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Sergio Navarro (footballer, born 1936)

Sergio Raúl Navarro Rodríguez (born February 20, 1936, in Santiago, Chile) is a Chilean former football player and manager who played as a left-back.

Career

Navarro played for Universidad de Chile (1955–1964), Colo-Colo (1965–1967) and Unión Española (1967–1968), and appeared for the Chile national team in the 1962 FIFA World Cup, held in Chile.

Constituted on 10 February 1960, Navarro was a leadership member of the Unión de Jugadores Profesionales (Union of Professional Football Players) in Chile. On 6 April 1965, Navarro was one of the constituent footballers of , the trade union of professionales footballers in Chile, alongside fellows such as Efraín Santander, Manuel Astorga, Misael Escuti, among others.

Personal life

Navarro is the father of Carlos Navarro Poblete, a fitness coach and sports author who has worked for several football clubs such as Universidad de Chile and Colo-Colo.

Honours

Universidad de Chile

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