Elías Escalona
Personal information
Full name Elías Mauricio Escalona Albornoz
Date of birth (1973-11-22) 22 November 1973
Place of birth Chile
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Youth career
Huachipato
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1994 Huachipato
1994–2000 Cortuluá
1996 → Huachipato (loan) 4 (0)
1998 → Atlético Huila (loan)
1998 → Deportes Iquique (loan) 12 (0)
2000 → Deportes Puerto Montt (loan)
2001–2003 Deportes Talcahuano
International career
1992 Chile U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Elías Mauricio Escalona Albornoz (born 22 November 1973) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder for clubs in Chile and Colombia.

Career

A product of Huachipato youth system, he made appearances from 1992[1] to 1994.[2]

In second half 1994, he moved to Colombia and joined Cortuluá in the top division with Reinaldo Rueda as coach.[2] In the squad, he coincided with his compatriots Carlos Molina (1994–2000)[3] and Fabián Campos (1996), who came from Huachipato.[4]

He also had stints on loan at Huachipato (1996),[5] Atlético Huila (1998),[6] Deportes Iquique (1998)[7] and Deportes Puerto Montt (2000).[8]

In his last seasons, he played for Deportes Talcahuano and retired in 2003.[2]

At international level, he represented Chile at under-20 level in the 1992 South American Championship, alongside successful players such as Marcelo Salas, Clarence Acuña and Francisco Rojas.[9]

Personal life

Escalona has worked in the administrative area of ASMAR, a Chilean state-owned shipbuilding company.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Huachipato 1992 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Fernández, José Tomás (16 November 2020). "La desconocida historia del primer chileno que dirigió Rueda". Diario AS (in Spanish). AS Chile. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  3. ↑ Lemunguir, Felipe (10 January 2018). "Los chilenos que más conocen al nuevo entrenador de la Roja". www.economiaynegocios.cl (in Spanish). El Mercurio. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  4. ↑ "CORTULUÁ ESTÁ LISTO PARA EL TORNEO". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 26 August 1996. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  5. ↑ "Huachipato 1996 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  6. ↑ "Atletico Huila celebra 24 años de existencia". Pitalito Noticias (in Spanish). 29 November 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  7. ↑ "Iquique 1998 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  8. ↑ "LA BOLSA DE JUGADORES". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 15 July 2000. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  9. ↑ "Nóminas de Chile para Campeonatos Sudamericanos Sub-20". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 January 2023.


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