Pablo Yoma

Pablo Yoma
Personal information
Full name Pablo Yoma Syrjäläinen
Date of birth (1962-07-09) July 9, 1962
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position Defender
Youth career
Universidad Católica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1981–1992 Universidad Católica 185 (11)
1991Everton (loan) 17 (4)
1992Fernández Vial (loan) 13 (1)
Total 215 (16)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Pablo Yoma Syrjäläinen (born July 9, 1962) is a retired football defender from Chile.[1]

Career

He played club football for Universidad Católica, Everton and Fernández Vial in Chile.[1] At Universidad Católica, he achieved the greatest successes of his career, beginning with the title of the U-19 Croix International Tournament,[2] considered a youth club world championship at the time,[2] and titles in the Chilean Primera División tournaments of 1984 and 1987, among others.[1][3] At Católica, he had as teammates Juvenal Olmos, Marco Cornez, Mario Lepe, Miguel Ángel Neira, Raimundo Tupper, Luka Tudor and Osvaldo Hurtado.[3]

Personal life

His maternal gradfather, August Syrjäläinen, was the goalkeeper for Finland at the 1912 Summer Olympics. In addition, his father, Pedro Yoma,[4] was a Chilean athlete who competed in 400 metres hurdles at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[5]

Honours

National championships

Title Club País Year
Copa Chile Universidad Católica Chile 1983
Copa República Universidad Católica Chile 1983
Chilean Primera División Universidad Católica Chile 1984
Chilean Primera División Universidad Católica Chile 1987

International tournaments

Title Club País Year
U-19 International Croix Tournament Universidad Católica Chile 1980

References

  1. ^ a b c "A los 60 años, Pablo Yoma vibra detrás del micrófono: "Disfruto la música. No gano ni uno"". Las Últimas Noticias (in Spanish). Santiago. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2025.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. ^ a b "Campeones del mundo juveniles: A 40 años de la obtención del Torneo Croix en Francia". Cruzados (in Spanish). Santiago. 26 May 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2025.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. ^ a b "Ex compañeros de la UC se reunieron con Marco Cornez: Terminamos llorando". Radio Cooperativa (in Spanish). Santiago. 6 October 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2025.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ^ "Pedro YOMA". Olympics.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  5. ^ "La historia poco conocida del ex futbolista Pablo Yoma, y su vínculo con Finlandia" (in Spanish). Clásicos del Fútbol. 18 March 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2026.