Francisco Pinochet
Francisco Segundo Pinochet Cifuentes, nicknamed Pinocho, was a Chilean footballer who played as a defender. He was born on 15 December 1947 in Concepción, Chile, and died on 15 May 1990 at age 42.
He began playing football as a child with Lord Cochrane, then joined the Huachipato youth system and took part in the 1965 national youth tournament. Pinochet made his senior debut with Deportes Concepción in 1965, in a regional derby against Lota Schwager, and stayed with the club until 1972. He then played for Huachipato from 1973 to 1976, helping them win the Chilean league title in 1974 and participate in the 1975 Copa Libertadores (the team was eliminated in the group stage).
Internationally, Pinochet earned 10 caps for Chile from 1971 to 1975, scoring no goals. He made his debut in a friendly against Paraguay on 14 July 1971, under managers Luis Vera and Raúl Pino. He also took part in the 1972 Copa Carlos Dittborn and the 1974 Brazil Independence Cup, with his final international match coming against Uruguay on 4 June 1975 in the Copa Juan Pinto Durán.
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