Clarence Williams Acuña Donoso ( Spanish: Clárence Williams Acuña Donoso ; February 8, 1975 , Rancagua , Chile ) - Chilean footballer , former midfielder known for playing for Universidad de Chile and the national team of Chile . Member of the 1998 World Cup .
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| Full name | Clarence Williams Acuña Donoso | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Was born | February 8, 1975 (44 years) Rancagua , Chile | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  Chile | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Growth | 174 cm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club career
Acuna is a graduate of the O'Higgins Club from his hometown. In 1994, he made his debut for the team in the Chilean Example at the age of 19. For three seasons with O'Higgins, Clarence, despite his age, was a hardcore footballer. In 1997, he moved to the " Universidad de Chile ", which included twice won the championship and the Chilean Cup .
After successful performances in their homeland, European clubs became interested in Akunya. In 2000, the English Newcastle United , having withstood the competition from the Italian Parma and Manchester United , signed Clarence. The amount of transfer was 900 thousand pounds. October 28 in a match against West Ham United , Akuña debuted in the Premier League . Two months later, in a duel against Leeds United , he scored his first goal for a “forty”, which was later recognized by the BBC as the “Best Goal of the Tour”. Akunya had a great season for Newcastle, but in the new he began to pursue injuries and he lost his place in the base.
In 2003, he moved to the Argentine Rosario Central . Clarence had only 12 times to enter the field in the matches of the Argentinean examples , after which he was injured and spent the rest of the season in the infirmary of the team. In 2005, he returned to his homeland, where he did not play for Palestino for long. Only in 2006, after moving to the " Union Espanyol ", Acuna was able to gain its former form. The end of 2007, he spent playing for the " Deportes Concepcion ", and then returned to the "Union Espanyol." In 2010, Acuña ended his career at the Deportes La Serena Club.
International Career
March 29, 1995 in a friendly match against Mexico, Clarence made his debut for the national team of Chile . In the same year, he took part in the America's Cup for the first time, where he then spoke three times in 1997 , 1999 and 2004 .
In 1998, Acuña got into the national team's bid for participation in the World Championships in France . At the tournament, he took part in matches against Cameroon [1] , Austria [2] , Italy [3] and Brazil [4] teams.
In 1999, he played for the first time at the America's Cup in Paraguay . In the match against Colombia, Pedro scored two goals. In 2000, Reyes took part in the Olympic Games in Sydney and helped the national team win bronze medals. In 2001, he took part in the America's Cup for the second time. At the tournament he played in matches against teams of Ecuador [5] , Venezuela [6] , Colombia [7] and Mexico [8] .
Achievements
Team
" Universidad de Chile "
- Chilean Football Championship 1999
- Chilean Football Championship 2000
- Chilean Cup Winner - 1998
- Chile Cup Winner - 2000
Notes
- ↑ Chile VS. Cameroon 1: 1 . soccerway.com (June 23, 1998).
- ↑ Chile VS. Austria 1: 1 . soccerway.com (June 17, 1998).
- ↑ Italy VS. Chile 2: 2 . soccerway.com (June 11, 1998).
- ↑ Brazil VS. Chile 4: 1 . soccerway.com (June 27, 1998).
- ↑ Ecuador VS. Chile 1: 4 . soccerway.com (July 12, 2001).
- ↑ Chile VS. Venezuela 1: 0 . soccerway.com (July 14, 2001).
- ↑ Colombia VS. Chile 2: 0 . soccerway.com (July 18, 2001).
- ↑ Chile VS. Mexico 0: 2 . soccerway.com (July 22, 2001).
Links
- Profile on the site Soccerway (eng.)
- Profile on National Football Teams (English)