Nicolás Medina (Chilean footballer) explained
| Nicolás Medina |
| Full Name: | Nicolás Esteban Medina Ríos |
| Birth Date: | 28 March 1987 |
| Birth Place: | Santiago, Chile |
| Height: | 1.83 m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Montijo B (assistant) |
| Youthclubs1: | Universidad Chile |
| Years1: | 2006–2007 |
| Caps1: | 13 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2007–2011 |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2007–2008 |
| Clubs3: | → Eibar (loan) |
| Caps3: | 10 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2008–2009 |
| Clubs4: | → Huesca (loan) |
| Caps4: | 21 |
| Goals4: | 3 |
| Years5: | 2009–2010 |
| Clubs5: | → Castellón (loan) |
| Caps5: | 14 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Years6: | 2011 |
| Caps6: | 0 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2012–2013 |
| Caps7: | 19 |
| Goals7: | 9 |
| Years8: | 2013 |
| Caps8: | 11 |
| Goals8: | 1 |
| Years9: | 2013–2016 |
| Caps9: | 61 |
| Goals9: | 12 |
| Years10: | 2016–2017 |
| Caps10: | 2 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Years11: | 2017 |
| Caps11: | 7 |
| Goals11: | 0 |
| Years12: | 2017–2018 |
| Caps12: | 12 |
| Goals12: | 2 |
| Years13: | 2018 |
| Caps13: | 0 |
| Goals13: | 0 |
| Years14: | 2018 |
| Caps14: | 12 |
| Goals14: | 10 |
| Years15: | 2019–2020 |
| Caps15: | 20 |
| Goals15: | 8 |
| Years16: | 2020–2021 |
| Caps16: | 8 |
| Goals16: | 1 |
| Totalcaps: | 210 |
| Totalgoals: | 50 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2006–2007 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 18 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 9 |
| Manageryears1: | 2021– |
| Managerclubs1: | Montijo B (assistant) |
Nicolás Esteban Medina Ríos (born 28 March 1987) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Club career
Born in Santiago, Medina began his football career at Club Universidad de Chile, being promoted to the first team in 2006. Also during that year, he received an offer from Real Madrid, but did not accept it because he still wanted to develop his game before making the move to Europe.[1]
In the following summer, Medina signed with another club from Spain, CA Osasuna, in a four-year contract and a €400.000 fee. He was immediately loaned to Segunda División side SD Eibar,[2] where he was played very rarely (ten matches out of 42).
For the 2008–09 season, Medina was again loaned by the Navarrese to another team in that tier, SD Huesca.[3] He appeared slightly more than the previous campaign, contributing three goals to the Aragonese's survival.[4] [5] [6]
On 27 November 2009, Medina moved clubs again, still owned by Osasuna, joining CD Castellón in a season-long move.[7] He definitely cut ties with the former in the 2010 winter transfer window, signing with PFC Akademik Sofia from Bulgaria.[8]
Medina returned to his country in 2012, going on to represent Curicó Unido (two spells),[9] Deportes Naval,[10] San Marcos de Arica[11] and Rangers de Talca.[12] He scored eight goals from 34 appearances in his first season with San Marcos, helping to promotion to Primera División as champions.[13]
On 11 August 2017, aged 30, Medina returned to Spain after signing with amateurs Villarrubia CF.[14] After a fleeting spell in Sweden with Arameisk-Syrianska IF, he took his game to the Andorran Primera Divisió with FC Lusitanos,[15] FC Santa Coloma[16] and Inter Club d'Escaldes.[17] As a curiosity, in his last club he used "1+8" as squad number, just like Iván Zamorano at Inter Milan in 1998.[18]
On 7 October 2021, Medina announced his official retirement after 16 years of professional career as a football player.[19]
International career
Medina represented Chile at under-20 level, playing all the matches at the 2007 South American Youth Championship and netting five times as his team finished fourth and qualified for that year's FIFA U-20 World Cup.[20] He helped the nation to the third place in the finals held in Canada, scoring in the opening game against the hosts[21] and against the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[22]
Managerial career
In October 2021, Medina joined UD Montijo[23] as an assistant coach of the B-team.[24]
Honours
Club
San Marcos
2013–14[13]
Santa Coloma
2019
International
Chile U20
Notes and References
- http://www.emol.com/noticias/deportes/2011/08/20/497929/a-4-anos-del-mundial-sub-20-de-canada-sulantay-revela-ineditas-anecdotas.html A 4 años del Mundial Sub 20 de Canadá, Sulantay revela inéditas anécdotas (4 years after the Under 20 World Cup of Canada, Sulantay reveals unheard-of anecdotes)
