| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco Segundo Valdés Muñoz | ||
| Date of birth | (1943-03-19)19 March 1943 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago,Chile | ||
| Date of death | 10 August 2009(2009-08-10) (aged 66) | ||
| Position | Attacking Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1961–1969 | Colo-Colo | 220 | (133) |
| 1970 | Unión Española | 35 | (10) |
| 1971 | Deportes Antofagasta | 30 | (10) |
| 1972–1975 | Colo-Colo | 111 | (42) |
| 1976 | Santiago Wanderers | 26 | (11) |
| 1977 | Cobreloa | 37 | (3) |
| 1978 | Colo-Colo | 23 | (4) |
| 1979–1981 | Deportes Arica | 33 | (4) |
| Total | 515 | (217) | |
| International career | |||
| 1962–1975 | Chile | 52 | (9) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1987 | San Luis | ||
| 1988 | Audax Italiano | ||
| 1989 | Coquimbo Unido | ||
| 1990 | Lota Schwager | ||
| 1991 | Deportes Puerto Montt | ||
| 1992 | Rangers de Talca | ||
| 1993–1994 | Deportes Puerto Montt | ||
| 1996 | Magallanes | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Francisco Segundo Valdés Muñoz, (19 March 1943 - 10 August 2009[1]), nicknamedChamaco, was aChilean footballer and manager. Recognized as one ofChile's most importantmidfielders, with 215 official goals, he was the top scorer in the history of Chilean league until October 5th, 2020, when his record was broken byEsteban Paredes.
Valdés always played in theChilean first division league, where he became the top scorer in their history with 215 goals in 478 official matches, leaving behindPedro "Heidi" Gonzalez with 212 goals. He is the maximum gunner forColo Colo in official tournaments with 180 goals scored (179 in 353 matches during theChilean national championship and 1 goal during the liguilla Copa Libertadores) and the top scorer inCopa Libertadores with 20 goals in 44 matches.
He was the brains, and alongsideCarlos Caszely, the star ofColo Colo 1973, and the champion in 1963 and 1972. He was also runner-up on theCopa Libertadores de America in 1973.
Selected by theChile national team, he played 50 matches, scoring 9 goals. He was theChile offensive midfielder in theEngland 1966 andGermany 1974 FIFA World Cups. In 1973, he was runner-up of the Copa Libertadores with Colo Colo, he was also the captain of theChile national team.
On 6 April 1965, Valdés was one of the constituent footballers ofSIFUP [es], thetrade union of professionales footballers in Chile, alongside fellows such asEfraín Santander,Mario Ortiz,Hugo Lepe, among others.[2]
He was the uncle of Chilean footballerSebastián "Chamagol" González.
He died of heart failure at his home at the age of 66.
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