Franz Arancibia

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Franz Arancibia

| fullname = Franz Ramón Arancibia Unger

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1967|4|7|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Santiago, Chile

| height = 1.69 m

| position = Forward

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 = 1979–1981 | youthclubs1 = Universidad Católica

| youthyears2 = 1984 | youthclubs2 = Magallanes

| years1 = 1984–1988 | clubs1 = Magallanes

| years2 = 1988 | clubs2 = → San Luis (loan)

| years3 = 1988–1989 | clubs3 = St. Gallen

| years4 = 1989 | clubs4 = Magallanes

| years5 = 1990 | clubs5 = Deportes La Serena | caps5 = 26 | goals5 = 2

| years6 = 1991 | clubs6 = Universidad de Chile | caps6 = 22 | goals6 = 5

| years7 = 1992–1996 | clubs7 = Deportes Temuco | caps7 = 129 | goals7 = 35

| years8 = 1997 | clubs8 = Huachipato | caps8 = 11 | goals8 = 3

| years9 = 1998 | clubs9 = Deportes Puerto Montt | caps9 = 25 | goals9 = 11

| years10= 1999 | clubs10= Everton

| years11= 1999 | clubs11= Deportes La Serena | caps11 = 18 | goals11 = 1

| years12= 2000 | clubs12= Deportes Antofagasta

| years13= 2001 | clubs13= Deportes Melipilla

| nationalyears1 = 1996

| nationalteam1 = Chile

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 0

}}

Franz Ramón Arancibia Unger (born 7 April 1967) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a forward for clubs in Chile and Switzerland.

Club career

Arancibia was with the Universidad Católica youth ranks until the age of 14, then he played for amateur clubs until he joined Magallanes at the age of 17, making his professional debut against his former club.

In the 1988 season, he played on loan for San Luis de Quillota.{{cite web |title=Los hermosos recuerdos del "Otto" Arancibia en su paso por San Luis |url=https://www.observador.cl/los-hermosos-recuerdos-del-otto-arancibia-en-su-paso-por-san-luis/ |website=El Observador |access-date=28 September 2022 |language=es |date=14 April 2020}} After, He had a stint with Swiss club St. Gallen.[https://www.facebook.com/405498363262797/photos/a.406340976511869/1019376425208318/ #CracksAlbiverdes 🇳🇬 | Franz "Otto" Arancibia, el hijo del viento.] La Voz del Ñielol on Facebook {{inlang|es}}

He also played for Deportes La Serena,{{cite web |title=La Serena 1990 - Campeonato Nacional |url=http://www.solofutbol.cl/futbol%20chileno/Campeonatos%20Nacionales/equipos/La%20Serena/La%20Serena%201990%20nacional.htm |website=www.solofutbol.cl |access-date=28 September 2022 |language=es}}{{cite web |title=La Serena 1999 - Campeonato Nacional |url=http://www.solofutbol.cl/futbol%20chileno/Campeonatos%20Nacionales/equipos/La%20Serena/La%20Serena%201999%20nacional.htm |website=www.solofutbol.cl |access-date=28 September 2022 |language=es}} Universidad de Chile,{{cite web |title=Universidad de Chile 1991 - Campeonato Nacional |url=http://www.solofutbol.cl/futbol%20chileno/Campeonatos%20Nacionales/equipos/Universidad%20de%20Chile/Universidad%20de%20Chile%201991%20nacional.htm |website=www.solofutbol.cl |access-date=28 September 2022 |language=es}} Deportes Temuco, with whom he got his better seasons, Huachipato,{{cite web |title=Huachipato 1997 - Campeonato de Clausura |url=http://www.solofutbol.cl/futbol%20chileno/Campeonatos%20Nacionales/equipos/Huachipato/Huachipato%201997%20clausura.htm |website=www.solofutbol.cl |access-date=28 September 2022 |language=es}} Deportes Puerto Montt,{{cite web |title=Puerto Montt 1998 - Campeonato Nacional |url=http://www.solofutbol.cl/futbol%20chileno/Campeonatos%20Nacionales/equipos/Puerto%20Montt/Puerto%20Montt%201998%20nacional.htm |website=www.solofutbol.cl |access-date=28 September 2022 |language=es}} Everton, Deportes Antofagasta and Deportes Melipilla, where he retired at the age of 34.{{cite web |title=Franz Otto Arancibia repasa su historia tras el retiro |url=https://www.flanlate.com/2020/09/franz-otto-arancibia-repasa-su-historia.html |website=FLANLATE |access-date=28 September 2022 |language=es |date=13 September 2020}}

In his debut with Universidad de Chile on 11 August 1991, he scored a goal against Deportes Antofagasta at 29 seconds. In the club, he made up a pair with Christian Torres in attack.{{cite web |last1=Campos |first1=César |title=Franz '"Otto" Arancibia: "Muchos creían que Panchito era mi hijo" |url=http://www.lun.com:9999/lunmobile//pages/NewsDetailMobile.aspx?IsNPHR=1&dt=2017-07-18&NewsID=0&BodyId=0&PaginaID=26&Name=26&PagNum=2&SupplementId=0&Anchor=20170718_26_0_0 |website=LUN |publisher=Las Últimas Noticias |access-date=28 September 2022 |language=es |date=18 July 2017}}

