Efraín Antonio Araneda Estay (born 5 June 1978), also known as Chico,[4] is a football manager and former player.

After being with the youth systems of both Cobreloa and Universidad Católica, Araneda made his professional debut abroad with Belgian club Visé.

[5] In 2001, he emigrated to French Polynesia after noticing the Chilean players David Cubillos and Antonio Flores played in that country, and joined AS Tefana.

He returned to Chile to play for San Luis de Quillota between May and October of the same year.

[5] In Central Sport, Araneda coincided with his compatriots Miguel Ángel Estay, César Castillo, Sergio Sandoval and Diego Cifuentes.