Juan Carlos Orellana Jara (21 June 1955 – 10 November 2022) was a Chilean

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who played as a

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Career

In 1987, he played abroad in Canada's National Soccer League with Chile Lindo.

Personal life and death

Orellana suffered amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and died on 10 November 2022, at the age of 67.

Honours

Colo-Colo * Chilean Primera División 1979

References

External links

Juan Carlos Orellana
at PartidosdeLaRoja.com 1955 births 2022 deaths Footballers from Santiago Chilean men's footballers Men's association football wingers Chile men's international footballers 1983 Copa América players Chilean Primera División players Primera B de Chile players Canadian National Soccer League players Deportes Temuco footballers Colo-Colo footballers O'Higgins F.C. footballers Unión Española footballers C.D. Antofagasta footballers Unión San Felipe footballers Chilean expatriate men's footballers Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Canada Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Deaths from motor neuron disease Neurological disease deaths in Chile {{chile-footy-bio-stub