As an anecdote, Avendaño and other players such as Hugo Berly, Juan Olivares, Mario Varas, Alberto Fouillioux, among others, were members of the Unión Española squad that went to Zambia and faced Kabwe Warriors and the Zambia national team, twice, in July 1972, in the context of a cooperation agreement with the FAZ. Unión Española became the first Chilean club to face African teams in Africa and the first South American club to play in Zambia.[12]
In 1975, he moved to Bolivia and played for Jorge Wilstermann, coinciding with his compatriots José Acevedo, who was a teammate in Unión Española,[13] and Víctor Villalón, who naturalized Bolivian.[14]
The next season, he returned to Chile to play for Audax Italiano in the second level, getting promotion to the top division by minileague.[15] He retired after playing for them in 1977.[16]
Personal life
As a football player, he was nicknamed Chacha.[13][17]
^ ab"EL FÚTBOL LLORA LA PARTIDA DE HUGO BERLY". GRAFELBERGNOTICIAS (in Spanish). 26 December 2009. Retrieved 29 September 2023. Berly pertenecía a una población históricamente futbolera como es la popular Juan Antonio Ríos, en la capital, de donde surgieron Francisco "Chamaco" Valdés y Remigio Avendaño, quienes fallecieron en los últimos meses.