Ignacio Prieto

Ignacio Prieto Urrejola (born September 23, 1943) is a former Chilean football manager and player who played for 5 clubs and in the Chile national football team in the FIFA World Cup England 1966.^[1][2]

Ignacio Prieto

Prieto with Lille in 1975.
Personal information
Full name	Ignacio Prieto Urrejola
Date of birth	(1943-09-23) September 23, 1943 (age 81)
Place of birth	Santiago, Chile
Position(s)	Midfielder Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1962–1967	Universidad Católica	147	(47)
1968–1971	Nacional	39	(7)
1971–1976	Lille	97	(9)
1976–1977	Laval	15	(1)
1977–1979	Universidad Católica	88	(5)
International career
1965–1977	Chile	29	(3)
Managerial career
1983–1990	Universidad Católica
1990–1992	Cruz Azul
1992–1993	Universidad Católica
1994	Colo-Colo
1996	Chile U23
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

• Universidad Católica 1962-1967
• Nacional 1968-1971
• Lille 1971-1976
• Laval 1976-1977
• Universidad Católica 1977-1979

He was the Chilean footballer who played more matches in the Ligue 1 with 112 until Guillermo Maripán reached the 113 matches in January 2024.^[3]

Coaching career

• Universidad Católica 1983-1990
• Cruz Azul 1990-1992
• Universidad Católica 1992-1993
• Colo-Colo 1994

Personal

His father, Fernando Prieto Concha, nicknamed Palomeque, was one of the founders of C.D. Green Cross as well as a forward of the same club.^[4]

He is the younger brother of the former Chile international footballer Andrés Prieto.^[5] From his brother, he is the uncle of José Antonio Prieto or Toño, a well-known sports journalist in Chilean radio media.^[6]

Other works

• ALEF (Latin American Football Managers Association): Vice-President (2004)^[7]
• Colegio de Técnicos de Chile^[8] (Football Managers Association of Chile): President (2005–2007)^[9]

Titles (Player)

• Universidad Católica (national): 1966 (Chilean Primera División)
• Universidad Católica (friendlies): 1984 Trofeo Ciudad de Palma ^[es], 1985 Trofeo Ciudad de Alicante, Copa Honorino Landa ^[es], 1993 Trofeo Teide ^[es]
• Nacional (national): 1969, 1970, 1971 (Uruguayan Primera División)
• Nacional (international): 1971 Copa Libertadores, 1971 Intercontinental Cup
• Lille: 1973–74 (French Division 2)
• Chile: 1965 Copa del Pacífico ^[es]

Titles (Coach)

• Universidad Católica: 1983 Copa Polla Gol, 1983 Copa República, 1984, 1987 (Chilean Primera División)
• Colo-Colo: 1994 (Copa Chile)