Eduardo Antonio Furniel Arriagada (born 2 January 1956), commonly known as Eduardo Fournier, is a Chilean former

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player and coach.

Playing career

Born in

Talca Talca () is a city and commune in Chile located about south of Santiago, and is the capital of both Talca Province and Maule Region (7th Region of Chile). As of the 2012 census, the city had a population of 201,142. The city is an important ...

, Fournier played as a

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for clubs including

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and

Cobreloa Club de Deportes Cobreloa S.A.D.P. (), commonly referred to as Cobreloa, is a professional Chilean football league system, Chilean football club based in Calama, Chile, Calama, Región de Antofagasta, Chile. They compete in the Primera B de Ch ...

. As a member of

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, Fournier was one of the mainstays players in the 1989 season, when the club returned to the Primera División, alongside teammates such as

Héctor Hoffens Héctor Antonio Hoffens Valenzuela (born 3 January 1957) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a forward. Career A historical player of Universidad de Chile, Hoffens was one of the mainstays players in the 1989 season, when the club retu ...

, Marco Fajre, , among others. Fournier represented

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at the

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. Fournier also made one appearance for Chile in the 1987 Pan-American games.

Coaching career

After retiring as a player, Fournier became a football coach and managed a number of Chilean club sides including

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and their youth teams and

. From 2008 to 2017, he worked as goalkeeping coach of

Santiago Wanderers Club de Deportes Santiago Wanderers is a football club based in Valparaíso, a founding member of the Chilean Football Federation. Their home ground, Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander, is in the north-west of the city. Wanderers have played their ...

Personal life

His son, Gianni Furniel, also known as Gianni Fournier, is a former professional footballer who played as a defender for

Rangers de Talca Club Social de Deportes Rangers is a Chilean football (soccer), football club based in the city of Talca. The club was founded November 2, 1902 and plays in the Chilean Primera División B, second level of the Chilean football system. Their home g ...

and

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. He is known by his nickname ''Loco'' (Crazy).

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* * 1956 births Living people Chilean people of French descent Footballers from Talca Chilean men's footballers Chile men's international footballers C.D. Aviación footballers Deportes Concepción (Chile) footballers C.D. Cobreloa footballers C.D. Arturo Fernández Vial footballers Club Universidad de Chile footballers Provincial Osorno footballers Audax Italiano footballers Chilean Primera División players Primera B de Chile players Men's association football goalkeepers Chilean football managers Rangers de Talca managers C.D. Cobreloa managers Chilean Primera División managers Footballers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Chile Pan American Games silver medalists in football Pan American Games silver medalists for Chile Footballers at the 1987 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games 20th-century Chilean sportsmen {{Chile-footy-goalkeeper-stub