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Elias Figueroa Brander was born October 25, 1946 in Valparaiso,
Chile. Because of his elegance and presence on the pitch,
Figueroa received the proud nickname "Don Elias",
which he is known as throughout the world. Don Elias is
the only player voted South American "Footballer of
the Year" three consecutive times in 1974, 1975 and
1976.
Captain of the Chilean National Team at World Cup '66,
World Cup '74 and World Cup '82, he was voted "Best
Defender" of the 1974 Championships. He was also voted
"Best Player in the World" 1976, voted Chilean
"best player of all time" and in 1998 "Don
Elias" was selected to the South American "11
of the Century". Elias currently works as a journalist,
TV commentator, technical director and futbol clinician
and coach.
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