Luis Hernán Carvallo Castro (19 August 1922 – 24 March 2011), known as Hernán Carvallo, was a Chilean football

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who played for

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in the

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. He also played for Universidad Católica.

International career

Carvallo made seven appearances for the Chile national team between 1946 and 1950, taking part in both the

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and the

Personal life

Carvallo was the father of the also footballers

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, who was an international with Chile, and Luis Hernán. All three played for Universidad Católica. Carvallo was nicknamed ''Chico'' (Short) due to his height.

Record at FIFA tournaments

Honours

;Universidad Católica * (1): * Chilean Primera División (2): 1949, 1954 *

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(1):

1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim Elliot and Pete Fleming, ar ...

References

External links

FIFA profile
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