Diego Oyarzún

Diego Oyarzún

Personal information
Full name	Diego Alejandro Oyarzún Carrasco
Date of birth	(1993-01-19) 19 January 1993 (age 32)
Place of birth	Santiago, Chile
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Everton
Number	24
Youth career
2005–2011	Universidad Católica
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2016	Universidad Católica	1	(0)
2013	→ Deportes Valdivia (loan)	21	(1)
2014–2015	→ San Marcos (loan)	23	(2)
2015–2016	→ Unión La Calera (loan)	27	(2)
2016–2017	Palestino	12	(0)
2017–2018	Žalgiris	20	(1)
2019	Coquimbo Unido	23	(1)
2020	Huachipato	20	(0)
2021–	Everton	104	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 September 2024

Diego Alejandro Oyarzún Carrasco (born 19 January 1993), commonly known as Diego Oyarzún, is a Chilean professional footballer who plays for Everton de Viña del Mar as a central defender.[1]

Career

Diego did all lower in Universidad Católica but his debut was in Deportes Valdivia.

On 1 July 2017 Oyarzún joined Lithuanian champions Žalgiris.[2][3] After 2018 season he left FK Žalgiris.[4]

Personal life

He is the son of Marcelo Oyarzún, a Fitness Coach who was a member of technical staff of Colo-Colo at the 1991 Copa Libertadores, among others football teams, and grandson of Nelson Oyarzún, commonly known as Consomé (Consomme), a historical Chilean football manager who used to serve a portion of broth to his players and whose name was given to the municipal stadium of Chillán.[5]

References

1. "Oyarzún: "Soy un líder en cancha y espero ser aporte en Everton»" (in Spanish). PrensaFútbol. 5 March 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
2. "Į peržiūrą atvyko gynėjas iš Čilės" (in Lithuanian). FK Žalgiris. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
3. "Čilietis europietišką svajonę pradės "Žalgiryje"" (in Lithuanian). FK Žalgiris. 1 July 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
4. "Atsisveikinta su penkiais futbolininkais". Archived from the original on 20 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
5. "De Consomé a Sopita" (in Spanish). La Tercera. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2021.

External links

• alyga.lt official (lt)
• UC profile
• Diego Oyarzún at Soccerway