Luis_Vidal_(footballer,_born_1916)

Luis Vidal (footballer, born 1916)

Luis Vidal (footballer, born 1916)

Chilean footballer (1916-1999)


Luis Enrique Vidal Gimó (30 March 1916 27 February 1999) was a Chilean footballer who played as a centre back.

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Career

At the age of 10, Vidal played for Colegio San Agustín. A year later, he joined Unión Deportiva Española youth system. He was promoted to the first team in 1933 and made his professional debut in 1936. In 1939, he switched to Universidad Católica, winning the 1949 Primera División, despite the fact that he was injured.[1] In both Unión Española and Universidad Católica, he coincided with Fernando Riera, whom he nicknamed Tata (In Chile, an informal form for Grandfather).[2]

At international level, he played in three matches for the Chile national team in 1941,[3] being part of Chile's squad for the 1941 South American Championship.[4]

As manager of Universidad Católica, he won the 1966 Primera División.[5][6] He also was the coach of Deportes La Calera, O'Higgins,[7] and Emelec

Personal life

He was nicknamed Huacho, an informal way how Chileans refer to orphans.[1]

Honours

Player

Universidad Católica

Manager

Universidad Católica


References

  1. Llanos Ibarra, Heriberto (29 March 2021). "Andrés García y las generaciones doradas de Unión Española". Asifuch (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  2. Abarzúa, Esteban (21 March 2020). "Fernando Riera: recuerdos de un patriarca del fútbol – DeadBall". DeadBall (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  3. "Luis Vidal". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  4. "South American Championship 1941". RSSSF. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  5. "UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA LE GUIÑA A SU UNDÉCIMA ESTRELLA" (in Spanish). ANFP. 23 May 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  6. @cruzados (4 January 2020). "¡Campeones del Torneo Nacional 1966!" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 September 2022 via Twitter.
  7. Correa, Waldo. "Historia" (in Spanish). O'Higgins F.C. Retrieved 1 September 2022.

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