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The Chile national football team, nicknamed La Roja (lit. 'The Red One'), represents Chile in men's international football competitions and is controlled by the Federación de Fútbol de Chile which was established in 1895. Chile has appeared in nine World Cup tournaments and were hosts of the 1962 FIFA World Cup where they finished in third place, the highest position the country has ever achieved in the World Cup.

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Emblem
Nickname(s)
La Roja (The Red One)
Association
Federación de Fútbol de Chile
FFCh
Confederation
CONMEBOL
South America
FIFA code
CHI
Appearances
9
first in 1930
Best result
3rd place
1962

1998

Nelson Acosta
Head Coach
(Uruguay)
1. Nelson Tapia
Goalkeeper
Born - 22 September 1966
Aged 31
Caps 34
Club - Universidad Católica
12. Marcelo Ramírez
Goalkeeper
Born - 29 May 1965
Aged 33
Caps 19
Club - Colo-Colo
22. Carlos Tejas
Goalkeeper
Born - 4 October 1974
Aged 23
Caps 0
Club - Coquimbo Unido
2. Cristián Castañeda
Defender
Born - 18 September 1968
Aged 29
Caps 24
Club - Universidad de Chile
3. Ronald Fuentes
Defender
Born - 22 June 1969
Aged 28
Caps 41
Club - Universidad de Chile
4. Francisco Rojas
Defender
Born - 22 July 1974
Aged 23
Caps 12
Club - Colo-Colo
5. Javier Margas
Defender
Born - 10 May 1969
Aged 29
Caps 52
Club - Universidad Católica
6. Pedro Reyes
Defender
Born - 13 November 1972
Aged 25
Caps 24
Club - Colo-Colo
14. Miguel Ramírez
Defender
Born - 11 June 1970
Aged 27
Caps 38
Club - Universidad Católica
15. Moisés Villarroel
Defender
Born - 12 February 1976
Aged 22
Caps 10
Club - Santiago Wanderers
16. Mauricio Aros
Defender
Born - 9 March 1976
Aged 22
Caps 4
Club - Universidad de Chile
7. Nelson Parraguez
Midfielder
Born - 5 April 1971
Aged 27
Caps 37
Club - Universidad Católica
8. Clarence Acuña
Midfielder
Born - 8 February 1975
Aged 23
Caps 28
Club - Universidad de Chile
10. José Luis Sierra
Midfielder
Born - 5 December 1968
Aged 29
Caps 31
Club - Colo-Colo
17. Marcelo Vega
Midfielder
Born - 12 August 1971
Aged 26
Caps 29
Club - MetroStars
18. Luis Musrri
Midfielder
Born - 24 December 1969
Aged 28
Caps 27
Club - Universidad de Chile
19. Fernando Cornejo
Midfielder
Born - 28 January 1969
Aged 29
Caps 27
Club - Universidad Católica
20. Fabián Estay
Midfielder
Born - 5 October 1968
Aged 29
Caps 48
Club - Toluca (Mexico)
9. Iván Zamorano
Forward
Born - 18 January 1967
Aged 31
Caps 42
Club - Inter Milan (Italy)
11. Marcelo Salas
Forward
Born - 24 December 1974
Aged 23
Caps 39
Club - River Plate (Argentina)
13. Manuel Neira
Forward
Born - 12 October 1977
Aged 20
Caps 5
Club - Colo-Colo
21. Rodrigo Barrera
Forward
Born - 30 March 1970
Aged 28
Caps 22
Club - Universidad de Chile

