Francisco Bozán | |
Fullname: | Francisco Andrés Bozán Santibáñez |
Birth Date: | 21 October 1986 |
Birth Place: | Santiago, Chile |
Height: | 1.73 m |
Position: | Midfielder |
Currentclub: | San Luis (manager) |
Youthclubs1: | Colo-Colo |
Youthclubs2: | Bournemouth |
Years1: | 2004 |
Years2: | 2005 |
Clubs2: | Unión San Felipe |
Years3: | 2006 |
Clubs3: | Municipal Ñuñoa |
Years4: | 2006 |
Manageryears1: | 2010 |
Managerclubs1: | Municipal Hijuelas |
Manageryears2: | 2011 |
Managerclubs2: | Deportes Santa Cruz |
Manageryears3: | 2014–2015 |
Managerclubs3: | Barnechea |
Manageryears4: | 2016–2019 |
Managerclubs4: | Universidad de Concepción |
Manageryears5: | 2020 |
Managerclubs5: | Deportes La Serena |
Manageryears6: | 2021 |
Managerclubs6: | San Luis |
Manageryears7: | 2022–2023 |
Managerclubs7: | San Luis |
Manageryears8: | 2024 |
Managerclubs8: | Curicó Unido |
Manageryears9: | 2024– |
Managerclubs9: | San Luis |
Francisco Andrés Bozán Santibáñez (born 21 October 1986), is a Chilean football coach and former player who played as a midfielder. He is currently in charge of San Luis de Quillota.
Bozán was born in Santiago, Chile. He graduated as coach at the INAF, where he got an average of 6.7, the best historical of that institution, which allowed him to go to specialize to Spain to get the UEFA Pro Licence in the year 2012 at the premises of the Spanish selection. It also has the title of a psychologist in the UNIACC.
In 2014, he became the youngest manager of the Chilean tournament to handle the A.C. Barnechea, of the Chilean Primera Division at 27 years.[1] He had previously been coach of Municipal Hijuelas of the Chilean Tercera B[2] and Deportes Santa Cruz, in the Chilean Tercera Division.[3]
On 1 November 2016, he became the new coach of Universidad de Concepción.[4] After finishing on the last place in the 2019 Chilean Primera División, Bozán was fired on 10 December 2019.[5] Three days later, he was hired as manager of Deportes La Serena.[6]
In June 2021, he joined San Luis de Quillota in the Primera B de Chile.[7]
In July 2024, Bozán returned to manage San Luis after a stint with Curicó Unido.[8]