Manuel Caupolicán Pichulman Plaza (born 14 September 1952), is a Chilean former professional

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. He played

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for clubs in Chile, Belgium, and Central America.

Career

In Chile Pichulman played for

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, Everton,

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, and

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; he is most known for his stint at Magallanes. He was a member of Audax Italiano in 1976, when they were promoted to the Chilean Primera División. He made 18 appearances and scored 9 goals in the 1977 season. In 1978, he emigrated to Europe and joined Royal Crossing Schaerbeek in the Belgian second level . He also played in Central America.

After football

Pichulman started an eponymous football academy (Escuela de Fútbol Manuel Pichulman) near ,

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Personal life

Pichulman is of

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descent, his "Pichulman" means "

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feather" in

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References

1952 births Living people Chilean people of Mapuche descent Chilean men's footballers Chilean expatriate men's footballers Colo-Colo footballers Deportes Magallanes footballers Everton de Viña del Mar footballers Audax Italiano footballers K.V.V. Crossing Elewijt players Santiago Morning footballers Deportes Iberia footballers Chilean Primera División players Primera B de Chile players Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Men's association football forwards Mapuche sportspeople Indigenous sportspeople of the Americas Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Chilean sportsmen {{Chile-footy-forward-stub