Francisco Segundo Valdés Muñoz, (19 March 1943 - 10 August 2009), nicknamed Chamaco, was a

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...

an footballer and manager. Recognized as one of

's most important midfielders, with 215 official goals, he is the top scorer in the history of Chilean league.

Career

Valdés always played in the

an first division league, where he became the top scorer in their history with 215 goals in 478 official matches, leaving behind Pedro "Heidi" Gonzalez with 212 goals. He is the maximum gunner for

Colo Colo Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo () is a Chilean professional Association football, football club based in Macul, Santiago. Founded in 1925 by David Arellano they play in the Chilean Primera División, from which they have List of unrelegated a ...

in official tournaments with 180 goals scored (179 in 353 matches during the

an national championship and 1 goal during the liguilla Copa Libertadores) and the top scorer in Copa Libertadores with 20 goals in 44 matches. He was the brains, and alongside

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 o ...

, the star of

1973, and the champion in 1963 and 1972. He was also runner-up on the Copa Libertadores de America in 1973. Selected by the Chilean National Team, he played 50 matches, scoring 9 goals. He was the Chilean offensive midfielder in the England 1966 and Germany 1974 FIFA World Cups. In 1973, he was runner-up of the Copa Libertadores with Colo Colo, he was also the captain of the Chilean National Team.

Personal life

On 6 April 1965, Valdés was one of the constituent footballers of , the

trade union A trade union (labor union in American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers intent on "maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment", ch. I such as attaining better wages and benefits ...

of professionales footballers in Chile, alongside fellows such as

Efraín Santander Segundo Efraín Santander Cancino (born 7 December 1941), known as Efraín Santander, is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for clubs in Chile and Guatemala. Club career Santander came to Colo-Colo youth system ...

, Mario Ortiz,

Hugo Lepe Hugo Mario Lepe Gajardo (14 April 1940 – 4 July 1991) was a Chilean football defender who played for Chile in the 1962 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Club Universidad de Chile. Personal life On 6 April 1965, Lepe was one of the constitu ...

, among others. He was the uncle of Chilean footballer Sebastián "Chamagol" González. He died of heart failure at his home at the age of 66.

Honours

;

Primera División de Chile Primera may refer to * Nissan Primera, a car * Primera Air, a former airline * Primera división (disambiguation), multiple top division football leagues * Primera, Texas, a town in Cameron County, Texas * Alí Primera Alí Rafael Primera Rosel ...

: 1963, 1972 *

Copa Chile The Copa Chile (''Chile Cup'') is an annual cup competition for Chilean football teams. Due to time constraints and club pressure, the trophy was cancelled in 2000, but returned in 2008. Its precursor was the Campeonato de Apertura (''Opening Ch ...

: 1974

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Valdes, Francisco 1943 births 2009 deaths Footballers from Santiago Chilean footballers Chile international footballers 1966 FIFA World Cup players 1974 FIFA World Cup players 1975 Copa América players Colo-Colo footballers Unión Española footballers C.D. Antofagasta footballers Santiago Wanderers footballers Cobreloa footballers San Marcos de Arica footballers Chilean Primera División players Chilean football managers San Luis de Quillota managers Coquimbo Unido managers Lota Schwager managers Deportes Puerto Montt managers Rangers de Talca managers Magallanes managers Primera B de Chile managers Association football midfielders