Misael Escuti

Misael Escuti Rovira was a Chilean footballer of Italian ancestry, who played as a goalkeeper. He is remembered for being the key player with the [Chile national Association football|football team|Chile national team] that reached third place in the 1962 FIFA World Cup tournament.

Career

Born in Copiapó, Chile, Escuti started playing football with local team Washington Berner. Still a youth player, Escuti continued in Santiago with a team based in Barrio Brasil before joining Santiago National. Later, he made his professional debut with Badminton.
Constituted on 23 November 1956, Escuti was a leadership member of the Sindicato Profesional de Jugadores de Fútbol in Chile. On 6 April 1965, Escuti was one of the constituent footballers of, the trade union of professionales footballers in Chile, alongside fellows such as Efraín Santander, Francisco Valdés, Hugo Lepe, among others.