Luis Mena Irarrázabal

Luis Arturo Mena Irarrázabal (born 28 August 1979) is a retired Chilean professional footballer. He is the only player in Chilean football history to win more than 10 domestic league titles. He also holds more than 300 appearances for Colo-Colo, with 7 goals. Because of this, Mena has been dubbed by Chilean press and Colo Colo fans as the "historic one" (el historico).

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mena and the second or maternal family name is Irarrázabal.
Luis Mena
Personal information
Full name Luis Arturo Mena Irarrázabal
Date of birth (1979-08-28) 28 August 1979
Place of birth Puente Alto, Chile
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
Colo-Colo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2014 Colo-Colo 322 (7)
2001 → Puerto Montt (loan) 21 (0)
Total 343 (7)
National team‡
1999 Chile 1 (0)
Teams managed
2021- Colo-Colo (women)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 February 2011 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 February 2011 (UTC)

Football career

He made his professional debut with Colo-Colo more than a decade ago on November 26, 1996 in the final of the Copa Chile against Rangers. He has spent his entire career, except one year when he was playing on loan at Puerto Montt, playing with Colo-Colo as a defender.

In the 2000s, and whilst he was playing for Colo-Colo, he also studied a technical-professional career in physical activity at the University of the Americas, where also was classmate of his teammates Claudio Bravo, Fernando Meneses and Miguel Riffo.[1]

Mena was the captain of the Under-20 Chilean national team between 1998 and 1999. He has been described as "not the most flashiest or talented footballer", but Mena is known for his loyalty to Colo-Colo and his calm leadership on the field.[2]

Managing Career

Luis Mena became the interim head coach for Colo-Colo women in January 2021, replacing Vanessa Arauz.[3] On 24 February 2021, he was officially appointed as the head coach.[4]

Honours

Club
Colo-Colo

References
  1. González Lucay, Carlos (23 June 2014). "Estos son los ilustrados de la Roja". La Tercera. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  2. "[Perfiles] Luis Mena "El Incombustible Multicampeón"". Charla Technica. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  3. "Luis Mena confirmado como el nuevo DT de Colo Colo Femenino -". Contragolpe (in Spanish). 2021-01-11. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
  4. "Luis Mena renueva como DT de Colo-Colo para 2021". Contragolpe (in Spanish). 2021-02-25. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
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