José Antonio Arias Mujica (born October 9, 1944), known as Antonio Arias, is a Chilean former

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defender, who played for the Chile national team between 1968 and 1973, gaining 30 caps. He was part of the Chilean squad for the

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. At club level, Arias played for Magallanes,

Unión Española Club Unión Española S.A.D.P. is a professional association football, football club based in the Independencia, Chile, Independencia neighborhood, commune of Santiago, Chile. They currently participate in the Chilean Primera Division, Primera D ...

and

Palestino Club Deportivo Palestino is a professional football club based in the city of Santiago, Chile. The club was founded in 1920 and plays in the Primera División de Chile. They play their home games at the Estadio Municipal de La Cisterna stadium ...

Personal life

He is the older brother of the former footballer Jorge Arias.

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* * 1944 births Living people Footballers from Santiago Chilean men's footballers Men's association football defenders Chile men's international footballers 1974 FIFA World Cup players Unión Española footballers Deportes Magallanes footballers Club Deportivo Palestino footballers Chilean Primera División players {{Chile-footy-defender-stub