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Manuel Astorga
Manuel Miguel Astorga Carreño (born 15 May 1937) is a Chilean kinesiologist and former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Club career He started his career in 1956 with Universidad de Chile and was part of the famous ''Ballet Azul'' (Blue Ballet), as it was nicknamed Universidad de Chile in the 1960s. International career He made 10 appearances for Chile between 1960 and 1970. Also, he was part of the Chile squad in the 1962 FIFA World Cup. Personal life He is the father of Manuel Astorga Jr., a fitness coach who has worked with the former tennis players Marcelo Ríos, Nicolás Massú and Tommy Haas, in addition to several football teams. After playing football, Astorga did mountain climbing, taking part of the Chile national team that reached the top of Mount Everest in 1983. At the same time he was a footballer, he studied kinesiology and worked for both Universidad de Chile in the 1980s and Colo-Colo when the team became the Copa Libertadores champion, in addition to ...
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Iquique, Chile
Iquique () is a port city and commune in northern Chile, capital of both the Iquique Province and Tarapacá Region. It lies on the Pacific coast, west of the Pampa del Tamarugal, which is part of the Atacama Desert. It has a population of 191,468 according to the 2017 census. It is also the main commune of Greater Iquique. The city developed during the heyday of the saltpetre mining in the Atacama Desert in the 19th century. Once a Peruvian city with a large Chilean population, it was conquered by Chile in the War of the Pacific (1879–1883). Today it is one of only two free ports of Chile, the other one being Punta Arenas, in the country's far south. History Although the city was founded in the 16th century, there is evidence of habitation in the area by the Chango people as early as 7,000 BC. During colonial times, Iquique was part of the Viceroyalty of Peru as much of South America was at the time, and remained part of Peruvian territory until the end of the 19t ...
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Kinesiology
Kinesiology () is the scientific study of human body movement. Kinesiology addresses physiological, anatomical, biomechanical, pathological, neuropsychological principles and mechanisms of movement. Applications of kinesiology to human health include biomechanics and orthopedics; strength and conditioning; sport psychology; motor control; skill acquisition and motor learning; methods of rehabilitation, such as physical and occupational therapy; and sport and exercise physiology. Studies of human and animal motion include measures from motion tracking systems, electrophysiology of muscle and brain activity, various methods for monitoring physiological function, and other behavioral and cognitive research techniques. Basics Kinesiology studies the science of human movement, performance, and function by applying the fundamental sciences of Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biophysics, Biomechanics, Biomathematics, Biostatistics, Physiology, Exerc ...
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1937 Births
Events January * January 1 – Anastasio Somoza García becomes President of Nicaragua. * January 5 – Water levels begin to rise in the Ohio River in the United States, leading to the Ohio River flood of 1937, which continues into February, leaving 1 million people homeless and 385 people dead. * January 15 – Spanish Civil War: Second Battle of the Corunna Road ends inconclusively. * January 20 – Second inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt: Franklin D. Roosevelt is sworn in for a second term as President of the United States. This is the first time that the United States presidential inauguration occurs on this date; the change is due to the ratification in 1933 of the Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution. * January 23 – Moscow Trials: Trial of the Anti-Soviet Trotskyist Center – In the Soviet Union 17 leading Communists go on trial, accused of participating in a plot led by Leon Trotsky to overthrow Joseph Stalin's regime, and ...
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1963 Primera División De Chile
The 1963 Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol Profesional, was the 31st season of top-flight football in Chile. Colo-Colo won their ninth title following a 2–1 win against Universidad Católica in the championship last match day on 4 January 1964, also qualifying to the 1964 Copa de Campeones de America. Final table Results Title Topscorer Notes ReferencesRSSSF Page {{DEFAULTSORT:1963 Chilean Primera Division season Primera División de Chile seasons Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the eas ... 1963 in Chilean football ...
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1967 Primera División De Chile
The 1967 Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol Profesional, was the 35th season of top-flight football in Chile. Universidad de Chile won their sixth title, also qualifying for the 1968 Copa Libertadores. League table Results Topscorer References External linksANFP {{DEFAULTSORT:1967 Primera División de Chile Primera División de Chile seasons Chile Prim Prim may refer to: People * Prim (given name) * Prim (surname) Places * Prim, Virginia, unincorporated community in King George County *Dolní Přím, village in the Czech Republic; as Nieder Prim (Lower Prim) site of the Battle of Königgrätz ...
