Miguel Hermosilla Ramos (20 September 1948 – 9 September 2019) was a Chilean professional

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and manager who played as a

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for clubs in El Salvador, Guatemala, Chile and Bolivia.

Playing career

A midfielder from the Universidad Católica youth system, Hermosilla emigrated to

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and made his professional debut with Alianza. In his first stint with the team, what was known as ''La Orquesta Alba'' (The White Orchestra), he won two league titles in both the 1965–66 and the 1966–67 seasons, the two first titles for the club in its history. At international level, he won the

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. After a stint with

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from Guatemala, he returned to Chile and joined

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, winning the 1970 Primera División. In Chile, he also played 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 ...

(1971), Antofagasta Portuario (1972 and 1976) and Aviación (1977), his last club. Abroad, he also played for Águila in El Salvador and Mariscal Santa Cruz in Bolivia.

Managerial career

A historical manager of

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, he led the team in four stints, having begun his career as the assistant of Jorge Siviero in the same club in 1987. With Cobreloa, he won the 1988 Primera División. He also coached

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and

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. In addition, he started the Cobreloa Academy based in

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, where began his career players such as

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and

Esteban Pavez Esteban Andrés Pavez Suazo (born 1 May 1990), known as just Esteban Pavez (), is a Chilean professional footballer that currently plays for Primera División de Chile club Colo-Colo as a midfielder. Club career Futsal In 2010, Pavez played fo ...

. In his last years, he coached the team of the students of laws from the

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Personal life

He was nicknamed ''Chueco'' (Bow-legged). He died of a heart attack on 9 September 2019.

Honours

Player

Alianza *

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Colo-Colo *

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Manager

Cobreloa *

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hermosilla, Miguel 1948 births 2019 deaths Footballers from Santiago, Chile Chilean men's footballers Chilean expatriate men's footballers Alianza F.C. (El Salvador) footballers C.S.D. Municipal players Colo-Colo footballers Rangers de Talca footballers C.D. Antofagasta footballers C.D. Aviación footballers Salvadoran Primera División players Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala players Chilean Primera División players Bolivian Primera División players Chilean expatriate sportspeople in El Salvador Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Guatemala Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Bolivia Expatriate men's footballers in El Salvador Expatriate men's footballers in Bolivia Men's association football midfielders Chilean football managers C.D. Cobreloa managers Coquimbo Unido managers Unión San Felipe managers Rangers de Talca managers Audax Italiano managers Chilean Primera División managers Primera B de Chile managers 20th-century Chilean sportsmen