Francisco Ugarte (footballer, born 1959)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco Jorge Ugarte Hidalgo | ||
| Date of birth | 21 March 1959 | ||
| Place of birth | Mendoza, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1973–1977 | Unión Española | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1979 | Unión La Calera | ||
| 1980–1981 | Everton | ||
| 1982 | Deportes Ovalle | ||
| 1983 | Trasandino | 35 | (3) |
| 1984–1985 | Cobreloa | 31 | (1) |
| 1986 | Deportes Concepción | 0 | (0) |
| 1986–1987 | Unión Española | 54 | (13) |
| 1988 | Deportes La Serena | 0 | (0) |
| 1988–1990 | Charleroi | 15 | (0) |
| 1990–1991 | PAS Giannina | 27 | (0) |
| 1991 | Provincial Osorno | 14 | (0) |
| 1992–1993 | O'Higgins | 25 | (1) |
| 1993 | Everton | 27 | (5) |
| 1994–1995 | Provincial Osorno | 41 | (6) |
| 1996–1999 | Huachipato | 69 | (1) |
| 1999 | Provincial Osorno | ||
| 2000 | Unión Española | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1979 | Chile U20 | ||
| 1984 | Chile Pre-Olympic | ||
| 1987–1988 | Chile | 6 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2004–2009 | Atlanta Fire United | ||
| 2009– | United Football Academy | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Francisco Jorge Ugarte Hidalgo (born 21 March 1959) is a former Argentine-born Chilean footballer.
Club career
Ugarte began his professional career with Unión La Calera, and spent several seasons playing in Chile[1] before moving to Europe for two seasons with Charleroi in the Belgian League and one season with Giannina in the Greek Super League.[2]
International career
Ugarte represented Chile at the 1979 South American U20 Championship and the 1984 Pre-Olympic Tournament.[1][3]
Ugarte made six appearances for the senior Chile national football team, his debut coming in a friendly against Brazil on 9 December 1987.[4]
Managerial career
From 2001 to 2002, Ugarte served as general manager of Unión Española. In 2003, he worked as a football agent.[1]
In recent years, Ugarte moved to Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States, where he coached for several years and to somewhat success at Atlanta Fire United. Ugarte left AFU to coach at Norcross Soccer Association. In recent years, Ugarte, also known as "Pancho", is the director of coaching at United Football Academy (UFA) Lawrenceville and has had some success with his under-18 side and his under-15. His teams have competed in the Southern Clubs Champions league.[5]
Personal life
Ugarte is nicknamed Condorito.[6]
He is the brother-in-law of the Chilean former international footballer Osvaldo Hurtado.[7]
Ugarte made his home in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.[5]
References
- ^ a b c "Francisco Ugarte CV" (PDF). Ugarte Soccer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2009.
- ^ "Foreign Players in Greece since 1959/60". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 10 December 2008. Retrieved 26 February 2009.
- ^ "Nóminas de Chile para Torneos Preolímpicos Sudamericanos (hasta 1987)". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 July 2025.
- ^ "International Matches 1987 - South America". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 February 2009.
- ^ a b Rubio, Jorge (10 July 2025). "Le dicen Condorito, jugó en 15 equipos y vive en EE.UU: "Tengo un club de fútbol"". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 July 2025.
- ^ ""Condorito" Ugarte: "Nunca coincidí mucho con los dirigentes por mi forma de pensar"" [“Condorito” Ugarte: “I never agreed with football leaders due to my thinking way”] (in Spanish). ADN. 30 April 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ "Parentesco entre seleccionados". PartidosdelaRoja (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 October 2021.
External links
- Francisco Ugarte at WorldFootball.net