Claudio Rodrigo Palma Barrueto (born 1 June 1969) is a

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play-by-play commentator. He has related the most important Chilean football matches for various television and radio networks, including Canal del Fútbol (CDF; 2003–2014/2018–present), Canal 13 (2011–2018),

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(2014-2018),

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(2008–2010/2020) and

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(2018–present). In 2010, he worked as play-by-play commentator for

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during the

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alongside former footballer

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, who accompanied him as

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. Palma is considered one of the best play-by-play commentators in Chilean sports history and he has the particularity of being known thanks to

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patches: piracy's version which simulated

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footballers and matches instead of other

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Biography

Beginnings: 1989–2003

He began his career in late 1980s on Radio AM Yungay in a program directed by Santiago Chavarría that broadcast

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. Later, he moved to Radio Santiago and then to Radio Portales. In this last station, he met

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, who, upon taking over as «Más Deporte» director on Radio Nacional de Chile, decided to take him to that station. In 1996, he made his debut on television in La Red, private channel where he narrated matches of the

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team

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. In these broadcastings he was accompanied by Bonvallet. After narrating on La Red, he joined

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(which in that time it had broadcasting rights of Chilean soccer) and was the second commentator of "La Clave del Deporte" in Radio La Clave behind Carlos Alberto Campusano.

Rising in CDF: 2003–2014

In 2003, Palma arrived as commentator during Canal del Fútbol (CDF) foundation. In that channel, he gradually began to consecrate after narrating the most part of games of Chile's three popular teams:

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and Universidad Católica. In 2006, he was hired by

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to narrate

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matches.

Return to CDF: 2018–2021

On August 13, 2018, he left Canal 13 and it was announced —through a letter of

— his arrival to sports area of the aforementioned channel with the goal to narrate Chilean football team matches (official and exhibition games) in tournaments like

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or, hypothetically, the

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. In 2019, he came back to CDF after five years of his first departure. That return it was possible due to the purchase of CDF by

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, controller firm of Chilevisión. In 2020, he also returned to ADN Deportes to narrate Chilean clubs matches in

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TNT Sports: 2021–present

In January 2021, CDF announced its end through its change of name to TNT Sports.

References

External links

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