Fabián Raphael Estay Silva (born October 5, 1968) is a Chilean former professional

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who played as a

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Career

Estay played for club sides in Chile, Switzerland, Greece, Mexico and Colombia. At international level, he represented Chile at under-20 level in both the 1987 South American Championship and the

1987 FIFA World Youth Championship The 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in Chile from 10 to 25 October 1987. The 1987 championship was the 6th contested and won for the first time by Yugoslavia. Remarkably, in the course of the tournament the Yugoslavs defeated each o ...

, where Chile reached the fourth place. At senior level, he was

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69 times and scored five goals for the

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between 1990 and 2001, including four games at the

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. Estay made his debut for the senior national squad on October 17, 1990 in a friendly against

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Career statistics

International goals

Personal life

Estay has a long-term close friendship with the former fellow footballer

Iván Zamorano Iván Luis Zamorano Zamora (; born 18 January 1967) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is regarded as one of Chile's most recognized footballers, along with Marcelo Salas, Leonel Sánchez and Elias Figueroa ...

, what interrupted from 2001 to 2007 due to the fact that Estay stated that Zamorano didn't support him when he was isolated from the América first team by the club leaders. In addition, Zamorano is the

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of the Estay's daughter, Renata Ivana. He naturalized

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by residence in 2005 and later he made his home in Mexico, working as a football commentator for media such as Fox Sports México.

Honours

Universidad Católica *

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1991 File:1991 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Boris Yeltsin, elected as Russia's first president, waves the new flag of Russia after the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, orchestrated by Soviet hardliners; Mount Pinatubo erupts in the ...

Deportivo Toluca * Mexican Primera División: Verano 1998, Verano 1999 Chile * Copa Expedito Teixeira:

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Individual * Mexican Primera División Golden Ball: Winter 1997, Verano 1998, Verano 1999

References

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International career details
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Fabián Estay
at PlaymakerStats 1968 births Living people Footballers from Santiago Chilean footballers Chile international footballers Chile under-20 international footballers Association football midfielders Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers FC St. Gallen players Universidad de Chile footballers Olympiacos F.C. players Colo-Colo footballers Deportivo Toluca F.C. players Club América footballers Atlante F.C. footballers Santos Laguna footballers América de Cali footballers Club Deportivo Palestino footballers Chilean Primera División players Swiss Super League players Super League Greece players Liga MX players Categoría Primera A players 1998 FIFA World Cup players 1991 Copa América players 1993 Copa América players 1995 Copa América players 1997 Copa América players 1999 Copa América players Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Greece Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Colombia Expatriate footballers in Switzerland Expatriate footballers in Greece Expatriate footballers in Mexico Expatriate footballers in Colombia Naturalized citizens of Mexico Chilean association football commentators {{Chile-footy-midfielder-stub