Esteban Varas
Chilean footballer
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Esteban Lorenzo Varas Rocco[1] is a Chilean former footballer who played as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Esteban Lorenzo Varas Rocco | ||
| Place of birth | Chile | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Universidad Católica | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1964–1969 | Universidad Católica | 89 | (14) |
| 1966 | → Deportes Concepción (loan) | ||
| 1970 | Deportes Concepción | 31 | (2) |
| 1971 | Ñublense | ||
| 1972 | Antofagasta Portuario | 25 | (7) |
| 1973 | Bolívar | ||
| 1975–1977 | Regional Antofagasta | 24 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Varas spent six seasons with Universidad Católica at the top division from 1964 to 1969,[2][3] winning the league title in 1966.[4][5] In 1966, he had a brief stint with Deportes Concepción, alongside teammates such as Hugo Cicamois, Adán Godoy and Luis Hernán Carvallo.[6]
The next three seasons, he played for Deportes Concepción (1970),[7][8][9] Ñublense (1971)[10][11] and Antofagasta Portuario (1972).[12][13]
In 1973, he moved abroad and played for Bolívar alongside his compatriot Carlos Pacheco,[14][15] becoming the first Chilean in the club history[16] and one of the first Chileans in the Bolivian football before players such as Hugo Bravo, Juan Abel Ganga, Carlos Cordero, among others.[17]
Back in Chile, he played for Regional Antofagasta until 1977.[18][19]