Cristián Gómez
Chilean footballer (born 1978)
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Cristián Alejandro Gómez Chandía (born 4 January 1978) is a Chilean footballer who played in the Primera División of Chile, Canadian Soccer League, Segunda División de Chile and the Primera B de Chile.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cristián Alejandro Gómez Chandía | ||
| Date of birth | January 4, 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Coquimbo, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | República Independiente (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Coquimbo Unido | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2001 | Coquimbo Unido | 43 | (6) |
| 2002 | Cobreloa | 30 | (2) |
| 2003 | Colo-Colo | 10 | (0) |
| 2004 | Universidad de Concepción | 19 | (2) |
| 2005 | Cobreloa | 27 | (0) |
| 2006 | Everton | 29 | (0) |
| 2007 | Ñublense | 31 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Rangers | 63 | (3) |
| 2010 | Curicó Unido | 29 | (1) |
| 2011 | Brantford Galaxy | 7 | (1) |
| 2012 | Provincial Osorno | 10 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Curicó Unido | 20 | (0) |
| 2013–2017 | Lota Schwager | 52 | (1) |
| Total | 370 | (16) | |
| International career | |||
| 2001 | Chile | 1 | (0) |
| 2001 | Chile B | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2019–2021 | Lota Schwager | ||
| 2022– | República Independiente | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
Gómez played for several teams during his career, starting with local Coquimbo Unido. During his time in the Primera División of Chile he would play with C.D. Cobreloa, Colo-Colo, C.D. Universidad de Concepción, Everton de Viña del Mar, Ñublense, Rangers de Talca.[1] In 2010, he played with Curicó Unido of the Primera B de Chile.[2] The following year he went abroad to Canada to play with Brantford Galaxy of the Canadian Soccer League.[3] At the conclusion the CSL season he returned to Chile to play with Provincial Osorno of the Segunda División de Chile. He would conclude his professional career with Curicó Unido, and Lota Schwager in the Primera B.
He gained one cap for Chile, on 14 November 2001, playing 65 minutes against Ecuador for the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[4] In addition, he made an appearance for Chile B in the friendly match against Catalonia on 28 December 2001.[5]