Javier Margas

Football player infobox
playername = Javier Margas


fullname = Javier Luciano Margas Loyola
height = height|m=1.87
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1969|5|10
cityofbirth = Santiago
countryofbirth = Chile
currentclub =
clubnumber =
position = Defender
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1988-1995
1995-1996
1996
1997-1998
1998-2001
clubs = Colo-Colo
Club América
Colo-Colo
Universidad Católica
West Ham United
caps(goals) = 160 (10)
0|009 0(1)
0|007 0(0)
021 0(2)
024 0(1)
nationalyears = 1990-2000
nationalteam = Chile
nationalcaps(goals) = 063 0(6)
pcupdate = 4 April 2008

Javier Luciano Margas Loyola (born 10 May 1969 in Santiago de Chile) is a former Chilean football defender who played 63 times for the Chile national team. [ [http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/chil-recintlp.html rsssf: Chile record international footballers] ] He played four games at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. He also made appearances on the "Rest of the world" all-stars team. Margas was famous for dyeing his hair in different colors and shapes (most notably with the Chilean Flag colors).

Marges experienced the most successful period in his career with his first club Colo-Colo where he was part of four league championship winning squads, and was part of the famous Copa Libertadores win in 1991, as well as two other international tournaments.

In 1995 Margas joined Club América in Mexico but didn't settle, returning to Colo-Colo in 1996. He then joined Universidad Católica where he was part of the squad that won the Apertura 1997 championship

His last years as a player were spent with West Ham United where he became infamous for disappearingFact|date=April 2008. Staff and players had no idea where Margas had gone, and many weeks passed before Margas was found in his home country Chile, where he was unaware of the controversy of his sudden departureFact|date=April 2008.

Since his return to Chile he has worked as a youth coach at Colo-Colo, appeared on a reality TV show called "Expedición Robinson" and run his own business.

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References

External links

* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/php/spieler.php?id=15012 Career history] at National Football Teams

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