Javier Margas

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Javier Margas
Full name	Javier Luciano Margas Loyola
Date of birth	May 10, 1969 (1969-05-10) (age 39)
Place of birth	Santiago, Chile
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1+¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Defender
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1988-1995 1995-1996 1996 1997-1998 1998-2001	Colo-Colo Club América Colo-Colo Universidad Católica West Ham United	160 (10) 9 (1) 7 (0) 21 (2) 24 (1)
National team
1990-2000	Chile	63 (6)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 April 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Javier Luciano Margas Loyola (born 10 May 1969 in Santiago de Chile) is a former Chilean football defender who played 63 times for the Chile national team.^[1] He played four games at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. He also made appearances on the "Rest of the world" all-stars team. Margas was famous for dyeing his hair in different colors and shapes (most notably with the Chilean Flag colors).

Marges experienced the most successful period in his career with his first club Colo-Colo where he was part of four league championship winning squads, and was part of the famous Copa Libertadores win in 1991, as well as two other international tournaments.

In 1995 Margas joined Club América in Mexico but didn't settle, returning to Colo-Colo in 1996. He then joined Universidad Católica where he was part of the squad that won the Apertura 1997 championship

His last years as a player were spent with West Ham United where he became infamous for disappearing^{[citation needed]}. Staff and players had no idea where Margas had gone, and many weeks passed before Margas was found in his home country Chile, where he was unaware of the controversy of his sudden departure^{[citation needed]}.

Since his return to Chile he has worked as a youth coach at Colo-Colo, appeared on a reality TV show called "Expedición Robinson" and run his own business.

[edit] Titles

Season	Team	Title
1989	Colo-Colo	Chilean league
1990	Colo-Colo	Chilean league
1991	Colo-Colo	Chilean league
1991	Colo-Colo	Copa Libertadores
1991	Colo-Colo	Recopa Sudamericana
1992	Colo-Colo	Copa Interamericana
1993	Colo-Colo	Chilean league
1997A	Universidad Católica	Chilean league

[edit] References

^ rsssf: Chile record international footballers

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Career history at National Football Teams

v • d • e Chile squad - Copa América 1997

1 Cossio • 2 Gómez • 3 Poli • 4 Miranda • 5 Margas • 6 Parraguez • 7 Núñez • 8 Cornejo • 9 Vergara • 10 Valencia • 11 Castillo • 12 Tejas • 13 Villarroel • 14 Ponce • 15 Acuña • 16 González • 17 Salas • 18 Riveros • 19 Muñoz • 20 Rojas • 21 Osorio • 22 Olarra • Coach: Acosta

v • d • e Chile squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup

1 Tapia • 2 Castañeda • 3 Fuentes • 4 Rojas • 5 Margas • 6 Reyes • 7 Parraguez • 8 Acuña • 9 Zamorano • 10 Sierra • 11 Salas • 12 Marcelo Ramírez • 13 Neira • 14 Miguel Ramírez • 15 Villarroel • 16 Aros • 17 Vega • 18 Musrri • 19 Cornejo • 20 Estay • 21 Barrera • 22 Tejas • Coach: Acosta

v • d • e Chile squad - Copa América 1999

1 Marcelo Ramírez • 2 Palacios • 3 Miguel Ramírez • 4 Rojas • 5 Margas • 6 Reyes • 7 Parraguez • 8 Acuña • 9 Zamorano • 10 Sierra • 11 Salas • 12 Tapia • 13 Vargas • 14 Cartes • 15 Villarroel • 16 Aros • 17 Núñez • 18 González • 19 Valencia • 20 Estay • 21 Contreras • 22 Pizarro • Coach: Acosta