Juan Carlos Orellana | |
Fullname: | Juan Carlos Orellana Jara |
Birth Date: | 21 June 1955 |
Birth Place: | Barrancas, Santiago, Chile |
Death Place: | Santiago, Chile |
Position: | Winger |
Years1: | 1973–1974 |
Years2: | 1974–1980 |
Clubs2: | Colo-Colo |
Years3: | 1981–1983 |
Years4: | 1984 |
Clubs4: | Unión Española |
Years5: | 1985 |
Clubs5: | Deportes Antofagasta |
Years6: | 1986 |
Clubs6: | Deportes Temuco |
Years7: | 1987 |
Clubs7: | Unión San Felipe |
Years8: | 1987 |
Clubs8: | Chile Lindo |
Nationalyears1: | 1977–1983 |
Nationalcaps1: | 11 |
Nationalgoals1: | 4 |
Juan Carlos Orellana Jara (21 June 1955 – 10 November 2022) was a Chilean footballer who played as a left winger.[1]
Orellana made his professional debut with Green Cross-Temuco in 1973, aged 17, scoring a goal. The next year, he switched to Colo-Colo.[2]
In 1987, he played abroad in Canada's National Soccer League with Chile Lindo.[3]
Orellana was nicknamed El Zurdo de Barrancas (The Lefty from Barrancas), due to the fact that he played with his left foot and came from, currently Pudahuel.[2]
Orellana suffered amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and died on 10 November 2022, at the age of 67.[4]
Colo-Colo