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Ascanio Cortés

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Ascanio Cortés
Cortés in 1943
Personal information
Full name Ascanio Cortés Torres[1]
Date of birth (1914-07-05)5 July 1914
Place of birth Tocopilla, Chile
Date of death 7 February 1998(1998-02-07) (aged 83)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Esparta Tocopilla
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1930 Tocopilla (city team)
1932 Sporting Tocopilla
1933 María Elena (city team)
1934–1938 Audax Italiano
1939 River Plate 11 (0)
1940–1942 Audax Italiano
1943–1946 Santiago National
International career
1935–1941 Chile 13 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ascanio Cortés Torres (5 July 1914 – 7 February 1998) was a Chilean footballer. He played in 13 matches for the Chile national football team from 1935 to 1941.[2] He was also part of Chile's squad for the 1935 South American Championship.[3]

Club career

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Born in Tocopilla, Chile, Cortés was with club Esparta before joining Sporting Tocopilla in 1932. He also represented the city teams of Tocopilla and María Elena.[4] Cortés made his professional debut as a forward for Audax Italiano, aged 20, becoming a defender later. A historical player for them,[5] he moved to Argentina and signed with River Plate in 1939.[6] For River Plate, he made eleven appearances and was known for making the bicycle kick or chilena.[7]

Back in Chile, Cortés rejoined Audax Italiano until 1942. His last club was Santiago National.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Ascanio Cortés". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Ascanio Cortés". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  3. ^ "South American Championship 1935". RSSSF. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  4. ^ Galaz-Mandakovic, Damir (17 June 2010). "Ascanio Cortés". Tocopilla y su Historia (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Títulos Primera División". www.audaxitaliano.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Ascanio Cortés Torres". www.monumentos.gob.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Oriundo de Tocopilla y propulsor de "la chilena": La historia del primer compatriota que jugó en River". CNN Chile (in Spanish). 6 August 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
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