Francisco Valdés Explained

Francisco Valdés
Fullname:Francisco Segundo Valdés Muñoz
Birth Date:19 March 1943
Birth Place:Santiago, Chile
Position:Attacking Midfielder
Years1:1961–1969
Years2:1970
Years3:1971
Years4:1972–1975
Years5:1976
Years6:1977
Years7:1978
Years8:1979–1981
Clubs8:Deportes Arica
Caps1:220
Caps2:35
Caps3:30
Caps4:111
Caps5:26
Caps6:37
Caps7:23
Caps8:33
Goals1:133
Goals2:10
Goals3:10
Goals4:42
Goals5:11
Goals6:3
Goals7:4
Goals8:4
Totalcaps:515
Totalgoals:217
Nationalyears1:1962–1975
Nationalteam1:Chile
Nationalcaps1:52
Nationalgoals1:9
Manageryears1:1989
Manageryears2:1990
Manageryears3:1992
Manageryears4:1993–1994
Manageryears5:1996
Manageryears6:1997
Managerclubs6:Magallanes

Francisco Segundo Valdés Muñoz, (19 March 1943 - 10 August 2009[1]), 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 Chilean league.

Career

Valdés always played in the Chilean first division league, where he became the top scorer in their history with 215 goals in 478 official matches, leaving behind Pedro "Heidi" Gonzalez with 212 goals. He is the maximum gunner for Colo Colo in official tournaments with 180 goals scored (179 in 353 matches during the Chilean national championship and 1 goal during the liguilla Copa Libertadores) and the top scorer in Copa Libertadores with 20 goals in 44 matches.

He was the brains, and alongside Carlos Caszely, the star of Colo Colo 1973, and the champion in 1963 and 1972. He was also runner-up on the Copa Libertadores de America in 1973.

Selected by the Chile national team, he played 50 matches, scoring 9 goals. He was the Chile offensive midfielder in the England 1966 and Germany 1974 FIFA World Cups. In 1973, he was runner-up of the Copa Libertadores with Colo Colo, he was also the captain of the Chile national team.

Personal life

On 6 April 1965, Valdés was one of the constituent footballers of, the trade union of professionales footballers in Chile, alongside fellows such as Efraín Santander, Mario Ortiz, Hugo Lepe, among others.[2]

He was the uncle of Chilean footballer Sebastián "Chamagol" González.

He died of heart failure at his home at the age of 66.

Honours

Colo Colo

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archived copy . 2009-09-08 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094902/http://www.latercera.com/contenido/688_167220_9.shtml . 2009-10-16 .
  2. Web site: Constitución Sifup . sifup.cl . 14 September 2022 . es.