Rafael Andrés Olarra Guerrero (born 26 May 1978) is a Chilean former

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who played as a defender.

Career

Olarra began his career in

Audax Italiano Audax Club Sportivo Italiano () is a Chilean football club based in La Florida. Founded in 1910, it plays in the Campeonato Nacional and has spent most of its history in the top tier of Chilean football. Audax has been national champions four t ...

. He then spent time with

Universidad de Chile The University of Chile ( es, Universidad de Chile) is a public research university in Santiago, Chile. It was founded on November 19, 1842, and inaugurated on September 17, 1843.

, where he made a name for himself and began to play for the national team. After a transfer to the Maccabi Haifa club from

Club Deportivo Universidad Católica Club Deportivo Universidad Católica is a professional football club based in Santiago, Chile. Founded in 1937 they play in the Primera División, the top flight of Chilean football. The team has played its home games at Estadio San Carlos d ...

at the beginning of the 2005-06 season, Olarra established himself as a force to be reckoned with in Maccabi's defence. Olarra made his international debut on 31 January 1998, against

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Post retirement

Following his retirement, he worked for

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as a

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and TV host until 2019. Next he joined

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. In December 2020, Olarra began a romantic relationship with model and presenter Lucila Vit. In September 2021, both announced on social media that they would be parents, and on 6 April 2022, Vit gave birth to a daughter.

Honours

Universidad de Chile *

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1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shootin ...

2000 File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bush v. Gore after the 2000 United States presidential election; Heads of state meet for the Millennium Summit; The International Space Station in its infant form as seen from ...

, 2009 Apertura *

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Universidad Católica *

: 2005 Clausura Maccabi Haifa *

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: 2005–06 *

Toto Cup The Israel Toto Cup ( he, גביע הטוטו, ''Gvia Ha'Toto'') is an association football tournament that features clubs in the two highest divisions in Israel: the Israeli Premier League ( Ligat Ha'Al), and the second division Liga Leumit. Fro ...

: 2005–06 Chile *

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bronze medal: 2000 (Sydney) * : * :

References

External links

Rafael Olarra
at playmakerstats.com (English version of ceroacero.es)

at PartidosdelaRoja (in Spanish) {{DEFAULTSORT:Olarra, Rafael 1978 births Living people Footballers from Santiago Chilean men's footballers Chilean expatriate men's footballers Chile men's international footballers Chile men's under-20 international footballers Audax Italiano footballers Club Universidad de Chile footballers CA Osasuna players Club Atlético Independiente footballers Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers Maccabi Haifa F.C. players Unión Española footballers Chilean Primera División players La Liga players Argentine Primera División players Israeli Premier League players Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Spain Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Israel Olympic footballers for Chile Olympic bronze medalists for Chile 2004 Copa América players Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in football Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Chilean people of Basque descent Chilean people of Spanish descent Men's association football defenders Chilean association football commentators