Rodrigo Fabián Araya Moreno (born 8 October 1972) is a Chilean former professional

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who played as a midfielder for clubs in Indonesia.

Career

Born in Santiago, Chile, Araya came to Indonesia in 1994 and began his career with Persma Manado, where he coincided with his compatriots

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and

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. Then he moved to Arema Malang, where he is considered a historical player and captain and coincided with his compatriots Juan and

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, sons of

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. They are well remembered by the club fans. He also played for Persijatim Jakarta Timur, PSM Makassar,

Persema Malang Persema, an acronym for Persatuan Sepakbola Malang is an Indonesian football club based in Malang, East Java. They currently compete in the Liga 3. History The club was officially established in 1953, with primary funding from Malang's muni ...

and Persibom Kotamobagu.

Personal life

Araya married Indonesian Yanti Manossoh and made his home in

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. They have two children and the first of them was born in

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Rodrigo Araya
at WeAremania.net {{DEFAULTSORT:Araya, Rodrigo 1972 births Living people Footballers from Santiago Chilean men's footballers Chilean expatriate men's footballers Liga 1 (Indonesia) players Indonesian Premier Division players Persma Manado players Arema F.C. players Sriwijaya F.C. players PSM Makassar players Persema Malang players Persibom Bolaang Mongondow players Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia Expatriate men's footballers in Indonesia Men's association football midfielders