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Rogelio Farías
Personal information
Full name Rogelio Farías Salvador
Date of birth (1949-08-13)13 August 1949
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Date of death 6 April 1995(1995-04-06) (aged 45)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1968–1974 Unión Española 134 (54)
1974–1976 Cádiz 41 (7)
1977–1978 Unión Española 37 (12)
1979 O'Higgins 19 (2)
1980 Audax Italiano 4 (1)
1981–1982 Coquimbo Unido
1983 Unión Española 10 (1)
International career
1972–1977 Chile 13 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rogelio Farías Salvador (13 August 1949 – 6 April 1995)[1] was a Chilean football midfielder who played for Chile in the 1974 FIFA World Cup.[2] He also played for Unión Española.

Career

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A historical player of Unión Española, he made his debut in 1968 at the age of nineteen.[3] Following the 1974 FIFA World Cup, he moved to Spanish side Cádiz CF in the Segunda División, where he coincided with his compatriot Fernando Carvallo,[4] and spent three seasons.[3]

Back in Chile, he played for Unión Española, O'Higgins and Audax Italiano in the top division.[5] In the second level, he played for Coquimbo Unido.[6] His last club was Unión Española in 1983.[7]

At international level, he made thirteen appearances and scored two goals for the Chile national team from 1972 to 1977, including the 1974 FIFA World Cup.[8]

Personal life

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As a player of Cádiz CF, he was known by his undiscipline.[9]

He died of a throat cancer.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Farías, Rogelio". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  2. ^ 1974 FIFA World Cup Germany
  3. ^ a b Guerra, Felipe (13 August 2020). "Rogelio Farías: Delantero de La Roja en el Mundial de Alemania 1974". laroja.cl (in Spanish). FFCh. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Chilenos "desconocidos" en el fútbol español". El Dato Futbolero (in Spanish). 28 February 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Rogelio Farias :: Rogelio Farías Salvador ::". www.ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Club de Deportes COQUIMBO UNIDO". Fútbol en América (in Spanish). 8 April 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Union Española 1983 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Rogelio Farías". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  9. ^ a b "Reseña histórica: Farías, un ídolo con pies de barro" (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
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