1982

Luis Santibáñez
Head Coach
1. Oscar Wirth
Goalkeeper
Born - 5 November 1955
Aged 26
Caps 5
Club - Cobreloa
12. Marco Cornez
Goalkeeper
Born - 15 October 1957
Aged 24
Caps 0
Club - Palestino
22. Mario Osbén
Goalkeeper
Born - 14 July 1950
Aged 31
Caps 26
Club - Colo-Colo
2. Lizardo Garrido
Defender
Born - 25 August 1957
Aged 24
Caps 15
Club - Colo-Colo
3. René Valenzuela
Defender
Born - 20 April 1955
Aged 27
Caps 23
Club - Universidad Católica
4. Vladimir Bigorra
Defender
Born - 9 August 1954
Aged 27
Caps 17
Club - Universidad de Chile
5. Elías Figueroa
Defender
Born - 25 October 1946
Aged 35
Caps 44
Club - Colo-Colo
10. Mario Soto
Defender
Born - 10 July 1950
Aged 31
Caps 34
Club - Cobreloa
17. Oscar Rojas
Defender
Born - 15 November 1958
Aged 23
Caps 1
Club - Colo-Colo
18. Mario Galindo
Defender
Born - 10 August 1951
Aged 30
Caps 28
Club - Colo-Colo
19. Enzo Escobar
Defender
Born - 10 November 1951
Aged 30
Caps 26
Club - Cobreloa
6. Rodolfo Dubó
Midfielder
Born - 11 September 1953
Aged 28
Caps 27
Club - Palestino
7. Eduardo Bonvallet
Midfielder
Born - 13 January 1955
Aged 27
Caps 21
Club - Universidad Católica
8. Carlos Rivas
Midfielder
Born - 24 May 1953
Aged 29
Caps 24
Club - Colo-Colo
14. Raúl Ormeño
Midfielder
Born - 21 June 1958
Aged 23
Caps 1
Club - Colo-Colo
16. Manuel Rojas
Midfielder
Born - 13 June 1954
Aged 28
Caps 27
Club - Universidad Católica
20. Miguel Ángel Neira
Midfielder
Born - 9 October 1952
Aged 29
Caps 23
Club - Universidad Católica
9. Juan Carlos Letelier
Forward
Born - 20 May 1959
Aged 23
Caps 5
Club - Cobreloa
11. Gustavo Moscoso
Forward
Born - 10 August 1955
Aged 26
Caps 18
Club - Universidad Católica
13. Carlos Caszely
Forward
Born - 5 July 1950
Aged 31
Caps 42
Club - Colo-Colo
15. Patricio Yáñez
Forward
Born - 20 January 1961
Aged 21
Caps 23
Club - San Luis
21. Miguel Ángel Gamboa
Forward
Born - 21 June 1951
Aged 30
Caps 14
Club - Universidad de Chile

1974

Luis Alamos
Head Coach
1. Leopoldo Vallejos
Goalkeeper
Born - 16 July 1944
Aged 29
Caps 13
Club - Unión Española
21. Juan Olivares
Goalkeeper
Born - 20 February 1941
Aged 33
Caps 32
Club - Unión Española
22. Adolfo Nef
Goalkeeper
Born - 18 January 1946
Aged 28
Caps 26
Club - Colo-Colo
2. Rolando García
Defender
Born - 15 December 1942
Aged 31
Caps 14
Club - Colo-Colo
3. Alberto Quintano
Defender
Born - 26 April 1946
Aged 28
Caps 33
Club - Cruz Azul (Mexico)
4. Antonio Arias
Defender
Born - 9 October 1944
Aged 29
Caps 25
Club - Unión Española
5. Elías Figueroa
Defender
Born - 25 October 1946
Aged 27
Caps 19
Club - Internacional (Brazil)
6. Juan Rodríguez
Defender
Born - 16 January 1944
Aged 30
Caps 24
Club - Atlético Español (Mexico)
12. Juan Machuca
Defender
Born - 7 March 1951
Aged 23
Caps 18
Club - Unión Española
13. Rafael González
Defender
Born - 24 April 1950
Aged 24
Caps 10
Club - Colo-Colo
15. Mario Galindo
Defender
Born - 10 August 1951
Aged 22
Caps 6
Club - Colo-Colo
8. Francisco Valdés
Midfielder
Born - 19 March 1943
Aged 31
Caps 44
Club - Colo-Colo
10. Carlos Reinoso
Midfielder
Born - 7 March 1945
Aged 29
Caps 25
Club - América (Mexico)
14. Alfonso Lara
Midfielder
Born - 27 April 1946
Aged 28
Caps 27
Club - Colo-Colo
16. Guillermo Páez
Midfielder
Born - 18 April 1945
Aged 29
Caps 11
Club - Colo-Colo
18. Jorge Socías
Midfielder
Born - 6 October 1951
Aged 22
Caps 2
Club - Universidad de Chile
19. Rogelio Farías
Midfielder
Born - 13 August 1949
Aged 24
Caps 10
Club - Unión Española
7. Carlos Caszely
Forward
Born - 5 July 1950
Aged 23
Caps 20
Club - Levante (Spain)
9. Sergio Ahumada
Forward
Born - 2 October 1948
Aged 25
Caps 12
Club - Colo-Colo
11. Leonardo Véliz
Forward
Born - 3 September 1945
Aged 28
Caps 18
Club - Colo-Colo
17. Guillermo Yávar
Forward
Born - 26 March 1943
Aged 31
Caps 24
Club - Universidad de Chile
20. Osvaldo Castro
Forward
Born - 14 April 1947
Aged 27
Caps 24
Club - América (Mexico)

