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{{short description|Chilean footballer (born 1969)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Javier Margas
| image = 
| fullname = Javier Luciano Margas Loyola
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1969|5|10}}
| birth_place = [[Santiago]], Chile
| height = 1.88 m
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = 
| years1 = 1988–1996
| clubs1 = [[CSD Colo-Colo|Colo-Colo]]
| caps1 = 167
| goals1 = 10
| years2 = 1996
| clubs2 = [[Club América]]
| caps2 = 9
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 1997–1998
| clubs3 = [[Club Deportivo Universidad Católica|Universidad Católica]]
| caps3 = 21
| goals3 = 2
| years4 = 1998–2001
| clubs4 = [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]
| caps4 = 24
| goals4 = 1
| totalcaps = 221
| totalgoals = 14
| nationalyears1 = 1990–2000
| nationalteam1 = [[Chile national football team|Chile]]
| nationalcaps1 = 63
| nationalgoals1 = 6
}}
{{family name hatnote|Margas|Loyola|lang=Spanish}}
'''Javier Luciano Margas Loyola''' (born 10 May 1969) is a Chilean former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[defender (association football)|defender]].

==Club career==

===Colo-Colo===
Margas was born in [[Santiago de Chile]]. He experienced the most successful period in his career with his first club [[CSD Colo-Colo|Colo-Colo]], where he was part of four league championship winning squads. He was also part of the club's first [[Copa Libertadores]] win in 1991, and also won two other international tournaments.

===Club América===
In 1996 Margas joined [[Club América]] in Mexico later returned to Chile in 1997.

===Universidad Católica===
Margas then joined [[Club Deportivo Universidad Católica|Universidad Católica]], where he was part of the squad that won the 1997 Apertura.

===West Ham United===
Margas' last years as a player were spent with [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]. He scored once during his spell with West Ham, in a 5–0 win over [[Coventry City]] in April 2000.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2000/apr/24/match.sport4|title='Genius' Di Canio oddly out of the reckoning|work=[[The Guardian]] |date=22 April 2000 |access-date=4 November 2009| location=London| first=Adam| last=Sills}}</ref> In 2001, Margas gained notoriety for disappearing from England without a trace and many weeks passed before he was found in his home country,<ref>{{cite news|title=Best and worst South American XI |url=http://www.teamtalk.com/news/2483/7065877/Best-and-worst-South-American-XIs |access-date=12 May 2013 |newspaper=Www.teamtalk.com |date=28 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140524115033/http://www.teamtalk.com/news/2483/7065877/Best-and-worst-South-American-XIs |archive-date=24 May 2014 }}</ref> having effectively retired from football. He briefly trained with [[Club Universidad de Chile|Universidad de Chile]] before ultimately retiring for good.

==International career==
Margas played 63 times for the [[Chile national football team|Chile national team]].<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/chil-recintlp.html rsssf: Chile record international footballers]</ref> He played in Chile's four games at the [[1998 FIFA World Cup]].

==Personal life==
Margas was famous for dyeing his hair in different colours and shapes (most notably with the Chilean flag colours).

Since retiring from football, Margas has worked as a youth coach at Colo-Colo, appeared on a reality TV show called ''Expedición Robinson'', ran his own business, and bought former dictator [[Augusto Pinochet]]'s armoured car.<ref name="dictator">{{cite web | url=http://www.emol.com/noticias/nacional/detalle/detallenoticias.asp?idnoticia=64536 | title=Javier Margas se adjudica en remate automóvil de Pinochet | publisher=www.emol.com | date=29 August 2001 | access-date=7 October 2011}}</ref>

His daughter, Catalina, was a Chile international footballer at under-17 level and took part in the [[2008 South American U-17 Women's Championship]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Parentesco entre seleccionados |url=https://www.partidosdelaroja.com/1970/01/parentesco-entre-seleccionados.html |website=Partidos de La Roja |access-date=1 August 2022 |language=es}}</ref> His son, Luis, is a central defender from the [[Santiago Wanderers]] youth system and was called up to the first team in May 2023 at the age of seventeen.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Arévalo |first1=Joaquín |title=Hijo de Javier Margas sorprendió y recibió su primera citación en Santiago Wanderers |url=https://www.encancha.cl/futbol-chileno/santiago-wanderers/2023/05/10/hijo-de-javier-margas-sorprendio-y-recibio-su-primera-citacion-en-santiago-wanderers/ |website=En Cancha |access-date=22 May 2023 |language=es |date=10 May 2023}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
:''Scores and results list Chile's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Margas goal.''

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Javier Margas
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
| || 3 February 1996 || [[Cochabamba]], Bolivia || {{fb|Bolivia}} || || align="center"|1–1 || [[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]]
|-
| || 2 June 1996 || [[Barinas, Barinas|Barinas]], Venezuela || {{fb|Venezuela}} || || align="center"|1–1 || [[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|1998 FIFA World Cup qualification ]]
|-
| || 9 October 1996 || [[Asunción]], Paraguay || {{fb|Paraguay}} || || align="center"|1–2 || 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
| || 7 November 1997 || [[Antofagasta]], Chile || {{fb|Guatemala}} || || align="center"|4–1 || Friendly
|-
| || 22 April 1998 || [[Santiago]], Chile || {{fb|Colombia}} || || align="center"|2–2 || Friendly
|-
| || 26 April 2000 || [[Lima]], Peru || {{fb|Peru}} || || align="center"|1–1 || [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|}

==Honours==
'''Colo-Colo'''
* [[Primera División de Chile]]: [[1989 Primera División de Chile|1989]], [[1990 Primera División de Chile|1990]], [[1991 Primera División de Chile|1991]], [[1993 Primera División de Chile|1993]], [[1996 Primera División de Chile|1996]]
* [[Copa Libertadores]]: [[1991 Copa Libertadores|1991]]
* [[Recopa Sudamericana]]: [[1991 Recopa Sudamericana|1991]]
* [[Copa Interamericana]]: [[1992 Copa Interamericana|1992]]
* [[Copa Chile]]: [[1988 Copa Digeder|1988]], [[1989 Copa Digeder|1989]], [[1990 Copa Apertura|1990]], [[1994 Copa Chile|1994]]

'''Universidad Católica'''
* [[Primera División de Chile]]: [[1997 Torneo Apertura (Chile)|1997–A]]   
;West Ham
*[[UEFA Intertoto Cup]]: [[1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup|1999]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/429277.stm|title=Intertoto win gives Hammers Uefa spot  |publisher=BBC |date=24 August 1999 |accessdate=12 September 2018}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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{{Chile Squad 1995 Copa América}}
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{{Chile Squad 1998 World Cup}}
{{Chile Squad 1999 Copa América}}
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