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1965 Primera División De Chile
The 1965 Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol Profesional, was the 33rd season of top-flight football in Chile. Universidad de Chile won their fifth title, also qualifying for the 1966 Copa Libertadores. League table Results Topscorer References External linksANFP {{DEFAULTSORT:1965 Primera División de Chile Primera División de Chile seasons Chile Prim Prim may refer to: People * Prim (given name) * Prim (surname) Places * Prim, Virginia, unincorporated community in King George County *Dolní Přím, village in the Czech Republic; as Nieder Prim (Lower Prim) site of the Battle of Königgrätz ...
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1964 Primera División De Chile
The 1964 Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol Profesional, was the 32nd season of top-flight football in Chile. Universidad de Chile won their fourth title, also qualifying for the 1965 Copa de Campeones. League table Results Topscorer References External linksANFP {{DEFAULTSORT:1964 Primera División de Chile Primera División de Chile seasons Chile Prim Prim may refer to: People * Prim (given name) * Prim (surname) Places * Prim, Virginia, unincorporated community in King George County *Dolní Přím, village in the Czech Republic; as Nieder Prim (Lower Prim) site of the Battle of Königgrätz ...
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1962 Primera División De Chile
The 1962 Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol Profesional, was the 30th season of top-flight football in Chile. Universidad de Chile won their third title following a 5–3 win against Universidad Católica in the championship play-off on 16 March 1963, also qualifying to the 1963 Copa de Campeones. Final table Results Championship play-off Title Topscorer See also *1962 Copa Preparación Notes ReferencesRSSSF Page {{DEFAULTSORT:1962 Chilean Primera Division season Primera División de Chile seasons Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the eas ... 1962 in Chilean football ...
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1959 Primera División De Chile
The 1959 Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol Profesional, was the 27th season of top-flight football in Chile. Universidad de Chile won their second title following a 2–1 win against Colo-Colo in the championship play-off on 11 November 1959, also qualifying to the 1960 Copa de Campeones. League table Results Championship play-off Topscorer See also *1959 Copa Chile References External linksANFP {{DEFAULTSORT:1959 Primera Division de Chile Primera División de Chile seasons Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the eas ... Primera ...
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Chilean Primera División
The Chilean Primera División (English: First Division) is the top-tier league of the Chilean football league system. It is organized by the '' ANFP''. The league is known as the Campeonato AFP PlanVital for sponsorship reasons. Format As of the 2018 season, 16 teams compete in the league, playing against each other two times, home and away. Relegation and promotion Currently, the two teams with the worst scores in the season, are relegated to Primera B, and replaced by the Champions and Runners-up of this Division. Qualification for international competitions The champions of the Campeonato are immediately qualified to the Copa Libertadores for the next year, as well as the second and third place. The fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh place are qualified to the Copa Sudamericana for the next year. History Professionalism In 1933, eight big clubs at that time, namely, Unión Española, Badminton, Colo-Colo, Audax Italiano, Green Cross, Morning Star, Magallanes and Santiago N ...
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Deportes La Serena
Club de Deportes La Serena S.A.D.P., is a Chilean football club based in the city of La Serena, Coquimbo Region. The club was founded 9 December 1955 and plays in the first division of the Chilean football league. Their home games are played at the La Portada stadium, which has a capacity of 17,194 seats. Their biggest rival is Coquimbo Unido. They are nicknamed "Los Papayeros", because of the papayas that are grown near La Serena in the Elqui Valley. History The history of the club are in the amateur football team in the city of La Serena, which was crowned national amateur champion three times in the years 1949, 1951 and 1954. This was the basis for that in 1955 the Football Association of the city invited to participate in professional football. Thus 9 December 1955, was founded the Club de Deportes La Serena to participate in the 1956 Ascent. To give life regulatory to the club was Deportivo Sindempart the local team had to change its name. Their first match in seco ...
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