| Víctor Bascuñán | |
| Fullname: | Víctor Eduardo Bascuñán Catrileo |
| Birth Date: | 16 June 1973 |
| Birth Place: | Santiago, Chile[1] |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Youthclubs1: | Universidad de Chile |
| Years1: | 1991–1995 |
| Years2: | 1993 |
| Clubs2: | → Cerro Corá (loan) |
| Years3: | 1994 |
| Clubs3: | → Santiago Wanderers (loan) |
| Years4: | 1996 |
| Clubs4: | Unión Española |
| Years5: | 1997 |
| Clubs5: | Santiago Morning |
| Nationalyears1: | 1990 |
| Nationalteam1: | Chile U17 |
| Nationalyears2: | 1994 |
| Nationalteam2: | Chile U23 B |
Víctor Eduardo Bascuñán Catrileo (born 16 June 1973) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a centre-back for clubs in Chile and Paraguay.
A product of Universidad de Chile, Bascuñán made his debut in 1991[2] and was a member of the two-champion squad of the Chilean Primera División in 1994 and 1995,[3] taking part in the 1995 Copa Libertadores in the 3–2 win against the Colombian club Millonarios.[4] A member of them until 1995, he also had stints loaned out to Cerro Corá in the Paraguayan top division and Santiago Wanderers in the Chilean Segunda División.[5] [6]
After Universidad de Chile, he played for Unión Española in the top division[7] and Santiago Morning in the Primera B, his last club.[6]
At international level, he was a member of both Chile U17 in 1990 and an under-23 squad made up by players from the Segunda División.[6]
Bascuñán graduated as a lawyer at .
Strongly bound to Club Universidad de Chile, he has been a member of both Consejo Azul (Blue Council), an entity made up by people bound to the club from different spheres,[8] [9] and Más Allá del Horizonte (Beyond The Horizon), the association of former players.[10]
He has also taken part in friendly matches of historical players of Universidad de Chile alongside former players such as Sergio Vargas, Cristián Castañeda, Mauricio Aros, Mariano Puyol, among others.[11]