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Ramón Estay
Luis Ramón Estay Saavedra (22 July 1938 – 3 November 2013), known as Ramón Estay, was a Chilean football player and manager. CareerBorn in Iquique, as a football forward, he played for Club Deportivo Cavancha and the team of Iquique.[1] At professional level, he played for Audax Italiano, Magallanes and Deportes Concepción.[2] As a football manager, he was mainly related to his hometown club, Deportes Iquique,[3] since he was involved in its foundation and coached it in seven stints,[4] winning the 1979 Segunda División de Chile and the 1980 Copa Polla Gol.[2] In Chile, he also coached Magallanes,[5] Deportes Arica[6] and Regional Atacama.[7] In Peru, where he came recommended by his former assistant Miguel Ángel Arrué,[3] he coached Ciclista Lima from 1993 to 1995, winning the 1993 Segunda División as Defensor Kiwi-Ciclista Lima, Alianza Lima in 1994, Deportivo Municipal in 1995 and Melgar in 1996.[8] As a fact, he became the second Chilean to manage Melgar after José Tadormina.[9] Then, he moved to Ecuador and led Deportivo Quito, reaching the runner-up in the 1997 Ecuadorian Serie A.[8] From 2006 to 2009, he coached the Arturo Prat University, winning three university national championships of FENAUDE [es], at the same time the team competed in the Chilean Tercera División.[10] Personal lifeHis sons Luis Ramón Jr., the elder,[11] and José Orlando,[12] were professional footballers who played for Deportes Iquique at the end of the 1980s.[13][14] In Peru, he was nicknamed Chompita (Little Sweater) and Chompita Ploma (Grey Little Sweater), due to the fact that he used to wear that article of clothing.[15] He was honored as Hijo Ilustre (Illustrious Son) of Iquique.[10] Estay died due to an respiratory insufficiency in the Hospital of Iquique.[11] HonoursManagerDeportes Iquique Defensor Kiwi-Ciclista Lima Universidad Arturo Prat LegacyAfter Estay died, the municipal stadium of Iquique was renamed Estadio Tierra de Campeones Ramón Estay Saavedra.[16] In 2020 season, the alternative shirt of Deportes Iquique was designed in honor of Estay and Club Deportivo Cavancha.[17] References
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