Francisco Esteban Arrué Pardo (born 7 August 1977) is a football

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and former

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who played as a

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. Born in Brazil, Arrué represented Chile at international level, playing for the Olympic team in the

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Club career

Arrué is one of the six Chilean players who have played in his country's three giant clubs:

Colo-Colo Colo-Colo (), officially Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo, is a Chilean professional football club based in Macul, Santiago. Founded in 1925 by David Arellano, it competes in the Chilean Primera División, from which the club has never been ...

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and Universidad Católica.

International career

Representing his nation, he won a bronze medal in the

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Managerial career

Arrué has coached Colchagua two times in the

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: 2019 and 2020–2021. He joined

San Marcos de Arica Club Deportivo San Marcos de Arica, also known as San Marcos, is a Chilean professional football club based in Arica, that is a current member of the Primera B of Chile. The club was founded on February 14, 1978. Between 1978 and 2005, the club ...

for the 2023 season in the Primera B. In the second half of 2023, Arrué led

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. He coached them by second time between March and July 2024. Arrué signed with

Ñublense Club Deportivo Ñublense () is a professional Association football, football team based in Chillán, Ñuble Region, Chile. The club was formed in 1916 under the name of Liceo Fútbol Club. They compete in Chile's Chilean Primera División, Primer ...

for the 2025 season.

Other works

Following his retirement, Arrué worked as a football commentator for the Chilean TV channel Canal del Fútbol.

Honours

Player

Santiago Morning *

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: Runner-up

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Universidad Católica *

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: 2005 Clausura Universidad de Concepción *

: 2008–09 Chile U23 * Sydney Olympic Games (1): Bronze medal

References

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