1966

Luis Álamos
Head Coach
9. Adán Godoy
Goalkeeper
Born - 26 November 1936
Aged 29
Caps 14
Club - Universidad Católica
13. Juan Olivares
Goalkeeper
Born - 20 February 1941
Aged 25
Caps 4
Club - Santiago Wanderers
2. Hugo Berly
Defender
Born - 31 December 1941
Aged 24
Caps 0
Club - Audax Italiano
5. Humberto Donoso
Defender
Born - 9 October 1938
Aged 27
Caps 14
Club - Universidad de Chile
6. Luis Eyzaguirre
Defender
Born - 22 June 1939
Aged 27
Caps 38
Club - Universidad de Chile
7. Elías Figueroa
Defender
Born - 25 October 1946
Aged 19
Caps 7
Club - Santiago Wanderers
20. Alberto Valentini
Defender
Born - 25 November 1938
Aged 27
Caps 17
Club - Colo-Colo
21. Hugo Villanueva
Defender
Born - 9 April 1939
Aged 27
Caps 15
Club - Universidad de Chile
3. Carlos Campos
Midfielder
Born - 14 February 1937
Aged 29
Caps 10
Club - Universidad de Chile
4. Humberto Cruz
Midfielder
Born - 8 December 1939
Aged 26
Caps 16
Club - Colo-Colo
10. Roberto Hodge
Midfielder
Born - 30 July 1944
Aged 21
Caps 9
Club - Universidad de Chile
12. Rubén Marcos
Midfielder
Born - 6 December 1942
Aged 23
Caps 17
Club - Universidad de Chile
14. Ignacio Prieto
Midfielder
Born - 23 September 1943
Aged 22
Caps 15
Club - Universidad Católica
15. Jaime Ramírez
Midfielder
Born - 14 August 1931
Aged 34
Caps 46
Club - Universidad de Chile
17. Leonel Sánchez
Midfielder
Born - 25 April 1936
Aged 30
Caps 77
Club - Universidad de Chile
18. Armando Tobar
Midfielder
Born - 7 June 1938
Aged 28
Caps 29
Club - Universidad Católica
1. Pedro Araya
Forward
Born - 23 January 1942
Aged 24
Caps 20
Club - Universidad de Chile
8. Alberto Fouilloux
Forward
Born - 22 November 1940
Aged 25
Caps 36
Club - Universidad Católica
11. Honorino Landa
Forward
Born - 1 June 1942
Aged 24
Caps 23
Club - Green Cross Temuco
16. Orlando Ramírez
Forward
Born - 7 May 1943
Aged 23
Caps 11
Club - Universidad de Chile
19. Francisco Valdés
Forward
Born - 19 March 1943
Aged 23
Caps 11
Club - Colo-Colo
22. Guillermo Yávar
Forward
Born - 26 March 1943
Aged 23
Caps 11
Club - Universidad de Chile

