Nicolás Córdova

Nicolás Córdova
Personal information
Full name Nicolas Andrés Córdova San Cristóbal
Date of birth (1979-02-09) 9 February 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Talca, Chile
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Chile U20 (head 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 U20
2023 Chile (interim)
2024 Chile Olympic (interim)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nicolas Andrés Córdova San Cristóbal (Spanish pronunciation: [nikoˈlas ˈkoɾðoβa], born 9 February 1979) is a Chilean football manager and former footballer. He is the current manager of the Chile national under-20 team.

Playing career

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

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

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

As of 15 January 2025[8]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record
P W D L Win %
Palestino Chile 1 January 2016 12 March 2017 49 19 13 17 038.78
Santiago Wanderers 1 July 2017 19 March 2018 36 9 15 12 025.00
Universitario Peru 15 June 2018 27 May 2019 37 16 7 14 043.24
Al-Rayyan Qatar 13 February 2022 22 May 2023 43 13 10 20 030.23
Chile (interim) Chile 17 November 2023 22 November 2023 1 0 0 1 000.00
Chile Olympic (interim) 11 December 2023 4 February 2024 5 3 0 2 060.00
Chile U-20 21 August 2023 present 9 6 0 3 066.67
Total 180 66 45 69 036.67

Honours

Player

Colo-Colo
Chile U20

Manager

Chile U20
Santiago Wanderers

References

  1. ^ Nicolás Córdova at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
  2. ^ "Nóminas de Chile para Campeonatos Sudamericanos Sub-20". PartidosdelaRoja.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Nicolás Córdova". PartidosdelaRoja.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  4. ^ Roggero, José (19 August 2015). "¡La Roja sub 20 es campeona en L'Alcúdia!". El Mostrador (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  5. ^ Roggero, José (19 August 2015). "¡La Roja sub 20 es campeona en L'Alcúdia!". El Mostrador (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  6. ^ @AlrayyanSC (13 February 2022). "الاستعانة بمدرب منتخبنا الأولمبي التشيلي نيكولاس كوردوفا لتدريب الريان بديلًا للفرنسي لوران بلان" (Tweet) (in Arabic) – via Twitter.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Al-Rayyan SC - Matches

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