Manuel Araya (footballer, born 1948)
Chilean association football player (1948-1994)
Manuel Enrique Araya Díaz (8 May 1948 – 4 July 1994) was a Chilean footballer. Nicknamed "Loco", played for Colo-Colo throughout the early 1970s as well as with Palestino for most of his career as he earned several national titles with the two clubs as a goalkeeper. He also briefly represented his home country of Chile in 1979.
Club career
Araya began his career within the youth sector of Colo-Colo before making his senior debut on 30 June 1968 in a match against Santiago Morning. He remained in the club from 1968 until 1971, playing in 66 matches in 4 seasons. He was part of the winning squad for the 1970 Primera División de Chile and subsequently play in the 1971 Copa Libertadores. Despite wanting to further his career with the club, differences with the coaches would impede a long-term career with the club. This resulted in him then playing for Lota Schwager in 1972, but that time was short-lived following an eight-game suspension following an ejection from a match.
He then played for Palestino in 1973 where he experienced his most successful seasons. He was part of the winning squads for the 1975 and 1977 Copa Chile and also the 1978 Primera División de Chile.
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