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==Playing style==
Known as "Don Elías", Figueroa was noted for having a keen ability to neutralize attacks as a defender with his great reading of the game and tight marking ability. Figueroa also had the ability to start counter-attacks from the back-line thanks to his composure on the ball, vision, and good range of passing. His playing style as a sweeper was frequently compared to [[Franz Beckenbauer]], but while the German often looked for long, killer balls upfield, Figueroa typically used shorter, incisive passes to spring his teammates forward. Figueroa was also a threat in the final third of the pitch, often marauding forward to lay on goals for other players or strike on goal with his powerful shot. Figueroa remembers: "when I played in Brazil, I always did a play in which the wing back and the winger retained the ball while I would advance unmarked and make a central attacking run".<ref>http://www.capital.cl/vida-y-estilo/2014/05/16/120515-don-elias-nunca-me-gusto-ser-defensa</ref> Possessing good technical skills, Figueroa was also a physical presence, good in the air, and strong in one-on-one situations as a central defender. Known for his leadership, he also had a reputation of being a clean and fair player. Only once in his entire career was he shown a red card and was selected as captain for every team he played for. According to journalist [[Nelson Rodrigues]], Figueroa was "elegant, as an earl dressed in suit, and dangerous as a Bengal Tiger. Elias Figueroa was the perfect defender."<ref>http://www.libero.pe/figueroa-es-la-leyenda-viva-del-futbol-chileno-2012-01-23</ref><ref>http://www.clarin.com/deportes/futbol/stylecolorBF1424Planeta-RedondoibrElias-Figueroa-dueno-area_0_406759581.html</ref>
==After retirement==
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|Best player of the world by the [[FIFA]]<ref>http://chile.as.com/chile/2015/10/16/opinion/1445020749_038502.html</ref><ref>http://www.emol.com/noticias/deportes/2004/01/02/133774/elias-figueroa-y-las-razones-para-ser-uno-de-los-100-mejores-de-la-historia.html</ref><ref>http://www.latercera.com/iphone/noticia/deportes/2013/01/656-502249-9-los-chilenos-que-se-convirtieron-en-estrellas-tras-jugar-un-sudamericano-sub-20.shtml</ref><ref>http://www.eliasfigueroa.com/</ref>
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|Member of historical team by the American Cup<ref>http://www.ferplei.com/2011/07/foto-conmebol-puso-a-don-elias-en-el-once-historico-de-copa-america/</ref><ref>http://www.cooperativa.cl/p4_noticias/site/artic/20070928/pags/20070928121237.html</ref><ref>http://www.elancasti.com.ar/nota.php?id=110357</ref><ref>http://www.caracol.com.co/nota.aspx?id=493498</ref><ref>http://www.el-litoral.com.ar/leer_noticia.asp?IdNoticia=166891</ref>
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|Playboy Brazil magazine N 13° in published a list of voted among the best in history<ref>http://www.lacuarta.cl/diario/2005/08/21/21.15.4a.DEP.ELIAS.html</ref>
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|World Soccer magazine; selected in published a list of the best 50 players of all time<ref>http://www.youkioske.com/futbol/world-soccer-october-2010/</ref>
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|Member of the Walk of Fame Stadium [[Maracanã (stadium)|Maracana]]<ref>http://www.maracana.proderj.rj.gov.br/historia_maracanaI.asp</ref>
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