Francisco Valdés
Francisco Segundo Valdés Muñoz, (19 March 1943 - 10 August 2009), nicknamed Chamaco, was a Chilean footballer and manager.
Recognized as one of Chile's most important midfielders, with 215 official goals, he is the top scorer in the history of Chilean league.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco Segundo Valdés Muñoz | ||
| Date of birth | 19 March 1943 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Date of death | 10 August 2009 (aged 66) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1961–1969 | Colo-Colo | 220 | (133) |
| 1970 | Unión Española | 35 | (10) |
| 1971 | Deportes Antofagasta | 30 | (10) |
| 1972–1975 | Colo-Colo | 111 | (42) |
| 1976 | Santiago Wanderers | 26 | (11) |
| 1977 | Cobreloa | 37 | (3) |
| 1978 | Colo-Colo | 23 | (4) |
| 1979–1981 | Deportes Arica | 33 | (4) |
| Total | 515 | (217) | |
| International career | |||
| 1962–1975 | Chile | 52 | (9) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1989 | Coquimbo Unido | ||
| 1990 | San Luis | ||
| 1992 | Lota Schwager | ||
| 1993–1994 | Deportes Puerto Montt | ||
| 1996 | Rangers | ||
| 1997 | Magallanes | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Valdés always played in the Chilean first division league, where he became the top scorer in their history with 215 goals in 478 official matches, leaving behind Pedro "Heidi" Gonzalez with 212 goals. He is the maximum gunner for Colo Colo in official tournaments with 180 goals scored (179 in 353 matches during the Chilean national championship and 1 goal during the liguilla Copa Libertadores) and the top scorer in Copa Libertadores with 20 goals in 44 matches.
He was the brains, and alongside Carlos Caszely, the star of Colo Colo 1973, and the champion in 1963 and 1972. He was also runner-up on the Copa Libertadores de America in 1973.
Selected by the Chile national team, he played 50 matches, scoring 9 goals. He was the Chile offensive midfielder in the England 1966 and Germany 1974 FIFA World Cups. In 1973, he was runner-up of the Copa Libertadores with Colo Colo, he was also the captain of the Chile national team.
Personal life
On 6 April 1965, Valdés was one of the constituent footballers of SIFUP [es], the trade union of professionales footballers in Chile, alongside fellows such as Efraín Santander, Mario Ortiz, Hugo Lepe, among others.
He was the uncle of Chilean footballer Sebastián "Chamagol" González.
He died of heart failure at his home at the age of 66.
Honours
- Primera División de Chile: 1963, 1972
- Copa Chile: 1974
References
External links
- Francisco Valdés at National-Football-Teams.com
- FIFA statistics
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