Manuel Araya (footballer, born 1958)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Manuel Andrés Araya Ramos | ||
| Date of birth | 30 November 1958 | ||
| Place of birth | Ovalle, Chile | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Deportes Ovalle | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1982 | Deportes Ovalle | ||
| 1983–1986 | Cobresal | 89 | (3) |
| 1986–1987 | Tampico Madero | 30 | (2) |
| 1987 | Everton | 27 | (0) |
| 1988–1989 | Deportes La Serena | 24 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 1984 | Chile Olympic | 5 | (0) |
| 1984–1986 | Chile | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Manuel Andrés Araya Ramos (born 30 November 1958) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a defender.
Club career
Born in Ovalle, Chile, Araya is a historical player of the local team, Deportes Ovalle.[1][2][3] In 1983, he joined Cobresal, winning the Segunda División and getting the promotion to the Chilean Primera División.[4] He was part of the successful stint between 1984 and 1986, becoming the runners-up in the 1984 Primera División and taking part in the 1986 Copa Libertadores.[5][6][7]
In the Chilean top level, Araya also played for Everton de Viña del Mar in 1987[8] and Deportes La Serena in 1988–89.[9]
Abroad, Araya played for Primera División de México club Tampico Madero ion 1986–87.[10][11]
International career
Araya represented the Chile national team twice in the 0–0 draw against England on 17 June 1984[12] and the 1–1 draw against Brazil on 7 May 1986, playing alongside Manuel Pellegrini.[13][14]
Previously, he represented Chile at the 1984 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament, where they became the runners-up.[15][16][17] However, he did not enter in the final squad for the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Personal life
Araya is better known by his nickname Lechuga (Lettuce) due to the fact that he grew that vegetable while also his hairstyle.[1]
On 12 March 2022, some media reported his death by misunderstanding with the homonym Manuel "Lechuga" Araya, a historical player of Curicó Unido.[18][19]
References
- ^ a b "Históricos hombres del fútbol limarino celebran el nuevo estadio de Ovalle". Diario El Día (in Spanish). 28 October 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ^ "Históricos de Club Deportes Ovalle se reencontrarán para homenajear a Sergio Recabarren". El Ovallino (in Spanish). 31 March 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ^ "¿Se terminó la Generación de Oro del futbol ovallino?". OvalleHOY (in Spanish). 16 October 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ^ "1983 – Campeón con una campaña histórica". Club Deportes Cobresal (in Spanish). 18 July 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ^ "1984-1985 – El gran debut y consolidación en Primera". Club Deportes Cobresal (in Spanish). 18 July 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ^ "1986-1988 – Un grande del fútbol chileno". Club Deportes Cobresal (in Spanish). 18 July 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ^ "Gustavo Huerta estuvo en la Copa Libertadores como jugador y ahora vuelve con entrenador". Todofutbol.cl (in Spanish). 19 March 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ^ "Everton 1987" (in Spanish). Clásicos del Fútbol. 27 February 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ^ "Historia Deportes La Serena: Decada de 1980". Deportes La Serena (in Spanish). 30 November 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ^ "Manuel Araya". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ^ Lugo, Erik Francisco; Toscano, Martín (6 March 2023). "Mexico 1986/87". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ^ "592 - Sunday, 17th June 1984, 3:30pm - Chile 0 - 0". englandstats.com. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ^ Betancour Holuigue, Felipe; López Granados, Daniel (2017). "El viaje de Manuel". GIGANTES EN LA SOMBRA: Crónicas de la “U” en Segunda División (PDF) (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: University of Chile. p. 22. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
Manuel Pellegrini jugó un partido perfecto en la zaga junto a Manuel "Lechuga" Araya, defensa de Cobresal de gran campaña en Copa Libertadores.
- ^ "MANUEL ARAYA RAMOS". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ^ "Ascensos anticipados: Grandes campañas que puede superar Magallanes". PrimeraBChile.cl (in Spanish). 13 July 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
Entre enero y febrero del '84, Chile tuvo que participar en el Preolímpico de Guayaquil... el técnico Isaac Carrasco convocó nada menos que a cuatro jugadores de Cobresal: el arquero Daniel Díaz, el defensa Manuel "Lechuga" Araya...
- ^ "Nóminas de Chile para Torneos Preolímpicos Sudamericanos (hasta 1987)". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ^ "Selección Preolímpica de Chile 1984" (in Spanish). Clásicos del Fútbol. 31 March 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ^ @rodrigoretamal_ (13 March 2022). "La historia del día: por error, dieron por fallecido a Manuel "Lechuga" Araya" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 June 2025 – via Twitter.
- ^ Orellana Salzar, Rodrigo (13 March 2022). "CON PESAR, CURICÓ UNIDO RECIBE A O'HIGGINS". La Prensa de Curicó (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 June 2025.
en memoria de Manuel "Lechuga" Araya, exjugador de Curicó Unido
External links
- Manuel Araya at PartidosdeLaRoja.com (in Spanish)