Rogelio Farías

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Rogelio Farías

| image =

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| fullname = Rogelio Farías Salvador

| birth_date = {{birth date|1949|08|13|df=y}}

| birth_place = Santiago, Chile

| death_date = {{death date and age|1995|4|6|1949|8|13|df=yes}}

| height =

| position = Midfielder

| years1 = 1968–1974 | clubs1 = Unión Española | caps1 = 134 | goals1 = 54

| years2 = 1974–1976 | clubs2 = Cádiz | caps2 = 41 | goals2 = 7

| years3 = 1977–1978 | clubs3 = Unión Española | caps3 = 37 | goals3 = 12

| years4 = 1979 | clubs4 = O'Higgins | caps4 = 19 | goals4 = 2

| years5 = 1980 | clubs5 = Audax Italiano | caps5 = 4 | goals5 = 1

| years6 = 1981–1982 | clubs6 = Coquimbo Unido | caps6 = | goals6 =

| years7 = 1983 | clubs7 = Unión Española | caps7 = 10 | goals7 = 1

| nationalyears1 = 1972–1977 | nationalteam1 = Chile| nationalcaps1 = 13 | nationalgoals1 = 2

}}

Rogelio Farías Salvador (13 August 1949 – 6 April 1995){{cite web |title=Farías, Rogelio |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/37008/Rogelio_Farias.html |website=national-football-teams.com |access-date=30 December 2021}} was a Chilean football midfielder who played for Chile in the 1974 FIFA World Cup.[https://web.archive.org/web/20071017114902/http://fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=39/teams/team=43925.html 1974 FIFA World Cup Germany] He also played for Unión Española.

Career

A historical player of Unión Española, he made his debut in 1968 at the age of nineteen.{{cite web |last1=Guerra |first1=Felipe |title=Rogelio Farías: Delantero de La Roja en el Mundial de Alemania 1974 |url=https://laroja.cl/new/rogelio-farias-delantero-de-la-roja-en-el-mundial-de-alemania-1974 |website=laroja.cl |publisher=FFCh |access-date=13 January 2023 |language=es |date=13 August 2020}} Following the 1974 FIFA World Cup, he moved to Spanish side Cádiz CF in the Segunda División, where he coincided with his compatriot Fernando Carvallo,{{cite web |title=Chilenos "desconocidos" en el fútbol español |url=http://eldatofutbolero.blogspot.com/2012/02/chilenos-desconocidos-en-el-futbol.html |website=El Dato Futbolero |access-date=13 January 2023 |language=es |date=28 February 2012}} and spent three seasons.

Back in Chile, he played for Unión Española, O'Higgins and Audax Italiano in the top division.{{cite web |title=Rogelio Farias :: Rogelio Farías Salvador :: |url=https://www.ceroacero.es/player.php?id=27199 |website=www.ceroacero.es |access-date=13 January 2023 |language=es}} In the second level, he played for Coquimbo Unido.{{cite web |title=Club de Deportes COQUIMBO UNIDO |url=https://historiascoperas.blogspot.com/2015/12/club-de-deportes-coquimbo-unido.html |website=Fútbol en América |access-date=13 January 2023 |language=es |date=8 April 2021}} His last club was Unión Española in 1983.{{cite web |title=Union Española 1983 - Campeonato Nacional |url=http://www.solofutbol.cl/futbol%20chileno/Campeonatos%20Nacionales/equipos/Union%20Espanola/Union%20Espanola%201983%20nacional.htm |website=www.solofutbol.cl |access-date=13 January 2023 |language=es}}

At international level, he made thirteen appearances and scored two goals for the Chile national team from 1972 to 1977, including the 1974 FIFA World Cup.{{cite web |title=Rogelio Farías |url=https://www.partidosdelaroja.com/1972/01/rogelio-farias.html |website=Partidos de La Roja |access-date=13 January 2023 |language=es}}

Personal life

As a player of Cádiz CF, he was known by his undiscipline.{{cite web |title=Reseña histórica: Farías, un ídolo con pies de barro |url=https://www.cadizcf.com/noticia/resena-historica-farias-un-idolo-con-pies-de-barro |publisher=Cádiz CF |access-date=13 January 2023 |language=es}}

He died of a throat cancer.

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20130701161445/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=49264/index.html FIFA profile]
[https://www.bdfutbol.com/es/j/j14146.html Rogelio Farías] at BDFutbol.com {{inlang|es}}
[https://www.partidosdelaroja.com/1973/08/05081973-chile-peru-21.html Rogelio Farías] at PartidosdeLaRoja.com {{inlang|es}}
[https://www.playmakerstats.com/player.php?id=27199 Rogelio Farías] at PlaymakerStats.com

Category:1949 births

Category:1995 deaths

Category:Footballers from Santiago, Chile

Category:Chilean men's footballers

Category:Chilean expatriate men's footballers

Category:Chile men's international footballers

Category:Men's association football midfielders

Category:Chilean Primera División players

Category:Unión Española footballers

Category:O'Higgins F.C. footballers

Category:Audax Italiano footballers

Category:Segunda División players