Andrés Paretti
Personal information
Full name Andrés Enrique Paretti Toledo
Date of birth (1947-05-12) 12 May 1947
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Left winger
Youth career
Universidad Católica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1963–1965 Universidad Católica
1965 → UTE (loan)
1966 Alianza
1967–1969 Luis Ángel Firpo
Managerial career
1977–1990 IRA 26
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Andrés Enrique Paretti Toledo (born 12 May 1947) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a left winger for clubs in Chile and El Salvador.[1]

Career

Paretti joined Universidad Católica after making appearances in a youth championship. In his country of birth, he also played on loan at Universidad Técnica del Estado in the Chilean Segunda División in 1965.[2]

After having chances to play for Huachipato and Universidad Católica, he emigrated to El Salvador and joined Alianza in 1966,[2] winning the first league title for the club in its history. He coincided with his compatriots Miguel Hermosilla and Ricardo Sepúlveda,[3] taking part of the well-known squad nicknamed La Orquesta Alba (The White Orchestra).[4] Then, he played for Luis Ángel Firpo until 1969, leaving the activity at early age due to a knee injury.[2]

After his retirement as a player, he became a football manager thanks to Hernán Carrasco and founded and coached IRA 26, the team of the company where he worked,[2] reaching the Segunda División de El Salvador.[5]

Personal life

He was nicknamed Chico (Little) due to his height.[2]

He made his home in El Salvador and worked for IRA, a milk and grain distribution company, for 23 years. After, he worked for a supermarket and a drugstore.[2]

He married Blanca Lidia Flores and they have two children, Uberlinda and Andrés Jr.[2]

Honours

Alianza

References

  1. ↑ "Andrés Paretti :: Andrés Paretti ::". www.ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Hernández, Wilfredo (17 May 2015). "¿Qué pasó con "Chico" Paretti?". elsalvador.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  3. ↑ Zelada, Víctor (14 October 2016). "Alianza, temporada 1965-1966". Fotos de antaño (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  4. ↑ "Alianza rinde homenaje a su época dorada con camiseta clásica". diario1.com (in Spanish). 21 May 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  5. ↑ "TERCERA DIVISIÓN". www.historiagol.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
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