| Fullname | Mauricio Fernando Aros Bahamonde |
|---|---|
| Birth date | 9 March 1976 (age 50) |
| Birth place | Punta Arenas, Chile |
| Height | 1.75 m |
| Position | Left-back |
| Youthclubs 1 | Deportes Concepción |
| Years 1 | 1995–1997 |
| Clubs 1 | Deportes Concepción |
| Caps 1 | 63 |
| Goals 1 | 3 |
| Years 2 | 1998–2001 |
| Clubs 2 | Universidad de Chile |
| Caps 2 | 103 |
| Goals 2 | 3 |
| Years 3 | 2001–2002 |
| Clubs 3 | Feyenoord |
| Caps 3 | 5 |
| Goals 3 | 0 |
| Years 4 | 2002–2003 |
| Clubs 4 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Caps 4 | 15 |
| Goals 4 | 0 |
| Years 5 | 2003–2004 |
| Clubs 5 | Al-Hilal |
| Caps 5 | – |
| Goals 5 | – |
| Years 6 | 2004 |
| Clubs 6 | Huachipato |
| Caps 6 | 15 |
| Goals 6 | 1 |
| Years 7 | 2005–2006 |
| Clubs 7 | Cobreloa |
| Caps 7 | 60 |
| Goals 7 | 5 |
| Years 8 | 2007–2009 |
| Clubs 8 | U. de Concepción |
| Caps 8 | 44 |
| Goals 8 | 7 |
| Years 9 | 2010 |
| Clubs 9 | O'Higgins |
| Caps 9 | 32 |
| Goals 9 | 6 |
| Years 10 | 2011–2012 |
| Clubs 10 | Unión Temuco |
| Caps 10 | 58 |
| Goals 10 | 6 |
| Totalcaps | 395 |
| Totalgoals | 31 |
| Nationalyears 1 | 1998–2004 |
| Nationalteam 1 | Chile |
| Nationalcaps 1 | 30 |
| Nationalgoals 1 | 0 |
Mauricio Fernando Aros Bahamonde (born 9 March 1976) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a left-back.
Club career
Aros began his career in the youth squads of Deportes Concepción and debuted as a professional in 1995. In 1998, Aros left the club for Universidad de Chile and won two Primera División Chilean Championships and two Copa Chile trophies with the club.
In 2001, he signed for Dutch club Feyenoord. He won the 2001–02 UEFA Cup with the club, as an unused substitute in the final,[1] but did not receive regular playing time. In 2002, Aros was loaned to Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv and in 2003 he was loaned to Saudi club Al-Hilal.[2]
In the middle of 2004, Aros contract expired and he returned to Chile to play for Huachipato. He then moved to Cobreloa for two years.
In the Clausura 2007 tournament, Universidad de Concepción made the finals of the playoffs and lost to Colo-Colo.
International career
Aros made his international debut for the Chile national team on 29 April 1998 against Lithuania. He was a participant at the 1998 FIFA World Cup with Chile. He only played in one game at the '98 World Cup, which was in the Round of 16 match versus Brazil. Aros participated in three Copa América's (1999, 2001, and 2004). In the 1999 Copa América, Chile made it to the semifinals against Uruguay. The game went to penalties and Aros missed the second penalty shot, which would prove to be the decisive penalty for Chile. Chile went on to lose the third place game versus Mexico. His last international match was against Costa Rica on 14 July 2004 in a group match of the 2004 Copa América. Aros finished his international career with 30 caps.
Personal life
Mauricio is the father of the footballers Joaquín and Vicente Aros.[3][4]
Honours
Universidad de Chile
Feyenoord
Universidad de Concepción
References
- ^ "UEFA Cup results and team details". Telegraph. 8 May 2002. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Mauricio Aros" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Retrieved 12 October 2009.
- ^ Huerta, Rodrigo (3 May 2020). "El niño de la foto que celebró el bicampeonato de la U el 2000 y que hoy juega en Primera B" (in Spanish). Diario AS. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
- ^ Ilic, Gabriel (7 February 2023). "Con hijos de exmundialista y una figura de la UC: esta es la nómina de La Roja sub-16" (in Spanish). En Cancha. Retrieved 25 February 2026.