Personal information | |||
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Full name | Cristian Andrés Olivares Cifuentes | ||
Date of birth | 19 September 1980 | ||
Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
1993–1998 | Cobresal | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1999–2004 | Universidad de Concepción | ||
2004 | → Fernández Vial (loan) | (6) | |
2005 | Palestino | 5 | (0) |
2006 | Ñublense | ||
2007 | Rangers | 33 | (1) |
2008 | Unión San Felipe | 21 | (1) |
2008 | Villa Española | 7 | (1) |
2009 | Deportes Melipilla | 31 | (2) |
2010 | Coquimbo Unido | 20 | (1) |
2011 | Rangers | 30 | (2) |
2012 | Coquimbo Unido | 5 | (1) |
2013 | San Antonio Unido | 20 | (3) |
Managerial career | |||
2013 | Universidad de Chile (youth) | ||
2015–2016 | Rangers (youth) | ||
2016–2017 | Naval (assistant) | ||
2017– | Universidad de Concepción (youth) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Cristian Andrés Olivares Cifuentes (born 19 September 1980) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a defender.
As a youth player, Olivares was with a Cobresal Academy based in Maipú from 1993 to 1998. He made his professional debut playing for Universidad de Concepción, staying at the club until 2004, with a stint on loan at Fernández Vial in the last year. [1]
In Chile, he also played for Palestino, Ñublense, Rangers, Unión San Felipe, Deportes Melipilla, Coquimbo Unido and San Antonio Unido, [2] what was his last club in the Segunda División Profesional, becoming the team captain. [3]
Although he didn't win any league titles, he got promotion to the Chilean Primera División four times along with Universidad de Concepción in 2002, [4] Ñublense in 2006 [5] and Rangers in both 2007 and 2011. [6] In addition, along with Universidad de Concepción he qualified to the 2004 Copa Libertadores. [7]
Abroad, he had a stint with Villa Española in the Uruguayan Primera División on second half 2008. [8]
Following his retirement as a football player, he worked as coach for the Universidad de Chile youth ranks on second half 2013. [9] After he graduated as a football manager at the INAF [ es] (National Football Institute), [10] he has worked as coach of the youth ranks of both Rangers and Universidad de Concepción as well as assistant coach in Naval. [1]
He also led the Universidad Católica Academy based in Chiguayante and has worked for other institutions such as Club de Campo Bellavista and Federico Santa María Technical University. [1]
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Cristian Andrés Olivares Cifuentes | ||
Date of birth | 19 September 1980 | ||
Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
1993–1998 | Cobresal | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1999–2004 | Universidad de Concepción | ||
2004 | → Fernández Vial (loan) | (6) | |
2005 | Palestino | 5 | (0) |
2006 | Ñublense | ||
2007 | Rangers | 33 | (1) |
2008 | Unión San Felipe | 21 | (1) |
2008 | Villa Española | 7 | (1) |
2009 | Deportes Melipilla | 31 | (2) |
2010 | Coquimbo Unido | 20 | (1) |
2011 | Rangers | 30 | (2) |
2012 | Coquimbo Unido | 5 | (1) |
2013 | San Antonio Unido | 20 | (3) |
Managerial career | |||
2013 | Universidad de Chile (youth) | ||
2015–2016 | Rangers (youth) | ||
2016–2017 | Naval (assistant) | ||
2017– | Universidad de Concepción (youth) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Cristian Andrés Olivares Cifuentes (born 19 September 1980) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a defender.
As a youth player, Olivares was with a Cobresal Academy based in Maipú from 1993 to 1998. He made his professional debut playing for Universidad de Concepción, staying at the club until 2004, with a stint on loan at Fernández Vial in the last year. [1]
In Chile, he also played for Palestino, Ñublense, Rangers, Unión San Felipe, Deportes Melipilla, Coquimbo Unido and San Antonio Unido, [2] what was his last club in the Segunda División Profesional, becoming the team captain. [3]
Although he didn't win any league titles, he got promotion to the Chilean Primera División four times along with Universidad de Concepción in 2002, [4] Ñublense in 2006 [5] and Rangers in both 2007 and 2011. [6] In addition, along with Universidad de Concepción he qualified to the 2004 Copa Libertadores. [7]
Abroad, he had a stint with Villa Española in the Uruguayan Primera División on second half 2008. [8]
Following his retirement as a football player, he worked as coach for the Universidad de Chile youth ranks on second half 2013. [9] After he graduated as a football manager at the INAF [ es] (National Football Institute), [10] he has worked as coach of the youth ranks of both Rangers and Universidad de Concepción as well as assistant coach in Naval. [1]
He also led the Universidad Católica Academy based in Chiguayante and has worked for other institutions such as Club de Campo Bellavista and Federico Santa María Technical University. [1]