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Alexandra "Ale" Benado Vergara (born 11 May 1976) is a Chilean politician, LGBT rights activist and former football player and manager. She played as a midfielder and has been a member of the Chile women's national team. Since 11 March 2022, she has been serving as Minister of Sports of Chile.[1][2]
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| Assumed office 11 March 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| President | Gabriel Boric | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Cecilia Pérez | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Alexandra Benado Vergara 11 May 1976 Stockholm, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life
Benado was born on 11 May 1976 in Stockholm, Sweden to Chilean parents, a Jewish father and a non-Jewish mother.[3][2] She lived the following years in France, where she started playing football.[4] Her mother, Lucía Vergara, was a militant of the Revolutionary Left Movement. After Vergara's murder in Chile in 1983, she left Europe and moved to Cuba. She settled in Chile in early 1990s.[2]
Club career
Benado joined Sportivo Milano de Colina in 1993. She moved to CD Palestino the following year.[2] She retired from her playing career following an injury prior the 2003 South American Women's Football Championship. However, she came out of retirement in September 2009, after Spanish football manager Marta Tejedor, who was coaching the Chile women's national team, requested her to come back[4] and be a role model for Chile's next generation players, including Christiane Endler and Yanara Aedo. She was playing for Provincial Osorno until her definitive retirement in 2011.
International career
Benado represented Chile at the 2010 South American Women's Football Championship.
Personal life
Benado is openly lesbian.[5]
References
- Rojas, Jorge (11 March 2022). "Change of command: Alexandra Benado new Minister of Sport". Mi Radio. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- "Quién es Alexandra Benado, la nueva ministra del Deporte de Gabriel Boric". La Tercera (in Spanish). 21 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- "¿Quién es Alexandra Benado?: La exfutbolista que llega al Ministerio de Deportes". Meganoticias (in Spanish). 21 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- "Alexandra Benado (1976)". Mujeres Bacanas (in Spanish). 17 October 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- "Chile: dos lesbianas quieren ser reconocidas legalmente como madres". BBC (in Spanish). 13 December 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
External links
- Alexandra Benado on Twitter
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Alexandra Benado Vergara (Estocolmo, 11 de mayo de 1976)[1][3] es una deportista, profesora, política y activista chilena. Desde el 11 de marzo de 2022, se desempeña como ministra del Deporte de su país bajo el gobierno de Gabriel Boric.[4][5]Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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