Bryan Alfonso Cortés Carvajal (born 19 August 1991), known as Bryan Cortés, is a Chilean former footballer who played as a

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Career

A product of

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youth system, he signed with Universidad de Chile in 2013, being compared to the Chile international

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due to his playing style. After playing for Deportes Recoleta in the 2022 season and having no offers, he retired at the beginning of 2023. However, he joined club Eléctrico Refinería from Calama for the

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alongside the former professional footballers and Nicolás Dávila.

Post-retirement

Subsequently, his retirement from playing, Cortés began to study

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. He is also a Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment Technician and began to work at Radomiro Tomic mine.

Honours

Universidad de Chile *

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: 2014 Apertura

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* * 1991 births Living people People from El Loa Province Chilean men's footballers C.D. Cobreloa footballers Club Universidad de Chile footballers Santiago Wanderers footballers Deportes La Serena footballers Unión San Felipe footballers Deportes Melipilla footballers Deportes Recoleta footballers Chilean Primera División players Primera B de Chile players Men's association football midfielders {{Chile-footy-midfielder-stub