Francisca Flores Cariola (born 25 October 1985) is a former

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player from Chile, who played as a defender.

Personal life

Francisca Flores has a younger sister,

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, who also played international hockey for

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Career

Junior national team

Flores made her debut for the Chile U–21 team in 2005 at the

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. Later that year she represented the team at the

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in her hometown, Santiago.

Las Diablas

In 2006, Flores made her debut for Las Diablas at the

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. Flores went on to make represent the national team over a nine-year period. Most notably, in 2009 she won a bronze medal at the Pan American Cup in

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. She made her final appearance for the national team in 2015 during the 2014–15 FIH World League.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Flores, Francisca 1985 births Living people Chilean female field hockey players Female field hockey defenders Sportspeople from Santiago South American Games silver medalists for Chile South American Games medalists in field hockey Competitors at the 2006 South American Games 20th-century Chilean women 21st-century Chilean women