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

Ramón Estay
Personal information
Full name Luis Ramón Estay Saavedra
Date of birth (1938-07-22)22 July 1938
Place of birth Iquique, Chile
Date of death 3 November 2013(2013-11-03) (aged 75)
Place of death Iquique, Chile
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
CD Cavancha
Iquique (city team)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1958–1964 Audax Italiano
1964–1965 Magallanes
1966–1967 Deportes Concepción
Managerial career
1969–1972 Magallanes
1979–1980 Deportes Iquique
1982–1984 Deportes Arica
1984 Regional Atacama
1985 Deportes Arica
1987–1988 Deportes Iquique
1990 Deportes Iquique
1992 Deportes Iquique
1993 Defensor Kiwi-Ciclista Lima
1994 Deportes Iquique
1994–1995 Ciclista Lima
1995 Alianza Lima
1995 Deportivo Municipal
1996 Melgar
1997–1998 Deportivo Quito
2001 Deportes Iquique
2003 Municipal Iquique
2006–2008 Universidad Arturo Prat
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Luis Ramón Estay Saavedra (22 July 1938 – 3 November 2013), known as Ramón Estay, was a Chilean football player and manager.

Career

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Born in Iquique, as a football forward, he played for Club Deportivo Cavancha and the team of Iquique.[1] At professional level, he played for Audax Italiano, Magallanes and Deportes Concepción.[2]

As a football manager, he was mainly related to his hometown club, Deportes Iquique,[3] since he was involved in its foundation and coached it in seven stints,[4] winning the 1979 Segunda División de Chile and the 1980 Copa Polla Gol.[2]

In Chile, he also coached Magallanes,[5] Deportes Arica[6] and Regional Atacama.[7]

In Peru, where he came recommended by his former assistant Miguel Ángel Arrué,[3] he coached Ciclista Lima from 1993 to 1995, winning the 1993 Segunda División as Defensor Kiwi-Ciclista Lima, Alianza Lima in 1994, Deportivo Municipal in 1995 and Melgar in 1996.[8] As a fact, he became the second Chilean to manage Melgar after José Tadormina.[9] Then, he moved to Ecuador and led Deportivo Quito, reaching the runner-up in the 1997 Ecuadorian Serie A.[8]

From 2006 to 2009, he coached the Arturo Prat University, winning three university national championships of FENAUDE [es], at the same time the team competed in the Chilean Tercera División.[10]

Personal life

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His sons Luis Ramón Jr., the elder,[11] and José Orlando,[12] were professional footballers who played for Deportes Iquique at the end of the 1980s.[13][14]

In Peru, he was nicknamed Chompita (Little Sweater) and Chompita Ploma (Grey Little Sweater), due to the fact that he used to wear that article of clothing.[15]

He was honored as Hijo Ilustre (Illustrious Son) of Iquique.[10]

Estay died due to an respiratory insufficiency in the Hospital of Iquique.[11]

Honours

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Manager

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Deportes Iquique

Defensor Kiwi-Ciclista Lima

Universidad Arturo Prat

Legacy

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After Estay died, the municipal stadium of Iquique was renamed Estadio Tierra de Campeones Ramón Estay Saavedra.[16]

In 2020 season, the alternative shirt of Deportes Iquique was designed in honor of Estay and Club Deportivo Cavancha.[17]

References

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  1. ^ "Deportes iquique rinde homenaje a Ramón Estay". www.diario21.cl (in Spanish). 6 April 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Ramón Estay Saavedra". Fundación Crear (in Spanish). 18 June 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  3. ^ a b Tirado, Eduardo (19 March 2013). "Perú y Chile: Tratado de camisetas". dechalaca.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Falleció el extécnico de Alianza Lima, Ramón Estay". libero.pe (in Spanish). 4 November 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Magallanes 1969 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  6. ^ "FALLECE RAMÓN ESTAY, EX DT DE DEPORTES ARICA". ARICADICTOS (in Spanish). 11 March 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Atacama 1984 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  8. ^ a b Behr, Raúl (4 November 2013). "El adiós de Chompita". dechalaca.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  9. ^ "Los entrenadores chilenos que dirigieron Melgar de Arequipa". Diario AS (in Spanish). AS Chile. 5 February 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  10. ^ a b "UNAP lamenta el deceso de su ex técnico de fútbol, Ramón Estay Saavedra". Universidad Arturo Prat (in Spanish). 4 November 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  11. ^ a b "Este domingo oficiarán una misa en recuerdo del fallecido técnico Ramón Estay en Iquique". SoyChile (in Spanish). 9 November 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  12. ^ "Conozca el recorrido del funeral del ex técnico Ramón Estay que se realizará durante este martes en Iquique". SoyChile (in Spanish). 4 November 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  13. ^ "Iquique 1987 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  14. ^ "EyN: Los años 80 marcan fuerte al puerto nortino". www.economiaynegocios.cl (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  15. ^ "Ramón Estay, extécnico de Alianza Lima, habla de sus recuerdos en Perú | FUTBOL-PERUANO". El Bocón (in Spanish). 9 November 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  16. ^ "Estadio Tierra de Campeones llevará el nombre de Ramón Estay". Edición Cero (in Spanish). 4 November 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  17. ^ En homenaje a don Ramón Estay Saavedra y el Club Deportivo Cavancha. Deportes Iquique on Facebook (in Spanish)
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