Elías Figueroa
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Chile's greatest defender did his best work in Montevideo and Porto Alegre rather than Europe. At Peñarol he won Uruguayan titles; at Internacional he captained back-to-back Brazilian championships in 1975 and 1976, heading the winner in the first final. He was voted South America's footballer of the year three years running, a rare honour for a centre-back.
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