Juan Alcántara

Juan Alcántara
Alcántara with Audax Italiano in 1944
Personal information
Full name Juan Victoriano Alcántara Díaz[1]
Date of birth (1920-03-06)6 March 1920
Place of birth Viña del Mar, Chile
Date of death 7 July 2002(2002-07-07) (aged 82)
Position Forward
Youth career
Carmelo y Praga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1938 Carmelo y Praga
1939–1947 Audax Italiano
International career
1945–1946 Chile 5 (6)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Juan Victoriano Alcántara Díaz (6 March 1920 – 7 July 2002) was a Chilean footballer. He played in five matches for the Chile national football team in 1945 and 1946.[2] He was also part of Chile's squad for the 1945 South American Championship.[3] and part of Chile's squad for the 1946 South American Championship.[4]

Career

Alcántara was trained at the club Carmelo y Praga from his hometown and made his senior debut in 1938. In 1939, he moved to Audax Italiano.[5][6]

Personal life

His younger brother, Manuel, was a football forward who played for Carmelo y Praga and Everton de Viña del Mar.[6]

References

  1. ^ "[26/01/1946] Argentina-Chile | 3:1".
  2. ^ "Juan Alcántara". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  3. ^ "South American Championship 1945". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  4. ^ "South American Championship 1946". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  5. ^ Pampa, Don (26 January 1945). "ESCRIBE DON PAMPA "LO HABIAN DESPRECIADO" (1)" (JPG). Estadio (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
  6. ^ a b Pampa, Don (26 January 1945). "ESCRIBE DON PAMPA "LO HABIAN DESPRECIADO" (2)" (JPG). Estadio (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
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