Manuel Baeza
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Manuel Hernán Baeza Cornejo | ||
| Date of birth | 9 October 1956 | ||
| Place of birth | Providencia, Santiago, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Los Cóndores | |||
| Magallanes | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975–1978 | Magallanes | ||
| 1979–1980 | Huachipato | ||
| 1981–1982 | Santiago Morning | ||
| 1983 | Regional Atacama | 24 | (12) |
| 1984 | Unión San Felipe | 21 | (6) |
| 1985–1986 | Deportes Antofagasta | ||
| 1987 | Provincial Osorno | ||
| 1987 | O'Higgins | ||
| 1988 | Santiago Wanderers | ||
| 1989 | Deportes Linares | ||
| 1989–1990 | Acajutla | ||
| 1990 | Magallanes | ||
| 1990–1991 | Deportes Arica | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Manuel Hernán Baeza Cornejo (born 9 October 1956) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a forward for clubs in Chile and El Salvador.
Born in Santiago, Chile, as a youth player, Baeza was with club Los Cóndores from Lo Prado and Magallanes.[1] As a professional player, he played for clubs such as Magallanes,[2] Santiago Morning,[3] Regional Atacama,[4] Unión San Felipe,[5] O'Higgins,[6] among others.[7]
As a player in the Segunda División, he got promotion to the top division with both Santiago Morning by becoming the runner-up in the 1982 season,[1] and O'Higgins by winning the promotion playoffs in the 1987 season.[6] He also became the top goalscorer in the 1987 season playing for Deportes Antofagasta, with 18 goals.[1]
He moved to El Salvador in 1989, where he played for Acajutla.[8]
His last club was Deportes Arica in 1991.[9]