Ian Mac-Niven

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Ian Mac-Niven
Personal information
Full name Ian Patricio Mac-Niven Carlsson
Date of birth (1971-10-25) 25 October 1971 (age 52)
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Youth career
Universidad Católica
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1990–1996 Universidad Católica 57 (5)
1993 → Deportes Concepción (loan) 13 (1)
1994 → Deportes Antofagasta (loan) 17 (2)
1997 Deportes Tolima 0 (0)
International career
1991 Chile U20
1992 Chile U23
1995 Chile 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ian Patricio Mac-Niven Carlsson (born 25 October 1971) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

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Career

A product of Universidad Católica youth system, Mac-Niven made his debut thanks to the coach Vicente Cantatore in 1991 and stayed with them until 1996, with stints on loan at Deportes Concepción (1993) and Deportes Antofagasta (1994). [1] [2] In 1997, he joined Colombian side Deportes Tolima, but he didn't make any appearance. [3] [2]

At youth international level, he represented Chile at under-20 level in the 1991 South American Championship [4] and at under-23 level in the 1992 Pre-Olympic Tournament. [5]

At senior international level, he represented Chile in two friendlies in 1995. [6]

After football

Mac-Niven graduated as a journalist and got a degree in sport management at the European University of Madrid. [7]

He worked for the Football Federation of Chile as head of logistics of the Chile senior team from 2017 to 2021. [8] [9] [7]

Mac-Niven has also been in charge of football academies affiliated to Universidad Católica in Recoleta, Ñuñoa and Talcahuano, just like another former players such as René Valenzuela, Carlos Verdugo, Luciano Saavedra, Juan José Ribera, among others. [10]

Since March 2024, he performs as co-host of the program Fútbol y Parrilla (Football and Grill) on YouTube alongside the former footballer Fernando Vergara. [11] [12]

Honours

Universidad Católica

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References

  1. ↑ Retamal, Rodrigo (26 April 2017). "Ian Mac Niven: De la camada de ex promesas de la UC a la gerencia de selecciones" (in Spanish). La Tercera . Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  2. 1 2 (Pelotudos Chile) Ian Mac Niven, el gerente de la Roja que sintió no ser tan buen futbolista on Facebook (in Spanish). 25 April 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  3. ↑ "ESQUINA PIJAO". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 2 April 1997. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  4. ↑ "Nóminas de Chile para Campeonatos Sudamericanos Sub-20". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  5. ↑ "Nóminas de Chile para Torneos Preolímpicos Sudamericanos Sub-23". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  6. ↑ "Ian Mac-Niven". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  7. 1 2 Majluf, Sergio (19 May 2022). "Ian Mac-Niven Carlsson". educacioncontinuafecs.unab.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  8. ↑ "ANFP anunció a Ian Mac-Niven como nuevo gerente de la selección chilena". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 24 April 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  9. ↑ Silva Rojas, Carlos (17 February 2021). "Ian Mac Niven renuncia a su cargo como gerente de la selección chilena". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  10. ↑ "ESCUELAS DE FÚTBOL UC" (PDF). Cruzados: Memoria Anual 2016 (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: 41. 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  11. ↑ Ortega, Pablo (9 May 2024). "Lleva dos años sin dirigir y dio un giro: "Los técnicos con más trayectoria van quedando relegados"". AS Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  12. ↑ Fútbol y Parrilla - Capítulo 1 - Claudio Borghi, Esteban Paredes, Leonardo Monje on YouTube (in Spanish). 7 March 2024.
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