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David Alfonso Arellano Moraga (29 July 1901 – 3 May 1927) was a Chilean
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and founder of the
Colo-Colo Colo-Colo (), officially Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo, is a Chilean professional football club based in Macul, Santiago. Founded in 1925 by David Arellano, it competes in the Chilean Primera División, from which the club has never been ...
football club. A winger, he scored in the 1926 South American Championship (Copa América) and is considered one of the best Chilean football players in history.


Career

Arellano was born in Santiago, Chile on 29 July 1901. His professional debut came aged 17 for Chilean football club
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in 1919. In 1925 he along with other members parted from Magallanes football club to form a new club which came to be known in Chile as
Colo-Colo Colo-Colo (), officially Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo, is a Chilean professional football club based in Macul, Santiago. Founded in 1925 by David Arellano, it competes in the Chilean Primera División, from which the club has never been ...
. Arellano is attributed with showcasing the
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or in Chile and other parts of South America known as the Chilena through footballing tours that were conducted in Europe. Arellano played for the Chile national team that participated in the 1924 and 1926 editions of
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. In the latter, he was the top scorer, with 7 goals.


Death

On 3 May 1927 in
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,
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while on tour with Colo-Colo, David Arellano suffered
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after being hit by an opposing player during a match. Shortly after the incident Arellano was brought to a nearby clinic where he would ultimately die. In his memory Colo-Colo club shirts carry a black line over the main emblem as does the
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.


References

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