| Leonardo Véliz | |
| Fullname: | Leonardo Iván Véliz Díaz |
| Birth Date: | 3 September 1945 |
| Birth Place: | Valparaíso, Chile |
| Position: | Left winger |
| Youthclubs1: | Juventud Unida |
| Years1: | 1964–1967 |
| Clubs1: | Everton |
| Years2: | 1968–1971 |
| Clubs2: | Unión Española |
| Caps2: | 110 |
| Goals2: | 28 |
| Years3: | 1972–1974 |
| Clubs3: | Colo-Colo |
| Caps3: | 84 |
| Goals3: | 14 |
| Years4: | 1975–1978 |
| Clubs4: | Unión Española |
| Caps4: | 118 |
| Goals4: | 28 |
| Years5: | 1979–1982 |
| Clubs5: | Colo-Colo |
| Caps5: | 78 |
| Goals5: | 5 |
| Years6: | 1983 |
| Clubs6: | O'Higgins |
| Caps6: | 14 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1966–1981 |
| Nationalteam1: | Chile |
| Nationalcaps1: | 39 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Manageryears1: | 1991–1993 |
| Managerclubs1: | Chile U17 |
| Manageryears2: | 1992–1995 |
| Managerclubs2: | Chile U20 |
| Manageryears3: | 1998–2000 |
| Managerclubs3: | Sporting CP (youth) |
Leonardo Iván Véliz Díaz (born September 3, 1945) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a left winger for Everton, O'Higgins, Unión Española and Colo-Colo of Chile and in the Chile national team[1] in the 1974 FIFA World Cup in Germany.[2]
He worked as manager of both Chile U17 and Chile U20, leading the first in the 1993 FIFA World Championship[3] and the second in the 1995 FIFA World Youth Championship.[4]
From 1998 to 2000 he worked for the Sporting CP youth system, where he coincided with players such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Ricardo Quaresma and Fábio Paím.[5]
He is well known by his nickname Pollo (Chicken).
His son, Daniel Sebastián Véliz,[6] represented Chile at under-20 level in the 1992 South American Championship.[7]
In 2004, he was elected a councillor of Santiago, supported by Party for Democracy. In 2009, he was a candidate for deputy, supported by for . In 2010, he switched to the other political hand after supporting Sebastián Piñera in his candidacy for President of Chile.[8]
Unión Española
Colo-Colo
Chile