Luis Enrique Vidal Gimó (30 March 1916 – 27 February 1999) was a Chilean

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who played as a

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Career

At the age of 10, Vidal played for Colegio San Agustín. A year later, he joined Unión Deportiva Española youth system. He was promoted to the first team in 1933 and made his professional debut in 1936. In 1939, he switched to Universidad Católica, winning the 1949 Primera División, despite the fact that he was injured. In both Unión Española and Universidad Católica, he coincided with Fernando Riera, whom he nicknamed ''Tata'' (In Chile, an informal form for ''Grandfather''). At international level, he played in three matches for the Chile national team in 1941, being part of Chile's squad for the

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. As manager of Universidad Católica, he won the 1966 Primera División. He also was the coach of Deportes La Calera, O'Higgins, and Emelec

Personal life

He was nicknamed ''Huacho'', an informal way how Chileans refer to orphans.

Honours

Player

Universidad Católica * Chilean Primera División: 1949

Manager

Universidad Católica * Chilean Primera División: 1966

References

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Luis Vidal
at PartidosdeLaRoja * 1916 births 1999 deaths Chilean men's footballers Chile men's international footballers Unión Española footballers Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers Men's association football defenders Chilean football managers Unión La Calera managers Club Deportivo Universidad Católica managers O'Higgins F.C. managers C.S. Emelec managers Primera B de Chile managers Chilean Primera División managers Chilean expatriate football managers Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador Expatriate football managers in Ecuador Place of birth missing Place of death missing {{Chile-footy-defender-stub