ElÃas Figueroa
Elías Ricardo Figueroa Brander ( born October 25, 1946 in Valparaíso, Chile ) is a former Chilean football player. His nickname is Don Elias.
Career
He played for Chile at the 1966 World Championships ( operations against Italy, North Korea, Soviet Union ), 1974 ( operations against the Federal Republic, East Germany, Australia) and 1982 ( operations against Austria, Germany, Algeria). Among his clubs, where he was active, Unión La Calera, Valparaiso Deportes Santiago Wanderers (1960-1966), Peñarol Montevideo count (1966-1971: Finalist Copa Libertadores 1971, twice champion), Sport Club Internacional ( 1971-75: once Champion in 1971 and from 1971 to 1975 national champion of Rio Grande do Sul ), Palestino Santiago de Chile ( 1975-1980: one master ) Fort Lauderdale Strikers (1981 /82) and Colo Colo Santiago ( 1982-1984: one master ). Overall, Figueroa was used in 47 international matches, in which he scored two goals. The rather small for his long career number of internationals explained by the fact that he went to Uruguay 22 years and moved to four years in Montevideo to Brazil for six years; through its involvement in foreign countries, he was the national team rarely available.
With 20 years Elias Figueroa was brought from Penarol Montevideo, where he was an institution that Sunday was celebrated on Sunday. When the prudent, always fair 'gentleman than Libero "Uruguay left towards Brazil, waved him good-bye to 5000 enthusiastic fans. In Porto Alegre, his success continued. In Fort Lauderdale he fought on the side of Gerd Müller and Cubillas before he returned to the Chilean giants Colo Colo in his native country in 1982. Elias owes its popularity not only to its high footballing ability. "He's from head to toe, an exemplary sportsman and comrade ," praised national team goalkeeper Mario Osbén.
He was taken in March 2004 by Pele in the list of the FIFA 100. From 1974 to 1976 Figueroa was three times in a row in South America Player of the Year. In the 1974 World Cup he was voted the best defender of the tournament by Franz Beckenbauer. Later in Argentina and a manager at Temperley.
Title
With clubs:
- Master of Uruguay: 1967, 1968
- Master of Brazil: 1975, 1976
- Master of Chile: 1978
- Cup of Chile: 1977
- State championship of Rio Grande do Sul: 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976
Personal Awards:
- FIFA World Player - World Footballer of the Year 1976
- Team of the Stars Football World Cup 1974
- Footballer of the Year of South America: 1974, 1975, 1976
- Best defender of the year in South America, 1971-1977
- Third place in South America as Footballer of the Year 1977
- Footballer of the Year of Brazil: 1972, 1976
- Bola de Prata (Brazil): 1974, 1975, 1976
- Player of the Year in Uruguayan Championship 1967-1968
- Player of the Year in Chilean Cup 1881
- Award for the Best Sportsman of the Year in Chile
- Best foreign player in Uruguay and Brazil, 2002 - 2004
- The best soccer player in Chile's history - Circle of Sports Journalists of Chile 1999
- Chilean footballer in the history by IFFHS - position 1 ° 2006
- South American Footballer of the twentieth century by the IFFHS - Rank 8 ° 2000
- World footballer of the 20th century by the IFFHS - Rank 37 °
- The best South American defender of the twentieth century by the IFFHS in 2000
- Member of the list " FIFA 100 " 2004
- Member of the South American football team of the 20th century 1999
- Member of the Historic football team of the Copa America 2011
- Team Member 2010 Bicentennial Santiago Wanderers in 2010
- Selected from the group of the top 50 players in history - by the magazine " World Soccer " - 2010
- Voted one of the top 100 players of the twentieth century - by Brazilian magazine " Placar " - rank 19 ° 1999
- Voted one of the top 100 players of the twentieth century - by the Brazilian magazine "Play - boy" - rang13 ° 2005
- Member of the Walk of Fame Estádio do Maracanã
- Single soccer player Hugo Sanchez in three World Cups alternately participate 1966,1974,1981
- 19 times nominated for selecting the Welt-und/oder South America player 1966-1983
- In any team in which he played, he was appointed captain 1966-1982