Orlando Aravena

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

Orlando Aravena

Personal information
Full name	Orlando Enrique Aravena Vergara
Date of birth	(1942-10-21)21 October 1942
Place of birth	Talca, Chile
Date of death	21 March 2024(2024-03-21) (aged 81)
Place of death	Santiago, Chile
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1957	Magallanes	19	(0)
1958–1964	Deportes La Serena	120	(3)
1965	Palestino	31	(2)
1966–1969	Colo-Colo	78	(5)
1970	Deportes La Serena	28	(0)
1971–1972	Ñublense	64	(1)
Total		340	(11)
International career
1957–1965	Chile	6	(0)
Managerial career
1975	Chile U20
1976	Colo-Colo
1977	Ñublense
1978	Universidad Católica
1980	Unión Española
1981	O'Higgins
1983	Rangers
1984–1985	Unión Española
1986	Everton
1986–1987	Palestino
1987	Chile U23
1987–1989	Chile
1996	Palestino
2002-2003	Magallanes
2006	Santiago Morning
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Orlando Enrique Aravena Vergara (21 October 1942 – 21 March 2024) was a Chilean football player and manager.

Career

As a player, Aravena played for Magallanes, Deportes La Serena, Palestino, Colo-Colo and Ñublense. With Deportes La Serena, he won the 1960 Copa Preparación.^[1]

As a manager, Aravena coached the Chile national U20 team in 1975 and the under-23's in the 1987 Pre-Olympic Tournament. At senior level, he led Chile during the 1987 Copa América, where the team reached the tournament final. He ended his international career as team manager during Chile's qualification attempt for the 1990 FIFA World Cup.^[2]

Maracanazo

Aravena received a five-year ban from FIFA for his part in a plan to have a World Cup qualifying game awarded to Chile. He had ordered goalkeeper Roberto Rojas to feign injury after Rojas was almost hit by an incendiary device thrown onto the pitch at Estádio do Maracanã.^[3]

Personal life and death

Aravena suffered from Alzheimer's disease and died on 21 March 2024 in Santiago. He was 81.^[4][1]

Orlando Aravena was the uncle of Jorge Aravena, who was also a Chilean international footballer.^[5]

References

1. Reyes, Luis (21 March 2024). "Muere Orlando Aravena, técnico de la selección chilena en el mítico Maracanazo". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 March 2024.
2. Quijada, Vicente (21 October 2021). "Orlando Aravena: Subcampeón de América en 1987". www.laroja.cl (in Spanish). FFCh. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
3. "25 años del "Maracanazo": ¿Qué fue de sus principales protagonistas?" (in Spanish). Canal 13 (Chile). 3 September 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
4. "Luto en el fútbol nacional: Muere Orlando Aravena, ex entrenador de la selección chilena". Bolavip Chile (in Spanish). 21 March 2024. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
5. "La última intifada" (PDF). Don Balón. 11 November 1996. Retrieved 16 October 2020.

External links

• Orlando Aravena (Player) at PartidosdeLaRoja.com (in Spanish)
• Orlando Aravena (Manager) at PartidosdeLaRoja.com (in Spanish)