Jonathan Josué Cisternas Fernández (born 16 June 1980) is a Chilean

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and former

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who played as

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. He is the current fitness coach of

Cobreloa Club de Deportes Cobreloa S.A.D.P. (), commonly referred to as Cobreloa, is a professional Chilean football league system, Chilean football club based in Calama, Chile, Calama, Región de Antofagasta, Chile. They compete in the Primera B de Ch ...

Club career

Cisternas started in Deportes Concepción, which was where he stepped up to play for the

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in 2001, his career ended when his team were acquired in 2003 by Cobreloa, his career was even more successful because he won a double in 2003, and a Clausura tournament in 2004 and 2006. He had a bad relationship with his coach,

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when he wanted to go to

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, where he could reach his full potential, so he then went to

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, and after that continued his career in

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where he became a keen player, took the club to its first international tournament which was

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and was chosen to be one of the greatest midfielders of the Chilean league in 2008–2009, and by the end of 2010 he became the captain of the club.

Managerial career

In 2018, Cisternas joined the technical staff of Pablo Guede in

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as an assistant coach, turning after to fitness coach. After he was with Guede in Al Ahli,

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and

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. In 2022, he joined the technical staff of Nelson Tapia in the Ecuadorian club Libertad FC. In October 2024, Cisternas joined the technical staff of

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as the fitness coach.

Personal life

His nickname is ''Jinete''.

Honours

Player

;Cobreloa *

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(3): 2003 Apertura, 2003 Clausura, 2004 Clausura

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cisternas, Jonathan 1980 births Living people Footballers from Santiago, Chile Chilean men's footballers 21st-century Chilean sportsmen Chile men's international footballers Deportes Concepción (Chile) footballers C.D. Cobreloa footballers Club Universidad de Chile footballers Coquimbo Unido footballers Ñublense footballers Club Deportivo Palestino footballers Chilean Primera División players Primera B de Chile players Men's association football midfielders Chilean football coaches Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador