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{{short description|Chilean footballer (born 1987)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Felipe Seymour
| name = Felipe Seymour
| image = Unión La Calera - Universidad de Chile, 2018-04-22 - Felipe Seymour - 01.jpg
| image = Unión Española - Mushuc Runa 20190320 01.jpg
| fullname = Felipe Ignacio Seymour Dobud
| fullname = Felipe Ignacio Seymour Dobud
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|7|23|mf=y}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|7|23|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Pirque]], [[Santiago, Chile|Santiago]], Chile
| birth_place = [[Pirque]], [[Santiago]], [[Chile]]
| height = {{Height|m=1.74|precision=0}}
| height = {{Height|m=1.74|precision=0}}
| currentclub = [[Club Universidad de Chile|Universidad de Chile]]
| currentclub =
| position = [[Midfielder#Defensive midfielder|Defensive midfielder]]
| clubnumber = 14
| youthyears1 = 2005–2007
| position = [[Midfielder#Defensive midfielder|Defensive midfielder]]
| youthclubs1 = [[Club Universidad de Chile|Universidad de Chile]]
| youthyears1 = 2005–2007
| youthclubs1 = [[Club Universidad de Chile|Universidad de Chile]]
| years1 = 2006–2011 | clubs1 = [[Club Universidad de Chile|Universidad de Chile]] | caps1 = 96 | goals1 = 2
| years2 = 2011–2014 | clubs2 = [[Genoa C.F.C.|Genoa]] | caps2 = 27 | goals2 = 0
| years1 = 2006–2011
| years3 = 2012 | clubs3 = → [[Calcio Catania|Catania]] (loan) | caps3 = 13 | goals3 = 1
| clubs1 = [[Club Universidad de Chile|Universidad de Chile]]
| years4 = 2013 | clubs4 = → [[A.C. ChievoVerona|ChievoVerona]] (loan) | caps4 = 7 | goals4 = 0
| caps1 = 96
| years5 = 2013–2014 | clubs5 = → [[Spezia Calcio|Spezia]] (loan) | caps5 = 29 | goals5 = 1
| goals1 = 2
| years6 = 2015 | clubs6 = [[Cruzeiro Esporte Clube|Cruzeiro]] | caps6 = 0 | goals6 = 0
| years2 = 2011–2014
| years7 = 2015 | clubs7 = → [[CR Vasco da Gama|Vasco da Gama]] (loan) | caps7 = 1 | goals7 = 0
| clubs2 = [[Genoa C.F.C.|Genoa]]
| years8 = 2016–2017 | clubs8 = [[Unión Española]] | caps8 = 24 | goals8 = 0
| caps2 = 27
| years9 = 2017–2018 | clubs9 = [[Club Universidad de Chile|Universidad de Chile]] | caps9 = 28 | goals9 = 2
| goals2 = 0
| years10 = 2019 | clubs10 = [[Unión Española]] | caps10 = 14 | goals10 = 0
| years3 = 2012
| years11 = 2020–2021 | clubs11 = [[Unión La Calera]] | caps11 = 24 | goals11 = 0
| clubs3 = → [[Calcio Catania|Catania]] (loan)
| years12 = 2021 | clubs12 = [[O'Higgins F.C.|O'Higgins]] | caps12 = 25 | goals12 = 0
| caps3 = 13
| years13 = 2022 | clubs13 = [[Club Universidad de Chile|Universidad de Chile]]| caps13 = 22 | goals13 = 0
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2013
| totalcaps = 310
| totalgoals = 6
| clubs4 = → [[AC Chievo Verona|Chievo Verona]] (loan)
| nationalyears1 = 2008 <!-- Inter Continental Cup -->
| caps4 = 7
| nationalteam1 = [[Chile Olympic football team|Chile U23]]
| goals4 = 0
| nationalcaps1 = 4
| years5 = 2013–2014
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| clubs5 = → [[Spezia Calcio|Spezia]] (loan)
| nationalyears2 = 2010–2012
| caps5 = 29
| nationalteam2 = [[Chile national football team|Chile]]
| goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2015
| nationalcaps2 = 6
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| clubs6 = [[Cruzeiro Esporte Clube|Cruzeiro]]
| pcupdate = 12 April 2021
| caps6 = 44
| ntupdate = 12 October 2012
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2015
| clubs7 = → [[CR Vasco da Gama|Vasco da Gama]] (loan)
| caps7 = 1
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2016–2017
| clubs8 = [[Unión Española]]
| caps8 = 24
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2017–
| clubs9 = [[Club Universidad de Chile|Universidad de Chile]]
| caps9 = 16
| goals9 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 2010–2012
| nationalteam1 = [[Chile national football team|Chile]]
| nationalcaps1 = 6
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| pcupdate = 29 April 2018
| ntupdate = 5 July 2012
}}
}}
'''Felipe Ignacio Seymour Dobud''' (born 23 July 1987) is a Chilean former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Midfielder#Defensive midfielder|defensive midfielder]].

'''Felipe Ignacio Seymour Dobud''' (born July 23, 1987 in [[Pirque]], [[Santiago, Chile|Santiago]], [[Chile]]) is a Chilean professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Midfielder#Defensive midfielder|defensive midfielder]] for [[Chilean Primera División]] club [[Club Universidad de Chile|Universidad de Chile]].


==Club career==
==Club career==


===Early career===
===Early career===
Seymour began his football career on a Chilean reality television show called ''Adidas Selection Team''. On the show, players from different professional clubs' youth squads were joined together to form a team to play against different schools in the Chilean Metropolitan area. The team beat all the schools it played except the last, which was San Ignacio. San Ignacio beat "Team Adidas" with five goals scored by Felipe Seymour. After that Seymour was signed by the Universidad de Chile's youth squad.
Born in [[Pirque]], [[Santiago, Chile|Santiago]], Chile, Seymour began his football career on a Chilean reality television show called ''Adidas Selection Team''. On the show, players from different professional clubs' youth squads were joined together to form a team to play against different schools in the Chilean Metropolitan area. The team beat all the schools it played except the last, which was San Ignacio. San Ignacio beat "Team Adidas" with five goals scored by Felipe Seymour. After that Seymour was signed by the Universidad de Chile's youth squad.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fernández |first1=Denís |title=El reality que Eduardo Vargas no ganó |url=https://www.latercera.com/noticia/el-reality-que-eduardo-vargas-no-gano/ |publisher=[[La Tercera]] |access-date=4 July 2023 |language=es |date=13 August 2015}}</ref>


In 2005, after Adidas Reality, Seymour began his career on the youth squad of [[Universidad de Chile]] at age 17.
In 2005, after Adidas Reality, Seymour began his career on the youth squad of [[Universidad de Chile]] at age 17.


===Universidad de Chile===
===Universidad de Chile===
[[File:Unión La Calera - Universidad de Chile, 2018-04-22 - Felipe Seymour - 01.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Seymour with [[Universidad de Chile]].]]
His Universidad de Chile professional debut was in late 2006 against [[Palestino]].
His Universidad de Chile professional debut was in late 2006 against [[Palestino]].


Under the management of [[Arturo Salah]], Seymour was on the bench for most games, but on October 21, he came off the bench in the [[Chilean football derby]] (called "Superclásico") against [[Colo-Colo]]. In 2008, his status as a substitute did not change. In Apertura 2008 he played in only five matches where he came off the bench. In Copa Chile 2008–09, he played in the starting lineup against the [[Santiago Wanderers]] in a 1–0 away loss in [[Estadio Regional Chiledeportes]].
Under the management of [[Arturo Salah]], Seymour was on the bench for most games, but on 21 October, he came off the bench in the [[Chilean football derby]] (called "Superclásico") against [[Colo-Colo]]. In 2008, his status as a substitute did not change. In Apertura 2008 he played in only five matches where he came off the bench. In Copa Chile 2008–09, he played in the starting lineup against the [[Santiago Wanderers]] in a 1–0 away loss in [[Estadio Regional Chiledeportes]].


