Francisco Esteban Arrué Pardo (born 7 August 1977) is a football manager and former footballer who played as a midfielder. He is the current manager of Deportes Recoleta.
Born in Brazil, Arrué represented Chile at international level, playing for the Olympic team in the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Arrué is one of the six Chilean players who have played in his country's three giant clubs: Colo-Colo, Universidad de Chile and Universidad Católica.
Representing his nation, he won a bronze medal in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
Arrué also represented the Chile senior team against Aragon on 28 December 2006.
Arrué has coached Colchagua two times in the Chilean Segunda División: 2019 and 2020âÂÂ2021. He joined San Marcos de Arica for the 2023 season in the Primera B.
In the second half of 2023, Arrué led Audax Italiano. He coached them by second time between March and July 2024.
Arrué signed with ÃÂublense for the 2025 season. The next year, he assumed as manager of Deportes Recoleta.
Following his retirement, Arrué worked as a football commentator for the Chilean TV channel Canal del Fútbol.
Santiago Morning
Universidad Católica
Universidad de Concepción
Chile U23