Juan Carlos Orellana

Juan Carlos Orellana Jara (21 June 1955 – 10 November 2022) was a Chilean footballer who played as a left winger.

Career
Orellana made his professional debut with Green Cross-Temuco in 1973, aged 17, scoring a goal. The next year, he switched to Colo-Colo.

In 1987, he played abroad in Canada's National Soccer League with Chile Lindo.

Personal life and death
Orellana was nicknamed El Zurdo de Barrancas (The Lefty from Barrancas), due to the fact that he played with his left foot and came from Barrancas, Santiago, currently Pudahuel.

Orellana suffered amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and died on 10 November 2022, at the age of 67.

Honours
Colo-Colo
 * Chilean Primera División 1979