Francisco Atura

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Francisco Atura
Personal information
Full name Francisco Armando Alam Iturra
Date of birth (1979-08-01) 1 August 1979 (age 44)
Place of birth La Calera, Chile
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Santiago Wanderers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1997–2001 Santiago Wanderers
1999–2001 Santiago Wanderers B
2002–2004 Unión La Calera goals3 =
2005–2006 Unión San Felipe
International career
2002–2006 Palestine 24 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Francisco Armando Alam Iturra (born 1 August 1979) is a former professional footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a defender. [1]

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Career

Atura spent his entire professional career in Chile, playing with Santiago Wanderers, Unión La Calera and Unión San Felipe. [2]

Born in Chile, Atura earned 24 caps for the Palestinian national side between 2002 and 2006, [2] appearing in five FIFA World Cup qualifying matches. [3]

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References

  1. "Francisco Atura". www.all4palestine.org. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  2. 1 2 Francisco Atura at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. Francisco Atura FIFA competition record (archived)