Cristián Alberto Castañeda Vargas (born 18 September 1968) is a retired Chilean football player. He played for a few clubs, including Universidad de Chile and Everton Viña del Mar, his last club was Deportes Arica.
Nicknamed "Scooby" Castañeda played for the Chile national football team and was a participant at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. He was capped 25 times scoring 1 goal between 1994 and 1998, and made his debut on 1994-03-26.
Personal life
He belongs to a football family since his father, Hugo, and his uncles Víctor, Rolando and Gerardo [es], were professional footballers. He also played alongside his older brother, Víctor Hugo, for Palestino, Universidad de Chile and the Chile national team.[1] In addition, his cousins Marco and Roly were with the Palestino youth ranks, as well as his uncle Manuel, who was with the reserve team.[2]
Honours
Club
- Universidad de Chile
- Primera División de Chile (4): 1994, 1995, 1999, 2000
- Copa Chile (2): 1998, 2000
- Everton
References
- ^ Reyes, Luis (18 July 2017). "Las dinastías del fútbol chileno que jugaron en un mismo club" (in Spanish). AS Chile. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- ^ González, Christian (26 May 2014). "La familia Castañeda y el fútbol" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- Cristián Castañeda at National-Football-Teams.com
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