Iván Gonzalo Vásquez Quilodrán (born 13 August 1985) is a Chilean

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and former player who played as a

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Club career

Born in

Lautaro Lautaro (Anglicized as 'Levtaru') ( " swift hawk") (; 1534 – April 29, 1557) was a young Mapuche toqui known for leading the indigenous resistance against Spanish conquest in Chile and developing the tactics that would continue to be empl ...

Cautín Province Cautín Province () is one of two Provinces of Chile, provinces in the southern Chilean Regions of Chile, region of La Araucanía Region, La Araucanía (IX), bounded on the north by Arauco Province, Arauco and Malleco Province, Malleco provinces, ...

, Vásquez joined

Club Deportivo Universidad Católica Club Deportivo Universidad Católica, known as Universidad Católica, is a professional association football, football club based in Santiago, Chile. Founded in 1937 they play in the Chilean Primera División, Primera División, the top flight o ...

's youth system in 2000 at the age of 15. He made his

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debuts three years later, and was part of the squads that won the 2005 Clausura and finished in second position at the 2007 Apertura; in 2006, he was loaned to fellow league club

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 ...

. In 2009, Vásquez joined O'Higgins FC. He scored his first competitive goal for his new team on 21 November 2010, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 away draw against

Unión Española Club Unión Española S.A.D.P. is a professional football club based in the Independencia neighborhood, commune of Santiago, Chile currently participating in the Primera División de Chile. History Foundation, Amateur Era and First seasons ...

. Vásquez moved to

Audax Italiano Audax Club Sportivo Italiano () is a Chilean football club based in La Florida playing in the Campeonato Nacional, having has spent most of its history in the top tier of Chilean football. History The club was founded by Italian residents in S ...

on a three-year contract on 10 July 2011, going on to be a midfield mainstay in the following seasons. Vásquez spent four seasons with Magallanes from 2020 to 2023, winning three titles. In 2024, he joined

Unión San Felipe Unión San Felipe is a Chilean football club, their hometown is San Felipe in the V Región of Valparaíso. They play in the second level of the Chilean football league, the Primera B. The club was founded on October 16, 1956 with the merger ...

International career

Vásquez represented

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at the

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in the

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, playing all the games in an eventual round-of-16 exit.

Coaching career

Vásquez graduated as a

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at (National Football Institute), while playing for Magallanes, alongside his fellows

César Cortés César Alexis Cortés Pinto (born 9 January 1984) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. International career Cortés made four appearances for the Chile national team between 2012 and 2013. Coaching career Cor ...

and Albert Acevedo. Following his retirement, Vásquez joined the coaching staff of the Magallanes youth ranks. In June 2025, he assumed as interim coach of the senior team for a day.

Personal life

Vásquez Quilodrán is of

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descent.

Honours

;Universidad Católica *

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: 2005 Clausura ;Magallanes *

Primera B de Chile Campeonato Primera B () is the second tier in the Chilean football league system, and is organized by the Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional. It was established in 1952 as ''Segunda División'', and later renamed in 1996 to the current n ...

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Supercopa de Chile The Supercopa de Chile (''Supercup of Chile'') is an annual one-match football official competition in Chile organised by the Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional (ANFP). This competition serves as the season opener and is played between t ...

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References

External links

Audax official profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vasquez, Ivan 1985 births Living people Chilean people of Mapuche descent People from Lautaro Footballers from Araucanía Region Chilean men's footballers 21st-century Chilean sportsmen Chile men's under-20 international footballers Chilean Primera División players Primera B de Chile players Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers C.D. Cobreloa footballers O'Higgins F.C. footballers Audax Italiano footballers Deportes Magallanes footballers Unión San Felipe footballers Men's association football midfielders Mapuche sportspeople Indigenous sportspeople of the Americas Chilean football coaches Chilean football managers Magallanes managers