Jorge Orlando Aravena Plaza (born 22 April 1958) is a

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an former

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. A left-footed

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, he played for several clubs in Latin America and Europe, including

Club Deportivo Universidad Católica Club Deportivo Universidad Católica is a professional football club based in Santiago, Chile. Founded in 1937 they play in the Primera División, the top flight of Chilean football. The team has played its home games at Estadio San Carlos d ...

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and

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Today, Aravena is considered a major figure in the history of these clubs. In addition, Aravena has managed several clubs in Chile and Latin America. Aravena also represented the

Chile national football team 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 ...

. He earned 36 caps in the 1980s, scoring 22 goals. Throughout his career Jorge Aravena scored 285 goals, making him the fifth top scorer in the history of Chilean football and the highest scorer among midfielders.

Honours

Club

;Universidad Católica *

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 ...

(1): 1983 *

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(1):

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;Puebla * Primera División (1): 1989–90 *

Copa México The Copa MX (formerly called Copa Tower Monterrey, Copa Eliminatoria, Copa México and Copa Corona (beer), Corona MX (for sponsorship reasons)) was a Mexican association football, football cup competition that was established in 1907 in association ...

(1): 1989–90 ;Unión Española *

(1):

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Individual

Top scorer (1): 1983 *

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Top scorer * Colombian Primera División Top scorer (1): 1987 *

Mexican Primera División The Liga MX, officially known as the Liga BBVA MX for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional football division in Mexico, holding 2 tournaments per year. The league is considered the strongest in North America, and among the strongest in al ...

Golden Ball: 1989–90 *

Copa Mexico The Copa MX (formerly called Copa Tower Monterrey, Copa Eliminatoria, Copa México and Copa Corona MX (for sponsorship reasons)) was a Mexican football cup competition that was established in 1907. After a lengthy hiatus that began in 1997, it wa ...

Top scorer (1): 1989–90

References

External links

Los Reyes del Gol: Jorge Aravena
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Aravena, Jorge 1958 births Living people Footballers from Santiago Chilean footballers Chilean expatriate footballers Chile international footballers 1983 Copa América players Association football forwards Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers Santiago Morning footballers Naval de Talcahuano footballers Real Valladolid players Deportivo Cali footballers Club Puebla players Associação Portuguesa de Desportos players Unión Española footballers Audax Italiano footballers Primera B de Chile players Chilean Primera División players Categoría Primera A players Liga MX players La Liga players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Spain Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Colombia Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Expatriate footballers in Spain Expatriate footballers in Colombia Expatriate footballers in Mexico Expatriate footballers in Brazil Chilean football managers Chilean expatriate football managers Audax Italiano managers Club Deportivo Palestino managers Santiago Morning managers Everton de Viña del Mar managers Club Puebla managers Cobreloa managers Lobos BUAP managers Santiago Wanderers managers Deportes Valdivia managers Deportes Puerto Montt managers Deportes Temuco managers Chilean Primera División managers Liga MX managers Primera B de Chile managers Peruvian Primera División managers Expatriate football managers in Mexico Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Peru Expatriate football managers in Peru