Esteban González (Chilean footballer) explained

Esteban González
Fullname:Esteban Eduardo González Herrera
Birth Date:May 22, 1982
Birth Place:Santiago, Chile
Currentclub:Coquimbo Unido (assistant)
Years1:2001–2003
Caps1:51
Goals1:1
Years2:2004
Caps2:20
Goals2:1
Years3:2005
Caps3:33
Goals3:2
Years4:2006
Caps4:21
Goals4:0
Years5:2007
Caps5:27
Goals5:11
Years6:2008
Caps6:34
Goals6:3
Years7:2009
Caps7:31
Goals7:1
Years8:2010–2011
Caps8:48
Goals8:1
Years9:2012
Caps9:23
Goals9:0
Years10:2013–2014
Caps10:44
Goals10:4
Years11:2014–2015
Caps11:23
Goals11:1
Years12:2015–2016
Caps12:8
Goals12:0
Years13:2017
Caps13:9
Goals13:1
Totalcaps:372
Totalgoals:26
Manageryears1:2018–2020
Manageryears2:2021–2022
Managerclubs2:Deportes Concepción (assistant)
Manageryears3:2022–
Managerclubs3:Coquimbo Unido (assistant)
Manageryears4:2024
Managerclubs4:Coquimbo Unido (caretaker)

Esteban Eduardo González Herrera (born 22 May 1982) is a Chilean football manager and former footballer who played as a midfielder. He is the current assistant coach of Fernando Díaz in Coquimbo Unido.

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 joining in 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 and 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, he 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]

Personal life

He is nicknamed Chino (Chinese) due to his resemblance with the asian people.[8]

Honours

Club

Cobreloa

2004 Clausura

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.terra.cl/deportes/index.cfm?accion=futbolnacional&id_reg=1324290 Unión Española presenta los que podrían ser sus últimos dos refuerzos
  2. Web site: Comunicado de O'Higgins sobre incorporación de nuevo jugador | O'Higgins FC . 2015-06-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150619091405/http://www.ohigginsfc.cl/2015/06/19/comunicado-de-o%E2%80%99higgins-sobre-incorporacion-de-nuevo-jugador/ . 2015-06-19 . dead .
  3. Web site: Deportes Concepción comunicó la salida de su entrenador Esteban González . alairelibre.cl . . 30 June 2022 . es . 2 November 2020.
  4. Web site: Esteban González no va más en Deportes Concepción . Diario Concepción . 30 June 2022 . es . 30 June 2022.
  5. Web site: Marín Roldán . Pedro . Coquimbo Unido confirmó la llegada de su nuevo entrenador . . 8 August 2022 . es . 2 August 2022.
  6. Web site: Valderrama . Laurencio . Esteban González y el desafío de Coquimbo: “Estamos esperanzados en lo que podamos hacer ante Racing” . Radio Sport . 2 May 2024 . es . 23 April 2024.
  7. News: Preocupación por nuevo reporte del estado de salud de Fernando Díaz: ¿Será operado? . 2 May 2024 . El Observatodo.cl . 1 May 2024 . es.
  8. Web site: El "Conce" oficializó al sucesor del "Chino" González . . 30 June 2022 . es . 3 November 2020.