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1979 Copa América Squads
These are the squads for the countries that played in the 1979 Copa América. The first round was played in three groups of three teams with Peru, receiving a bye to the semi-finals. Group A Chile Coach: Luis Santibáñez Colombia Head Coach: Blagoje Vidinić Venezuela Head Coach: Walter Roque Group B Argentina Head Coach: César Luis Menotti Bolivia Coach: Ramiro Blacut Brazil Head Coach: Cláudio Coutinho Group C Ecuador Head Coach: Paraguay Head Coach: Uruguay Head Coach: Roque Máspoli Roque Gastón Máspoli Arbelvide (12 October 1917 in Montevideo – 22 February 2004 in Montevideo) was a Uruguayan football player and coach. He was the goalkeeper for the Uruguay national team that won the 1950 World Cup. He was also ...
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1979 Copa América
The 1979 edition of the Copa América association football tournament was played between 18 July and 12 December. It was not held in a particular country, all matches were played on a home and away basis. Defending champions Peru were given a bye into the semi-finals. Squads Group stage The teams were drawn into three groups, consisting of three teams each. Each team played twice (home and away) against the other teams in their group, with two points for a win, one point for a draw, nil points for a loss. The winner of each group advanced to the semi-finals. ---- ''Peru qualified automatically as holders for the semifinal.'' ---- Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group C ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Knockout stage Semi-finals ''Chile won 3–1 on points.'' ---- ''Paraguay won 3–1 on points''. Finals ''2–2 on points. A play-off was played on a neutral ground to determine the winner.'' ''As the play-off finish ...
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CD O'Higgins
O'Higgins Fútbol Club (), also known as O'Higgins de Rancagua, is a Chilean professional football club based in Rancagua, that currently plays in the Campeonato Nacional. The club's home stadium is Estadio El Teniente, opened in 1945 and renovated for the 2015 Copa América, which was hosted by Chile. Founded in 1955, the club was named in honour of the country's founding father and supreme director Bernardo O'Higgins, after the merger of the clubs O'Higgins Braden and América de Rancagua. O'Higgins has won two Primera B titles, and in 2013 they won their first top-flight championship against Universidad Católica, coached by Eduardo Berizzo; they later won the 2014 Supercopa de Chile on penalty kicks against Deportes Iquique. History Establishment On 7 April 1955, after the merger of Rancagua's cross–town rival: O'Higgins Braden (that was born in 1954 from the merger between Braden F.C. and Instituto O'Higgins) and América de Rancagua, the club was founded th ...
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Patricio Yáñez
Patricio Nazario Yáñez Candia (born January 20, 1961) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a forward. Club career Yáñez began his career in 1977 with San Luis and won the Copa Apertura Segunda División and Chilean Segunda División in 1980. He moved to Spain to play for Real Valladolid, and won the Copa de la Liga in 1984. For the 1985–86 season, he went on loan to Real Zaragoza, before playing for Real Betis. In 1990, he returned to Chile, briefly playing for Universidad de Chile, before ending his career with Colo-Colo. During his time there, he won the Chilean Primera División twice and the Copa Chile, Copa Libertadores and Recopa Sudamericana once. International career Yáñez appeared 43 times for the national team, scoring five goals. He made his debut on June 13, 1979, in a friendly against Ecuador, replacing Jorge Neumann, and had his last match on November 16, 1994, against Argentina. He played for his native country in the 1982 FIFA World Cup. El P ...
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Leonardo Véliz
Leonardo Iván Véliz Díaz (born September 3, 1945) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a left winger for Everton, O'Higgins, Unión Española and Colo-Colo of Chile and in the Chile national team in the 1974 FIFA World Cup in Germany. Managerial career He worked as manager of both Chile U17 and Chile U20, leading the first in the 1993 FIFA World Championship and the second in the 1995 FIFA World Youth Championship. From 1998 to 2000 he worked for the Sporting CP youth system, where he coincided with players such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Ricardo Quaresma and Fábio Paím. Personal life He is well known by his nickname ''Pollo'' (Chicken). His son, Daniel Sebastián Véliz, represented Chile at under-20 level in the 1992 South American Championship. In 2004, he was elected a councillor of Santiago, supported by Party for Democracy. In 2009, he was a candidate for deputy, supported by for . In 2010, he switched to the other political hand after supporting Sebastián ...
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Waldo Quiroz
Waldo Quiroz (born 10 September 1949) is a Chilean footballer. He played in five matches for the Chile national football team from 1977 to 1979. He was also part of Chile's squad for the 1979 Copa América The 1979 edition of the Copa América association football tournament was played between 18 July and 12 December. It was not held in a particular country, all matches were played on a home and away basis. Defending champions Peru were given a bye ... tournament. References External links * 1949 births Living people Chilean men's footballers Chile men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Santiago {{Chile-footy-bio-stub ...
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Jorge Peredo
Jorge Sigfrido Peredo Gutiérrez (born 17 February 1953) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a forward. Career He began his career playing for the team of Castro city, becoming national amateur champion in 1974. Next, he played in Chile for five teams, including Unión Española with whom he won the 1977 Primera División de Chile. Abroad, he played for Bolivian club in 1984, his last club. He made five appearances for the Chile national team in 1979. He was also part of Chile's squad for the 1979 Copa América tournament, becoming the top goalscorer along with the Paraguayan Eugenio Morel. Personal life Peredo made his home in Canada. Honours Club Castro (city team) * Campeonato Nacional Amateur: 1974 Unión Española * Chilean Primera División: 1977 Primera División de Chile Individual * Copa América Top Goalscorer: 1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of t ...