After the resignation of Arturo Salah and the arrival of [[Sergio Markarian]], Seymour had more continuity in the starting lineup, and a good season for both him and the team resulted in a victory in [[Torneo de Apertura de Chile 2009|Torneo Apertura 2009]]. Then with the arrival of [[Jose Basualdo]], Seymour was frequently in the starting lineup. In Clásico Universitario he scored a goal against [[Club Deportivo Universidad Católica|Universidad Católica]] in a 3–2 home loss.
After the resignation of Arturo Salah and the arrival of [[Sergio Markarián]], Seymour had more continuity in the starting lineup, and a good season for both him and the team resulted in a victory in [[Torneo de Apertura de Chile 2009|Torneo Apertura 2009]]. Then with the arrival of [[Jose Basualdo]], Seymour was frequently in the starting lineup. In Clásico Universitario he scored a goal against [[Club Deportivo Universidad Católica|Universidad Católica]] in a 3–2 home loss.


In 2010 with the arrival of the Uruguayan coach [[Gerardo Pelusso]], he became a key player for the club.
In 2010 with the arrival of the Uruguayan coach [[Gerardo Pelusso]], he became a key player for the club.


In Copa Libertadores 2010, he scored two long-distance goals. One took place against [[Clube de Regatas do Flamengo|Flamengo]] in [[Estadio Monumental David Arellano]] in a 2–1 home victory in front of 30,000 spectators. The other was in a game against [[Alianza Lima]] in the last minute in the round of 16 for Copa Libertadores, when the team was losing on the global result. He was in matches on other occasions, against [[Club Deportivo Huachipato|Huachipato]] on February 9 for the fourth week in [[Estadio Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso]] in a 3–0 home victory, and [[Cobresal]] on September 5 for the twenty-second week in [[Estadio El Cobre]] in a 2–1 away victory.
In Copa Libertadores 2010, he scored two long-distance goals. One took place against [[Clube de Regatas do Flamengo|Flamengo]] in [[Estadio Monumental David Arellano]] in a 2–1 home victory in front of 30,000 spectators. The other was in a game against [[Alianza Lima]] in the last minute in the round of 16 for Copa Libertadores, when the team was losing on the global result. He was in matches on other occasions, against [[Club Deportivo Huachipato|Huachipato]] on 9 February for the fourth week in [[Estadio Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso]] in a 3–0 home victory, and [[Cobresal]] on 5 September for the twenty-second week in [[Estadio El Cobre]] in a 2–1 away victory.

===Genoa===
In May 2011, the Italian diary Gazzetta dello sport officially confirmed the transfer of the [[Chilean people|Chilean]] midfielder to [[Serie A]] outfit, [[Genoa C.F.C.]]<ref>[http://archiviostorico.gazzetta.it/2011/maggio/17/Preso_Seymour_ora_Parolo_ga_10_110517015.shtml Preso Seymour ora va su Parolo]</ref> He has been compared with [[David Pizarro]] of [[AS Roma|Roma]] by the Italian press.<ref>[http://www.prensafutbol.cl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21028:en-genoa-esperan-a-seymour-como-el-qheredero-de-pizarroq&catid=76:u-de-chile&Itemid=117 Genoa espera a Seymour como el 'heredero de Pizarro']</ref> Seymour made his Genoa debut on September 18, 2011 against [[S.S. Lazio]], in a match won by Genoa by a score of 2–1. He played the whole 90 minutes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.genoacfc.it/index.php?option=com_campionato&task=partita&Itemid=66&giornata=3|title = Genoa Cricket and Football Club – Official Website – Il Club più antico d'Italia}}</ref> Seymour made 12 league appearances for Genoa in his first 5 months at the club, before being loaned to Calcio Catania for the remainder of the [[2011-12 Serie A]] season.

