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Despite he didn't take part of any Chile national team, he frequently was chosen as one of the best centre-backs in the magazine rankings. As an anecdote, in times when football was more aggressive, having hard duels with players such as Hernán Godoy and Pedro
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Fotografía de la revista "Estadio" a los jugadores de
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