World Cup '74 Portrait Collection: Squad #5 (Chile)

all drawings graphite & putty eraser, with watercolour pencil, each 30x21cm

World Cup '74 Portrait #240 (Sergio Ahumada: Chile)

graphite & putty eraser, with watercolour pencil/30x21cm

World Cup '74 Portrait #230 (Sandro Mazzola: Italy)

graphite & putty eraser, with watercolour pencil/30x21cm

The Project continues with this drawing representing Sandro Mazzola, who was featured in both the FKS & Panini World Cup ’74 sticker albums (the former providing our original source image in this instance), & subsequently selected for inclusion in the official Italy squad for the Finals, where he went on to play in each of his country’s 3 First Round group matches, after which they exited proceedings in disappointing fashion.

Another of those players with a fine World Cup pedigree, prior to 1974 the legendary Mazzola (a star also for his only club Internazionale) had played in all of the Italians’ matches at both the 1966 & 1970 Finals, nine in total, scoring in the very first of these, against Chile, in England.

This drawing of a randomly-chosen 16^th Italian player brings to a close the second of our completed squads, following Saturday’s finalizing of the Uruguay selection. 

World Cup '74 Portrait #214 (Alfonso Lara: Chile)

graphite & putty eraser, with watercolour pencil/30x21cm

Continuing the Project with a re-mediation of an image of Alfonso Lara, who was represented in both the FKS & Panini World Cup ’74 sticker albums (the latter providing our original source for this drawing), & then selected for inclusion in the Chile squad for the tournament, during which he made but one brief playing appearance, for all of 7 minutes as a late substitute in the Chileans’ opening match defeat to West Germany.

Alfonso Lara has passed away since the beginning of this project, having done so on August 13^th, the day I was processing the drawing of Attila Abonyi, who coincidentally played for Australia against Chile (though not Lara directly, of course) during the 1974 World Cup.

World Cup '74 Portrait #171 (Carlos Reinoso: Chile)

graphite & putty eraser, with watercolour pencil/30x21cm

Featuring as our subject today a re-mediated image of Carlos Reinoso, appearing every inch the archetypal Seventies' footballer, who was represented in the FKS ‘Wonderful World of Soccer Stars World Cup 1974’ sticker album & subsequently chosen as a member of the official Chile squad for the tournament, where he played in each of his country’s three matches: although I do remember Chile as being one of the teams present at the ’74 World Cup, I must admit to having no recollection of Carlos Reinoso or any of the individual players.

As regards contemporary matters, disappointing news of two of our favourites from a couple of the European city derby matches this weekend, with Red Star Belgrade losing to Partizan & Grasshoppers being defeated by FC Zurich. In Budapest, though, its rather pleasing to see grand old MTK up in second place, keeping winning to put a bit of pressure on the top spot, &, behind them Ferencvaros back up to fourth with a win.

World Cup '74 Portrait #163 (Nelson Vasquez: Chile)

graphite & putty eraser, with watercolour pencil/30x21cm

The latest struggle with the pencils & source material has resulted in this study of an image of Nelson Vasquez, as represented in the Panini ’München 74’ sticker album but who was not subsequently selected for inclusion in the official Chile squad for the tournament, being thus another of those particular ‘ghosts’ present in relation to the event only via such memorabilia where, of course, he appears to enjoy equal billing as any other, as indeed this drawing does, as time blurs memory.

World Cup '74 Portrait #157 (Antonio Arias: Chile)

graphite & putty eraser, with watercolour pencil/30x21cm

Our subject today is Antonio Arias, a photo sticker representing whom featured in both the FKS & Panini World Cup ’74 albums that provide the original source material for this drawing project, & who was selected in the official Chile squad for the tournament, where he went on to play in all 3 of his country’s First Round group matches, after which they exited proceedings.

In common with most of the players to feature at the 1974 World Cup (as research reveals), Antonio Arias’s was not a name to register via personal experience of the television coverage, although I do at least recall Chile being present.

Catching up with some of the weekend’s current football developments, 3 matches between some our favourite teams across Europe & closer to home should be acknowledged:

The mighty Strømsgodset’s 4-0 win at Bodø/Glimt in Norway, Bohemians’ 2-0 victory against Slavia in one of the Prague derbies & Gainsborough Trinity’s late comeback 2-1 triumph over Stalybridge Celtic in the Conference North.

World Cup '74 Portrait #153 (Carlos Caszely: Chile)

graphite & putty eraser, with watercolour pencil/30x21cm

Today we represent the generously-moustachioed Carlos Caszély, a photo sticker of whom was featured in both the FKS & Panini World Cup 1974 collectors’ albums (the former providing the original source image for our subsequent ‘re-mediation’ in this instance) & who was selected as a member of the Chile squad for the tournament, at which he played twice, in the first match against the hosts West Germany, during which he was sent off (becoming the first player to be physically shown a red card in the process), & what proved to be the Chileans’ last, the goalless draw with Australia that resulted in both teams being eliminated at the conclusion of the First Round.

