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Víctor Bascuñán
Chilean footballer
Víctor Eduardo Bascuñán Catrileo (born 16 June 1973) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a centre-back for clubs in Chile and Paraguay.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Víctor Eduardo Bascuñán Catrileo | ||
| Date of birth | (1973-06-16) 16 June 1973 (age 50) | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Universidad de Chile | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1995 | Universidad de Chile | ||
| 1993 | → Cerro Corá (loan) | ||
| 1994 | → Santiago Wanderers (loan) | ||
| 1996 | Unión Española | ||
| 1997 | Santiago Morning | ||
| International career | |||
| 1990 | Chile U17 | ||
| 1994 | Chile U23 B | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
A product of Universidad de Chile, Bascuñán made his debut in 1991[2] and was a member of the two-champion squad of the Chilean Primera División in 1994 and 1995,[3] taking part in the 1995 Copa Libertadores in the 3–2 win against the Colombian club Millonarios.[4] A member of them until 1995, he also had stints loaned out to Cerro Corá in the Paraguayan top division and Santiago Wanderers in the Chilean Segunda División.[5][6]
After Universidad de Chile, he played for Unión Española in the top division[7] and Santiago Morning in the Primera B, his last club.[6]
At international level, he was a member of both Chile U17 in 1990 and an under-23 squad made up by players from the Segunda División.[6]
Bascuñán graduated as a lawyer at Universidad SEK [es].[8]
Strongly bound to Club Universidad de Chile, he has been a member of both Consejo Azul (Blue Council), an entity made up by people bound to the club from different spheres,[9][10] and Más Allá del Horizonte (Beyond The Horizon), the association of former players.[11]
He has also taken part in friendly matches of historical players of Universidad de Chile alongside former players such as Sergio Vargas, Cristián Castañeda, Mauricio Aros, Mariano Puyol, among others.[12]
- "Víctor Bascuñan". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- "U. de Chile - campañas - 1991". www.chuncho.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- "PROTAGONISTAS 95". La Magia Azul (in Spanish). 7. Santiago, Chile: issuu.com: 27. December 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- "Live events Univ de Chile vs Millonarios - Copa Libertadores 1995". www.besoccer.com. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- "Wanderers en Copa Chile 1994". Memoria Wanderers (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- "Víctor BASCUÑÁN". Memoria Wanderers (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- "Club Deportivo UNIÓN ESPAÑOLA". Fútbol en América (in Spanish). 23 August 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- Aliaga, Martín (11 November 2021). "VIDEO Presidente de la U se dejó ver y tuvo reunión con los referentes del plantel: "Sacaremos esto adelante"". En Cancha (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- Jeria, Diego (11 November 2021). "Emotiva carta y Ceacheí en Universidad de Chile: Consejo Azul visita al plantel en apoyo a los jugadores y piden dejar la vida por la permanencia". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- Cordero, Bruno (26 August 2022). "Una más de Azul Azul: rompen compromiso con jugadores históricos de la U". Diario El Ágora (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- "Históricos de Colo Colo ganaron a la "U" en cierre de aniversario regional". Soy Chile (in Spanish). 28 October 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- Víctor Bascuñán at PlaymakerStats.com