Manuel Baeza
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Manuel Hernán Baeza Cornejo | ||
| Date of birth | 9 October 1956 | ||
| Place of birth | Providencia, Santiago, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Los Cóndores | |||
| Magallanes | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975–1978 | Magallanes | ||
| 1979–1980 | Huachipato | ||
| 1981–1982 | Santiago Morning | ||
| 1983 | Regional Atacama | 24 | (12) |
| 1984 | Unión San Felipe | 21 | (6) |
| 1985–1986 | Deportes Antofagasta | ||
| 1987 | Provincial Osorno | ||
| 1987 | O'Higgins | ||
| 1988 | Santiago Wanderers | ||
| 1989 | Deportes Linares | ||
| 1989–1990 | Acajutla | ||
| 1990 | Magallanes | ||
| 1990–1991 | Deportes Arica | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Manuel Hernán Baeza Cornejo (born 9 October 1956) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a forward for clubs in Chile and El Salvador.
Career
[edit]Born in Santiago, Chile, as a youth player, Baeza was with club Los Cóndores from Lo Prado and Magallanes.[1] As a professional player, he played for clubs such as Magallanes,[2] Santiago Morning,[3] Regional Atacama,[4] Unión San Felipe,[5] O'Higgins,[6] among others.[7]
As a player in the Segunda División, he got promotion to the top division with both Santiago Morning by becoming the runner-up in the 1982 season,[1] and O'Higgins by winning the promotion playoffs in the 1987 season.[6] He also became the top goalscorer in the 1987 season playing for Deportes Antofagasta, with 18 goals.[1]
He moved to El Salvador in 1989, where he played for Acajutla.[8]
His last club was Deportes Arica in 1991.[9]
Personal life
[edit]He was nicknamed Camión (Truck), due to his physical build.[1]
Following his retirement, he continued playing football at amateur level in clubs such as Unión Lo Franco.[10]
Honours
[edit]- Segunda División de Chile Top Goalscorer: 1985[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Manuel BAEZA". Memoria Wanderers (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ "Magallanes 1975 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ "Santiago Morning 1982 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ "Atacama 1983 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ "San Felipe 1984 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Historia - POR FIN EL RETORNO A PRIMERA". O'Higgins FC - El orgullo de la Región (in Spanish). O'Higgins F.C. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ "Hernán Baeza :: Hernán Manuel Baeza Cornejo ::". www.ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ @FutbolRetroESA (22 July 2020). "Acajutla" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 November 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ "GRAL. VELÁSQUEZ, UN VIEJO CONOCIDO". ARICADICTOS (in Spanish). 24 June 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ "C. APERTURA SEGUNDA FASE (SERIE "C")". www.mirafutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 November 2022.
External links
[edit]- Manuel Baeza at PlaymakerStats.com
- Manuel Baeza at MemoriaWanderers.cl (in Spanish)
- 1956 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Santiago, Chile
- Chilean men's footballers
- Chilean expatriate men's footballers
- Deportes Magallanes footballers
- Huachipato FC footballers
- Santiago Morning footballers
- C.D. Regional Atacama footballers
- Unión San Felipe footballers
- C.D. Antofagasta footballers
- Provincial Osorno footballers
- O'Higgins F.C. footballers
- Santiago Wanderers footballers
- Deportes Linares footballers
- San Marcos de Arica footballers
- Primera B de Chile players
- Chilean Primera División players
- Salvadoran Primera División players
- Chilean expatriate sportspeople in El Salvador
- Expatriate men's footballers in El Salvador
- Men's association football forwards