José Doroteo Avendaño Avendaño (born 8 February 1912, died 27 September 1968) was a Chilean

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

. He played in 11 matches for 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 ...

from 1935 to 1939, scoring 3 goals. He was also part of Chile's squad for the

1935 South American Championship The 1935 South American Championship was the thirteenth edition of the football tournament, held from 6–27 January 1935 in Lima, Peru, used for Argentina, Chile, Peru, and Uruguay to qualify for the 1936 Summer Olympics. Brazil, Bolivia and Pa ...

Personal life

He was nicknamed ''Chorero'' (worker in mussel farming) due to his hometown.

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José Avendaño
at SoloFutbol.cl 1912 births 1968 deaths Footballers from Talcahuano Chilean men's footballers Chile men's international footballers Men's association football forwards Deportes Magallanes footballers Chilean Primera División players {{Chile-footy-bio-stub