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Carlos Iglesias, Historic Figure in Chilean Basketball, Dies at 70

From Cooperativa · () Spanish

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  • Carlos Iglesias Báez, a prominent Chilean basketball player and coach, died at age 70, according to the Municipality of Temuco.
  • Iglesias played for several Chilean clubs after arriving in the country in 1977 and later coached Universidad de Temuco and Español de Talca to national titles.
  • Temuco officials remembered him as a passionate and resilient figure who left a lasting mark on the community’s sporting history.

Carlos Iglesias Báez, a major figure in Chilean basketball as both a player and coach, has died at 70. The Municipality of Temuco, where the Argentine-born Iglesias settled, announced his death on Saturday, Sept. 5.

The municipality described him as “a benchmark of passion, dedication and resilience for the entire community.” It added that his legacy would remain in the collective memory and in the pages of the city’s sporting history.

A benchmark of passion, dedication and resilience for the entire community.

· Municipality of TemucoThe municipality described Iglesias after announcing his death.

Iglesias arrived in Chile in 1977 and played for Unión Deportiva Española of Temuco, Salesianos de Valdivia and Universidad de Concepción. He later built a long coaching career, known by the nickname “Loco.”

As a coach, he won the 1994 Dimayor championship with Universidad de Temuco. He also led Español de Talca to the country’s newly established National Basketball League title in the 2012-13 season. He coached other teams, including Unión Deportiva Española and Universidad Autónoma.

His legacy remains forever in the collective memory and in the pages of our sporting history.

· Municipality of TemucoThe municipality honored Iglesias’s contribution to Temuco and Chilean sport.
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