Jorge Aravena (footballer)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Aravena and the second or maternal family name is Plaza.

Jorge Orlando "Mortero" Aravena Plaza^[1] (born 22 April 1958) is a Chilean former footballer.^[2] A left-footed attacking midfielder or deep-lying forward, he played for several clubs in Latin America and Europe, including Club Deportivo Universidad Católica, Deportivo Cali and Puebla F.C. Today, Aravena is considered a major figure in the history of these clubs.^[3][4][5] In addition, Aravena has managed several clubs in Chile and Latin America.

Jorge Aravena

Personal information
Full name	Jorge Orlando Aravena Plaza
Date of birth	(1958-04-22) 22 April 1958 (age 67)
Place of birth	Santiago, Chile
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder, striker
Youth career
1973–1977	Universidad Católica
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1978–1985	Universidad Católica	76	(28)
1980	→ Santiago Morning (loan)	20	(5)
1981–1982	→ Naval (loan)	27	(13)
1985–1986	Real Valladolid	25	(10)
1986–1988	Deportivo Cali	77	(35)
1988–1991	Puebla	112	(66)
1991	Portuguesa	24	(8)
1992	Unión Española	32	(10)
1993	Audax Italiano	20	(7)
International career
1983–1989	Chile	36	(22)
Managerial career
1995	Audax Italiano
1996–1997	Palestino
1998–1999	Santiago Morning
2000	Everton
2001–2002	Santiago Morning
2005	Chile U16
2005	Puebla
2006	Cobreloa
2006–2007	Palestino
2007–2008	Lobos BUAP
2008–2009	Santiago Wanderers
2009–2010	Palestino
2017	Comerciantes Unidos
2017–2019	Deportes Valdivia
2020–2021	Deportes Puerto Montt
2022	Deportes Temuco
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Aravena also represented the Chile national football team. He earned 36 caps in the 1980s, scoring 22 goals.^[6]

Throughout his career Jorge Aravena scored 285 goals, making him the fifth top scorer in the history of Chilean football and the highest scorer among midfielders.^[7]

Personal life

Avarena was the nephew of Orlando Aravena, who was also a Chilean international footballer.^[8]

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[9]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Chile	1983	13	8
	1984	2	1
	1985	16	10
	1989	5	3
	1990	1	0
Total		37	22

Scores and results list Chile's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Aravena goal.

List of international goals scored by Jorge Aravena

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	14 July 1983	Estadio El Campín, Bogotá, Colombia	Colombia	1–2	2–2	Friendly	[10]
2	19 July 1983	Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia	Bolivia	1–0	2–1	Friendly	[11]
3	17 August 1983	Estadio Regional de Antofagasta, Antofagasta, Chile	Paraguay	1–1	3–2	Friendly	[12]
4	24 August 1983	Estadio Carlos Dittborn, Arica, Chile	Bolivia	2–0	4–2	Friendly	[13]
5				3–0
6				4–1
7	8 September 1983	Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile	Venezuela	3–0	5–0	1983 Copa América	[14]
8				5–0
9	28 October 1984	Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile	Mexico	1–0	1–0	Friendly	[15]
10	6 February 1985	Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar, Chile	Paraguay	1–0	1–0	Friendly	[16]
11	8 February 1985	Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar, Chile	Finland	2–0	2–0	Friendly	[17]
12	9 March 1985	National Stadium of Peru, Lima, Peru	Peru	1–1	1–1	Friendly	[18]
13	17 March 1985	Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile	Ecuador	5–2	6–2	1986 FIFA World Cup qualification	[19]
14				6–2
15	24 March 1985	Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile	Uruguay	2–0	2–0	1986 FIFA World Cup qualification	[20]
16	7 April 1985	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay	Uruguay	1–1	1–2	1986 FIFA World Cup qualification	[21]
17	27 October 1985	Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile	Peru	1–0	4–2	1986 FIFA World Cup qualification	[22]
18				3–1
19	3 November 1985	National Stadium of Peru, Lima, Peru	Peru	1–0	1–0	1986 FIFA World Cup qualification	[23]
20	25 July 1989	Estadio Carlos Dittborn, Arica, Chile	Peru	2–0	2–1	Friendly	[24]
21	6 August 1989	Brígido Iriarte Stadium, Caracas, Venezuela	Venezuela	1–0	3–1	1990 FIFA World Cup qualification	[25]
22				2–0

Honours

• 1986 FIFA World Cup Qualification Top scorer^[26]