Rogelio Farías Salvador (13 August 1949 – 6 April 1995) was a

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...

an football

midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...

who played for

in the 1974 FIFA World Cup. He also played for

Unión Española Club Unión Española S.A.D.P. is a professional football club based in the Independencia neighborhood, commune of Santiago, Chile. They currently participate in the Primera División de Chile. It has a branch of women's football, and competes ...

Career

A historical player of

, he made his debut in 1968 at the age of nineteen. Following the 1974 FIFA World Cup, he moved to Spanish side Cádiz CF in the Segunda División, where he coincided with his compatriot

Fernando Carvallo Rubén Fernando Carvallo Muñoz (born September 24, 1948), known as Fernando Carvallo, is a former Chilean footballer and currently a football manager. International career He made three appearances for the Chile national team in 1972. Manager ...

, and spent three seasons. Back in Chile, he played for Unión Española, O'Higgins and Audax Italiano in the top division. In the second level, he played for

Coquimbo Unido Coquimbo Unido is a Chilean football club based in the city of Coquimbo. The club was founded August 30, 1958 and will play in the Chilean Primera División on 2022. Their home games are played at the Estadio Municipal Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso ...

. His last club was Unión Española in 1983. At international level, he made thirteen appearances and scored two goals for the Chile national team from 1972 to 1977, including the 1974 FIFA World Cup.

Personal life

As a player of Cádiz CF, he was known by his undiscipline. He died of a throat cancer.

References

External links

FIFA profile

at BDFutbol.com

at PartidosdeLaRoja.com
Rogelio Farías
at PlaymakerStats.com 1949 births 1995 deaths Footballers from Santiago Chilean men's footballers Chilean expatriate men's footballers Chile men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders Chilean Primera División players Unión Española footballers O'Higgins F.C. footballers Audax Italiano footballers Segunda División players Cádiz CF players Primera B de Chile players Coquimbo Unido footballers Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain 1974 FIFA World Cup players {{Chile-footy-midfielder-stub