Rogelio Farías Salvador (13 August 1949 – 6 April 1995) was a Chilean

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who played for

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in the

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. He also played for

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 ...

Career

A historical player of

, he made his debut in 1968 at the age of nineteen. Following the

, he moved to Spanish side

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in the

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, where he coincided with his compatriot

Fernando Carvallo Rubén Fernando Carvallo Muñoz (born September 24, 1948), known as Fernando Carvallo, is a former Chilean footballer and currently a football manager. International career He made three appearances for the Chile national team in 1972. Manager ...

, and spent three seasons. Back in Chile, he played for Unión Española, O'Higgins and

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in the top division. In the second level, he played for

Coquimbo Unido Coquimbo Unido is a Chilean football club based in the city of Coquimbo. The club was founded in 1958 and has played in the Chilean Primera División since being promoted in 2022. Their home games are played at the Estadio Municipal Francisco Sán ...

. His last club was Unión Española in 1983. At international level, he made thirteen appearances and scored two goals for the Chile national team from 1972 to 1977, including the 1974 FIFA World Cup.

Personal life

As a player of Cádiz CF, he was known by his undiscipline. He died of a throat cancer.

References

External links

FIFA profile

at BDFutbol.com

at PartidosdeLaRoja.com 1949 births 1995 deaths Footballers from Santiago, Chile Chilean men's footballers Chilean expatriate men's footballers Chile men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders Chilean Primera División players Unión Española footballers O'Higgins F.C. footballers Audax Italiano footballers Segunda División players Cádiz CF players Primera B de Chile players Coquimbo Unido footballers Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain 1974 FIFA World Cup players 20th-century Chilean sportsmen {{Chile-footy-midfielder-stub