-Colo[edit]

On 31 December 2008, it was confirmed that Opazo joined Colo-Colo for play the national tournament and the 2009 Copa Libertadores.[3] However, he suffered an injury that made miss to the player the first games of the season, Yerson including only played 7 games in his stady, being after fired by the coach Hugo Tocalli.

O'Higgins[edit]

In 2012, Opazo was runner-up with O'Higgins, after lose the final against Universidad de Chile in the penalty shoot-out, and he was selected as the best right back of the tournament and the year.

In 2013, he won the Apertura 2013-14 with O'Higgins. In the tournament, he played in 16 of 18 matches. In 2014, he won the Supercopa de Chile against Deportes Iquique.[4]

He participated with the club in the 2014 Copa Libertadores where they faced Deportivo Cali, Cerro Porteño and Lanús, being third and being eliminated in the group stage. In the tournament, Opazo scored two goals, both against Deportivo Cali. [5]

Deportes Santa Cruz[edit]

Opazo played for Deportes Santa Cruz in the 2023 Primera B. In February 2024, he announced his retirement from football.[6]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of 16 January 2015
Club Season League Copa Chile Supercopa Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
O'Higgins 2009[7] Primera División 6 0 0 0 — 6 0
2010[8] 31 0 2 0 — 33 0
2011[9] 37 1 5 0 — 42 1
2012[10] 36 1 5 0 — 2[a] 0 43 1
2013[11] 17 0 — 17 0
2013–14[12] 27 2 10 0 1 0 5[b] 2 43 4
2014–15[13] 17 0 3 0 — 20 0
Career total 171 4 25 0 1 0 7 2 204 6
  1. ^ Appearances in the Copa Sudamericana
  2. ^ Appearances in the Copa Libertadores

Honours[edit]

O'Higgins
Individual
  • Medalla Santa Cruz de Triana: 2014

References[edit]

  1. ^ "La "U" vuelve a la pelea". La Cuarta.cl. Diario La Cuarta. Retrieved 22 October 2006.
  2. ^ "DT de la "U" lapidario con Mauricio Pinilla: "Cada uno cava su propia tumba"". Terra.cl. Terra Deportes Chile. Retrieved 29 May 2007.
  3. ^ "Yerson Opazo, ex U, y su llegada a Colo Colo: "Empiezo a sentir cariño por esta institución"". Emol.cl. Emol. Retrieved 31 December 2008.
  4. ^ "O'higgins Ganó la Supercopa al Vencer a Deportes Iquique".
  5. ^ "O'Higgins se quedó en blanco con Lanús y fue eliminado de la Copa Libertadores".
  6. ^ Araneda, Juan Pablo (13 February 2024). "Histórico jugador de O'Higgins anuncia su retiro del fútbol profesional". En Cancha (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Chile - y. Opazo - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
  8. ^ "Chile - y. Opazo - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
  9. ^ "Chile - y. Opazo - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
  10. ^ "Chile - y. Opazo - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
  11. ^ "Chile - y. Opazo - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
  12. ^ "Chile - y. Opazo - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
  13. ^ "Chile - y. Opazo - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".

External links[edit]

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