International career

In 1996, Arancibia made an appearance for the Chile national team in the friendly match against Bolivia on 4 February.{{cite web |title=Franz Arancibia |url=https://www.partidosdelaroja.com/1996/02/franz-arancibia.html |website=Partidos de La Roja |access-date=27 September 2022 |language=es}}

Post-retirement

In 2009, he took part in the fourth season of the Chilean reality show Pelotón, staying 60 days.{{cite web |last1=Barrera |first1=Patricio |title=¿Es como un reality? Exdeportistas cuentan experiencias con la cuarentena |url=https://www.adnradio.cl/futbol/2020/04/08/es-como-un-reality-exdeportistas-cuentan-experiencias-con-la-cuarentena.html |website=ADN |publisher=ADN Radio Chile |access-date=28 September 2022 |language=es |date=8 April 2020}}

In the 2012 Chilean municipal election he was a candidate to councillor of Quinta Normal, but he wasn't elected.{{cite web |title=Futbolistas políticos |url=https://www.ultimogol.cl/2016/10/21/paladar-ug-futbolistas-politicos/ |website=Último Gol |access-date=28 September 2022 |language=es |date=21 October 2016}}

In December 2012, he took part in friendly matches to collect money for Sueño Canario (Canary Dream), an initiative to help municipal schools in Quillota. For his team, he played alongside former footballers such as Rafael Celedón, Miguel Ángel Castillo and Axel Ahumada.{{cite web |title=El 'Sueño Canario' se hizo realidad en el Estadio Lucio Fariña Fernández |url=https://www.soychile.cl/Quillota/Deportes/2012/12/10/140187/El-Sueno-Canario-se-hizo-realidad-en-el-Estadio-Lucio-Farina-Fernandez.aspx |website=SoyChile |access-date=27 September 2022 |language=es |date=10 December 2012}}

He works as coach of youth players in some football academies. In Lo Prado he has worked alongside Mauricio Araneda, a former footballer of Huachipato. He also has worked for Lo Blanco Academy and Millahue School.

Personal life

His father, Ramón Roque Arancibia, played football at amateur level in Renca, and his mother, Edith Unger, deceased in 2016, was who involved his children in football. His maternal grandfather, Franz Kramer Unger Smuk, also played football.

Franz is the eldest of four brothers who were professional footballers: Leopoldo or Polo, Eduardo and Roque.{{cite web |title=Roque Arancibia :: Roque Sebastián Arancibia Unger :: |url=https://www.ceroacero.es/player.php?id=118132&epoca_id=139 |website=www.ceroacero.es |access-date=28 September 2022 |language=es}} He is also the uncle of the footballer Francisco, son of Leopoldo.{{cite web |last1=Leal |first1=Nacho |title=(Go)Lazos de familia |url=https://www.latercera.com/noticia/golazos-de-familia/ |publisher=La Tercera |access-date=28 September 2022 |language=es |date=18 February 2017}} Franz, Eduardo and Francisco have played for Universidad de Chile.{{cite web |last1=Reyes |first1=Luis |title=Las dinastías del fútbol chileno que jugaron en un mismo club |url=https://chile.as.com/chile/2017/07/17/futbol/1500326772_012625.html |publisher=AS Chile |access-date=28 September 2022 |language=es |date=18 July 2017}} In addition, his both nephews Martín, son of his sister Marcela, and Maximiliano, son of Eduardo, were with the Palestino youth ranks.

He is nicknamed Otto, because of his German descent from his maternal line, as well as El Hijo del Viento (The Wind's Son) due to his speed.{{cite web |title=Los mejores apodos de futbolistas chilenos |url=https://chile.as.com/chile/2015/08/03/album/1438629336_953572.html |publisher=AS Chile |access-date=28 September 2022 |language=es |date=5 July 2018}} Another footballer, Juan Carlos Muñoz, who played for Colchagua in the 1990s, was also nicknamed El Hijo del Viento, just like Franz.{{cite web |title=Desde muchos lugares de la región llegan a selectivos del Fútbol Joven de Colchagua C.D. |url=https://www.diarioviregion.cl/index.php/deportes/1667-desde-muchos-lugares-de-la-region-llegan-a-selectivos-del-futbol-joven-de-colchagua-c-d |website=www.diarioviregion.cl |access-date=7 October 2022 |language=es |date=26 July 2017}}

References

External links

{{Worldfootball.net|franz-arancibia}}
[https://www.playmakerstats.com/player.php?id=555771 Franz Arancibia] at PlaymakerStats
[https://www.partidosdelaroja.com/1996/02/franz-arancibia.html Franz Arancibia] at PartidosdeLaRoja {{inlang|es}}

Category:1967 births

Category:Living people

Category:Chilean people of German descent

Category:Footballers from Santiago, Chile

Category:Chilean men's footballers

Category:Chilean expatriate men's footballers

Category:Chile men's international footballers

Category:Deportes Magallanes footballers

Category:San Luis de Quillota footballers

Category:FC St. Gallen players

Category:Deportes La Serena footballers

Category:Club Universidad de Chile footballers