| Adolfo Olivares | |
| Fullname: | Adolfo Alamiro Olivares Aravena |
| Birth Date: | 20 December 1940 |
| Birth Place: | Ocoa, Chile |
| Height: | 1.76 m |
| Position: | Striker |
| Youthclubs1: | Estrella de Ocoa |
| Years1: | 1961 |
| Caps1: | 13 |
| Goals1: | 7 |
| Years2: | 1962–1963 |
| Caps2: | 45 |
| Goals2: | 19 |
| Years3: | 1964–1966 |
| Caps3: | 26 |
| Goals3: | 13 |
| Years4: | 1966 |
| Caps4: | 1 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 1967 |
| Caps5: | 33 |
| Goals5: | 10 |
| Years6: | 1968–1969 |
| Caps6: | 60 |
| Goals6: | 32 |
| Years7: | 1970–1971 |
| Caps7: | 25 |
| Goals7: | 5 |
| Years8: | 1972 |
| Caps8: | 21 |
| Goals8: | 6 |
| Years9: | 1973 |
| Clubs9: | Alianza |
| Years10: | 1974–1976 |
| Clubs10: | The Strongest |
| Years11: | 1977 |
| Clubs11: | CD Aurora |
| Years12: | 1978 |
| Caps12: | 0 |
| Goals12: | 0 |
| Years13: | 1979 |
| Clubs13: | Unión San Felipe |
| Nationalyears1: | 1968–1969 |
| Nationalteam1: | Chile |
| Nationalcaps1: | 15 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 7 |
Adolfo Alamiro Olivares Aravena (born 20 December 1940) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a striker. Besides Chile, he played in El Salvador and Bolivia.
As a youth player, Olivares was with club Estrella de Ocoa. At a professional level, he mainly developed his career in the Chilean top division.[1] He made his professional debut with Everton de Viña del Mar in 1961. After two seasons with Ferrobádminton, he joined Universidad de Chile in 1964, taking part in the well-known squad known as El Ballet Azul, staying with them for three seasons.[2] In his homeland at the top division, he also played for Palestino,[3] Huachipato,[4] Santiago Morning,[5] Audax Italiano[6] and Magallanes.[7]
Abroad, he played for Alianza in El Salvador[1] and both The Strongest and Aurora in Bolivia. With The Strongest, where he coincided with his compatriot Manuel Jesús Ortiz,[8] [9] he won the league title in 1974 and took part in the 1975 Copa Libertadores.[1]
His last club was Unión San Felipe in the 1979 season.[10]
Following his retirement, he went on playing football at the amateur level in leagues such as Liga La Reina from Huechuraba and Liga Independiente de Fútbol from Santiago.[2]
Olivares made fifteen appearances for the Chile national team in friendly matches and the 1970 FIFA World Cup qualifiers and scored seven goals between 1968 and 1969.[11] [12]
He is nicknamed Cuchi-Cuchi, a nickname that was given by his fellow footballer Rubén Marcos after he went out with Silvia Ferrer, known by that stage name, an Argentine star from the theater.[2] [1]
After suffering and getting over lymph node cancer, he was helped by Martín Gálvez, a former player of Universidad de Chile.[13]