Juan Koscina Explained

Juan Koscina
Fullname:Juan Ulises Koscina González
Birth Date:1 June 1946
Birth Place:Vallenar, Chile
Death Place:La Serena, Chile
Height:1.78 m[1]
Position:Midfielder
Youthyears1:1957–1965
Youthclubs1:Deportes La Serena
Years1:1966–1969
Caps1:108
Goals1:17
Years2:1970–1972
Caps2:27
Goals2:5
Years3:1973–1975
Caps3:65
Goals3:7
Years4:1976–1978
Caps4:53
Goals4:4
Years5:1979
Years6:1981–1982
Years7:1982–1984
Caps7:55
Goals7:1

Juan Ulises Koscina González (1 June 1946 – 2 March 2005) was a Chilean football player who played as a midfielder. Besides in Chile, he played in Guatemala.

Playing career

Koscina came to the Deportes La Serena youth system at the age of eleven.[2] Considered a historical player,[3] he spent three stints with them, mainly in the Chilean top division.[4] He made his debut in 1966, scoring a goal against Colo-Colo.[2] In the 1983 Segunda División, they earned the promotion to the top division after winning the mini-league alongside the classic rival, Coquimbo Unido.[5]

In the Chilean top level, he also played for Colo-Colo and Universidad de Chile, classic rivals.[6] He spent three season with the first, winning league titles in 1970[7] and 1972.[8] For Universidad de Chile, he played between 1976 and 1978,[9] [10] [11] coinciding with players such as Jorge Socías, Jorge Luis Ghiso, Arturo Salah and Jorge Spedaletti.[12]

In the Chilean Segunda División, he also played for Trasandino in 1979.[13]

Abroad, he had a stint with Guatemalan Liga Nacional side Aurora FC in 1981–82.[2] [13]

He retired after playing for Deportes La Serena in 1984.[14]

Personal life

His father was a well-known sportsman from La Serena.[2]

At the beginning of his career, he was nicknamed Hippie due to his hairstyle and reputation.[2] During his stint with Universidad de Chile, he was nicknamed Papillón, however, he was mainly known as Mago (Magician).[15]

As an anecdote, it was said he didn't matter the money. According to the former leader of Deportes La Serena, Ottmar Rendic, he suggested him to trial with Real Madrid, but he rejected the chance.[16]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Juan Koscina . livefutbol.com . 30 July 2023 . es.
  2. Web site: Historia Deportes La Serena: Década de 1960 . DeportesLaSerena . 30 July 2023 . es . 13 August 2011.
  3. Web site: Grandes historias nos ofrece los 65 años de Deportes La Serena, el más antiguo del norte . . 30 July 2023 . es . 9 December 2020.
  4. Web site: 10 jugadores de Deportes La Serena que tienes que conocer . Red Bull . 30 July 2023 . es . 23 January 2018.
  5. Web site: Varela . Lionel . El recordado ascenso de Club Deportes La Serena en la liguilla de 1984 . www.diarioeldia.cl . . 30 July 2023 . es . 20 January 2020.
  6. Web site: De Colo Colo y de La U: los tránsfugas del Superclásico . ESPN.cl . . 30 July 2023 . es . 30 June 2016.
  7. Web site: Torneo de Primera División 1970 - Estadísticas . historiadecolocolo.com . 30 July 2023 . es.
  8. Web site: COLO COLO 1972 EL CAMPEÓN QUE LLENÓ LOS ESTADIOS . edition.pagesuite.com . 30 July 2023 . es.
  9. Web site: Historia del Club . LaBullanguera.cl . 30 July 2023 . es . 31 May 2023 . se sumaron al plantel nuevas incorporaciones tales como Pedro Chirinos, Juan Koscina y Julio Guerrero, desde La Serena.
  10. Web site: Equipo plantel de honor de la Universidad de Chile, 1977 . www.memoriachilena.gob.cl . 30 July 2023 . es.
  11. Web site: Universidad de Chile 1978 - Campeonato Nacional . www.solofutbol.cl . 30 July 2023 . es.
  12. (Javier RS) Arturo Salah, Juan Koscina, Jorge Américo Spedaletti, Jorge Socias y Jorge Ghiso en Universidad de Chile 1978 . 26 March 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  13. Web site: Juan Koscina :: Juan Ulises Koscina González . www.ceroacero.es . 30 July 2023 . es.
  14. Web site: Los 10 grandes ídolos de Club Deportes La Serena . El Observatodo . 30 July 2023 . es . 12 September 2015.
  15. Web site: DECESO : Juan Koscina los juntó de nuevo . GranateInetCL . 30 July 2023 . es . 4 March 2005.
  16. Web site: Herrera . Claudio . EyN: Los cracks de regiones que nunca llegaron a la selección . www.economiaynegocios.cl . . 30 July 2023 . es . 17 September 2017.