Research reveals that Caszély had further interesting history with the World Cup, featuring when Chile qualified for the Finals again in 1982 in Spain, missing a crucial penalty in a 0 – 1 defeat to Austria, again being absent from the Chileans’ second match (coincidentally against his earlier nemesis West Germany) & then being substituted whilst Chile were 0 – 3 in arrears to Algeria in their final fixture with his replacement scoring the second of Chile's comeback goals in an eventual 2 – 3 defeat.

At the time of the ’74 World Cup, & although he played the majority of his career for Colo Colo, in two spells, in Chile, Caszely had spent the preceding season in Spain, playing for Levante, going on afterwards to Espanyol for a further four years, & tonight our thoughts turn to Spain & indisputably the most delightful result of the weekend (even considering Wrexham’s late comeback triumph over Welling), Atlético’s wonderful 2- 1 victory in the Madrid derby – happy days indeed.

World Cup '74 Portrait #121 (Juan Olivares: Chile)

graphite & putty eraser, with watercolour pencil/30x21cm

World Cup '74 Portrait #118 (Alberto Quintano: Chile)

graphite & putty eraser, with watercolour pencil/30x21cm

World Cup '74 Portrait #110 (Julio Crisosto: Chile)

graphite & putty eraser, with watercolour pencil/30x21cm

World Cup '74 Portrait #103 (Jupp Heynckes: West Germany)

graphite & putty eraser, with watercolour pencil/30x21cm

The subject of our drawing project today is a representation of Jupp Heynckes, a name one suspects only came to attention post the 1974 World Cup (whilst playing in European club football for Borussia Monchengladbach), during which the player appeared in West Germany’s opening two matches, against Chile & Australia, before retiring with injury at half –time in the latter, not to feature in the Finals again.

As an established international, stickers featuring Jupp/Josef Heynckes were included in both the FKS & Panini albums previewing the tournament, the former providing the original source material in this instance.

World Cup '74 Portrait #98 (Adolfo Nef: Chile)

graphite & putty eraser, with watercolour pencil/30x21cm

Today’s subject is an image of Adolfo Nef, who was represented in both the FKS & Panini 1974 World Cup commemorative sticker albums, & was selected for the Chile squad for the Finals, but subsequently did not make an appearance in any of his country’s three matches at the tournament.

Curiously, the same fate befell another Chilean goalkeeper, Juan Olivares, who had earlier played at the 1966 World Cup: instead, ignored by FKS & Panini, the third (although officially numbered 1) & least internationally experienced ‘keeper in the squad, Leopoldo Vallejos, was the man entrusted with guarding Chile’s net in Germany, which he did with a degree of success, conceding only two goals, but not enough to gain anything more than a couple of draws that saw them eliminated after the First Round group stage.

In terms of the project, then, all three of the Chilean custodians could be said to have something of a ‘ghostly’ relationship with the 1974 World Cup, although the non-playing Nef, along with Olivares, retains more of a presence, represented iconically, via his inclusion in the sticker albums, leading now to the processing of this drawing which locates him within the continuum of those drawn so far &, it is intended, to be drawn.

World Cup '74 Portrait #94 (Paul Breitner: West Germany)

graphite & putty eraser, with watercolour pencil/30x21cm

Today’s iconic subject is Paul Breitner, resplendent in his trademark 'fro-esque hairstyle, one of those relatively few memorable figures/names from the 1974 World Cup, who played in all 7 of West Germany’s matches on their way to winning the tournament (after being represented in both the FKS & Panini commemorative sticker albums), nominally at left back but often popping up in attack in the manner of ‘total football’ (as practised by not only the Dutch), socks habitually worn around his ankles, scoring the only goal in the opening victory against Chile with a spectacular long-range right-footed strike, breaking the deadlock in the first Second Round group game, the 2 – 0 win over Yugoslavia, in similarly impressive fashion, & then converting the equalizing penalty in the Final against Holland. 

World Cup '74 Portrait #87 (Ray Richards: Australia)

graphite & putty eraser, with watercolour pencil/30x21cm

The latest subject to be randomly-chosen (in the manner of opening a packet of stickers) depicts Ray Richards, whose profile was obviously such that he was included within not only the FKS ‘Wonderful World of Soccer Stars World Cup 1974’ sticker album (where each of the qualifying nations featured a compliment of 16 player portraits, except the undecided-at-the-time-of publication play-off rivals subsequently-successful Yugoslavia & also Spain, who each had 15), but also amongst the reduced six-man Australia cohort to be represented by Panini’s ’München 74’ (which gave shorter shrift to the ‘minnows’ of Asia, Africa, & North & Central America than the ‘traditional’ footballing European & South American countries).

