Juan Carlos Letelier Pizarro (born 20 May 1959 in

Valparaíso Valparaíso (; ) is a major city, seaport, naval base, and educational centre in the commune of Valparaíso, Chile. "Greater Valparaíso" is the second largest metropolitan area in the country. Valparaíso is located about northwest of Santiago ...

) is a former

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striker from

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 ...

, who was

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d "Pato" and/or "Lete". He played for his native country at the

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. He played 57 times for his country scoring 18 goals between 1979 and 1989, scoring the last goal against

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at the 1982 World Cup.rsssf: Chile record international footballers
/ref> During his club career, Letelier played professional football in Chile,

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, and

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International career

At the international level, Letelier played for the Chilean team for an entire decade, making 57 appearances and scoring 18 goals between 1979 and 1989; his last international match came against

on 3 September 1989.

Honours

Club

Cobreloa Club de Deportes Cobreloa S.A.D.P. (), commonly referred to as Cobreloa, is a Chilean football professional club based in Calama, Región de Antofagasta, Chile. That competes in the Primera B. The club's home ground is the Estadio Zorros del ...

** Chilean League: 1982, 1986 *

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** Peruvian League: 1992 *

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** Peruvian League: 1994

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Letelier, Juan Carlos 1959 births Living people Footballers from Valparaíso Chilean men's footballers Chilean people of French descent Sport Club Internacional players Independiente Medellín footballers Santiago Wanderers footballers C.D. Cobreloa footballers C.D. Antofagasta footballers Cruz Azul footballers Club Universitario de Deportes footballers Sporting Cristal footballers Deportes La Serena footballers Audax Italiano footballers Caracas FC players Chilean Primera División players Liga MX players Peruvian Primera División players Categoría Primera A players Men's association football forwards Chile men's international footballers 1982 FIFA World Cup players 1983 Copa América players Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Colombia Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Peru Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Venezuela 1987 Copa América players 1989 Copa América players Chilean expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Peru Expatriate men's footballers in Venezuela