Iván Zamorano
Zamorano in 2013
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Iván Luis Zamorano Zamora | ||
| Date of birth | 18 January 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1988 | Cobresal | 31 | (8) |
| 1985–1986 | → Cobreandino (loan) | 29 | (27) |
| 1988–1990 | St. Gallen | 56 | (34) |
| 1990–1992 | Sevilla | 59 | (21) |
| 1992–1996 | Real Madrid | 137 | (77) |
| 1996–2001 | Internazionale | 101 | (25) |
| 2001–2002 | Club América | 63 | (33) |
| 2003 | Colo-Colo | 14 | (8) |
| Total | 490 | (233) | |
| National team | |||
| 1987–2001 | Chile | 69 | (34) |
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Iván Luis Zamorano Zamora (born 18 January 1967 in Santiago) is a retired Chilean football striker. Along with Marcelo Salas and Elias Figueroa he is regarded as one of Chile's most recognized footballers.
He was a member of the Chilean national team and played in the 1998 World Cup and four Copa América tournaments. He played for several clubs, notably Spanish clubs Sevilla and Real Madrid C.F. as well as Italian club Internazionale. He won the 1994–95 La Liga title and was the season's top scorer with Real Madrid. He also won the UEFA Cup with Internazionale. A powerful and prolific goal-scorer, he was particularly renowned for his strength and ability in the air, with many of his goals coming from headers.
In 2004, Zamorano was selected among the FIFA 100, a list of the best living football players in the world compiled by Pelé.
Zamorano was nicknamed Bam Bam and Iván el Terrible.
Zamorano started his career at the club Trasandino then he moved to Cobresal in Chile in 1985. In 1988, he moved to Europe to Swiss team FC St. Gallen, scoring 34 goals in 56 matches in three seasons. In 1991 Zamorano debuted in the Spanish Primera División with Sevilla, where he would play 59 matches and score 21 goals before he was sold to Real Madrid for $5 million.
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