Eduardo Daniel Arancibia Unger (born 20 July 1976) is a
Chilean former
footballer
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.
Career
He played in Mexico and Chilean giant clubs like
Universidad de Chile and
Universidad Católica.
At international level, he took part in a friendly match of the
Chile national team against
Alianza Lima
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on 11 November 1999, what was a 2–0 win, by replacing
Claudio Maldonado
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He formerly played as a defensive midfi ...
.
Personal life
He is a member of a football family nicknamed "Arancibia Dynasty"
since his three brothers –
Franz Franz may refer to:
People
* Franz (given name)
* Franz (surname)
Places
* Franz (crater), a lunar crater
* Franz, Ontario, a railway junction and unorganized town in Canada
* Franz Lake, in the state of Washington, United States – see ...
, Leopoldo and Roque – were professional footballers and his nephew
Francisco, son of Leopoldo, is a professional footballer too. In addition, both his nephew Martín, son of his sister Marcela, and his son Maximiliano, were with the
Palestino youth ranks.
Both Eduardo and his relatives, Franz and Francisco, have played for
Universidad de Chile.
His father, Ramón Roque Arancibia, played football at amateur level in
Renca, and his mother, Edith Unger, deceased in 2016 and of
German descent
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, was who involved his children in football. His maternal grandfather, Franz Kramer Unger Smuk, also played football.
Honours
Club
;Universidad de Chile
*
Primera División
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* Nissan Primera, a car
* Primera Air, a former airline
* Primera división (disambiguation), multiple top division football leagues
* Primera, Texas, a town in Cameron County, Texas
* Alí Primera, Venezuelan musician, compos ...
(2):
1999
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,
2000
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*
Copa Chile (2):
1998
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''.
Events January
* January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...
,
2000
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;Universidad Católica
*
Primera División
Primera may refer to
* Nissan Primera, a car
* Primera Air, a former airline
* Primera división (disambiguation), multiple top division football leagues
* Primera, Texas, a town in Cameron County, Texas
* Alí Primera, Venezuelan musician, compos ...
(1):
2002–A
;Cobreloa
*
Primera División
Primera may refer to
* Nissan Primera, a car
* Primera Air, a former airline
* Primera división (disambiguation), multiple top division football leagues
* Primera, Texas, a town in Cameron County, Texas
* Alí Primera, Venezuelan musician, compos ...
(1):
2003–C
;San Luis de Quillota
*
Primera B (1):
2009–C
References
External links
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1976 births
Living people
Chilean people of German descent
Footballers from Santiago
Chilean men's footballers
Chilean expatriate men's footballers
Chile men's international footballers
Club Universidad de Chile footballers
Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers
Unión Española footballers
C.D. Cobreloa footballers
Rangers de Talca footballers
C.D. Universidad de Concepción footballers
C.D. Antofagasta footballers
Santiago Morning footballers
San Luis de Quillota footballers
Atlas F.C. footballers
Club León footballers
Chilean Primera División players
Primera B de Chile players
Liga MX players
Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
Men's association football midfielders
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