Antonio Arias (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Antonio Arias Mujica | ||
| Date of birth | October 9, 1944 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Magallanes | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1965–1968 | Magallanes | 108 | (0) |
| 1969–1979 | Unión Española | 300 | (5) |
| 1980 | Palestino | 11 | (0) |
| Total | 419 | (5) | |
| International career | |||
| 1968–1977 | Chile | 32 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
José Antonio Arias Mujica (born October 9, 1944), known as Antonio Arias, is a Chilean former football defender.
Career
[edit]A product of Magallanes, Arias made his debut in 1965 and played for them until 1968.[1]
In 1969, he switched to Unión Española, becoming a historical player of them, winning three league titles in 1973, 1975 and 1977. Along with them, he reached the final match in the 1975 Copa Libertadores.[2]
He ended his career with Palestino in 1980.[3][4]
At international level, he played for the Chile national team between 1968 and 1973, gaining 30 caps. He was part of the Chilean squad for the 1974 World Cup.
Personal life
[edit]He has seven siblings and five of them were footballers who played for Magallanes: Juan, Óscar, Enrique, Jorge and Miguel Ángel.[5][6][7]
He is nicknamed Chino (Chinese).[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Historias de Magallanes: Antonio "chino" Arias". Historias de Magallanes (in Spanish). 31 January 2006. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ a b "CDyS Unión Española inició campaña para ayudar al legendario Antonio "Chino" Arias". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 3 January 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ "Histórico de la Roja criticó con dureza a Jean Beausejour: "Me enferma verlo jugar"". www.24horas.cl (in Spanish). 24 horas. 18 December 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ "Palestino 1980 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ Ampuero, Hernán (15 March 2006). "Jorge Arias: "Vestir la camiseta albiceleste es un orgullo"". Historias de Magallanes (in Spanish). Revista ¡Arriba Magallanes!. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- ^ Rivas, Ilich (2 November 2022). "Los dos títulos de Magallanes en Tercera División". Asifuch (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- ^ (Recuerdos del Fútbol Chileno Fotos y Vídeos.) Los Hermanos Arias uno en Unión Española y los otros dos en Magallanes aquella época on Facebook (in Spanish). 5 November 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
External links
[edit]- Antonio Arias at National-Football-Teams.com
- Antonio Arias at WorldFootball.net
- Antonio Arias at PartidosdeLaRoja.com (in Spanish)
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- Men's association football defenders
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- 1974 FIFA World Cup players
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