Richards was selected for the Australian squad for the Finals & went on to appear in all three of the Socceroos’ matches in the tournament, although he failed to see out the last of these, against Chile where Australia earned their only point with a goalless draw, being sent off, eventually, after earning a total of three yellow cards (when two would suffice): none of this impinged upon my consciousness at the time of my televisual experience of the ’74 World Cup, the particular player’s presence, like that of the great majority, only emerging ‘hauntologically’ via the items of memorabilia & subsequent research.

World Cup '74 Portrait #85 (Ove Grahn: Sweden)

graphite & putty eraser, with watercolour pencil/30x21cm

In what seems to be proving a slower week for the drawing project, this most recent subject to be processed represents Ove Grahn, who was selected for inclusion in both the FKS & Panini ‘World Cup ‘74’ collectors’ albums, & the Sweden squad for the finals themselves, where he went on to appear in & throughout all six of the Swedes’ first & second phase group matches.

Unlike a couple of his Swedish teammates, Grahn’s, in common with the far greater majority of the players involved in the ’74 World Cup, is not a name I recall from experience of the television coverage of the tournament, although, having also played twice during the 1970 tournament (& scoring a last-minute winner against Uruguay then), history records a certain World Cup pedigree. He passed away, aged 64, in 2007.

Back in the present (just to prove we can do that too here at TOoT), this drawing was brought to a conclusion to the accompaniment of Spain’s shock demise, eliminated from the current World Cup after only two matches of their defence of the trophy courtesy of a 0 -2 defeat to a most impressive Chile, following their opening, calamitous 1 – 5 capitulation to eventually rampant Holland: how quickly history moves on (although had David Silva scored to make it 2 – 0 at one stage against the Dutch, would that have slowed the process, if not changed the course?).

And why couldn’t Ramos & Casillas have performed quite so incompetently during the Champions’ League Final?

World Cup '74 Portrait #84 (Juan Rodriguez: Chile)

graphite & putty eraser, with watercolour pencil/30x21cm

The latest randomly-chosen subject is Juan Rodriguez, who was represented in both the FKS- & Panini-published collectors’ sticker albums commemorating the 1974 World Cup, & subsequently selected for inclusion in the official Chile squad for the tournament, during which he appeared but once, in the Chileans’ opening defeat to hosts West Germany, being withdrawn in the 83^rd minute.

Although I can recall being aware of Chile’s presence in the ’74 World Cup, none of the individual players’ names registered at the time, thus Juan Rodriguez is another of those many ‘ghosts’ whose presence is hauntologically maintained through photographic record in the physical relics of the items of memorabilia that serve as the original source material for this drawing project. 

World Cup '74 Portrait #70 (Doug Utjesenovic: Australia)

graphite & putty eraser, with watercolour pencil/30x21cm

The subject of the latest drawing in the project is ‘Doug’ Utjesenovic, a sticker of whom appeared in the FKS ‘Wonderful World of Soccer Stars World Cup 1974’ album (he failed to make the cut of the reduced six-man representation for Australia in its Panini counterpart) & who was included in the official Australian squad for the tournament, where he was subsequently selected to play in all three of Australia’s matches, the defeats to both East & West Germany & the draw with Chile that resulted in their elimination at the conclusion of the first phase.

A little light Wikipedia research into another of the 1974 World Cup’s previously personally unheard-ofs reveals our hero’s first name to be in fact Dragan, which complements the Slavic surname rather more appropriately, not least when considering his place of birth as being Belgrade in the then-Yugoslavia, rendering him another of the ‘Socceroos’ squad to have become Australian rather than being a native.

Note, in this instance, the classic mid-1970s' shirt collar design, so evocative as it is of that period of football fashion, another of those details that contribute to the delight of engaging in this particular project.

World Cup '74 Portrait #61 (Mario Galindo: Chile)

graphite & putty eraser/30x20cm

The latest subject to be featured in the project, after the process of random drawing-out, is Mario Galindo who, after being represented in both the FKS & Panini 1974 World Cup preview albums, was included in the official Chile squad for the Finals but subsequently not selected to make an appearance in any of the Chileans’ three matches in the tournament itself.

World Cup '74 Portrait #58 (Rafael González: Chile)

graphite & putty eraser, with watercolour pencil/30x21cm

Today’s random choice of subject proved to be Rafael González, who was represented in photo sticker form as a member of the Chile squad in both the FKS & Panini 1974 World Cup collectors’ albums, & subsequently included in the final Chilean selection for the tournament, although he didn’t actually get on to the pitch during any of his country’s three First Round matches, after which Chile were eliminated.