Cristián Montecinos

Cristian Antonio Montecinos González (born 29 December 1970) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a striker for several teams in Chile, Colombia, Mexico, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar. He also played for the Chile national team.

Cristián Montecinos
Personal information
Full name Cristián Antonio Montecinos González
Date of birth (1970-12-29) 29 December 1970
Place of birth Talca, Chile
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1984–1988 Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1990 Rangers 50 (21)
1991–1993 Unión Española 41 (16)
1994 Deportes Temuco 25 (12)
1994–1995 Junior 46 (26)
1996 Deportes Tolima 9 (1)
1996–1997 Santos Laguna 37 (5)
1998 Deportes Concepción 6 (5)
1998 Cruz Azul 14 (2)
1999 Colo-Colo 28 (10)
2000 Necaxa 12 (4)
2000 Puebla 12 (3)
2001 Deportes Concepción 11 (9)
2001–2002 Al Wasl 18 (14)
2002 Dubai CSC 21 (19)
2003 Al-Ittihad 4 (5)
2003–2004 Al Wahda 0 (0)
2005–2007 Deportes Concepción 47 (20)
2006 → Unión Española (loan) 20 (1)
2009 San Marcos 2 (0)
Total 403 (173)
International career
1999–2001 Chile 9 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Montecinos began his professional career in 1988. During his playing career he played for teams like Rangers, Unión Española, Deportes Temuco, Atlético Junior, Santos Laguna, Deportes Concepción, Cruz Azul, Colo-Colo, Necaxa, Puebla, Al Wasl, among others.

Montecinos was member of Chile's 23-man squad at 2001 Copa América, whilst the team was coached by Nelson Acosta.

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