Oscar Raúl Wirth Lafuente (born 5 November 1955) is a Chilean football manager and former football goalkeeper who played for Cobreloa (Chile), Rot-Weiß Oberhausen (West Germany), and Real Valladolid (Spain) during his professional career.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oscar Raúl Wirth Lafuente | ||
| Date of birth | 5 November 1955 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1973–1979 | Universidad Católica | ||
| 1979 | Colo-Colo | ||
| 1980–1982 | Cobreloa | ||
| 1982–1983 | Everton | ||
| 1983–1985 | Universidad de Chile | ||
| 1985 | Provincial Osorno | ||
| 1985–1986 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | ||
| 1986–1988 | Real Valladolid | ||
| 1988 | Independiente Medellín | ||
| 1989–1990 | Deportes La Serena | ||
| 1991 | Deportes Concepción | ||
| 1992-1993 | Universidad Católica | ||
| 1994 | Alianza Lima | ||
| International career | |||
| 1980–1989 | Chile | 12 | (0) |
| 1985 | Chile B | 5 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| Universidad Católica B | |||
| Cobreloa (goalkeeping coach) | |||
| 2003–2005 | Chile (assistant) | ||
| 2011 | Iberia | ||
| 2015 | Audax Italiano (youth) | ||
| 2017–2018 | Chile U20 (women) | ||
| 2020–2021 | Chile U20 (goalkeeping coach) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
International career
editWirth represented Chile at the 1982 FIFA World Cup, wearing the number one jersey. For Chile he played 12 matches, making his debut on 24 June 1980 in a friendly against Brazil.[1] In addition, he made appearances for the B-team in the friendly tournament 1985 Indonesian Independence Cup, where Chile became champion.[2]
Managerial career
editAfter working for Universidad Católica in the B-team and as the goalkeeping coach of Cobreloa,[3] he joined the technical staff of Juvenal Olmos in the Chile national team.[4] During 2011 he was the head coach of Iberia in the Chilean Tercera A[5] and next he worked in the yout team of Audax Italiano.[6]
After steps with Chile U20, women and men, between 2017 and 2021, he assumed as the Sport Director of Cobreloa for the 2022 season.[3]
Personal life
editHis father, Fernando, was a defender who played for Santiago Morning[7] and his older brother, Erwin, took part of Chile at under-20 level in the 1971 South American Championship.[8] His children are also athletes since his son, Rainer, is a former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper and his daughter, Beatriz, is a Chile international field hockey goalkeeper.[9]
Honours
edit- Universidad Católica
- Colo-Colo
- Cobreloa
- Chilean Primera División (2): 1980, 1982
- Chile
- Indonesian Independence Cup (1): 1985 [es]
References
edit- ^ Guerra, Felipe (5 November 2021). "Óscar Wirth: Arquero de La Roja en el Mundial de España 1982". laroja.cl (in Spanish). FFCh. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ "Nóminas de selecciones chilenas B". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ a b Orrego Bocchieri, Héctor (25 December 2021). ""Se tocó fondo": Óscar Wirth hace duro diagnóstico tras su regreso a Cobreloa y detalla su minucioso plan para volver a Primera". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ "Juvenal Olmos dejó la selección sub 23 en manos de Oscar Wirth". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 15 September 2003. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ "Iberia: El club que pretende retornar al profesionalismo de la mano de dos ex seleccionados". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 8 July 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ Vásquez Alarcón, Martín (11 September 2015). "Óscar Wirth: "El nivel de los arqueros en Chile es muy bajo"" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ "Padres e hijos en el fútbol: ¿De tal palo tal crack?". Prensafútbol (in Spanish). 19 March 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ "Parentesco entre seleccionados". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ Contreras, Fernando (12 May 2013). "Los Wirth: Una familia que se caracteriza por resguardar el arco" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
External links
edit- Oscar Wirth at WorldFootball.net
- Oscar Wirth at CeroaCero (in Spanish)
- Oscar Wirth at playerhistory
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