René Meléndez (footballer, born 1928)
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | René Orlando Meléndez Brito | ||
| Date of birth | 29 December 1928 | ||
| Place of birth | María Elena, Chile | ||
| Date of death | 14 November 2002 (aged 73) | ||
| Place of death | Vina del Mar, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1948–1956 | Everton | 208 | (119[1]) |
| 1957–1958 | Universidad de Chile | ||
| 1959–1960 | O'Higgins | ||
| 1961–1962 | Unión La Calera | ||
| 1963 | Deportes Colchagua | ||
| 1964 | Luis Cruz Martínez | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
René Orlando Meléndez Brito (born 29 December 1928 – 14 November 2002) was a Chilean footballer.
He is well known in the Chilean football for be a key player in Everton de Viña del Mar’s two first league title obtention as well as who obtained the 1952 league top-scorer award after netting 30 goals.[2]
Honours
- Everton
- Unión La Calera
Legacy
Constituted on 10 February 1960, Meléndez was a leadership member of the Unión de Jugadores Profesionales (Union of Professional Football Players) in Chile.[3]
References
- ^ "Historia de Everton". Historiaeverton.cl. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- ^ "Tuvo oro y ahora el cielo". El Mercurio. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
- ^ "Constitución Sifup". sifup.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 September 2022.
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