Ángel Carreño
Chilean footballer (born 1980)
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Ángel Rodrigo Carreño Ballesteros (born 29 October 1980) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a central midfielder.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ángel Rodrigo Carreño Ballesteros | ||
| Date of birth | 29 October 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Unión Compañías (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–1993 | Colo-Colo | ||
| 1994–1998 | Palestino | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2004 | Palestino | 87 | (4) |
| 2003 | → Deportes Puerto Montt (loan) | 33 | (4) |
| 2004–2005 | Colo-Colo | 37 | (2) |
| 2005 | Örebro | 27 | (7) |
| 2006 | Palestino | 19 | (1) |
| 2007–2010 | Deportes La Serena | 105 | (10) |
| 2009 | → Ñublense (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Universidad Católica (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2011–2014 | Unión La Calera | 88 | (5) |
| 2014–2015 | Deportes La Serena | 27 | (2) |
| 2023 | Unión Bellavista | – | (–) |
| Total | 445 | (35) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2026– | Unión Compañías | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Carreño was with Colo-Colo from the age of 10 to 13 before joining the Palestino youth ranks.[2]
In 2023, he returned to play in an official championship by signing with Unión Bellavista from Coquimbo, Chile, for the 2023 Copa Chile,[3] alongside former professional players such as Gustavo Fuentealba, Eladio Herrera, Mario Aravena, Renato Tarifeño, Gary Tello, among others.[4]
Personal life
He is the father of Luckas Carreño, a professional footballer who is a product of Deportes La Serena youth system. As a curiosity, Luckas scored by first time against the same opponent in the same goal than himself.[5]
He is a renowned fan of metal music.[6]