Jorge Arias (Chilean footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jorge Leonardo Arias Mujica | ||
| Date of birth | 24 July 1952 | ||
| Place of birth | San Miguel, Santiago, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Lautaro San Gregorio | |||
| 1967–1970 | Magallanes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1971–1975 | Magallanes | 91 | (15) |
| 1971 | → Independiente Cauquenes (loan) | ||
| 1972 | → Audax Italiano (loan) | ||
| 1975–1977 | Levante | 7 | (2) |
| 1978 | Unión Española | 11 | (1) |
| 1979 | Deportes Ovalle | ||
| 1980–1981 | Ñublense | 11 | (0) |
| 1983–1984 | Green Cross-Temuco | 62 | (8) |
| 1985 | Magallanes | 20 | (1) |
| 1986–1988 | Good Year | ||
| 1989 | Deportes Maipo | ||
| 1992 | Municipal Talagante | ||
| 1993 | Magallanes | ||
| 1993 | Deportes Antofagasta | 9 | (0) |
| 1994 | Santiago Wanderers | ||
| 1995–1996 | Magallanes | ||
| International career | |||
| 1971 | Chile U20 | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jorge Leonardo Arias Mujica (born 24 July 1952) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for clubs in Chile and Spain.
As a child, Arias was with club Lautaro from San Gregorio [es] neighborhood.[1] He came to Magallanes at the age of fourteen and made his debut in 1972.[2] He also played for Independiente de Cauquenes[1] and Audax Italiano in the second level.[3]
After playing for Magallanes, he joined Spanish side Levante UD thanks to his compatriot Carlos Caszely and spent three seasons with them,[2] making seven appearances and scoring two goals in the 1976–77 season.[4][5]
Back in Chile, he played for Unión Española,[6] Deportes Ovalle,[7] Ñublense,[3] Green Cross-Temuco[8] and Magallanes again.[citation needed]
He ended his career playing for Good Year from Maipú and Deportes Maipo in the Chilean Tercera División.[9]
But, he returned to play in 1992 for Municipal Talagante, Magallanes, Deportes Antofagasta and Santiago Wanderers.[1] In 1995, he led Magallanes at the age of forty three as the team captain in the league title of the Chilean Tercera División, alongside players such as Darío Scatolaro, Carlos Vega and Cristian Olivares.[9]
International career
Arias represented Chile at under-20 level in the 1971 South American Championship with Fernando Riera as coach.[2][9]