Efraín Antonio Araneda Estay (born 5 June 1978), also known as Chico, is a football manager and former player. Born in Chile, he played for the Tahiti national team at international level.

Playing career

After being with the youth systems of both

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and Universidad Católica, Araneda made his professional debut abroad with Belgian club

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. Back in Chile, he played for Colchagua and Trasandino in 1999 and 2000, respectively. In 2001, he emigrated to French Polynesia after noticing the Chilean players David Cubillos and Antonio Flores played in that country, and joined

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. He returned to Chile to play for

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between May and October of the same year. Back in Tahiti, he played for AS Tefana, AS Dragon,

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and Central Sport. In Central Sport, Araneda coincided with his compatriots

Miguel Ángel Estay Miguel Ángel Estay Peña (born 2 May 1991) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a midfielder for clubs in Chile and Tahiti. Football career A left-footed playmaker from the Deportes La Serena youth system, where he came at the age of 1 ...

, César Castillo, Sergio Sandoval and Diego Cifuentes.

Managerial career

After his retirement, he became the manager of Central Sport, where he had performed as both assistant coach and player.

Personal life

His son
Diego
is a footballer who has represented Tahiti U20. In addition to his work as a football coach, he performs as a tour guide.

Career statistics

Honours

Player

AS Dragon *

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Tahiti *

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: 3rd place

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Manager

Central Sport *

: 2017–18

References

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Efraín Araneda
at playmakerstats.com (English version of ceroacero.es) 1978 births Living people Footballers from Santiago, Chile Chilean men's footballers Chilean emigrants to France Naturalized citizens of France French Polynesian men's footballers Tahiti men's international footballers C.S. Visé players CD Colchagua footballers Trasandino de Los Andes footballers San Luis de Quillota footballers A.S. Pirae players A.S. Vénus players Primera B de Chile players Tercera División de Chile players Challenger Pro League players Chilean expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in French Polynesia Men's association football midfielders French Polynesian football managers Chilean football managers Chilean expatriate football managers {{Tahiti-footy-bio-stub