Luis Hicks
Chilean footballer (born 1978)
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Luis Eduardo Hicks Castillo (born November 27, 1978) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luis Eduardo Hicks Castillo | ||
| Date of birth | November 27, 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Puerto Natales, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2000 | Provincial Osorno | 25 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Rangers de Talca | 22 | (0) |
| 2002–2004 | Unión Española | 15 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | PSMS Medan | 42 | (5) |
| 2006–2007 | Medan Jaya | 24 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | Persikabo Bogor | 22 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Sengkang Punggol | (1) | |
| 2009–2010 | Woodlands Wellington | ||
| 2010–2012 | Medan Chiefs | 18 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
Hicks first played for Provincial Osorno, before moving to Rangers de Talca, and Unión Española, all three clubs being in his homeland.[1]
His next destination was to be Indonesia, where he played for another three clubs, PSMS Medan, Medan Jaya and Persikabo Bogor[2] until 2008 when he moved to Singapore to play for Sengkang Punggol and Woodlands Wellington FC. As a member of PSMS Medan, he won the 2005 Piala Emas Bang Yos (Gold Cup Bang Yos) alongside his compatriots Mario Quiñones, Christian González and Alejandro Tobar.[3]
His last club was Medan Chiefs in Liga Premier Indonesia.[citation needed] It is a club that owned by Sihar Sitorus, a businessman tha own Pro Titan FC in Medan, Indonesia.[4]
Coaching career
Following his retirement at the age of 33 in 2011, Hicks began studying to become a football coach.[5] He has developed a career as coach at youth academies.[1]
He later coached the football team in ACS Jakarta school, where he coaches youth prodigies like Dylan Wong Hoi Mun, Ruan Jicheng and Axel Alberto Hinsatua Nababan. He coached the team during the JSSL Singapore Professional Academy 7s 2024 tournament in the u16 division, where they lost in the quarter finals.[1]
Personal life
Hicks made his home in Jakarta.