Oscar Raúl Wirth Lafuente (born 5 November 1955) is a Chilean football manager and former football goalkeeper who played for Cobreloa (Chile), Rot-Weiß Oberhausen (West Germany), and Real Valladolid (Spain) during his professional career.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oscar Raúl Wirth Lafuente | ||
| Date of birth | 5 November 1955 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1973–1979 | Universidad Católica | ||
| 1979 | Colo-Colo | ||
| 1980–1982 | Cobreloa | ||
| 1982–1983 | Everton | ||
| 1983–1985 | Universidad de Chile | ||
| 1985 | Provincial Osorno | ||
| 1985–1986 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | ||
| 1986–1988 | Real Valladolid | ||
| 1988 | Independiente Medellín | ||
| 1989–1990 | Deportes La Serena | ||
| 1991 | Deportes Concepción | ||
| 1992-1993 | Universidad Católica | ||
| 1994 | Alianza Lima | ||
| International career | |||
| 1980–1989 | Chile | 12 | (0) |
| 1985 | Chile B | 5 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| Universidad Católica B | |||
| Cobreloa (goalkeeping coach) | |||
| 2003–2005 | Chile (assistant) | ||
| 2011 | Iberia | ||
| 2015 | Audax Italiano (youth) | ||
| 2017–2018 | Chile U20 (women) | ||
| 2020–2021 | Chile U20 (goalkeeping coach) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
International career edit
Wirth represented Chile at the 1982 FIFA World Cup, wearing the number one jersey. For Chile he played 12 matches, making his debut on 24 June 1980 in a friendly against Brazil.[1] In addition, he made appearances for the B-team in the friendly tournament 1985 Indonesian Independence Cup, where Chile became champion.[2]
Managerial career edit
After working for Universidad Católica in the B-team and as the goalkeeping coach of Cobreloa,[3] he joined the technical staff of Juvenal Olmos in the Chile national team.[4] During 2011 he was the head coach of Iberia in the Chilean Tercera A[5] and next he worked in the yout team of Audax Italiano.[6]
After steps with Chile U20, women and men, between 2017 and 2021, he assumed as the Sport Director of Cobreloa for the 2022 season.[3]
Personal life edit
His father, Fernando, was a defender who played for Santiago Morning[7] and his older brother, Erwin, took part of Chile at under-20 level in the 1971 South American Championship.[8] His children are also athletes since his son, Rainer, is a former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper and his daughter, Beatriz, is a Chile international field hockey goalkeeper.[9]
Honours edit
- Universidad Católica
- Colo-Colo
- Cobreloa
- Chilean Primera División (2): 1980, 1982
- Chile
- Indonesian Independence Cup (1): 1985 [es]
References edit
- ^ Guerra, Felipe (5 November 2021). "Óscar Wirth: Arquero de La Roja en el Mundial de España 1982". laroja.cl (in Spanish). FFCh. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ "Nóminas de selecciones chilenas B". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ a b Orrego Bocchieri, Héctor (25 December 2021). ""Se tocó fondo": Óscar Wirth hace duro diagnóstico tras su regreso a Cobreloa y detalla su minucioso plan para volver a Primera". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ "Juvenal Olmos dejó la selección sub 23 en manos de Oscar Wirth". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 15 September 2003. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ "Iberia: El club que pretende retornar al profesionalismo de la mano de dos ex seleccionados". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 8 July 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ Vásquez Alarcón, Martín (11 September 2015). "Óscar Wirth: "El nivel de los arqueros en Chile es muy bajo"" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ "Padres e hijos en el fútbol: ¿De tal palo tal crack?". Prensafútbol (in Spanish). 19 March 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ "Parentesco entre seleccionados". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ Contreras, Fernando (12 May 2013). "Los Wirth: Una familia que se caracteriza por resguardar el arco" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
External links edit
- Oscar Wirth at WorldFootball.net
- Oscar Wirth at CeroaCero (in Spanish)
- Oscar Wirth at playerhistory
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