1962

Fernando Riera
Head Coach
1. Misael Escuti
Goalkeeper
Born - 20 December 1926
Aged 35
Caps 31
Club - Colo-Colo
12. Adán Godoy
Goalkeeper
Born - 26 November 1936
Aged 25
Caps 0
Club - Santiago Morning
22. Manuel Astorga
Goalkeeper
Born - 15 May 1937
Aged 25
Caps 5
Club - Universidad de Chile
2. Luis Eyzaguirre
Defender
Born - 22 June 1939
Aged 22
Caps 19
Club - Universidad de Chile
3. Raúl Sánchez
Defender
Born - 26 October 1933
Aged 28
Caps 21
Club - Santiago Wanderers
4. Sergio Navarro
Defender
Born - 20 November 1936
Aged 25
Caps 26
Club - Universidad de Chile
5. Carlos Contreras
Defender
Born - 7 October 1938
Aged 23
Caps 6
Club - Universidad de Chile
13. Sergio Valdés
Defender
Born - 11 May 1933
Aged 29
Caps 16
Club - Universidad Católica
14. Hugo Lepe
Defender
Born - 14 April 1940
Aged 22
Caps 1
Club - Santiago Morning
15. Manuel Rodríguez
Defender
Born - 18 January 1938
Aged 24
Caps 2
Club - Unión Española
16. Humberto Cruz
Defender
Born - 8 December 1939
Aged 22
Caps 2
Club - Santiago Morning
6. Eladio Rojas
Midfielder
Born - 8 November 1934
Aged 27
Caps 11
Club - Everton
8. Jorge Toro
Midfielder
Born - 10 January 1939
Aged 23
Caps 15
Club - Colo-Colo
17. Mario Ortiz
Midfielder
Born - 28 January 1936
Aged 26
Caps 12
Club - Colo-Colo
7. Jaime Ramírez
Forward
Born - 14 August 1931
Aged 30
Caps 39
Club - Universidad de Chile
9. Honorino Landa
Forward
Born - 1 June 1942
Aged 19
Caps 4
Club - Unión Española
10. Alberto Fouilloux
Forward
Born - 22 November 1940
Aged 21
Caps 15
Club - Universidad Católica
11. Leonel Sánchez
Forward
Born - 25 April 1936
Aged 26
Caps 45
Club - Universidad de Chile
18. Mario Moreno
Forward
Born - 31 December 1935
Aged 26
Caps 24
Club - Colo-Colo
19. Braulio Musso
Forward
Born - 8 March 1930
Aged 32
Caps 14
Club - Universidad de Chile
20. Carlos Campos
Forward
Born - 14 February 1937
Aged 25
Caps 2
Club - Universidad de Chile
21. Armando Tobar
Forward
Born - 7 June 1938
Aged 23
Caps 17
Club - Universidad Católica

