- Mauricio Aros
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This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Aros and the second or maternal family name is Bahamóndez.
Mauricio Aros Personal information Full name Mauricio Fernando Aros Bahamóndez Date of birth March 9, 1976 Place of birth Punta Arenas, Chile Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Playing position Midfielder Club information Current club Unión Temuco Number 6 Youth career Deportes Concepción Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1995–1997 Deportes Concepción 63 (3) 1998–2001 Universidad de Chile 103 (3) 2001–2002 Feyenoord 5 (0) 2002–2003 Maccabi Tel Aviv 15 (0) 2003–2004 Al-Hilal ? (?) 2004 Huachipato 15 (1) 2005–2006 Cobreloa 60 (5) 2007–2009 Universidad de Concepción 44 (7) 2010 O'Higgins 32 (6) 2011– Unión Temuco National team‡ 1998–2004 Chile 30 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of February 29, 2008.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of June 7, 2007Mauricio Fernando Aros Bahamóndez (born March 9, 1976) is a Chilean football player, who currently plays midfielder for Unión Temuco.
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Career
He began his career in the youth squads of Deportes Concepción and debuted as a professional in 1995. In 1998, Aros left the club for Universidad de Chile and won two Primera Division Chilean Championships and two Copa Chile trophies with the club.
In 2001, he signed for Dutch club Feyenoord. He won UEFA Cup 2001-02 with the club, but did not receive regular playing time. In 2002, Aros was loaned to Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv and in 2003 he was loaned to Saudi club Al-Hilal.[1]
In the middle of 2004, Aros contract expired and he returned to Chile to play for Huachipato. He then moved to Cobreloa for two years.
In the Clausura 2007 tournament, Universidad de Concepción made the finals of the playoffs and lost to Colo-Colo.
International
Aros made his international debut for Chile on April 29, 1998 against Lithuania. He was a participant at the 1998 FIFA World Cup with Chile. He only played in one game at the '98 World Cup, which was in the Round of 16 match versus Brazil. Aros participated in three Copa América's (1999, 2001, and 2004). In the 1999 Copa América, Chile made it to the semifinals against Uruguay. The game went to penalties and Aros missed the second penalty shot, which would prove to be the decisive penalty for Chile. Chile went on to lose the third place game versus Mexico. His last international match was against Costa Rica on July 14, 2004 in a group match of the Copa América 2004. Aros finished his international career with 30 caps.
Honours
Club
Universidad de Chile
- Primera División de Chile: 1999, 2000
- Copa Chile: 1998, 2000
Feyenoord Rotterdam
Universidad de Concepción
- Copa Chile: 2008
References
- ^ "Mauricio Aros" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. http://www.vi.nl/Spelers/Speler/Mauricio-Aros.htm?season=342&viewid=50. Retrieved 2009-10-12.
- Mauricio Aros at National-Football-Teams.com
Mauricio Aros international tournaments Chile squad – 1998 FIFA World Cup Chile squad – 1999 Copa América Chile squad – 2001 Copa América Chile squad – 2004 Copa América 1 Bravo • 2 Álvarez • 3 L. Fuentes • 4 Pérez • 5 Ramírez • 6 Acuña • 7 Valenzuela • 8 Millar • 9 S. González • 10 Jiménez • 11 M. González • 12 Varas • 13 I. Fuentes • 14 Villarroel • 15 Mancilla • 16 Cisternas • 17 Mirosevic • 18 Meléndez • 19 Olarra • 20 Aros • 21 Figueroa • 22 Galaz • Coach: OlmosCategories:- 1976 births
- Living people
- Chilean footballers
- Chilean expatriate footballers
- Chile international footballers
- Chilean Primera División players
- Chilean Primera B players
- Universidad de Chile players
- Huachipato footballers
- Feyenoord players
- Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. players
- Al-Hilal players
- Cobreloa footballers
- Unión Temuco footballers
- Deportes Concepción footballers
- Universidad de Concepción footballers
- Club Deportivo O'Higgins players
- Eredivisie players
- 1998 FIFA World Cup players
- 1999 Copa América players
- 2001 Copa América players
- 2004 Copa América players
- Chilean expatriates in the Netherlands
- Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
- Chilean expatriates in Israel
- Expatriate footballers in Israel
- Chilean expatriates in Saudi Arabia
- Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia
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