Personal information | |||
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Full name | Cristián Antonio Montecinos González | ||
Date of birth | 29 December 1970 | ||
Place of birth | Talca, Chile | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
1984–1988 | Rangers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1988–1990 | Rangers | 50 | (21) |
1991–1994 | Unión Española | 41 | (16) |
1993 | → Deportes Temuco (loan) | 25 | (12) |
1994–1995 | Junior | 46 | (26) |
1996 | Deportes Tolima | 9 | (1) |
1996–1997 | Santos Laguna | 37 | (5) |
1998 | Deportes Concepción | 6 | (5) |
1998 | Cruz Azul | 14 | (2) |
1999 | Colo-Colo | 28 | (10) |
2000 | Necaxa | 12 | (4) |
2000 | Puebla | 12 | (3) |
2001 | Deportes Concepción | 11 | (9) |
2001–2002 | Al Wasl | 18 | (14) |
2002 | Dubai CSC | 21 | (19) |
2003 | Al-Ittihad | 4 | (5) |
2003–2004 | Al Wahda | 0 | (0) |
2005–2007 | Deportes Concepción | 47 | (20) |
2006 | → Unión Española (loan) | 20 | (1) |
2009 | San Marcos | 2 | (0) |
Total | 403 | (173) | |
International career | |||
1999–2001 | Chile | 9 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Cristian Antonio Montecinos González (born 29 December 1970) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a striker for several teams in Chile, Colombia, Mexico, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar. [1] He also played for the Chile national team.
Montecinos began his professional career in 1988. During his playing career he played for teams like Rangers, Unión Española, Deportes Temuco, Atlético Junior, Santos Laguna, Deportes Concepción, Cruz Azul, Colo-Colo, Necaxa, Puebla, Al Wasl, among others.
Montecinos was member of Chile's 23-man squad at 2001 Copa América, whilst the team was coached by Nelson Acosta.
A product of his hometown's team youth set-up, Rangers de Talca, he professionally debuted in 1988. That year he only played one game and didn't scored goals at the second-level (Primera B. Then, and now at top-level following the team's promotion, he netted seven goals in 21 participations.
In 1992, Montecinos was transferred to Unión Española, winning the cup title the same year. One year later, he was hired by Deportes Temuco where was Copa Chile goalscorer with fifteen goals. [2]
In 1994, he moved to Colombia to play for Atlético Junior. There he became a key player in a club where he had a teammates to players like Iván René Valenciano and Carlos Valderrama. During his spell at Barranquilla-based side between 1995 and 1994, Montecinos scored 16 goals, which allowed him to be recruited by Mexico's Santos Laguna for the 1996–97 season. He was part of Necaxa's squad that finished third in the 2000 FIFA Club World Championship. He scored against Manchester United and South Melbourne in the group stage. [3] [4]
Montecinos represented the Chile national side during the Copa América 2001, scoring three goals in four games.
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