1950

Alberto Buccicardi
Head coach
Sergio Livingstone
Goalkeeper
Born - 26 March 1920
Aged 30
Caps 30
Club - Universidad Católica
René Quitral
Goalkeeper
Born - 15 September 1924
Aged 25
Caps 1
Club - Santiago Wanderers
Manuel Álvarez
Defender
Born - 23 May 1928
Aged 22
Caps 3
Club - Universidad Católica
Arturo Farías
Defender
Born - 1 September 1927
Aged 22
Caps 4
Club - ColoColo
Miguel Flores
Defender
Born - 11 October 1920
Aged 29
Caps 3
Club - Universidad de Chile
Manuel Machuca
Defender
Born - 6 June 1924
Aged 26
Caps 18
Club - ColoColo
Fernando Roldán
Defender
Born - 15 October 1921
Aged 28
Caps 0
Club - Universidad Católica
Francisco Urroz
Defender
Born - 14 December 1920
Aged 29
Caps 11
Club - ColoColo
Miguel Busquets
Midfielder
Born - 15 October 1920
Aged 29
Caps 15
Club - Universidad de Chile
Fernando Campos
Midfielder
Born - 15 October 1923
Aged 26
Caps 5
Club - ColoColo
Hernán Carvallo
Midfielder
Born - 19 August 1922
Aged 27
Caps 5
Club - Universidad Católica
Carlos Rojas
Midfielder
Born - 2 October 1928
Aged 21
Caps 5
Club - Unión Española
Osvaldo Saez
Midfielder
Born - 13 August 1923
Aged 26
Caps 12
Club - ColoColo
Atilio Cremaschi
Forward
Born - 8 March 1923
Aged 27
Caps 12
Club - Unión Española
Guillermo Díaz
Forward
Born - 29 December 1930
Aged 19
Caps 4
Club - Santiago Wanderers
Carlos Ibáñez
Forward
Born - 28 November 1930
Aged 19
Caps 0
Club - Magallanes
Raimundo Infante
Forward
Born - 2 February 1928
Aged 22
Caps 13
Club - Universidad Católica
Luis Mayanés
Forward
Born - 15 January 1925
Aged 25
Caps 0
Club - Universidad Católica
Manuel Muñoz
Forward
Born - 28 April 1928
Aged 22
Caps 1
Club - ColoColo
Andrés Prieto
Forward
Born - 19 December 1928
Aged 21
Caps 9
Club - Universidad Católica
Fernando Riera
Forward
Born - 27 June 1920
Aged 29
Caps 16
Club - Universidad Católica
George Robledo
Forward
Born - 14 April 1926
Aged 24
Caps 0
Club - Newcastle United (England)

1930

György Orth
Head coach
(Hungary)
Roberto Cortés
Goalkeeper
Born - 2 February 1905
Aged 25
Caps 3
Club - ColoColo
César Espinoza
Goalkeeper
Born - 28 September 1900
Aged 29
Caps 0
Club - CD Santiago
Ernesto Chaparro
Defender
Born - 4 January 1901
Aged 29
Caps 3
Club - ColoColo
Víctor Morales
Defender
Born - 10 May 1905
Aged 25
Caps 8
Club - ColoColo
Horacio Muñoz
Defender
Born - 18 May 1896
Aged 34
Caps 9
Club - Arturo Fernández Vial
Ulises Poirier
Defender
Born - 2 February 1897
Aged 33
Caps 14
Club - La Cruz FC
Guillermo Riveros
Defender
Born - 10 February 1902
Aged 28
Caps 2
Club - La Cruz FC
Arturo Coddou
Midfielder
Born - 14 January 1905
Aged 25
Caps 0
Club - Lord Cochrane
Humberto Elgueta
Midfielder
Born - 10 September 1904
Aged 25
Caps 9
Club - Deportivo Naval
Guillermo Saavedra
Midfielder
Born - 5 November 1903
Aged 26
Caps 6
Club - ColoColo
Arturo Torres
Midfielder
Born - 20 October 1906
Aged 23
Caps 3
Club - ColoColo
Casimiro Torres
Midfielder
Born - 4 March 1905
Aged 25
Caps 0
Club - Everton
Juan Aguilera
Forward
Born - 23 October 1903
Aged 26
Caps 0
Club - Audax Italiano
Guillermo Arellano
Forward
Born - 21 August 1908
Aged 21
Caps 0
Club - ColoColo
Tomás Ojeda
Forward
Born - 20 April 1910
Aged 20
Caps 0
Club - Boca Juniors Antofagasta
Carlos Schneeberger (c)
Forward
Born - 21 June 1902
Aged 28
Caps 3
Club - ColoColo
Guillermo Subiabre
Forward
Born - 25 February 1902
Aged 28
Caps 3
Club - ColoColo
Carlos Vidal
Forward
Born - 24 February 1902
Aged 28
Caps 0
Club - Federico Schwager
Eberardo Villalobos
Forward
Born - 1 April 1908
Aged 22
Caps 0
Club - Rangers