Fabián_Estay
Fabián Estay
Chilean footballer (born 1968)
Fabián Raphael Estay Silva (born October 5, 1968) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fabián Raphael Estay Silva | ||
| Date of birth | (1968-10-05) October 5, 1968 (age 55) | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1985–1987 | Universidad Católica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1991 | Universidad Católica | 111 | (11) |
| 1991–1993 | St. Gallen | 35 | (8) |
| 1993 | Universidad de Chile | 39 | (2) |
| 1993–1995 | Olympiacos | 20 | (4) |
| 1995–1996 | Colo-Colo | 32 | (7) |
| 1996–1999 | Toluca | 140 | (23) |
| 1999–2001 | América | 82 | (11) |
| 2001–2003 | Atlante | 57 | (6) |
| 2003 | Santos Laguna | 20 | (2) |
| 2004 | Acapulco | 11 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | Toluca | 12 | (1) |
| 2005 | América de Cali | 14 | (2) |
| 2006 | Palestino | 32 | (4) |
| Total | 605 | (82) | |
| International career | |||
| 1987 | Chile U20 | 6 | (0) |
| 1990–2001 | Chile | 69 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Estay played for club sides in Chile, Switzerland, Greece, Mexico and Colombia.[1]
At international level, he represented Chile at under-20 level in both the 1987 South American Championship and the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship, where Chile reached the fourth place.[2]
At senior level, he was capped 69 times and scored five goals for the Chile national team between 1990 and 2001, including four games at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.[3] Estay made his debut for the senior national squad on October 17, 1990, in a friendly against Brazil.[2]
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | May 22, 1991 | Dublin, Ireland |  Republic of Ireland | 0–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 2. | July 14, 1991 | Santiago |  Paraguay | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1991 Copa América |
| 3. | March 31, 1993 | Arica, Chile |  Bolivia | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 4. | July 6, 1996 | Santiago |  Ecuador | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1998 World Cup Qualifier |
| 5. | August 15, 2000 | Santiago |  Brazil | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2002 World Cup Qualifier |
Estay has a long-term close friendship with the former fellow footballer Iván Zamorano, what interrupted from 2001 to 2007 due to the fact that Estay stated that Zamorano didn't support him when he was isolated from the América first team by the club leaders.[4] In addition, Zamorano is the godfather of the Estay's daughter, Renata Ivana.[5]
He naturalized Mexican by residence in 2005 and later he made his home in Mexico,[6] working as a football commentator for media such as Fox Sports México.[7]
Universidad Católica
Deportivo Toluca
Chile[2]
Individual
- Mexican Primera División Golden Ball: Winter 1997, Verano 1998, Verano 1999
- Fabián Estay at National-Football-Teams.com
- Quijada, Vicente (October 5, 2021). "Fabián Estay: El enganche de La Roja en el Mundial de Francia 1998". www.laroja.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved August 15, 2022.
- "Fabián Estay". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved August 15, 2022.
- Arredondo, Francisco (November 11, 2021). "La amistad de Fábian Estay e Iván Zamorano que rompieron por seis años". Mediotiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved August 15, 2022.
- "El segundo lugar es bueno: Campos". El Universal (in Spanish). August 1, 2001. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
- "Fabián Estay prepara su despedida con el Toluca". ESPN.com.ar (in Spanish). ESPN. August 7, 2007. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
- Silva Rojas, Carlos (July 20, 2022). "Fabián Estay, experto en la Liga MX, aprueba la llegada de Juan Reynoso a la selección: "Con él Perú va a clasificar al Mundial"". Bolavip Perú (in Spanish). Retrieved August 15, 2022.
- Fabián Estay at National-Football-Teams.com
- International career details at rsssf
- Fabián Estay at PlaymakerStats
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