Diego Alejandro Oyarzún Carrasco (born 19 January 1993), commonly known as Diego Oyarzún, is a Chilean professional footballer who plays for Everton de Viña del Mar as a central defender.[1]

Diego Oyarzún
Personal information
Full name Diego Alejandro Oyarzún Carrasco
Date of birth (1993-01-19) 19 January 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1+12 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
Everton
Number 24
Youth career
2005–2011 Universidad Católica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 Universidad Católica 1 (0)
2013Deportes Valdivia (loan) 21 (1)
2014–2015San Marcos (loan) 23 (2)
2015–2016Unión La Calera (loan) 27 (2)
2016–2017 Palestino 12 (0)
2017–2018 Žalgiris 20 (1)
2019 Coquimbo Unido 23 (1)
2020 Huachipato 20 (0)
2021– Everton 104 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 September 2024

Career

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Diego did all lower in Universidad Católica but his debut was in Deportes Valdivia.

On 1 July 2017 Oyarzún joined Lithuanian champions Žalgiris.[2][3] After 2018 season he left FK Žalgiris.[4]

Personal life

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He is the son of Marcelo Oyarzún, a Fitness Coach who was a member of technical staff of Colo-Colo at the 1991 Copa Libertadores, among others football teams, and grandson of Nelson Oyarzún, commonly known as Consomé (Consomme), a historical Chilean football manager who used to serve a portion of broth to his players and whose name was given to the municipal stadium of Chillán.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Oyarzún: "Soy un líder en cancha y espero ser aporte en Everton»" (in Spanish). PrensaFútbol. 5 March 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Į peržiūrą atvyko gynėjas iš Čilės" (in Lithuanian). FK Žalgiris. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Čilietis europietišką svajonę pradės "Žalgiryje"" (in Lithuanian). FK Žalgiris. 1 July 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Atsisveikinta su penkiais futbolininkais". Archived from the original on 20 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  5. ^ "De Consomé a Sopita" (in Spanish). La Tercera. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
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