Juan Carlos Orellana
Juan Carlos Orellana Jara (21 June 1955 – 10 November 2022) was a Chilean footballer who played as a left winger.[1][2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Carlos Orellana Jara | ||
| Date of birth | 21 June 1955 | ||
| Place of birth | Barrancas, Santiago, Chile | ||
| Date of death | 10 November 2022 (aged 67) | ||
| Place of death | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1973–1974 | Green Cross Temuco | ||
| 1974–1980 | Colo-Colo | ||
| 1981–1983 | O'Higgins | ||
| 1984 | Unión Española | ||
| 1985 | Deportes Antofagasta | ||
| 1986 | Deportes Temuco | ||
| 1987 | Unión San Felipe | ||
| 1987 | Chile Lindo | ||
| International career | |||
| 1977–1983 | Chile | 11 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
In 1987, he played abroad in Canada's National Soccer League with Chile Lindo.[3]
Personal life and death
Orellana suffered amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and died on 10 November 2022, at the age of 67.[4]
References
- "Juan Carlos Orellana". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- "Juan Carlos Orellana". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- "14 Suplemento Deportivo Viene de la Pagant". El Popular. 4 March 1987. p. 14.
- "Pesar en el fútbol chileno: Fallece Juan Carlos Orellana, ex delantero de Colo Colo y la "Roja"". Emol (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
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