Orlando Aravena

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Aravena and the second or maternal family name is Vergara.

Orlando Aravena
Personal information
Full name Orlando Enrique Aravena Vergara
Date of birth (1942-10-21)21 October 1942
Place of birth Talca, Chile
Date of death 21 March 2024(2024-03-21) (aged 81)
Place of death Santiago, Chile
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1957 Magallanes 19 (0)
1958–1964 Deportes La Serena 120 (3)
1965 Palestino 31 (2)
1966–1969 Colo-Colo 78 (5)
1970 Deportes La Serena 28 (0)
1971–1972 Ñublense 64 (1)
Total 340 (11)
International career
1957–1965 Chile 6 (0)
Managerial career
1975 Chile U20
1976 Colo-Colo
1977 Ñublense
1978 Universidad Católica
1980 Unión Española
1981 O'Higgins
1983 Rangers
1984–1985 Unión Española
1986 Everton
1986–1987 Palestino
1987 Chile U23
1987–1989 Chile
1996 Palestino
2002-2003 Magallanes
2006 Santiago Morning
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Orlando Enrique Aravena Vergara (21 October 1942 – 21 March 2024) was a Chilean football player and manager.

Career

As a player, Aravena played for Magallanes, Deportes La Serena, Palestino, Colo-Colo and Ñublense. With Deportes La Serena, he won the 1960 Copa Preparación.[1]

As a manager, Aravena coached the Chile national U20 team in 1975 and the under-23's in the 1987 Pre-Olympic Tournament. At senior level, he led Chile during the 1987 Copa América, where the team reached the tournament final. He ended his international career as team manager during Chile's qualification attempt for the 1990 FIFA World Cup.[2]

Maracanazo

Aravena received a five-year ban from FIFA for his part in a plan to have a World Cup qualifying game awarded to Chile. He had ordered goalkeeper Roberto Rojas to feign injury after Rojas was almost hit by an incendiary device thrown onto the pitch at Estádio do Maracanã.[3]

Personal life and death

Aravena suffered from Alzheimer's disease and died on 21 March 2024 in Santiago. He was 81.[4][1]

Orlando Aravena was the uncle of Jorge Aravena, who was also a Chilean international footballer.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Reyes, Luis (21 March 2024). "Muere Orlando Aravena, técnico de la selección chilena en el mítico Maracanazo". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ Quijada, Vicente (21 October 2021). "Orlando Aravena: Subcampeón de América en 1987". www.laroja.cl (in Spanish). FFCh. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  3. ^ "25 años del "Maracanazo": ¿Qué fue de sus principales protagonistas?" (in Spanish). Canal 13 (Chile). 3 September 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  4. ^ "Luto en el fútbol nacional: Muere Orlando Aravena, ex entrenador de la selección chilena". Bolavip Chile (in Spanish). 21 March 2024. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  5. ^ "La última intifada" (PDF). Don Balón. 11 November 1996. Retrieved 16 October 2020.