Guillermo Yávar Romo (born 26 March 1943) is a former

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manager and

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Career

Yávar was a member of a Chile youth team under Fernando Riera in 1960 alongside players such as

Francisco Valdés Francisco Segundo Valdés Muñoz, (19 March 1943 - 10 August 2009), nicknamed Chamaco, was a Chilean footballer and manager. Recognized as one of Chile's most important midfielders, with 215 official goals, he is the top scorer in the history of ...

, Fabián Capot, Víctor Adriazola, among others. At senior level, he played for

in the

1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...

and

1974 FIFA World Cup The 1974 FIFA World Cup was the tenth FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams, and was played in West Germany (and West Berlin) between 13 June and 7 July. The tournament marked the first time that the ...

s. He also played for

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, where he would lead the club to the semi-finals of the

1970 Copa Libertadores The 1970 Copa Libertadores de América was the 11th edition of CONMEBOL's top Association football club tournament. Estudiantes successfully defended their title for the second straight year by defeating Peñarol in the finals. Teams from Brazi ...

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Guillermo Yávar
at PartidosdeLaRoja.com 1943 births Living people Footballers from Santiago Chilean men's footballers Chile men's international footballers 1966 FIFA World Cup players 1974 FIFA World Cup players Chile men's under-20 international footballers Deportes Magallanes footballers Club Universidad de Chile footballers Unión Española footballers Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers O'Higgins F.C. footballers C.D. Cobreloa footballers Audax Italiano footballers C.D. Aviación footballers Primera B de Chile players Chilean Primera División players Men's association football midfielders Chilean football managers Ñublense managers C.D. Cobreloa managers Provincial Osorno managers Unión Española managers Deportes La Serena managers Magallanes managers Chile national under-20 football team managers Primera B de Chile managers Chilean Primera División managers {{Chile-footy-forward-stub