René Meléndez (footballer, born 1928)

Not to be confused with René Meléndez (footballer, born 1998).

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Meléndez and the second or maternal family name is Brito.
René Meléndez
Personal information
Full name René Orlando Meléndez Brito
Date of birth (1928-12-29)29 December 1928
Place of birth María Elena, Chile
Date of death 14 November 2002(2002-11-14) (aged 73)
Place of death Vina del Mar, Chile
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1948–1956 Everton 208 (119[1])
1957–1958 Universidad de Chile
1959–1960 O'Higgins
1961–1962 Unión La Calera
1963 Deportes Colchagua
1964 Luis Cruz Martínez
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 August 2015

René Orlando Meléndez Brito (born 29 December 1928 – 14 November 2002) was a Chilean footballer.

He is well known in the Chilean football for be a key player in Everton de Viña del Mar’s two first league title obtention as well as who obtained the 1952 league top-scorer award after netting 30 goals.[2]

Honours

Club

Everton
Unión La Calera

References

  1. ^ "Historia de Everton". Historiaeverton.cl. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Tuvo oro y ahora el cielo". El Mercurio. Retrieved 8 December 2010.


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