Orlando Maturana Vargas (born 11 October 1965) is a Colombian former

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International career

Maturana made several appearances for the senior

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, including four matches at the

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. He officially represented the

in 6 occasions. He also made several appearances for the Colombia national team in unofficial games, most notably in 1993 against

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and

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. Orlando Maturana was a prolific and creative goal scorer who earn a reputation as a poacher. His success in the national team was hampered by the availability of several more successful strikers such as

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Antony de Ávila Antony William de Ávila Charris (born December 21, 1962) is a Colombian former soccer striker nicknamed ''El Pitufo'' ("The Smurf"), who last played for América de Cali. Club career De Ávila began his career with América de Cali in his n ...

, John Jairo Trellez,

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, Luis Zuleta,

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, and several other members of what is known today as the Colombian dream generation.

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* 1965 births Living people Colombian men's footballers Colombia men's under-20 international footballers Colombia men's international footballers 1993 Copa América players Categoría Primera A players Atlético Bucaramanga footballers América de Cali footballers Millonarios F.C. players Club Atlético Independiente footballers Deportes Tolima footballers Club Olimpia footballers Independiente Santa Fe footballers Colombian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Paraguay Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Men's association football forwards Footballers from Barranquilla {{Colombia-footy-forward-stub