Miguel Ángel Neira Pincheira (born October 9, 1952) is a retired
football
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midfielder from
Chile, who represented his
native country at the
1982 FIFA World Cup
The 1982 FIFA World Cup was the 12th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial Association football, football tournament for men's senior national teams, and was played in Spain between 13 June and 11 July 1982. The tournament was won by Italy national foo ...
, wearing the number twenty jersey.
He played club football for
O'Higgins,
Unión Española and
Club Deportivo Universidad Católica
Club Deportivo Universidad Católica is a professional football club based in Santiago, Chile. Founded in 1937 they play in the Primera División, the top flight of Chilean football. The team has played its home games at Estadio San Carlos d ...
in Chile. For his native country he was capped 45 times, scoring 4 goals between 1976 and 1985, and making his debut on October 6, 1976 in a
friendly match against Uruguay.
Championships
National championships
Other championships
Friendly championships
References
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Weltfussball profile
1952 births
Chilean men's footballers
Unión Española footballers
Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Chile men's international footballers
1982 FIFA World Cup players
1979 Copa América players
Living people
O'Higgins F.C. footballers
People from Concepción Province, Chile
Footballers from Biobío Region
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