Fabián Raphael Estay Silva (born October 5, 1968) is a Chilean former professional

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who played as a

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Career

Estay played for club sides in Chile, Switzerland, Greece, Mexico and Colombia. At international level, he represented Chile at under-20 level in both the 1987 South American Championship and the

1987 FIFA World Youth Championship The 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in Chile from 10 to 25 October 1987. The 1987 championship was the 6th edition of the FIFA World Youth Championship and won for the first time by Yugoslavia. Remarkably, in the course of the tourn ...

, where Chile reached the fourth place. At senior level, he was

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69 times and scored five goals for the Chile national team between 1990 and 2001, including four games at the

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. Estay made his debut for the senior national squad on October 17, 1990, in a friendly against

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Personal life

Estay has a long-term close friendship with the former fellow footballer

Iván Zamorano Iván Luis Zamorano Zamora (; born 18 January 1967) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is regarded as one of Chile's most recognized footballers and one of the greatest strikers of his generation. He first ...

, what interrupted from 2001 to 2007 due to the fact that Estay stated that Zamorano didn't support him when he was isolated from the América first team by the club leaders. In addition, Zamorano is the godfather of the Estay's daughter, Renata Ivana. He naturalized

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by residence in 2005 and later he made his home in Mexico, working as a

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for media such as Fox Sports México.

Career statistics

Honours

Universidad Católica *

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1987 Events January * January 1 – Bolivia reintroduces the Boliviano currency. * January 2 – Chadian–Libyan conflict – Battle of Fada: The Military of Chad, Chadian army destroys a Libyan armoured brigade. * January 3 – Afghan leader ...

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1991 It was the final year of the Cold War, which had begun in 1947. During the year, the Soviet Union Dissolution of the Soviet Union, collapsed, leaving Post-soviet states, fifteen sovereign republics and the Commonwealth of Independent State ...

Deportivo Toluca *

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: Verano 1998, Verano 1999 Chile * Copa Expedito Teixeira:

1990 Important events of 1990 include the Reunification of Germany and the unification of Yemen, the formal beginning of the Human Genome Project (finished in 2003), the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, the separation of Namibia from South ...

Canada Cup The Canada Cup () was an invitational international ice hockey tournament held on five occasions between 1976 and 1991. The brainchild of Toronto lawyer Alan Eagleson, the tournament was created to meet demand for a true world championship that a ...

1995 1995 was designated as: * United Nations Year for Tolerance * World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government ...

Individual *

Golden Ball: Winter 1997, Verano 1998, Verano 1999

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1968 births Living people Footballers from Santiago, Chile Chilean men's footballers Chile men's international footballers Chile men's under-20 international footballers Men's association football midfielders Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers FC St. Gallen players Club Universidad de Chile footballers Olympiacos F.C. players Colo-Colo footballers Deportivo Toluca F.C. players Club América footballers Atlante F.C. footballers Santos Laguna footballers América de Cali footballers Club Deportivo Palestino footballers Chilean Primera División players Swiss Super League players Super League Greece players Liga MX players Categoría Primera A players 1998 FIFA World Cup players 1991 Copa América players 1993 Copa América players 1995 Copa América players 1997 Copa América players 1999 Copa América players Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Greece Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Colombia Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia Naturalized citizens of Mexico Chilean association football commentators 20th-century Chilean sportsmen {{Chile-footy-midfielder-stub