Chilean footballer (1928–2022)
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]
International career
Prieto 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
His 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
- ^ 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
- Andrés Prieto – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Andrés Prieto at BDFutbol
- Andrés Prieto at PartidosdeLaRoja (in Spanish)
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Chile squad – 1947 South American Championship fourth place |
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Chile squad – 1949 South American Championship |
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Chile squad – 1950 FIFA World Cup |
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Chile squad – 1957 South American Championship |
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