Francisco Arrué
Chilean footballer and manager (born 1977)
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Francisco Esteban Arrué Pardo (born 7 August 1977) is a football manager and former footballer who played as a midfielder. He is the current manager of Deportes Recoleta.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco Esteban Arrué Pardo | ||
| Date of birth | 7 August 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Deportes Recoleta (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1987–1994 | Colo-Colo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1999 | Colo-Colo | 68 | (7) |
| 2000 | Santiago Morning | 25 | (8) |
| 2001 | Universidad Católica | 24 | (6) |
| 2002 | Luzern | 14 | (2) |
| 2003–2004 | Leganés | 16 | (0) |
| 2004 | Puebla | 12 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Universidad Católica | 68 | (14) |
| 2007 | Universidad de Chile | 37 | (2) |
| 2008 | Atlético Nacional | 10 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Universidad de Concepción | 43 | (9) |
| 2011 | Santiago Morning | 24 | (5) |
| 2012 | Deportes La Serena | 26 | (5) |
| 2013–2015 | Huachipato | 61 | (7) |
| 2016 | Coquimbo Unido | 27 | (4) |
| Total | 455 | (70) | |
| International career | |||
| 2000 | Chile Olympic | 5 | (0) |
| 2006 | Chile | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2019 | Colchagua | ||
| 2020–2021 | Colchagua | ||
| 2023 | San Marcos | ||
| 2023 | Audax Italiano | ||
| 2024 | Audax Italiano | ||
| 2025 | Ñublense | ||
| 2026– | Deportes Recoleta | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Born in Brazil, Arrué represented Chile at international level, playing for the Olympic team in the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Club career
Arrué is one of the six Chilean players who have played in his country's three giant clubs: Colo-Colo, Universidad de Chile and Universidad Católica.
International career
Representing his nation, he won a bronze medal in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
Arrué also represented the Chile senior team against Aragon on 28 December 2006.[1][2]
Managerial career
Arrué has coached Colchagua two times in the Chilean Segunda División: 2019 and 2020–2021.[3] He joined San Marcos de Arica for the 2023 season in the Primera B.[4]
In the second half of 2023, Arrué led Audax Italiano. He coached them by second time between March and July 2024.[5]
Arrué signed with Ñublense for the 2025 season.[6] The next year, he assumed as manager of Deportes Recoleta.[7]
Other works
Following his retirement, Arrué worked as a football commentator for the Chilean TV channel Canal del Fútbol.[8][9]
Honours
Player
Santiago Morning
- Copa Chile: Runner-up 2000
Universidad Católica
Universidad de Concepción
Chile U23
- Sydney Olympic Games (1): Bronze medal 2000