Luis Ibarra (footballer)

Luis Ibarra
Personal information
Full name	Luis Osvaldo Mariano Ibarra Araya
Date of birth	3 February 1937
Place of birth	Concepción, Chile
Date of death	12 November 2013 (aged 76)
Place of death	Santiago, Chile
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Universidad de Chile
Senior career*
Years	Team
1954–1962	Universidad de Chile
1962	Unión San Felipe
1963–1964	Magallanes
Total
Managerial career
1972	Universidad de Chile (youth)
1973	Antofagasta Portuario
1974	Deportes La Serena
1974–1975	Jorge Wilstermann
1975	Ñublense
1975–1977	Universidad de Chile
1978–1979	Coquimbo Unido
1980–1982	Naval
1983	Santiago Wanderers
1983	Chile
1984	Naval
1984	Huachipato
1985	Universidad de Chile
1986	Chile
1986–1987	Chile U20
1988	Palestino
1989	Universidad de Chile
1990	Naval
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Luis Osvaldo Mariano Ibarra Araya (3 February 1937 – 12 November 2013) was a Chilean footballer and manager.

Career

A well-known manager in his homeland, Ibarra mainly led clubs in the top division: Antofagasta Portuario, Deportes La Serena, Universidad de Chile, Coquimbo Unido, Naval, Santiago Wanderers, Huachipato and Palestino.^[4]

In the second level, he led Ñublense and Universidad de Chile,^[4] becoming the coach who returned the second one to first tier after winning Segunda División title.^[5]

Abroad, he had a stint with Bolivian club Jorge Wilstermann in 1974–75, coinciding with his compatriot Víctor Villalón as a player, leading them at the 1975 Copa Libertadores.^[6]

^ "San Felipe 1962 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 July 2023.
^ "Magallanes 1963 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 July 2023.
^ "Magallanes 1964 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 July 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Luis IBARRA". Memoria Wanderers (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 July 2023.
^ "Luis Ibarra: las mejores anécdotas del DT que devolvió a la "U" a Primera División". La Tercera. 13 November 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
^ Angel (3 June 2013). "Eduardo Villalón, un chileno con corazón boliviano". Club Wilstermann (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 July 2023.