Esteban Néstor Conde Quintana (; born 4 March 1983) is a

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football

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and former player who plays as a

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. He is the current manager of Danubio. Conde is supporter of Nacional; going to the games of that club at Estadio Parque Central, when he played at Danubio and had free time.

Club career

Danubio

Conde began his career with Rentistas in 2003, where he achieved the promotion to Uruguayan top level division. After playing his first season in the elite division, he was transferred to

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an giants Danubio, in where Esteban earned the 2006–07 Primera División title and scored six goals all via penalty kick, being a key player in the scheme of

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, the coach of the club. Thanks to the league title achieved, he made

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group stage debut against

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, conceding three goals in a 3–1 away defeat, receiving the same season a call–up of Óscar Tabárez to the Uruguay national team prior to a qualifier match for the

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match against

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Universidad de Chile

On 23 December 2009, Conde signed a four–year contract with Chilean Primera División powerhouse club

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, conscious of that he will be

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's back–up, before of the appointment of the coach Gerardo Pelusso. He made his official debut in a 5–1 win over

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for the league tournament, making his club's international debut against Caracas for the Copa Libertadores, in where with a goal of his compatriot Juan Manuel Olivera, his club won the match 1–0. On 8 April 2012, he played his most important game in the club in a 2–2 away draw for the international contest against

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. After of his very well performance at

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, he failed to play against

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for the Chilean football derby, because the keeper Miguel Pinto, the Chilean national team's player, was fully recovered of his long–time injury, relegating him to the bench. However, Pelusso selected to Esteban as the

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first choice keeper, playing two games against Lota Schwager at Coronel and

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. After of the departure of Pinto to Mexican club

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, the club's corporation

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, informed that Conde will be the first keeper for the 2011 season, despite of the arrival of Nery Veloso and also of Carlos Alfaro, who would be the back–up keepers of Conde. However, on 24 January, Jhonny Herrera returned to the club after five years, playing at Audax Italiano the last season, in where achieved the recognition of be Chilean Primera División's best keeper of the season. Despite of Herrera's return, the things for Esteban were somewhat favorable, because

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signed to Nery Veloso and the third–choice keeper Carlos Alfaro made a poor

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under the coach

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. That left to the charrua as the second–choice keeper for the season. His first game in the season was recently on 30 June for the first week of the Torneo de Clausura, playing in a 3–0 home win over

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, failing to play in the Torneo de Apertura, because Jorge Sampaoli, not considered him during the season. On 28 June 2012, through an interview with El Gráfico, he declared that his opportunities are over after Gerardo Pelusso's departure in late 2010, then with the arrival of Jorge Sampaoli and of the keeper Jhonny Herrera, saying also that he won't continue at the club. After of Universidad de Chile's success at the Torneo de Apertura, the Azul Azul corporation reported that

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and he will be

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Atlético de Rafaela

On 30 July 2012, was reported that he joined on loan to

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club

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Later career

Conde joined Nacional in 2015, and was a regular starter before returning to Argentina in 2019, with Banfield. In August 2020, he returned to his home country after signing for Atenas in Segunda División. In 2021, Conde returned to his former club Danubio. A regular starter, he helped in their promotion back to the top tier before retiring in 2022, aged 39.

International career

Conde made his senior debut in a friendly 3-1 loss to the

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on 4 June 2017.

Managerial career

Immediately after retiring, Conde was named manager of Danubio for the 2023 season on 14 November 2022, replacing Jorge Fossati.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Club

;Danubio * Uruguayan Primera División (1): 2006–07 ;Universidad de Chile *

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(2): 2011 Apertura, 2011–C * Copa Sudamericana (1): 2011

References

External links

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