Luis Ibarra (footballer)
Luis Osvaldo Mariano Ibarra Araya (3 February 1937 – 12 November 2013) was a Chilean footballer and manager.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luis Osvaldo Mariano Ibarra Araya | ||
| Date of birth | 3 February 1937 | ||
| Place of birth | Concepción, Chile | ||
| Date of death | 12 November 2013 (aged 76) | ||
| Place of death | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Universidad de Chile | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1954–1962 | Universidad de Chile | 90 | (23) |
| 1962 | Unión San Felipe | 8 | (1) |
| 1963–1964 | Magallanes | 41 | (8) |
| Total | 139 | (32) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1972 | Universidad de Chile (youth) | ||
| 1973 | Antofagasta Portuario | ||
| 1974 | Deportes La Serena | ||
| 1974–1975 | Jorge Wilstermann | ||
| 1975 | Ñublense | ||
| 1975–1977 | Universidad de Chile | ||
| 1978–1979 | Coquimbo Unido | ||
| 1980–1982 | Naval | ||
| 1983 | Santiago Wanderers | ||
| 1983 | Chile | ||
| 1984 | Naval | ||
| 1984 | Huachipato | ||
| 1985 | Universidad de Chile | ||
| 1986 | Chile | ||
| 1986–1987 | Chile U20 | ||
| 1988 | Palestino | ||
| 1989 | Universidad de Chile | ||
| 1990 | Naval | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
As a player, Ibarra played for Universidad de Chile, Unión San Felipe[1] and Magallanes in the Chilean top division.[2][3]
A well-known manager in his homeland, Ibarra mainly led clubs in the top division: Antofagasta Portuario, Deportes La Serena, Universidad de Chile, Coquimbo Unido, Naval, Santiago Wanderers, Huachipato and Palestino.[4]
In the second level, he led Ñublense and Universidad de Chile,[4] becoming the coach who returned the second one to first tier after winning Segunda División title.[5]
Abroad, he had a stint with Bolivian club Jorge Wilstermann in 1974–75, coinciding with his compatriot Víctor Villalón as a player, leading them at the 1975 Copa Libertadores.[6]
Honours
References
- "San Felipe 1962 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- "Magallanes 1963 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- "Magallanes 1964 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- "Luis IBARRA". Memoria Wanderers (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- "Luis Ibarra: las mejores anécdotas del DT que devolvió a la "U" a Primera División". La Tercera. 13 November 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- Angel (3 June 2013). "Eduardo Villalón, un chileno con corazón boliviano". Club Wilstermann (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 July 2023.
