Mario Ignacio Osbén Méndez (14 July 1950 – 7 February 2021) was a Chilean

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who played as a

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. Nicknamed "El Gato" ("The Cat"), he played for

Ñublense Club Deportivo Ñublense () is a professional Association football, football team based in Chillán, Ñuble Region, Chile. The club was formed in 1916 under the name of Liceo Fútbol Club. They compete in Chile's Chilean Primera División, Primer ...

, Club de Deportes Concepción,

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 ...

Colo Colo Colo-Colo (), officially Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo, is a Chilean professional football club based in Macul, Santiago. Founded in 1925 by David Arellano, it competes in the Chilean Primera División, from which the club has never been ...

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 ...

during his professional career. He played for the Chile national team at the

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, playing all three matches. In total he played 36 matches for his national team between 1979 and 1988, making his debut on 11 July 1979 in a friendly against Uruguay.

Death

Osbén died on 7 February 2021 aged 70. After suffering a

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Chiguayante Chiguayante () is a Chilean List of cities in Chile, city and Communes of Chile, commune in Concepción Province, Chile, Concepción Province, Biobío Region. It is part of Greater Concepción. Demographics According to the 2002 census of the Nat ...

, his city of birth, he had been taken to hospital in Concepción where his death was confirmed.

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* * 1950 births 2021 deaths Chilean men's footballers Deportes Concepción (Chile) footballers Unión Española footballers Ñublense footballers Colo-Colo footballers C.D. Cobreloa footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Chile men's international footballers 1982 FIFA World Cup players 1979 Copa América players 1987 Copa América players People from Concepción Province, Chile Footballers from Biobío Region 20th-century Chilean sportsmen {{Chile-footy-goalkeeper-stub