Ignacio Prieto

Ignacio Prieto

Prieto with Lille in 1975.
Personal information
Full name	Ignacio Prieto Urrejola
Date of birth	(1943-09-23) September 23, 1943 (age 81)
Place of birth	Santiago, Chile
Position(s)	Midfielder Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1962–1967	Universidad Católica	147	(47)
1968–1971	Nacional
1971–1976	Lille	97
1976–1977	Laval	15
1977–1979	Universidad Católica	88	(5)
International career
1965–1977	Chile	29	(3)
Managerial career
1983–1990	Universidad Católica
1990–1992	Cruz Azul
1992–1993	Universidad Católica
1994	Colo-Colo
1996	Chile U23
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ignacio Prieto Urrejola (born September 23, 1943) is a former Chilean football manager and player who played for 5 clubs and in the Chile national football team in the FIFA World Cup England 1966. ^{[1] [2]}

Playing career

• Universidad Católica 1962-1967
• Nacional 1968-1971
• Lille 1971-1976
• Laval 1976-1977
• Universidad Católica 1977-1979

He was the Chilean footballer who played the most matches in France's Ligue 1 with 112 until Guillermo Maripán reached 113 matches in January 2024. ^[3]

Coaching career

• Universidad Católica 1983-1990
• Cruz Azul 1990-1992
• Universidad Católica 1992-1993
• Colo-Colo 1994

Personal

His father, Fernando Prieto Concha, nicknamed Palomeque, was one of the founders of C.D. Green Cross as well as a forward of the same club. ^[4]

He is the younger brother of the former Chile international footballer Andrés Prieto. ^[5] From his brother, he is the uncle of José Antonio Prieto or Toño, a well-known sports journalist in Chilean radio media. ^[6]

Other works

• ALEF (Latin American Football Managers Association): Vice-President (2004) ^[7]
• Colegio de Técnicos de Chile ^[8] (Football Managers Association of Chile): President (2005–2007) ^[9]

Titles (Player)

• Universidad Católica (national): 1966 (Chilean Primera División)
• Universidad Católica (friendlies): 1984 Trofeo Ciudad de Palma  ^{[ es ]}, 1985 Trofeo Ciudad de Alicante, Copa Honorino Landa  ^{[ es ]}, 1993 Trofeo Teide  ^{[ es ]}
• Nacional (national): 1969, 1970, 1971 (Uruguayan Primera División)
• Nacional (international): 1971 Copa Libertadores, 1971 Intercontinental Cup
• Lille: 1973–74 (French Division 2)
• Chile: 1965 Copa del Pacífico  ^{[ es ]}

Titles (Coach)

• Universidad Católica: 1983 Copa Polla Gol, 1983 Copa República, 1984, 1987 (Chilean Primera División)
• Colo-Colo: 1994 (Copa Chile)

References

1. Profile at FIFA.com
2. Soccerama 01, pp3-32
3. Reyes, Luis (15 January 2024). "La leyenda chilena que fue superada por Guillermo Maripán en Francia: ni te imaginas". AS Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 January 2024.
4. "Chuleta Prieto cumple 90 años" (in Spanish). La Tercera. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
5. "World Cup Trivia – Fathers, Sons and Brothers, Uncles and Nephews". RSSSF . 2 October 2014. Archived from the original on 26 February 2015.
6. "Toño Prieto homenajeó a su padre Andrés en su cumpleaños 92 con su gol en el Mundial de 1950". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 20 December 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
7. "Ignacio Prieto Vicepresidente ULEF". Comité Técnico Andaluz de Entrenadores de Fútbol. 2004. Archived from the original on 9 October 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
8. Colegio de Técnicos de Chile
9. "Ignacio Prieto es el nuevo presidente del Colegio de Técnicos". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 19 December 2005. Retrieved 5 August 2022.

External links

• Ignacio Prieto at PartidosdeLaRoja (in Spanish)
• Entrenadores de selecciones menores de la Roja