Sergio Messen
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 Messen in 1976 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sergio Iván José Messen Angarita[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 March 1949 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Date of death | 1 January 2010 (aged 60) | ||
| Place of death | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Universidad Católica | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1967–1970 | Universidad Católica | ||
| 1971–1974 | Colo-Colo | ||
| 1974–1981 | Palestino | ||
| International career | |||
| 1971–1973 | Chile | 11 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Sergio Iván José Messen Angarita (8 March 1949 – 1 January 2010) was a Chilean footballer. Nicknamed "Keko", he played as a forward primarily for Colo-Colo in the early 1970s whilst primarily remaining with Palestino throughout the majority of his career as a player. He also played for his home country of Chile throughout the 1970s including the 1974 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
Messen began playing within the youth sector for Universidad Católica where he would stand out for being a major goalscorer. He would make his senior debut on 1967 as a reserve and would play until 1970 as he then played for Colo-Colo. Between 1971 and 1973, he would play in 90 matches with 30 goals being scored.[2] He would oversee the club winning their 11th title in the 1972 Primera División de Chile and play in the 1973 Copa Libertadores finals.[3] During the second semester of the 1974 Primera División de Chile, he would sign for Palestino and would win in the 1975 and 1977 Copa Chile as well as in the 1978 Primera División de Chile, winning its second title. He would retire from professional football in 1981.