Rogelio Farías Salvador (13 August 1949 – 6 April 1995) was a

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the eas ...

an football

midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...

who played for

in the

1974 FIFA World Cup The 1974 FIFA World Cup was the tenth FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams, and was played in West Germany (and West Berlin) between 13 June and 7 July. The tournament marked the first time that the ...

. He also played for

Unión Española Club Unión Española S.A.D.P. is a professional football club based in the Independencia neighborhood, commune of Santiago, Chile. They currently participate in the Primera División de Chile. It has a branch of women's football, and compete ...

Career

A historical player of

, he made his debut in 1968 at the age of nineteen. Following the

, he moved to Spanish side

Cádiz CF Cádiz Club de Fútbol, S.A.D., known simply as Cádiz, is a Spanish professional football club based in Cádiz, Andalusia. Founded in 1910, the club competes in the La Liga, holding home games at Nuevo Mirandilla, with a seating capacity of 20 ...

in the Segunda División, where he coincided with his compatriot

Fernando Carvallo Rubén Fernando Carvallo Muñoz (born September 24, 1948), known as Fernando Carvallo, is a former Chilean footballer and currently a football manager. International career He made three appearances for the Chile national team in 1972. Manager ...

, and spent three seasons. Back in Chile, he played for Unión Española, O'Higgins and

Audax Italiano Audax Club Sportivo Italiano () is a Chilean football club based in La Florida. Founded in 1910, it plays in the Campeonato Nacional and has spent most of its history in the top tier of Chilean football. Audax has been national champions four ...

in the top division. In the second level, he played for

Coquimbo Unido Coquimbo Unido is a Chilean football club based in the city of Coquimbo. The club was founded August 30, 1958 and will play in the Chilean Primera División on 2022. Their home games are played at the Estadio Municipal Francisco Sánchez Rumoros ...

. His last club was Unión Española in 1983. At international level, he made thirteen appearances and scored two goals for the

Chile national team Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the eas ...

from 1972 to 1977, including the 1974 FIFA World Cup.

Personal life

As a player of Cádiz CF, he was known by his undiscipline. He died of a throat cancer.

References

External links

FIFA profile

at BDFutbol.com

at PartidosdeLaRoja.com
Rogelio Farías
at PlaymakerStats.com 1949 births 1995 deaths Footballers from Santiago Chilean men's footballers Chilean expatriate men's footballers Chile men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders Chilean Primera División players Unión Española footballers O'Higgins F.C. footballers Audax Italiano footballers Segunda División players Cádiz CF players Primera B de Chile players Coquimbo Unido footballers Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain 1974 FIFA World Cup players {{Chile-footy-midfielder-stub