Atilio Cremaschi

Atilio Cremaschi
Cremaschi in 1949
Personal information
Full name Atilio Cremaschi Oyarzún
Date of birth (1923-03-08)8 March 1923
Place of birth Punta Arenas, Chile
Date of death 3 September 2007(2007-09-03) (aged 84)
Place of death Santiago, Chile
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Deportivo Victoria
1937–1939 Audax Italiano PA
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1939–1940 Audax Italiano PA
1941–1952 Unión Española
1953–1958 Colo-Colo 108 (50)
1959–1960 Rangers de Talca
International career
1945–1954 Chile 31 (10)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Atilio Cremaschi Oyarzún (8 March 1923 – 3 September 2007) was a Chilean footballer who played for Unión Española, Colo-Colo and Rangers of Chile and in the Chile national football team in the 1950 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.

Career

Born in Punta Arenas, Chile, Cremaschi was with the local teams Deportivo Victoria and Audax Italiano as a youth player. In 1937, he was promoted to the first team of Audax Italiano, aged 16, and moved to Santiago to join Unión Española in 1941 thanks to José Ferrera, a football leader. He won league titles of the Chilean Primera División with Unión Española in 1943 and 1951 and Colo-Colo in 1953 and 1956. He ended his career with Rangers de Talca in 1960.[1][2]

Personal life

Cremaschi was of Italian descent, son of Guido Cremaschi Garbagnoli and Ana Celia Oyarzún.[1]

As a student, Cremaschi attended the Don Bosco School based in Punta Arenas.[1]

In addition to football, Cremaschi also played another sports like boxing.[1]

Titles

Unión Española

Colo-Colo[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Llanos Ibarra, Heriberto (11 January 2024). "80 años del primer título de Unión Española en 1943". ASIFUCH (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  2. ^ Mimica, Vladimiro (8 March 2023). "Centenario del natalicio de Atilio Cremaschi". ASIFUCH (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  3. ^ "Atilio Cremaschi". historiadecolocolo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 July 2025.