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Elías Figueroa

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Elías Ricardo Figueroa Brander (born 25 October 1946) is a Chilean former footballer who played for several clubs during his career, notably his hometown club Santiago Wanderers, Brazilian club Internacional and Uruguayan club Peñarol. He also represented Chile 47 times, appearing in three FIFA World Cups, in 1966, 1974, and 1982. Widely regarded as the greatest Chilean football player of all time and as one of the greatest defenders in football history, Figueroa was noted for his elegant style of play, his composure in the centre of defense and his ability to cut out opposition attacks and immediately launch counterattacks from the back with his passing. He was also praised throughout his career for being a gentleman on and off the pitch. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Elías Figueroa is the 379th most popular soccer player (down from 280th in 2019), the 22nd most popular biography from Chile (down from 17th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Chilean Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Elías Figueroa ranks 379 out of 21,273. Before him are Jari Litmanen, Günter Netzer, Rinat Dasayev, Mesut Özil, Thomas Müller, and Shigeo Sugimoto. After him are Hiroshi Saeki, Alessandro Costacurta, Marcel Desailly, Robin van Persie, Hilderaldo Bellini, and Hans Krankl.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Elías Figueroa ranks 134. Before him are Ed O'Neill, Karim Findi, Jan Kodeš, Richard Axel, Clemente Domínguez y Gómez, and Issa Hayatou. After him are Minoru Kobata, Kim Kyong-hui, Alan Jones, Tim Johnson, Mohamed Abdelaziz, and Pete Postlethwaite.

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In Chile

Among people born in Chile, Elías Figueroa ranks 22 out of 321. Before him are Jorge Medina (1926), Roberto Bolaño (1953), Patricio Aylwin (1918), Iván Zamorano (1967), Pedro Pascal (1975), and Ricardo Lagos (1938). After him are Lautaro (1534), Eduardo Frei Montalva (1911), Leonel Sánchez (1936), Francisco Varela (1946), Antonio Skármeta (1940), and Jorge Alessandri (1896).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Chile

Among soccer players born in Chile, Elías Figueroa ranks 2. Before him are Iván Zamorano (1967). After him are Leonel Sánchez (1936), Arturo Vidal (1987), Marcelo Salas (1974), Alexis Sánchez (1988), Claudio Bravo (1983), Carlos Vidal (1902), Guillermo Subiabre (1903), Braulio Musso (1930), Víctor Morales (1905), and Casimiro Torres (1906).

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