Víctor Bascuñán

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Víctor Bascuñán
Personal information
Full name Víctor Eduardo Bascuñán Catrileo
Date of birth (1973-06-16) 16 June 1973 (age 50)
Place of birth Santiago, Chile[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
Universidad de Chile
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1995 Universidad de Chile
1993 → Cerro Corá (loan)
1994 → Santiago Wanderers (loan)
1996 Unión Española
1997 Santiago Morning
International career
1990 Chile U17
1994 Chile U23 B
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Víctor Eduardo Bascuñán Catrileo (born 16 June 1973) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a centre-back for clubs in Chile and Paraguay.

Career[edit]

A product of Universidad de Chile, Bascuñán made his debut in 1991[2] and was a member of the two-champion squad of the Chilean Primera División in 1994 and 1995,[3] taking part in the 1995 Copa Libertadores in the 3–2 win against the Colombian club Millonarios.[4] A member of them until 1995, he also had stints loaned out to Cerro Corá in the Paraguayan top division and Santiago Wanderers in the Chilean Segunda División.[5][6]

After Universidad de Chile, he played for Unión Española in the top division[7] and Santiago Morning in the Primera B, his last club.[6]

At international level, he was a member of both Chile U17 in 1990 and an under-23 squad made up by players from the Segunda División.[6]

Post-retirement[edit]

Bascuñán graduated as a lawyer at Universidad SEK [es].[8]

Strongly bound to Club Universidad de Chile, he has been a member of both Consejo Azul (Blue Council), an entity made up by people bound to the club from different spheres,[9][10] and Más Allá del Horizonte (Beyond The Horizon), the association of former players.[11]

He has also taken part in friendly matches of historical players of Universidad de Chile alongside former players such as Sergio Vargas, Cristián Castañeda, Mauricio Aros, Mariano Puyol, among others.[12]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Víctor Bascuñan". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  2. ^ "U. de Chile - campañas - 1991". www.chuncho.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  3. ^ "PROTAGONISTAS 95". La Magia Azul (in Spanish). 7. Santiago, Chile: issuu.com: 27. December 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Live events Univ de Chile vs Millonarios - Copa Libertadores 1995". www.besoccer.com. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Wanderers en Copa Chile 1994". Memoria Wanderers (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  6. ^ a b c "Víctor BASCUÑÁN". Memoria Wanderers (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Club Deportivo UNIÓN ESPAÑOLA". Fútbol en América (in Spanish). 23 August 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  8. ^ Víctor Bascuñán Catrileo on LinkedIn
  9. ^ Aliaga, Martín (11 November 2021). "VIDEO Presidente de la U se dejó ver y tuvo reunión con los referentes del plantel: "Sacaremos esto adelante"". En Cancha (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  10. ^ Jeria, Diego (11 November 2021). "Emotiva carta y Ceacheí en Universidad de Chile: Consejo Azul visita al plantel en apoyo a los jugadores y piden dejar la vida por la permanencia". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  11. ^ Cordero, Bruno (26 August 2022). "Una más de Azul Azul: rompen compromiso con jugadores históricos de la U". Diario El Ágora (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  12. ^ "Históricos de Colo Colo ganaron a la "U" en cierre de aniversario regional". Soy Chile (in Spanish). 28 October 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2024.

External links[edit]

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