Miguel Ángel Neira Pincheira (born October 9, 1952) is a retired

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from

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Paci ...

, who represented his native country at the

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, wearing the number twenty jersey. He played club football for O'Higgins,

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and

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in Chile. At Católica, he had as teammates

Juvenal Olmos Juvenal Mario Olmos Rojas (born October 4, 1962) is a Chilean football manager and former player. Career Olmos was born in Santiago de Chile. At Católica, he had as teammates Pablo Yoma, Marco Cornez, Miguel Ángel Neira, Mario Lepe, Rai ...

, Pablo Yoma, Marco Cornez, Mario Lepe,

Raimundo Tupper Raimundo Tupper Lyon (7 January 1969 – 20 July 1995) was a Chilean professional football player, best known for his years with Universidad Católica. He was a left back. Club career Born into a family of five children (four males and one fe ...

, Luka Tudor and

Osvaldo Hurtado Luis Osvaldo Hurtado Larrea (born 26 June 1939) is an Ecuadorian author and politician who served as President of Ecuador from 24 May 1981 to 10 August 1984. Hurtado was born in Chambo, Chimborazo Province. During his studies at the Catholi ...

. For his native country he was capped 45 times, scoring 4 goals between 1976 and 1985, and making his debut on October 6, 1976, in a

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against Uruguay.

Championships

National championships

Other championships

Friendly championships

References

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1952 births Chilean men's footballers Unión Española footballers Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers Men's association football midfielders Chile men's international footballers 1982 FIFA World Cup players 1979 Copa América players Living people O'Higgins F.C. footballers People from Concepción Province, Chile Footballers from Biobío Region 20th-century Chilean sportsmen {{Chile-footy-midfielder-stub