Cristián Alejandro Gómez Chandía (born 4 January 1978) is a

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who played in the

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, Segunda División de Chile and the

Primera B de Chile Campeonato Primera B () is the second tier in the Chilean football league system, and is organized by the Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional. It was established in 1952 as ''Segunda División'', and later renamed in 1996 to the current n ...

Playing career

Gómez played for several teams during his career, starting with local

Coquimbo Unido Coquimbo Unido is a Chilean football club based in the city of Coquimbo. The club was founded in 1958 and has played in the Chilean Primera División since being promoted in 2022. Their home games are played at the Estadio Municipal Francisco Sán ...

. During his time in the

he would play with C.D. Cobreloa,

Colo-Colo Colo-Colo (), officially Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo, is a Chilean professional football club based in Macul, Santiago. Founded in 1925 by David Arellano, it competes in the Chilean Primera División, from which the club has never been ...

C.D. Universidad de Concepción Club Deportivo Universidad de Concepción, also known as Universidad de Concepción, are a Chilean Association football, football club based in Concepción, Chile, Concepción, that is a current member of the Primera B de Chile, Primera B. The c ...

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Ñublense Club Deportivo Ñublense () is a professional Association football, football team based in Chillán, Ñuble Region, Chile. The club was formed in 1916 under the name of Liceo Fútbol Club. They compete in Chile's Chilean Primera División, Primer ...

Rangers de Talca Club Social de Deportes Rangers is a Chilean football (soccer), football club based in the city of Talca. The club was founded November 2, 1902 and plays in the Chilean Primera División B, second level of the Chilean football system. Their home g ...

. In 2010, he played with

Curicó Unido Curicó Unido is a football club based in Curicó, Maule Region, Chile. They currently play in the Primera B de Chile, the second level of the Chilean football system. They are currently managed by Héctor Almandoz. History Curicó Unido was f ...

of the

. The following year he went abroad to Canada to play with

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of the

. At the conclusion the CSL season he returned to Chile to play with

Provincial Osorno Provincial Osorno is a football club based in Osorno, Los Lagos Region, Chile. The club is currently playing at the third tier of the Chilean football system, the Segunda División. The club were founded on 5 June 1983 and then re-founded on 3 ...

of the Segunda División de Chile. He would conclude his professional career with Curicó Unido, and

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in the Primera B. He gained one

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for

, on 14 November 2001, playing 65 minutes against

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for the

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qualifiers. In addition, he made an appearance for Chile B in the friendly match against

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on 28 December 2001.

Coaching career

From 2019 to 2021 he was the manager of

in both the Tercera A and the Tercera B. Since May 2022, he works as the manager of República Independiente from Hualqui in the Tercera B.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gomez, Cristian 1978 births Living people Footballers from Coquimbo Chilean men's footballers Chilean expatriate men's footballers Chile men's international footballers Coquimbo Unido footballers C.D. Cobreloa footballers Colo-Colo footballers C.D. Universidad de Concepción footballers Everton de Viña del Mar footballers Ñublense footballers Rangers de Talca footballers Curicó Unido footballers Brantford Galaxy players Provincial Osorno footballers Lota Schwager footballers Chilean Primera División players Primera B de Chile players Segunda División Profesional de Chile players Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Canada Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Men's association football defenders Chilean football managers Lota Schwager managers