Manuel Astorga

He started his career in 1956 with Universidad de Chile and was part of the famous Ballet Azul (Blue Ballet), as it was nicknamed Universidad de Chile in the 1960s. On 6 April 1965, Astorga was one of the constituent footballers of SIFUP, the trade union of professionales footballers in Chile, alongside fellows such as Efraín Santander, Francisco Valdés, Misael Escuti, among others.

He made 10 appearances for Chile between 1960 and 1970. Also, he was part of the Chile squad in the 1962 FIFA World Cup.

He is the father of Manuel Astorga Jr., a fitness coach who has worked with the former tennis players Marcelo Ríos, Nicolás Massú and Tommy Haas, in addition to several football teams. After playing football, Astorga did mountain climbing, taking part of the Chile national team that reached the top of Mount Everest in 1983. At the same time he was a footballer, he studied kinesiology and worked for both Universidad de Chile in the 1980s and Colo-Colo when the team became the Copa Libertadores champion, in addition to Deportes La Serena. Also, he has worked for Barros Luco Hospital and MEDS Clinic.

Club

Universidad de Chile Primera División (5): 1959, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967

Individual

Primera División Best Goalkeeper (3): 1962, 1963, 1964