Claudio Núñez
Claudio Patricio Núñez Caamaño (born October 16, 1975 in Valparaiso) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a striker. He is nicknamed "El Diablo", which means, "the Devil".
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Claudio Patricio Núñez Caamaño | ||
| Date of birth | 16 October 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Valparaíso, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Humberto Nelson | |||
| Santiago Wanderers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1996 | Santiago Wanderers | 39 | (11) |
| 1996–2001 | Tigres UANL | 82 | (35) |
| 1998 | → Universidad Católica (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2001 | Al-Shoalah | 13 | (2) |
| 2002 | Tigres UANL | 5 | (0) |
| 2002 | → Puebla (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| 2003 | Al-Shoalah | 5 | (13) |
| 2003 | Santiago Wanderers | 8 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | Tigres UANL | 7 | (5) |
| 2005 | Unión Española | 13 | (2) |
| 2006–2007 | Tigres Los Mochis | 16 | (3) |
| 2007–2008 | Everton | 2 | (0) |
| Total | 207 | (73) | |
| International career | |||
| 1996–2003 | Chile | 31 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He made his name playing for Tigres UANL, where he had his most success.
Career
As a child, Núñez was with Humberto Nelson in his city of birth, then he joined Santiago Wanderers youth system.[1] After playing during four seasons for the club, he moved to Monterrey, Mexico, to play with Tigres in 1996. Tigres had just been privatized after a crisis that ended with the team's relegation to Primera División A.[2] In 1998, he played on loan at Universidad Católica.[1]
His incredible number of goals in Tigres quickly made him a team hero. He was instrumental in returning Tigres to the First Division.[3]
He played 10 seasons with Tigres, 8 in First Division, in which he scored over 40 goals.[4]
He played many Clásico Regiomontano matches, against Tigres arch-rival Rayados de Monterrey. He became the maximum scorer in the history of Tigres for matches of this kind, with eight goals. His record was tied by Walter Gaitán in January 2007.[5]
An injury separated him from the fields, and Tigres consequently separated him from the team in 2001. In 2002, he moved to play with Puebla F.C., a team that has been relegated to Primera División A.[3]
He used to wear the number 16 on his back for every match he played.
In 2003, he returned to Santiago Wanderers, making 11 appearances.[6]
In 2005, he played his first Copa Libertadores de América with Tigres, where he scored some goals.
Nuñez has also played for Unión Española and Everton in Chile and Al-Shoalah in Saudi Arabia.[3]
For his country Nuñez played 31 matches scoring 4 goals between 1996 and 2003.[7]
A farewell Clásico Regiomontano match where Nuñez played with special guests from Tigres and Monterrey was scheduled for August 4, 2009 at the Estadio Universitario, Tigres' home stadium.[8]
Post-retirement
He has played fast football with Monterrey Flash.[3]
In 2017, he started a football academy, what ended. Next, he has worked for Azteca 7 as an analyst.[3]
Personal life
He lives in Monterrey with his wife.
At the beginning of his playing career, he was nicknamed Huracán Porteño (Hurricane from Valparaíso) due to his speed. Since he was a player of Tigres in Mexico, he is well-known as Diablo Núñez (The DEvil Núñez).[2]
Honours
Santiago Wanderers
Everton
References
- ^ a b "Claudio NÚÑEZ". Memoria Wanderers (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Claudio Núñez llegó a México para adoptar el apodo del 'Diablo', para marcar su vida". ESPN.cl (in Spanish). ESPN. 12 April 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Martínez, Alex (16 January 2019). "¿Qué fue de Claudio Núñez?, goleador en Clásicos Regios" (in Spanish). AS México. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "Ficha Estadistica de CLAUDIO NUÑEZ". www.bdfa.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "Claudio Núñez, ¿por qué le dicen el Diablo?". Mediotiempo (in Spanish). 6 September 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "Wanderers 2003 - Campeonato de Clausura". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "Claudio Núñez". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "Tigres 4-2 Monterrey... Dice adiós el "Diablo" Núñez" [Tigres 4-2 Monterrey ... Say goodbye to "Diablo" Núñez]. MedioTiempo (in Spanish). August 4, 2009. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
External links
- Claudio Núñez at Soccerway
- Claudio Núñez at National-Football-Teams.com
- Claudio Núñez at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Claudio Níñez at MemoriaWanderers (in Spanish)