Manuel Astorga
.jpg) Manuel Astorga in 2012 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Manuel Miguel Astorga Carreño | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 15 May 1937 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Iquique, Chile | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1956–1967 | Universidad de Chile | ||||||||||||||||
| 1968–1971 | Huachipato | ||||||||||||||||
| 1972–1973 | Magallanes | ||||||||||||||||
| 1973–1974 | Universidad de Chile | ||||||||||||||||
| 1975–1976 | Audax Italiano | ||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1960–1970 | Chile | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Manuel Miguel Astorga Carreño (born 15 May 1937) is a Chilean kinesiologist and former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Club career
He started his career in 1956 with Universidad de Chile and was part of the famous Ballet Azul (Blue Ballet), as it was nicknamed Universidad de Chile in the 1960s.[2]
International career
He made 10 appearances for Chile between 1960 and 1970.[3] Also, he was part of the Chile squad in the 1962 FIFA World Cup.[4]
Personal life
He is the father of Manuel Astorga Jr.,[5] a fitness coach who has worked with the former tennis players Marcelo Ríos, Nicolás Massú and Tommy Haas, in addition to several football teams.[6]
After playing football, Astorga did mountain climbing, taking part of the Chile national team that reached the top of Mount Everest in 1983.[2]
At the same time he was a footballer, he studied kinesiology and worked for both Universidad de Chile in the 1980s and Colo-Colo when the team became the Copa Libertadores champion, in addition to Deportes La Serena.[2] Also, he has worked for Barros Luco Hospital and MEDS Clinic.[2]
Honours
Club
- Universidad de Chile
Individual
References
- ^ "Manuel Astorga".
- ^ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Feliz cumpleaños Don Manuel Astorga – MEDS". www.meds.cl (in español). 19 October 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
- ^ "Manuel Astorga". Partidos de la Roja (in español). Retrieved 25 June 2022.
- ^ 1962 FIFA World Cup Chile
- ^ Manuel Astorga Jr. on Facebook
- ^ Manuel Astorga Jr. on LinkedIn
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