Antonio Arias (footballer)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Arias and the second or maternal family name is Mujica.
Antonio Arias
Personal information
Full name José Antonio Arias Mujica
Date of birth (1944-10-09) October 9, 1944 (age 80)
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Youth career
Magallanes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1965–1968 Magallanes 108 (0)
1969–1979 Unión Española 300 (5)
1980 Palestino 11 (0)
Total 419 (5)
International career
1968–1977 Chile 32 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Antonio Arias Mujica (born October 9, 1944), known as Antonio Arias, is a Chilean former football defender.

Career

A product of Magallanes, Arias made his debut in 1965 and played for them until 1968.[1]

In 1969, he switched to Unión Española, becoming a historical player of them, winning three league titles in 1973, 1975 and 1977. Along with them, he reached the final match in the 1975 Copa Libertadores.[2]

He ended his career with Palestino in 1980.[3][4]

At international level, he played for the Chile national team between 1968 and 1973, gaining 30 caps. He was part of the Chilean squad for the 1974 World Cup.

Personal life

He has seven siblings and five of them were footballers who played for Magallanes: Juan, Óscar, Enrique, Jorge and Miguel Ángel.[5][6][7]

He is nicknamed Chino (Chinese).[2]

References

  1. ^ "Historias de Magallanes: Antonio "chino" Arias". Historias de Magallanes (in Spanish). 31 January 2006. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b "CDyS Unión Española inició campaña para ayudar al legendario Antonio "Chino" Arias". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 3 January 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Histórico de la Roja criticó con dureza a Jean Beausejour: "Me enferma verlo jugar"". www.24horas.cl (in Spanish). 24 horas. 18 December 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Palestino 1980 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  5. ^ Ampuero, Hernán (15 March 2006). "Jorge Arias: "Vestir la camiseta albiceleste es un orgullo"". Historias de Magallanes (in Spanish). Revista ¡Arriba Magallanes!. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  6. ^ Rivas, Ilich (2 November 2022). "Los dos títulos de Magallanes en Tercera División". Asifuch (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  7. ^ (Recuerdos del Fútbol Chileno Fotos y Vídeos.) Los Hermanos Arias uno en Unión Española y los otros dos en Magallanes aquella época on Facebook (in Spanish). 5 November 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2023.


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