René Meléndez (footballer, born 1928)

René Orlando Meléndez Brito (born 29 December 1928 – 14 November 2002) was a Chilean footballer.

René Meléndez
Personal information
Full name René Orlando Meléndez Brito
Date of birth (1928-12-29)29 December 1928
Place of birth María Elena, Chile
Date of death 14 November 2002(2002-11-14) (aged 73)
Place of death Vina del Mar, Chile
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1948–1956 Everton 208 (119[1])
1957–1958 Universidad de Chile
1959–1960 O'Higgins
1961–1962 Unión La Calera
1963 Deportes Colchagua
1964 Luis Cruz Martínez
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 August 2015

He is well known in the Chilean football for be a key player in Everton de Viña del Mar’s two first league title obtention as well as who obtained the 1952 league top-scorer award after netting 30 goals.[2]

Honours

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Club

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Everton
Unión La Calera

References

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  1. ^ "Historia de Everton". Historiaeverton.cl. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Tuvo oro y ahora el cielo". El Mercurio. Retrieved 8 December 2010.