Ivo Basay

Ivo Alexie Basay Hatibović (born 13 April 1966) is a Chilean football manager and former player who played as a striker. He is the current manager of Rangers de Talca.

Apart from being a regular choice for the Chile national football team in the late 1980s and early 1990s (24 caps, six goals), Basay played club football for Magallanes, Curicó Unido, Everton, Colo Colo, Stade Reims, Necaxa and Boca Juniors. He is of Bosniak descent.

On 12 April 2012, amid club president Hernan Levy's departure and head coach Basay's dismissal, Colo Colo looks to regain its confidence under interim head coach Luis Pérez.

International career

International goals Scores and results list Chile's goal tally first.

No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 19 June 1987 Estadio Nacional de Lima, Lima, Peru 2–1 3–1 Friendly 2. 3 July 1987 Estadio Olímpico Chateau Carreras, Córdoba, Argentina 1–0 4–0 1987 Copa América 3. 3–0 4. 13 August 1989 Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile 1–1 1–1 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification 5. 14 July 1995 Estadio Parque Artigas, Paysandú, Uruguay 1–0 2–2 1995 Copa América 6. 2–0

Managerial career In June 2025, Basay was appointed as the manager of Magallanes.

Managerial statistics

Personal life During a radio interview with a Buenos Aires sports show, Basay declared his admiration of Chile's former dictator Augusto Pinochet. At the end of the interview Basay was asked rapid-fire, one-phrase questions. He was asked by the host of the Radio Sports Show "De Caño vale doble" of AM 770 Radio in Buenos Aires, what was his impression of Pinochet. Basay answered that Pinochet was necessary at a time in Chilean history.

Basay is of Croat descent.

After managing Ñublense in 2015, he decided to stop his activity in football to spend time with his grandson. In 2018, he returned to football after joining Canal del Fútbol (CDF) as a football commentator. In October of the same year, he left that work to manage Palestino.

Honours

Club As player Necaxa Primera División: 1994–95 Copa México: 1994–95 CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup: 1994 Colo-Colo Primera División de Chile: 1996, 1997–C, 1998 Copa Chile: 1996 Individual Mexican Primera División Golden Boot: 1992–93 Mexican Primera División Golden Ball: 1992–93

As manager Palestino Copa Chile : 2018