Manuel Neira - International Career

International Career

The first international appearance with Chile national football team was in the FIFA U-17 World Championship 1993 celebrated in Japan. In this tournament he was one of top–scorers of the tournament with Peter Anosike and Nwankwo Kanu with 5 goals under Wilson Oruma with 6 goals winning the third place of the tournament.

He participate in the Chile national under-20 football team, he played in the South American Youth Championshisp in the years 1995 and 1997.

He was member 1998 FIFA World Cup Chile squad, but did not play, because to the two Chilean idols Marcelo Salas and Iván Zamorano played in his position.

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