Nicolás Córdova
Nicolas Andrés Córdova San Cristóbal (Spanish pronunciation: [nikoˈlas ˈkoɾðoβa], born 9 February 1979) is a Chilean football manager and former footballer. He was recently the interim manager of Chile.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicolas Andrés Córdova San Cristóbal | ||
| Date of birth | 9 February 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Talca, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chile Olympic (interim coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Colo-Colo | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2000 | Colo-Colo | 54 | (3) |
| 2001 | Unión Española | 14 | (1) |
| 2001 | Perugia | 12 | (1) |
| 2002 | Crotone | 15 | (1) |
| 2002–2004 | Bari | 65 | (17) |
| 2004 | Livorno | 5 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Ascoli | 12 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Messina | 59 | (12) |
| 2008–2009 | Grosseto | 32 | (7) |
| 2009 | Parma | 0 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Brescia | 61 | (6) |
| International career | |||
| 1998–1999 | Chile U20 | ||
| 2003–2011 | Chile | 5 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2014–2015 | Chile U20 (assistant) | ||
| 2015 | Chile U20 | ||
| 2016–2017 | Palestino | ||
| 2017–2018 | Santiago Wanderers | ||
| 2018–2019 | Universitario | ||
| 2020–2022 | Qatar U23 | ||
| 2022 | Al-Rayyan (interim) | ||
| 2022–2023 | Al-Rayyan | ||
| 2023 | Chile (interim) | ||
| 2023– | Chile Olympic (interim) | ||
| 2023– | Chile U20 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career edit
Córdova began his career in Colo-Colo of Chile in the top flight. He played from 1997 until 2001 playing 54 matches and scoring three goals.
In the 2004–05 season, he played Livorno. In September 2008, he was signed for Grosseto.[1]
At international level, he represented Chile U20 in the 1999 South American Championship,[2] and to the Chile senior team five times.[3] He also won the L'Alcúdia Tournament in 1998, alongside players such as Claudio Maldonado and Luis Mena.[4]
International goals edit
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 10 August 2011 | Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier, France | France | 1–1 | 1–1 | International friendly |
Coaching career edit
Córdova began his professional managerial career with the Chile U20 in 2015, winning the L'Alcúdia Tournament.[5]
On 13 February 2022, he was appointed interim coach of Al-Rayyan in Qatar.[6] In June 2022, he was confirmed as the manager of Al-Rayyan.[7]
Statistics edit
- As of 2 February 2024[8]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Palestino | 1 January 2016 | 12 March 2017 | 49 | 19 | 13 | 17 | 38.78 | |
| Santiago Wanderers | 1 July 2017 | 19 March 2018 | 36 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 25.00 | |
| Universitario | 15 June 2018 | 27 May 2019 | 37 | 16 | 7 | 14 | 43.24 | |
| Al-Rayyan | 13 February 2022 | 22 May 2023 | 43 | 13 | 10 | 20 | 30.23 | |
| Chile (interim) | 17 November 2023 | 22 November 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | |
| Chile Olympic (interim) | 11 December 2023 | present | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 60.00 | |
| Total | 171 | 60 | 45 | 66 | 35.09 | |||
Honours edit
Player edit
- Colo-Colo
- Chile U20
Manager edit
- Chile U20
- Santiago Wanderers
- Copa Chile (1): 2017
References edit
- ^ Nicolás Córdova at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
- ^ "Nóminas de Chile para Campeonatos Sudamericanos Sub-20". PartidosdelaRoja.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ "Nicolás Córdova". PartidosdelaRoja.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ Roggero, José (19 August 2015). "¡La Roja sub 20 es campeona en L'Alcúdia!". El Mostrador (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ Roggero, José (19 August 2015). "¡La Roja sub 20 es campeona en L'Alcúdia!". El Mostrador (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ @AlrayyanSC (13 February 2022). "الاستعانة بمدرب منتخبنا الأولمبي التشيلي نيكولاس كوردوفا لتدريب الريان بديلًا للفرنسي لوران بلان" (Tweet) (in Arabic) – via Twitter.
- ^ Orrego Bocchieri, Héctor (20 June 2022). "Nicolás Córdova continuará siendo el director técnico del Al-Rayyan en Qatar para la próxima temporada". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ Al-Rayyan SC - Matches
External links edit
- Official website (in Spanish)
- Nicolás Córdova coach profile at Soccerway