Óscar Opazo

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Óscar Opazo
Opazo with Colo-Colo in 2020
Personal information
Full name Óscar Mauricio Opazo Lara
Date of birth (1990-10-18) October 18, 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Concón, Chile
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Colo-Colo
Number 32
Youth career
2001–20009 Santiago Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2017 Santiago Wanderers 180 (3)
2017–2022 Colo-Colo 120 (5)
2023 Racing Club 7 (0)
2023– Colo-Colo 0 (0)
International career
2017– Chile 13 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 December 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2019

Óscar Mauricio Opazo Lara (Latin American Spanish: [ˈoskaɾ oˈpaso]; born 18 October 1990) is a Chilean footballer who currently plays for Colo-Colo in the Chilean First División as a defender.

Club career[edit]

In December 2022, he joined Argentine Primera División side Racing Club for the 2023 season.[2]

International career[edit]

Opazo got his first call up to the senior Chile side for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Ecuador and Peru in October 2016.[3]

International goals[edit]

Scores and results list Chile's goal tally first.[4]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 26 March 2019 BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, United States  United States 1–1 1–1 Friendly

Personal life[edit]

Opazo is nicknamed Torta (Cake).[5]

Honours[edit]

Club[edit]

Colo-Colo

International[edit]

Chile

References[edit]

  1. ^ Profile at Santiago Wanderers
  2. ^ "Racing Club oficializó el fichaje del lateral Oscar Opazo". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Jugadores convocados del fútbol local para los duelos ante Ecuador y Perú". anfp.cl. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Óscar Opazo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Óscar Opazo: "Llegar a La Roja ha sido el momento más feliz de mi carrera"". LaRoja.cl. 21 April 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2021.

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