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Víctor Estay
Víctor Manuel Estay Vásquez (born 24 February 1951) is a former Chilean footballer who played as forward. Career Estay played for four clubs, all of them in the Chilean Primera División: Deportes Concepción, Unión Española, Deportes La Serena and Rangers de Talca. At international level, he played in six matches for the Chile national football team in 1979. He was also part of Chile's squad for the 1979 Copa América The 1979 edition of the Copa América association football tournament was played between 18 July and 12 December. It was not held in a particular country, all matches were played on a home and away basis. Defending champions Peru were given a bye ... tournament. References External links * Víctor Estayat PartidosdeLaRoja.cl 1951 births Living people People from Quillota Province Footballers from Valparaíso Region Chilean men's footballers Chile men's international footballers 1979 Copa América players Chilean Primera División play ...
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Carlos Caszely
Carlos Humberto Caszely Garrido (born 5 July 1950 in Santiago, Chile) is a Chilean former footballer, nicknamed "Rey del metro cuadrado" ( en, King of the square meter, pt, O Rei do Metro Quadrado), who played as a forward. Regarded as one of Chile's most important players, between 1969 and 1985, Caszely won 48 caps and scored 29 goals for the Chile national team, including participations in the 1974 and 1982 World Cups. Club career Cazsely played for several football teams in his career, including Colo-Colo (1968–1973), Levante UD (1973–1974), RCD Espanyol (1974–1978), finally returning to Colo-Colo (1978–1985). He ended his career with Barcelona SC in 1986. International career During the opening 1974 FIFA World Cup match against West Germany, Caszely was given a red card by the match referee, Doğan Babacan, becoming the first player to be sent off in this manner. Red and yellow cards had already been introduced in the past World Cup (1970). In the 1982 World C ...
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Oscar Fabbiani
Oscar, OSCAR, or The Oscar may refer to: People * Oscar (given name), an Irish- and English-language name also used in other languages; the article includes the names Oskar, Oskari, Oszkár, Óscar, and other forms. * Oscar (Irish mythology), legendary figure, son of Oisín and grandson of Finn mac Cumhall Places * Oscar, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * Oscar, Louisiana, an unincorporated community * Oscar, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Oscar, Oklahoma, an unincorporated community * Oscar, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community * Oscar, Texas, an unincorporated community * Oscar, West Virginia, an unincorporated community * Lake Oscar (other) * Oscar Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, a civil township Animals * Oscar (bionic cat), a cat that had implants after losing both hind paws * Oscar (bull), #16, (d. 1983) a ProRodeo Hall of Fame bucking bull * Oscar (fish), ''Astronotus ocellatus'' * Oscar (therapy cat), cat purported t ...
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Cobreloa
Club de Deportes Cobreloa S.A.D.P. (), commonly referred to as Cobreloa, is a Chilean football professional club based in Calama, Región de Antofagasta, Chile. That competes in the Primera B. The club's home ground is the Estadio Zorros del Desierto. Founded on 7 January 1977, by the initiative of various local groups and the Chilean state-owned enterprise, CODELCO. This club was created starting from the Legal Personality of the local club, Deportes El Loa. On 30 March 2006, the club changed to a ''Limited sports company'' with the unanimous approval of 56 of its ''socios'' (members). According to the 2018 year public report, the capital of the club is $4.534 billion CLP ($6.697.624,8 USD) spread on 1.000.000 shares of stock without nominal value, mostly owned by the ''socios'' (members of club) with 999,999 of them and the chairman of the club with 1 share. In 2018 the first team budget was $100 million CLP. The club's professional debut in Segunda división professiona ...
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Mario Soto (footballer, Born 1950)
Mario del Tránsito Soto Benavides (born July 10, 1950) is a Chilean former football defender who played as a centre back. Career Soto played for his native country in the 1982 FIFA World Cup. In total for his country he played 48 matches scoring 1 goal between 1975 and 1985. Soto is one of the biggest idols of Chilean club Cobreloa. He also played for club football for Chileans CD Magallanes and Unión Española, and Brazilian side Palmeiras. Honours Unión Española * Chilean Primera División (1): 1975 Cobreloa * Chilean Primera División (3): 1980, 1982, 1985 Lozapenco * Chilean Tercera División Tercera División de Chile (Third Division of Chile), is the fourth tier of Chilean football (soccer). It is organized by the Federación de Fútbol de Chile and the Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Amateur de Chile. It is both the fourth level of ... (1): References External links * Mario Sotoat MemoriaWanderers Mario Sotoat PlaymakerStats at PartidosdeLaRoja ...
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Manuel Rojas (footballer)
Manuel Antonio "Manny" Rojas Zúñiga (born June 13, 1954) is a retired football midfielder from Chile, who represented his native country at the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain. His professional career took him from his native Chile to Mexico and ultimately the United States. He spent two seasons in the North American Soccer League, four in the Major Indoor Soccer League, three in the American Indoor Soccer Association and one in the American Soccer League. Rojas also coached the now-defunct Chicago Soul soccer team for the 2012 year before being fired midseason after a 2-7 start. Playing Rojas began his professional club with Chilean First Division club Palestino. He then moved to Mexican Club América for the 1975 season. At some point, he signed with Universidad Católica of Chile and was on their roster for the 1981–82 season. In 1983, he moved to the United States where he signed with the Tampa Bay Rowdies of the North American Soccer League (NASL). He scored eight ...
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