Nicolas Andrés Córdova San Cristóbal (, born 9 February 1979) is a Chilean football manager and former

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. He is the current manager of the Chile national under-20 team.

Playing career

Córdova began his career in

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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

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. In September 2008, he was signed for

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. At international level, he represented Chile U20 in the 1999 South American Championship, and to the Chile senior team five times. He also won the L'Alcúdia Tournament in 1998, alongside players such as

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and Luis Mena.

International goals

Coaching career

Córdova began his professional managerial career with the Chile U20 in 2015, winning the L'Alcúdia Tournament. On 13 February 2022, he was appointed interim coach of

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in Qatar. In June 2022, he was confirmed as the manager of Al-Rayyan.

Statistics

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Honours

Player

;Colo-Colo *

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(2): 1997 Clausura,

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...

;Chile U20 * L'Alcúdia International Tournament (1):

Manager

;Chile U20 * L'Alcúdia International Tournament (1):

2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

;Santiago Wanderers *

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(1):

2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

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at PartidosdeLaRoja.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Cordova, Nicolas 1979 births Living people Footballers from Talca Chilean men's footballers Chilean expatriate men's footballers Chile men's international footballers Chile men's under-20 international footballers Colo-Colo footballers Unión Española footballers AC Perugia Calcio players FC Crotone players SSC Bari players US Livorno 1915 players Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC players ACR Messina players US Grosseto 1912 players Parma Calcio 1913 players Brescia Calcio players Chilean Primera División players Serie A players Serie B players Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Italy Chilean football coaches Chilean football managers Chilean expatriate football managers Chile national under-20 football team managers Club Deportivo Palestino managers Santiago Wanderers managers Club Universitario de Deportes managers Al-Rayyan SC managers Chile national football team managers Chilean Primera División managers Primera B de Chile managers Peruvian Primera División managers Qatar Stars League managers Expatriate football managers in Peru Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Peru Expatriate football managers in Qatar Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Men's association football midfielders