Esteban González (Chilean footballer)
Chilean footballer and manager (born 1982)
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Esteban Eduardo González Herrera (born 22 May 1982) is a Chilean football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the current manager of Liga MX club Querétaro.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Esteban Eduardo González Herrera | ||
| Date of birth | May 22, 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Right midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Querétaro (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2003 | Deportes Concepción | 51 | (1) |
| 2004 | Cobreloa | 20 | (1) |
| 2005 | Deportes Concepción | 33 | (2) |
| 2006 | Palestino | 21 | (0) |
| 2007 | Deportes Puerto Montt | 27 | (11) |
| 2008 | Rangers | 34 | (3) |
| 2009 | Ñublense | 31 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Unión Española | 48 | (1) |
| 2012 | Universidad de Concepción | 23 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Deportes Antofagasta | 44 | (4) |
| 2014–2015 | Huachipato | 23 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | O'Higgins | 8 | (0) |
| 2017 | Deportes Concepción | 9 | (1) |
| Total | 372 | (26) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2018–2020 | Deportes Concepción | ||
| 2021–2022 | Deportes Concepción (assistant) | ||
| 2022–2024 | Coquimbo Unido (assistant) | ||
| 2024 | Coquimbo Unido (caretaker) | ||
| 2025 | Coquimbo Unido | ||
| 2026– | Querétaro | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Chino González began his playing career with Deportes Concepción in 2001. He has also played for Cobreloa, Deportes Concepción, Palestino, Deportes Puerto Montt, Rangers and Ñublense.
In 2004, he was part of the Cobreloa squad that won the Chilean league championship.
He joined Unión Española in January 2010.[1]
O'Higgins
On 18 June 2015, he joined O'Higgins for the 2014–15 season.[2]
Managerial career
In 2018, González became the manager of Deportes Concepción in the Tercera B, the fifth level of the Chilean football league system. He got promotion on two consecutive occasions in both 2018 and 2019 seasons, leaving the team in November 2020 when it was in the Segunda División Profesional.[3] From 2021 to 2022 he worked as the assistant coach of Óscar del Solar for the same team.[4]
In August 2022, González joined the Coquimbo Unido technical staff as the assistant coach of Fernando Díaz.[5] In April 2024, he led the team in both the national championship and the Copa Sudamericana after Díaz contracted pneumonia.[6][7]
In 2025, González was confirmed as the head coach of Coquimbo Unido and won the 2025 league title, the first one for the club.[8]
After the last match with Coquimbo Unido, González was appointed as manager of Liga MX club Querétaro.[9]
Managerial statistics
- As of 27 September 2026
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Coquimbo Unido |  |
January 2025 | December 2025 | 40 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 66 | 29 | +37 | 67.50 |
| Querétaro FC |  |
January 2026 | Present | 29 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 31 | 35 | −4 | 31.03 |
| Total | 69 | 36 | 20 | 13 | 97 | 64 | +33 | 52.17 | |||
Personal life
He is nicknamed Chino (Chinese) due to his resemblance with the asian people.[10]
