Sergio Messen

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

Sergio Messen

Messen in 1976
Personal information
Full name	Sergio Iván José Messen Angarita[1]
Date of birth	(1949-03-08)8 March 1949
Place of birth	Santiago, Chile
Date of death	1 January 2010(2010-01-01) (aged 60)
Place of death	Santiago, Chile
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Universidad Católica
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1967–1970	Universidad Católica
1971–1974	Colo-Colo
1974–1981	Palestino
International career
1971–1973	Chile	11	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sergio Iván José Messen Angarita (8 March 1949 – 1 January 2010) was a Chilean footballer. Nicknamed "Keko", he played as a forward primarily for Colo-Colo in the early 1970s whilst primarily remaining with Palestino throughout the majority of his career as a player. He also played for his home country of Chile throughout the 1970s including the 1974 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

Club career

Messen began playing within the youth sector for Universidad Católica where he would stand out for being a major goalscorer. He would make his senior debut on 1967 as a reserve and would play until 1970 as he then played for Colo-Colo. Between 1971 and 1973, he would play in 90 matches with 30 goals being scored.^[2] He would oversee the club winning their 11th title in the 1972 Primera División de Chile and play in the 1973 Copa Libertadores finals.^[3] During the second semester of the 1974 Primera División de Chile, he would sign for Palestino and would win in the 1975 and 1977 Copa Chile as well as in the 1978 Primera División de Chile, winning its second title. He would retire from professional football in 1981.

International career

Messen represented Chile in eleven matches. His official debut would be on 22 March 1970 in a friendly in a 0–5 loss against Brazil. He would score his first international goal in another friendly against Brazil on 4 October 1970 in a 1–5 loss. His second goal would be within another friendly against Bolivia in a 4–3 victory on 15 August 1971 as most of his international appearances would be friendlies. He would play in the 1972 Copa Carlos Dittborn [es] in the second match with his final international appearance being in a 0–2 loss against Peru during the 1974 FIFA World Cup qualifiers as he would not make the final squad despite Chile ultimately qualifying for the tournament.^[4]

Death

Messen was found dead on 1 January 2010 at Providencia, Santiago.^[5] Initial reports would state that he had died through suicide,^[6] but later reports would state that he had been killed through assault. However, the finalized cause of death for Messen was determined to be through a diabetic coma.^[7]

References

1. "[29/04/1973] Perú-Chile - 2:0". Partidos de la Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 December 2024.
2. "Sergio Messen". Dale Albo. Archived from the original on 5 January 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
3. "Ex seleccionado y Colo Colo 73′ Sergio Messen fue encontrado muerto en su domicilio". Bio-Bio. 1 January 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
4. "Solo Fútbol: Sergio Messen". Solo Fútbol (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 December 2024.
5. "Encuentran muerto a Sergio Messen, figura del recordado Colo Colo '73". EMOL. 1 January 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
6. "Familiares del ex internacional chileno Sergio Messen creen que fue asesinado". EPA. 1 January 2010. Archived from the original on 5 January 2010. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
7. "Autopsia confirma coma diabético y habría sido asaltado una vez muerto". Terra.cl. 2 January 2010. Archived from the original on 5 January 2010. Retrieved 2 January 2010.