Eduardo Simián

Eduardo Simián
Eduardo Simián
Minister of Mining
	In office; 3 November 1964 – 21 October 1966
President	Eduardo Frei Montalva
Preceded by	Luis Palacios Rossini
Succeeded by	Alejandro Hales
Personal details
Born	16 November 1915; Santiago, Chile
Died	15 December 1995 (aged 80); Santiago, Chile
Political party	Christian Democratic Party; (1991−1995)
Spouse	Eliana Díaz Lemonon
Children	Five
Parent(s)	María Luisa Gallet; Emilio Simián
Alma mater	University of Chile (BA);
Occupation	Footballer; Politician
Profession	Mining engineer
Position(s)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team
1935–1940	Universidad de Chile
1942	Universidad de Chile
1946	Universidad de Chile
International career
1939	Chile
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 January 2022

Juan Eduardo Simián Gallet (16 November 1915−14 December 1995) was a Chilean footballer and politician who served as minister of State during Eduardo Frei Montalva's government.^[1] Simián is considered a historical player of Club Universidad de Chile.^[2]

Football career

Club career

Simián began his career at Club Universidad de Chile aged 20 while he was doing his BA in mining engineering at the University of Chile,^[3] where he graduated in 1938.

During the 1938 Primera División de Chile season, he was part of the Universidad de Chile champion team which obtained the First Division title under the orders of the player-coach Luis Tirado. Simian's impressive performances led the press to consider him as one of the best players of early Chilean football.

In 1940, Simián stopped his football career after obtaining a scholarship from the Production Development Corporation (Corfo) to research in the US on geological exploration, geophysics, and drilling of exploration wells.^[4] Once ended his spell in the US, in 1942, he returned to play in Universidad de Chile, but only during that single-season.

In 1946, Simián definitely retired from football aged 31 after playing another entire season with Universidad de Chile after four years.

International career

He played in three matches for the Chile national football team in 1939.^[5] He was also part of Chile's squad for the 1939 South American Championship.^[6]

Political career

Beginnings at ENAP

After his experience in the US, the Corfo hired him in the early-1940s to plan operations in southern Chile. As head of the drilling team, on 29 September 1945, Simián participated in the discovery of the first oil well in the Magallanes Region.

In 1950, the president Gabriel González Videla –from the Radical Party (PR)– appointed him as the production manager of the state-owned company Empresa Nacional del Petróleo (ENAP).

1958 parliamentary campaign

In 1958, Simián failed to reach a seat in the Senate after losing the elections of the 8th District of San Miguel. During his campaign, he was supported by Sergio Livingstone.^[7]^[8]

Minister of Mining

In 1964, the elected president Eduardo Frei Montalva called him to serve as Minister of Mining, an office he accepted and served until 1966.

During Simián's administration occurred the first stage of the Chilean nationalization of copper. The official initiative –also known as 'agreed nationalization'– was sent by Frei to the National Congress in September 1965. After an arduous debate, the text was approved in January 1966, giving rise to Law N°16.425 and the creation of the Chilean Copper Corporation, the seed of Codelco (National Copper Corporation of Chile). Similarly, in 1966, was enacted Law N°16.624. It created mixed companies owned in a 51% by the Chilean State.

Late career

In 1973, he became General Manager at ENAP (Empresa Nacional del Petróleo).

In 1988, he was one of the founders of the political movement Independientes por el Consenso Democrático.

References

^ Adriazola, Renato (30 December 2013). "Del "Pulpo" Simián a Kaladze: Conoce a los futbolistas que han llegado a la política". La Tercera. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
^ "Los jugadores históricos de los 93 años de Universidad de Chile". ANFP. 24 May 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
^ "In Memoriam, Eduardo Simian Gallet". Instituto de Ingenieros en Minas en Chile. 11 April 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
^ Barros, María Celia (29 July 2012). "Enap y el petróleo en Chile". Revista Electricidad. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
^ "Eduardo Simián". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
^ "South American Championship 1939". RSSSF. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
^ Elsey 2011, p. 204.
^ El Mercurio, 5 March 1958, page 15. See also the section «Notes» in Brenda Elsey's book Citizen & Sportsmen". Fútbol & Politics in 20th-Century Chile.

Works cited

Elsey, Brenda (2011). Citizens and Sportsmen: Fútbol and Politics in Twentieth-Century Chile. University of Texas Press. doi:10.7560/726307. ISBN 978-0-292-72630-7. JSTOR 10.7560/726307.

External links

Eduardo Simian at WorldFootball.net
Eduardo Simian at National-Football-Teams.com

[1] Adriazola, Renato (30 December 2013). "Del "Pulpo" Simián a Kaladze: Conoce a los futbolistas que han llegado a la política". La Tercera. Retrieved 5 January 2022.

[2] "Los jugadores históricos de los 93 años de Universidad de Chile". ANFP. 24 May 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2022.

[3] "In Memoriam, Eduardo Simian Gallet". Instituto de Ingenieros en Minas en Chile. 11 April 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2022.

[4] Barros, María Celia (29 July 2012). "Enap y el petróleo en Chile". Revista Electricidad. Retrieved 26 January 2022.

[5] "Eduardo Simián". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 25 June 2021.

[6] "South American Championship 1939". RSSSF. Retrieved 25 June 2021.

[FOOTNOTEElsey2011204-7] Elsey 2011, p. 204.

[8] El Mercurio, 5 March 1958, page 15. See also the section «Notes» in Brenda Elsey's book Citizen & Sportsmen". Fútbol & Politics in 20th-Century Chile.

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