Cristian Techera

Cristian Techera
	Cristian Techera playing for Vancouver Whitecaps FC in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Cristian Rafael Techera Cribelli
Date of birth	May 31, 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth	Paysandú, Uruguay
Height	1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Winger, Forward
Team information
Current team	Sport Boys
Number	10
Youth career
	Peñarol
	River Plate
Senior career*
Years	Team
2010–2016	River Plate
2015	→ Vancouver Whitecaps (loan)
2016–2019	Vancouver Whitecaps
2019	→ Belgrano (loan)
2019–2021	Belgrano
2021	Atenas
2022	Ayacucho
2023	Cerro Largo
2024-	Sport Boys
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:32, 20 June 2022 (UTC)

Last updated May 21, 2024

Cristian Rafael Techera Cribelli (born May 31, 1992) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a forward for Sport Boys.

Career

Techera began his career in 2010 with River Plate Montevideo, where he played for five seasons.^[1]

He was loaned out to Major League Soccer club Vancouver Whitecaps FC on April 9, 2015.^[2] Techera signed permanently with Vancouver on January 4, 2016.^[3]^[4]

Style of play

Upon signing the player on loan in 2015, former Vancouver Whitecaps coach Carl Robinson described Techera as "a quick natural winger, who can play on both sides of the pitch. He has great technical ability and will excite in the attacking third."^[5] His MLS Profile describes him as "a technical, speedy winger capable of both scoring and setting up his teammates. The Uruguayan makes up for his small frame with speed and an ability to withstand physical play from opposing defenders."^[6] A diminutive midfielder or forward, his nickname is "the bug," due to his small stature.^[7]

Honours

Vancouver Whitecaps

Canadian Championship: 2015

External links

Cristian Techera at Soccerway
Whitecaps FC profile

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References

↑ "Vancouver Whitecaps FC land Uruguayan winger Cristian Techera on loan - Goal.com". Goal.com. April 9, 2015.
↑ "Vancouver Whitecaps sign 22-year-old Uruguayan winger Cristian Techera on season-long loan". MLSsoccer.com. Archived from the original on September 16, 2015. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
↑ Weber, Marc (January 4, 2016). "Whitecaps complete transfer for winger Cristian Techera". blogs.theprovince.com. Archived from the original on May 13, 2016. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
↑ "Whitecaps FC ink midfielder Cristian Techera to multi-year contract, complete transfer from Uruguayan side". Whitecaps FC. January 6, 2016. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
↑ "Whitecaps sign winger Cristian Techera on loan". Sporsnet. April 9, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
↑ "Cristian Techera". MLS Soccer. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
↑ Morris, Jim (June 8, 2018). "Whitecaps' 'bug' Cristian Techera pesters opponents with five goals in four games". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved April 8, 2020.

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[1] "Vancouver Whitecaps FC land Uruguayan winger Cristian Techera on loan - Goal.com". Goal.com. April 9, 2015.

[2] "Vancouver Whitecaps sign 22-year-old Uruguayan winger Cristian Techera on season-long loan". MLSsoccer.com. Archived from the original on September 16, 2015. Retrieved April 19, 2015.

[3] Weber, Marc (January 4, 2016). "Whitecaps complete transfer for winger Cristian Techera". blogs.theprovince.com. Archived from the original on May 13, 2016. Retrieved April 8, 2020.

[4] "Whitecaps FC ink midfielder Cristian Techera to multi-year contract, complete transfer from Uruguayan side". Whitecaps FC. January 6, 2016. Retrieved April 8, 2020.

[5] "Whitecaps sign winger Cristian Techera on loan". Sporsnet. April 9, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2020.

[MLS_Profile-6] "Cristian Techera". MLS Soccer. Retrieved April 8, 2020.

[7] Morris, Jim (June 8, 2018). "Whitecaps' 'bug' Cristian Techera pesters opponents with five goals in four games". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved April 8, 2020.

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