On 31 January 2012 Seymour moved to [[Calcio Catania]] on a season long loan deal that expired on 30 June 2012, later went to Spezia and in 2014 signed a contract with the current Brazilian champion [[Cruzeiro Esporte Clube|Cruzeiro]].

===Cruzeiro===
After six months without a contract, the player received a very good proposal to return to [[South America]], specifically play in [[Brazil]]. Signed with [[Cruzeiro Esporte Clube]] that comes from winning two consecutive [[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|national championships]].

===Return to Universidad de Chile===
After his stint with [[O'Higgins F.C.|O'Higgins]], Seymour returned to Universidad de Chile by third time for the 2022 season.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Madariaga |first1=Carlos |title=Está de vuelta: Felipe Seymour tendrá su tercera etapa en Universidad de Chile |url=https://www.adnradio.cl/futbol/2021/12/31/esta-de-vuelta-felipe-seymour-tendra-su-tercera-etapa-en-universidad-de-chile.html |website=ADN |publisher=[[ADN Radio Chile]] |access-date=20 June 2023 |language=es |date=31 December 2021}}</ref> In 20 June 2023, he announced his retirement after seventeen years of career.<ref>{{cite web |title=Felipe Seymour puso punto final a su carrera: Me retiro del fútbol, pero jamás de la U |url=https://www.alairelibre.cl/noticias/deportes/futbol/universidad-de-chile/felipe-seymour-puso-punto-final-a-su-carrera-me-retiro-del-futbol-pero/2023-06-20/115812.html |website=alairelibre.cl |publisher=[[Radio Cooperativa]] |access-date=20 June 2023 |language=es |date=20 June 2023}}</ref>


==International career==
===Genoa C.F.C.===
Felipe Seymour has been selected to play for [[Chile Olympic football team|Chile U23]] in a [[Inter Continental Cup|tournament]] in [[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Malaysia]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Cortés, Gazale y Cereceda liderarán a Chile en torneo sub 23 de Malasia |url=https://www.adnradio.cl/deportes/2008/05/08/cortes-gazale-y-cereceda-lideraran-a-chile-en-torneo-sub-23-de-malasia-592893.html |publisher=[[ADN Radio Chile|ADN]] |access-date=13 October 2021 |language=es |date=8 May 2008}}</ref> against teams from [[Oceania]]. It is rumored{{By whom|date=November 2010}} that in the game against [[Ecuador national football team|Ecuador]], Felipe Seymour was nominated but not selected, though [[Marcelo Bielsa]] considered him as an alternate.
In May 2011, the Italian diary Gazzetta dello sport officially confirmed the transfer of the [[Chilean people|Chilean]] midfielder to [[Serie A]] outfit, [[Genoa C.F.C.]]<ref>[http://archiviostorico.gazzetta.it/2011/maggio/17/Preso_Seymour_ora_Parolo_ga_10_110517015.shtml Preso Seymour ora va su Parolo]</ref> He has been compared with [[David Pizarro]] of [[AS Roma|Roma]] by the Italian press.<ref>[http://www.prensafutbol.cl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21028:en-genoa-esperan-a-seymour-como-el-qheredero-de-pizarroq&catid=76:u-de-chile&Itemid=117 Genoa espera a Seymour como el 'heredero de Pizarro']</ref> Seymour made his Genoa debut on September 18, 2011 against [[S.S. Lazio]], in a match won by Genoa by a score of 2–1. He played the whole 90 minutes.<ref>http://www.genoacfc.it/index.php?option=com_campionato&task=partita&Itemid=66&giornata=3</ref> Seymour made 12 league appearances for Genoa in his first 5 months at the club, before being loaned to Calcio Catania for the remainder of the [[2011-12 Serie A]] season.


