Luis Vidal (footballer, born 1952)

Luis Alberto Vidal Gajardo (born 22 May 1952) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a centre-back for clubs in Chile and Ecuador.[1]

Luis Vidal
Personal information
Full name Luis Alberto Vidal Gajardo
Date of birth (1952-05-22) 22 May 1952 (age 72)
Place of birth Recoleta, Santiago, Chile
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
Municipal de Santiago [es]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1970 Municipal de Santiago [es]
1971 Audax Italiano 1 (0)
1972 San Antonio Unido
1973–1974 Unión San Felipe 52 (1)
1975 Santiago Morning 14 (1)
1976–1977 Malleco Unido
1978–1979 Naval 16 (0)
1980 Curicó Unido
1981 Naval (–)
1981Santiago Wanderers (loan)
1982 9 de Octubre
1983 San Luis
1984 Deportes Puerto Montt
1985 Deportes Valdivia
1986 Deportes Puerto Montt
International career
1971 Chile U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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A defender from Municipal de Santiago [es] youth system, Vidal played for several clubs in the Chilean football. In the top division, he made appearances for Audax Italiano (1971),[2] Unión San Felipe (1973–74),[3] Santiago Morning (1975),[4] and Naval (1979).[5]

In the second level, he played for San Antonio Unido (1972),[6] Santiago Wanderers (loan from Naval, 1981)[7][8] San Luis de Quillota (1983), Deportes Puerto Montt (1984, 1986), among others.[1]

Abroad, he played for 9 de Octubre in the Ecuadorian Serie A in 1982.[1]

At international level, he took part of a Chile youth team coached by José Santos Arias, alongside players such as Mario Galindo, Luis Araneda, Héctor Pinto and Carlos Rivas.[1]

Personal life

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Vidal has worked as a caretaker for Colegio Marista (Marista School) from Curicó.[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Luis VIDAL". Memoria Wanderers (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Audax Italiano 1971 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  3. ^ "UNIÓN SAN FELIPE 1:2 COLO-COLO - TORNEO NACIONAL 1973". historiadecolocolo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Santiago Morning 1975 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  5. ^ Denegri, Daniel (15 September 2022). "1979 Salo Ltda. - Album Campeonato Futbol '79". Classic Soccer Cards. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  6. ^ (Hinchas del SAU) SAN ANTONIO UNIDO 1972 on Facebook (in Spanish) 17 February 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Wanderers en Campeonato de Segunda División 1981". Memoria Wanderers (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  8. ^ Marambio Torres, Luis (June 2010). Valparaíso y Wanderers: Cosmopolitas y pioneros (PDF) (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: University of Chile. p. 158. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  9. ^ "Personal Auxiliar Colegial". www.ism,maristas.cl (in Spanish). Colegio Marista Curicó- Instituto San Martín. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
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