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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Saavedra and the second or maternal family name is Iturriaga.
Cristian Saavedra
Saavedra in 2006.
Personal information
Full name Cristian Andrés Saavedra Iturriaga
Date of birth (1961-06-14) 14 June 1961 (age 63)
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Colo-Colo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980–1987 Colo-Colo 133 (37)
1988 Unión Española 3 (0)
1988–1989 Santos Laguna
1989 Deportes La Serena 6 (0)
1990 Meline
1990 Cobresal 9 (3)
1991 Jorge Wilstermann 14 (6)
Managerial career
1993 Palestino (assistant)
2006–2008 Colo-Colo (assistant)
2008 Independiente (assistant)
2012–2013 Audax Italiano (youth)
2013 Lautaro de Buin
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Cristian Andrés Saavedra Iturriaga (born 14 June 1961) is a Chilean football manager and former footballer who played as a forward for clubs in Chile, Mexico and Bolivia.[1]

Playing career

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A historical player of Colo-Colo, he made his debut in 1980 thanks to the coach Pedro Morales, making after up a pair with Carlos Caszely. He stayed with club until 1987, winning the league titles in 1981, 1983 and 1986 as well as the Copa Polla Gol in 1981, 1982 and 1985.[2]

In his homeland, he also played for Unión Española (1988),[3] Deportes La Serena (1989)[4] and Cobresal (1990)[5] in the top division.

Abroad, he played for Santos Laguna (1988–89) in its first season in the Mexican Primera División,[6] Meline (1990) in Belgium[2] and Jorge Wilstermann (1991) in Bolivia, his last club, where he made fourteen appearances and scored 6 goals.[7]

Managerial career

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As a football coach, he is more known for having worked as assistant of Claudio Borghi in both Colo-Colo[8] and Independiente.[9]

He also worked as coach of the Audax Italiano youth ranks[10] and Lautaro de Buin.[11]

In addition, he served as sport manager of Deportes Pintana in 2014–15.[12]

Personal life

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As a young player of Colo-Colo, he was nicknamed Lolo Gol (The Goal Teenager).[8]

Honours

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As player

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Colo-Colo

References

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  1. ^ "Cristian Saavedra :: Cristian Saavedra ::". www.ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Cristian Saavedra, el Lolo Gol". Pepelotas (in Spanish). 13 November 2008. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Union Española 1988 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  4. ^ "La Serena 1989 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  5. ^ "1989-1992 – El ocaso de un grande – Club Deportes Cobresal" (in Spanish). Cobresal. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  6. ^ Güemes Priego, Francisco (4 September 2019). "EL DEBUT DE SANTOS LAGUNA EN PRIMERA DIVISIÓN". Fútbol sin compromisos (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  7. ^ CRISTIAN SAAVEDRA Wilstermann Cuestión de Orgullo on Facebook (in Spanish)
  8. ^ a b Aguilar, Felipe (21 April 2022). "Histórico de Colo Colo, Cristián Saavedra, advierte de cara al clásico: "El chico Valenzuela no va dormir hasta el domingo"". Bolavip Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  9. ^ Toledo, Raúl Tiki (20 October 2022). "Ex ayudante de Claudio Borghi le recomienda a Gustavo Quinteros no salir de Colo Colo a Independiente: "Acá te pagan y siempre peleas el título"". Bolavip Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  10. ^ @audaxitalianocl (16 October 2012). "Fútbol Joven // Cristian Saavedra, DT Sub 19" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 December 2022 – via Twitter.
  11. ^ "Parejas rotas: Beccacece quiere salir de la sombra de Sampaoli". Publimetro Chile (in Spanish). Publimetro. 21 November 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  12. ^ Jara, Matías (5 May 2015). "Deportes La Pintana: Dinero municipal financió club de fútbol de sociedad anónima". CIPER Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 December 2022.
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