Rolando Molina (Chilean lawyer)
Rolando Molina | |
|---|---|
| President of the Chilean Football Association | |
| In office 1983–1984 | |
| Preceded by | Abel Alonso |
| Succeeded by | Antonio Martínez Ruíz |
| President of Club Universidad de Chile | |
| In office 1972–1981 | |
| Preceded by | Carlos Pilasi |
| Succeeded by | Ambrosio Rodríguez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Santiago, Chile |
| Died | 23 October 2020 |
| Alma mater |
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| Profession | Lawyer |
| Known for | Former president of ANFP Former president of Universidad de Chile |
Rolando Molina (?−23 October 2020[1]) was a Chilean lawyer and football leader. A man close to Augusto Pinochet, in the 1980s he defined himself as an 'anticommunist that supports the Polish workers and the Afghan people'.[2][3]
Among the supporters of Universidad de Chile, he is controversially remembered for wasting his investment in a meccano stadium that would be the team's complex.[4] Similarly, there are different authors that point to the same thing, like Daniel Matamala and Carlos González Lucay. On the other hand, Molina is also remembered for having left a deficit of more than $100 million.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Falleció Rolando Molina, principal impulsor de la separación de la Rama de Fútbol del Club Deportivo de la "U", a fines de los 70". Twitter. 23 October 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ^ Estadio magazine, 27 March 1984, p. 15.
- ^ Matamala Thomsen 2015, p. 115.
- ^ "El estadio chatarra de Universidad de Chile: Un sueño tirado a la basura". Goal.com. 31 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ^ "Los 5 escándalos más grandes del fútbol chileno". El Dínamo. 2 March 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
Further reading
[edit]- Matamala Thomsen, Daniel (2015). Goles y autogoles : historia política del fútbol chileno. ISBN 978-956-8992-89-7. OCLC 1018118112.