Personal information | |||
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Full name | Edgardo Smith Abdala Montero | ||
Date of birth | July 1, 1978 | ||
Place of birth | Monte Águila, Chile | ||
Position(s) | Defensive Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Comunal Cabrero (manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
2000–2002 | Fernández Vial | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2003 | Fernández Vial | ||
2004 | Palestino | 6 | (0) |
2004–2005 | Naval | ||
2005–2006 | Unión San Felipe | 15 | (0) |
2006–2008 | Ñublense | 70 | (6) |
2009–2010 | Huachipato | 47 | (1) |
2011 | Santiago Morning | 20 | (1) |
2012 | Fernández Vial | 16 | (2) |
International career | |||
2003–2008 | Palestine | 19 | (1) |
Managerial career | |||
2016–2017 | Fernández Vial | ||
2017 | Colegio Quillón | ||
2018 | Comunal Cabrero | ||
2019 | República Independiente Hualqui | ||
2020–2021 | Comunal Cabrero | ||
2022– | Comunal Cabrero | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Edgardo Smith Abdala Montero (born July 1, 1978) is a Chilean-born Palestinian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He represented the Palestinian national team.
Abdala developed his career in Chile. A naturalized Palestinian, he represented the Palestinian national team from 2003 to 2008. [1]
His last club was Fernández Vial in the 2012 Segunda División Profesional. [2] [3]
Abdala has developed a career as coach for teams at minor categories of the Chilean football. He started his career with Fernández Vial in 2016. [2] In 2022, he returned to his hometown club, Comunal Cabrero, after leaving them at the beginning of 2021. [4]
He is the father of the footballer Joaquín Abdala. [5]