Rubén Fernando Carvallo Muñoz (born September 24, 1948), known as Fernando Carvallo, is a former

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an footballer and currently a football manager.

International career

He made three appearances for the Chile national team in 1972.

Managerial career

Carvallo's first coaching experience was in 1990 when he coached the first team of Universidad Católica for a short time. In 1996, he signed again as the coach of the team and won the 1997 Apertura. He left the club in 1999 and retired from coaching, but in 2002 was signed as coach of

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. Later, he coached

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and lost the final of 2004 Clausura with Cobreloa. He returned to Palestino in 2005 and again to Unión Española in 2006. In 2007, he replaced

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in the UC, but after an irregular campaign with the team, he quit and was replaced by Mario Lepe. From 2011 to 2012, he was the manager of Chile at under-20 level. After two experiences as Sports Director for both

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(2015–16) and Magallanes (2019), he retired from football and spends time playing

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. In December 2022, Carvallo returned to the football activity by joining

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as head of the youth system.

Personal life

His father was the Chile international footballer Hernán Carvallo, and his younger brother is the also former footballer Luis Hernán Carvallo. All three played for Universidad Católica.

Honours

Player

;Universidad Católica *

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;Unión Española *

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Manager

;Universidad Católica *

: 1997 Apertura

References

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Fernando Carvallo renunció a la banca de Universidad Católica
at www.secundarios.cl {{DEFAULTSORT:Carvallo, Fernando 1948 births Living people Footballers from Santiago, Chile Chilean men's footballers Chile men's international footballers Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers Unión San Felipe footballers Unión Española footballers Cádiz CF players Chilean Primera División players Segunda División players Chilean expatriate men's footballers Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Chilean football managers Club Deportivo Universidad Católica managers Club Deportivo Palestino managers Unión Española managers Chile national under-20 football team managers Chilean Primera División managers Men's association football midfielders 20th-century Chilean sportsmen