==Personal life==
On January 31, 2012 Seymour moved to [[Calcio Catania]] on a season long loan deal that expired on June 30, 2012, later went to Spezia and in 2014 signed a contract with the current Brazilian champion [[Cruzeiro Esporte Clube|Cruzeiro]].
He is of [[Croatian Chileans|Croatian descent]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Los croatas del deporte chileno |url=https://chile.as.com/chile/2018/07/13/album/1531491675_231746.html |website=Diario AS |publisher=[[Diario AS|AS Chile]] |access-date=6 July 2023 |language=es |date=13 July 2018}}</ref>


He is nicknamed ''Walala'' due to his resemblance to a character from the Chilean animated series {{ill|Pulentos|es|vertical-align=sup}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Diccionario de Universidad de Chile: Los nombres y datos que todo chuncho debe saber (Parte 3) |url=https://www.adnradio.cl/futbol/2020/05/24/diccionario-de-universidad-de-chile-los-nombres-y-datos-que-todo-chuncho-debe-saber-parte-3.html |website=ADN |publisher=[[ADN Radio Chile]] |access-date=6 July 2023 |language=es |date=24 May 2020}}</ref>
===Cruzeiro E.C.===
After six months without a contract, the player received a very good proposal to return to [[south america]], specifically play in [[Brazil]]. Signed with [[Cruzeiro Esporte Clube]] that comes from winning two consecutive [[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|national championships]].


==Honours==
=={{anchor|International career}}International career==
===Club===
Felipe Seymour has been selected to play for [[Chile national football team|Chile]] in a tournament in [[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Malaysia]] against teams from [[Oceania]]. It is rumored{{By whom|date=November 2010}} that in the game against [[Ecuador national football team|Ecuador]], Felipe Seymour was nominated but not selected, though [[Marcelo Bielsa]] considered him as an alternate.
;Universidad de Chile
*[[Chilean Primera División|Primera División]] (2): [[2009 Torneo Apertura (Chile)|2009 Apertura]], [[2011 Torneo Apertura (Chile)|2011 Apertura]]


==References==
==References==
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* [http://www.goal.com/en/people/chile/22947/felipe-seymour Profile on Goal.com]
* [http://www.goal.com/en/people/chile/22947/felipe-seymour Profile on Goal.com]


{{Universidad de Chile squad}}
{{Chilean Ideal Team 2010}}
{{Chilean Ideal Team 2010}}


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Latest revision as of 10:11, 18 November 2024

Felipe Seymour
Personal information
Full name Felipe Ignacio Seymour Dobud
Date of birth (1987-07-23) 23 July 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Pirque, Santiago, Chile
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
2005–2007 Universidad de Chile
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2011 Universidad de Chile 96 (2)
2011–2014 Genoa 27 (0)
2012 → Catania (loan) 13 (1)
2013 → ChievoVerona (loan) 7 (0)
2013–2014 → Spezia (loan) 29 (1)
2015 Cruzeiro 0 (0)
2015 → Vasco da Gama (loan) 1 (0)
2016–2017 Unión Española 24 (0)
2017–2018 Universidad de Chile 28 (2)
2019 Unión Española 14 (0)
2020–2021 Unión La Calera 24 (0)
2021 O'Higgins 25 (0)
2022 Universidad de Chile 22 (0)
Total 310 (6)
International career‡
2008 Chile U23 4 (0)
2010–2012 Chile 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 April 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 October 2012

Felipe Ignacio Seymour Dobud (born 23 July 1987) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

Club career

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Early career

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Born in Pirque, Santiago, Chile, Seymour began his football career on a Chilean reality television show called Adidas Selection Team. On the show, players from different professional clubs' youth squads were joined together to form a team to play against different schools in the Chilean Metropolitan area. The team beat all the schools it played except the last, which was San Ignacio. San Ignacio beat "Team Adidas" with five goals scored by Felipe Seymour. After that Seymour was signed by the Universidad de Chile's youth squad.[1]

In 2005, after Adidas Reality, Seymour began his career on the youth squad of Universidad de Chile at age 17.

Universidad de Chile

[edit]
Seymour with Universidad de Chile.

His Universidad de Chile professional debut was in late 2006 against Palestino.

