Franz Arancibia

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

Franz Arancibia

Personal information
Full name	Franz Ramón Arancibia Unger
Date of birth	(1967-04-07) 7 April 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth	Santiago, Chile
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1979–1981	Universidad Católica
1984	Magallanes
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1984–1988	Magallanes
1988	→ San Luis (loan)
1988–1989	St. Gallen
1989	Magallanes
1990	Deportes La Serena	26	(2)
1991	Universidad de Chile	22	(5)
1992–1996	Deportes Temuco	129	(35)
1997	Huachipato	11	(3)
1998	Deportes Puerto Montt	25	(11)
1999	Everton
1999	Deportes La Serena	18	(1)
2000	Deportes Antofagasta
2001	Deportes Melipilla
International career
1996	Chile	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Franz Ramón Arancibia Unger (born 7 April 1967) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a forward for clubs in Chile and Switzerland.

Club career

Arancibia was with the Universidad Católica youth ranks until the age of 14, then he played for amateur clubs until he joined Magallanes at the age of 17, making his professional debut against his former club.^[1] In the 1988 season, he played on loan for San Luis de Quillota.^[2] After, He had a stint with Swiss club St. Gallen.^[3]

He also played for Deportes La Serena,^[4][5] Universidad de Chile,^[6] Deportes Temuco, with whom he got his better seasons,^[3] Huachipato,^[7] Deportes Puerto Montt,^[8] Everton, Deportes Antofagasta and Deportes Melipilla, where he retired at the age of 34.^[9]

In his debut with Universidad de Chile on 11 August 1991, he scored a goal against Deportes Antofagasta at 29 seconds. In the club, he made up a pair with Christian Torres in attack.^[10]

International career

In 1996, Arancibia made an appearance for the Chile national team in the friendly match against Bolivia on 4 February.^[11]

Post-retirement

In 2009, he took part in the fourth season of the Chilean reality show Pelotón, staying 60 days.^[12]

In the 2012 Chilean municipal election he was a candidate to councillor of Quinta Normal, but he wasn't elected.^[13]

In December 2012, he took part in friendly matches to collect money for Sueño Canario (Canary Dream), an initiative to help municipal schools in Quillota. For his team, he played alongside former footballers such as Rafael Celedón, Miguel Ángel Castillo and Axel Ahumada.^[14]

He works as coach of youth players in some football academies. In Lo Prado he has worked alongside Mauricio Araneda, a former footballer of Huachipato. He also has worked for Lo Blanco Academy and Millahue School.^[10]

Personal life

His father, Ramón Roque Arancibia, played football at amateur level in Renca, and his mother, Edith Unger, deceased in 2016, was who involved his children in football. His maternal grandfather, Franz Kramer Unger Smuk, also played football.^[10]

Franz is the eldest of four brothers who were professional footballers: Leopoldo or Polo, Eduardo and Roque.^[15] He is also the uncle of the footballer Francisco, son of Leopoldo.^[1] Franz, Eduardo and Francisco have played for Universidad de Chile.^[16] In addition, his both nephews Martín, son of his sister Marcela, and Maximiliano, son of Eduardo, were with the Palestino youth ranks.^[1]

He is nicknamed Otto, because of his German descent from his maternal line,^[1] as well as El Hijo del Viento (The Wind's Son) due to his speed.^[17] Another footballer, Juan Carlos Muñoz, who played for Colchagua in the 1990s, was also nicknamed El Hijo del Viento, just like Franz.^[18]

References

1. Leal, Nacho (18 February 2017). "(Go)Lazos de familia" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
2. "Los hermosos recuerdos del "Otto" Arancibia en su paso por San Luis". El Observador (in Spanish). 14 April 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
3. #CracksAlbiverdes 🇳🇬 | Franz "Otto" Arancibia, el hijo del viento. La Voz del Ñielol on Facebook (in Spanish)
4. "La Serena 1990 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 September 2022.
5. "La Serena 1999 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 September 2022.
6. "Universidad de Chile 1991 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 September 2022.
7. "Huachipato 1997 - Campeonato de Clausura". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 September 2022.
8. "Puerto Montt 1998 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 September 2022.
9. "Franz Otto Arancibia repasa su historia tras el retiro". FLANLATE (in Spanish). 13 September 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
10. Campos, César (18 July 2017). "Franz '"Otto" Arancibia: "Muchos creían que Panchito era mi hijo"". LUN (in Spanish). Las Últimas Noticias. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
11. "Franz Arancibia". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 September 2022.
12. Barrera, Patricio (8 April 2020). "¿Es como un reality? Exdeportistas cuentan experiencias con la cuarentena". ADN (in Spanish). ADN Radio Chile. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
13. "Futbolistas políticos". Último Gol (in Spanish). 21 October 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
14. "El 'Sueño Canario' se hizo realidad en el Estadio Lucio Fariña Fernández". SoyChile (in Spanish). 10 December 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
15. "Roque Arancibia :: Roque Sebastián Arancibia Unger ::". www.ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 September 2022.
16. Reyes, Luis (18 July 2017). "Las dinastías del fútbol chileno que jugaron en un mismo club" (in Spanish). AS Chile. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
17. "Los mejores apodos de futbolistas chilenos" (in Spanish). AS Chile. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
18. "Desde muchos lugares de la región llegan a selectivos del Fútbol Joven de Colchagua C.D." www.diarioviregion.cl (in Spanish). 26 July 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2022.

External links

• Franz Arancibia at WorldFootball.net
• Franz Arancibia at PlaymakerStats
• Franz Arancibia at PartidosdeLaRoja (in Spanish)