Ramón Estay
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luis Ramón Estay Saavedra | ||
| Date of birth | 22 July 1938 | ||
| Place of birth | Iquique, Chile | ||
| Date of death | 3 November 2013 (aged 75) | ||
| Place of death | Iquique, Chile | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| CD Cavancha | |||
| Iquique (city team) | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1958–1964 | Audax Italiano | ||
| 1964–1965 | Magallanes | ||
| 1966–1967 | Deportes Concepción | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1969–1972 | Magallanes | ||
| 1979–1980 | Deportes Iquique | ||
| 1982–1984 | Deportes Arica | ||
| 1984 | Regional Atacama | ||
| 1985 | Deportes Arica | ||
| 1987–1988 | Deportes Iquique | ||
| 1990 | Deportes Iquique | ||
| 1992 | Deportes Iquique | ||
| 1993 | Defensor Kiwi-Ciclista Lima | ||
| 1994 | Deportes Iquique | ||
| 1994–1995 | Ciclista Lima | ||
| 1995 | Alianza Lima | ||
| 1995 | Deportivo Municipal | ||
| 1996 | Melgar | ||
| 1997–1998 | Deportivo Quito | ||
| 2001 | Deportes Iquique | ||
| 2003 | Municipal Iquique | ||
| 2006–2008 | Universidad Arturo Prat | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Luis Ramón Estay Saavedra (22 July 1938 – 3 November 2013), known as Ramón Estay, was a Chilean football player and manager.
Born in Iquique, as a football forward, he played for Club Deportivo Cavancha and the team of Iquique.[1] At professional level, he played for Audax Italiano, Magallanes and Deportes Concepción.[2]
As a football manager, he was mainly related to his hometown club, Deportes Iquique,[3] since he was involved in its foundation and coached it in seven stints,[4] winning the 1979 Segunda División de Chile and the 1980 Copa Polla Gol.[2]
In Chile, he also coached Magallanes,[5] Deportes Arica[6] and Regional Atacama.[7]
In Peru, where he came recommended by his former assistant Miguel Ángel Arrué,[3] he coached Ciclista Lima from 1993 to 1995, winning the 1993 Segunda División as Defensor Kiwi-Ciclista Lima, Alianza Lima in 1994, Deportivo Municipal in 1995 and Melgar in 1996.[8] As a fact, he became the second Chilean to manage Melgar after José Tadormina.[9] Then, he moved to Ecuador and led Deportivo Quito, reaching the runner-up in the 1997 Ecuadorian Serie A.[8]
From 2006 to 2009, he coached the Arturo Prat University, winning three university national championships of FENAUDE, at the same time the team competed in the Chilean Tercera División.[10]
Personal life
His sons Luis Ramón Jr., the elder,[11] and José Orlando,[12] were professional footballers who played for Deportes Iquique at the end of the 1980s.[13][14]
In Peru, he was nicknamed Chompita (Little Sweater) and Chompita Ploma (Grey Little Sweater), due to the fact that he used to wear that article of clothing.[15]
He was honored as Hijo Ilustre (Illustrious Son) of Iquique.[10]
Estay died due to an respiratory insufficiency in the Hospital of Iquique.[11]
Honours
Manager
Deportes Iquique
Defensor Kiwi-Ciclista Lima
Universidad Arturo Prat
- FENAUDE: 2006, 2007, 2008