Luis Mena Irarrázabal
Luis Arturo Mena Irarrázabal (born 28 August 1979) is a Retired Chilean professional footballer. He is the only player in Chilean football history to win more than 10 domestic league titles. He also holds more than 300 appearances for Colo-Colo, with 7 goals. Because of this, Mena has been dubbed by Chilean press and Colo Colo fans as the "historic one" (el historico).
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luis Arturo Mena Irarrázabal | ||
| Date of birth | 28 August 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Puente Alto, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Colo-Colo | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–2014 | Colo-Colo | 322 | (7) |
| 2001 | → Puerto Montt (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| Total | 343 | (7) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1999 | Chile | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 February 2011 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 February 2011 (UTC) | |||
He made his professional debut with Colo-Colo more than a decade ago on November 26, 1996 in the final of the Copa Chile against Rangers. He has spent his entire career, except one year when he was playing on loan at Puerto Montt, playing with Colo-Colo as a defender.
Mena was the captain of the Under-20 Chilean national team between 1998 and 1999. He has been described as "not the most flashiest or talented footballer", but Mena is known for his loyalty to Colo-Colo and his calm leadership on the field.[1]
Honours
References
- Luis Mena Irarrázabal at National-Football-Teams.com
- "[Perfiles] Luis Mena "El Incombustible Multicampeón"". Charla Technica. Retrieved 14 April 2013.