Alejandro Trujillo

Alejandro Magno Trujillo Obreke (26 March 1952 – 6 January 2020) was a Chilean professional footballer who played mainly as a forward for Unión Española, O'Higgins and Audax Italiano during the 1970s. He also earned three caps for the Chile national team. In 1999, he was voted to the O'Higgins Team of the Century by fans of the club.[3]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Trujillo and the second or maternal family name is Obreke.
Alejandro Trujillo
Personal information
Full name Alejandro Magno Trujillo Obreke
Date of birth (1952-03-26)26 March 1952
Place of birth Estación Central, Santiago, Chile
Date of death 6 January 2020(2020-01-06) (aged 67)
Place of death Santiago, Chile[1]
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward / Midfielder
Youth career
Universidad Católica
Unión Española
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1970–1972 Unión Española 42 (7)
1973–1974 O'Higgins 61 (30)
1975–1976 Unión Española 36 (13)
1977–1978 Audax Italiano 32 (3)
National team
1972–1974 Chile 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Nicknamed El Turco ("The Turk") for his appearance,[1][4] he died on 6 January 2020 at the age of 67.[5]

Early years

Trujillo grew up playing street football in the barrios of Estación Central. He eventually joined the youth ranks of Universidad Católica, spending a short time with them before joining the Unión Española academy when he moved to Conchalí with his family.[4]

Club career

Trujillo made his professional debut with Unión Española in 1970, at the age of 17.[4] After disagreements with head coach Néstor Isella over his maturity that resulted in his benching, he made the move to O'Higgins in 1973, where he made an immediate impact.[4] In his first season with the team, he scored 16 goals, finishing as the league's fifth-leading goalscorer as O'Higgins finished in fourth place. He scored 14 league goals the following year (and 24 across all competitions),[2] cementing himself as one of the country's most talented young forwards.[4]

He then returned to Unión Española in 1975, winning the league title that year. They also finished as runner-ups in the 1975 Copa Libertadores. He scored seven goals in the tournament, including the game-tying goal against Universitario in the second round that sent his team to the finals, where they lost to Argentine champs Independiente.[4]

International career

He made his international debut during a 2–0 friendly loss to Mexico in Santiago on 16 August 1972.[6] He made two further appearances for Chile during the 1974 Copa Carlos Dittbor, the name given to the home-and-away series between Chile and Argentina that was played in the 1960s and 1970s.[6]

Honours

Club
Unión Española

Individual

References
  1. "Muere goleador y estandarte del "Equipo de los locos"" (in Spanish). El Rancagüino. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  2. "Condolencias Oficiales" (in Spanish). O'Higgins F.C. 6 January 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  3. "El Equipo del Siglo" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 21 June 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  4. Salviat, Julio. "Adiós al "Turco" Trujillo: en el corazón de Unión Española" (in Spanish). El Agora. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  5. "Unión Española envió sus condolencias por el fallecimiento de Alejandro Trujillo" (in Spanish). alairelibre.cl. 9 January 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  6. "Alejandro Trujillo" (in Spanish). Partidos de la Roja. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
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