Lucas Domínguez Irarrázabal (born 27 October 1989) is a retired Chilean former professional

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who played as a

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and his last team was

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club

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. Domínguez has been

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at international level.

Club career

Audax Italiano

After of many years in

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lower divisions, Domínguez was promoted to the first team of the club in June 2008. Domínguez he officially debut for the club in the fourth round of the Copa Chile 2008–09 against

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, aged 19, in a 2–2 draw on 23 October. In the same match, he scored his first senior goal for Audax in the 51st minute. On 9 March 2009, he made his

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debut, playing the 90 minutes in a 3–3 draw against

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. In the next season, Domínguez was a frequently player in Audax's starting lineup, being a key player in the club, devoting in his position. On 18 March 2010, he scored his first competitive goal for Primera Division in a 5–1 victory over

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at Nelson Oyarzún Stadium. Domínguez made an important role as defender in the 3–2 victory of Audax against Universidad Católica, he also scored the momentary draw 1–1 with an impressive header.

International career

In 2008, he represented Chile U23 at the 2008 Inter Continental Cup in Malaysia. Domínguez made his debut for Chilean senior team on 22 January 2011 against the

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in Carson. He came on as a second-half substitute, replacing

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after 71 minutes.

Personal life

He lives with his family in

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and practices playing the piano to relax.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dominguez, Lucas 1989 births Living people Footballers from Santiago, Chile Chilean people of Basque descent Chilean men's footballers 21st-century Chilean sportsmen Chile men's international footballers Chilean expatriate men's footballers Men's association football defenders Audax Italiano footballers Colo-Colo B footballers Colo-Colo footballers Everton de Viña del Mar footballers SD Ponferradina players Club Deportivo Palestino footballers Unión Española footballers Pafos FC players Rangers de Talca footballers Deportes La Serena footballers Chilean Primera División players Segunda División Profesional de Chile players Segunda División players Cypriot First Division players Primera B de Chile players Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus