Margarita Almendra Collinao López (born 12 December 2003) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Championship club Colo-Colo and the Chile women's national team.

Club career

She came to Colo-Colo youth system at the age of six and was promoted to the under-17 squad at the age of eleven.

Margarita Collinao

International career

At the age of twelve she was called up to the Chile senior team and has also been the team captain. However, she made her first two appearances in friendly matches against Costa Rica in June 2018.

Margarita Collinao

In March 2018, she represented Chile at under-17 in the South American Championship as well as the under-20's in the 2022 South American Championship.

Margarita Collinao

Personal life

She is of Mapuche descent and her surname means "red jaguar" in Mapudungún.

In August 2022, she was honored as Illustrious Daughter (Hija Ilustre) of her hometown, San Joaquín.

References

External links

Margarita Collinao at PartidosdeLaRoja.com

2003 births

Living people

Chilean people of Mapuche descent

Mapuche sportspeople

Footballers from Santiago

Chilean women's footballers

Chile women's youth international footballers

Chile women's international footballers

Colo-Colo (women) footballers

Women's association football midfielders

Indigenous sportspeople of the Americas

People from Santiago Province, Chile