Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ian Patricio Mac-Niven Carlsson | ||
Date of birth | 25 October 1971 | ||
Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Universidad Católica | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (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.
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]
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]
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