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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Carlos Letelier Pizarro | ||
| Date of birth | (1959-05-20)20 May 1959 (age 66) | ||
| Place of birth | Valparaíso,Chile | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft10+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Carlos Vial | |||
| Santiago Wanderers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1980 | Santiago Wanderers | 58 | (16) |
| 1981 | Audax Italiano | 27 | (13) |
| 1982–1987 | Cobreloa | 171 | (72) |
| 1988 | Independiente Medellín | ||
| 1989–1990 | Deportes La Serena | 34 | (13) |
| 1990 | Internacional | 10 | (3) |
| 1990–1991 | Cruz Azul | 19 | (1) |
| 1991 | Deportes Antofagasta | 19 | (1) |
| 1992 | Universitario | (8[1]) | |
| 1993 | Caracas | ||
| 1993 | Santiago Wanderers | ||
| 1994 | Sporting Cristal | ||
| 1995 | Deportes La Serena | 22 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 1979–1989 | Chile | 57 | (18) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 September 2025[2] | |||
Juan Carlos Letelier Pizarro (born 20 May 1959 inValparaíso) is a formerfootballstriker fromChile, who wasnicknamed "Pato" and/or "Lete". He played for hisnative country at the1982 FIFA World Cup inSpain. He played 57 times for his country scoring 18 goals between 1979 and 1989, scoring the last goal againstAlgeria at the 1982 World Cup.[3]
During his club career, Letelier played professional football in Chile,Colombia,Brazil,Mexico,Peru, andVenezuela.
At the international level, Letelier played for the Chilean team for an entire decade, making 57 appearances and scoring 18 goals between 1979 and 1989; his last international match came againstBrazil on 3 September 1989.
Letelier has worked as groundskeeper for theEstadio Municipal de La Pintana.[4]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chile | 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 2 | |
| 1983 | 12 | 6 | |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1985 | 14 | 3 | |
| 1987 | 5 | 3 | |
| 1989 | 18 | 4 | |
| Total | 57 | 18 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 March 1982 | Estadio Nacional,Santiago, Chile | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly | [6] | |
| 2 | 24 June 1982 | Estadio Carlos Tartiere,Oviedo, Spain | 2–3 | 2–3 | 1982 FIFA World Cup | [7] | |
| 3 | 19 July 1983 | Estadio Hernando Siles,La Paz, Bolivia | 2–0 | 2–1 | Friendly | [8] | |
| 4 | 3 August 1983 | Estadio Carlos Dittborn,Arica, Chile | 1–0 | 2–0 | Copa del Pacífico 1983 | [9] | |
| 5 | 2–0 | ||||||
| 6 | 17 August 1983 | Estadio Regional,Antofagasta, Chile | 2–1 | 3–2 | Friendly | [10] | |
| 7 | 24 August 1983 | Estadio Carlos Dittborn, Arica, Chile | 1–0 | 4–2 | Friendly | [11] | |
| 8 | 11 September 1983 | Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1983 Copa América | [12] | |
| 9 | 8 February 1985 | Estadio Sausalito,Viña del Mar, Chile | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | [13] | |
| 10 | 21 February 1985 | Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly | [14] | |
| 11 | 3 March 1985 | Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa,Quito, Ecuador | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification | [15] | |
| 12 | 30 June 1987 | Estadio Córdoba,Córdoba, Argentina | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1987 Copa América | [16] | |
| 13 | 3 July 1987 | Estadio Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1987 Copa América | [17] | |
| 14 | 4–0 | ||||||
| 15 | 10 July 1989 | Estádio Serra Dourada,Goiânia, Brazil | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1989 Copa América | [18] | |
| 16 | 27 August 1989 | Estadio Malvinas Argentinas,Mendoza, Argentina | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification | [19] | |
| 17 | 2–0 | ||||||
| 18 | 4–0 |