Cristián Montecinos

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Cristián Montecinos
Personal information
Full name Cristián Antonio Montecinos González
Date of birth (1970-12-29) 29 December 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth Talca, Chile
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1984–1988 Rangers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1988–1990 Rangers 50 (21)
1991–1994 Unión Española 41 (16)
1993Deportes 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)
2006Unión Española (loan) 20 (1)
2009 San Marcos 2 (0)
Total403(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.

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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.

Club career

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]

International career

Montecinos represented the Chile national side during the Copa América 2001, scoring three goals in four games.

Personal life

Montecinos is the father of the Chile international footballer Joaquín Montecinos who was born in Colombia when he played for Junior de Barranquilla. [5]

Honours

Rangers
Unión Española
Junior de Barranquilla
Santos Laguna
Necaxa
Individual

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  5. ""Me encantaría que mi hijo vaya a jugar a Junior": Cristian Montecinos" (in Spanish). El Heraldo. 13 September 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
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