Under the management of Arturo Salah, Seymour was on the bench for most games, but on 21 October, he came off the bench in the Chilean football derby (called "Superclásico") against Colo-Colo. In 2008, his status as a substitute did not change. In Apertura 2008 he played in only five matches where he came off the bench. In Copa Chile 2008–09, he played in the starting lineup against the Santiago Wanderers in a 1–0 away loss in Estadio Regional Chiledeportes.

After the resignation of Arturo Salah and the arrival of Sergio Markarián, Seymour had more continuity in the starting lineup, and a good season for both him and the team resulted in a victory in Torneo Apertura 2009. Then with the arrival of Jose Basualdo, Seymour was frequently in the starting lineup. In Clásico Universitario he scored a goal against Universidad Católica in a 3–2 home loss.

In 2010 with the arrival of the Uruguayan coach Gerardo Pelusso, he became a key player for the club.

In Copa Libertadores 2010, he scored two long-distance goals. One took place against Flamengo in Estadio Monumental David Arellano in a 2–1 home victory in front of 30,000 spectators. The other was in a game against Alianza Lima in the last minute in the round of 16 for Copa Libertadores, when the team was losing on the global result. He was in matches on other occasions, against Huachipato on 9 February for the fourth week in Estadio Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso in a 3–0 home victory, and Cobresal on 5 September for the twenty-second week in Estadio El Cobre in a 2–1 away victory.

Genoa

[edit]

In May 2011, the Italian diary Gazzetta dello sport officially confirmed the transfer of the Chilean midfielder to Serie A outfit, Genoa C.F.C.[2] He has been compared with David Pizarro of Roma by the Italian press.[3] Seymour made his Genoa debut on September 18, 2011 against S.S. Lazio, in a match won by Genoa by a score of 2–1. He played the whole 90 minutes.[4] Seymour made 12 league appearances for Genoa in his first 5 months at the club, before being loaned to Calcio Catania for the remainder of the 2011-12 Serie A season.

On 31 January 2012 Seymour moved to Calcio Catania on a season long loan deal that expired on 30 June 2012, later went to Spezia and in 2014 signed a contract with the current Brazilian champion Cruzeiro.

Cruzeiro

[edit]

After six months without a contract, the player received a very good proposal to return to South America, specifically play in Brazil. Signed with Cruzeiro Esporte Clube that comes from winning two consecutive national championships.

Return to Universidad de Chile

[edit]

After his stint with O'Higgins, Seymour returned to Universidad de Chile by third time for the 2022 season.[5] In 20 June 2023, he announced his retirement after seventeen years of career.[6]

International career

[edit]

Felipe Seymour has been selected to play for Chile U23 in a tournament in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia[7] against teams from Oceania. It is rumored[by whom?] that in the game against Ecuador, Felipe Seymour was nominated but not selected, though Marcelo Bielsa considered him as an alternate.

Personal life

[edit]

He is of Croatian descent.[8]

He is nicknamed Walala due to his resemblance to a character from the Chilean animated series Pulentos [es].[9]

Honours

[edit]

Club

[edit]
Universidad de Chile

References

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  1. ^ Fernández, Denís (13 August 2015). "El reality que Eduardo Vargas no ganó" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  2. ^ Preso Seymour ora va su Parolo
  3. ^ Genoa espera a Seymour como el 'heredero de Pizarro'
  4. ^ "Genoa Cricket and Football Club – Official Website – Il Club più antico d'Italia".
  5. ^ Madariaga, Carlos (31 December 2021). "Está de vuelta: Felipe Seymour tendrá su tercera etapa en Universidad de Chile". ADN (in Spanish). ADN Radio Chile. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Felipe Seymour puso punto final a su carrera: Me retiro del fútbol, pero jamás de la U". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Cortés, Gazale y Cereceda liderarán a Chile en torneo sub 23 de Malasia" (in Spanish). ADN. 8 May 2008. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Los croatas del deporte chileno". Diario AS (in Spanish). AS Chile. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  9. ^ "Diccionario de Universidad de Chile: Los nombres y datos que todo chuncho debe saber (Parte 3)". ADN (in Spanish). ADN Radio Chile. 24 May 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
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