Andrés Rafael Prieto Urrejola (19 December 1928 – 25 September 2022) was a Chilean football forward who played for Chile in the 1950 FIFA World Cup.[1][2] He also played for Club Deportivo Universidad Católica.[1]
.jpg) Prieto in 1950 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrés Prieto Urrejola | ||
| Date of birth | 19 December 1928 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Date of death | 25 September 2022 (aged 93) | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1947–1952 | Universidad Católica | ||
| 1953 | Deportivo Vasco | ||
| 1953–1955 | Español | 16 | (4) |
| 1955–1957 | Universidad Católica | ||
| International career | |||
| 1947–1957 | Chile | 16 | (8) |
| 1949 | Chile U22 | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1962 | San Luis | ||
| 1963–1966 | Universidad Católica | ||
| 1966–1967 | Colo-Colo | ||
| 1967 | América | ||
| 1968 | Unión Española | ||
| 1969–1970 | Huachipato | ||
| 1971 | Platense | ||
| 1971 | Vélez Sarsfield | ||
| 1972 | San Lorenzo | ||
| 1973–1975 | Liverpool | ||
| 1976 | Defensor Sporting | ||
| 1977–1979 | Cobreloa | ||
| 1980 | Universidad Católica | ||
| 1981 | Deportes Iquique | ||
| 1983 | Unión San Felipe | ||
| 1984–1985 | Bolívar | ||
| 1986–1987 | Real Santa Cruz | ||
| 1988 | Coquimbo Unido | ||
| 1988 | Naval | ||
| 1989–1990 | Cobreloa | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
International career
editPrieto represented Chile at youth level in the 1949 Juventud de América Tournament, alongside players such as Misael Escuti, Manuel Álvarez, Arturo Farías, among others.[3]
At senior level, he made 16 appearances for the Chile national team and scored 8 goals.[4]
Personal life and death
editHis father, Fernando Prieto Concha, nicknamed Palomeque, was one of the founders of C.D. Green Cross as well as a forward of the same club.[3]
Prieto was the older brother of the Chilean former international footballer, Ignacio Prieto.[1] His son, José Antonio or Toño, is a well-known sports journalist in Chilean radio media.[5]
His nickname was Chuleta (Cheat Sheet) since he was a primary student.[3]
Prieto died on 25 September 2022, at the age of 93.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c Jawad, H: Soccerama 01, pp3-32
- ^ 1950 FIFA World Cup Brazil
- ^ a b c "Chuleta Prieto cumple 90 años" (in Spanish). La Tercera. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ^ "Andrés Prieto". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ^ "Toño Prieto homenajeó a su padre Andrés en su cumpleaños 92 con su gol en el Mundial de 1950". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 20 December 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ^ Muere Andrés Prieto, leyenda del fútbol chileno y mundialista con la Roja en 1950 (in Spanish)
External links
edit- Andrés Prieto – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Andrés Prieto at BDFutbol
- Andrés Prieto at PartidosdeLaRoja (in Spanish)
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