Juan Carlos Orellana Jara (21 June 1955 – 10 November 2022) was a Chilean footballer who played as a left winger.
Career Orellana made his professional debut with Green Cross-Temuco in 1973, aged 17, scoring a goal. The next year, he switched to Colo-Colo. He played over 200 games for Colo-Colo.
In 1987, he played abroad in Canada's National Soccer League with Chile Lindo.
Personal life and death Orellana was nicknamed El Zurdo de Barrancas (The Lefty from Barrancas), due to the fact that he played with his left foot and came from , currently Pudahuel.
Orellana suffered amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and died on 10 November 2022, at the age of 67.
Honours Colo-Colo Chilean Primera División 1979
References
External links Juan Carlos Orellana at PartidosdeLaRoja.com