José Luis Cabión Dianta (born 14 November 1983) is a Chilean

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who plays for Deportes Melipilla as midfielder. On 17 May 2021, he was elected councilor of Melipilla representing centre-right party Political Evolution (Evópoli).

Club career

Born in San Antonio, he began his career at Deportes Melipilla of the Chilean second tier. Following Melipilla's promotion to first tier in 2007 he became the team's captain, which allowed him call-ups for

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friendlies and then, even, the

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held in Venezuela. His performances made that Chilean powerhouse Colo-Colo noticed him, so that he joined

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–based side in July 2007. He was a regular player into Claudio Borghi scheme, being an occasional player in the starting lineup for league and international games. However, the 2008 season wasn't successful for Cabión, as he was relegated to the reserves and had a fight with Rodolfo Moya during training, that triggered in his loan to Everton de Viña del Mar, freshly Chilean champion in the age. After an inconspicuous spell at Everton, he was released from the team in December 2008 and then joined Santiago Morning (on loan too) to face the 2009 season. Then he played the entire 2010 for

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on loan. In 2011, he returned Colo-Colo first-team and was a regular starter with coach Américo Gallego at

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and league games. Nevertheless, on mid-year he left the club and again joined Cobresal. In 2013, Cabión moved Azerbaijan's Neftchi Baku after a successful trial, agreeing a 6-month contract. There he helped Neftchi to win the

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. In July 2013, he returned to Chile and joined

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, being loaned to Santiago Morning in 2014. In 2015, he returned to Cobresal, to face the local tournament and the

International career

He made his first international cap in a 3–0 win over Cuba at Rubén Marcos Peralta Stadium as a 79th-minute substitution for

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. After participating of regularly way in Chile's

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preparatory friendlies around

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, national team's coach

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included Cabión in Chile's definitive 23-man squad to face the contest. During all games of Chile in the cup, he was on the bench, debuting as a 57th-minute substitution for centre-back Gonzalo Jara in a 6–1 thrash with Brazil at Puerto La Cruz.

Coaching career

In August 2022, he assumed as coach of Deportes Melipilla women's team at under-16 level.

Statistics

''As of March 1st, 2016''

Honours

;Melipilla *

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References

External links

Cabión at Football-Lineups
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cabion, Jose Luis 1983 births Living people Chilean people of Italian descent People from San Antonio, Chile Footballers from Valparaíso Region Chilean men's footballers Chile men's international footballers Chilean expatriate men's footballers Deportes Melipilla footballers Colo-Colo footballers Everton de Viña del Mar footballers Santiago Morning footballers C.D. Cobresal footballers Neftçi PFK players Rangers de Talca footballers Chilean Primera División players Primera B de Chile players Azerbaijan Premier League players 2007 Copa América players Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan Men's association football midfielders Chilean football managers 21st-century Chilean politicians Chilean sportsperson-politicians