Misael Escuti Explained

Misael Escuti
Fullname:Misael Escuti Rovira
Birth Date:20 December 1926
Birth Place:Copiapó, Chile
Death Place:Santiago, Chile
Height:178 cm
Position:Goalkeeper
Youthyears1:1944–1945
Youthclubs1:Santiago National
Years1:1945
Caps1:3
Goals1:0
Years2:1946–1964
Clubs2:Colo-Colo
Caps2:417
Goals2:0
Totalcaps:420
Totalgoals:0
Nationalyears1:1948–1962
Nationalteam1:Chile
Nationalcaps1:40
Nationalgoals1:0

Misael Escuti Rovira (20 December 1926 – 3 January 2005) was a Chilean footballer of Italian ancestry, who played as a goalkeeper. He is remembered for being the key player with the Chile national team that reached third place in the 1962 FIFA World Cup tournament.[1]

Personal life

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Misael Escuti . worldfootball.net . 7 July 2021.
  2. Web site: Constitución Sifup . sifup.cl . 14 September 2022 . es.