Juan Carreño (Chilean footballer)
Chilean footballer (born 1968)
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Juan Enrique Carreño López (born September 16, 1968) is a Chilean former football player and manager. A forward, he was nicknamed Candonga.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Enrique Carreño López | ||
| Date of birth | November 16, 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | San Fernando, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Colo-Colo | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1989 | Colo-Colo | 3 | (0) |
| 1987 | → Unión San Felipe (loan) | ||
| 1987 | → Deportes Linares (loan) | ||
| 1988 | → Colchagua (loan) | ||
| 1989 | → Ñublense (loan) | ||
| 1990 | Naval | ||
| 1991 | Cobresal | ||
| 1991 | Coquimbo Unido | ||
| 1992–1993 | Everton | ||
| 1994 | Unión Española | 8 | (5) |
| 1994 | UNAM | ||
| 1995 | Cobreloa | 1 | (1) |
| 1996–1997 | Deportes Concepción | 24 | (9) |
| 1998 | Huachipato | ||
| 1999 | Deportes Iquique | ||
| 1999 | Everton | ||
| 2000 | Santiago Morning | ||
| 2003 | Deportes Concepción | ||
| International career | |||
| 1987 | Chile U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 1993–1998 | Chile | 10 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2009–2011 | Colchagua | ||
| 2013 | General Velásquez | ||
| 2015 | General Velásquez | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
A product of Colo-Colo youth system,[1] Carreño played mostly of his career in Chilean clubs, but in 1994 he had short spell in Mexican team Pumas de la UNAM.[2] He was known for his hard temper, which was noted in a match between Huachipato and Provincial Osorno in September 1998, where he punched the rival goalkeeper Hernán Caputto.[3]
International career
Carreño was part of the Chile national under-20 football team that finished fourth in the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship, played in Chile.[4]
For the adult team, Carreño made 10 appearances between 1993 and 1998.[5] Carreño scored a goal against Bolivia in the 1998 World Cup qualifiers that qualified Chile for the 1998 World Cup.[6] However, he was not selected for the final squad that went to France.
Coaching career
From 2009 to 2011, Carreño was the head coach of Colchagua in the Chilean Tercera A.[7] In 2012 he assumed as the coach of General Velásquez and returned to the club in 2015, when he had to leave the charge because of health issues.[8]
In January 2025, Carreño assumed as head of the sports corporation of San Vicente de Tagua Tagua city council.[9]
Personal life
Carreño is well-known by his nickname Candonga, due to his liking for parties and nocturnal life.[10]