- http://www.as.com/futbol/articulo/osasuna-cede-delantero-chileno-nico/dasftb/20091127dasdasftb_6/Tes Osasuna cede al delantero chileno Nico Medina al Castellón (Osasuna loan Chilean forward Nico Medina to Castellón)
- http://www.osasuna.es/dev/actualidad/ultimasnoticias/nico-medina-ha-sido-cedido-a-la-sd-huesca Nico Medina ha sido cedido a la SD Huesca (Nico Medina has been loaned to SD Huesca)
- http://archivo.marca.com/edicion/marca/futbol/2a_division/cronica/es/desarrollo/1174494.html Un Huesca muy superior se lleva los tres puntos del Rico Pérez (Highly-superior Huesca take three points from Rico Pérez)
- http://www.marca.com/2009/01/18/futbol/2adivision/1232306019.html Al líder se le escaparon dos puntos justo al final (Leader left two points at the very end)
- http://futbol.as.com/futbol/2009/01/31/mas_futbol/1233356434_850215.html El Huesca arranca un empate y Tabares se rompe la tibia y el peroné (Huesca scrape a draw and Tabares breaks tibia and fibula)
- http://www.cdcastellon.com/asp/web/actualidad.asp?CodNotaPrensa=7441 Nico Medina cuenta con el OK de la Liga de Fútbol Profesional y podría formar parte de la convocatoria ante el Real Murcia (Nico Medina gets OK from Professional Football League and could make final squad against Real Murcia)
- http://www.marca.com/2011/03/02/futbol/equipos/osasuna/1299071878.html Nico Medina rescinde su contrato con Osasuna para fichar por el Akademik de Sofía (Nico Medina terminates his contract with Osasuna to sign for Akademik of Sofia)
- http://mcu.cl/noticia/nicolas-medina-podria-dejar-la-institucion-albirroja/ Nicolás Medina podría dejar la institución albirroja (Nicolás Medina could leave white-and-red organization)
- http://www.anfp.cl/noticia/16266/nicolas-medina-reforzara-a-naval-de-talcahuano Nicolás Medina reforzará a Naval de Talcahuano (Nicolás Medina will bolster Naval de Talcahuano)
- http://www.soychile.cl/Arica/Deportes/2016/07/15/405865/Delantero-Nicolas-Medina-renuncio-a-San-Marcos-de-Arica.aspx Delantero Nicolás Medina renunció a San Marcos de Arica (Forward Nicolás Medina renounced San Marcos de Arica)
- http://www.diarioelcentro.cl/noticias/deportes/otro-delantero-se-suma-hoy-a-rangers Otro delantero se suma hoy a Rangers (Another forward added to Rangers today)
- http://www.prensafutbol.cl/7750-san-marcos-se-titulo-campeon-y-consigue-el-ascenso-primera/ San Marcos se tituló campeón y consigue el ascenso a Primera (San Marcos were crowned champions and win promotion to Primera)
- https://es.besoccer.com/noticia/medina-vuelve-a-espana-tras-firmar-con-el-villarrubia Medina vuelve a España tras firmar con el Villarrubia (Medina returns to Spain after signing with Villarrubia)
- https://www.latercera.com/el-deportivo/noticia/nicolas-medina-deja-club-andorra-sueldos-impagos/515920/ Nicolás Medina deja a su club en Andorra por sueldos impagos (Nicolás Medina leaves his club in Andorra due to unpaid wages)
- https://chile.as.com/chile/2020/09/08/futbol/1599598895_802012.html El nuevo desafío de Nicolás Medina en el fútbol europeo (Nicolás Medina's new challenge in European football)
- https://twitter.com/interescaldes/status/1302914668793597954 Benvingut Nico! (Welcome Nico!)
- https://www.cdf.cl/internacional/El-mitico-18-tiene-nuevo-dueno-20201127-0014.html El legendario "1+8" tiene nuevo dueño (The legendary "1+8" has an owner)
- Web site: Catalán . Bastián . Se retira el goleador de Canadá 2007: Nicolás Medina le dice adiós al fútbol . . 8 October 2021 . es . 7 October 2021.
- http://www.futbolchileno.com/noticias.pdf.554/chile-cumplio-y-ya-piensa-en-la-fase-final-del-sudamericano-sub-20.pdf Chile cumplió y ya piensa en la fase final del Sudamericano sub 20 (Chile got job done and already think about under 20 South American finals)
- https://www.emol.com/noticias/deportes/2007/07/01/261232/sub-20-chile-golea-en-su-debut-en-canada.html Sub 20: Chile golea en su debut en Canadá (Under 20: Chile rout on their debut in Canada)
- https://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/chile-3-0-congo-rd Chile 3–0 Congo RD
- Web site: Nico Medina nuevo manager de la Academia UDM - . U.D.Montijo . 16 July 2022 . es . 20 October 2021.
- Web site: Nico Medina - U.D. Montijo B :: Fútbol de Andalucía :: . www.lapreferente.com . 16 July 2022 . es.
- https://www.emol.com/noticias/deportes/2008/07/18/313579/sub-20-en-canada-a-un-ano-del-historico-tercer-lugar-en-el-mundial.html Sub 20 en Canadá: a un año del histórico tercer lugar en el Mundial (Under 20 in Canada: first anniversary of historic third place in the World Cup)
