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The Chile national football team, nicknamed La Roja, represents Chile in men's international football competitions and is controlled by the Federación de Fútbol de Chile which was established in 1895. Chile has appeared in nine World Cup tournaments and were hosts of the 1962 FIFA World Cup where they finished in third place, the highest position the country has ever achieved in the World Cup.
Chile competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. The nation returned to the Summer Games after participating in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. 52 competitors, 50 men and 2 women, took part in 25 events in 8 sports.
Estadio Alcaldesa Ester Roa Rebolledo is a multi-purpose stadium in Concepción, Chile. It is used mostly for football matches. The stadium was built in 1962, as Estadio Regional, with an original capacity of 35,000 people. In 2015, it was completely renovated with new seats and a roof; currently has a capacity of 30,448 seats.
Unión San Felipe is a Chilean football club, their hometown is San Felipe in the V Región of Valparaíso. They play in the second level of the Chilean football league, the Primera B.
Luis "El Zorro" Álamos Luque was a football manager from Chile.
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Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte was a Chilean military officer who was the dictator of Chile from 1973 to 1990. From 1973 to 1981, he was the leader of the military junta, which in 1974 declared him President of the Republic and thus the dictator of Chile; in 1980, a referendum approved a new constitution confirming him in the office, after which he served as de jure president from 1981 to 1990. His time in office remains the longest of any Chilean ruler.
Chacarero is a Chilean sandwich made with thinly sliced churrasco-style steak or lomito-style pork on a round roll with tomatoes, green beans, mayonnaise, and optionally ají verde pepper.
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Sebastián Andrés Ubilla Cambón is a Chilean footballer who plays as a forward for C.D. Antofagasta in the Chilean Primera División.
The Chile Classic is a golf tournament on the Korn Ferry Tour. It's played annually in Santiago, Chile. From 2012 to 2014, it was played at the Prince of Wales Country Club. In 2015, it moved to the Club de Golf Mapocho. It was one of several tournaments on the Nationwide Tour held outside the United States. The 2015 purse was $600,000, with $108,000 going to the winner.
Claudio Andrés Baeza Baeza is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga MX club Toluca and the Chile national team.
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The following lists events that happened during 1895 in Chile.
Luis Norberto Tirado Gordillo was a Chilean footballer and manager.
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The Chile International is an open international badminton tournament in Chile. The tournament has been an International Series level. In 2014, the tournament used a new experimental scoring system, best of five games to 11 without setting. In 2015, the Federación Deportiva Nacional de Badminton de Chile held two level 4 BWF events, International Challenge and International Series.
Lechon is a South American restaurant in Portland, Oregon's Old Town Chinatown neighborhood, in the United States. Jaco Smith opened the restaurant, which serves Argentine and Chilean cuisine, in August 2015.
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- ↑ "2015 World Championship Roster" (PDF). IHF . Retrieved 15 January 2015.
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