| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cristián Alberto Castañeda Vargas | ||
| Date of birth | 18 September 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | San Vicente de Tagua Tagua, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989 | General Velásquez | ||
| 1990–1992 | Palestino | 6 | (0) |
| 1993–2002 | Universidad de Chile | 136 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Everton | 27 | (0) |
| 2005 | Deportes Arica | 13 | (0) |
| Total | 172 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1994–1998 | Chile | 24 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| Palestino (assistant) | |||
| Deportes La Serena (assistant) | |||
| 2011 | Deportes Copiapó | ||
| 2011–2012 | Curicó Unido (assistant) | ||
| 2012 | Curicó Unido (caretaker) | ||
| 2016 | Universidad de Chile (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Cristián Alberto Castañeda Vargas (born 18 September 1968) is a retired Chilean football player. He played for a few clubs, including Universidad de Chile and Everton Viña del Mar, his last club was Deportes Arica.
Nicknamed "Scooby" Castañeda played for the Chile national football team and was a participant at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. He was capped 25 times scoring 1 goal between 1994 and 1998, and made his debut on 1994-03-26.
Personal life
He belongs to a football family since his father, Hugo, and his uncles Víctor, Rolando and Gerardo [es], were professional footballers. He also played alongside his older brother, Víctor Hugo, for Palestino, Universidad de Chile and the Chile national team.[1] In addition, his cousins Marco and Roly were with the Palestino youth ranks, as well as his uncle Manuel, who was with the reserve team.[2]
Honours
Club
- Universidad de Chile
- Primera División de Chile (4): 1994, 1995, 1999, 2000
- Copa Chile (2): 1998, 2000
- Everton
References
- ^ Reyes, Luis (18 July 2017). "Las dinastías del fútbol chileno que jugaron en un mismo club" (in Spanish). AS Chile. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- ^ González, Christian (26 May 2014). "La familia Castañeda y el fútbol" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- Cristián Castañeda at National-Football-Teams.com
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