Francisco Ugarte (footballer, born 1959)

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Francisco Ugarte
Personal information
Full name Francisco Jorge Ugarte Hidalgo
Date of birth (1959-03-21) 21 March 1959 (age 62)
Place of birth Mendoza, Argentina
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1973–1977 Unión Española
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1979 Unión La Calera
1980–1981 Everton
1982 Deportes Ovalle
1983 Trasandino 35 (3)
1984–1985 Cobreloa 31 (1)
1986 Deportes Concepción 0 (0)
1986–1987 Unión Española 54 (13)
1988 Deportes La Serena 0 (0)
1988–1990 Charleroi
1991 Giannina
1991 Provincial Osorno 14 (0)
1992–1993 O'Higgins 25 (1)
1993 Everton 27 (5)
1994–1995 Provincial Osorno 41 (6)
1996–1999 Huachipato 69 (1)
1999 Provincial Osorno
2000 Unión Española 0 (0)
National team
1987–1988 Chile 6 (0)
Teams managed
2001–2002 Unión Española
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Francisco Jorge Ugarte Hidalgo (born 21 March 1959), nicknamed as "Condorito",[1] is a former Argentine-born Chilean footballer.

Club career[]

Ugarte began his professional career with Unión La Calera, and spent several seasons playing in Chile[2] before moving to Europe for two seasons with Charleroi in the Belgian League and one season with Giannina in the Greek Super League.[3]

International career[]

Ugarte made six appearances for the senior Chile national football team, his debut coming in a friendly against Brazil on 9 December 1987.[4]

Coaching career[]

In recent years, Ugarte moved to Atlanta, Georgia in the United States where he coached for several years and to somewhat success at Atlanta Fire United. Four years ago, Ugarte left AFU to coach at Norcross Soccer Association. In recent years, Ugarte, now known as "Pancho" is the director of coaching at UFA Lawrenceville and has had some success with his under-18 side and his under-15. He is known for passion and his disciplinary actions during his coaching. His teams now compete in the Southern Clubs Champions league.

Personal life[]

He is the brother-in-law of the Chilean former international footballer Osvaldo Hurtado.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ ""Condorito" Ugarte: "Nunca coincidí mucho con los dirigentes por mi forma de pensar"" [“Condorito” Ugarte: “I never agreed with football leaders due to my thinking way”] (in Spanish). ADN. 30 April 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Francisco Ugarte CV" (PDF). Ugarte Soccer. Retrieved 2009-02-26.
  3. ^ "Foreign Players in Greece since 1959/60". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 2008-12-10. Retrieved 2009-02-26.
  4. ^ "International Matches 1987 - South America". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-02-26.
  5. ^ "Parentesco entre seleccionados". PartidosdelaRoja (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 October 2021.

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