Misael Escuti Rovira (20 December 1926 – 3 January 2005) was a Chilean

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er of Italian ancestry, who played as a

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. He is remembered for being the key player with the Chile national team that reached third place in the

1962 FIFA World Cup The 1962 FIFA World Cup was the 7th edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for senior men's national teams. It was held from 30 May to 17 June 1962 in Chile. The qualification rounds took place between ...

tournament.

Personal life

On 6 April 1965, Escuti was one of the constituent footballers of , the

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of professionales footballers in Chile, alongside fellows such as

Efraín Santander Segundo Efraín Santander Cancino (born 7 December 1941), known as Efraín Santander, is a Chilean former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper for clubs in Chile and Guatem ...

Francisco Valdés Francisco Segundo Valdés Muñoz, (19 March 1943 - 10 August 2009), nicknamed Chamaco, was a Chilean footballer and manager. Recognized as one of Chile's most important midfielders, with 215 official goals, he is the top scorer in the history of ...

, Hugo Lepe, among others.

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* 1926 births 2005 deaths People from Copiapó Footballers from Atacama Region Chilean men's footballers Chile men's international footballers Chilean people of Italian descent Santiago National F.C. players Bádminton F.C. footballers Colo-Colo footballers Chilean Primera División players 1962 FIFA World Cup players Men's association football goalkeepers 20th-century Chilean sportsmen {{Chile-footy-goalkeeper-stub