| 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 | 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 Chileanfootball player andmanager.
As a player, Aravena played forMagallanes,Deportes La Serena,Palestino,Colo-Colo andÑublense. With Deportes La Serena, he won the1960 Copa Preparación.[1]
As a manager, Aravena coached theChile national U20 team in 1975 and the under-23's in the1987 Pre-Olympic Tournament. At senior level, he ledChile during the1987 Copa América, where the team reached the tournament final. He ended his international career as teammanager during Chile's qualification attempt for the1990 FIFA World Cup.[2]
Aravena received a five-year ban fromFIFA for his part in a plan to have a World Cup qualifying game awarded to Chile. He had orderedgoalkeeperRoberto Rojas to feign injury after Rojas was almost hit by an incendiary device thrown onto the pitch atEstádio do Maracanã.[3]
Aravena suffered fromAlzheimer's disease and died on 21 March 2024 inSantiago. He was 81.[4][1]
Orlando Aravena was the uncle ofJorge Aravena, who was also a Chilean international footballer.[5]
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