Coquimbo is best known in football circles as the birthplace of Carlos Carmona, but the city has produced 28 documented association football players in total. Other notable players include Nicolás Corvetto, Luis Mosquera, Mario Aravena and Carlos Escobar Ortíz. Among them are 26 male and 2 female players. Documented players span more than 108 years, from 1894 to 2002.
