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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pedro Damián Araya Toro | ||
| Date of birth | (1942-01-23)23 January 1942 (age 83) | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft7+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Universidad de Chile | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1961–1971 | Universidad de Chile | 215 | (82) |
| 1971–1973 | Real San Luis | ? | (24) |
| 1973–1978 | Atlas | 92 | (18) |
| International career | |||
| 1964–1971 | Chile | 52 | (12) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1987–1988 | Atlético Potosino | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Pedro Damián Araya Toro (born 23 January 1942), known asPedro Araya,[1] is a Chilean formerfootball player who played as aright winger.
Toro represented theChile national team at the1966 World Cup, and played all three matches for the squad. Between 1964 and 1972, he was capped 65 times and scored 14 goals for his country.[2]
A very skillful and fast player, Araya played as a classic "number 7" (the shirt number associated with an "outside" forward). Along with Campos and Carlos Leonel Sanchez formed the great offensive triplet of the 'Ballet Azul'. His career also continues in Mexico playing for the San Luis de Potosi and Atlas de Guadalajara (even in a friendly it was a goal at Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu himself).[3]
In America's Cup in Montevideo, 1967, Araya was called by the Uruguayan press: The Chilean Garrincha.
He graduated as afootball manager in Mexico[4] and coachedAtlético Potosino in the 1987–88 season, with his compatriotLuisCholo Castro in the squad.[5]
Back in Chile, he started an eponymous football academy based in Nebraska neighborhood inLo Barnechea commune.[4]
Araya Toro married a woman from San Luis Potosí, Mexico, where he would move after retiring from football.[3]
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